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      <title>These Are The Best Places To Get A TRUE Michigan Pasty</title>
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      <title>Gray Wolf Mistaken As Coyote Killed in Calhoun County</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2024 20:00:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A Michigan man hunting coyotes thought he shot the biggest one ever, but found out he shot a gray wolf in lower Michigan's Calhoun County. <a href="https://wgrd.com/gray-wolf-mistaken-as-coyote-killed-in-calhoun-county/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 19:47:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Every state has its own 'language'. Take a look at some key Michigan words and phrases that everyone should know. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/michigan-slang-explained/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2024 21:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Explore the High Plains of Michigan, featuring the scenic Au Sable River and the unique Grayling Fingers. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/high-plains-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>These Short, Overlooked Michigan Highways Exist Only to Leave the State</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2024 20:00:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There's a special class of Michigan state highways - short connector routes that only travel a small distance to the Michigan state border. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/michigan-border-highways/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>This is the Highest Point in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula – and Not Easy to Visit</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2024 14:00:21 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There's not much to see and it's not easy to find, but if you're up for the challenge you can get to the highest point in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/briar-hill-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Spring is Springing, and we'll soon see animals coming out of hibernation, including our Black bears. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/michigan-watch-out-for-the-states-biggest-predator-this-spring/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Typhoid wiped out many residents, businesses folded, and the remaining people fled. Here are a few facts about Pierport and a few photos... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/pierport-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Typhoid wiped out many residents, businesses folded, and the remaining people fled. Here are a few facts about Pierport and a few photos... <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/pierport-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>The Biggest Reason Michigan's U.P. Will Never Be Its Own State</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:05:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[There are quite a few reasons I don't think this will ever happen and the biggest reason is because of the finances. Don't get me wrong, I'm not in finances nor a financial genius, but it doesn't take one to see how dependent the U.P. is on the Lower P. for money. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/michigan-superior-state/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[There are quite a few reasons I don&apos;t think this will ever happen and the biggest reason is because of the finances. Don&apos;t get me wrong, I&apos;m not in finances nor a financial genius, but it doesn&apos;t take one to see how dependent the U.P. is on the Lower P. for money. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/michigan-superior-state/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:00:11 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Discover the surprising truth about unpaved state highways in Michigan and other states. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/unpaved-highways-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Discover the surprising truth about unpaved state highways in Michigan and other states. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/unpaved-highways-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Quick – Is Michigan’s Lower Peninsula a Right or Lefthanded Mitten?</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2024 19:00:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Is Michigan's mitten left-handed or right-handed? The answer is not so simple. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/mitten-shape-michigans-right-left/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <title>ROADSIDE UPPER PENINSULA: Michigan's - World's Largest Snow Gauge</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/michigan-snow-thermometer/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 15:28:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Uncovering the Secrets of the Keweenaw Peninsula: From Buried Trees to the World's Largest Snow Thermometer. Find out what makes this Michigan gem so special. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/michigan-snow-thermometer/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Uncovering the Secrets of the Keweenaw Peninsula: From Buried Trees to the World&apos;s Largest Snow Thermometer. Find out what makes this Michigan gem so special. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/michigan-snow-thermometer/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 15:27:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Even though it has been freezing across Michigan the past few weeks not all of the ice is safe to get on and one man has lost his life fishing on thin ice. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-ice-fisherman-dies-after-falling-through-ice/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Even though it has been freezing across Michigan the past few weeks not all of the ice is safe to get on and one man has lost his life fishing on thin ice. