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Real Change Newspaper
Table of Contents
March 22, 2006, Vol. 13, No. 13
Headlines:
- Harm Deduction. … Page 2
- Nip & Viaduct. A tour of one of Seattle’s major roadways shows cracks in the firmament – not to mention ideas. Page 3
- Zoning Rout. A proposal for developers to pay …. get the thumbs down from Nickels. Page 4
- Green Love. Olympia grants environmental groups substantial wins in … session. Page 5
- Secrest Weapon ...NAACP… Page 6
Table of Contents:
Gag Rule. Right-wind groups target union speech. By Cydney Gillis, Pages 1, 10, 12
Fertile Ground. Youth find roots in South Park garden by Rachel Davis, Page 1, 12
- Picture: Minh Chau Le oversees the work of young gardeners who tend South Park’s Marra Farm, one of two remaining pieces of agricultural land inside Seattle’s city limits. Seattle Youth Garden Works gives workers academic credit and a share of the proceeds from sales of the farm produce.
- Photo by Ben L. Evans
Editorial: Only So Much Harm. It’s not too late to fix city decision that will put more people on the street by Bill Kirlin-Hackett, Page 2
Change Agent: Dr. Melinda Moree by Amy Besunder, Page 3
- Picture: Dr. Melinda Moree
- Photo by Luke McGuff
Futzing with the Viaduct. Officials hitch replacement debate to urgent safety issue. By Jessica Knapp, Pages 3, 10
- Picture: Cracked: State transportation engineer Tom Madden surveys the Alaskan Way Viaduct.
- Photo by Mark Sullo
Just Heard…, Page 3
- Every Minuteman of every day by Rosette Royale [RE: Jorge Quiroga, board president of Comité Pro-Amnestia y Justicia Social]
- Boeing break booted by Cydney Gillis [RE: Gov. Christine Gregoire, David Groves, WA State Labor Council spokesman]
- SHA: short by Adam Hyla [RE: Rainier Vista, Virginia Felton, SHA spokesperson]
Dense Debate. Compromise on downtown zoning gets cold shoulder from Mayor. By Adam Hyla, Page 4 [RE: Mayor Greg Nickels, Peter Steinbrueck, Nick Licata, Richard Conlin, Tom Rasmussen, Mariane Bichsel]
Short Takes, Page 4
- Decimating CDBG by Timothy Harris [RE: Community Development Block Grant, Ron Sims, Donna Dziak, Housing Stability Program, Senator Patty Murray]
- Reprieve for shelters by Cydney Gillis [RE: SHARE/WHEEL, Alan Painter, deputy director of Seattle HSD]
- No Paz sin Justicia
- Marching from a Catholic church to a mosque, as many as 2,000 people called on Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell to support a bill that protects the civil rights of immigrants and frees up visa backlogs. The event was organized by immigrants’ advocates including CASA Latina and the Comité Pro Amenestia Y Justicia Social.
- Photo by Katia Roberts
Three Out of Four. Environmental priorities get far in Olympia. By Laura Peach, Pages 5
| Quote by Tom Geiger, outreach director, Washington Environmental Council
Interview: Pulling no Punches. As Seattle’s new NAACP chair, Sheley Secrest hits hard in the fight against discrimination by Rosette Royale, Pages 6, 7
- Picture: Sheley Secrest, chair of the Seattle NAACP, speaking plainly about discrimination.
- Photo by Terry Divyak
Ace in the Hole. Book: Black Hole by Charles Burns. Review by Gerry Donaghy, Page 8
Idol Worship. Film: Fallen Idol. Directed by Carol Reed. From Graham Greene’s short story “The Basement”. Review by Lester Gray, Page 8
Adventures in Irony: The Way of the Dodo by Dr. Wes Browning, Page 9
Bus Chick, Transit Authority. Feel the Luh by Carla Saulter, Page 9
Street Watch. Compiled by Emma Quinn, Page 9
Letters to the Editor, Page 10
- Who Are These Anti-Way Protestors? By Sheri A. Hilton | Everett
Classified Ads, Page 10
Calendar, Page 11
- Event: Craig Rennebohm, a therapist, author, and pastor with 20 years of experience in outreach to homeless persons, is starting a six-part class on making sidewalk connections to our homeless neighbors. Join the vision of a growing cadre of informed constituents with first-hand experience serving people and advocating for social change. Saturday, April 1, 9-11 a.m., and April 19, 26, May 3, and 10, 2006 7-8:30 p.m. Congregational Church, 1919 E. Prospect. Info: Jackie Leksen (phone, email).
Director’s Corner by Timothy Harris, Page 11
First things First. Get Involved. Take Action., Page 11
Tell Olympia Thanks
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