My Pages has locked up. I can see my documents but nothing will open. I cannot open a new document either. Any ideas?

I have used my Pages software for years. All of a sudden, I cannot open anything. It shows my documents on the "open" tab but then in will not open them. Also, when I try and create a new document, I get the error message stating that "Starting point 'blank.template' couldn't be found. It was moved or deleted." So I'm thinking my whole Pages application has been deleted somehow. Is there a way to re-install it without repurchasing it? Help!

Is there a way to re-install it without repurchasing it?
Where and how did you buy it? As a DVD from a store, a download from Apple or from the Mac App Store?
If you got it from the Mac App Store, just delete it and (re)install it from the Purchases section.
If you received a DVD when you bought it you just need to delete it, reinstall it and update it.
The best way to completely remove iWork from your Mac is to use Yvan Koenig's AppleScript:
Go to https://public.me.com/koenigyvan
Choose For iWork > iWork '09 > Uninstall iWork '09.zip
Download Uninstall iWork '09.zip, decompress it, open it in AppleScript Editor and click the Run button
It'd might help to know what version of Pages and OS X you're using.

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