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Table of Contents
August 16, 2006, Vol. 13, No. 34
Headlines:
- After The Flood. It’s been a year since Katrina washed away illusion of race and class. Now what? Page 2
- Gender Leery. Medicaid’s decision to snip gender-reassignment surgery from payable procedures ruffles feathers. Page 3
- Dirty Bombs. Journalist Dahr Jamail says Israel wants world to view attack on Lebanon as just “more violence”. Page 4
- Safety Thirst. A rash of attacks on downtown clinics has providers searching for ways to keep staff safe. Page 5
- Dark Discovery. Local journalist Jack Hamann dredges up the truth about the convictions of 28 Black soldiers during WWII. Page 6
Table of Contents:
Clean Bill of Wealth. Coalition works to preserve estate tax by Rosette Royale, Pages 1, 12
- Picture: Dick Baldwin, who recently joined the No on I-920 campaign, sees a repeal of the estate tax as going against one of the United States’ guiding principles: Democracy.
- Photo by Elisa Huerta-Enochian
Desertion. Absent soldier hidden aboveground by Cydney Gillis, Pages 1, 12
Editorial: One Year Later. Hurricane Katrina exposed America’s race and class disparities. How are we reckoning with them? By Dung Nguy, Linda Warren, and Dan Dileva, Social Change Caravan Coalition, Page 2
Change Agent: Adam L. Weintraub by Erik Neumann, Page 3
- Picture: Infernal Noise Brigade, bringing in a joyful noise.
- Photo by Adam L. Weintraub
Gender Bender. Medicaid plan to deny gender-reassignment surgery draws fire. By Rosette Royale, Page 3
- Picture: Mo Malkin, executive director Verbena
Just Heard…, Page 3
- Disagreeable by Cydney Gillis [RE: Sybil Bailey, James Kelley, Urban League of Seattle, Tom Rasmussen]
- Hearing them out by Adam Hyla [RE: Defending Democracy: Strengthening Communities for Justice, Rev. Paul Benz, Rep. Dave Reichert (R-Bellevue), HR 4437]
- Second chance for dad [RE: Judge Ann Schindler, DSHS custody hearing]
Collectively Punished. Veteran Iraqi journalist sees destruction in southern Lebanon firsthand. By Cydney Gillis, Page 4
| Quote by Dahr Jamal, Iraqi journalist of Lebanese descent
Short Takes, Page 4
- Viaduct: conventional wisdom by Adam Hyla [RE: DKS Associates, Ransford McCourt, Sierra Club, Kevin Fullerton, People’s Waterfront Coalition, Cary Moon, Mayor Greg Nickels, Peter Steinbrueck, Kyoto Protocol]
- Coffee boot by Cydney Gillis [RE: Starbucks, Daniel Gross, IWW, Industrial Workers of the World]
Gearing Up for Safety. After attacks, downtown health clinics ask: Could it happen here? By Adam Hyla, Page 5
| Quote by Joe Martin, downtown social worker
Interview: Not Guilty. Seattle writer’s investigation has cleared the names of 28 Black soldiers in a WWII-era crime at present-day Discovery Park. Interview by Lydia DePillis, Pages 6, 7
- Picture: Jack Hamann, whose work has erased the indignancies heaped upon 28 Black soldiers in WWII.
- Photo by Lydia DePillis
Poetry, Page 7, 10
- Pink Morning by Portal, Page 7
- What Do the Dead Want? by David Thornbrugh, Page 10
Destined for Greatness. Book: The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs. Review by Dena Burke, Page 8
Three’s a Crowd. Film: Lower City. Directed by Sérgio Machado. Review by Lester Gray, Page 8
- Picture: Karina (Alice Braga) in Lower City
Adventures in Irony. Bam! Whiz! Wow! by Dr. Wes Browning, Page 9
Bus Chick, Transit Authority. At First Sight by Carla Saulter, Page 9
Street Watch. Compiled by Emma Quinn, Page 9
Letter to the Editor: Page 10
- The Life of Brian by Randy and Leslie Hughes| Shoreline
Classified Ads, Page 10
Calendar, Compiled by Dena Burke, Page 11
Director’s Corner by Timothy Harris, Page 11
First things First. Get Involved. Take Action., Page 11
Viaduct: Let the People Decide
- Issue: The Seattle City Council has until Sept. 22 to decide whether to support the Mayor’s proposal to replace the Alaskan Way Viaduct with a tunnel or put it up for a public vote in November. With a $5 billion price tag for the tunnel – and that amount of funding not yet lined up – we think the public should have the chance to vote on whether or not to take on such a large amount of debt.
Copy of issue was obtained from microfiche in the University of Washington Suzzallo Library.