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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.

Why line speed is 'non-negotiable'

• By DON WALTON / Lincoln Journal Star
• Oct 6, 2009
• Oct 6, 2009
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Originally published June 1, 2003

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