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Photo: Lightning over Venice - Jonathan Alcorn

The Situation for the Arts on Ocean Front Walk - Samuel Brantley

Another View of Spy Cameras - Laddie Williams

4,148 U.S. Casualties in Iraq; 1,255,026 Iraqi Dead; 580 U.S. Casualties in Afghanistan, Cost of Iraq: $549 billion

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Staff Box, Mission Statement, Sustainers, Subscription rates

Letters:

• More on Spy Cameras - Anonymous
• Long Live Poets! - Krista Schwimmer
• We Are All "Arch" Conservatives - DeDe Audet

With Enough Shovels - Jim Smith

• Photo: Suits and uniforms flank Bill Rosendahl at meter parking dedication - Jim Smith

Ad: Insurance Claims - Michael Millman, Attorney

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City of L.A. Approves Overnight Permit Parking

A Profile in Courage – Venice Resident, and Secretary of State, Debra Bowen Makes Good

• Acceptance Speech by Debra Bowen
• Photo: Sen. Ted Kennedy and Debra Bowen
• Comments by Caroline Kennedy
• Comments by Sen. Ted Kennedy

The Never Ending Neighborhood Council Meeting - C.V. Beck

Ad: Venice Originals

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City Not Policing Developer; Oxford Triangle Residents Protest - Reta Moser

• Photo: Picket line at Jefferson Way and Lincoln Blvd.

Presidential Campaigns Start on Labor Day – Where Will They End? - Jack Neworth

Political Cartoon: Free Oil - Khalil Bendib

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Food Not Bombs – Serving the Community - Mark Lipman

• Photo: Food Not Bombs serving line

Lincoln Place – Housing the Community - C.V. Beck

• Update on Recent Events at Lincoln Place

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Parade Demands Equal Rights for Men and Women to Shed Their Tops - Edizen Stowell

• Photos by Venice Paparazzi

The Beachhead versus the Corporate Media - Jim Smith

• You Write What you're Told! When You Work for the Corporate Media - Micah Ian Wright

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Just Another Perfect Day in Venice - Carol Gronner

• Photo: Jennifer Everhart

The Beachhead versus the Corporate Media - continued from page 6

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Ad: Mission Accomplished - Cartoons by Khalil Bendib

Ad: Market Gourmet

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Swami X Speaks

• Photo of Swami by Regina Barton

The Shooting Star - Mark Lipman

Venice High Wins Swimming Championship - Lydia Poncé

Privilege is blind - Lola Shalom

Ad: Karen's Kare

Ad: Visit the Beachhead Booth

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Poetry

• Meditation on a Photograph of a Girl and a Dog - Hal Bogotch
• Dennis - Krista Schwimmer
• Black Buddha In A Dark Alley - Philomene Long
• Sing - S.A. Griffin
• living song - hillary kaye
• Dark Ages - Jim Smith
• hieros 19 - Marie Lecrivain

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A Profile in Courage – Venice Resident, and Secretary of State, Debra Bowen Makes Good - continued from page 3

The Never Ending Neighborhood Council Meeting - continued from page 3

Photo: Aerial view of old canals in central Venice

Ad: Doug Eisenstark

Ad: Ojai Properties, John Kertisz

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The Situation for the Arts on Ocean Front Walk - continued from page 1

Triangle Residents Make Loud Statment - continued from page 4

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Community Events - day by day - Della Franco

Ongoing Events and Location Guide- Della Franco

Ad: 16th Annual Venice Music Festival, Sept. 21

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