2010
#342
CONTENTS
PAGE ONE
Myrna Loy Statue Returns to Venice - Venice High Alumni Association
- Photo of old statue
Wetlands Crucified at L.A. City Hall - Suzanne Thompson
Neighborhood Council Voting April 10
- Clip and Save guide to candidates
1,035 U.S. Casualties in Afghanistan - 25 this month
4,385 U.S. Casualties in Iraq - 5 this month;
1.4 million Iraqi Dead;
Cost of Iraq and Afghanistan wars: $977+ billion
PAGE TWO
Staff Box, Mission Statement, Sustainers, Subscription rates
Letters
- Neighborhood Council Elections - Cindy Chambers
- Project Censored Seeks Input from Families of Police Deaths - Peter Phillips
- Stopping Wars With Education - Alan Gorg
- Taking the Census in the middle of the night - Lisa Green
PAGE THREE
Strange Bedfellows: Lieu, Rosendahl and the Pacific Legal Foundation - Jim Smith
IN BRIEF:
- Abbot Kinney’s Grandson, Kendrick, Dies - Paul Tanck
- Vera Davis Center NOT in Danger of Closing? - Lydia Poncé
Art: Peaceful Gathering by Venice artist Samuel Brantley from his book, The Outsider Artistn of Venice Beach
PAGE FOUR
Neighborhood Council Election –continued from page 1
- Art: The VNC at work by Emily Winters
Playa Vista Wins Round at L.A. Council - continued from page 1
PAGE FIVE
Xeriscaping in Venice - Erica Snowlake
- Photo: Erica Snowlake
Japanese-American Memorial Marker at Lincoln and Venice Boulevards? - Phyllis Hayashibara
- Photo: Japanese-Americans lining up on Venice west of Lincoln on April 25, 1942
PAGE SIX AND SEVEN
In Memory of Dr. John Michel
- Dear Doctor John - Arturo
- I have known Dr. John for 17 years - Catherine Andrews
- Dr. John has left us - Enyaj and family
- Peace and Love from Linda Lu
- Dr. John’s Memorial Service - Erica Snowlake
- I first met Dr. John when I moved to Venice - Christopher Stevens
- Photo: Participants at Dr. John's Memorial - Erica Snowlake
Back to the 60s at Surfing Cowboys - C.J. Gronner
Ad: 1970 Dodge for sale
PAGE EIGHT
Book Review: Tom Hayden's The Long Sixties:From 1960 to Barack Obama - Reviewed by Jack Neworth
Swami X Speaks
Poetry: Dr. John Michel - Catherine Andrews
Ad: Mission Accomplished
Ad: Dale Newman Designs
PAGE NINE
Poetry:
- Mayan Birds – Karl Abrams
- Dead Poets – krista schwimmer
- Hippos - Lulu Camone
- Calling All Metaphores - Jim Smith
- Graffiti - John David West
- Historic - Mark Lipman
- Barbara Ann - Paul D. Brooks
- Moving Day - Lynette
National Poetry Month
PAGE TEN
Madrasa: Political cartoon by Khalil Bendib
Myrna Loy –continued from page 1
Census workers working late –continued from page 2
Ad: Support the Free Venice Beachhead
PAGE ELEVEN
Calendar
PAGE TWELVE
Happy Earth Day! - Art: soil by Outi Harma
Ad: Abbot's Habit
Ad: J's Kitchen
Ad: The Farmacy