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Table of Contents
September 1, 1999, Vol. 6, No. 17
Headlines:
- Live and then some. Music saved Jim Page's life. Maybe it can save yours too.
- Best of Five Years
- Byrdman of Bremerton
- Candidates Guide
Table of Contents:
Honed Sharp. An interview with songwriter Jim Page. Interview by Timothy Harris, Pages 1, 14, 15
- Picture: Jim Page
- Photo by Daniel Caplan
Expecting to Fly. Gordy Byrd and his Bremerton homeless shelter by Todd Matthews, Pages 1, 9, 11
- Picture: Man in motion: Gordy Byrd, wearing his donation-friendly bird house, will begin his 200-mile walk to Portland on September 10th.
- Photo by Todd Matthews
Opinion: Time to Organize. Five years later, there's plenty left for us to do, Page 3
News You Can Use. Cloe to Home, Page 4
- Seattle LAPD [Seattle Police, Chief Norm Stamper, Mayor Paul Schell, Initiative I-50, David Olson]
Happy 5th: Best of 1994: August 1994 Our Premier Issue!
- Seattle Turns Its Back on Poor: Criminalizing Poverty is No Solution, by Blue Lahiff, Page 4
Housing: Strength in Numbers. Tenants fight unfair rent increases by Kristen Blum, Page 5
- Picture: Not in Our House: Biltmore tenants stand up for their rights.
- Photo by Bob Redmond
Opinion: Candidate Theater Comes to Town. Forum produces much posturing but few surprises by Scott Winn, Page 6
Opinion: Were to the City Council Candidates Stand on Housing and Homeless Issues? By John V. Fox, Coordinator, Seattle Displacement Coalition, Page 6
Happy 5th: Best of 1995 The Battle of the Pacific Hotel, Part One, by Jon Gould, Page 6 [Originally published November 1995]
Scorecard: He Said She Said ... The Candidates Respond, Page 7
- [Jim Compton, Andrew Scully, Dawn Mason, Alec Fisken, Heidi Wills, Charlie Chong, Tom Whittemore, Daniel Norton, Judy Nicastro, Cheryl Chow, Lee Carter, Curt Firestone, Margaret Pageler, Peter Steinbrueck]
Youth: Kickin' It. Kids from the Streets organize Summer Concert by Sarah Torstenson, Page 8
Happy 5th: Best of 1996. Adventures in Poetry: We're Outta Here, by Dr. Wes Browning, Page 8. [Originally published April 1996. This so confused our readers we had to explain in the next issue what "April Fools" was all about]
Happy 5th: Best of Interview. Page 10
The Real Change Interview. The Real Change Interview has become an occasion for readers to encounter some compelling discussion on issues of poverty and homelessness. Our subjects range from internationally known writers and social thinkers, to local political leaders, to stalwart community activists. Here are some notable comments:
- [From Pete Seeger, Jonathan Kozol, Sherman Alexie, Angela Davis, Judith Hightower, Abe Osheroff (Vet), Pat Wright, Norm Stamper, Art Thiel, Philip Red Eagle]
Tenant Talk. By the Tenants Union, Page 12
Classics Corner by Perfess'r Harris (Timothy Harris), Page 13
Happy 5th: Best of 1997, Page 14
Nordstrom Hosts Hygiene Center. Facilities considered substandard by bathers by Shauna Curphey. Photos by Dana Schuerholz. [Original published February 1, 1997]
Another Page. Gettin' Squeezed...Live and then some. Album by Jim Page, Whid-Isle Music, June 1999, Page 15
Poetry, Best of…Page 16
- Best of Poetry: July 1995
Warship in Amarika: 1995 by Marion Sue Fischer - Best of Poetry: June 1996
Mother Escapes by Anitra L. Freeman - Best of Poetry: July 1996
self-service by Stan Burriss, January 10, '96, Soup Line, Carpenters' Hall, Seattle - Best of Poetry: September 1997
The Woman Coming Toward You by Elizabeth Romero - Best of Poetry: June 1998
What the Wino Told Me by Robert Demalvilain
Poetry, Page 17
- Why Mumia? by Percy Hilo
- For Julia Butterfly by Paul Nelson
Best of Adventures in Poetry: July 15, 1997, Page 17
Wes Sells Out, Cheap by Dr. Wes Browning
Happy 5th: Best of 1998, Page 18
Burial Weather. Staring Down Death Every Day by Michele Marchand, Page 18 [Original published May 1998]
Calendar, Page 19
Citizens Participation Project:
First Things First. Human needs before trophy projects
- Issue: Do homeless people have a right to use the public library and the civic center? Or should their physical circumstances – having to carry a backpack, or brush their teeth in a restroom, cause them to be excluded? To make a long story short, some people think they should be excluded.
- But that reasoning is based on misconceptions and irrational fears of the homeless. Dressed up in sensitive rhetoric, it almost sounds compassionate. Don’t be fooled, say the homeless and their friends (and, incidentally, a random sampling of library patrons): the library is for everyone, especially low-income and homeless. Also, the city needs to prioritize the needs of all citizens in their new Civic Center. To argue otherwise is to tempt violations of basic human and civil rights.
- The time is now to educate those involved and protect the rights of the poor in Seattle.
- Special thanks to Paul Noble of HOP/Homestead Organizing Project