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Be a part of our next Print Edition, out next week!

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The Tico Times’ third Special Print Edition will be out next week.

The 24-page publication will be chock-full of our best election photos, arts and culture news, interviews, content from our columnists, and more.

To learn more about advertising in this special edition, read about the options here or contact us this week (cvargas@ticotimes.net or 4000-0838). To become a distributor of this edition, please contact us. Distributors are listed on our website with links to their own sites or Facebook pages, as well as in stories on our site in your area of the country.

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