[nfbmi-talk] newsline at convention

[Georgia Kitchen]

Hi All,

I got this from a post that Larry Posont sent to the list. I believe that perhaps we can  learn from the folks in Illinois what worked at their convention.

Here is the part on Newsline,

Georgia 
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