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      <title>The Rapid is Phasing out Paper Tickets</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:28:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As of February 28th you will no longer be able to use the paper tickets to pay to ride The Rapid. Instead the option to pay is either cash or a electronic fare system called the Wave card. <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-rapid-is-phasing-out-paper-tickets/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As of February 28th you will no longer be able to use the paper tickets to pay to ride The Rapid. Instead the option to pay is either cash or a electronic fare system called the Wave card. <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-rapid-is-phasing-out-paper-tickets/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>A Train And A Bus Collide After Getting Stuck On The Icy Railroad</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2021 14:31:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The video shows the driver trying to get the bus over an icy railroad crossing, then directing 3 passengers to get out to safety. The driver tries to flag down the train, before getting out of the way when the train hit the bus at 4 miles per hour... <a href="https://wgrd.com/a-train-and-a-bus-collide-after-getting-stuck-on-the-icy-railroad/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The video shows the driver trying to get the bus over an icy railroad crossing, then directing 3 passengers to get out to safety. The driver tries to flag down the train, before getting out of the way when the&nbsp;train hit the bus at 4 miles per hour... <a href="https://wgrd.com/a-train-and-a-bus-collide-after-getting-stuck-on-the-icy-railroad/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>The Rapid Lifting Capacity Restrictions on Busses Next Week</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2020 01:58:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Rapid says they'll adjust again if necessary. <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-rapid-lifting-capacity-restrictions-on-busses-next-week/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Rapid says they&apos;ll adjust again if necessary. <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-rapid-lifting-capacity-restrictions-on-busses-next-week/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>The Rapid to Make Fare Payment Changes Starting in August</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2020 02:14:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Among the changes, riders paying with cash will no longer receive free transfers and those without exact change will not receive change cards. <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-rapid-to-make-fare-payment-changes-starting-in-august/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Among the changes, riders paying with cash will no longer receive free transfers and those without exact change will not receive change cards. <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-rapid-to-make-fare-payment-changes-starting-in-august/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Teen Gets Stuck In The Cargo Hold Of A Moving Bus</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2020 11:55:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If you ever happen to end up in the extremely rare and very unfortunate situation that this teen found himself in, you should hope that you handle it as well as he did!
A teenager from New Jersey was visiting Isreal recently and traveling by bus from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem when he accidentally got locked in the cargo bay of the bus he was traveling on... <a href="https://wgrd.com/teen-gets-stuck-in-the-cargo-hold-of-a-moving-bus/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If you ever happen to end up in the extremely rare and very unfortunate situation that this teen found himself in, you should hope that you handle it as well as he did!
A teenager from New Jersey was visiting Isreal recently and traveling by bus from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem when he accidentally got locked in the cargo bay of the bus he was traveling on... <a href="https://wgrd.com/teen-gets-stuck-in-the-cargo-hold-of-a-moving-bus/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Kent County Sheriff Wants You to Report Bus Light Violators</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:18:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A new video helps clear up some confusion about who can fill out a school bus violation incident report. <a href="https://wgrd.com/kent-county-sheriff-wants-you-to-report-bus-light-violators/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A new video helps clear up some confusion about who can fill out a school bus violation incident report. <a href="https://wgrd.com/kent-county-sheriff-wants-you-to-report-bus-light-violators/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>You Can Spend the Night on the Spice Girls Bus from ‘Spice World’ Movie!