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		<title>I Was Once Told</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was once told that, even though a local political group did not like the candidate they chose, they did so due to their connections.  Think about that.  Now, put yourself in the constituent&#8217;s place.  Do you feel this is right?
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		<title>&#8220;Speaking from the Heart&#8221; Seminars Available</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you truly connecting with your audience?  Do you have eye contact?  How about &#8220;heart contact?&#8221;
It makes a difference.
E-Mail &#8211; MRodgrsfcs@msn.com
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		<title>I Have Declined a Closed Door Political Candidate Forum</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Wednesday I received a phone call from Jeremy Zellner of the Erie County Democratic Committee informing me of a “Candidates’ Forum” to be held this coming Friday, December 18, 2009.  This forum is closed to the public and all other committee members except for the Ellicott District Committee Members.  I received the letter confirming [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rodgers-writes.com&blog=9974725&post=93&subd=rodgerswrites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Response to Art Voice Questionnaire</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:21:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently responded to a questionnaire for Ellicott District Council candidates from Art Voice Magazine.  It hasn&#8217;t yet been online, so I wanted to share these questions and my answers with you.
1. Why do you want to represent the Ellicott District on the Common Council?
 
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		<title>The Importance of Culture &amp; The Lessons to be Learned</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This video was sent to me by my second cousin, Jo DiMarco Castiglia.  Listen carefully to the beginning.  The attitude of us, as Americans, continues today with other new cultural immigrant groups.  Let&#8217;s try to merge our attitudes and welcome different cultures.  It&#8217;s amazing how that action can make our country stronger.

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		<title>Just a Few Ideas</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A commenter on Buffalo Rising recently provided a number of issues facing Buffalo’s Ellicott District.  I could have attempted to answer them all in the comment format, but I was sure there wasn’t enough space to do so.  So, I ask you to be patient and accept this excerpt from my views on district remediation [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rodgers-writes.com&blog=9974725&post=81&subd=rodgerswrites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on Community</title>
		<link>http://rodgers-writes.com/2009/11/21/thoughts-on-community/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I expressed interest in obtaining a seat on the Common Council for the City of Buffalo.  In a local on-line site I provided my e-mail address for any questions.  I received this communication from a local business organization and I would like to share my response with you.
&#8220;I just wanted to send a quick [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rodgers-writes.com&blog=9974725&post=78&subd=rodgerswrites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>This is a Research Blog</title>
		<link>http://rodgers-writes.com/2009/11/01/this-is-a-research-blog/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please feel free to add comments and stories.
Whether about your family experiences; neighborhood development successes, failures, and victories; strategies for youth development; breaking down stereotypes; pulling community together and more, we need your input to sincerely understand all that is good and bad about neighborhood revitalization.
It goes back further than a few decades and we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rodgers-writes.com&blog=9974725&post=55&subd=rodgerswrites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Are Their Stories?</title>
		<link>http://rodgers-writes.com/2009/10/27/what-are-their-stories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each of us has ancestors.  Some were immigrants that came into Buffalo as little as one or two generations ago.
I am requesting the stories of their entry into the United States and their settling into their first homes either here or other cities.  Whether good or bad, lessons can be learned.
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		<title>Please add your comments to the following question&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://rodgers-writes.com/2009/10/26/please-add-your-comments-to-the-following-question/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Here&#8217;s what happened to me this past weekend:
I went to a local coffee house this past weekend and brought a friend along who really hadn’t gone there before, preferring, instead, to go to Starbucks.  Now, when I order, I usually go for a medium sized soy chai latte, so, in ordering my friend’s very basic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rodgers-writes.com&blog=9974725&post=25&subd=rodgerswrites&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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