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April 4-10, 2007
Vol.14 No.15
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FinD a VENDOR
Not Rent-a-Cops
Security officers out to corner health benefits and “a little respect”
By PAUL RICE

John Schroeder and David Miles, both security guards downtown, are actively involved in organizing with SEIU Local 6. The union wants four local security firms that employ 700 officers to agree to better wages and health benefits. Photo by Paul Rice.
NEWS
Unpaid Time
Union picketers to underscore Qwest Field’s working conditions
By CYDNEY GILLIS
Downtown Parks: New Rules
City wants changes to “get things going” in public spaces
By CYDNEY GILLIS
Logos and Human Rights
Student action prods UW apparel to go sweat-free
By CHRIS MILLER
A State Law Against Hate
Maryland considers legislation to quell attacks against homeless
By JEN PEARL
Just Heard
Change Agent
Short Takes
Editorial & Opinion
Our Bread, Their Circus
Sonics, NASCAR lobbying continues trend of public investment for private profit
By NICK LICATA
Adventures in Irony
by DR. WES BROWNING
Ask a Lawyer
Real-Life Answers to Your Legal Hassles
Street Watch
Director's Corner
arts & entertainment
Book Review: Becoming a Poet, Unapologetically
The Ode Less
Travelled: Unlocking the Poet Within

by Stephen Fry
Review by CARRIE UFFINDELL
Film Review: Richard Gere, ’70s Confidence Man
Hoax
Review by LESTER GRAY
INTERVIEW
Go Local
Two decades after he alarmingly forecast The End of Nature, Bill McKibben sees hope in environmental activism
By JOE MARTIN
Advocacy
First things First
Strengthen Mental Healthcare Coverage
Contact your state legislators this week and ask them to include the $3.4 million designated for mental health care in the final budget.
 
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