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Real Change Newspaper
Table of Contents
July 22, 2004, Vol. 11, No. 16
Headlines:
- Sudan: When Hunger Strikes
- The Return of Classics Corner
- Cheap Eats
- The Death of the 24-Hour Diner
Table of Contents
I Wouldn't Feed That to My Dog! The joys and perils of free lunch in Seattle. By David Trotter, Pages 1, 13
- Graphic by Jonathan Epperson
Mailbag, Page 2
- Apathetic? Not us! by Crystal Leaver, age 24 | Capitol Hill
- Yesler Terrace: Defining the future by Virginia Felton, Communications Director, Seattle Housing Authority
Opinion: Bare Necessities. Who needs food? More than ever, the young, the old, and the working poor. By Adam Holdorf, Page 3
| Hunger hits the working poor
News You Can Use! Close to Home, Page 4
| Nethercutt undercut, Section 8
- Nethercutt's undercut by Adam Holdorf [RE: George Nethercutt]
- Local housing agencies to feel budget cuts by Amy Rolph
North American Newsbriefs: From www.streetnewsservice.org. Compiled by Patty Lane, Page 5
Politics vs. People. Labor, war, and social services highlighted in protest outside governors' meeting. By R.V. Murphy, Page 5
| The National Governors Association
- Picture: High School and college students, disabled people and their advocates, political activists, and union members all converged on Westlake Center Saturday July 17, 2004 as the National Governors Association met nearby.
- Photo by Jackie Prichard
Press Access Denied by Adam Holdorf, Page 5
| Real Change barred from meeting
Adventures in Poetry: Empty your pockets for freedom! with ©Dr. Wes Browning, Page 6
Poetry, Pages 6, 7
- Your Touch by Paul Von Kempf, Jr.
- And the Worms by David Thornbrugh
- The Bike by Frank Langer
- n.b. by Roger Stukey
- For Jose Luis Ramirez (may his rhinestones follow him to heaven) by Cynthia Lee Ozimek
- Statues by David Thornbrugh
- Lost and Found by Angie Vasquez
Salad on a Shoestring. Summertime farmers' market program for seniors may die on the vine. By Polly Keary, Page 8
- Picture of worker in front of Alvarez Farms sign
An Orchestrated Campaign of Destruction. Famine brought on by ethnic cleansing is besieging western Sudan's Darfur region. Interview with Steve Matthews, Emergency Communication Coordinator for World Concern. Interview by Adam Holdorf, Page 9
| Famine and ethnic cleansing in western Sudan
- Picture: A woman fills goat-skin water containers from a contaminated pond in Eastern Chad, near the Sudanese border. The rain-fed pond is the major water point in the area for both the 28,000 refugees camped here and local Chadians, who are outnumbered three to one by the refugees.
- Photo courtesy of World Vision
Nighthawks at the Diner. The slow demise of Seattle's 24-hour establishments. By Shelly Martin, Page 10
| The Death of Seattle's greasy spoons
Kiss the Cooks. Steve and Margaret Bearden dish out care and fill up on thanks. By Tom Cogbill, Page 11
- Picture: Margaret Beardon stirs the pot
- Photo by Tom Cogbill
Cheap n' Good. True economy in Seattle's restaurant scene. By the Real Change Editorial Committee, Page 12
| Committee members: Wes Browning, Stan Burriss, Anitra Freeman, and Michele Marchand
Street Watch. Compiled by Emma Quinn, Page 12
Street Talk. Question: When was the last time you had something really good to eat, and what was it? Photos and interviews by Jackie Prichard, Page 13
- Vernon, 35, a Metro employee
- Cloe Flaherty, age "over 40"
- George'ann Knox, 51, telemarketer
- Kevin Mckinstry, 21, Occupation: father
- Barbara who works in accounting, age 61
- Lloyd Wight, 50. Occupation: Landscape Design
- Amanda Schaeffer, 29, claims manager
Real Change Hero. Misty Gilmore, Vendor #8386. By Adam Holdorf, Page 14
Classics Corner. Perfess'r Harris Does Deuteronomy. By Perfess'r Harris (Timothy Harris), Page 14
Calendar. Compiled by Sandra Enger, Page 15
Volunteers wanted, Page 16
Citizens Participation Project. Act Now! Page 16
Support the Religious Community's fast for Hungry and Homeless Neighbors
- Issue: Elected officials in the City of Seattle are beginning negotiations for the 2005 and 2006 budgets. The expected shortfall - the gap between what they have available to spend and what they need to spend just to maintain the current level of services - is $25 million. That number could increase significantly depending on the repayment schedule for City Light ratepayers related to the court decision on streetlights last year. Current services already fall far short of the need. Last October, 1,802 people were counted surviving outside in Seattle. In 2003, 13 of every 14 women seeking shelter from domestic violence where turned away for lack of space. And since city budget cuts made last March, the Tenant's Union has turned away an average of 100 households per month seeking housing counseling - many trying to avoid homelessness.