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Table of Contents
April 1, 1998, Vol. 5, No. 4
Headlines:
- Let Them Eat Chowder: Seattle Throws Money at the Homeless
- Michael Moore: The Big One
- Out in the Cold: Housing Summit Misses Point for Very Poor
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Vendor of the Month: Horace Ray Elmore, Page 3
- Picture: Horace Ray Elmore
Mailbag, Page 3
- Jan Drago, Seattle City Councilmember
Satire: Let Them Eat Chowder: Seattle Throws Money at Homelessness by Timothy Harris, Page 5
- Picture: City Attorney Mark Sidran says "Let Them Eat Chowder!"
Housing: A Matter of Perspective: Schell Critics Say Mayor's Housing Plan Misses. By Bob Redmond, Page 6 [RE: Mayor Paul Schell, Plymouth Housing, Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI), Rich Krochalis, DCLU, Peter Steinbrueck, Nick Licata, Matthew Fox, SHARE/WHEEL
- Picture: Matthew Fox, John Shaw, Flo Beaumon, Peter Steinbrueck, John Fox and others present another side.
- Photo by George Hickey.
Out in the Cold. Seattle Homeless Hold a Summit of Their Own. By members of SHARE and WHEEL with an assist from Michele Marchand, Pages 7, 8, 9. [RE: Kelly Hines, Noel House, Seattle Housing and Resource Effort (SHARE), Women’s Housing, Equality and Enhancement League (WHEEL), Paul Schell, Seattle Center, Sherman Owens, Wilbur Keller, V.J. Miyagi, Steve Martinez, Ramona Jackson, Pastor Pat Simpson, Estella Wallace]
- Picture: Worth a thousand words. Mayor Paul Schell, protected by umbrella boy, poses with WHEEL member Sharon Rogers.
- Picture: The Power of Women! WHEEL member Dinah Lane tears down the Women's Tent.
Art: A Place To Be Productive: StreetLife Open House Shows Off New Face, Page 10 [RE: Donna Steinberg, Roberto Valenza]
- Picture: Anitra Freeman helps paint a new workspace.
- Photo by Donna Steinberg
Mental Illness: Caring Cops: Seattle Police Learn Helping Skills. By Fahed Al-Sumait, Page 11.
- Picture: Cops or Social Workers? You decide. The First Crisis Intervention Team Graduating Class.
Activism: Feeding Frenzy: Keith McHenry Creates "Culture of Resistance. By Anitra Freeman, Page 12, 27 {Food Not Bombs]
Development: Leveling the Field: Campaign 5000 Assists Small Businesses. By Patrick Batson, Page 14 [RE: Black Dollar Days Task Force, Dr. Robert Jeffrey, Mareta Taulolu, Githerine Jackson, Sharon Henderson]
Movies: The Big One: Moore is Angry as Hell and Sharp As Ever. Review by Georgie Page and Interview with Michael Moore, Pages 15, 16, 31.
Welfare: Pushing Work: Critics Say WorkFare Does Not Always Pay. By Mary Park, Page 17, 18 [RE: Steve Krauss, WorkFirst, Jean Coleman, Welfare Rights Organizing Coalition, Mary Lemore]
Red Tape Aplenty: Groups Band Together to Put People to Work, Page 17, 31
Street Camps Under Attack. By Storm, Page 19
City Plans Another Sweep of Homeless Jungle. By John V. Fox, Page 19
Seattle Volunteer Opportunities, Page 20
- Volunteer Services
- Downtown Emergency Services Center
- The Lyon Building
- Washington Low Income Housing Network
- West Seattle Helpline
- Lettuce Link
- Street Outreach Services
- Teen Homeless Shelter
- The Giving Tree
- University District Food Bank
- Northwest Women's Law Center's Information and Referral Phone Line
- The King County Literacy Coalition
- Washington Council for Fair Elections
Advice: Tenant Talk: Coping with Problem Landlords, Page 21
New on the Net, Pages 22, 23
- SF Animal Shelter Offers to Lodge Homeless [RE: San Francisco, Richard Avanzino, Rev. Cecil Williams, Paul Boden, SF Coalition on Homelessness]
- Will Minimum Wage Raise Cost Jobs? [RE: Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Alan Krueger, Princeton, David Card, UC Berkeley]
- Experts Say Drug Treatment Most Effective [RE: Norman Hoffman, Brown University, Philip Lee]
- U.S. Economic Divide Widens [RE: The Millennium Breach, Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation, Fred Harris]
- Study: Only 50% of Ex-Welfare Recipients Found Jobs
- President's AIDS Advisors Demand Needle Exchange [RE: Donna Shalala]
- Employment Firms Look to Homeless [RE: Jim Myers, Labor Ready, Bob Leppanen, Lynn Emerger Shelter in Massachusetts]
Adventures in Poetry: Better Inbred than Dead with © Dr. Wes Browning
The One That Got Away by © Dr. Wes Browning
A Limerick I'm sure would be fun
But I know the one here will not be one
'cause the one I know will
is that one about Bill -
and Monica, et al, that I haven't begun.
No Time for Tantrums: Legislature Falls Far Short on Homeless Youth. By Jim Theofelis, Page 25, 26
Poetry: Pages 28, 29, 30, 31
- Ode to a Mountain Man by Anonymous
- Whale Song by Earle Thompson
- To Things Without Substance by Elizabeth Romero
- Speaking With Hands by Anitra Freeman
- Near Grotto Falls by Marion Sue Fischer
- The Over-Fifty Blues (to Derek) by Marion Sue Fischer
- Riverbank II: Woman-Nightmare by Marion Sue Fischer
- Your many kindnesses by Anitra L. Freeman
- On the "Relaxation" of Eugene's Camping Ban by Bridget Reilly
Anacrostic. Page 32 (Answer: “I am as poor as Job, my Lord, but not so patient.” Shakespeare)
Calendar, Pages 33, 34, 35
Citizens Participation Project, Page 36
Trash This Budget. Tell the Governor He Must Do Better
- Advocating Organization: The Children's Alliance. Very special thanks to Jon Gould.