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-ice-fisherman-dies-after-falling-through-ice/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>DNR Looking at New Ways to Manage Deer Herd And You Can Help</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2024 19:24:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is looking a ways to better manage the deer population and they are asking for your help in this project. <a href="https://wgrd.com/dnr-looking-at-new-ways-to-manage-deer-herd-and-you-can-help/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[The Michigan Department of Natural Resources&#xA0;is looking a ways to better manage the deer population and they are asking for your help in this project. <a href="https://wgrd.com/dnr-looking-at-new-ways-to-manage-deer-herd-and-you-can-help/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Does Anyone REALLY Know Where the Center of Michigan Is Located?</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2024 17:32:37 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Several communities in Michigan claim to be the geographical center, including Cadillac, St. Louis, and Michigan Center. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/where-is-center-of-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Several communities in Michigan claim to be the geographical center, including Cadillac, St. Louis, and Michigan Center. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/689/p/where-is-center-of-michigan/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Lauren Gordon]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan Meteorologists Are All Starting to Say the Same Thing About Potential mid-January Heavy Snowfall</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/january-2024-michigan-snowfall/</link>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2024 19:07:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Mid January major snowstorm forecasted to bring significant snowfall to Michigan, with highest amounts expected in mid-Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/january-2024-michigan-snowfall/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Mid January major snowstorm forecasted to bring significant snowfall to Michigan, with highest amounts expected in mid-Michigan. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/january-2024-michigan-snowfall/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Michigan has 2nd Largest Deer Population in US and It's a Problem</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/michigan-deer-population-problem/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 17:45:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Michigan is grappling with one of the nations largest deer populations at of over 2 million, resulting in challenges for farmers and the environment. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/michigan-deer-population-problem/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Michigan is grappling with one of the nations largest deer populations at of over 2 million, resulting in challenges for farmers and the environment. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/691/p/michigan-deer-population-problem/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>You’re More Likely to Get Lyme Disease in These Michigan Counties</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2023 16:02:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[More than 3000 Michiganders have contracted Lyme Disease since 2000, and stats show you're more likely to get the tick-borne illness in certain counties. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/michigan-lyme-disease/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[More than 3000 Michiganders have contracted Lyme Disease since 2000, and stats show you&apos;re more likely to get the tick-borne illness in certain counties. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/694/p/michigan-lyme-disease/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[JR]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Detroit Lions Fans in Northern Michigan Get Rare Opportunity to Actually See Their Team on TV Sunday</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/detroit-lions-tv-coverage-upper-peninsula/</link>
      <pubDate>Sat, 23 Dec 2023 22:49:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Detroit Lions fans in Northern Michigan get a rare chance to see their team play on TV during the team's potential division clinching game against the Vikings. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/detroit-lions-tv-coverage-upper-peninsula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Detroit Lions fans in Northern Michigan get a rare chance to see their team play on TV during the team&apos;s potential division clinching game against the Vikings. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/45/p/detroit-lions-tv-coverage-upper-peninsula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Eric Meier]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan Will Lose More Than An Hour of Sunlight In August</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/michigan-sunlight-loss/</link>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 14:26:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Winter is coming... and it's gonna be MUCH darker. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/michigan-sunlight-loss/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Winter is coming... and it&apos;s gonna be MUCH darker. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/690/p/michigan-sunlight-loss/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>30+ Michigan Lake Names That Could Inspire a Horror Movie Title</title>
      <link>https://wgrd.com/ixp/87/p/michigan-lakes-with-weird-names/</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 21:37:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[These inland Michigan lake names range from weird, creepy to scary. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/87/p/michigan-lakes-with-weird-names/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[These inland Michigan lake names range from weird, creepy to scary. <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/87/p/michigan-lakes-with-weird-names/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Mackinac Island Mystery: Is It in MI's U.P. or Lower Peninsula?</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 15:16:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Just where is Mackinac Island actually located in Michigan?  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/84/p/mackinac-island-upper-or-lower-peninsula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Just where is Mackinac Island actually located in Michigan?  <a href="https://wgrd.com/ixp/84/p/mackinac-island-upper-or-lower-peninsula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>There Was Once Plans To Connect Michigan With Mackinac Island Via Causeway</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 11:44:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A Consulting Engineer from New York City Charles Fowler was in charge of constructing a plan which would start in Cheboygan, and have a series of causeways and bridges connect to Bois Blanc Island, which would connect to Round Island, then into Mackinac Island, then connect to St. Ignace. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-mackinac-island-causeway/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[A Consulting Engineer from New York City Charles Fowler was in charge of constructing a plan which would start in Cheboygan, and have a series of causeways and bridges connect to Bois Blanc Island, which would connect to Round Island, then into Mackinac Island, then connect to St. Ignace. <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-mackinac-island-causeway/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Best Roads in West Michigan to See Fall Color</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2021 14:59:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The sun is setting earlier, the temperatures are cooling off, and the leaves on the trees are changing color. Where can you go to see fall colors? <a href="https://wgrd.com/best-roads-in-west-michigan-to-see-fall-color/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[What were some of the tourist sights to see while traveling through Michigan 70 years ago? <a href="https://wgrd.com/traveling-through-michigan-in-the-50s-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[What were some of the tourist sights to see while traveling through Michigan 70 years ago? <a href="https://wgrd.com/traveling-through-michigan-in-the-50s-video/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Just How “Michigan” Are You?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[We may live in Michigan, but just how "Michigan" are we? Now you can find out! <a href="https://wgrd.com/how-michigan-are-you/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[We may live in Michigan, but just how &quot;Michigan&quot; are we? Now you can find out! <a href="https://wgrd.com/how-michigan-are-you/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>The Labor Day Mackinac Bridge Walk has been Cancelled</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Each year, between 25,000 and 57,000 people from several states and even foreign countries have come to the walk the Mackinac Bridge. This year the Annual Bridge Walk has been cancelled. <a href="https://wgrd.com/mackinac-bridge-walk-cancelled/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Winters]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan Secretary of State Closes Offices in Lower Peninsula</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2019 16:12:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[All are advised to check the weather and news reports on Tuesday before heading to a Secretary of State office to see if the offices have reopened.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-secretary-of-state-closes-offices-in-lower-peninsula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[All are advised to check the weather and news reports on Tuesday before heading to a Secretary of State office to see if the offices have reopened.  <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-secretary-of-state-closes-offices-in-lower-peninsula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>There are 3,000 Black Bears in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2018 13:04:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Michigan’s current adult black bear population is estimated at 14,000. <a href="https://wgrd.com/there-are-3000-black-bears-in-michigans-lower-peninsula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Michigan&#x2019;s current adult black bear population is estimated at 14,000. <a href="https://wgrd.com/there-are-3000-black-bears-in-michigans-lower-peninsula/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matt Milhouse]]></dc:creator>
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      <title>Michigan Ghost Towns In The Lower Peninsula</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2017 15:52:08 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[As our state developed from the 1600s to the present day, many small towns and villages were abandoned and left to be reclaimed by nature.  We now refer to many of these places as Michigan Ghost Towns and you can still find remains of old buildings, roads, railways, and ports at the original locations.
... <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-ghost-towns-in-the-lower-peninsula-part-1/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[As our state developed from the 1600s to the present day, many small towns and villages were abandoned and left to be reclaimed by nature. &nbsp;We now refer to many of these places as Michigan Ghost Towns and you can still find remains of old buildings, roads, railways, and ports at the original locations.
... <a href="https://wgrd.com/michigan-ghost-towns-in-the-lower-peninsula-part-1/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Bohner]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2014 15:45:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Rockford High School's boys' cross country team, which captured the Michigan School Athletic Association Division 1 Lower Peninsula state title, is this week's Meijer-97.9 WGRD High School Athlete of the Week honoree. <a href="https://wgrd.com/meijer-97-9-wgrd-high-school-athlete-of-the-week-rockford-high-school-boys-cross-country/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></description>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[Rockford High School&apos;s boys&apos; cross country team, which captured the Michigan School Athletic Association Division 1 Lower Peninsula state title, is this week&apos;s Meijer-97.9 WGRD High School Athlete of the Week honoree. <a href="https://wgrd.com/meijer-97-9-wgrd-high-school-athlete-of-the-week-rockford-high-school-boys-cross-country/">Continue reading&hellip;</a>]]></content:encoded>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Rick Martinez]]></dc:creator>
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