{"id":2159,"date":"2020-02-07T20:35:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-08T04:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/?p=2159"},"modified":"2020-02-07T20:57:57","modified_gmt":"2020-02-08T04:57:57","slug":"newsletter-more-than-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/newsletter-more-than-true\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter, More Than True"},"content":{"rendered":"
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E-Book PDF: Open in New Window | Download (4.3MB) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music | Android | iHeartRadio | Email | TuneIn | RSS | More A newsletter for you. PDF. V.1 Iss. 1. Words! Words! Words! Feel free to print a few copies and hand them out. 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