Sponsors | This just in, from a repeat donor: $15

I just received that contribution via PayPal from a reader in Virginia, who writes: "Been gone from [XXXXX] for almost a year, but I can't stop looking at the train wreck that is that blasted GCI! Thanks for keeping us informed."

This reader has given two other times, all within the past year. Thank you! With their gift, plus advertising sales, I'm now at 48% of my quarterly goal. The breakdown:

• Reader donations: $602 
• Advertising: $1,335

I'm trying to earn $4,000 quarterly, through donations of $5 per reader, plus advertising sales. Please use the PayPal "Donate" tool in the green rail, upper right. Or mail cash and checks payable to: Jim Hopkins, 584 Castro St. #823, San Francisco, Calif., 94114-2594.