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Public information on status and future of Costco expanding to Longmont

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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:44:22</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[The Backstory on LEDP]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>An interview with Jessica Erickson, President and CEO of Longmont Economic Development Partnerships (LEDP)</p>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Backstory on LEDP]]>
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                    <![CDATA[An interview with Jessica Erickson, President and CEO of Longmont Economic Development Partnerships (LEDP)]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:46:14</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[The Backstory: Longmont Water and Our Future – Part 2]]>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2021 17:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>The Backstory - Water Shortages in Lower Colorado and the Colorado River - Part 2</p>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Backstory - Water Shortages in Lower Colorado and the Colorado River - Part 2]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Backstory: Longmont Water and Our Future – Part 2]]>
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                    <![CDATA[<p>The Backstory - Water Shortages in Lower Colorado and the Colorado River - Part 2</p>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Backstory - Water Shortages in Lower Colorado and the Colorado River - Part 2]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:36:30</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Tim Waters]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Backstory: Longmont Water and Our Future – Part 1]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>Part one of this two part Backstory episode will focus on broad water issues, the shortage declared on the lower Colorado and implications for diverting water on the upper Colorado River.</p>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Part one of this two part Backstory episode will focus on broad water issues, the shortage declared on the lower Colorado and implications for diverting water on the upper Colorado River.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Backstory: Longmont Water and Our Future – Part 1]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:32:15</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[The Backstory: 529 Jump Program]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>In this episode, learn the backstory of the 529 Jump Program.</p>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In this episode, learn the backstory of the 529 Jump Program.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Backstory: 529 Jump Program]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In this episode, learn the backstory of the 529 Jump Program.]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:31:05</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[The Backstory on train noise and Quiet Zones in Longmont]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>This program features Dr. Rick Jacoby, a Longmont resident who advocated for years to reduce train noise in Longmont, Jim Angstadt, Longmont's Chief Engineer, and Tyler Stamey, Longmont's Traffic Engineer. These three individuals provide a context for the creation of Quiet Zones, how the City of Longmont will fund the project, the project time, and the kind of disruptions residents should anticipate. Host: Tim Waters</p>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Backstory on train noise and Quiet Zones in Longmont]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:43:42</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Tim Waters]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Backstory on City of Longmont Finances in the worst pandemic in 100 years]]>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2021 17:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>This program features City Manager Harold Dominguez and Chief Financial Officer Jim Golden describing the financial effects of the pandemic and how all City of Longmont employees have stewarded city resources. Host: Tim Waters</p>]]>
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                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[This program features City Manager Harold Dominguez and Chief Financial Officer Jim Golden describing the financial effects of the pandemic and how all City of Longmont employees have stewarded city resources. Host: Tim Waters]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Backstory on City of Longmont Finances in the worst pandemic in 100 years]]>
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                    <![CDATA[<p>This program features City Manager Harold Dominguez and Chief Financial Officer Jim Golden describing the financial effects of the pandemic and how all City of Longmont employees have stewarded city resources. Host: Tim Waters</p>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[This program features City Manager Harold Dominguez and Chief Financial Officer Jim Golden describing the financial effects of the pandemic and how all City of Longmont employees have stewarded city resources. Host: Tim Waters]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:53:03</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Tim Waters]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Longmont Costco Backstory]]>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2021 17:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[<p>Tim Waters discusses the backstory on the Longmont Costco.</p>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Tim Waters discusses the backstory on the Longmont Costco.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Longmont Costco Backstory]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Tim Waters discusses the backstory on the Longmont Costco.]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:58:32</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Tim Waters]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Backstory: Ballot Question 3D]]>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2021 17:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Tim Waters</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://the-backstory.castos.com/episodes/the-backstory-ballot-question-3d</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[<p>In this episode, learn about ballot question 3D on the 2020 elections.</p>]]>
                                    </description>
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                    <![CDATA[In this episode, learn about ballot question 3D on the 2020 elections.]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[The Backstory: Ballot Question 3D]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                    <itunes:episode>11</itunes:episode>
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                    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode, learn about ballot question 3D on the 2020 elections.</p>]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In this episode, learn about ballot question 3D on the 2020 elections.]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:44:23</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Tim Waters]]>
                </itunes:author>
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                <title>
                    <![CDATA[The Backstory: VCP Villiage in Longmont]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2021 17:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Tim Waters</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://the-backstory.castos.com/episodes/the-backstory-vcp-villiage-in-longmont</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[<p>In this episode, learn the story behind the story on the expansion of the Veteran's Community Project in Longmont.</p>]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[In this episode, learn the story behind the story on the expansion of the Veteran's Community Project in Longmont.]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                    <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[The Backstory: VCP Villiage in Longmont]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                    <itunes:episode>10</itunes:episode>
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                    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode, learn the story behind the story on the expansion of the Veteran's Community Project in Longmont.</p>]]>
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                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/longmontobserver/35646/b68a32ed-543a-44ab-80fc-4a4aca4b45c3/The-Backstory-on-the-VCP-Villiage-in-Longmont-converted.mp3" length="51643036"
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                    <![CDATA[In this episode, learn the story behind the story on the expansion of the Veteran's Community Project in Longmont.]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:53:47</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Tim Waters]]>
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                <title>
                    <![CDATA[The Backstory: Water Bond]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2021 17:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Tim Waters</dc:creator>
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                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[<p>In this episode, learn the backstory of the water bond. Episode originally release in September 2020.</p>]]>
                                    </description>
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                    <![CDATA[In this episode, learn the backstory of the water bond. Episode originally release in September 2020.]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[The Backstory: Water Bond]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                    <itunes:episode>9</itunes:episode>
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                    <![CDATA[In this episode, learn the backstory of the water bond. Episode originally release in September 2020.]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:41:18</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Tim Waters]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
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                <title>
                    <![CDATA[The Backstory : Policing in Longmont - Part 2 - Diversion Initiative and Programs]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2021 17:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Tim Waters</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://the-backstory.castos.com/episodes/the-backstory-policing-in-longmont-part-2-diversion-initiative-and-programs</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[<p>This Backstory includes an interview with three leaders in Longmont's public safety department responsible for diversion efforts to keep people out of the criminal justice system and connect them with social service or health care systems needed for treatment and problem sovling.</p>]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[This Backstory includes an interview with three leaders in Longmont's public safety department responsible for diversion efforts to keep people out of the criminal justice system and connect them with social service or health care systems needed for treatment and problem sovling.]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[The Backstory : Policing in Longmont - Part 2 - Diversion Initiative and Programs]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                    <itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode>
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                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/longmontobserver/35646/cb80d424-9a3e-4df3-b4ee-2996a64682a9/The-Backstory-on-policing-in-Longmont-diversion-initiative-and-programs-converted.mp3" length="61704568"
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                    <![CDATA[This Backstory includes an interview with three leaders in Longmont's public safety department responsible for diversion efforts to keep people out of the criminal justice system and connect them with social service or health care systems needed for treatment and problem sovling.]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>01:04:16</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Tim Waters]]>
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