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Table of Contents
October 16, 2003, Vol. 10, No. 22 (says 19)
The issue says it is No. 19, but it lies. It is No. 22
Headlines:
- Haunted City: A Guide to Seattle’s Best Known Ghosts
- Illustration: Graphic by Alex Porter
Table of Contents:
Seattle’s Cruel Summer. By Michele Marchand, Pages 1, 8, 9
Deaths of Homeless People from mid-June through August, 2003
- Betty Diller, Central Area, June 18, 2003
- Sandra Lee Smiscon, 45, Pioneer Square, July 12, 2003
- Donald Dawson, 68, North Seattle, July 17, 2003
- Harold Whitehead, 36, Downtown, July 19, 2003
- Daran P. Stahl, 37, Ship Canal, July 19, 2003
- Patrick Conklin, 52, Waterfront, July 22, 2003
- Julie Ann Sterling, 46, Seward Park, August 3, 2003
- Robert Chapman, 49, Lake Union, August 9, 2003
- Timothy Smith, 40, Duwamish Industrial Area, August 12, 2003
- Rodger Howerton, 47, Lower Queen Anne, August 13, 2003
- Unknown, 11th Ave
- Picture: Women in Black perform a “cleansing ceremony” in August 2002 at the site of a man’s murder under the Jackson Street overpass in the International District.
- Photo by George Hickey
(See correction in Oct 30, 2003 issue. In “Seattle’s Cruel Summer” (RC, October 16), Koolaid was mistakenly referred to as Half-Pint. She does not go by the name Half-Pint.)
Mailbag, Page 2
- Let down by my country by David J. Koyama, father, husband, | Moscow, Idaho
- Response by Wes Browning, Vice-President of the Board, Real Change
Opinion: Asking Why. The One Night Count tells us how many people are out on the streets. Now, ask yourself how they can get back in. By Adam Holdorf, Page 3
News You Can Use! Close to Home, Page 4
- Public Health: trashed? By Polly Keary
- Politicians pinned down by Adam Holdorf
- “Rooster” murder suspects charged. By Kristina Mageau. [RE: Nicholas “Rooster” Helhowski, Anthony Weaver and Alex Littlebear]
- Music: criminal? By Adam Holdorf [RE: Joe Fulton]
“Long Shots Do Win”. Why Gerri Haynes backs Dennis Kucinich’s bid for President. By Polly Keary, Pages 5, 12, 13
- Picture: Kucinich greets a supporter at a summertime rally in Seattle
- Photo by Lance Hammond
- Picture: Campaign coordinator Gerri Haynes in her garden. Haynes says Kucinich is “a brilliant man, living in integrity with a plan of healing. It’s not a dream, but a plan.”
- Photo by Suzanna Finley
North American Newsbriefs: Packing while hacking. Compiled by Molly Rhodes, Page 5
Adventures in Poetry: Bongheads in the White House with © Dr. Wes Browning, Page 6
Poetry, Pages 6, 7
- Desperation by Holly Day
- Slow Erosions by Elizabeth Romero
- Show and Tell by Madeline Whyte
- Dream of Child by Earle Thompson
Margaret Pageler’s Candidate Statement, Page 9
Vendor Profile: David Trotter: Eastside Enterprise. By R.V. Murphy, Page 10
- Picture: David Trotter’s vendor badge photo
- Picture: Trotter, a dedicated political activist, poses next to visual reminders of one of Seattle’s seminal protests in recent years, the ones surrounding the WTO meeting in 1999
Urban Apparitions. Seattle’s historic downtown is a year-round haunt for local ghosts. By Megan Lee, Pages 11, 14
- Picture: Is that a ghost flitting through the Belltown nightscape?
- Photo by Christina Larson
- Picture: The ghost of comedian Jimmy Durante is said to be hanging out at Belltown’s Rendezvous Bar and Theater
Street Watch. Compiled by Emma Quinn, Page 13
Dear Federal Agents. Explaining oneself in light of the USA PATRIOT Act. By Holly J. Hand, Page 14
Calendar. Compiled by Sandra Enger, Page 15
Citizens Participation Project. ACT NOW! Page 16
Tell your Congressperson to support the American Parity Act
- Issue: Congress must weigh the country’s foreign and domestic priorities as it considers President George Bush’s request for Iraqi reconstruction funds. The American Parity Act, H.R. 1738, calls for matching Iraqi spending dollar for dollar with efforts to meet our domestic needs.