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NANCY EDMONDS HANSON: After Thought — Hot Tips On Cold Calls

It was a chill, dreary first day of spring. We’d just sat down for a nice, hot bowl of soup when the telephone rang. Caller ID said it came from the local area code, so I got up to answer its summons. A very pleasant woman — her voice sounded half-familiar — said she had good news about our local newspaper. It’s …