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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Monroe</title>
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		<title>CenturyLink agrees to add 350 jobs, stay in Louisiana</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
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CenturyLink gets deal with Louisiana
MONROE, La. — Telecommunications provider CenturyLink has agreed to add 350 jobs in Louisiana while maintaining its headquarters in the state for at least the next decade.

Gov. Bobby Jindal revealed the deal after meeting with Monroe-based CenturyLink&#8217;s board of directors on Wednesday.
CenturyLink was formed in July from the acquisition of Overland [...]]]></description>
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		<title>La. educators teach trades to reduce dropout rate; students learn welding, engine repair</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
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La. educators turn to trades to cut dropout rate

WEST MONROE, La. — Beginning next year, a lot of Louisiana high school classrooms could look like Wes Sebren&#8217;s: equipped with welding gear, safety goggles and circular saws.
Sebren, a teacher at West Ouachita High School near West Monroe, is at the forefront of public schools&#8217; response to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CenturyLink profit triples in 3rd quarter following $5.8 billion Embarq buyout</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
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CenturyLink 3Q profit triples on Embarq buyout

MONROE, La. — Telecommunications company CenturyLink on Thursday said its third-quarter profit more than doubled following its July purchase of Embarq Corp.
The company, formerly known as CenturyTel, also raised its profit forecast for the year.
Net income rose to $280.8 million, or 94 cents per share, compared with $84.7 million, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Detective: NY teen planning school attack burst into tears, said he was being bullied</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, N.Y. — A 15-year-old boy accused of stockpiling gasoline, propane and a machete for a planned school attack on the anniversary of the Columbine school massacre burst into tears and admitted to police he was upset about being bullied, according to the detective who interviewed him.

The boy, whose name hasn&#8217;t been released, was taken [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charges expected in case of upstate NY teen accused of Columbine anniversary school attack</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, N.Y. — A 15-year-old New York boy is accused of stockpiling gasoline, propane, fuses and a machete for a planned school attack on the anniversary of the Columbine school massacre.

The detective who interviewed the teenager says the boy burst into tears and admitted he was upset about being bullied.
Orange County Attorney David Darwin says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>La. woman arrested after allegedly cutting her boyfriend for trying to have sex with her</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, La. — A 52-year-old woman was booked Thursday morning with domestic battery after telling police that she cut her boyfriend for trying to have sex with her. In the arrest affidavit, police said the woman&#8217;s boyfriend claimed she cut him with a knife when they got into an argument, and police saw a 4-inch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fred Mills, University of Georgia music professor and famed trumpeter, killed in car wreck</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, Ga. — University of Georgia music professor Fred Mills, a Grammy nominee who made numerous records as a trumpeter with the Canadian Brass quintet and performed with several orchestras, has died, the school said Tuesday.

He was 74. The university said he was killed Monday night in a car crash in Walton County, about 45 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecticut police say teen hired 3 people to beat up man she said stole her marijuana</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, Conn. — An 18-year-old Connecticut woman was accused of retaliating against a man she said robbed her of marijuana by hiring three people to beat him up. Police said they charged the woman with first-degree assault after the man who allegedly robbed her was beaten with baseball bats Wednesday. The victim, a 21-year-old man, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Searchers looking for 3 young boys missing overnight in Washington state</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, Wash. — Searchers are looking for three young boys who went missing while playing outside Wednesday night near the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Washington state.

Monroe police spokeswoman Debbie Willis says a parent called police when 8-year-old Ethyan Gertschitz, his 10-year-old brother Elijah and 11-year-old Dylan Lewis couldn&#8217;t be found.
Police and volunteers, aided by a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autopsy: 5-year-old girl found buried, covered in cement in Mich. suffocated by inhaling dirt</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, Mich. — Autopsy results indicate a 5-year-old girl whose body was found buried near a Michigan river suffocated after inhaling dirt.

