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     <h1>Champaign theater might become co-op</h1>
     <div>By <em>Melissa Merli</em></div>
     <div>Created <em>08/15/2011 - 11:04pm</em></div>
     <div><p>CHAMPAIGN — Now more than half way  
through his lease as operator of the Art Theater, Sanford Hess recommends  
that a community cooperative is formed to take over and operate the  
independent-movie house.</p>
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