It is sad indeed to lose the University of Missouri Press.  I am  
afraid that many smaller university presses are threatened by this  
economy and changes in how people access information.  I was very  
troubled yesterday to see that the Times-Picayune is going to a three- 
day-a-week format.  Who knew that Farenheit 451 would dawn, not  
through a police state, but because of electronic media, hard times  
and Republican legislators?  (Okay, so we did know Repubs would be  
involved...)

Terrell Dempsey
On May 24, 2012, at 11:55 PM, JULES AUSTIN HOJNOWSKI wrote:

> That's too bad!
> They published many Twain works and other very nice books :(
> Thanks for letting us know.
> Jules
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> A quick FYI. Since it published so much on Twain, I thought  
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> http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2012/may/24/university-missouri-press=
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> Greg Specter