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Our leaders’ unwillingness to speak out publicly on behalf of Richmond creatives says volumes.

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Let’s take a quiz. Here’s how one midsized American city begins its online marketing campaign, under the headline, “Dreamers Welcome.” … “Here, in the soft dappled sunshine of [NAME CITY HERE], imaginations simmer, ideas take flight and dreams are nurtured to…

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