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		<title>Supreme Court Debates 8th Grade Strip Search</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie  Burrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you been following the Supreme Court case about middle school strip searches? The case stems from a 2003 Arizona middle school incident where a 13-year-old girl was stripped to her skivvies by two female school administrators, who&#8217;d been tipped off by another student that the girl had prescription-strength ibuprofen. You know, Advil. But the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>INAUGURATION: Concert at the Lincoln Memorial</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:08:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie  Burrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Zittels check in from D.C., where they&#8217;re soaking up the icy delights of these pre-Inauguration Days. This post came in from Linda, a Richmond school teacher, this evening. Enjoy! January 18th What a day! It was 36 degrees outside. After three days with temperatures in the teens, it seemed almost balmy. There was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>INAUGURATION: The Latest Zittel Report</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie  Burrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest report from guest bloggers Linda Zittel, a Richmond schoolteacher, and her son Adam, from Inauguration Central: Washington DC&#8230; January 17th &#8211; From Adam Saw the Air and Space Museum today. Very interesting exhibits. There were many real airplanes hanging from the ceiling, and lots of hands on exhibits. I was fascinated. From Linda [...]]]></description>
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		<title>INAUGURATION: The Zittels Check Out the National Mall</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:43:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie  Burrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our intrepid guest bloggers, Linda Zittel and her son Adam check in after their first day in Washington, D.C. This one&#8217;s from Adam&#8230; January 16th, 2009 It&#8217;s cold. VERY cold. I wore four layers, so my body was warm, but most of my face was left exposed. The result? After about three minutes, my nose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>INAUGURATION: The Zittels Take Off</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie  Burrell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Inauguration 2009]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Richmond teacher Linda Zittel and her teenage son Adam are Inauguration-bound, and they&#8217;re sharing their sights, sounds and impressions with us. Their first diary entries came in late last night&#8230; Sunday, January 11th Adam and I arrive at the Wilderness Exchange, a new and used camping and ski gear store, to purchase clothes for very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>INAUGURATION Coverage to Come!</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2009/01/15/inauguration-coverage-to-come/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 23:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie  Burrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inaugural preparations are swinging into high gear. It&#8217;s not just Big Tuesday, either. The festivities start this weekend with private parties and the first inaugural balls, including the &#8220;Children&#8217;s Inaugural Ball,&#8221; sponsored by the Every Child Matters Education Fund (ECMEF) this Sunday. It&#8217;s a kid-focused, family-friendly event that&#8217;s proven so popular, the free tickets are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4th Grade Letters to Obama</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie  Burrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every new president deserves congratulation so teacher Linda Zittel put her fourth graders to work writing letters to President-Elect Barack Obama. And we were so charmed by the results, we couldn&#8217;t resist sharing. So here, from Mira Vista Elementary in Richmond, are excerpts from &#8220;Letters to Obama&#8221;: &#8220;I&#8217;ve been waiting my whole life for you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OBAMA GIRLS bring kids back to White House</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2008/11/11/obama-girls-bring-kids-back-to-white-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>atatko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a long time since the White House had two grade school children running through its hallowed halls and playing in the Rose Garden. Chelsea Clinton was 12 when her father took office. Amy Carter was 9, which gets us closer. But the Obamas will bring even more young energy when Malia, 10, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LOCAL School Election Returns</title>
		<link>http://www.ibabuzz.com/aparentlyspeaking/2008/11/05/local-school-election-returns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jackie  Burrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a night! The presidential election took center stage, of course, but once the hubbub had died down a bit, many parents started anxiously seeking out tallies for ballot battles closer to home. School funding measures in Acalanes, Dublin, John Swett, Livermore, Martinez, Pittsburg, San Lorenzo and West Contra Costa passed handily. And school boards [...]]]></description>
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		<title>POST-ELECTION: History lost on some youth?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>atatko</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was flipping TV stations last night, looking for the best one for election coverage. At one point, all the major news stations had gone to commercial. That&#8217;s when I passed over &#8220;Hannah Montana&#8221; on the Disney Channel. &#8220;We can stop here,&#8221; my 11-year-old stepdaughter, Dana, said a little hopefully. Not going to happen, her [...]]]></description>
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