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      <title>Trowel Talk: The Phoenix Project</title>
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        <![CDATA[As our nation mourns the loss of innocent life in Newtown and Sandy Hook, Conn., we know there will be a painful national debate on how to keep such tragedies from occurring.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/88236</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Trowel Talk: Safety First—Skin Protection</title>
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        <![CDATA[The guys I learned my trade from were mostly World War II veterans and tough as nails. They showed up early, worked hard and could always be counted on to take care of business.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/88064</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Trowel Talk: Has Social Media Helped Your Business?</title>
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        <![CDATA[You
see the icons flashed on every Internet and print advertisement.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/87755</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:32:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Trowel Talk: The Value of Regulation</title>
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        <![CDATA[As
we continue our efforts to recover the economy and return jobs to America that
have been lost to foreign lands, many politicians are pointing the finger at
regulatory agencies as a hindering factor in America&#8217;s competitiveness.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/87658</guid>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:04:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Trowel Talk: Trickle Down Theory</title>
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        <![CDATA[<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Back
in the 1980s, the term &#8220;<em>Trickle Down
Economics</em>&#8221; was coined to describe a theory that if we gave incentives to
business owners, they will in turn invest and expand their operations, thereby creating
new jobs and greater opportunity for all. Economists and politicians are still
debating if the policies of the &#8217;80s helped or hurt the country. </span>]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/87865</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:35:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.wconline.com/blogs/14-walls-ceilings-blog/post/87865-trowel-talk-trickle-down-theory</link>
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      <title>Trowel Talk: A Time Honored Tradition</title>
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        <![CDATA[The plastering trade has, for thousands of years, passed down the knowledge and skill of the trade from one generation to the next. Except for the inclusion of modern machinery, the way and manner plaster is applied to a wall really hasn&#8217;t changed much since before the time of Christ.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/87465</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Trowel Talk: The Underground Economy</title>
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        <![CDATA[Are contractors who pay their employees cash or who misclassify their workers as &#8220;subcontractors&#8221; for the purpose of avoiding taxes, worker compensation insurance cutting into your business?]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/87597</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:37:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.wconline.com/blogs/14-walls-ceilings-blog/post/87597-trowel-talk-the-underground-economy</link>
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      <title>Trowel Talk: The Calm Before The Recovery?</title>
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        <![CDATA[I just returned from a few days in the hot Arizona desert where I met with lath, plaster and drywall
contractors from across America.
The meeting was well attended despite the so-called &#8220;down-turn&#8221; in the economy,
and everyone was cautiously optimistic for a change.&nbsp;]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/87099</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:05:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.wconline.com/blogs/14-walls-ceilings-blog/post/87099-trowel-talk-the-calm-before-the-recovery</link>
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      <title>Trowel Talk: Is College For Everyone?</title>
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        <![CDATA[In the last few weeks, I&#8217;ve been invited to or heard about a dozen or more of my friends&#8217; and relatives&#8217; kids graduating from high school. And eventually the subject of what &#8220;college&#8221; they are attending ends up driving the conversation.&nbsp;]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/86855</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:09:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Trowel Talk: Drill Baby, Drill?</title>
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        <![CDATA[The battle cry of the GOP during the last presidential election has now come back to haunt us all as we watch the &#8220;mousse&#8221; roll ashore along the southern coastline (that&#8217;s what they official call the muck that washes ashore when oil and seawater mix).&#160;]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/86852</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 14:54:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.wconline.com/blogs/14-walls-ceilings-blog/post/86852-trowel-talk-drill-baby-drill</link>
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      <title>Trowel Talk: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs</title>
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        <![CDATA[As I listened to President Obama&#8217;s State of the Union Address and his bold meeting with the Republican Caucus a few days later, I found myself silently thinking, &#8220;Jobs, jobs, jobs. We need more jobs.&#8221; I sounded like the folks who chanted &#8220;Drill&#8221; &#8220;Drill&#8221; &#8220;Drill&#8221; at the Republican Convention.&nbsp;]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/86660</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:22:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Trowel Talk: It Just Makes Cent$</title>
