function hop(obj){
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		window.open(obj.options[obj.selectedIndex].value,'newWin');
	} else {
		alert("Error message: Sorry no news available at this time.");
	}
}

document.write("<select name='urlHop' onChange='hop(this)'>");
document.write("<option value=''>Select Community");
document.write("<option value='http://www.atlantaafterschoolallstars.org/index.htm'>Atlanta");
document.write("<option value=''>Chicago");
document.write("<option value='http://www.columbusafterschoolallstars.org/newsroom.htm'>Columbus");
document.write("<option value='http://dallasasas.org/Index.cfm?FuseAction=Page&PageID=1000023'>Dallas");
document.write("<option value=''>Detroit");
document.write("<option value=''>Houston");
document.write("<option value='http://www.glvicg.org/press.html'>Las Vegas");
document.write("<option value='http://www.arnoldsallstars.org/'>Los Angeles");
document.write("<option value=''>New York");
document.write("<option value=''>Orlando");
document.write("<option value=''>Philadelphia");
document.write("<option value=''>San Antonio");
document.write("<option value=''>San Diego");
document.write("<option value='http://www.sjicg.org/press.html'>San Jose");
document.write("<option value='http://www.sfasas.org/index.cfm?FuseAction=Page&PageID=1000000'>South Florida");
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