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February 22, 2001, Vol. 8, No. 5
Headlines:
- Scummy Landlords
- Hope for the Morrison
- Bill Gates Ponies Up
- The Turf
- Reparations Talk
- Lite Out on the Fringe
Cover: Frolicking Tree Frogs, 2000, Dae Giever, colored pencil and gel pens. Giever works, displays, and sells her art at the StreetLife Gallery on Second Avenue and Bell Street downtown.
Table of Contents:
Out of Favor: The landlord lobby, worlds apart from tenants, is losing ground with local officials, Part Two. By Trevor Griffey. Pages 1, 10, 11
| Landlord lobby loses ground
- Illustration: Dinner is served: Food on offer at membership meetings – halibut and steak for AASK, Oreo cookies for the Tenants Union – speak to differences between organization members.
- Inside Talk. Bits and pieces from where the landlords stand
- Picture: AASK member Randy Banneker
- Picture: The “rogue” landlord leader, Tim Seth, watches Councilmember Judy NiCastro in action
- Photos by Mike Hamrick
- The Wes Uhlman file
- Picture: Uhlman strikes a pose in 1975
Mailbag, Page 2
- Park ‘n Sleep by Billy King
- The Feelings I Have Inside by Donna J. Stout
Opinion: Future Looks Bright. Morrison Plan emerges with some wins for homeless residents by Janice Hougen, Page 3
| Homeless wins at Morrison Hotel
This Just In! By Bob Redmond, Page 3
News You Can Use! Close to Home by Adam Holdorf, Page 4
| SHA’s plans, Labor Ready’s scams
- Yesler’s future [RE: Yesler Terrace; Kristin O’Donnell; Harry Thomas; SHA Seattle Housing Authority]
- Picture: Yesler Terrace could get a new design within the next three years.
- Photo courtesy of SHA
- Labor Ready under fire
- Picture: A rally in October to improve Labor Ready working conditions.
- Photo courtesy of Mike Blain at PowerUp Media
- Hospital help [Failure to tell patients of “charity care” policy]
- Penney-wise, pound-foolish [J.C. Penney burns clothes instead of donating them]
- Picture: J.C. Penney, coming to a mall, but not a charity store, near you
Sound Start. Gates Foundation program makes first housing grants by Molly Rhodes, Page 5
Policy Watch by Nancy Amidei, Page 5
| State budget, Housing Trust Fund, childcare
Interview: Repairing the Harm. Black-Jewish coalition calls for reversing the legacy of slavery. Interview by Adam Holdorf, Page 6
| Repairing the Harm: Reversing the legacy of slavery
Diner Delight. The Turf can still please by Adam Holdorf, Page 7
Fringe Fantastic. More than 90 companies descend on Capitol Hill for the 11th annual Seattle Fringe Theatre Festival, Page 7
| 90 theatre companies on Capitol Hill
Adventures in Poetry with ©Dr. Wes Browning, Page 8
Poetry, Pages 8, 9
- Sea Grass Waits for Our Arrival by Patrick Bissell
- Lessons by Earle Thompson
- Turnabout by Stan Burriss
- The 2 x 4 x 365 Trap by Liz Smith
- The Banker and the Boss by Jim Page
Notes From The Kitchen. Just in time for dinner by Liz Smith, Page 12
Street Watch. Compiled by Emma Quinn, Page 13
Seattle Timeline. From the Files of HistoryLink, Page 14
- Picture:
- Quick, build another stadium in Pioneer Square!
Classics Corner by Perfess'r Harris (Timothy Harris), Page 14
Calendar. Compiled by Kristen Alexander, Page 15
Citizens Participation Project. ACT NOW!, Page 16
Low Income Families Need Energy Assistance
- Issue: The state House of Representatives is in the position to support a $2 million plan to provide much needed relief to help low-income families pay the skyrocketing costs of heat and electricity this winter.