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		<title>NEW VIDEO:  #WASNOW can&#8217;t dampen Lake Washington students&#8217; resolve to fight #DWD, #TWD</title>
		<link>http://heathersstory.org/2011/02/25/new-video-wasnow-cant-dampen-lake-washington-students-resolve-to-fight-dwd-twd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Horner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kaylin Wilson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Shannon Bebee]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll keep this post very short. This one&#8217;s really all about the video; an effort that goes nicely with Wednesday&#8217;s post. Click image below for larger view&#8230; &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>Lake Washington students embrace Heather&#8217;s story in fight against TWD</title>
		<link>http://heathersstory.org/2011/02/23/lake-washington-students-embrace-heathers-story-in-fight-against-twd/</link>
		<comments>http://heathersstory.org/2011/02/23/lake-washington-students-embrace-heathers-story-in-fight-against-twd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 23:58:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Horner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Julie Startup]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://heathersstory.org/?p=408</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE: Be sure to watch new video featuring Lake Washington High School seniors Shannon Bebee, Taylor LaFave and Kaylin Wilson in the February 25th, 2011 post, NEW VIDEO: #WASNOW CAN’T DAMPEN LAKE WASHINGTON STUDENTS’ RESOLVE TO FIGHT #DWD, #TWD *** STORY INCLUDES VIDEO Hard to believe, but today marks the anniversary of Heather Lerch&#8217;s passing.  ...]]></description>
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		<title>Small town sees eerily similar fatal texting crashes nearly 1 year apart</title>
		<link>http://heathersstory.org/2011/02/19/small-town-sees-eerily-similar-fatal-texting-crashes-nearly-1-year-apart/</link>
		<comments>http://heathersstory.org/2011/02/19/small-town-sees-eerily-similar-fatal-texting-crashes-nearly-1-year-apart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Horner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heather]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashley Davis-Jones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashley Jones-Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ashley R. Jones-Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heather Lerch]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[texting while driving]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update #5: (6:49pm/PST): Here&#8217;s tonight&#8217;s KING-TV news story featuring Heather&#8217;s mother, Wendy Lerch: *Update #4: (5:41pm/PST): Young woman killed in last night&#8217;s texting-while-driving crash identified as Ashley Rene Jones-Davis of Tumwater (source: SeattlePI.com) *Please note: this update was revised on February 28 to include link to obituary and to correct last name; previously reported as ...]]></description>
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		<title>INTERNATIONAL: heathersstory.org gets mention in major Abu Dhabi newspaper</title>
		<link>http://heathersstory.org/2010/09/17/international-heathersstory-org-gets-mention-in-major-abu-dhabi-newspaper/</link>
		<comments>http://heathersstory.org/2010/09/17/international-heathersstory-org-gets-mention-in-major-abu-dhabi-newspaper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2010 03:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Horner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Georgia Lewis]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://heathersstory.org/?p=329</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[New:  See how reporter Georgia Lewis&#8217; story appeared in The National&#8217;s print edition: The National, page 1 (pdf), The National, page 2 (pdf) *** Several weeks ago, heathersstory.org was contacted by reporter Georgia Lewis of The National, an English language newspaper published in the United Arab Emirates.  Lewis explained that she was working on a ...]]></description>
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		<title>New sign honors memory of teen killed in texting while driving crash</title>
		<link>http://heathersstory.org/2010/09/15/new-sign-honors-memory-of-teen-killed-in-texting-while-driving-crash/</link>
		<comments>http://heathersstory.org/2010/09/15/new-sign-honors-memory-of-teen-killed-in-texting-while-driving-crash/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 06:41:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Horner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dan and Wendy Lerch]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Signs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Littlerock Road]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Thurston County]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://heathersstory.org/?p=308</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wendy Lerch had seen other roadside memorials and knew she wanted one to honor the life of the 19-year-old daughter she&#8217;d lost earlier this year. &#8220;Kind of a permanent memorial for her,&#8221; Lerch explained.  &#8220;My brother works for DOT so I sent him on a task to find out how to get one for Heather.  ...]]></description>
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		<title>A video every driver should watch</title>
		<link>http://heathersstory.org/2010/08/25/a-video-every-driver-should-watch/</link>
		<comments>http://heathersstory.org/2010/08/25/a-video-every-driver-should-watch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Horner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Texting & Driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[10-85 Echo]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fatalities]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reggie Shaw]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Utah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Utah Texting PSA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zero Fatalities]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://heathersstory.org/?p=296</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Powerful. Gripping.  A &#8220;must-watch&#8221; video. All words I tend to avoid as they so often seem coated with hype;  the frosting that hides a soggy cake of disappointment. But not this time.  In truth, &#8220;powerful,&#8221; &#8220;gripping&#8221; and &#8220;must watch&#8221; still seem to come-up short when attempting to describe the video I&#8217;ve just watched.  It runs ...]]></description>
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		<title>Mother&#8217;s mobile message: &#8220;Hang up &amp; Drive!&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://heathersstory.org/2010/08/14/mothers-mobile-message-hang-up-drive/</link>
		<comments>http://heathersstory.org/2010/08/14/mothers-mobile-message-hang-up-drive/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 05:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Horner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dan and Wendy Lerch]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Texting & Driving]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[distracted driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rear window]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://heathersstory.org/?p=274</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the war against distracted driving, Wendy Lerch has just taken her message to the front lines.  She is motivated by the threat of more casualties in a battle that&#8211;just six months ago&#8211;became  so very, very personal. On a February night, 19-year-old Heather Lerch was driving home from work when her car left the road ...]]></description>
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		<title>A message from Heather&#8217;s parents, Dan and Wendy Lerch</title>
		<link>http://heathersstory.org/2010/06/30/a-message-from-heathers-parents-dan-and-wendy-lerch/</link>
		<comments>http://heathersstory.org/2010/06/30/a-message-from-heathers-parents-dan-and-wendy-lerch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:55:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Horner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dan and Wendy Lerch]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Heather Lerch]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://heathersstory.org/?p=268</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A quick post tonight to share that the home page on heathersstory.org has been updated to include a story written by Dan and Wendy Lerch. The story is a brief remembrance of their late-daughter Heather&#8217;s life, as well as a testimony to her potential and the way in which she touched many lives. More than ...]]></description>
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		<title>Heather&#8217;s story shared on KING-5</title>
		<link>http://heathersstory.org/2010/06/09/heathers-story-shared-on-king-5/</link>
		<comments>http://heathersstory.org/2010/06/09/heathers-story-shared-on-king-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Horner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heather]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tumwater High School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anthony Sermonti]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Margaret Larson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given the current version of the Mariners, a home run can be hard to find in Seattle these days. But KING-5&#8242;s Margaret Larson definitely hit the ball out of the park on her morning show today when she delivered a powerful segment dedicated to Washington state&#8217;s  new cell phone law. Larson&#8217;s guests on New Day Northwest included Trooper ...]]></description>
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		<title>Heather&#8217;s story continues to touch lives</title>
		<link>http://heathersstory.org/2010/05/31/heathers-story-continues-to-touch-lives/</link>
		<comments>http://heathersstory.org/2010/05/31/heathers-story-continues-to-touch-lives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 18:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Horner</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Puget Sound]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Olympian]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://heathersstory.org/?p=185</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[More than 3-months have passed since 19-year-old Heather Lerch died instantly after her car left the road at an estimated 60 miles per hour and T-boned the end of a guardrail.  Just five weeks after that horrific night, Heather&#8217;s parents agreed to tell their daughter&#8217;s story on-camera, hoping it would dissuade people from distracted driving. ...]]></description>
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