</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/you-can-spend-the-night-on-the-spice-girls-bus-from-spice-world-movie/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2019 10:10:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Spice up your night! <a href="https://wgrd.com/you-can-spend-the-night-on-the-spice-girls-bus-from-spice-world-movie/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Spice up your night! <a href="https://wgrd.com/you-can-spend-the-night-on-the-spice-girls-bus-from-spice-world-movie/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Christine]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Help The Rapid Reunite Lost Guinea Pig with Owner</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/help-the-rapid-reunite-lost-guinea-pig-with-owner/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2018 23:06:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The little guy (or girl!) was left behind on a bus and now The Rapid is looking to reunite it with its owner. <a href="https://wgrd.com/help-the-rapid-reunite-lost-guinea-pig-with-owner/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The little guy (or girl!) was left behind on a bus and now The Rapid is looking to reunite it with its owner. <a href="https://wgrd.com/help-the-rapid-reunite-lost-guinea-pig-with-owner/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Wild Man Jumps On Top Of A School Bus On Mass Pike Highway</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 09:58:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Creep stops a school bus on the highway and screams at the driver for possibly the dumbest reason ever!  <a href="https://wgrd.com/wild-man-jumps-on-top-of-a-school-bus-on-mass-pike-highway/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Creep stops a school bus on the highway and screams at the driver for possibly the dumbest reason ever!  <a href="https://wgrd.com/wild-man-jumps-on-top-of-a-school-bus-on-mass-pike-highway/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Producer Justin]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>The Georgia Dome Imploded But Good Luck Seeing It Around This Bus</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2017 11:44:55 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA["Move that bus!" A bus totally C blocked a camera man trying to take pictures of the Georgia Dome Exploding.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-georgia-dome-imploded-but-good-luck-seeing-it-around-this-bus/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[&quot;Move that bus!&quot; A bus totally C blocked a camera man trying to take pictures of the Georgia Dome Exploding.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-georgia-dome-imploded-but-good-luck-seeing-it-around-this-bus/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Producer Justin]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>A Woman Loses Her Mind Because Someone On The Subway Has Bad Body Odor</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 11:47:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[If someone stinks do you tell them or do you just let it go?  WHAT WOULD YOU DO?  <a href="https://wgrd.com/a-woman-loses-her-mind-because-someone-on-the-subway-has-bad-body-odor/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[If someone stinks do you tell them or do you just let it go?  WHAT WOULD YOU DO?  <a href="https://wgrd.com/a-woman-loses-her-mind-because-someone-on-the-subway-has-bad-body-odor/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Child Missing in Michigan Mom’s Last-Day-of-School Photo And Every Parent Can Relate</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2017 15:29:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Every parent has been there. The school bus is minutes from arrival and something that should be routine turns into an emergency and a last-second scramble to avoid missing the bus.
One mother was forced to take the traditional last-day-of-school photo without her child in the frame due to circumstances every parent has seen before. <a href="https://wgrd.com/child-missing-in-michigan-moms-last-day-of-school-photo-and-every-parent-can-relate/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Every parent has been there. The school bus is minutes from arrival and something that should be routine turns into an emergency and a last-second scramble to avoid missing the bus.
One mother was forced to take the traditional last-day-of-school photo without her child in the frame due to circumstances every parent has seen before. <a href="https://wgrd.com/child-missing-in-michigan-moms-last-day-of-school-photo-and-every-parent-can-relate/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Bus Driver Yells at Passengers Trying to Sneak Onto the Bus During a Live News Report</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2017 12:48:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[I love seeing people lose their minds. This bus driver was being interviewed by the news and something awesome happened.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/bus-driver-yells-at-passengers-trying-to-sneak-on-to-the-bus-during-a-live-news-report/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[I love seeing people lose their minds. This bus driver was being interviewed by the news and something awesome happened.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/bus-driver-yells-at-passengers-trying-to-sneak-on-to-the-bus-during-a-live-news-report/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Free Beer and Hot Wings]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Woman Starts Campaign to Shovel Grand Rapids Bus Stops [VIDEO]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2016 15:55:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[After seeing the snowy and potentially dangerous conditions of Grand Rapids bus stops, a Cedar Springs woman has decided to do something about it.
WZZM-13 reports that Wendy Peterson has started a campaign to shovel Grand Rapids bus stops and make them safer for travellers. <a href="https://wgrd.com/woman-starts-campaign-to-shovel-grand-rapids-bus-stops-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[After seeing the snowy and potentially dangerous conditions of Grand Rapids bus stops, a Cedar Springs woman has decided to do something about it.
