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ON THE COVER — Contract Disclosure Law reveals additional savings by replacing costly consultants with public employees. Graphic by Mario A. Bruni

THE COMMUNICATOR Volume 25, No. 5 June 2008 (0745-6514)
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The Communicator Staff
Stephen Chamberlain Managing Editor
Darcy Wells Editor-In-Chief
Sherry Halbrook Editor
Mario A. Bruni Graphic Artist
Deborah A. Miles Reporter/Writer
Barbara Valenti Jr. Graphic Artist
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