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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting";mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Dena Ratliff Warren</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#4472C4;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="mailto:dratliffwarren@ky.gov"><span style="color:blue">dratliffwarren@ky.gov</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Erica McCormick <emccormick@tsl.texas.gov>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 1, 2025 10:47 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Ratliff Warren, Dena (ELC) <dratliffwarren@ky.gov>; LSTA CoordinatorsList LSTAC <lstac@omls.oregon.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [lstac] Laura Bush Grant - reinstated<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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On Behalf Of Ratliff Warren, Dena (ELC) via lstac Sent: Monday, December 1, 2025 6:</span><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> </span><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">42 AM To: LSTA CoordinatorsList LSTAC <lstac@</span><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> </span><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">omls.</span><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> </span><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">oregon.</span><span style="font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white"> </span><span style="font-size:1.0pt;color:white">gov>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Congratulations, Dena!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> lstac <<a href="mailto:lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov">lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ratliff Warren, Dena (ELC) via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 1, 2025 6:42 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> LSTA CoordinatorsList LSTAC <<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [lstac] Laura Bush Grant - reinstated<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hey all! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">After months of waiting and lots of paperwork/appeals, our Laura Bush grant was reinstated. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I am cautiously hopeful that we will be able to move forward with the project. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">I hope other state libraries were able to get their grants reinstated as well! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dena Ratliff Warren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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