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		<title>An Open Letter To Matt Lombardini</title>
		<link>http://slohomeless.wordpress.com/2009/11/30/an-open-letter-to-matt-lombardini/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Mr. Lombardini,
First, thank you for taking the time to read my post: &#34;Help The Homeless, Go To Jail. Do Not Pass Go. Do Not Collect $200.&#34;
As for your comment to that post and the email you sent afterward – I understand your desire to defend Mr. De Vaul and Sunny Acres.
As I read through [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=slohomeless.wordpress.com&blog=1208568&post=1034&subd=slohomeless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Tis The Season To Do The Right Thing</title>
		<link>http://slohomeless.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/tis-the-season-to-do-the-right-thing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, I spent time reading through a number of news articles about homeless shelters and other charitable organizations which offered some type of Thanksgiving meals to the homeless and other &#34;needy&#34; folk.
As is usual with these types of holiday meals, there were ample volunteers on hand to help.
It&#8217;s not at all surprising. After all, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=slohomeless.wordpress.com&blog=1208568&post=1032&subd=slohomeless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Help The Homeless, Go Directly To Jail. Do Not Pass Go. Do Not Collect $200.</title>
		<link>http://slohomeless.wordpress.com/2009/11/25/help-the-homeless-go-directly-to-jail-do-not-pass-go-do-not-collect-200/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bureauacracy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, in a San Luis Obispo (SLO) courtroom, Dan De Vaul, a local man who has used his 70 acre ranch to help homeless persons rehabilitate their lives, was fined $1000 and sentenced to 90 days in jail.
In September, Mr. De Vaul was convicted of building safety and vehicle storage violations – both misdemeanors.
I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=slohomeless.wordpress.com&blog=1208568&post=1023&subd=slohomeless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Homelessness And Personal Hygiene</title>
		<link>http://slohomeless.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/homelessness-and-personal-hygiene/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Self Esteem]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Folks find their way here, to this blog, via a wide range of methods: search engines, referring links, bookmarks, RSS feeds, and etcetera.
I view it an honor and privilege when folks take the time to read anything I&#8217;ve written. But, it pleases me when someone uses the search widget in the side column because it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=slohomeless.wordpress.com&blog=1208568&post=1020&subd=slohomeless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sarasota&#8217;s Homeless May Soon Enjoy The Opera Season</title>
		<link>http://slohomeless.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/sarasotas-homeless-may-soon-enjoy-the-opera-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:28:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stupidity]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In 1697, Poet/Playwright William Congreve wrote the tragic-drama, The Mourning Bride.
That work produced a number of, now well known, quotes. Among them:

&#34;Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.&#34;

It&#8217;s probably not likely that Kelly Kirschner, a city commissioner in Sarasota, Florida, had that quote in mind when [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=slohomeless.wordpress.com&blog=1208568&post=1019&subd=slohomeless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Homelessness And The Fury Of Mother Nature</title>
		<link>http://slohomeless.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/homelessness-and-the-fury-of-mother-nature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Atlantic seaboard was pummeled by Tropical Storm Ida for three days during the latter part of last week.
Ida brought with her heavy rains and highs winds (which at times measured in excess of 70 mph) that left behind a swath of devastation – including 6 deaths across 3 states.
In Virginia, several barges, which were [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=slohomeless.wordpress.com&blog=1208568&post=1015&subd=slohomeless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Homeless Are People All Year &#8216;Round</title>
		<link>http://slohomeless.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/the-homeless-are-people-all-year-round/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Compassion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an &#34;interesting&#34; time of year for me where this blog is concerned.
Halloween is behind us. Thanksgiving is just around the corner. And Christmas is not too far behind.
It&#8217;s also the time of year when I seem to get quite a bit of &#34;extra&#34; email in my inbox.&#160;&#160;
Those extra emails I receive come from [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=slohomeless.wordpress.com&blog=1208568&post=1014&subd=slohomeless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sometimes Saying &#8220;Sorry&#8221; Just Doesn&#8217;t Cut It</title>
		<link>http://slohomeless.wordpress.com/2009/11/07/sometimes-saying-sorry-just-doesnt-cut-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Civil Rights]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discrimination]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the realities that every homeless person faces is a potential encounter with local law enforcement.
There are numerous reasons why these types of encounters occur. And, to be sure, there are those homeless who do bring it upon themselves.
Then there are those times when these &#34;run-ins&#34; with the law happen because local law enforcement [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=slohomeless.wordpress.com&blog=1208568&post=1011&subd=slohomeless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Anyone Can Make A Difference</title>
		<link>http://slohomeless.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/anyone-can-make-a-difference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Children]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read quite a number of news articles and blog posts about homelessness from all around the nation each week. Then, whenever a homeless advocacy group releases a report or study, I end up reading those as well.
Most of the time, there isn&#8217;t a great deal of it which is positive.
A local government is passing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=slohomeless.wordpress.com&blog=1208568&post=1009&subd=slohomeless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Performance Based Funding</title>
		<link>http://slohomeless.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/performance-based-funding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the New York Times reported that the Obama administration would order that top executives at companies which received the largest amounts of TARP bail out money would have their salaries cut.
The pay cuts would affect a combined total of 25 executives at: &#34;… Citigroup, Bank of America, American International Group, General Motors, Chrysler [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=slohomeless.wordpress.com&blog=1208568&post=1008&subd=slohomeless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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