Rob Zaleski, columnist with Madison's Capital Times, has written a profile piece [3] on CMD's founder John Stauber [4]. "In the beginning, it was just Stauber and his buddy Sheldon Rampton [5], a local typesetter and Princeton University grad Stauber recruited to help produce the first issue of PR Watch. ... Fourteen years later, the center has 10 staffers [6] and an $800,000 budget [7]. And nobody is more surprised, or proud, by its growth and success than Stauber, who at 54 says he's more determined than ever to expose the powerful corporate and government spin machines and diminish their impact. 'I could walk in front of a bus today and, while the center would hiccup, it would continue to survive and thrive,' he maintains, 'because we have an amazing staff, and the work we do is absolutely unique.' "