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		<title>Newsletter for August 3, 2010</title>
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		<link>http://sharonsteckman.com/blog/2010/09/03/newsletter-for-august-3-2010/</link>
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		<title>Webinar for small business&#8230;check it out.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[http://iowahouse.org/2010/09/03/upcoming-small-business-webinars/
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		<link>http://sharonsteckman.com/blog/2010/09/03/webinar-for-small-business-check-it-out/</link>
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		<title>My latest newsletter, 8/20/10</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Statehouse News 8-20-10
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		<link>http://sharonsteckman.com/blog/2010/08/20/my-latest-newsletter-82010/</link>
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		<title>Great article on Iowa&#8217;s low debt load</title>
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		<link>http://sharonsteckman.com/blog/2010/08/17/great-article-on-iowas-low-debt-load/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Newsletter for August  Statehouse News 8-6-10
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		<link>http://sharonsteckman.com/blog/2010/08/10/273/</link>
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		<title>latest newsletter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Representative Steckman Statehouse News
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		<title>Free mental health counseling extended to disaster survivors</title>
		<description><![CDATA[– Ticket to Hope, a program offering free mental health counseling for survivors of the 2008 floods, tornadoes and storms has been extended through September.
“Ticket to Hope is designed to help people cope with the anxieties and stress brought on by the disasters that hit Iowa two years ago, including Iowans who survived those disasters [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sharonsteckman.com/blog/2010/07/14/free-mental-health-counseling-extended-to-disaster-survivors/</link>
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		<title>Good news for Iowans, revenues and savings are up!</title>
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		<link>http://sharonsteckman.com/blog/2010/07/14/good-news-for-iowans-revenues-and-savings-are-up/</link>
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		<title>My newsletter for July 10th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[http://www.iowahouse.org/Steckman/Steckman6910.html
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		<link>http://sharonsteckman.com/blog/2010/07/12/my-newsletter-for-july-10th/</link>
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		<title>Positive news for Iowa!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I think every week, if possible should start with some good news. I have always believed that it is much more helpful to look at the glass as half full, as opposed to half empty. Last week I gave a talk about all the great things Iowa has to be proud of, and had several [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://sharonsteckman.com/blog/2010/06/15/positive-news-for-iowa/</link>
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