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Table of Contents
April 6, 2005, Vol. 12, No. 13
Note: Issue says Vol. 11, No. 14 in error
Headlines:
- Tax the Dead. Why does Washington hate progressive taxes? Page 2
- Snoops in Portland. Seattle sister-city challenges Patriot Act. Page 3
- Eyes Wide Open. AFSC puts the leather to the ground. Page 4
- A Prison Laff Riot. Local comedians yuck it up for books for prisoners. You can too. Page 5
- Interview. The Exxon Valdez was worse than you know. Page 6
Table of Contents:
Dream Big. Far-reaching changes could be in store for treating chemical dependency and mental illness. By Adam Hyla, Pages 1, 12 [RE: Cynthia Ozimek, SB 5763]
- Picture: State Senator Jim Hargrove
Ground War. Victor Steinbrueck Park is the scene of a turf battle over Seattle’s public space. By Cydney Gillis, Pages 1, 9, 12
| Quote by Seattle City Councilmember Peter Steinbrueck
Opinion: Fitting the Bill. For a society of equal opportunity, we need a “Grateful Heirs” tax. By Lois Canright, Page 2
Change Agent: DeWayne Martin. By Adam Hyla, Page 3
- Picture: DeWayne Martin, Sandra Larson, and granddaughter Natalie Jerome: Speaking up for tenants
- Photo by Adam Hyla
Portland Showing Snoops the Boot. Concerns over civil liberties prompt threats to pull out of anti-terror task force. By Israel Bayer, Page 3
Just Heard...By Cydney Gillis, Page 3
- Solar fight flares up by Cydney Gillis
- Spiked by Adam Hyla [RE: Tom Rasmussen, SP 5692]
- Spreading the plan by Adam Hyla [HB 2163]
Eyes Wide Open. Travelling AFSC exhibit brings reality home. By Kona Shen, Page 4
- Picture: Shoes on display to represent lives lost in the Iraq War
Short Takes, Page 4
- Homebound: happy by Cydney Gillis [RE: Sen. Darlene Fairley, Superior Court Judge Richard Hicks, Jeffrey Kilip]
- Tent community: milestone by J. Jacob Edel [RE: Mary Gould, Perry Ortiz-Williams, Leo Rhodes]
- Journalists: targeted by Jess Grant [RE: Jose Couso, Javier Couso]
Bring the Funny. Local comedians put on jail fundraiser. By Sean Reid, Page 5
- Picture: Comedians Scott Meyer and Rodney Sherwood bring literature to lockdown through Book ‘Em, the annual comedians’ fundraiser for the King County Jail’s library.
- Photo by Mark Sullo
Interview. Poisoned Sea. The Exxon Valdez spill demonstrates oil’s long-term toll on the environment. Interview of Dr. Riki Ott by Kyle Serikawa, Pages 6, 7
| Book: Sound Truth and Corporate Myth. The Legacy of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill by Dr. Riki Ott
- Picture of the clean up of Prince William Sound
Poetry, Pages 7, 9
- The Beggar at the Side of the Road (For Juliette) by Herbert Sundvall
- Haiku: Wet City Woman by Laurie Crow
In Defense of Godless Values. Review by Anitra Freeman, Page 8
- Book: Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism by Susan Jacoby
- Book: God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It by Jim Wallis
Adventures in Irony. On Jesse and Other Hams with ©Dr. Wes Browning, Page 9
Street Watch. Compiled by Emma Quinn, Page 9
Letters to the Editor, Page 10
- Baseless by Richard J. McIver, Seattle City Council
- Family Values by Mary Junttila | Seattle
Classified Ads, Page 10
Calendar. Page 11
Director's Corner. By Timothy Harris, Page 11
First things First. Get Involved. Take Action. Page 11
Support Fair Taxation
- Issue: State legislators, dealing with a substantial budget shortfall, are weighing their options to produce a balanced budget. Their first priority should be to raise the revenue we need to keep the most vulnerable members of our communities healthy and safe. One of the simplest and fairest ways to raise revenue from people with the most ability to pay is to bring back the estate tax – and exempt properties worth less than $1 million.
Mockingbird Times, April 2005, Vol. V, Issue 4, 4 Pages
Copy of issue was obtained from microfiche in the University of Washington Suzzallo Library.