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				<title><![CDATA[Suites Available for Rent at Horizon Science Academy Des Moines (Franklin Building)]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:35:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Horizon Science Academy Des Moines’s Christine Hensley Recognized As Community Trailblazer By Local Magazine]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:55:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Poised for Decades of Excellence: Horizon Science Academy Des Moines Now Manages its School Facility]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2025 17:14:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Request for Proposal - Property Manager]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 15:11:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Concept Schools Awarded Nearly $14 Million to Expand High-Performing Charter Public Schools]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Network will use funds to further its high-quality public education options for children across the Midwest.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:11:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Now Enrolling for Fall 2025]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2025 12:34:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[HSA Des Moines is Now Enrolling Students]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 23:02:13 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Report Shows Charter School Enrollment Grows Across the Nation]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Charter schools remain a popular public education option]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2024 08:58:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Charter and private schools grow in Iowa after passage of laws to offer more school choice]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 19:38:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Concept Schools Joins Elite Group After Being Named System of Distinction By Cognia]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Concept only 11th system worldwide to receive distinction designation]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2024 09:42:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Does competition from charter schools help or hurt traditional public schools?]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 11:31:44 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[HSA Des Moines' Emily Reiman makes TV appearance to discuss school's bright future]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[HSA Des Moines is still currently enrolling students]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 00:01:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[National Association of Charter School Authorizers' CEO talks importance of charter authorizers]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Rausch: Charter authorizers help with accountability, raising school standards]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:16:08 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Concept Schools’ 2024 graduating class earns most merit-based scholarships in organization’s history]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[‘I think you should take advantage of everything Concept has to offer’]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:17:18 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Gov. Kim Reynolds signs monumental charter school bill in Iowa]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[State to fund $7 million program]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 15:08:29 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Concept Schools’s 16th annual Art & Language Festival draws in hundreds of people]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA['I was blown away by everything in here today']]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 19:03:13 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Concept Schools to honor our educators during Teacher Appreciation Week]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Find out where you can see our content saluting our teachers]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 08:42:11 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Concept Network Schools Reach New Heights in U.S. News & World Report Rankings]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[HSA McKinley Park, GSA Fyler ranked No. 1 high schools in respective states]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 13:10:45 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Art & Language Festival is Happening this Weekend!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Art & Language Festival is happening this Saturday at the Copernicus Center in Chicago.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 09:33:04 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2nd Grade Teacher wins Golden Apple Award, HSA Celebrates]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Upon entering her school's assembly on March 25th, Monica Kasch presumed her students and colleagues had gathered to deliberate on Horizon School Academy's achievements. Unbeknownst to her, the entire school had united to honor her.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:03:46 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Concept Schools Celebrates Read Across America]]></title>
				<link>http://www.hsadesmoines.org/apps/news/article/1891230</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[March signals the start of National Reading Month, and Concept Schools is gearing up for an unforgettable experience with the "Reading is a Ticket to Adventure" event.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:06:59 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[STEM School an Opportunity to Partner on Applied Learning for Iowa Manufacturers Workforce]]></title>
				<link>http://www.hsadesmoines.org/apps/news/article/1879737</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mrs. Reiman was featured on the Iowa Manufacturing Podcast. Take a listen to learn more about Horizon Science Academy Des Moines.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 10:33:30 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[New Report Finds Charter Schools More Effective]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sending your kids to the right school is a question every parent faces. There are multiple types of schools: Traditional Public Schools (TPS), Charter Schools, Magnet Schools, and Virtual Schools.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:07:08 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Six Concept Schools Recognized as Among the Best Charter High Schools in the Nation by US News & World Report]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[With CMSA leading the way at #1 in Illinois, Concept High Schools are the best in the nation]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 09:04:01 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[HSA Des Moines Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Horizon Science Academy Des Moines held its ribbon-cutting on September 7, 2023.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:48:09 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[2024-2025 Enrollment Now Open!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Register now for Horizon Science Academy 2024-2025 Grades K-4!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 14:34:29 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Professional Development Day at CMSA]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Earlier this fall, Director of English Education, Andy Flaherty, visits our public charter schools for Professional Development days.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2023 09:40:51 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Enrollment 2023-2024 is OPEN now!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Horizon Science Academy Des Moines is now enrolling for the 2023-2024 school year.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2023 12:39:47 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Citizens of Iowa Attend Ribbon Cutting Ceremony of HSA Des Moines]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Earlier this Fall, the citizens of Iowa celebrated the opening of the first charter public school in Des Moines.

