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	<title>Ridgefield Republican Town Committee &#187; Ridgefield</title>
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		<title>CT Legislation Session Recap &#8211; Skip March</title>
		<link>http://www.ridgefieldgop.org/index.php/2011/democrats-in-hartford-are-out-of-touch-skip-march/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ridgefieldgop.org/index.php/2011/democrats-in-hartford-are-out-of-touch-skip-march/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jcarroll</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can call it unprecedented, stunning or historic. But in the end, you have to call it wrong. General Assembly Democrats and Democrat Governor Malloy have passed legislation that will only worsen Connecticut’s already existing anti-business environment and unemployment woes. Previous pieces in the GOP View have demonstrated how Connecticut has been catapulting towards economic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The state of Connecticut &#8211; Bob Lavelle</title>
		<link>http://www.ridgefieldgop.org/index.php/2011/the-state-of-connecticut-bob-lavelle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 11:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jcarroll</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How is Connecticut doing? Let&#8217;s examine some statistics:
In 2008, Connecticut had the third-highest local and state tax burden in the U.S., trailing only New York and New Jersey, according to the Tax Foundation. And this was before the huge two-year tax increase recently signed by Governor Malloy.
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Connecticut has the highest net tax-supported debt of any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A BUDGET FOR THE PEOPLE NOT SPECIAL INTEREST &#8211; John Frey</title>
		<link>http://www.ridgefieldgop.org/index.php/2011/a-budget-for-the-people-not-special-interest-john-frey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:48:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jcarroll</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week legislative Republicans in the General Assembly unveiled budget a proposal or as I like to call it “The People’s Budget.”
It’s a two-year plan to balance Connecticut’s budget without increasing taxes on everyday goods and services such as gasoline, back-to-school clothing, non-prescription drugs and haircuts.
This budget contains no new taxes and in fact protects [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deb Low&#8217;s Suggestions on Budget Reductions</title>
		<link>http://www.ridgefieldgop.org/index.php/2011/deb-lows-suggestions-on-budget-reductions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ridgefieldgop.org/index.php/2011/deb-lows-suggestions-on-budget-reductions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jcarroll</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deb Lows suggestions 4-11-2011
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		<title>What Makes Ridgefield Great &#8211; Ed Tyrrell</title>
		<link>http://www.ridgefieldgop.org/index.php/2011/what-makes-ridgefield-great-ed-tyrrell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ridgefieldgop.org/index.php/2011/what-makes-ridgefield-great-ed-tyrrell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jcarroll</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What makes Ridgefield a great place to live?  Is it our fabulous downtown that evokes a warm feeling as you stroll endlessly back and forth?  Is it our top notch school system with its dedicated staff?  Is it the great senior programs at Founders Hall?  Is it the nearly unlimited youth sports opportunities, or our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecticut’s Dilemma &#8211; Bill Wyman</title>
		<link>http://www.ridgefieldgop.org/index.php/2011/connecticut%e2%80%99s-dilemma-bill-wyman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ridgefieldgop.org/index.php/2011/connecticut%e2%80%99s-dilemma-bill-wyman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:59:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jcarroll</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first decade of the 21st century has not been kind to the State of Connecticut.   During the first nine years of the decade, CT population grew at one third of the US’s growth rate.  The real killer for the state was the fact that there were fewer Non-Farm Jobs available from Years 2000 to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NEW DOGS, OLD TRICKS &#8211; Gian-Carlo Peressutti</title>
		<link>http://www.ridgefieldgop.org/index.php/2011/new-dogs-old-tricks-gian-carlo-peressutti/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ridgefieldgop.org/index.php/2011/new-dogs-old-tricks-gian-carlo-peressutti/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jcarroll</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ridgefieldgop.org/?p=1381</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There’s little doubt that the trajectory of the US economy will determine the political fate of President Obama and the newly resurgent Republican Party. If the GOP majority in Congress is wise, it will remind America of some fundamental policy truths that recent history has proven.
Despite the pronouncements of the Obama Administration, America has learned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP View &#8211; December 16, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.ridgefieldgop.org/index.php/2010/gop-view-december-16-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ridgefieldgop.org/index.php/2010/gop-view-december-16-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 05:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jcarroll</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Joan Plock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marty Heiser]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone knows by now that Joan Plock resigned from the Board of Selectmen. What you should also know is that the Democrat members of the Board of Selectmen have completely politicized the process for filling Joan’s seat. In doing so, they have poisoned the working relationship between Democrats and Republicans that is so necessary in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Open Letter to the Town of Ridgefield &#8211; December 6, 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.ridgefieldgop.org/index.php/2010/an-open-letter-to-the-town-of-ridgefield-december-6-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ridgefieldgop.org/index.php/2010/an-open-letter-to-the-town-of-ridgefield-december-6-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jcarroll</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Joan Plock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marty Heiser]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maureen Kozlark]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ridgefieldgop.org/?p=1292</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Let the voters decide. This is a phrase we hear every year during budget time. Thankfully, Statute 9-222 exists, and will enable a lawful and town wide election for the seat formerly held by Joan Plock. Recent events have opened Joan’s seat and necessitated the Ridgefield Republican Town Committee to take steps to ensure that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fixing this Mess &#8211; Tom Foley</title>
		<link>http://www.ridgefieldgop.org/index.php/2010/fixing-this-mess-tom-foley/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ridgefieldgop.org/index.php/2010/fixing-this-mess-tom-foley/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 2010 01:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jcarroll</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Written by Tom Foley 
 

Connecticut  is suffering from lost jobs and a weak economy. Our taxes on working  families are far too high, and our state government has imposed too many  mandates on our people, our businesses and our towns. Meanwhile, our  legislature is not responding. I can fix [...]]]></description>
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