It might be useful to know how much money the university blew in order 
to switch from the Big 12 to the SEC. And why they're paying a football 
coach that much money to finish with an 8-5 record.
The whole thing is a ludicrous piece of mismanagement worthy of a 
scoundrel from a Twain novel.

George Robinson


On 5/29/2012 6:56 PM, John Bird wrote:
> There is now a Facebook page, "Save the University of Missouri Press." 
> People are sharing some very well-written letters.
>
> One point I find very compelling: the new president of the university 
> is trying to save money. The press gets $400,000 a year. The football 
> coach gets $2.7 million...
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Gregory specter
> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 4:37 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: U of Missouri Press
>
> Hello List Members=E2=80=94
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>
> A quick FYI. Since it published so much on Twain, I thought I=E2=80=99d =
> pass along this article about the closing of the University of Missouri =
> Press. I find the closing of the press particularly disappointing =
> because it produced an extensive catalogue of books on the history, 
> art, =
> literature, and life focusing on the state of Missouri.=20
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>
>
> http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2012/may/24/university-missouri-press= 
>
> -closing/
>
>
>
> Greg Specter

-- 
Which is the greater crime?
To rob a bank, or to found one?

	-- Bertolt Brecht, Threepenny Novel