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Back in 1977, we used a typewriter, rubber cement, and sewing scissors. We had a blanket instead of a door at our office in the Noe Valley Ministry. In the '80s, we got a Kaypro computer with a loan from Sally's grandmother. We got a hand-held waxer and a real door. We even got curtains. During the '90s we got miniblinds, a Power Mac, and some white plastic office furniture. And nearly everyone who contributed to the Voice got paid something. That's progress.

Are we grateful? Yes, we are. Thank you, dear writers and artists, families and friends. And thank you, dear readers and advertisers. Thank you for giving us the space and encouragement to do this again and again.

Photo: some of the people who have brought you the Voice over these last 20 years.

-Jack Tipple and Sally Smith

If she needs a mop or a pail, Haystack owner Colleen Bedrosian can run next door to Tuggey's Hardware, and owner Denny Giovannoli (left) or manager Andy Gomez will supply the goods. Their neighboring businesses are among the most neighborly on 24th Street. Photo by Beverly Tharp

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