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RESOURCES

By Liz Reyer

For the Minnesota Star Tribune

July 31, 2011 at 7:29PM

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www.startribune.com/bios/52361377.html

managementhelp.org/businesswriting/

www.syntaxtraining. com/business_writing_tips.html

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