Dear Reader,<p>


David Opitz was Chairman of the Wisconsin Republican Party during its recent remarkable resurgence.  He credits GIS with a major role in that comeback story at <a href="/article.asp?ArticleID=46">http://www.directionsmag.com/article.asp?ArticleID=46</a><p>
 

Charlie Sharp's new column reviews what's involved in building insurance rating territories.  Read it at <a href="columns.asp?ColumnID=24">http://www.directionsmag.com/columns.asp?ColumnID=24</a><p>


We interview Lorraine Green Mazerolle, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati, in our ongoing Women in GIS series at <a href="aritcle.asp?ArticleID=45">http://www.directionsmag.com/article.asp?ArticleID=45
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Steve Wallace's review of Image Compression software, at <a href="/feature.asp?featureID=27">http://www.directionsmag.com/features.asp?featureID=27,</a> is already our most popular feature yet; be sure you don't miss it. 
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Thanks for reading Directions, and be sure to tell a friend!<p>


Regards,