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title: "SWN and Users’ Groups"
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excerpt: "This is a drum that we are going to beat loud and long. We want to help UGs to survive and prosper. Anyone who has suggestions as to how we can do this, please let us know. We've made a couple of offers already. Here are a couple more, that grew out of the Columbus…"
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This is a drum that we are going to beat loud and long. We want to help UGs to survive and prosper. Anyone who has suggestions as to how we can do this, please let us know. We’ve made a couple of offers already. Here are a couple more, that grew out of the Columbus meeting.