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Ron Burley
— Art Streiber
Ron Burley, who has championed consumer rights since his days as a local TV and CNN correspondent, writes the On Your Side column for AARP The Magazine. A pilot in his spare time, Ron is the author of Unscrewed: The Consumer's Guide to Getting What You Paid For.
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