A year ago, Concept Schools met with the government of Iowa for the purpose of filling educational gaps in underserved communities.]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Charter Schools Program (CSP) Grant Awarded]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Concept & HSA Des Moines secured federal CSP funding for opening the new school.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:55:44 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Horizon Science Academy Trunk-or-Treat]]></title>
				<link>http://www.hsadesmoines.org/apps/news/article/1833140</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[JOIN US IN THE PARKING LOT FOR DECORATED TRUNKS, CANDY, MUSIC & FUN!]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023 09:11:27 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[School has begun!]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[All students are now back to school at HSA.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:14:38 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Stanford University: Concept Schools is a Gap-Busting CMO]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[CREDO Study: Charter public school students outperform their traditional public school peers.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 00:01:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Horizon to Join Virtual Town Hall with Taxpayers of Central Iowa]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dr. Chris Murphy joins Art Wittmack for a zoom chat about the new Horizon Science Academy Des Moines charter public school opening in August 2023 for K-3 students.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 09:24:26 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Concept Schools Sponsors National Charter School Conference]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Concept was well-represented at NCSC23 in Austin, TX]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jun 2023 09:07:42 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Open House 6/8]]></title>
				<link>http://www.hsadesmoines.org/apps/news/article/1774429</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Join us to tour the school, meet the principal, and learn a bit about HSADSM.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 07:54:01 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[HSA Hires Inaugural Principal]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[From dozens of highly qualified candidates, Mrs. Laura Cannon was unanimously selected by the hiring committee and governing board to serve as Principal.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2023 11:45:07 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Why STEM is so Important for Children]]></title>
				<link>http://www.hsadesmoines.org/apps/news/article/1737437</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[As a parent or educator (or parent-educator), you’ve probably heard many times that learning basic STEM ideas is valuable for children of all ages. But why the emphasis on STEM’s importance as a part of any kid’s education? Does STEM really matter?]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:51:20 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[HSA Moves in to Franklin Jr High]]></title>
				<link>http://www.hsadesmoines.org/apps/news/article/1735723</link>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 08:16:38 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Now Enrolling & Zeroing in on a Location]]></title>
				<link>http://www.hsadesmoines.org/apps/news/article/1730377</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Des Moines' first charter school in more than a decade — is accepting applications for the 2023-24 school year as it negotiates on a site.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2023 09:11:45 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Des Moines Register Reports on HSADSM]]></title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Des Moines Register education reporter, Samantha Hernandez, explains What You Should Know]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 08:08:24 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[State Board Approves our Charter!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.hsadesmoines.org/apps/news/article/1709634</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Jan 12, the Iowa State Board of Education unanimously approved the charter application for Horizon Science Academy Des Moines.]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 08:00:20 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Take a brief interest survey]]></title>
				<link>http://www.hsadesmoines.org/apps/news/article/1701368</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Help the school founders and leaders better understand you and what you are looking for in a new school]]></description>
				
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				<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2022 17:12:53 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Join us!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.hsadesmoines.org/apps/news/article/1646621</link>
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					<description><![CDATA[Learn all about HSADSM on November 29]]></description>
				


				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 20:31:55 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Les invitamos!]]></title>
				<link>http://www.hsadesmoines.org/apps/news/article/1688262</link>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 20:31:09 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title><![CDATA[Welcome to Our New Website!]]></title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 19:33:49 -0600</pubDate>
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