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		<title>Comparing Apples and Lemons</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2011/08/comparing-apples-and-lemons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:55:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: We just received a copy of another e-mail that was sent out by Jim McFarland, a non-voting member of the NFLPA Former Players Executive Committee. Jim expresses his concerns with key issues that the Union appears to have &#8220;negotiated&#8221; on behalf of Retired Players (while they were no longer a Union) and he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And the Wrights&#8217; Grandkids Love Their New Air Conditioner!</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2011/08/wrights-grandkids-love-their-new-ac/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks again to the good folks at Gridiron Greats for providing a new air conditioning system for Glendora and Gordon Wright who were facing another incredibly hot Summer and Fall in Orlando Florida! . . Left to Right: Danny, Kaleel, Darryl, Kaleb, Grandpa,Deleon, Kareem, Amaya, Luis &#38; Khari! . We are also in the process [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latest on Retired Players Benefits &amp; Pensions Lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2011/07/retired-players-benefits-pensions-lawsuit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, the retired players and the attorneys involved with the Eller et al vs. NFL et al class action lawsuit released a letter addressed to all retirees to outline a call for unity as well as to provide an update on the facts and actions to date. . Dear fellow retired players, . [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ron Mix on our First IFV Conference</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2011/03/ron-mix-on-the-first-ifv-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 22:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Mix</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hall-of-Famer Ron Mix attended and spoke at our first Annual Independent Football Veterans Conference last week, held at the South Point Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. We received Ron&#8217;s overview and editorial letter this morning and we&#8217;re posting it in its entirety below. Thanks, Ron! . You can view and read more of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Summit is On!</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2009/03/the-summit-is-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:38:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been asked many times over the past few weeks about the status of the Independent Summit for NFL Retired Players. It can now be announced that it will take place in Las Vegas on May 28 &#8211; 31. Those involved in helping to organize this effort to get all of us together as an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Shame for the NFLPA</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2008/07/more-shame-for-the-nflpa/</link>
		<comments>http://davepear.com/blog/2008/07/more-shame-for-the-nflpa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Pear</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re posting the entire press release from Mike Ditka&#8217;s GridIron Greats that was put out to general release this morning. Gridiron Greats, in conjunction with OAA Orthopedic Specialists of Allentown, PA, have put together a new medical assistance program for retired, injured NFL players. Several players have already been flown in for evaluation and care [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Press Conference for Gridiron Greats Sept. 18, 2007</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2008/04/the-press-conference-for-gridiron-greats-sept-18-2007/</link>
		<comments>http://davepear.com/blog/2008/04/the-press-conference-for-gridiron-greats-sept-18-2007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:44:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For many of you who may have missed this, here&#8217;s the 73-minute video taken during that press conference hosted by Gridiron Greats at the 101 Lounge in Washington DC on Sept. 18, 2007. Mike Ditka plays MC along with Delvin Williams, Dwight Harrison, Dave Pear, Conrad Dobler, Gale Sayers, Eugene “Mercury” Morris, Daryl “Moose” Johnston, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Full Video of GridIron Greats Press Conference Sept. 2007</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2008/02/full-video-of-gridiron-greats-press-conference-sept-2007/</link>
		<comments>http://davepear.com/blog/2008/02/full-video-of-gridiron-greats-press-conference-sept-2007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the full 1 hour and 14 minute video from September 2007 with Mike Ditka. From the posting itself: &#8220;Twelve ex-National Football League (NFL) players participated in a press conference, on September 18, 2007, at the 101 Lounge, near Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C. The session was sponsored by the “Gridiron Greats.” The players, led [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Clip from GridIronGreats SuperBowl Bash</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2008/02/a-clip-from-gridirongreats-superbowl-bash/</link>
		<comments>http://davepear.com/blog/2008/02/a-clip-from-gridirongreats-superbowl-bash/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<title>Mike Ditka&#8217;s Press Conference from Last Year</title>
		<link>http://davepear.com/blog/2008/02/mike-ditkas-press-conference-from-last-year/</link>
		<comments>http://davepear.com/blog/2008/02/mike-ditkas-press-conference-from-last-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>RobertinSeattle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s the video on YouTube on Mike Ditka&#8217;s press conference for the disabled retired players.]]></description>
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