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Editor:

On page 51 of your February 2002 issue, Michael J. Ducey's Paper column, "Uncoated Paper's Strong Arms," mentions odd-lot and job-size houses like Case and Roosevelt (which I am very familiar with) and Coastal and Spicers in the West. Who they are?

Judy Norrington, jnorrington@c-press-inc.com Creative Press, Inc., Evansville, Ind.

Coastal Paper Company is located at 1321 Magnolia Dr., Wiggins, Miss. 39577. The phone is (601) 928-5205 and the fax is (601) 928-3601; it can be found at coastalpaper.com on the Web. Founded as Dunn Paper Company in 1974, the company had several owners until it was acquired by Cellu Tissue Holdings in 1995. It specializes in lightweight, value-added, bleached machine-glazed converting papers.

Spicers Paper, Inc. is based in Australia and is a division of Paperlinx Limited. In North America, the company serves the West Coast and British Columbia. Its U.S. headquarters are in Santa Fe Springs, Calif. 90670; phone (562) 698-1199 and fax (562) 693-4814. Send e-mail messages to spicers@spicers.com; on the Web, visit spicers.com. Spicers offers an array of papers and board grades, as well as custom sheeting, slitting, and rewinding services.

Editor:

In her article, "Business Options in a Difficult Economy," published on page 30 of your January 2002 issue, business editor Lisa Cross quotes Bill Marrinan, a consultant, regarding the problem of industry overcapacity and resulting fierce price competition. How can we get in touch with him?

Cathy Urban, Inland Litho, LLC, Anaheim, Calif.

William K. Marrinan is president of Marrinan Associates Inc., which specializes in strategic business planning, turnaround management, and mergers and acquisitions in the printing industry. The address is 2109 Brixham Court, Suite 1000, Raleigh, N.C. 27615. The phone number is (919) 846-9352.