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TOC - The Legacy Issue

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Editor’s Notes on the Legacy Issue
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Seldom Read – January/February 2023
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  • Tere Martinez,
  • Jeffrey Sweet,
  • Kermit Frazier,
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DG Glossary: Copyright Infringement
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Caitlin Saylor Stephens: Ten Questions
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The Legacy Playwrights Initiative: Honoring Those Still Among Us
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Mind the Gap
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The Signpost Fellowship
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The Legacy of William S. Yellow Robe, Jr.
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Remembering Bridgette Wimberly
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Lessons in Estate Planning: Jim Morrison
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Crossing the Finish Line Together
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Dramatists Diary – January/February 2023
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