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June 26, 2003, Vol. 10, No. 14
Headlines:
- Rachel Corrie’s Evergreen Memorial
- No Escape for Battered Women
- Anne Tyler’s Breathing Lessons
- Pageler’s Challengers
- Goodbye to the Millionair Club Thrift Store
- Debating District Elections for Seattle City Council
Note: Page 8 is followed by Page 13. The Mockingbird Times was inserted in-between.
Table of Contents:
Brave Souls. Two local Marines dropped out of the Iraq War. Here’s Why. Stephen Funk and Vadim Nuniyants. Interviews by Anitra Freeman, Adam Holdorf and Jackie Renn. Pages 1, 16, 17
Mailbag, Page 2
- A worthwhile cause by Dara Fox
- A call for compassion by Kirsten Hopkins | Seattle
- Thanks for caring by MJ Shaw, Vendor Representative and Vendor #3011
Opinion: Send the Governor and Our State Legislators to Oz. by Barb Flye.
- Illustration: Governor Gary Locke
- Illustration by Robin Lindley
News You Can Use! Close to Home, Page 4
| Uniting under pressure
- Going Broke by Anne-Marie Townsend
- Picture: Millionair Club Thrift Store workers Genevieve Phillips, Babe DeFresne, Kate Maldonado, and Emily Curry in their finest get-ups.
- Photo courtesy of Genevieve Phillips
- District democracy by Megan Doyle
- Senior Housing: Untouched by Adam Holdorf
- Janitors unite
- Picture: Hundreds of supporters joined local janitors to rally for better wages and health insurance at office buildings around the region. The Friday, June 13, 2003 event outside the Wells Fargo Center on Second Avenue and Marion Street, closed a downtown street. The approximately 2,500 janitors speak 24 different languages, two-thirds of them were born outside the United States. Under a union contract with the Service Employees’ International Union (SEIU) Local 6, the janitors have family health insurance and make $8.85 to $11.40 per hour. The union’s contract with several downtown office buildings expires June 30; employers are expected to balk at renewing the health insurance plan.
- Photo by Ken Dean
No Escape. Despite legislative attempts, landlords can still penalize women for breaking a lease to escape an abusive relationship. By Megan Doyle, Page 5
North American Newsbriefs: Signs of the times. Compiled by Molly Rhodes, Page 5
Adventures in Poetry: Zoo as politics with © Dr. Wes Browning, Page 6
Poetry, Pages 6, 7
- Saga by Liz Smith
- Untitled by Casey A. O’Neill
- The Fable of Happiness by David Thornbrugh
- Last Home of the Mighty by J. Glenn Evans
- My Cold by Carol Leno
Following Margaret. Who’s looking to win Margaret Pageler’s City Council seat? By Adam Holdorf and R.V. Murphy, Page 8
| Tom Rasmussen
| Linda Averill
- Picture: Tom Rasmussen
- Picture: Linda Averill
Awakening: Rachel Corrie was everywhere at Evergreen State College’s 2003 Commencement. By Michele Marchand, Page 13
| Rachel Corrie’s spirit at Evergreen graduation
| Quote by Doris Lessing, Briefing for a Descent into Hell
- Illustration: Graphic of Rachel Corrie
- Illustration by Robin Lindley
Blaming the Victim: A psychotherapist looks at world politics. By Melinda Rector, M.A., Pages 14, 18
- Illustration: George W. Bush, anti-social perp
- Illustration by Roberta Gregory
Ordinary Endurance: Play: Breathing Lessons from the novel by Anne Tyler, adapted and directed by Kevin McKeon. Review by Michele Marchand, Page 15
- Picture: Ira and Maggie, playing cards in bed.
- Photo courtesy of Book-It Repertory Theatre Production
Street Watch. Compiled by Emma Quinn, Page 17
Timeless Astrology. The calm of Cancer. By R.W. Reid, Page 18
Calendar. Compiled by Sandra Enger, Page 19
Citizens Participation Project. ACT NOW! Page 20
Low-wage workers need your support
- Issue: The livelihood of thousands of Seattle-area janitors is being threatened. They need your help to win a fair contract and reverse illegal, unjust, anti-union dismissals.
Mockingbird Times July 2003, Vol. III, Issue 7, 4 pages