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How to edit a PDF: An easy approach to a core professional services tool
The writers, editors, and designers at Leff Communications—and at all professional service firms—deal heavily in…
The world is ready for city foreign policies
Last week, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs hosted its third annual Chicago Forum on…
No-nonsense guide: How to use quotation marks
Punctuation can be a pain. The 2016 AP Stylebook dedicates 11 dense pages to explaining…