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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Hello All:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The Hearings for our Braille
Standards Bills will be on Wednesday, February <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>10 and Wednesday, February
17. The Hearing for SB230 on February 10 will be <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Miller</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Senate</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Office</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
room 2W. The Hearing on HB413 will be <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Lowe</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">House</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Office</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>,
Room 131.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Transportation from the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">National</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for the Blind will leave at 11:30
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>a.m. both days. Please call
Mrs. Maurer if you can attend.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>If live in the Sligo Creek
area contact Debbie Brown if you can attend.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Everyone who plans to go
should let me know as well.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>We need to let Delegates and
Senators know that this Bill is important. Come <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Annapolis</st1:place></st1:City> so that blind children of the
future have a chance to become <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>literate.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Thanks for your help.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Sharon Maneki<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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