<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304882627503778478</id><updated>2011-07-07T20:24:42.121-05:00</updated><category term='SHOPPING'/><category term='thomson area housing'/><category term='FULTON'/><category term='thomson area'/><category term='SCHOOLS'/><title type='text'>Thomson Illinois Housing Connections</title><subtitle type='html'>We serve the Thomson area.   We hope that this site is a resource for you and our service providers (Fulton Schools, Realtors, Developers, Property owners and our Local Units of Government)</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8304882627503778478/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Riverbenders</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17147899820570474017</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4OIOUX7CKQ/SyQanjxD4HI/AAAAAAAAAA0/v3yXu_v-O2g/S220/windmill+16.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4OIOUX7CKQ/SyQanjxD4HI/AAAAAAAAAA0/v3yXu_v-O2g/S220/windmill+16.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304882627503778478.post-7470671431980221122</id><published>2010-01-11T21:39:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T21:45:59.932-06:00</updated><title type='text'>BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.thecomplexsite.com/page/news.html"&gt;http://www.thecomplexsite.com/page/news.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.thecomplexsite.com/page/news.html"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Fulton community leaders are developing a regional recreation and conference facility - &lt;b&gt;The Complex&lt;/b&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8304882627503778478-7470671431980221122?l=thomsonconnections.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' 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src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4OIOUX7CKQ/SyQanjxD4HI/AAAAAAAAAA0/v3yXu_v-O2g/S220/windmill+16.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304882627503778478.post-6431579856349589202</id><published>2010-01-04T21:56:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T21:45:17.263-06:00</updated><title type='text'>City of Fulton Cost of Living and Housing Cost Comparisons</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.city-data.com/city/Fulton-Illinois.html"&gt;See third-party comparative data -&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8304882627503778478-6431579856349589202?l=thomsonconnections.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/feeds/6431579856349589202/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/2010/01/city-of-fulton-cost-of-living-and.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8304882627503778478/posts/default/6431579856349589202'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8304882627503778478/posts/default/6431579856349589202'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/2010/01/city-of-fulton-cost-of-living-and.html' title='City of Fulton Cost of Living and Housing Cost Comparisons'/><author><name>Riverbenders</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17147899820570474017</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4OIOUX7CKQ/SyQanjxD4HI/AAAAAAAAAA0/v3yXu_v-O2g/S220/windmill+16.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304882627503778478.post-5955096280452997847</id><published>2009-12-29T11:07:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T21:47:39.395-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thomson area'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thomson area housing'/><title type='text'>Thomson Area 2009 Property Taxes</title><content type='html'>Municipal services (fire, library, parks, public works, police and other city services)&lt;br /&gt;tax levy data for Whiteside County communities:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;municipal services&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;total rate&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sterling &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;2.6325 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;9.5035&lt;br /&gt;Erie &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;2.0298 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;6.7879&lt;br /&gt;Prophetstown &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; 1.8523 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;9.1943 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;Albany &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; 1.7190 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;8.0545&lt;br /&gt;Lyndon &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;1.6281 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;9.4239&lt;br /&gt;Tampico &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; 1.5555 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;8.6145 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Fulton &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;1.2992 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;7.6044&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Morrison &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;1.0514 &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;8.7196&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8304882627503778478-5955096280452997847?l=thomsonconnections.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/feeds/5955096280452997847/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/2009/12/thomson-area-2009-property-tax-levy.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8304882627503778478/posts/default/5955096280452997847'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8304882627503778478/posts/default/5955096280452997847'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/2009/12/thomson-area-2009-property-tax-levy.html' title='Thomson Area 2009 Property Taxes'/><author><name>Riverbenders</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17147899820570474017</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4OIOUX7CKQ/SyQanjxD4HI/AAAAAAAAAA0/v3yXu_v-O2g/S220/windmill+16.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304882627503778478.post-4043013636853347341</id><published>2009-12-14T15:44:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-03T20:38:39.318-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thomson area'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thomson area housing'/><title type='text'>Area Medical Clinics Located in Fulton, Morrison and Clinton</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Fulton&amp;amp;state=IL&amp;amp;cat=medical&amp;amp;country=US&amp;amp;latitude=41.867222&amp;amp;longitude=-90.159439&amp;amp;geocode=CITY"&gt;http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Fulton&amp;amp;state=IL&amp;amp;cat=medical&amp;amp;country=US&amp;amp;latitude=41.867222&amp;amp;longitude=-90.159439&amp;amp;geocode=CITY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8304882627503778478-4043013636853347341?l=thomsonconnections.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/feeds/4043013636853347341/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/2009/12/area-medical-clinics-located-in-fulton.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8304882627503778478/posts/default/4043013636853347341'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8304882627503778478/posts/default/4043013636853347341'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/2009/12/area-medical-clinics-located-in-fulton.html' title='Area Medical Clinics Located in Fulton, Morrison and Clinton'/><author><name>Riverbenders</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17147899820570474017</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4OIOUX7CKQ/SyQanjxD4HI/AAAAAAAAAA0/v3yXu_v-O2g/S220/windmill+16.