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		<title>Phoenix New Times kicks off end-of-year membership drive</title>
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					<dc:creator>Sam Eifling</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 10:45:05 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Trump turned an outpouring of respect for Kirk into a coliseum of hate</title>
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					<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 15:53:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>New Times needs a few bucks to help keep democracy alive</title>
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					<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 06:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Phoenix New Times is raising money to cover the hell out of the Valley</title>
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					<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2025 19:50:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Op-ed: Did Stephen Richer really beat Kari Lake in court? I doubt it</title>
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					<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 06:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>&#8216;Sup, Phoenix: An introduction from new Editor-in-Chief Sam Eifling</title>
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					<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 08:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Gassy Foods: Thoughts on QuikTrip Chefs and the Evolution of Convenience Store Dining</title>
		<link>https://phx-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/quik-trip-chefs-snackle-gassy-foods-phoenix-convenience-store-dining-11531072/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2021 06:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title>Is First Friday an Art Walk or an Art Squawk?</title>
		<link>https://phx-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/opinion/is-first-friday-an-art-walk-or-an-art-squawk-11354299/</link>
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					<dc:creator>Chelsey</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2019 07:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://phx-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/ww-media/mediaserver/phx/2019-36/pnt-rooseveltwestoffifthstreet-trimble.webp" alt="Is First Friday an Art Walk or an Art Squawk?" />Has the tradition has devolved into a mere street fair?]]></description>
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		<title>South Phoenix Mom-and-Pops Worry About Lost Business If Prop 105  Fails</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:13:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://phx-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/ww-media/mediaserver/phx/2019-32/mariscos.webp" alt="South Phoenix Mom-and-Pops Worry About Lost Business If Prop 105  Fails" />Sal Reza: "What people lose sight of is that there are 80 businesses that are going to get affected."]]></description>
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		<title>No Matter How It&#8217;s Sugar-Coated, Gannett Merger Won&#8217;t Be Sweet for Journalists</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 08:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[<img src="https://phx-experimental.voicemediagroup.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/ww-media/mediaserver/phx/2019-32/sweets.webp" alt="No Matter How It&#8217;s Sugar-Coated, Gannett Merger Won&#8217;t Be Sweet for Journalists" />Yes, I am bitter, after being forced to reapply for my job at the <i>Arizona Republic</i>; a spoonful of sugar didn't make it go down any easier.]]></description>
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