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		<title>Love is in the air in Sonoma</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:34:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HILLS NEWSPAPERS: January 20, 2012 Spring hasn&#8217;t sprung &#8212; but wedding season has already begun in one of the Bay Area&#8217;s most romantic destinations &#8212; the Sonoma Valley. And it&#8217;s not just because the hit show &#8216;The Bachelor&#8217; is being shot there this season. The mild weather has couples flocking to the Sonoma wine region [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ginnyprior.com&amp;blog=5557963&amp;post=2275&amp;subd=ginnyprior&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pin-up pals show animal instincts on new 2012 calendar</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HILLS NEWSPAPERS: January 6, 2012 It&#8217;s January &#8212; time to hike off those holiday pounds in our vast network of green belts and parks. A good way to bring fitness and fun front and center is to  download the new 2012 East Bay Regional Park calendar. The free photo calendar features some of the region&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ginnyprior.com&amp;blog=5557963&amp;post=2264&amp;subd=ginnyprior&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas by the Bay</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HILLS NEWSPAPERS: December 23, 2011 It&#8217;s Christmas by the Bay &#8230; There&#8217;s much to be said for a white Christmas. It&#8217;s the stuff of carols and cards and Currier and Ives paintings. But singer Tom Hockenberry had it right when he proclaimed the best Christmas is just across the Bay &#8212; in San Francisco. It&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ginnyprior.com&amp;blog=5557963&amp;post=2238&amp;subd=ginnyprior&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tale of two Christmas towns</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HILLS NEWSPAPERS: December 8, 2011 What is it about holiday lights that we can&#8217;t resist? Like moths to a flame, we&#8217;re drawn to big, splashy displays of bobbles and bulbs and all things that glitter. Perhaps it&#8217;s a way to counter the low natural sunlight of winter, but there&#8217;s no doubt a tree or a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ginnyprior.com&amp;blog=5557963&amp;post=2229&amp;subd=ginnyprior&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Rustic Bay Area wine region features free tastings</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 19:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONTRACOSTATIMES.COM: November 25, 2011 It&#8217;s become a bit of a tradition. Whenever there&#8217;s a birthday, my gaggle of girlfriends heads to the wine country. &#8220;Big deal &#8212; what woman doesn&#8217;t like wine,&#8221; you say? Well, this is where the story gets interesting. We&#8217;ve found a little wine region where tastings are free, the farms are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ginnyprior.com&amp;blog=5557963&amp;post=2205&amp;subd=ginnyprior&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sonoma Wine Country: Splendid in Autumn</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HILLS NEWSPAPERS: November 11, 2011 When you think of autumn leaves, New England&#8217;s fiery maples and brilliant birch come to mind. But here on the West Coast, we have our own fall color. It peaks more toward winter and is every bit as beautiful as Maine or Vermont. I&#8217;m talking about the Bay Area wine [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ginnyprior.com&amp;blog=5557963&amp;post=2191&amp;subd=ginnyprior&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Wanderer: Florida Panhandle a seafood lover&#8217;s heaven</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 01:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HILLS NEWSPAPERS: October 28, 2011 The oysterman&#8217;s face was ruddy &#8212; the color of Georgia clay or the leaves of an oak tree in autumn. He motored up to our group and tied his boat to the dock. &#8220;Y&#8217;all ready to go out?&#8221; he asked in a drawl thick as Tupelo honey. Captain Doug had [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ginnyprior.com&amp;blog=5557963&amp;post=2172&amp;subd=ginnyprior&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Wanderer: Experiencing Mt. Shasta&#8217;s magic a must</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONTRACOSTATIMES.COM: October 14, 2011 Last night I slept in a tree house. It was a sumptuous sleep on a bed of soft clouds at the base of a magical mountain. Lest you assume it was &#8220;spirits&#8221; that somehow spawned my dreams, let me explain that the tree house was actually a spectacular cedar lodge called [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ginnyprior.com&amp;blog=5557963&amp;post=2143&amp;subd=ginnyprior&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Wanderer: Train great way to &#8216;drink in&#8217; Napa wine country</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 23:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HILLS NEWSPAPERS: September 15, 2011 When I was a child, I was lulled to sleep each night by the mournful horn and low rumble of the Great Northern freight train as it passed through the valley below. In college, one of my most vivid memories was of taking the train from Montana to Minneapolis, past [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ginnyprior.com&amp;blog=5557963&amp;post=2129&amp;subd=ginnyprior&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Branson, Missouri: &#8220;The last place of refuge&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CONTRACOSTATIMES.COM: JULY 21 One ad shows Satan &#8212; with horns, bulging muscles and a devilish grin. The other touts the Osmonds &#8212; sequined jumpsuits, broad smiles and perfect teeth. When it comes to live entertainment, Las Vegas and Branson, Mo., both want your business, but they go about getting it in different ways. Think of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ginnyprior.com&amp;blog=5557963&amp;post=2067&amp;subd=ginnyprior&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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