ICal recurring events problem

Since updating to 10.8.2 I've run into a problem with my repeating events in iCal. I can duplicate the problem every time I create a repeating event on my MacBook Pro but not on any other Mac on 10.8.2 which leads me to believe it is a preference problem.
If I delete the preferences will all my events disappear from my calender? Are there other hidden preferences that I should try to delete? Or do I need to delete all my events and start from scratch creating them again? (I've got about 45 events every month.)
This is the problem I'm having:
I create an event repeating every week or month, etc. and I have it set to remind me a week before it's due. When the event is done I'll enter a note in the notes field which then brings up a window asking me if I want to change this event ONLY or change ALL the events. I choose ONLY this event. When I check the same event for next week or month, etc. the note that was entered in the last event shows up and shows up in all future events.
-- Jamlot

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I use my Mac for business, so having iCal broken is a serious problem. I hope someone can help.
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I switched over to sharing my calendars via chandlerproject.org. You can share your calendars via webdav just like icalx and you can play around with some of the CalDAV features for free. (I'm not sure how long it will be free--it seems like an awfully nice service for no money!)

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In Office Outlook 2010, I'm subscribed to my wife's google calendar via subscribed internet calendars. A few weeks ago, I noticed that recurring events weren't appearing. I deleted the subscription, and resubscribed, with no luck. (All
her other appointments and events were there, but not the recurring ones - including new scheduled events she had just added.)
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Please make sure the latest patches and service packs are installed for your Outlook 2010. Since the issue doesn’t happen in Outlook 2013 on another computer, the Internet Calendar URL should be OK for opening.
Please refer to the following article to create a new Outlook profile and restart Outlook in Safe mode to have a try:
https://support.office.com/en-za/article/I-can-t-start-Microsoft-Outlook-2010-or-2013-or-receive-the-error-%E2%80%9CCannot-start-Microsoft-Office-Outlook-Cannot-open-the-Outlook-Window%E2%80%9D-d1f69da6-b333-4650-97bf-4d77bd7abb85
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I setup an event that runs an Applescript at 13:00 and set it to repeat every day, it worked perfectly the first day but after that it stopped working....now when it turns 13:00 nothing runs.
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