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Summer in Venice - Colorized postcard of Grand Canal, 1908 - courtesy Paul Tanck

The Biggest Polluter in the World! - Karl Abrams

News from mthe Front - Della Franco

Corporate Geniuses Discover There Is Life on Planet Venice - Jim Smith

3,424 U.S. Casualties in Iraq; 655,000 Iraqi Dead

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Staff Box, Mission Statement, Sustainers, Subscription rates

Letters:

• Playa Vista and the City Council - John Davis
• Parking, Gentrification and Bill - Arnold Springer
• The Swami - Joel Sanoff

In Brief

• Is There A Shuttle in Our Future?
• 5 Rose Apartments Sold

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It's Midterm Report Card Time for Councilmember Bill Rosendahl and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa

Antonio and Bill cartoon - Erica Snowlake

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Lincoln Place: Tent City Report - C.V. Beck

Bushcronium Discovered

News from the Front - continued from page one

World's Biggest Polluter - continued from page one

Ad: Douglas Eisenstark acupuncture and herbs

Ad: Peace and Freedom celebrates 40 years

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Diary of the March of the Mothers - Jeanmarie Simpson

Peace Mom Cindy Sheehan Opts Out

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Beachhead Guide to Venice Medical Marijuana Dispensaries - Erica Snowlake

Ad: GreenBridge: Dr. Allan I Frankel

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Got the Munchies? It's Time for La Fiesta!

Ad: William B. Leaf

Ad: StorQuest Self Storage

Ad: Venice Neighborhood Council Town Hall Meeting, June 7

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20 Years Ago in the Free Venice Beachhead: Right to the Throat - Carol Fondiller

Happy Birthday Carol Fondiller, with self-portrait

ADA Compliance – or Not? - C.V. Beck

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Poetry:

• Neon - Hillary Kaye
• Jill and the Beanstalk - Hal Bogotch
• partake - shanna
• Trees of the Urban Forest - C.V. Beck
• he's coming for our children - Rex Butters
• Them Ol' Summer Solstice Blues - Vaughn Marlowe
• Another Way to Protest - Milton Takei
• Rainbow monsters - Elise, age 4
• INCarceration, Inc. - Theresa Hulme
• The meaning of Life - Kurt Vonnegut

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Diary of the March of the Mothers - continued from page 5

Cindy Sheehan - continued from page 5

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AIMCO Findes Life on Planet Venice - continued from page 1

Photo: Lincoln Place bulldozing - Lydia Poncé

Save Independent Media!

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CommUnity Events - by the numbers

Peace in Iraq, Justice in Venice - Vigil every Friday, beginning at 5:30 pm, at the Circle

Beachhead@freevenice.org