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        <![CDATA[I was recently confronted by someone who believes this whole &#8220;global warming&#8221; thing is just a big lie. They said that we shouldn&#8217;t waste any time, effort or tax dollars on reducing our carbon footprint because &#8220;CO&#178; is nothing but plant food &#8230;&#8221;]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/86655</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:29:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Trowel Talk: Talking About a Revolution</title>
      <author></author>
      <description>
        <![CDATA[Wow. There were 28,000-plus attendees from 75 different countries that attended GreenBuild Expo 2009 in Phoenix!]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/86725</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:08:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Trowel Talk: Let's Play It Safe</title>
      <author></author>
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        <![CDATA[According to recently released reports from OSHA, the percentage of work-related fatalities in the construction industry is on the decrease. And while the numbers are adjusted to reflect the smaller workforce, it is not clear as to the cause of the decline.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/86410</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:01:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Trowel Talk: Healthcare for All</title>
      <author></author>
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        <![CDATA[In the wall and ceiling industry, approximately 20 percent of the workforce is unionized, and as a result of collective bargaining, those employed by union shops have medical insurance provided as part of their compensation.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/86342</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:22:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Trowel Talk: The Economic-Ecological Tightrope</title>
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        <![CDATA[The production of Portland cement, which is the primary ingredient in stucco and concrete, produces 7 percent of all man-made carbon dioxide. It produces pollutants, such as sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, into our atmosphere. Not to mention it&#8217;s pretty dusty stuff and contributes significantly to particulate matter pollution.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/86508</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:33:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.wconline.com/blogs/14-walls-ceilings-blog/post/86508-trowel-talk-the-economic-ecological-tightrope</link>
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      <title>Trowel Talk: The "Green-Washing" of America</title>
      <author></author>
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        <![CDATA[You can&#8217;t swing a dead cat without hitting a product touting itself as &#8220;green&#8221; these days.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/86382</guid>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:51:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.wconline.com/blogs/14-walls-ceilings-blog/post/86382-trowel-talk-the-green-washing-of-america</link>
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      <title>Trowel Talk: Union Reunification</title>
      <author></author>
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        <![CDATA[In 2005, several national trade unions separated themselves off from the AFL-CIO because of some differences among the leadership; most notably were the Service Employees International Union and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, along with a few other labor leaders they formed a national coalition called &#8220;Change to Win.&#8221;]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/86303</guid>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:35:00 -0400</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.wconline.com/blogs/14-walls-ceilings-blog/post/86303-trowel-talk-union-reunification</link>
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      <title>Trowel Talk: Employees Free Choice Act</title>
      <author></author>
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        <![CDATA[Congress is about to begin debate on a union-sponsored proposal that if passed, would make it easier for employees choose to be represented by a union-or not.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/86073</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 10:50:00 -0400</pubDate>
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      <title>Trowel Talk: Messiah, Superman, or MLK?</title>
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        <![CDATA[Some of President Obama&#8217;s critics have sarcastically nicked-named him the &#8220;Messiah&#8221; suggesting that his rhetoric makes people think he can walk on water.]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/85968</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:41:00 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>Trowel Talk: Whose Time Has Come?</title>
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      <description>
        <![CDATA[Canada and England are two of America&#8217;s closest allies and
share a principle of governance very similar to our own. So, why do we have
such a different healthcare systems?]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/86139</guid>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 09:47:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.wconline.com/blogs/14-walls-ceilings-blog/post/86139-trowel-talk-whose-time-has-come</link>
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      <title>TrowelTalk: Wear and Tear</title>
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        <![CDATA[After years of suffering with arthritis and loss of cartilage in my right hip, I&#8217;ve recently undergone a procedure known as &#8220;hip resurfacing&#8221;. <br><br>So how did I get this way at just 52 years old? The stupidity of youth!]]>
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      <guid>http://www.wconline.com/blogs/14/post/85925</guid>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:48:00 -0500</pubDate>
      <link>https://www.wconline.com/blogs/14-walls-ceilings-blog/post/85925-troweltalk-wear-and-tear</link>
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