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		<title>El gato al agua</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 22:09:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McGuire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a short travel essay that was published in The Star Democrat on Sunday, October 2, 2011. SEVILLE&#8211;Tonight on Calle Tetuan, an old man leans against a planter overflowing with tiny purple flowers, playing a melodica. A barely-there breeze urges me &#8230; <a href="http://michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com/2011/10/02/el-gato-al-agua/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9865837&amp;post=290&amp;subd=michaelsmcguire&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The judicial system is alive and well</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McGuire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have to start this post with a confession&#8211;no pun intended. I haven&#8217;t been following the Casey Anthony case on television. The whole ordeal has been dragging on for far too long, and I&#8217;ve not been home during the day &#8230; <a href="http://michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/the-judicial-system-is-alive-and-well/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9865837&amp;post=266&amp;subd=michaelsmcguire&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The death of the bogeyman</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McGuire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s an op-ed piece that I wrote in May. I was fortunate to have this published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on Mother&#8217;s Day. It was republished in my hometown paper, The Star-Democrat, a few days later. LEXINGTON&#8211;The news of al-Qaida leader Osama bin &#8230; <a href="http://michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com/2011/06/08/the-death-of-the-bogeyman/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9865837&amp;post=260&amp;subd=michaelsmcguire&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Good Memoir: Jasmin Darznik&#8217;s New Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McGuire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A year and half ago, I was privileged to read an excerpt from Jasmin Darznik&#8217;s first published book, The Good Daughter: A Memoir of My Mother&#8217;s Hidden Life. I was a student in her class on fabricated memoir, relieved to find &#8230; <a href="http://michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com/2011/04/01/the-good-memoir-jasmin-darzniks-new-book/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9865837&amp;post=239&amp;subd=michaelsmcguire&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dan Rather on the Crisis in Journalism and Why We Should Care</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McGuire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When former CBS Evening News Anchor Dan Rather walked into Washington and Lee University’s Wilson Concert Hall, about 300 people fell silent. Rather, 79, now the host of Dan Rather Reports, drew the crowd as the keynote speaker for W&#38;L’s &#8230; <a href="http://michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com/2010/10/31/dan-rather-on-the-crisis-in-journalism-and-why-we-should-care/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9865837&amp;post=187&amp;subd=michaelsmcguire&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Juan Williams fired, NPR loses</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McGuire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Juan Williams was fired from NPR on Wednesday. A long-time news analyst for NPR, Williams was also a paid commentator for networks like FOX News, often balancing a conservative pundit on The O’Reilly Factor. During an O’Reilly segment a few days &#8230; <a href="http://michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/juan-williams-fired-npr-loses/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9865837&amp;post=183&amp;subd=michaelsmcguire&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A new way home&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/a-new-way-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 19:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McGuire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Coming home on Wednesday night, I used a new route. After dropping off a friend in Charlottesville, Va., I went through Louisa County, completely inspired by what I saw in the glow of sunset. I started writing this down along &#8230; <a href="http://michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/a-new-way-home/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9865837&amp;post=177&amp;subd=michaelsmcguire&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Lemon: Sunlight of the Kitchen</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McGuire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I use lemon for almost everything. It&#8217;s a great ingredient for freshening seafood and transforming otherwise bland vegetables. The lemon helps fruit to keep their incredible colors even after you subject them to a 400 degree oven. It can even &#8230; <a href="http://michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com/2010/09/04/the-lemon-sunlight-of-the-kitchen/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9865837&amp;post=166&amp;subd=michaelsmcguire&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>America is beautiful, for &#8220;We the People&#8221; make it so&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com/2010/08/12/america-is-beautiful-for-we-the-people-make-it-so/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 04:22:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McGuire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, I was struck with a fondness for a day I&#8217;ve never seen, a nostalgia for a time before my own. I don&#8217;t find it strange. Good music and great movies have the power take us to places we&#8217;ve &#8230; <a href="http://michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com/2010/08/12/america-is-beautiful-for-we-the-people-make-it-so/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9865837&amp;post=157&amp;subd=michaelsmcguire&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Promises, Promises</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael McGuire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Readers: Rest assured. I, Michael McGuire, do hereby promise that I shall be submitting more to this online outlet. Summer back home has been much different than anticipated at the end of my school year. My work is different&#8211;new most days &#8230; <a href="http://michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com/2010/08/08/promises-promises/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=michaelsmcguire.wordpress.com&amp;blog=9865837&amp;post=155&amp;subd=michaelsmcguire&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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