Written by James Douglass, Published by Orbis Press Reviewed by Jack Neworth This past November 22nd marked the 45th anniversary of JFK’s assassination. Despite all that has been written about Kennedy and […]
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Beachhead Collectivist
Poems for a New President
• Inauguration Day – Sherman Pearl • Uncle Sam and Aunt Emma – Jim Smith • January 16, 2009 – Mark Lipman ••••••••••• Inauguration Day By Sherman Pearl At last—the sun sauntering in from the […]
Poetry
• Mystery –krista schwimmer • Half Heartedly – hillary kaye • House of Cards – Doug Eisenstark • Breaking Free – Janet C. Phelan • repeat after me – Rex Butters •••••••••••• Mystery Evenings when the birds are still and i […]
A Beach Head Writes About The Beachhead
By Carol Fondiller Frankly, I feel as if I’m viewing the decades of the Free Venice Beachhead’s existence on old celluloid film. Jumping and bumping with splats, cracks and flashes. Cutting through […]
Letters
• I’ve Never Done This Before – Donna Lacey • You Guys Rock – Pat Hartman • Congratulations on your 40th Birthday!!!!!! – Emily Winters • Vigilantes Don’t Like Vintage Cars – Nancy Raffaelli Richards ———— I’ve Never Done […]
From the 15th Anniversary Issue (Dec. 1983)
Dear Beachhead: Congratulations for still hanging in here! I remember when I first held your baby-soft pages in those early days after your nativity, 15 years ago. In that year we were […]
Welcome to Venice. Now Run!
By Karl Abrams Venice now has its first Tsunami Evacuation street sign. On Monday morning, November 24, the first of 90 such signs went up on the west side of Pacific Avenue […]
Retirement Income
If you had purchased $1,000 of AIG stock one year ago, you would have $42 left. With Lehman, you would have $6.60 left. With Fannie or Freddie, you would have less than […]
Negotiations Underway to Buy Lincoln Place
Two sources have confirmed to the Beachhead that negotiations are taking place between AIMCO (Apartment Investment and Management Company), the infamous owner of Lincoln Place Apartments and the tenants association. The subject […]
Neighborhood Council’s Homeless/RV Committee Holds Secret Meetings
By Mark Lipman At the last meeting of the Venice Neighborhood Council’s Homelessness/RV committee on November 6, a sub-committee was formed specifically tasked with looking for ways to evict poorer residents from […]
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