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		<title>Letter From the Editor</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s hard to believe we have been publishing Valley Response Magazine for almost two years. It seems like just yesterday that we were putting together our mock-up with both excitement and anxiety about how readers were going to receive our new and—as we like to consider it—cutting-edge publication. Fortunately for us, the response has been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smooth Sailing &#8211; How to Sea the World Safely on Your Cruise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Kristi Emo
“You haven’t lived until you’ve cruised!”  That’s the motto of Cruise Lines International Association, an organization that represents 24 of the major cruise lines serving North America.  Many Valley cruisers will tell you the same thing, citing the romance and adventure of sailing on the high seas.  Cruises can provide great value for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valleyresponsemagazinetulare.com/blog/smooth-sailing-how-to-sea-the-world-safely-on-your-cruise/</link>
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		<title>One Hour to Save a Life &#8211; The Importance of Donating Blood</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Jim Blanks
If you knew that you had the ability to save another person’s life, would you do it? If you had the chance to be a hero, would you take it?
There is such an opportunity, and it doesn’t require superpowers, or wealth, or any great sacrifice. All it takes is one hour; all it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valleyresponsemagazinetulare.com/blog/one-hour-to-save-a-life-the-importance-of-donating-blood/</link>
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		<title>Visalia PD Never Sleeps &#8211; A Taste of Life on the Swing Shift</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Gary Dowd
It’s nothing like the television programs “Cops” or “America’s Most Wanted.”  It’s just another night patrolling the streets of Visalia.
While most of us are home watching “Late Night With Jimmy Kimmel” or nestled comfortably in our beds, the officers of the Visalia Police Department are watching out for our safety and security.
Obviously, law [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valleyresponsemagazinetulare.com/blog/visalia-pd-never-sleeps-a-taste-of-life-on-the-swing-shift/</link>
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		<title>Online crime-stoppers &#8211; Task force investigates Internet cases, educates community on protecting kids</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Anna Palecek
At an early-morning presentation in the cafeteria at Tulare’s Los Tulles Middle School, Detective Andy Garcia of the Tulare Police Department asked his audience a series of questions. Who uses the Internet? Has a computer at home? Has a Facebook or MySpace page? Sends text messages? Question after question, an entire room of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valleyresponsemagazinetulare.com/blog/online-crime-stoppers-task-force-investigates-internet-cases-educates-community-on-protecting-kids/</link>
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		<title>End of the Road &#8211; Recognizing When the Time Comes to Stop Driving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Bill Corliss
Will drivers see the most important stop sign of all?  When should older people give up their licenses and no longer drive?  These questions are more important than ever since Americans are living longer and hence driving longer.  According to the California Department of Motor Vehicles, one in six drivers is over 65 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valleyresponsemagazinetulare.com/blog/end-of-the-road-recognizing-when-the-time-comes-to-stop-driving/</link>
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		<title>Family on a mission &#8211; Physician couple and their kids travel to Third World to make a difference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Kimberly Sherman
Instant gratification so often outweighs delayed reward in today’s world. While giving a man a fish is a feel-good act, teaching that man to fish takes patience and endurance that can stretch the limits of our shortened attention spans.
But the mission work of a pair of Visalia physicians reminds us that dedication to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valleyresponsemagazinetulare.com/blog/family-on-a-mission-physician-couple-and-their-kids-travel-to-third-world-to-make-a-difference/</link>
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		<title>A Matter of Degree &#8211; Understanding the Severity of Burns and Their Proper Treatment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Aaron Collins
When we think of burns and their causes, we may imagine leaping flames and the terror of being engulfed by uncontrolled fire. But according to a 2008 report by the World Health Organization, every year, the majority of burn victims worldwide are injured by electricity, hot liquids, or chemicals rather than by flames. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valleyresponsemagazinetulare.com/blog/a-matter-of-degree-understanding-the-severity-of-burns-and-their-proper-treatment/</link>
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		<title>Police Vie for Iron Chef Honors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sequoia Foodie Fest Turns Up the “Heat” in Law Enforcement Rivalry
 
By Paul Main
In May of this year, Exeter was host to the inaugural Sequoia Foodie Fest.  Organizers worked for two years to put together this fundraising event to help support the Boys &#38; Girls Club of the Sequoias, an after school program serving more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.valleyresponsemagazinetulare.com/blog/police-vie-for-iron-chef-honors/</link>
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		<title>Putting the Brakes on Car Thefts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tulare’s T-RATT Program Cuts Auto Crimes
By Aaron Collins
California has long been considered America’s capital of car culture, but along with that claim to fame comes a high rate of auto theft. According to 2009 statistics from the National Insurance Crime Bureau, six of the top ten “hot spots” for auto theft in the United States [...]]]></description>
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