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Real Change Newspaper
Table of Contents
April 25, 2007, Vol. 14, No. 18
Headlines:
- Local group takes out Styrofoam, p.4
- Gun Show Loophole p.5
- Vendor of the Week: Isaac Chapiro p. 6
- How to love the suburbs. Beaverton writer Matthew Stadler suggest visiting Bellevue’s Crossroads Mall to enjoy the density and diversity of a thriving community p. 7
- Big Box Stores Move in on Little Saigon. Local businesses concerned over impact of Target and Lowes moving into the Goodwill site east of the International District p. 5
- Big Development on Pine. Neighborhood groups are petitioning the City’s Design Review Board on the future of new condos and retail p. 3
- Democrats’ missed opportunities p. 2
Table of Contents:
Disappointments. Democrats were stronger than they’d been in years. They had a supermajority in each chamber, a fellow Dem in the governor’s mansion, a budget surplus, and at least a year before facing re-election. If vital bills can’t be passed under such conditions, when can they? By Rachael Myers and Adam Hyla, Page 2
Director’s Corner by Timothy Harris, Page 2
Change Agent: Joe Mable by Laura Peach, Page 3
- Picture: Joe Mable and his fellow Peace Heathens take guiding others to needed services as a sacrament.
- Photo by Elliot Stoller
Just Heard, Page 3
- Real Change on voting rights by Cydney Gillis
- CDF director out by Cydney Gillis
- Police watch by Cydney Gillis
Short Takes, Page 3
- More gentrification by Cydney Gillis
- Step It Up, says Steinbrueck by Adam Hyla
Taking Out the Styrofoam Trash. Polystyrene food containers are target of Foam-Free Seattle by Chris Miller, Page 4
- Picture: The useful life of polystyrene takeout containers in just hours or days, while their impact as waste can be measured in decades or centuries, according to a 2004 study conducted by the State of California.
- Photo by Joel Turner
Cover Story: Little Saigon Faces a Publicly Subsidized Big-Box Development. Tax credits for retail rents face community criticism by Cydney Gillis, Page 5
- Picture: Youth march against the proposed housing and retail development bordering Little Saigon on Saturday, April 21
- Photo by Elliott Stoller
City-backed Gun Control Bill Fails. Background checks still not required at gun shows; gun rights activist says he’s open to “compromise” by Paul Rice, Pages 5, 6
Vendor of the Week: Isaac Chapiro by Joel Turner, Page 6
The Place In Between. Beaverton write Matthew Stadler learned to stop worrying and the love of suburbs. Interview by Chris Miller, Pages 7, 11
Five Doses of Practical Buddhis. Book Review: For a Future to Be Possible: Buddhis Ethics for Everyday Life by Thich Nhat Hanh. Review by Chris Faatz, Powells.com, Page 8
Poetry, Apr 25, 2007
- April by Larry Crist, Page 8
- companion by Stan Burriss, Page 10
Worth Seeing, Page 8
Reviews by Lester Gray
- The Aura. Directed by Fabián Bielinsky
- Off the Black. Directed by James Ponsoldt
Adventures in Irony. We have to save the weakening dollar! By © Dr. Wes Browning, Page 9
Bus Chick, Transit Authority. Bus Chick: Devil on the Number 2 by Carla Saulter, Page 9
Street Watch. Compiled by Emma Quinn, Page 9
Letters to the Editor: What Dr. Wes doesn’t know by Gillian Burlingham | Seattle, Page 10
Illustration by Blatt 2007, Page 10
Call to Action. We Need a National Housing Trust Fund, Page 11
Calendar and Classifieds, Page 12
Copy of issue was obtained from microfiche in the University of Washington Suzzallo Library.