Somerville Voices: Charter reform, music video games, and SCAT highlights

[Somerville Voices]

*New This Week on Somerville Voices
<http://www.somervillevoices.org/>* *November
10, 2008**This week we introduce Youth Voices, a series of posts from
Somerville young people about their lives and ideas.*
Youth Voices: Why I love music video
games<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/07/schools-and-youth/youth-voices-why-i-love-music-video-games/>
by Brian Renderos
I like to play video games that have to do with music or creating music.
Like DDR (Dance Dance Revolution): you play with a mat that has 4 arrows,
one pointing up, down, left and right. On the screen, you press the arrows
with your feet by dancing along with the music that you're hearing on the
game. That is one music game that I love to play. …
Read more<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/07/schools-and-youth/youth-voices-why-i-love-music-video-games/>
 Charter Reform: Bill Shelton's Thoughts, Public Hearing
11/10<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/06/politics/charter-reform-bill-sheltons-thoughts-public-hearing-1110/>
by fberman
In anticipation of next week's public hearing on Charter Reform, Fred Berman
and Bill Bumpus interviewed local activist Bill Shelton, who favors a City
Manager form of government, as compared with our current "Strong Mayor" form
of government. ...
Read more<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/06/politics/charter-reform-bill-sheltons-thoughts-public-hearing-1110/>
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*Somerville Voices Applies for Knight News Challenge
Competition<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/10/uncategorized/somerville-voices-applies-for-knight-news-challenge-competition/>
*   by Barry Rafkind
On November 1st, I submitted a grant proposal for $390.000 on behalf of the
Somerville Voices team to the 2009 Knight News Challenge titled Transforming
the News and Each
Other<http://generalapp.newschallenge.org/SNC/ViewItem.aspx?pguid=4a4f8c6a-d2c2-4545-82db-c8ed4b415eba&itemguid=421b090d-0a0d-46a4-84ee-1ecbd927d03a>.
Please take a look. Your comments would be appreciated. We should find out
if we make it past the first round on Nov 15th, so stay tuned for more
details.
Read more<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/10/uncategorized/somerville-voices-applies-for-knight-news-challenge-competition/>
 Time for a Change–but We Must Make It
Happen<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/05/politics/time-for-a-change-but-we-must-make-it-happen/>
by Dennis K. Fischman
The results of last night's election are about as good as I could have
wished. Obama-Biden won by a large enough margin that no amount of cheating
could affect the outcome. Democrats widened their lead in Congress, and
progressives held onto their seats. There's still a chance that Al Franken
could become the next Senator from Minnesota. Most important to me
personally, Massachusetts voted 2-1 against eliminating the state income
tax.
Read more<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/05/politics/time-for-a-change-but-we-must-make-it-happen/>
 SCAT Highlights… Community Arts Fest & Nepali Community
Event<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/04/uncategorized/scat-tv-update/>
*by Bill at SCAT
As promised here is the latest and greatest from Somerville Community Access
Television. Check out the footage from the Community Arts Festival and from
a Nepali Community Event. See a separate posting for the interview with Bill
Shelton about Charter Reform on Fred Berman and Bill Bumpus' Monday evening
show, Progressive Voices.
*Read more<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/11/04/uncategorized/scat-tv-update/>
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Upcoming events on our calendar*:


   - November 11th:
   SMUJP Post-election discussion Nov. 11 (7:00
pm)<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2008/10/30/events/smujp-post-election-discussion-nov-11-2/>
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