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September Beachhead - pdf file

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CONTENTS

PAGE ONE

20-Story Tall Observation Wheel Proposed - Jim Smith

• Photo: Observation Wheel in York, UK - Wikipedia

7,800 Bombing Victims in Libya; 
1,754 U.S. Casualties in Afghanistan - 74 this month; 
4,474 U.S. Casualties in Iraq - 0 this month;
 33,139 U.S. Wounded - 34 this month; 
Up to 1.4 million Iraqi Dead; 
Cost of Iraq and Afghanistan wars: $1.24+ trillion

PAGE TWO

Staff Box, Mission Statement, Sustainers, Subscription rates

Letters:

• On the Boardwalkk - Juditte Erki
• Imperial Wards - Bill Mitchell
   

Big Blue Bus Shrinks in Venice - Roger Linnett

• Photo: #2 Out of Venice

Ad: ATLI Handcrafted Furniture

Ad: Hoagie's

Ad: Globe Cleaners

PAGE THREE

Charter Schools Fight It Out Over Walgrove Campus - Greta Cobar

Sewing Club! In Venice! - Roger Linnett

• Photos: Junuen Garcia, Esteyn Diaz, Christina Garcia, Somone Glenn, Ivette Flores

PAGE FOUR

Roadmap to Housing turns into a Lonesome Highway - Greta Cobar

• Drawing: Old Venice Canals - from A History of the Venice Area, Dept. of City Planning

Save The Post Office - Greta Cobar

• Photo: Venice Post Office - Jim Smith

Ad: Dale Newman Design

Ad: Good with Wood Contracting

PAGE FIVE

Not Just The Rich Can Live At The Beach - Carol Fondiller

Save the Post Office - continued from page 4

• Film Showing: Brush With Life: The Art of Being Edward Biberman - Coming in October

PAGE SIX

Tom Freund's Edge of Venice - CJ Gronner

• Photos: CJ Gronner

Ad: Nutritional Warehouse

Ad: Marla's Cafe

PAGE SEVEN

Reapportionment Makes Pols Play Musical Chairs:
Good Bye Janice, Hello Henry

• Msps: 33rd Congressional, 62nd Assembly, 26 Senatorial - www.wedrawthelines.ca.gov
• Political Cartoon - Joe Heller

PAGE EIGHT

The Very Venice Art & Design Gallery - Kathy Leonardo

• Photo: Kristina Valentine

Ad: Abbot's Habit

Ad: Venice Music Festival - Sept. 18

PAGE NINE

Photo: Sleep Out - Margaret Molloy

Photo: Sleep on Ocean Front Walk - Pegarty Long

Ad: Book: If The Dead Had Email

Juan's Hats - Fifth in a series

Ad: Cairo Cowboy

PAGE TEN

New Book: Nun on Fire by Philomene Long - Reviewed by Jim Smith

• Photo: Readers on the Stairs - Margaret Molloy

Scott Wannberg - Feb. 20, 1953 - Aug. 19, 2011

• Photo: Scott Wannberg - Pegarty Long
• Poem by Scott Wannberg: Carma Bums

PAGE ELEVEN

Poetry:

• The World Wave - Jim Smith
• dreams turn into now - Deja Cross
• behind the Talking Stick - Roger Houston
• Just Asking - Mary Getlein
• Simple Truth - Majid Naficy
• Born of Shadows - B. Meade
• Homage to Coleen Creedon - Suzanne Verdal

Ad: Douglas Eisenstark - Acupuncture and Herbs

Ad: Wills, Trusts, Estates - Edgar Saenz

PAGE TWELVE

Two Barrie Plays - Theater Review by Suzy Williams

20-Story Tall Observation Wheel Proposed - continued from page 1

• Photo: George Ferris' Wheel, 1893 - Wikipedia

PAGE THIRTEEN

Political Cartoon: US Labor, then and now - Khalil Bendib

Money Available for Worthy Causes - Carolyn Rios

Ad: Labor Solidarity March - Sept. 6

Ad: electric lodge has classes for children and adults

PAGE FOURTEEN

Growing Up Latino: How Cesar Chavez inspired a Generation - Yolanda Miranda

• Photos: Latino Art - www.latino.lacity.org

Ad: Labor Day yard, garage, and everything else sale - Paloma Avneue

Ad: Mission Accomplished, political cartoons by Khalil Bendib

PAGE FIFTEEN

Calendar - Compiled by Karl Abrams

• Photos: The Great Wall and Park(ing) Day

PAGE SIXTEEN

Ad: Abbot Kinney Festival, Sept. 25