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Brand Guidelines. 4 KENTUCKY LIVING • JANUARY 2021 YOUR COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY EDITORIAL EDITOR Anita Travis Richter MANAGING EDITOR Shannon Brock COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE COORDINATOR Mary Lyons COOPERATIVE OUTREACH DIRECTOR Mary Beth Dennis COPY EDITOR Madelynn Coldiron CONTRIBUTORS Amy Cobb • Byron Crawford James Dulley • Sarah Fritschner Debra Gibson Isaacs • Shelly Nold • Brian Orms Need hope? Look to a farmer Dave Shuffett • Penny Woods Weathering the ups and downs of a life in agriculture ADVERTISING ADVERTISING MANAGER Renee Williams ADVERTISING SALES REP. Monica Pickerill ADVERTISING SALES REP. Cynthia Whelan ADVERTISING SALES REP. 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