Substance staff for December 2008
Substance ™
The newspaper of public education in Chicago
5132 W. Berteau Ave.
Chicago, IL 60641-1440
Phone: 773-725-7502. FAX: 773 - 725 -7503.
Email: Csubstance @ aol.com.
Website: www.substancenews.net
Copyright © December 2007 All Rights Reserved
Substance™ (USPS # 016-073) is published monthly except July and August (but with a special August issue in 2007) by Substance, Inc. Editorial offices at 5132 W. Berteau Ave., Chicago, IL 60641-1440. Address all correspondence to Substance, 5132 W. Berteau Ave., Chicago, IL 60641-1440. Periodicals postage paid at Chicago, IL. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Substance, 5132 W. Berteau, Chicago, IL 60641-1440.
Editor-in-Chief: George N. Schmidt
Deputy Editor: Rosagitta Podrovsky
Resistance Editor: Susan Ohanian
Assistant Editor: Terry Czernik
Managing Editor: Sharon Schmidt
Contributing Editor: Grady C. Jordan
Contributing Editor: John M. DelVecchio
Reporters:
Board of Education: Lotty Blumenthal
Local School Councils: Joseph Guzman
Elementary News: Michael Brownstein, Norine Gutekanst, Al Ramirez
High School News: Jesse Sharkey, Jackson Potter
Chicago City News: Frank Cocanate, F. Michael Klein, Al Ramirez, Jim Vail
International News: E. Wayne Ross
National Resistance News: Rich Gibson, Carol Holst, Phillip Kovacs, Jim Horn, Juanita Doyon
Research: Leo Gorenstein
Retiree and Pension News: Marybeth Foley, Al Korach, Laura DelVecchio
Sports: Dan Schmidt
Union News: Theresa D.Daniels, Allegra Podrovsky, Earl Silbar
Videographers: Al Ramirez, Luis Valenzuela
Web Work: Dan Schmidt
Cartoonist: Sandra Gordon
Circulation & Advertising: Larry J.MacDonald
Special Assignments: Dan Van Zile
Policies. Confidentiality. Substance maintains the confidentiality of news sources. Confidential information must be verifiable through additional news sources or from public information.
Mailing List. Substance does not share, sell, leak, or market its mailing list to anyone of any entity.
Policies Available. Copies of Substance policies on news development, letters, confidentiality, reproduction, and mailing list security are available . Send SASA with $5.00 and ask for “The Substance Manual of Style, Usage, and Muckraking.”
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Letters. Letters must be from regular Substance readers and signed by the writer. All letters will be published followed by the writer’s full name, location (generally, city) and Email address unless arrangements are made otherwise. Letters are generally best at fewer than 600 words.
Art. Cartoons, photographs, and other graphics become the property of Substance unless noted.
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School Sales. Teachers and others interested in participating in the Substance School Sales may purchase bundles of 10 or more copies of the current issue for $1.00 per copy (prepaid).
Substance Reporters Program. Substance trains reporters to cover news. Call for info.
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Questions? Contact the Editor by phone, fax, E-mail or in person.
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Publication date December 4, 2007
Mailed by December 5, 2007
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