2016 Issue 3 may/jun - Focus Mid-South magazine
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The People’s Choice<br />
Award<br />
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Joan Allison<br />
Daphne Butler<br />
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Christian Westphal<br />
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Ray Rico<br />
MANAGING EDITOR<br />
Joan Allison<br />
ADVERTISING<br />
Amanda Bolton<br />
INTERACTIVE<br />
Ben Bauermeister<br />
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SUBSCRIPTIONS<br />
Randall Sloan<br />
Robin Beaudoin<br />
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Cassidy Cook<br />
Ashley Morgan Gerst<br />
Sarah Rutledge Fischer<br />
Phillis Lewis<br />
Virginia Phillips<br />
Candace Rudd<br />
Tim Sampson<br />
Kevin Shaw<br />
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