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Hagerstown man charged with murder after man's body found off W. Antietam St.
julieg@herald-mail.comA Hagerstown man was charged with first-degree murder in the death of a homeless man who was found Saturday with severe blunt-force trauma to his head, according to Hagerstown Police Department Sgt. John Lehman and a news release from the police...Tags: Murder, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Prosecution, Social Issues
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Workshop tackles ways to help the homeless
About 20 community members gathered at Rock Harbor Church in Costa Mesa on Saturday morning, sitting at a work table to learn about resources available to those living on the streets. Some felt the need to reach out to those living on the streets....Tags: Religion and Belief, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Belief and Faith, Social Issues
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2 men repeatedly attacked sleeping homeless man, police say
Prosecutors charged two Glendale men on Friday for assaulting a homeless man, officials said. Oganes Manvelyan, 23, and Vahan Kiourktzian, 22, each face one count of assault with a deadly weapon in Wednesday's alleged attack on the homeless man,...
Tags: Social Issues
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State drags feet on Medicaid expansion seen as key to Obamacare
Beginning today, The Morning Call will kick off a series of occasional stories taking a comprehensive look at how the Affordable Care Act will change health care and how Pennsylvanians access it. We will provide useful information to aid you in navigating...Tags: Finance, U.S. Supreme Court, Mike Turzai, Kathleen Sebelius, Elections
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Pennsylvania Democrats strike out in bid to expand Medicaid to working poor
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Democrats struck out Monday in their attempts to expand government-funded Medicaid health insurance to hundreds of thousands of working poor as part of the federal Affordable Care Act. First up was Sen. Vince Hughes, D-...Tags: Finance, U.S. Supreme Court, Elections, Health Insurance, Medicaid
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Number of homeless youths on the rise, suggests shelter, hotline data
Sara Stokes remembers well the night she became homeless. It was the end of January, but warm like spring. She and her boyfriend at the time, the father of her toddler, were fighting at their apartment. He swung her around, choked her and busted her lip,...
Tags: Family, Missing Persons, Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Social Issues
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Supporters worry homeless official's resignation will hurt cause
The woman responsible for bringing millions of dollars in federal grants to help Central Florida's homeless population has abruptly announced her resignation, leaving some worried that the region's ongoing struggle with homelessness has lost its strongest...
Tags: Rentals, Abusive Behavior, Orange County (Florida), Social Issues
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Continuing traffic on the topic of roadside panhandlers
The Road Warrior w/Dan HartzellThe May 3 column on panhandlers drew some interesting responses, including South Whitehall Township resident Everette Carr's observation that, though I dispensed advice from experts on how to deal with homeless people begging at the roadside, one of... -
Generous 89-year-old gets honor for service
Don Black may have retired from the working world, but he doesn't stop when it comes to community service. Black, 89, spends his days with Laguna Beach's homeless, providing them an ear and a shoulder to cry on through his generous spirit. His wife,...
Tags: Rentals, Religion and Belief, Human Interest, Christianity, Anglicanism
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Homeless service calls spike in Glendale
There were 10 times as many transient-related calls for service during the most recent winter homeless shelter at the National Guard Armory on Colorado Boulevard compared to the year prior, records show. Over the three-month span of the most recent...Tags: Substance Abuse
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'Tent to Tent': Homeless veterans' stories may play out on stage
About one in five homeless Central Floridians once wore our country's colors. Vets such as Loretta White. She's among the 62,000 or so vets who pray the Obama administration's bid to end homelessness by 2015 is a more unequivocal win than the Iraq and...
Tags: Winter Springs, Behavioral Conditions, Abusive Behavior, Seminole State College, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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Safe Haven gives veterans a hand getting back to 'normal' life
Neli Vazquez-Rowland believes that the best way to honor fallen soldiers is by supporting veterans who are struggling to make the transition back to civilian life. Vazquez-Rowland is the co-founder and president of A Safe Haven Foundation, a nonprofit...
Tags: Addiction, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Little Village, Social Issues, Veterans Affairs
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May 24, 2013
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May 6, 2013
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May 27, 2013
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