WZZM-13 reports that Wendy Peterson&nbsp;has started a campaign to shovel Grand Rapids bus stops and make them safer for travellers. <a href="https://wgrd.com/woman-starts-campaign-to-shovel-grand-rapids-bus-stops-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Dude! Did You See the Bus? FBHW Segment 16</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2016 20:26:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Today on Segment 16, the guys enjoy a news story where there's a bus! Did you know it was perfect bus-viewing weather? An amazing bus has come to Kalamazoo, and people are cheering and super excited that the bus has come to West Michigan! OMG a bus! <a href="https://wgrd.com/dude-did-you-see-the-bus-fbhw-segment-16/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Today on Segment 16, the guys enjoy a news story where there&apos;s a bus! Did you know it was perfect bus-viewing weather? An amazing bus has come to Kalamazoo, and people are cheering and super excited that the bus has come to West Michigan! OMG a bus! <a href="https://wgrd.com/dude-did-you-see-the-bus-fbhw-segment-16/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>The Rapid Begins New Schedule and Route Changes</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 18:05:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This morning marked the beginning of a number of changes to the schedule and routes for The Rapid bus service in the Grand Rapids metro area. <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-rapid-begins-new-schedule-and-route-changes/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[This morning marked the beginning of a number of changes to the schedule and routes for The Rapid bus service in the Grand Rapids metro area. <a href="https://wgrd.com/the-rapid-begins-new-schedule-and-route-changes/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Biking and Busing at ArtPrize</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2015 14:30:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[ArtPrize works to make alternative transportation accessible by offering $5 busing passes, support for bicyclists and more. <a href="https://wgrd.com/biking-and-busing-at-artprize/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[ArtPrize&nbsp;works to make alternative transportation accessible by offering $5 busing passes, support for bicyclists and more. <a href="https://wgrd.com/biking-and-busing-at-artprize/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>GRPD: One Person Stabbed on Rapid Bus</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2015 22:02:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Grand Rapids police are investigating an assault that occurred on a Rapid bus around noon on Monday.
According to a GRPD media release, a person was stabbed in the head while riding a bus near Kalamazoo Avenue and Elliot Street SE. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-police-department-person-stabbed-on-rapid-bus/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Grand Rapids police are investigating an assault that occurred on a Rapid bus around noon on Monday.
According to a GRPD&nbsp;media release, a person was stabbed in the head while riding a bus near Kalamazoo Avenue and Elliot Street SE. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-police-department-person-stabbed-on-rapid-bus/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Grand Rapids Bus Driver, Teen Charged in Fight [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2015 19:37:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Last week a fight that quickly escalated between a Rapid bus driver and a 15-year-old was caught on camera.
WZZM-13 reports that charges have been filed against the two females. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-bus-driver-teen-charged-in-fight-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Last week a fight that quickly escalated between a Rapid bus driver and a 15-year-old was caught on camera.
WZZM-13 reports that charges have been filed against the two females. <a href="https://wgrd.com/grand-rapids-bus-driver-teen-charged-in-fight-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>School Bus Aide Busted For Stealing Lunches and Money From Preschoolers [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2015 13:38:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We have all heard of bullies in grade school stealing little kids' lunch money.
However, this school bus aide took it to a whole different level. <a href="https://wgrd.com/school-bus-aide-busted-for-stealing-lunches-and-money-from-preschoolers-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We have all heard of bullies in grade school stealing little kids&apos; lunch money.
However, this school bus aide took it to a whole different level. <a href="https://wgrd.com/school-bus-aide-busted-for-stealing-lunches-and-money-from-preschoolers-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 22:14:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[James Robertson is a Detroit man who commutes 23 miles each way daily to work -- and 21 of those miles are on foot.
His perseverance has inspired others to donate more than a quarter million dollars to help him out. <a href="https://wgrd.com/detroit-man-who-walks-21-miles-to-work-inspires-nearly-300000-in-donations-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[James Robertson is a Detroit man who commutes 23 miles each way daily to work -- and 21 of those miles are on foot.
His perseverance has inspired others to donate more than a quarter million dollars to help him out. <a href="https://wgrd.com/detroit-man-who-walks-21-miles-to-work-inspires-nearly-300000-in-donations-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Janna]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless Shares Her Tour Confessions and Secrets [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/taylor-momsen-of-the-pretty-reckless-shares-her-tour-confessions-and-secrets-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2015 20:40:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Taylor Momsen and the guys in The Pretty Reckless are out on tour with Nickelback, and will be hitting Grand Rapids on February 24th at the Van Andel arena. We're really excited for the show, and can't wait to see The Pretty Reckless again on stage!
