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ANNUAL AUDIT REPORT <br /> PRESS PUBLICATIONS <br /> Verification of Distribution <br /> VERIFIED AUDIT CIRCULATION's interviews with respondents within the designated circulation area indicate that <br /> 99.5% receive the appropriate PRESS PUBLICATIONS newspaper (t0.7% at the 95% confidence interval). 94.5% of <br /> the respondents receiving the appropriate PRESS PUBLICATIONS newspaper read or look through it. <br /> Methodology <br /> A representative sample of residential telephone numbers was selected from within the primary circulation area of the <br /> appropriate PRESS PUBLICATIONS newspaper. <br /> The following telephone directory was used: <br /> St Paul and Suburbs (Cole Publications, 1996 -97). <br /> The following required questions were asked: <br /> 1. "Does your household normally receive the appropriate PRESS PUBLICATIONS newspaper? It's a free <br /> community newspaper delivered to your home on appropriate day." <br /> 2. "Do you or does someone in your household normally read or look through the appropriate PRESS PUBLICATIONS <br /> newspaper?" <br /> Interviews were conducted by telephone on October 8, 1996 - October 11, 1996. A sufficient number of interviews <br /> was completed to ensure a margin of error not to exceed 5.0 0 /6. Calls were made in the late afternoon and early evening <br /> hours with members of the household 18 years or older. 401 interviews were validated for use in this analysis. The <br /> sample was randomly selected so as to be proportional to the listed telephone numbers in the target areas. <br /> Audit of Internal Records <br /> On 616/97 VERIFIED conducted an on -site audit of printing, distribution and financial records in order to substantiate data <br /> submitted by the client publication. This examination followed guidelines prepared in conformity with generally accepted <br /> circulation auditing procedures, involving records covering all distribution methods utilized for qualified circulation during <br /> the period covered by this report. Standard methods of sample selection were used on source printing and distribution <br /> records and on corroborative financial documents. The results of the audit warrant the issuance of this report as an <br /> accurate statement of the qualified circulation of the client publication. , <br /> Affidavit <br /> VERIFIED AUDIT CIRCULATION swears that to the best of its knowledge, all statements contained in this report are <br /> true. <br /> Verified Audit Circulation 319 Miller Avenue, Mill Valley, California 94941 Telephone 415 383 -3623 <br />