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		<title>The Branson Courier: Editorials</title>
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		<description>A complete list of Branson Courier Editorials articles.</description>
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			<title>An accident, thank you and God&#8217;s blessing </title>
			<link>http://www.bransoncourier.com/editorials/accident,skaggs_busses-935.html</link>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[On Thursday of this week, our community handled a challenge of the &#8220;heart,&#8221; as many of our phones rang to tell us that there had been an accident involving two Branson School busses and that children were being taken to the hospital in ambulances. ]]></content:encoded> 
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			<title>Where&#8217;s the conflict of interest actual, perceived or otherwise? </title>
			<link>http://www.bransoncourier.com/editorials/conflict_interest_Hilton_convenion_center-932.html</link>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ever since he took office in April of 2007, Alderman Stephen Marshall has been accused of a conflict of interest every time he mentions or questions the operations of the Branson Convention Center.]]></content:encoded> 
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			<title>The key to Branson&#8217;s success is its workforce! </title>
			<link>http://www.bransoncourier.com/editorials/work_force_gas_prices-927.html</link>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#8230;at the end of the day, what will determine the ultimate success of Branson is the interface between the visitor and Branson&#8217;s workforce.]]></content:encoded> 
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			<title>Spare lives – Slow Down in work zones!</title>
			<link>http://www.bransoncourier.com/editorials/work_zones_safety-922.html</link>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#8230;would not still be with us but for the reckless actions of Toeneboehn and his failure to simply slow down while going through a work zone. ]]></content:encoded> 
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			<title>&#8220;Baa, Baa&#8221; not hardly, it&#8217;s only an opinion! </title>
			<link>http://www.bransoncourier.com/editorials/column_ole_seagull_pinion-920.html</link>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Most of those who take the time to read an opinion column in a newspaper, this one or otherwise, are not the type of &#8220;Baa, Baa&#8221; people who will blindly follow the opinion of the columnist like a sheep.]]></content:encoded> 
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			<title>When does $140,732 actually equal ($87, 268) and 50% of $100 equal zero? </title>
			<link>http://www.bransoncourier.com/editorials/TIF_Purvis_Branson_Landing_school_taxes-917.html</link>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The answer to the question, &#8220;When does $140, 732 actually equal ($87, 268) and 50 percent of $100 equal zero is, &#8220;When reality is applied to the Branson Landing TIF.&#8221; ]]></content:encoded> 
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			<title>Bingo it is, Branson it is not! </title>
			<link>http://www.bransoncourier.com/editorials/Houston_county_crossing-910.html</link>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ironically, even as Branson is seemingly trying to evolve away from the history, heritage, and the type of entertainment that attracts millions to it every year, at least one other &#8220;Branson wannabee&#8221; appears interested in emulating that very thing. Well sort of. ]]></content:encoded> 
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			<title>Could &#8220;Branson FamilyFreeFest&#8221; stoke Hot Winter Fun and market the convention center? </title>
			<link>http://www.bransoncourier.com/editorials/Familyfreefest_convention_center_hot_winter_f-915.html</link>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[If Wisconsin Dells can do it for water parks all winter long, why can&#8217;t Branson have a city wide event for three to six days over one or two weekends in the middle of January to extend &#8230;]]></content:encoded> 
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			<title>Politics and business in Branson is a potential conflict of interest but give us a break! </title>
			<link>http://www.bransoncourier.com/editorials/marc_williams_stephen Marshall-conflict-inter-913.html</link>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Grizzly and a few others keep playing the potential conflict of interest card in Marshall&#8217;s case while choosing to ignore it in the case of Williams and, in some cases themselves? 
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			<title>Who was it that said they had never met a TIF they didn&#8217;t like? </title>
			<link>http://www.bransoncourier.com/editorials/Jack_purvis_election_alderman-907.html</link>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#8230;who one votes for can influence the use and growth of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) within our community. What would have done the most to bring more people to Branson, $100 million spent on marketing all that Branson is and has or $100 million to develop Branson Landing?&#8221; 
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