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Table of Contents
April 19, 2001, Vol. 8, No. 9
Headlines:
- Books Issue: Politics, Spirit, and the Streets
- Tent City Hosts Say Stop the Fines
- Hard Luck Fisher's Tale
Table of Contents:
Adrienne Rich. Standing at the Intersection of Art and Activism. Interview by Pat Simpson, Michele Marchaud, and Anitra Freeman, Page 1, 9
- Photo by Adam L. Weintraub
Mailbag, Page 2
- A good idea by Rajendra Shivapriyan, Director Society for the Establishment of Western Civilization | Bainbridge Island
- Kudos by Tim Archer
Correction: The Coalition on Women, Religion, and Spirituality is sponsoring weekly Women in Black gatherings at Westlake on Thursday. WHEEL (the Women's Housing, Equality, and Enhancement League) is the focus of April's Thursday vigils and co-sponsor of Tent Ctiy, which we neglected to mention in Dean Taylor's interview last issue. - ed.
Opinion: Leave Tent City Alone. An open letter to the City of Seattle by Reverend Rich Lang, Page 3
This Just In! By Bob Redmond, Page 3
News You Can Use! Close to Home, Page 4
- Two homeless men die after assaults by Michele Marchand and Adam Holdorf [RE: Walter Jackson, 74; Rick Rice, murdered by Justin White, 21)
- Renters win by Molly Rhodes
- Lock 'em up by Adam Holdorf [RE: Equates chemical dependency with an "incapacitating" mental illness and allows the county to commit people to treatment against their will]
- For sale: The Morrison by Adam Holdorf
Fare Game. Ron Sims "blunt tool" ticket increase raises hackles by Adam Holdorf, Page 5
Policy Watch by Nancy Amidei, Page 5
| Budget, housing, and mental health
Book Reviews: Pages 6, 7, 8
- Landscapes of War: From Sarajevo to Chechnya by Juan Goytisolo. Translated by Peter Bush. Review by Molly Rhodes
- Spirit Matters by Michael Lerner. Review by Matt Crichton
- Street People: Short Stories by Paul Perry. Review by Aubrey Hiers
- The Post-Corporate World: Life after Capitalism by David C. Korten. Review by Anitra Freeman
- Have a Great One! A Homeless Man's Story by Laurie Anthony. Review by Anitra Freeman
- Change Room by Mark Cochrane and
- Sparks from the Fire by Sandy Cameron
- Review of both by Adam Holdorf
Obituary: Memorial: Balancing the Blues. A loving look at Randy Ritter by Toni Ritter, Page 8
- Picture: Randy Ritter performing at the Pike Place Market last fall.
- Photo courtesy of Toni Ritter
Adventures in Poetry with ©Dr. Wes Browning, Page 10
Poetry, Pages 10, 11
- Street Girl by Sherry Asbury
- The Poor Man Admires the Humvee Stretch Limo by David Thornbrugh
- easy days by Etabu Etabui
- Sexual Liberation for the Statue of Liberty by David Thornbrugh
- Queen's Prisoner by Hans Lillegard
- Howdy Doo Like an Angel by Mac Crary
Essay: Bad Luck: A Horror Story. What drove a man to homelessness, drink, suicide attempts - and finally murder by John Merriam, Page 13
- Graphics by Danijel Zezelj
Notes From The Kitchen: A Thoughtful Approach to Gardening by Liz Smith, Page 16
- Picture: Tomatoes ripening on the vine: The fruits of all the seeds of labor
Street Watch. Compiled by Emma Quinn, Page 17
Seattle Timeline. From the Files of HistoryLink, Page 18
| A year of Seattle Timeline comes to an end
- Pictures:
- 650 men marched out of Seattle in the name of Federal Unemployment Relief
- Coleman Dock suffers the impact of the Alameda
- Seattle's Japanese residents read the writing on the wall after Pearl Harbor was bombed
Classics Corner by Perfess'r Harris (Timothy Harris), Page 18
Calendar. Compiled by Kristen Alexander, Page 19
Citizens Participation Project. ACT NOW! Page 20
President Bush's Tax Cut is Unfair
- Issue: Let your Senators know that President George W. Bush's proposed tax cut would benefit the very rich while not helping America's poorest citizens and threatening the country's ability to pay for basic services