Recently, TeamRock got on the bus with the band, and got some confessions from them about what they do before bed, who's the dirtiest, what their part <a href="https://wgrd.com/taylor-momsen-of-the-pretty-reckless-shares-her-tour-confessions-and-secrets-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Taylor Momsen and the guys in The Pretty Reckless are out on tour with Nickelback, and will be hitting Grand Rapids on February 24th at the Van Andel arena. We're really excited for the show, and can't wait to see The Pretty Reckless again on stage!
Recently, TeamRock got on the bus with the band, and got some confessions from them about what they do before bed, who's the dirtiest, what their part <a href="https://wgrd.com/taylor-momsen-of-the-pretty-reckless-shares-her-tour-confessions-and-secrets-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Johnnie Walker]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Dog In Seattle Figures Out How to Take Bus On Her Own [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:43:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There's a two-year-old black Labrador in Seattle named Eclipse who always rides a public transit bus with her owner, Jeff Young, to a dog park.  
She clearly loves that dog park. <a href="https://wgrd.com/dog-in-seattle-figures-out-how-to-take-bus-on-her-own-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[There&apos;s a two-year-old black Labrador in Seattle named Eclipse who always rides a public transit bus with her owner, Jeff Young, to a dog park.  
She clearly loves that dog park. <a href="https://wgrd.com/dog-in-seattle-figures-out-how-to-take-bus-on-her-own-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Free Beer and Hot Wings]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: United Kingdom Has Bus That Runs on Poop [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2014 14:19:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The United Kingdom is changing how people are getting from place to place, and it's quite interesting. 
How are they doing this, you ask? They're doing it with poop. Yeah, that's right, fecal matter. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-united-kingdom-has-bus-that-runs-on-poop-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The United Kingdom is changing how people are getting from place to place, and it&apos;s quite interesting. 
How are they doing this, you ask? They&apos;re doing it with poop. Yeah, that&apos;s right, fecal matter. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-united-kingdom-has-bus-that-runs-on-poop-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Bus Driver Lays Smackdown On Purse Snatcher [Video]</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-bus-driver-lays-smackdown-on-purse-snatcher-video/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2014 13:44:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Not since the Cleveland bus driver uppercut have we seen such incredible justice doled out by a bus driver. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-bus-driver-lays-smackdown-on-purse-snatcher-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Not since the Cleveland bus driver uppercut have we seen such incredible justice doled out by a bus driver. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wings-bus-driver-lays-smackdown-on-purse-snatcher-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Free Beer &amp; Hot Wings: Florida Bus Driver’s Profane Tirade Caught On Tape [Video]</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2014 10:55:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Neighbors of Pamela Michener, a school bus driver in Sarasota, Fla., knew that something was wrong when she went on a few tirades recently.  
So, one neighbor decided to whip out her phone and record the crazy lady as she screamed profane and racist statements at the top of her lungs. The neighbor then posted the video on social media so people could "see this is who is working with our kids. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wingsbus-drivers-profane-tirade-caught-on-tape-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Neighbors of Pamela Michener, a school bus driver in Sarasota, Fla., knew that something was wrong when she went on a few tirades recently.  
So, one neighbor decided to whip out her phone and record the crazy lady as she screamed profane and racist statements at the top of her lungs. The neighbor then posted the video on social media so people could &quot;see this is who is working with our kids. <a href="https://wgrd.com/free-beer-hot-wingsbus-drivers-profane-tirade-caught-on-tape-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:32:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Frosty's a dead man this holiday season.
A city bus driver in Illinois quit his job after a YouTube video surfaced showing him plowing over a snowman in the middle of a street on the University of Illinois campus.
The video, which was posted Dec... <a href="https://wgrd.com/frosty-a-victim-of-hit-n-run/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Frosty&apos;s a dead man this holiday season.
A city bus driver in Illinois quit his job after a YouTube video surfaced showing him plowing over a snowman in the middle of a street on the University of Illinois campus.
The video, which was posted Dec... <a href="https://wgrd.com/frosty-a-victim-of-hit-n-run/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[JT]]></dc:creator>
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