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March Beachhead - pdf file

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CONTENTS

PAGE ONE

UNEQUAL BATTLE - Venice versus the U.S. Postal Service

• Photo by Vanessa Cabello
• Fighting back against a faceless bureaucracy - Jim Smith

PAGE TWO

Staff Box, Mission Statement, Sustainers, Subscription rates

Thanks for your generous donations

Letters:

• No Curfew - Eddie Wall
• La Fortuna Market - Ty Allison
  • Anne Alvarez responds

Google says "No comment" to 5,000 Venice Employees - Greta Cobar

Metro Bus #733 Adds Stop at Abbot Kinney and Venice Blvds. - Roger Linnett

Ad: David L Moring - Attorney

Ad: Contractor - Carpenter

PAGE THREE

SPECIAL WOMEN'S ISSUE - Pages 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Wild and Peaceful – The Ivory Queen of Soul - Ronald K. McKinley

Do we have Women's Equality now? - Jim Smith

What strange ship has invaded Venice coastal waters? - Photo by Jim Smith

Ad: Nutritional Warehouse

PAGE FOUR

You Probably Never Heard of the Most Influential Woman of the 20th Century - Roger Linnett

Round Two for the Venice Skills Center - Charles Thomas

PAGE FIVE

Memorial Tribute: Venice Artist Diane Butler - Mary Getlein

• Song: There's a ghost at every corner - Diane Buter
• Painting: Jesus Was Homeless - Diane Butler
• Poem: To Diane Butler - Suzanne Verdal
• Poem: My Humble Ode to Diane - Tina Catalina Corcoran
• Poem: For Diane - Mary Getlein
• OFW Memorial for Diane - Photo by Greta Cobar

PAGE SIX

A Day and a Month to Celebrate Women - Vanessa Cabello

• Graphic by Charlene Richards (1985)

Commemorating Venetian Women from the Early Years - Vanessa Cabello

Ad: Abbot's Habit

PAGE SEVEN

Jin Patisserie Makes Venice Sweeter - CJ Gronner

• Photos by CJ Gronner

Ad: Stephanic Hobgood Hair

PAGE EIGHT

The Other Brother: Salt of the Earth, The Film They Tried To Kill, Lives On Thanks to Technology - Jim Smith

Ad: The Great Western Steak & Hoagie Company

PAGE NINE

Poetry

• Fourteen - Lynette
• Hoboville - Paul Beethovan
• Untitled - Roger Houston
• Peace Is My Religion - Hal Bogotch
• Moment - Ronald K. McKinley
• Gravity - Jim Smith
• Ibrahim and his band - Rex Butters

Swami X Speaks

• Photo by Rich Mann

Ad: electric lodge

Ad: Marla's Cafe

PAGE TEN

Political Cartoon: U.S. Capitalism: It's All About Risk Taking! - Khalil Bendib

Fighting back against a faceless bureaucracy - continued from page 1

• Post Office Cornerstone - Photo by Vanessa Cabello

Commemorating Venetian Women from the Early Years - continued from page 6

Ad: Mission Accomplished - Cartoons by Khalil Bendib

Ad: Globe Dry Cleaners

Ad: Quality Tire & Brake, 12055 Washington Blvd.

PAGE ELEVEN

Calendar

PAGE TWELVE

Back by Popular Demand - Auburn-Haired Beauty Pagent Poster

Venice Post Office - Terry Stoller