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Be as nice as possible and as nasty as necessary.

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Al Neuharth
Age: 89 †
Born: 1924
Born: March 22
Died: 2013
Died: April 19
Author
Businessperson
Columnist
Journalist
Eureka
South Dakota
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Nasty
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