The more newsletters I do, the more I enjoy doing them. I’ve gotten really fast at putting together the Alabama Sierran, though a large part of that comes from constantly looking over information that can go into it and having an idea of what I want to put into it before it comes due. I get more and more submissions for this monthly newsletter (now in year three of production). When we started putting this newsletter together, there were a few pieces devoted to local issues, but much of the information was pulled from national sources–or in the very least from other state sources.
Now, the Sierra Club members seem to have really bought into the concept of the state newsletter and submit everything from articles about some controversial project to photos from their outings.