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Table of Contents
February 21, 2002, Vol. 9, No. 5
Headlines:
- Dale Johnson. Winner: 2002 Utah Scram
- Drug Justice
- Hope in Freeway Park
- New Rules, New Housing
- Rental Block
- Defending the Poorest Public
Table of Contents:
Cast Down from the Mountain. Someone in Salt Lake City wants to rid its Olympic playground of homeless people. By Adam Holdorf, Pages 1, 8
| Homeless-free Olympics
- Picture: Dale Johnson arrived in Seattle on a one-way bus ticket from Salt Lake City.
- Photo by Adam Holdorf
Mailbag, Page 2
- Deep thanks all around by Conrado Padillo, Jr. Health Student in Mercer Middle School
- And Ms. Ellis and the health students in Room 203 at Mercer Middle School
- Forgotten addicts? Anonymous
- Honest mental health by Rex Rempel
RC Profile: Dan Bootz and Jeanne Ryan. Real Change Interns By Molly Rhodes, Page 2
- Picture: Dan Bootz and Jeanne Ryan
- Photo by Molly Rhodes
Opinion: It’s a Crime: Fix the justice system now. By Adam Holdorf, Page 3
News You Can Use! Close to Home, Page 4
| Housing for past and future
- Dire straits in the cities by Shantini James
- Housing Levy pays for new housing by Angelique Ledesma
- Be There [Barbara Ehrenreich, author and Family Shelter Symposium presented by the Interfaith Task Force]
- Picture: Standing at the Crossroads: January 31, 2002 was to be the last day of Street Outreach Services’ operation at the northwest corner of Second Avenue and Pike Street (a.k.a. “The Blade”). Guerrilla supporters of the day center, one of the city’s largest, changed the intersection’s signposts to read Race Avenue and Class St. The landlord decided to let SOS, a haven for homeless people addicted to drugs, stay until the end of April.
Correction: A news item in our last issue (“Shifting Priorities,” Feb. 7) reported that the Seattle Housing Authority was changing its admission criteria for Section 8 vouchers. We got it wrong: The SHA Board of Commissioners voted to change admission preferences for their low-income public housing projects. We apologize for the error. Page 4
Louder than Words: RaeAnn Champaco Memorial. By Michele Marchand, Pages 5, 8
- Picture: Tracey Lamax comforts Jill Cummings, YWCA’s maintenance lead, as the two join pastor Pat Simpson at a memorial for RaeAnn Champaco at the site of RaeAnn’s murder.
- Picture: Margery Muench, a VISTA volunteer with Seattle’s Survival Services program, stands silent vigil outside the public women’s restroom where RaeAnn Champaco’s body was found.
- Photos by Casey Kelbaugh
Adventures in Poetry: My ’69 Rambler with ©Dr. Wes Browning, Page 6
Poetry, Pages 6, 7
- Giants and Midgets by Carol Leno, Vendor #1700, February 17, 2000
- Idle Thoughts While Cleaning Alvie’s Place by Jobi
- 3 poems by J.L. Navarro
- Dance Naked on the Balcony by Earle Thompson
Stalking the Halls of Justice: County court personnel step in between mentally ill clients and their attorneys. By Rick Giombetti, Page 9
| Mental Health court monitors
- Picture: The quality of the work a court monitor does depends on the individuals doing it. If you have somebody in there who is efficient, intelligent, and experienced, then I don’t think it matters who they are employed by. Quote by Fredese Whisett, King County District Court
- Photo by Mike Hamrick
The Trials of Public Defense: Interview with Pete MacDonald, a public defender. Interview by Trevor Griffey, Page 10
Tenant Talk: Educate. Agitate. Organize. Locked out for poverty. By Mark Chattin, Page 11
Notes from the Kitchen. The unappreciated vegetarian. By Liz Smith, Page 12
Street Watch. Compiled by Emma Quinn, Page 13
Classics Corner: Oedipus’ blindness. By Perfess'r Harris (Timothy Harris), Page 14
Jazz for Change. Bill Frisell and Greg Leisz in concert: Real Change benefit March 17, 2002, Page 14
- Picture: Bill Frisell
- Photo by Luciano Viti
Calendar. Compiled by Sandra Enger, Page 15
Citizens Participation Project. ACT NOW! Page 16
More Treatment for Drug Offenders
- Issue: Tell your state senators and representatives to support Senate Bill 6361 and House Bill 2338, which would reduce sentencing guidelines for drug offenses and use the money saved from not incarcerating offenders for drug treatment programs and drug courts.