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The Christian Science Publishing Society
Editor in Chief: Mary Trammell
Board of Trustees:

Michael Pabst
Scott Preller
Judy Wolff

The Christian Science Monitor
Senior editors
Editor: John Yemma
Managing Editor: Marshall Ingwerson
Senior Editor & Washington Bureau Chief: David Cook
Chief Editorial Writer: Clayton Jones

Department editors
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International: David Clark Scott
Deputy International: Amelia Newcomb
National: Cheryl Sullivan
Deputy National: Mark Sappenfield
Op-Ed: Josh Burek
Features: Clay Collins
Assistant Features: Owen Thomas
Money: Laurent Belsie
Books: Marjorie Kehe
Environment: Judy Lowe
Innovation: Chris Gaylord
Arts & Culture: Sue Leach
The Home Forum: Judy Lowe
Cover story: Scott Armstrong, Clara Germani
Design Director, Print: John Kehe
Photography Director: Alfredo Sosa
Daily News Briefing: Ross Atkin
Copy Desk: Gillian Charters, Heather Ehmke
Librarian: Leigh Montgomery
Production Manager: Lily Mui

Online Editorial
Online Editor: Jimmy Orr
Web Producer: Andrew Heining
Web Photo Editor: Casey Bayer
Deputy Online Editor: Pat Murphy
Multimedia/Flash Producer: Jake Turcotte
Web Producer: Eoin O'Carroll
HTML/CSS Designer: Alicia Pflaumer
Business
Managing Publisher: Jonathan Wells
Advertising Director: Bob Hanna
Advertising, Client & Business services: Larissa O'Donnell
Business Manager (T.C.S.M. News Service): Dan Lawrence
Circulation Marketing Director: Patricia Collinsworth
Copyright Administrator: Ed Blomquist
Staff reporters and contributors

USA
Gail Russell Chaddock, Washington
Linda Feldmann, Washington
Peter Grier, Washington
Patrik Jonsson, Atlanta
Stacy Teicher Khadaroo, Boston
Francine Kiefer, Washington
Brad Knickerbocker, Northwest
Howard LaFranchi, Washington
Gordon Lubold, Washington
Amanda Paulson, Chicago
Mark Guarino, Chicago
Warren Richey, Miami and Washington
Ron Scherer, New York
Peter Spotts, Boston
Daniel B. Wood, Los Angeles

Features
Mark Clayton, Boston
Gloria Goodale, Los Angeles
Greg M. Lamb, Boston
Matthew Shaer, New York

The Home Forum
Judy Lowe
Essay or poetry submissions
Contributors' guidelines

Page Layout
Patricia Carter
Julie Fallon

World
Scott Baldauf, Africa
Peter Ford, Asia
Sara Miller Llana, Latin America
Robert Marquand, Europe
Scott Peterson, Turkey
Ilene Prusher, Israel
Ben Arnoldy, India

All other overseas Monitor staff writers can be reached at World

Economics and Business
Ron Scherer
Mark Trumbull

Sports: Patrik Jonsson
Daniel B. Wood

Film: Peter Rainer

TV: Gloria Goodale

Science: Peter N. Spotts

Poetry: Judy Lowe

Books: Marjorie Kehe

Photography
Joanne Ciccarello
Melanie Stetson Freeman
Mary Knox Merrill
Alfredo Sosa

Graphics
Rich Clabaugh
Scott Wallace

Making a difference
Making a Difference

What happens when ordinary people decide to pay it forward? Extraordinary change. See how individuals are making a difference, finding solutions, overcoming adversity, and giving back globally.

The advocacy work of Jim McCloskey has helped overturn 44 wrongful convictions to date. A seminary graduate, he says that only one group is more persistent than he and his staff: mothers of the accused.

Ann Hermes

He helps innocent prisoners win their freedom

Through his Centurion Ministries, Jim McCloskey works to overturn unjust sentences.