Wow-- what a lot of work you two are doing! A couple of comments, as inserted... ... SUBSCRIPTIONS: We agreed that subscriptions will really be memberships to the GPCA-- [I think these need to be refered to as 'sustainers' or 'supporting member' or...? since we do not charge to be a member of the GPCA.] ... See attached sample subscription form -- may need to be edited a bit [didn't find--was this not attached?] ... >>> Still need to figure out what kind of merchandise we're giving away (we know that there are no more GPCA t-shirts...) and also who is handling the merchandise part --- is it the Clearinghouse? We would need to really coordinate the receipt of subscriptions (Mike Wyman?), the sending of merchandise for donors of $35 and above (Ken Adams?) and the maintenance of the Green Focus budget (Karine M.) [No shirts now, but we do have tote bags, b. stickers and buttons. And it's possible to get shirts from Cool Stuff- the nice Green tie-dyed ones w/flower. I do think the CH should handle the merch. Ken?] ... ADVERTISEMENTS: We will allow "Green" businesses to place ads in the paper. The criteria would have determined --- [hopefully not limited to Green Party only, but reach out to responsible, sustainable businesses who know they can find a market in the Greens.] ... We will charge $15 for classifieds / text and $50 for business card size ads. [These should possibly be higher, considering the number of copies to be distributed-or maybe these are baseline with an upward sliding scale?--$15-30; $50-100?] ... Income - subscriptions - advertisements - locals paying cost ---[MANDATORY!!!--in fact, you might consider preprinting a price on each copy--"suggested price $1.00" Then, locals buy in bulk at .10 per copy or whatever, and can choose to ask for donations when tabling, maybe even making some money, or just give it away, at their own expense. Personal Responsibility!] ... CONTENT AND TOPICS: -- 10 key values (English and Spanish) [including a basic history summary and a "what we are" description] mail-in coupon [see attached] [was this attached?] TIMELINE AND SUMMARY: (L=Laura and K=Karine) ... - create subscription coupon to hand out at tabling events (see attached) - (K) [PENDING] [didn't find] ... - fax Nader and ask for reprint permission of his articles or a new article for our first issue (K) [a new article specific to that issue would be a nice gesture] Okay! Thanks for considering my thoughts, Karine and Laura. Take them or leave them, but overall, I think you are doing a fabulous job, and I'm grateful. Beth