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August 22, 2002, Vol. 9, No. 18
Headlines:
- Seattle turns 150
- More power for housing
- Rising tide of water rates
- Mourning Turesa Logan
- Picture: LWU dockworkers marched at the Port of Seattle on August 10, in response to the Bush Administration’s statements about their labor talks with West Coast port managers. The Bush Administration had stated that the parties should take a “cooling-off” period before coming back to the negotiating table.
- Photo by George Hickey
Table of Contents:
Down and Out…Again. Elderly, disabled lose out as state cuts take effect. By Betsy Power, Pages 1, 14
Mailbag, Page 2
- A wee bit critical by Mark Mulligan
- I love Nietzsche by David Kaufman
- Likes our web site by David, British Colombia
- Thinking outside the box by Judy Dicks
Opinion: The Fallout. Ways to count the decline and fall of humanitarianism. By Adam Holdorf, Page 3
News You Can Use! Close to Home, Page 4
| Hope for the Lillian, hurt for Floridians
- National News Digest, August 19, 2002. News from around the U.S. and Canada provided by the Street News Service. Compiled by Molly Rhodes
- Murder in Kent by Adam Holdorf (RE: Kelly Rhae Craft)
- Beer Ban is formal by Adam Holdorf
- Home care workers get their union by Adam Holdorf
- The Lillian: the wrecking ball can wait by R.V. Murphy
Slow Drip: Who’s responsible for the water bill: landlords or renters? By Adam Holdorf, Page 5
| Getting help for water bills
Adventures in Poetry: The Mahabharata and you with ©Dr. Wes Browning, Page 6
Poetry, Pages 6, 7
- Untitled by Carole G. Anderson
- Water with Fire by Petra Hellthaler
- For the Women who Write for Real Change by 44642
- Surrender by Cynthia Lee Ozimek
Old-Fashioned Good Time: The Museum of History and Industry is having a birthday for the city. Does anyone care? By Trevor Griffey, Pages 8, 9
| Celebrating the city’s 150 years.
- Graphic: World War I era poster courtesy of the Museum of History and Industry
Fighting the System: For Martin Luther King, Jr., desegregation was just the beginning. Martin Luther King, Jr. A biography by Marshall Frady. Review by Molly Rhodes, Page 10
Power Before Policy: Buck Bagot has a simple strategy for getting public money for homeless peoples’ needs: show politicians that their re-election depends on it. Interview by John Shaw, Pages 10, 11
(See Correction in Sep 5, 2002 issue)
Essay: Princess Julie by Jeremy Street, Page 11
- Picture: Princess Julie
- Photo by Jeremy Street
Obituary: A Family to Mourn: Remembering a woman society almost forgot: Turesa Hellena Logan. September 23, 1957 – July 29, 2002. By Pat Simpson, Page 12
Street Watch. Compiled by Emma Quinn, Page 13
Classics Corner: The curse of Dubya By Perfess'r Harris (Timothy Harris), Page 14
Calendar. Compiled by Sandra Enger, Page 15
Citizens Participation Project. ACT NOW! Page 16
Protect the Right to Vote
- Issue: When Congress returns to session, it could reconcile two House and Senate voting bills that run the risk of discriminating against the poor and homeless