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March 7, 2001 Volume XV, No. 20
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The first issue of The North Beach Chronicle came out on January 25, 2001. Fourth and fifth grade students wrote, edited, laid out and sold ads for the new paper.
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| Amanda Henritze, Kayla Erickson and Malcolm Yates discuss new story assignments.
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Shoreline family sues city
Thornton Creek Habitat Threatened by Development
- A Shoreline family has gone to court to try to stop destruction of the buffer zone along Thornton Creek, caused by construction of a nursing home overlooking the creek.

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Fremont Neighborhood Council May Challenge Construction
- Fremont Neighborhood Council president Toby Thaler wants to launch a legal challenge to the proposed six-story building project slated for the old Red Door site.

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Where to find The Seattle Press
- Seattle Press distribution in North Seattle. This list will be a continually updated feature on our web site.

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Greenwood Safeway Settlement Reached
- Michael McGinn, president of the Greenwood Community Council, reached a settlement March 2 with Safeway regarding building permits for construction of a new store and parking garage in the heart of Greenwood.

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My Boy
- In an uncertain future dominated by an angry young man, an exasperated single father warns against impulsiveness, baseball, and touring Old Sweden. A short story by Adam Crowley.
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Badlands
- Three impulsive explorers leave Chicago for South Dakota, learning that bison fear no one, and rattlesnakes hate human singing. A short story by Joe Winston.

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Seattle Press Editorial
Licata's Urban Politics
- Congratulations to Seattle City Council Member Nick Licata on publication of the 100th edition of Urban Politics, a newsletter that should be read by anyone interested in city government.

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Roosevelt Builds Identity on a Foundation of Marbles
- The Roosevelt neighborhood will be a lot more recognizable in the future, due to a community-wide art project recently completed by Kevin Spitzer.

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Letters to the Editor
- Mardi Gras police enforcement, Democrats voting for Bush and our own cartoons generate ire among Seattle Press readers.

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Zanzibar Herbalist Finds Business Partners in Seattle
- A Seattle woman's vacation turned into a business bringing traditional herbal preparations to a local audience.

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Bundy Tells Fremont Rotary: Sound Transit Misleads Public on Bus Tunnel
- Sound Transit used misleading data to show that the downtown bus tunnel would have a greater passenger capacity if it were converted to train-only use, Emory Bundy told the Fremont Rotary Club on February 20.
Roger's Home Journal
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Roger's Home Journal
We Dodged a Seismic Bullet
- We were stung by a seismic BB gun. The repair and cleanup from this moderate quake will cost more than $2 billion. Now it's time to peer into the dark gun barrel of our next earthquake.

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How To Survive An Earthquake
- It's bad enough that the local media immediately went into warp-speed hyperbolic overdrive after the earthquake, but to have everyone go along for the ride is slightly embarrassing. Here are some real
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Well, let me tell you...
The Heart of St. Patrick's Day
- Don't get me wrong, I love holidays. But I have an aversion to holidays that are a thinly veiled excuse to get trashed. Just what does St. Pat's Day celebrate?
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Kissing the Sky in South Lake Union
- Billionaire Paul Allen once more tries to "kiss the sky" with his new development proposals for South Lake Union, as city leaders make all kinds of excuses for bulldozing his path to the top.
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Teacher Ted
How NAFTA Could Affect Our Schools
- The FTAA would open up markets and services to transnational corporations. Such a treaty would prescribe the privatization of such public services as education, health care and utilities.
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3 Squares
- Brunch at Pike Place Market, dinner in Maple Leaf and a tip on great local seafood.
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Hash
- A Wedgwood woman is trying to sleep at 3:29 a.m. when she hears glass break. At first she thinks the noise may have come from a loud party at a neighbor's house, but then she hears voices at her basement window...
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Sandy Bradley's Potluck
Understanding the Constitution
- Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't Republicans in general try not to tax and spend, but leave unto Caesar what is Caesar's, to the states their rights, to religion its separation?
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