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<title><![CDATA[Scott Hollifield: Monkey business? I beg to differ]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/mar/11/scott-hollifield-monkey-business-i-bet-differ/entertainment/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Pundits, bloggers and others with way too much time on their hands are having a field day with the revelation that more than $70,000 in federal stimulus money will be spent to study monkeys on cocaine. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:40:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mike Conley's Tales of the Weird: Is Ouija an invitation for evil or spooky fun?]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/mar/10/mike-conleys-tales-weird-ouija-invitation-evil-or-/entertainment/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Most people know what a Ouija board is and they probably have used the one that is mass produced by Parker Brothers. But could a seemingly innocent game really be an invitation for demonic forces to enter your life or is it just harmless fun?]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:21:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scott Hollifield: Ghosts enliven in deadly dull tour]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/mar/08/scott-hollifield-ghosts-enliven-deadly-dull-tour/entertainment/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I'm not a tour guide, but I play one at the newspaper. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:44:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mike Conley's Tales of the Weird: Virginia man dedicated to researching Bigfoot]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago, this column took a look at a recent Bigfoot sighting in Grayson County, Va. In no time, a dedicated researcher let me know that there are plenty more accounts of Bigfoot or Sasquatch sightings in the Old Dominion.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:24:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scott Hollifield: Shiver me timbers, what a boat ride]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/feb/25/scott-hollifield-shiver-me-timbers-what-boat-ride/entertainment/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Dear diary: You are now worth $6,000. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:26:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scott Hollifield: Have a nice fall, booty man]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[I walked across the street at the light and turned onto the sidewalk when my boots hit a slick spot, my weight shifted awkwardly, and I knew I was headed south. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:25:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mike Conley's Tales of the Weird: Frenchman captures soulful image]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/feb/24/mike-conleys-tales-weird-frenchman-captures-soulfu/entertainment/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Back in 1978, the new McDowell Twin Cinemas opened for business near the Pizza Hut on the five lane, replacing the old House Theater in downtown Marion. The first movie I saw there was "Beyond and Back," a documentary about the mysteries of life after death.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:53:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mike Conley's Tales of the Weird: Hairy creature roaming Virginia mountains?]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/feb/17/mike-conleys-tales-weird-hairy-creature-roaming-vi/entertainment/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Located in the southwestern corner of Virginia, Grayson County is home to some of the most beautiful and highest mountains in the Blue Ridge. Mount Rogers, the tallest peak in Virginia, is located in this county and the Blue Ridge Parkway winds through there. This proud and scenic area is also well known for its music festivals which feature old-time fiddling and some of the best in mountain picking and singing.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:52:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scott Hollifield: What to do when the wheels fall off]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/feb/12/scott-hollifield-what-do-when-wheels-fall/entertainment/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Vehicle recall notices aren't as detailed or action-packed as I imagined. 
With the much publicized auto industry problems of late, I cruised on over to safecar.gov, the U.S. Department of Transportation's recall roundup site, to see if my truck was on the list of vehicles that will suddenly explode. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:21:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mike Conley's Tales of the Weird: Scottish forester gassed by UFO]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/feb/10/mike-conleys-tales-weird-scottish-forester-gassed-/entertainment/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[In the strange world of the unexplained, Scotland is perhaps best known for the legend of the Loch Ness Monster. But more than 30 years ago, the highlands of Scotland was also the scene of an extraordinary close encounter.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:10:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scott Hollifield: Do the hustle? Not so fast, kids]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/feb/05/scott-hollifield-do-hustle-not-so-fast-kids/entertainment/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I don't boogie much. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:13:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mike Conley's Tales of the Weird: Witnesses believe 'rain boy' was possessed by evil]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/feb/03/mike-conleys-tales-weird-witnesses-believe-rain-bo/entertainment/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Editor's Note: This is the second part of a two-part column.

In late February 1983, 21-year-old Don Decker of Stroudsburg, Pa. had been granted a furlough from jail so he could attend the funeral of his grandfather. After the funeral, the young man, who had no other place to live, went to stay with friends Bob and Jeannie Keiffer. While staying at the Keiffer home, some truly unexplained things began to happen, including the weird phenomenon of raining falling inside the house and Decker being levitated off the floor. Decker's friends and even the local police began to suspect that an evil spirit had taken possession of the young man.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:44:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scott Hollifield: And now a word from a corporate spokesperson]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/jan/28/scott-hollifield-and-now-word-corporate-spokespers/entertainment/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[This week, I could not help but turn serious for a moment and weigh in on the Supreme Court's landmark decision to allow giant multi-national corporations to spend unlimited dollars on political commercials, a move that many free-speech experts and constitutional scholars say will -- ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:55:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scott Hollifield: Giant chicken sale ruffles feathers]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/jan/28/scott-hollifield-giant-chicken-sale-ruffles-feathe/entertainment/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The state sold a giant chicken and, unfortunately, I didn't buy it. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:56:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mike Conley's Tales of the Weird: Rain Boy case still fascinates]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/jan/27/mike-conleys-tales-weird-rain-boy-case-still-fasci/entertainment/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Editor's Note: This is the first of a two-part column.

Twenty-seven years ago, one of the most bizarre episodes in the history of the paranormal took place in the city of Stroudsburg, Pa. To this day, those people who witnessed this weird event truly believe that they were in the presence of pure evil.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:23:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mike Conley's Tales of the Weird: Not all soldiers rest in peace]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/jan/20/mike-conleys-tales-weird-not-all-soldiers-rest-pea/entertainment/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[For 30 years, beautiful Carnton Plantation was a happy and quiet home for the prosperous McGavock family. But on Nov. 30, 1864, this home would see more death and destruction than anyone could have imagined.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:21:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scott Hollifield: And now, the shocking conclusion to the pony story]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/jan/14/scott-hollifield-and-now-shocking-conclusion-pony-/entertainment/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[In case you were wondering, the pony worked when we plugged it in. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:13:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mike Conley's Tales of the Weird: Water happened to national park's lake?]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/jan/13/mike-conleys-tales-weird-water-happened-national-p/entertainment/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Last week, this column took a look at the weird disappearance of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, who was missing for about a month back in the summer of 1926. Eighty-four years later, people still wonder what really happened to her.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:55:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scott Hollifield: A city boy can barely survive]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/jan/07/scott-hollifield-city-boy-can-barely-survive/entertainment/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I recall The Great Blizzard of '09 as if it were last week or maybe the week before. There we were, huddled in our home, no electricity, snow falling, wind howling, wolves at the door. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:26:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mike Conley's Tales of the Weird: What happened to vanished woman?]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.mcdowellnews.com/content/2010/jan/06/mike-conleys-tales-weird-what-happened-vanished-wo/entertainment/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Some say McPherson dropped out of sight so she could have a romantic fling, like Sanford did. Others say she was kidnapped after all. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:50:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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