Somerville Voices: City budget advisors, Darwin's birthday, and public policy on drugs and trees!

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 New This Week on Somerville Voices <http://www.somervillevoices.org/> February
12, 2009   Drug Warriors Advocate
Peace<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/05/crime/drug-warriors-advocate-peace/>
by
Bill Shelton

If you drive northwest on Mystic Avenue, not far past the Medford line
you'll pass a modest office building. One of its tenants is LEAP, an
organization that is influencing opinion on drug policy across North America.
Read more<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/05/crime/drug-warriors-advocate-peace/>


An extra measure of
transparency?<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/07/government-reform/an-extra-measure-of-transparency/>
by Barry Rafkind

So far, all we've been told by the city about the people appointed by Mayor
Curtatone to serve on Somerville's new Financial Advisory Committee is their
names and titles. But, the residents of this city deserve to know more about
these advisors who will have such big influence on how we cope with massive
budget cuts.  Read
more<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/07/government-reform/an-extra-measure-of-transparency/>


Why Christians should love
Darwin<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/05/uncategorized/why-christians-should-love-darwin/>
by
revmolly

The Jesus fish kissing the Darwin fish? Why not? Our church is celebrating
the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the
publication of The Origin of Species this weekend with a special worship
service. Read more<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/05/uncategorized/why-christians-should-love-darwin/>


Progress on Street Tree
Policy<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/12/environment-and-open-space/progress-on-street-tree-policy/>
by
Jonathan Rich

Last night at a meeting of the Somerville Garden Club, an audience of about
forty club members got a progress report from Brad Arndt, the Coordinator
for the Somerville Urban Forest Initiative. Following up on the Mayor's
pledge in his last inaugural address to increase the number of trees in
Somerville by twenty percent over four… Read
more<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/12/environment-and-open-space/progress-on-street-tree-policy/>


Upcoming events on our calendar:

   - February 14, 2009: Low cost cat spay/neuter, rabies vaccination (all
   day)<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/01/events/low-cost-cat-spayneuter-rabies-vaccination/>
   - February 15, 2009: Somerville Voices open meeting (6:00
pm)<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/10/events/somerville-voices-open-meeting-3/>
   - February 17-20, 2009: Somertime in February for ages 5-13 (8:30
am)<http://www.somervillevoices.org/2009/02/02/events/somertime-in-february-for-ages-5-13/>
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