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304882627503778478.post-9004954706212632858</id><published>2009-12-14T12:26:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-03T20:38:39.319-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thomson area'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thomson area housing'/><title type='text'>Tourism and Fulton Go Together</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-trav-fulton-illinois-aug0209,0,5343197.story"&gt;http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-trav-fulton-illinois-aug0209,0,5343197.story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color: #292727; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #292727; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color: #292727; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px;"&gt;About 10 miles southeast of Galena, turn south on Illinois Highway 84. You're bound for Fulton, a quiet town on the&lt;a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/us/mississippi-PLGEO100103000000000.topic" id="PLGEO100103000000000" style="color: #37689a; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;" title="Mississippi"&gt;Mississippi&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;that rewards the visitor with history, a nature trail and a tribute to the town's Dutch heritage. After about an hour, turn west on Illinois Highway 136. You will see shops, restaurants and gas stations—then suddenly come face to face with Fulton's authentic 90-foot-tall&amp;nbsp;&lt;a class="taxInlineTagLink" href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/topic/intl/netherlands-PLGEO00000041.topic" id="PLGEO00000041" style="color: #37689a; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;" title="Netherlands"&gt;Dutch&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;windmill, De Immigrant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The windmill was fashioned in the Netherlands, then shipped to Fulton, where it was assembled with the help of Dutch craftsmen and masons. It's a working mill that grinds grain. Stone-ground flour is available for sale in the gift shop, and volunteers are there to explain how the low tech still works.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8304882627503778478-9004954706212632858?l=thomsonconnections.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/feeds/9004954706212632858/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/2009/12/tourism-and-fulton-go-together.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8304882627503778478/posts/default/9004954706212632858'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8304882627503778478/posts/default/9004954706212632858'/><link rel='alternate' 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class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8304882627503778478-7537404006554965575?l=thomsonconnections.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/feeds/7537404006554965575/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/2009/12/great-place-to-stay-when-touring-area.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8304882627503778478/posts/default/7537404006554965575'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8304882627503778478/posts/default/7537404006554965575'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/2009/12/great-place-to-stay-when-touring-area.html' title='A Great Place to Stay When Touring the Area'/><author><name>Riverbenders</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17147899820570474017</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4OIOUX7CKQ/SyQanjxD4HI/AAAAAAAAAA0/v3yXu_v-O2g/S220/windmill+16.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304882627503778478.post-168670576049007126</id><published>2009-12-13T16:59:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-03T20:38:39.320-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thomson area'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thomson area housing'/><title type='text'>A Riverfront Setting and Heritage to Boot</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.illinoiswindmills.org/index_files/Deimmigrant.htm"&gt;http://www.illinoiswindmills.org/index_files/Deimmigrant.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;with a great bike and walking trail along the river next to the windmill&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8304882627503778478-168670576049007126?l=thomsonconnections.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/feeds/168670576049007126/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/2009/12/riverfront-setting-and-heritage-to-boot.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8304882627503778478/posts/default/168670576049007126'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8304882627503778478/posts/default/168670576049007126'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/2009/12/riverfront-setting-and-heritage-to-boot.html' title='A Riverfront Setting and Heritage to Boot'/><author><name>Riverbenders</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17147899820570474017</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4OIOUX7CKQ/SyQanjxD4HI/AAAAAAAAAA0/v3yXu_v-O2g/S220/windmill+16.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304882627503778478.post-4844573295225789561</id><published>2009-12-13T16:14:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-03T20:38:39.320-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thomson area'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thomson area housing'/><title type='text'>Competitive Schools at River Bend K-12</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://riverbendschools.org/district/"&gt;http://riverbendschools.org/district/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;River Bend measures up in many ways.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8304882627503778478-4844573295225789561?l=thomsonconnections.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/feeds/4844573295225789561/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/2009/12/competitive-schools-at-river-bend-k-12.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8304882627503778478/posts/default/4844573295225789561'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8304882627503778478/posts/default/4844573295225789561'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/2009/12/competitive-schools-at-river-bend-k-12.html' title='Competitive Schools at River Bend K-12'/><author><name>Riverbenders</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17147899820570474017</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_H4OIOUX7CKQ/SyQanjxD4HI/AAAAAAAAAA0/v3yXu_v-O2g/S220/windmill+16.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304882627503778478.post-7315117758870849882</id><published>2009-12-12T15:17:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2010-01-12T22:42:03.937-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='SCHOOLS'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thomson area'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='thomson area housing'/><title type='text'>Check out Unity Christian School</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/9735"&gt;http:unitychristian.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/unitychristian.com/"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Unity provides a great option for K-12. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Growth at Unity indicates success.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8304882627503778478-7315117758870849882?l=thomsonconnections.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/feeds/7315117758870849882/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thomsonconnections.blogspot.com/2009/12/check-out-unity-schools.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8304882627503778478/posts/default/7315117758870849882'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8304882627503778478/posts/default/7315117758870849882'/><link rel='alternate' 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