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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>
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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 13:18:42 +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>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
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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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		<title>The Recession May Be Over, But More Americans Are Edging Closer To Homelessness</title>
		<link>http://slohomeless.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/the-recession-may-be-over-but-more-americans-are-edging-closer-to-homelessness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bureauacracy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you read, listen to or watch the news, it&#8217;s a good bet that you&#8217;re probably familiar with the phrase: &#34;jobless recovery.&#34;
Since I&#8217;m not an economist or analyst, it&#8217;s difficult for me to completely understand the dynamics of how you can actually have an economic recovery if there isn&#8217;t any job creation taking place.
Yet, according [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=slohomeless.wordpress.com&blog=1208568&post=1007&subd=slohomeless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s A New Blog In The Neighborhood</title>
		<link>http://slohomeless.wordpress.com/2009/10/26/theres-a-new-blog-in-the-neighborhood/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in January of this year, I received an email from a gentleman at Path Partners.
They were getting ready to start a new blog about homelessness and asked if I might be interested in becoming one of the sites contributing bloggers.
I&#8217;m familiar with the organization because its CEO, Joel John Roberts, is the author of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=slohomeless.wordpress.com&blog=1208568&post=1006&subd=slohomeless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Good Moral Character Isn&#8217;t Always The Best Dressed</title>
		<link>http://slohomeless.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/good-moral-character-isnt-always-the-best-dressed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Discrimination]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a disappointment to me when some folks automatically assume that because a person is homeless that they are not a &#34;nice or good person.&#34;
I&#8217;m well aware that we are a visually oriented society, and therefore, have a tendency to take our preliminary &#34;cues&#34; based on how a person is dressed. If they look neat [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=slohomeless.wordpress.com&blog=1208568&post=1005&subd=slohomeless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Think The Homeless Are Just Bums And Derelicts? Think Again.</title>
		<link>http://slohomeless.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/think-the-homeless-are-just-bums-and-derelicts-think-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:38:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Acceptance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The stereotypes most often associated with homelessness permeate our social mindset. As a result, is difficult for many people to imagine that some of our nation&#8217;s homeless are actually victims of circumstances.
We&#8217;ve grown accustomed to thinking of the homeless as derelicts, bums, drunks, drug addicts, and etcetera. Reflexively &#8211; and without challenging our own perceptions [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=slohomeless.wordpress.com&blog=1208568&post=1002&subd=slohomeless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>97 Years Old And Homeless</title>
		<link>http://slohomeless.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/97-years-old-and-homeless/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homelessness is pot-marked by stereotypes and misconceptions.
I&#8217;m willing to bet that if you took a group of folks, placed them in a room and asked them to discuss homelessness, many of the most prevalent stereotypes would dominate the conversation.
I&#8217;m also willing to bet that there would be little – or nothing at all – said [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=slohomeless.wordpress.com&blog=1208568&post=1001&subd=slohomeless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>H.R. 3501: &quot;Cash For Barkers&quot;</title>
		<link>http://slohomeless.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/h-r-3501-cash-for-barkers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not sure if it&#8217;s because I&#8217;m just getting older or if I&#8217;ve becoming a bit more cynical. Of course, it could just be a combination of the two. Whatever the reason, I&#8217;ve come to the conclusion that politics and reality don&#8217;t seem to intersect too often – if at all.
Case in point – &#160;&#160;
A [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=slohomeless.wordpress.com&blog=1208568&post=1000&subd=slohomeless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pittsburgh&#8217;s Carlynton School District Denies Homeless Children Enrollment</title>
		<link>http://slohomeless.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/pittsburghs-carlynton-school-district-denies-homeless-children-enrollment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It should be no secret to anyone that the face of homelessness in the U.S. has changed dramatically.
Gone are the days when the homeless were primarily single adult men.
Today&#8217;s homeless are comprised of men and women of all ages, ethnicities, religious and political affiliations. Moreover, homelessness is being experienced by those who come from &#34;white [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=slohomeless.wordpress.com&blog=1208568&post=999&subd=slohomeless&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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