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LETTERS, ETC.
from The fine print’s
E D I T O RI A L D ES K by Chelsea Hetelson
In years past, Fine Printers have been nomads. We’ve wandered from coffee shop to coffee shop to hold meetings and discuss stories. We’ve camped out in living rooms and bedrooms to meet deadlines and then revise those deadlines and make new deadlines. We’ve been like roaming, wild cattle, graz-
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ing with each other in search of a place to call our own. A place to call home. This ends now. Effective October 1st, 2011, The Fine Print is legally bound to an up-
stairs space with huge windows, white boards, lots of shelves and even a flower box. We have
an office!
No longer will we bother store owners by loudly moving tables so our enormous group of six or seven can sit together and only buy three drinks among us. No longer will we try the patience of our roommates who are awoken at 4:00am to the sound of upset pacing and
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curt, irritated discussions hours and days after deadline. No longer will we be tempted to sleep
where we work.
We are real people now with an office building, one parking spot and a nameplate. Where does The Fine Print do our work you
ask? The Office, nbd.
We are currently accepting applications for the following positions: Dwight, Jim, Michael, Kelly Kapoor. Toby’s and Pam’s need not apply. If you’d like to come visit our new grown-up
space come visit us at 200 NE 1st St., Suite 201.
If you’d like to work with us, too, fill out our staff application on our website and we’ll get
back to you. If there’s one thing we always need it’s help. And money. So, two things. Help
and money. Wine, too.
Letter to the Editor | “A Closer look at TOMS” I’m writing because it appears the writer of “A Closer look at TOMS” had some unanswered questions that are easily answered. Some statements were, “TOMS is vague and unspecific when defining their own standards” or from the Jamaican human rights researcher, “They do not tell us much about how they select the communities that receive the donated shoes, and to a certain extent, this almost does not matter.” They seemed confused, which could have been solved simply by going on the Toms website, or had been asked during the interview. On the Toms website (www.toms. com) one can view ‘Our Movement’
which will share “How we Give.” This section should provided all the answers to the questions expressed. The page has videos, written statements, graph and charts, and even a Giving Blog and down-loadable Giving Report that go into even greater depth. It’s quite informative. Had I known this is what the reporter wanted to know, I would have gifted her a hard copy of the report. (I still have copies if you still want one.) Well, I hope that helps shine some light on subject and the article “A Closer Look At Toms.” - Berto Owner/Entrepreneur, Gifthorse Fall 2011 | T H E F I N E P R I N T | 03