The Monroe County Sheriff&#8217;s Department said Tuesday that Nevaeh Buchanan either was buried alive or had her face forcibly pressed into dirt by another person. The autopsy could not determine the exact manner of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police arrest man suspected of stealing duck calls from a vehicle in Louisiana</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:43:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, La. — Police arrested a man suspected of stealing duck calls from a vehicle. Authorities said a 40-year-old man was booked Wednesday with burglary of a motor vehicle, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

In an arrest affidavit, police said a burglary victim saw the man near his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Coast Guard says 4 Michigan fishermen found safe on Lake Erie after 19-foot boat capsizes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, Mich. — Four Michigan fishermen whose 19-foot boat capsized in western Lake Erie have been rescued.

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Brandon Blackwell says Monroe County marine deputies spotted the men clinging to the boat about 5:45 p.m. Friday. They were offshore from a small island about 35 miles southeast of Detroit.
The men, who are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Coast Guard, Canada search Lake Erie for 4 Michigan missing fishermen</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:43:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, Mich. — The U.S. Coast Guard and others are searching Lake Erie for four Michigan fishermen whose 19-foot boat set sail a day earlier.

The men, who are between 52 and 76 years old, left Sterling Park in Monroe at 8 a.m. Thursday. A family member notified the Coast Guard around 10 p.m. when the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CenturyTel completes purchase of Embarq, creating CenturyLink telephone provider</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, La. — CenturyTel Inc. has completed its purchase of Embarq Corp., forming a new rural telecommunications giant.

The Federal Communications Commission signed off last week on the Monroe, La.-based company&#8217;s proposed all-share purchase of Embarq, based in Overland Park, Kan.
The companies on Wednesday said they had closed the deal and would continue operating with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FCC approves CenturyTel&#8217;s acquisition of Embarq</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/fcc-approves-centurytels-acquisition-of-embarq-92148/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, La. — CenturyTel Inc. says it expects to close its acquisition of Embarq Corp. on July 1 following approval of the deal by the Federal Communications Commission.

The FCC action announced Thursday was the last needed regulatory approval.
CenturyTel, the Monroe, La.-based telecommunications provider, said earlier that the company&#8217;s new name will be CenturyLink. The company&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Startup car company to assemble autos in Louisiana, plans to employ 1,400 people</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/startup-car-company-to-assemble-autos-in-louisiana-plans-to-employ-1400-people-84850/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holbrook Mohr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, La. — A startup automobile company plans to assemble a new fuel-efficient car in Louisiana, employing an estimated 1,400 people once production starts, state and company officials announced Wednesday.

San Diego-based V-Vehicle Co. will take over a vacant plant in Monroe, Gov. Bobby Jindal said at a news conference.
The state put up an incentive package [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Startup car company to assemble autos in Louisiana</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:33:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holbrook Mohr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, La. — A startup automobile company plans to assemble a new fuel-efficient vehicle in Louisiana, creating an estimated 1,400 jobs.

State and company officials announced Wednesday that San Diego-based V-Vehicle Co. will take over the vacant Guide Corp. plant in Monroe.
The state put up an incentive package of $67 million to fund improvements and expansion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Monroe&#8217;s little angel&#8217;: Michigan girl, 5, laid to rest nearly 3 weeks after disappearance</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/monroes-little-angel-michigan-girl-5-laid-to-rest-nearly-3-weeks-after-disappearance-80992/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Grant</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, Mich. — Mourners embraced family members Saturday as they filed past the closed casket of a 5-year-old found buried along a river, paying final respects to a girl described by one of them as &#8220;Monroe&#8217;s little angel.&#8221;

Some 700 people attended the funeral service in Stewart Road Church of God for Nevaeh Buchanan, whose disappearance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Funeral for 5-year-old Michigan girl found buried near river after 2-week disappearance</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/funeral-for-5-year-old-michigan-girl-found-buried-near-river-after-2-week-disappearance-80957/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, Mich. — Mourners gathered Saturday for the funeral of a 5-year-old girl found buried along a river after a disappearance that brought out hundreds of searchers.

