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SURVIVAL IN THE CITY.(city and regional magazines form national advertising network)(Brief...

City and regional magazines are hoping a national ad network and a desire to stay close to home will pull them through the troubled economy.

About this time each year, Mpls.-St. Paul sends out a letter to its advertisers announcing the latest increase in ad-page rates.

This year's letter carries a very different message. "We'll send an announcement that we're holding our rates for the time being because we understand everyone is concerned about the economy and the world situation," says associate publisher Patricia Mathews.

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