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When the Chicago SunTimes or Chicago Tribune use a full page to tell a story, they are spending over $300,000 to print that story and distribute it to readers. I create maps following negative news stories, like the one shown here, and write about these on my blog and Mike Trakan's blog. In these maps I'm showing the availability of volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs in these areas and enco…