October
2009

#335

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CONTENTS

PAGE ONE

Venice ‘Out Front’ Skatepark Opens on the Beach - Amy V. Dewhurst

Fight Crime: Read the Beachhead
Stolen Bicycle Recovered After Last Month’s Article - CJ Gronner

853 U.S. Casualties in Afghanistan - 43 this month
4,345 U.S. Casualties in Iraq - 8 this month; 1,339.771 Iraqi Dead;
Cost of Iraq and Afghanistan wars: $915 billion

PAGE TWO

Staff Box, Mission Statement, Sustainers, Subscription rates

Letters

  • Free Speech on Ocean Front Walk? - Lisa Green
  • Angry about Oakwood Article - Jimmy Riddle

Venice ‘Out Front’ Skatepark Opens on the Beach
– continued from page 1

PAGE THREE

In Brief:

  • City, Neighborhood Council Apparently Give Up On Saving Postal Annex - Jim Smith
  • Tsunami Alert for Venice
  • Only 6,013 Years Old!
  • Military-Industrial Complex Now Official

The return of Ali Katz
Out of the Litter Box

  • Photo: Maureen Cotter on the wall - Jim Smith

Ad: Surfing Cowboys

PAGE FOUR

On the Boardwalk - Treasure Hunting –Ian Lovett

In Brief:

  • Ocean Front Walk Task Force - Ian Lovett

Ad: Nutrition Warehouse

PAGE FIVE

Ad: Support the Free Venice Beachhead

    PAGE SIX AND SEVEN

    Reflections on Venice’s Busiest Day – The Abbot Kinney Festival

    • Photos: Krista Schwimmer and Jim Smithg

    Ad: Mystic Journey Bookstore

    Ad: Eko Zone

    PAGE EIGHT

    Film Review: The Irish Vampire Comes To Venice - Jim Smith

    • Poster: The Irish Vampire Goes West

    Butterflies and Boulders at Coeur d’Alene - Renata Robins and Lisa Robins

    PAGE NINE

    Poetry:

    • Going to the Beach - Robert Watts
    • Skipping Stones - Mark Lipman
    • Until I Die - Jim Smith
    • Lobster Time - Hal Bogotch
    • My Neighbor Goes to the Zoo - Majid Naficy
    • Untitled #1 On Overlook Mountain - krista schwimmer

    PAGE TEN

    Delores the Bike saved from kidnappers – continued from page 1

    Welcome to Afghanistan - Political Cartoon by Khalil Bendib

    PAGE ELEVEN

    30 Years Ago in Venice - From the Beachhead Archives, October 1979:- A new statue on the Circle.

    Help! - Appeal by the Beachhead

    PAGE TWELVE

    Calendar

    The Other Venice Film Festival –Enough To Base A Movie On?
    - Amy V. Dewhurst

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