Nevaeh (nuh-VAY&#8217;-uh) Buchanan disappeared from her Monroe apartment complex May 24. A father and son who were fishing found her body last Thursday in what appeared to be a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Body found along riverbank likely that of missing Mich. girl; search begins for killer</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-body-found-along-riverbank-likely-that-of-missing-mich-girl-search-begins-for-killer-73553/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Karoub</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, Mich. — A body found buried in a shallow grave along a riverbank and covered in cement is likely that of a missing 5-year-old Michigan girl and authorities said Friday they&#8217;ve turned their attention to finding the person who abducted and killed her.

Monroe County Sheriff Tilman Crutchfield said police have a &#8220;reasonable suspicion&#8221; that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Authorities say body found in Mich. matches age, size of missing girl, 5; shirt also found</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/authorities-say-body-found-in-mich-matches-age-size-of-missing-girl-5-shirt-also-found-73176/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:01:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Karoub</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, Mich. — A body discovered along a Michigan river appears to be a female roughly the same age as a 5-year-old girl who disappeared nearly two weeks ago, authorities said Friday.

Monroe County Sheriff Tilman Crutchfield said the body appears to be the same size as Nevaeh (nuh-VAY&#8217;-uh) Buchanan. A shirt was found similar to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Autopsy performed on child&#8217;s body found in river 7 miles from home of missing Mich. girl</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/autopsy-performed-on-childs-body-found-in-river-7-miles-from-home-of-missing-mich-girl-73141/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/autopsy-performed-on-childs-body-found-in-river-7-miles-from-home-of-missing-mich-girl-73141/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Karoub</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, Mich. — An autopsy may help determine the identity of a child&#8217;s body found along a river near the Michigan home of a missing 5-year-old girl.

The body was found Thursday under cement along the banks of the River Raisin in Monroe County, about 7 miles from the home of Nevaeh (nuh-VAY&#8217;-uh) Buchanan.
Nevaeh was last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abused woman in NC haunted by release of ex-husband who promised to kill her and 2 daughters</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/abused-woman-in-nc-haunted-by-release-of-ex-husband-who-promised-to-kill-her-and-2-daughters-69581/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:34:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martha Waggoner</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, N.C. — Heather Thompson&#8217;s blackened and bloodied face has served as a warning to battered women in North Carolina. On a billboard and in brochures, she tells them they can get help.

Since her ex-husband used pliers and a broom handle and a belt to abuse her 15 years ago, leaving her with permanent disabilities, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police want to talk to minivan owner or driver in case of missing 5-year-old Monroe girl</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-want-to-talk-to-minivan-owner-or-driver-in-case-of-missing-5-year-old-monroe-girl-68977/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, Mich. — Michigan investigators looking for a 5-year-old girl missing for more than a week want to talk to the owner or driver of a minivan that was parked at a school playground near the spot where she was last seen.

Nevaeh (nuh-VAY&#8217;-uh) Buchanan last was seen May 24 in the parking lot of an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Misspelling on fake cashier&#8217;s check, shipment of stolen phones to FBI doom alleged scam</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/misspelling-on-fake-cashiers-check-shipment-of-stolen-phones-to-fbi-doom-alleged-scam-57460/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 15:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, La. — If you&#8217;re going to buy something with a forged cashier&#8217;s check, don&#8217;t misspell &#8220;cashier&#8217;s&#8221; or use an FBI office as your shipping address.

Police in Monroe, La., say they arrested a 44-year-old man from Memphis, Tenn., after he did both. He was held Friday on two counts of forgery and as a fugitive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Man allegedly tries to use FBI office as shipping address to buy phones with &#8216;cahier&#8217;s check&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 08:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONROE, La. — If you&#8217;re going to buy something with a forged cashier&#8217;s check, don&#8217;t misspell &#8220;cashier&#8217;s&#8221; or use an FBI office as your shipping address. Monroe police said they arrested 44-year-old man after he did both. He was held Friday on two counts of forgery and as a fugitive from justice in Georgia, where [...]]]></description>
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