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		<title>Reporter&#8217;s Notebook: 2020 felt all too familiar</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Pandemic frustrations are familiar to those who have struggled with chronic or serious illness I recently had a telephone chat with a friend who self-quarantined at the time of the first California stay-at-home order. She is at high risk for the worst consequences of catching COVID-19. We’re both looking forward to vaccines being available to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Council member critical of  LA County&#8217;s COVID rules</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 19:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A council member expressed frustration with Los Angeles County’s new COVID-related restrictions at the Dec. 2 City Council meeting. Assistant City Manager Michael Parmer provided the council with an overview of the County Health Officer Order, which he described as more restrictive than the state’s order as of this Tuesday. Those restrictions included: • Prohibition [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Essential business opening in new location</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2020 18:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Chet’s Hardware will open at its new location May 18, beginning what will be a period of transition to the Catalina Avenue store. Owners Cinde and Mike Cassidy anticipate that completing the move will take a few weeks and ask for the community’s patience and cooperation during the transition. “We may have longer wait times [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Idea to open schools early hits snags</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ted Apodaca]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 21:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Local officials not sure governor’s idea to open in July will be feasible By Ted Apodaca In his Tuesday briefing on the Coronavirus situation, California Governor Gavin Newsome floated the possibility of reopening schools as early as late July, in order to address the problem of learning loss. That idea was a surprise to most [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Guest column: Catalina sees best, worst of individuals in a stressful situation</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason Paret CEO Catalina Island Medical Center]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 20:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dear Ava­lon residents and visitors, As CEO of Catalina Island Medi­cal Center, COVID-19 has consumed my thoughts for the past several months. It is an extremely interesting and scary time in our lives as we learn more about the pandemic we are undergoing. In my experience, we see the best and worst of individuals when [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Excerpt from ‘Minutes with the Mayor:’ Avalon prepares for a soft re-opening</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtesy of Mayor Anni Marshall]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2020 20:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Editor’s note: This excerpt from the mayor’s Wednesday, April 29 broadcast has been edited to fit available space and to correct minor errors. Headlines have been added for clarity. Closer to a soft opening Good afternoon and welcome to the fifth week of “Minutes with the Mayor.” Well,the City is getting closer to a soft [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Coming together in time of crisis</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leslie Baer Dinkel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2020 17:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In COVID’s wake, Food Pantry meeting unprecedented need It was something Nia Gerard never imagined she’d see: People who are normally gainfully employed and helping others now lining up to receive a free bag of food. One family’s story stood out. “They’d run a successful business. They’d always helped others. Their love and generosity had [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Catalina Island Medical Center Fights to Confront COVID-19 Pandemic</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtesy Catalina Island Medical Center]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2020 22:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Catalina Island Medical Center Fights to Confront COVID-19 Pandemic Editor&#8217;s note: As of Friday, April 3, the Catalina Island Medical Center reports one confirmed case of COVID-19 on Catalina. See the related story on this website or visit the Medical Center website for more details. During this time of uncertainty and concern, xwe at Catalina [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sheriff’s Log: March 11 to March 17, 2020</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Hocking]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Editor’s note: The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of March 11 to March 17, 2020. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Many people who are arrested do not get prosecuted in the first place and many who are prosecuted do not [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Avalon City Council gets update on coronavirus</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2020 18:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Avalon City Council received a presentation about the ongoing novel coronavirus outbreak at the agency’s special March 2 meeting. Later this week the governor of California declared a state of emergency because of the coronoavirus. Technically, the official name of the disease is Covid-19. It is one of many coronaviruses. Dr. Heesun Choi, who [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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