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	<description>3,000 miles for poverty and homelessness.</description>
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		<title>You&#8217;ve seen one hood, you&#8217;ve seen them all</title>
		<link>http://www.justabumpintheroad.org/2010/07/07/youve-seen-one-hood-youve-seen-them-all/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:12:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am perhaps the only tourist who intentionally seeks out the &#8220;bad&#8221; neighborhoods in each place I visit. I&#8217;ve been through the worst parts of Pittsburgh, Youngstown, Cleveland, Gary and Detroit. I&#8217;ve walked through all the wrong parts of Chicago, Springfield, East St. Louis, St. Louis and Kansas City. And, as I walked through what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scratching at the surface</title>
		<link>http://www.justabumpintheroad.org/2010/06/20/scratching-at-the-surface/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[rest in St Louis, MO   0.0 miles When it comes to breaking out of the cycle of poverty, so many times it is suggested that education is the key. But teachers can only do so much. As one middle school teacher I had the privilege to meet today described it, they are just scratching [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Falling to pieces</title>
		<link>http://www.justabumpintheroad.org/2010/06/08/falling-to-pieces/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 02:32:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 8: Pontiac, IL – Chenoa, IL   11.6 miles The town of Chenoa is falling to pieces. I do not mean this in a figurative sense. A stroll through the downtown reveals nothing but shuttered businesses, closed signs, and buildings literally falling to the ground. One building in the center of town quite spectacularly has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Where have all the flowers gone?</title>
		<link>http://www.justabumpintheroad.org/2010/06/02/where-have-all-the-flowers-gone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chicago – Alsip 19.8 miles It is perhaps no surprise, but living in poverty means a life without flowers. As I walked the old Route 66 out of Chicago today I passed pockets of gentrification. And I was bothered by the fact that the ramshackle, run-down buildings were surrounded by garbage and rot, while the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wal-Heart?</title>
		<link>http://www.justabumpintheroad.org/2010/05/12/wal-heart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 03:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Minimum Wage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wage Violations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It appears Wal-Mart does have a heart, of sorts. Today the world&#8217;s third largest corporation announced it would contribute more than $2 billion towards the fight against hunger in America. The donation will come in the form of 1.1 billion pounds of food from Wal-Mart stores, distribution centers and Sam’s Club locations (valued at $1.75 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Earth Day</title>
		<link>http://www.justabumpintheroad.org/2010/04/22/happy-earth-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:17:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Cooper</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Air Pollution]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past 40 years Earth Day has been a time to think about our stewardship of the planet, and to vow to do a better job. Frankly, we are not doing such a great job–and I&#8217;m not just talking about caring for the plants and animals with whom we share the planet. On this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In search of affordability</title>
		<link>http://www.justabumpintheroad.org/2010/03/27/in-search-of-affordability/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Cooper</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it takes being smacked in the face with the cold, hard truth to realize what has been slowly happening all around you. For me, the truth about just how much affordable housing has been lost in Alexandria, Va., the place I&#8217;ve come to call home, happened today as I was walking to the Braddock [...]]]></description>
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