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PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.

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Old 05-13-2009, 11:57 AM   #1
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DyanKJ130 is moving to a new forum to help us out and Cam22 and DawnDenise are moving in! Thanks to Dyan for her hard work in this forum and Cam and Dawn!!!!
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