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Behind the Scenes at Spirit's January Edition
Mon, 01/12/2009 - 09:38 — Jay HeinrichsAs the editorial director of Southwest's inflight magazine, Spirit , I like to whine to the mucketymucks at Pace Communications, the magazine's publisher, about all the hard work we mag folk do. But between you and me, we have way more fun than anyone has a right to.
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