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Table of Contents
December 11, 2002, Vol. 9, No. 26
Headlines:
- Special Women’s Issue!
- Slave Trade
- Sharing Wealth
- Heroines
Cover Graphic by Tim Swope
Table of Contents:
Cast Away. Margaret Humphreys uncovered the truth about the Australian children who thought they were orphans. Interview by Bess Dwyer. Pages 1, 9
| Margaret Humphreys uncovered Australian orphans
- Picture: Margaret Humphreys. Photo taken on November 15, 2002 at the UW School of Social Work, where she was giving a lecture about her findings.
- Photo by Casey Kelbaugh
Mailbag, Page 2
- Election 2001: let’s have a recount by Martin Paup | Seattle
- Thin skin by Ace Backwords
Opinion: Santa Says Support Real Change, Page 3
News You Can Use! Close to Home, Page 4
| Warm jails, hot meals
- National news digest, December 4, 2002. News from around the U.S. and Canada provided by the Street News Services. Compiled by Molly Rhodes
- Boomtown expands by Adam Holdorf
- Moving on in by Adam Holdorf (see correction in Dec 26, 2002 issue)
- Rainier Vista: All quiet, for now by Adam Holdorf (see correction in Dec 26, 2002 issue)
Lofty Goals: Gates Foundation sets out to “catalyze” the end of homelessness. By Andrea Iglar, Page 5
- Picture: Fifteen homeless families are moving into units at the Meadowbrook View apartment building in Northeast Seattle. Money from the Gates Foundation helped build the new housing and will pay part of the operating costs for the first five years.
- Photo courtesy the Low Income Housing Institute
Adventures in Poetry: Things we’d rather not write with ©Dr. Wes Browning’s honored guest, Anitra L. Freeman, Page 6
Poetry, Pages 6, 7
- Untitled by Jerry Luithle
- Life on the Streets by Lady X
- December 20, 2000 by Anitra L. Freeman
- Thin Dime Blues by Mark Trushkowsky (Reprinted from New York City’s Street News)
The New Slave Trade: The kidnapping and coercion of women is the world’s third-largest underground industry. Washington legislators have fought back. By Janice Price, Page 8
| Fighting kidnapping of women
On Common Ground: Homeless women gather to build trust and hope. By Melissa Brynn, Page 10 (See correction in Dec 26, 2002 issue)
Street Talk: Who are the three greatest women in the world and why? Interviews and photos by Melissa Brynn, Page 11
- Brenda Moore
- Suz Babayan
- Deborah Puvogel
- Adrian DeCoster, owner of the Women’s Hall of Fame store in Pike Place Market
- Marieta Davis
- Akemi Yamaguchi
- Ashlee
- Carla Humphrey
- Frances Mullen
- Shana Howerton
Notes from the Kitchen. Wolf at the door for Christmas. By Liz Smith, Pages 12, 14
Street Watch. Compiled by Emma Quinn, Page 13
Sweet Holiday Gusto: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson. Review by Molly Rhodes, Page 14
| Presented at Seattle Public Theatre, through December 29, 2002. Tickets $10-$18
- Picture: Production photo.
- Photo courtesy of Payneless Promotions
Calendar. Compiled by Sandra Enger, Page 15
Citizens Participation Project. ACT NOW! Page 16
Tell Governor Locke: Kids Not Cuts!
- Issue: Governor Gary Locke releases his proposed supplemental budget for next year on December 17. This new budget will be designed to handle an expected $2.5 billion deficit, much of which was revealed and exacerbated in the last six months. Governor Locke should not be allowed to cut off children, families, and disadvantaged people in his quest to balance the budget.