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January 1, 1998, Vol. 5, No. 1
Headlines:
- Free Money for Nordstrom
- WHEEL Women Win HUD Housing
- A Plan for Streetkids
- Housing the Mentally Ill
Cover: Detail, Library of Congress Photo by Russell Lee, Tenant Purchase Client at home, Hildago County, TX, 1939
Table of Contents:
- Vendor of the Month: James Doolittle, Page 3
Picture: James Doolittle
Mailbag:
- Barbara J. Slife | Lynnwood
Ten Good Reasons: To Help Us Begin the New Year Strong, Page 5
Interview: To Come Home in God: Rev. Jean Kim’s Mission to End Homelessness for Women by Susan Forshey, Page 6, 7
A Very Big Deal: Displacement Coalition Responds to Nordstrom “Revelation” by John Fox, Page 8
Christmas Presents: All Photos by Larry Chen, Page 9
- Share Bunkhouse: Dirk Kersey
- Common Meals: Janet Harris, Art Scovell, and Executive Chef Tom French
- Youthcare
- Julie Apartments
Kerner-Scott House; Alternative Shelter for Homeless Mentally Ill by Heather R. Ayres, Page 10, 22
- Picture: Kerner-Scott House, still under construction. A dream realized
A Time to Act: Homeless Youth Need Hope and Action … Now! By Jim Theofelis, Page 11, 17, 27
Dorothy Day Lives at 1st & Bell, Page 12
- Picture: Why do these people look so happy? Wendy Dormonte, Noel House, Ken Cole, AHA, Anitra Freeman, WHEEL, Alan Painter, City of Seattle, Paul Purcell, Catholic Community Services, Bill Hallerman, AHA.
You’re a Foul One … JwJ [Jobs with Justice] Names El Centro Executive Director “Grinch of the Year”, Page 13 [RE: Roberto Maestas]
Schell Dishes It Up, Page 13 [RE: Mayor Paul Schell]
Words Matter Most: Ohio Courts Makes Speech Expensive. By Brian Davis, Editor, Homeless Grapevine, Cleveland, Page 14, 23
New on the Net: Handsnet News & Blues, Page 15, 21
- U.S.’s Dirty Child Labor Secret [RE: Associated Press report cites Campbell Soup Co., Chi-Chi-s Mexican restaurants, ConAgra, Costco, H.J. Heinz, Newman’s Own, J.C. Penney, Pillsbury, Sears and Walmart; Douglas L. Kruse, labor economist at Rutgers University]
- Despite Economy, Homelessness Growing [RE: U.S. Conference of Mayors, Joseph Riley Jr., mayor of Charleston, S.C. and chairman of the task force non-hunger and homelessness]
- Kennedy: Dems to Push for Workers, Kids in ’98 [RE: Senator Edward Kennedy]
- Denied Food Stamps, Many Immigrants Scrape for Meals [RE: Peter F. Vallone, the Speaker of the New York City Council, Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani]
- Working Poor Struggle to Find Day Care [RE: Christina Burdhimo, Helen Blank, director of the child-care division of the Children’s Defense Fund]
We Keep Our Victims Ready: An Immigrant’s Story by Anitra Freeman, Page 17
Adventures in Poetry with © Dr. Wes Browning, Page 18
- Writers Writing Wrongly; Bad Writing Quiz
Hearing Faults Workfare: Jobs with Justice finds Problems in Program by Madeline Lewis, Page 19
Book Review: In the Name of Help: Psychiatric Survivor Pens a Caring Manifesto by Anitra Freeman, Page 20
Poetry: Pages 23, 28, 29
- Late August by Marion Sue Fischer, Page 23
- Tears Come in Every Color by Storm
- The Map is Not the Territory by Anitra L. Freeman
- Ode to the Bartender by Jane E. Christenson
- My Darling Cocaine by (not sure)
Web Review: The Great Speckled Bird by Anitra Freeman, Page 24 [RE: the “underground” liberal newspaper of Atlanta dating from the 1960’s]
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/7835/thebird.html
Bread is Still Not Enough by Ruth Fox, Page 25
Double-Tall Activism: Habitat Espresso Serves Up Profits for People by Ruth A. Fox, Page 26
Calendar, Page 30, 31
Citizen’s Participation Project, Page 32
Five Minute Miracles: Homeless Youth Legislation Made Fast & Easy