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City's misguided approach to Camp 83
Baltimore City may be five years into its Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness (aka "The Journey Home"), but the tragically prejudicial comments from city representatives regarding the individuals experiencing homelessness who were residing at "Camp 83"...Tags: Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Social Issues, Mental Health
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City's plan to raze encampment is shameful
It remains a mystery why Baltimore wishes to endanger the health and safety of people living in an encampment ("Homeless eviction plan criticized," March 5). Baltimore's "Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness" specifies an effective method to manage...
Tags: Public Officials, Government, Social Issues, Politics, Rentals
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Md. to receive $45.6M for homeless services
Maryland will receive $45.6 million from the Obama administration for housing and local services for the homeless, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced Wednesday. The Continuum of Care grants will be used to renew support for...Tags: Harford County, Annapolis, Social Issues, Carroll County (Maryland), Substance Abuse
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Images of the Homeless at New London's Gallery at Firehouse Square
Homelessness is one of those situations that we don't really fully understand until it happens to us or someone we know. The new exhibit at the Gallery at Firehouse Square aims to bring awareness to the issue and help the homeless in the New London area....
Tags: New London (New London, Connecticut), Vincent de Paul, Social Issues, East Lyme, Norwich
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City clears homeless camp, residents in temporary housing
Tracy Jones pounded a pair of sneakers against the wall of an Interstate 83 ramp, shaking off months of caked-on dirt. She tossed aside a long-sleeve shirt that had been chewed by a rat and packed up her few belongings Friday as a team of city workers...
Tags: Social Issues, Tony Simmons, Rentals, Local Government
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Tom Coburn's campaign against government waste
Republican Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma is a real-life Murray Blum. Blum, played by Charles Grodin, is the president's accountant in the comedy "Dave," which I think of every time we have one of these spending dramas in Washington. In my favorite scene...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Elizabeth Warren, Barack Obama, Elections
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Advocates work to find housing for homeless at downtown encampment
As a Friday deadline approaches, advocates are working to find housing for the homeless men and women living at a Baltimore encampment set to be cleared. Christina Flowers, president of Belvedere Homes, stopped by the site between Interstate 83 and...
Tags: Mary Pat Clarke, Charles Street, Social Issues
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One of 7 fires to hit small swath of Bend, Ore., burns old church
A string of seven fires within a city block in Bend, Ore., started with the scorching of a historic church during the morning darkness Wednesday and continued until after dawn, when firefighters spotted two cars engulfed in flames, officials said. After...
Tags: Anglicanism, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Social Issues, Medina (Saudi Arabia)
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Home care aides not getting paid
Many people in Pauline Konrath's situation live in a nursing home. At 85, she has dementia and Parkinson's disease and uses a wheelchair. But she doesn't live in a nursing home because her son, Joe, moved her in with his family. It's not an easy...Tags: Allentown, Medical Specialization, Politics, Parkinson's Disease, Government Health Care
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Resident concerned about lack of help for homeless in Jessamine County
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comPatricia Stella moved to Nicholasville about five years ago. Since that time, she has been active with Edgewood Baptist Church with various outreach ministries. But Stella soon discovered that her passion was helping the homeless of Jessamine County....Tags: The Salvation Army, Russ Meyer, Social Issues, Public Transportation, Edgewood
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Can Chicago end homelessness?
A little more than a decade ago, Chicago's strategy for fighting homelessness mainly involved stopgap measures like pointing people to a temporary bed in a shelter and giving directions to a soup kitchen. But then city officials, with the help of...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Christianity, Social Issues, Religion and Belief, Politics
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Bill Rosendahl, happy warrior
Robert Kennedy was a young Bill Rosendahl's hope for the White House, but Kennedy's rival, Hubert Humphrey, practiced the "happy warrior" style of politics that represents the principles Rosendahl has embraced. As he leaves the Los Angeles City Council...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Local Elections, Health Treatments, Social Issues, U.S. Department of State
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