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Homeless used to being beaten, not eaten
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsLast week's ghoulish face-eating attack on a homeless man on Miami's MacArthur Causeway spurred international headlines and macabre curiosity, but for society's most vulnerable the incident again spotlighted just how dangerous life on the streets can be....Tags: Theft, Eric Holder, Fort Lauderdale, Social Issues, Soups
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Stadium homeless shelter bill is grandstand play
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsWhen I first heard about Sen. Mike Bennett's proposed bill that would punish tax-subsidized sports palaces if they weren't moonlighting as homeless shelters, I smiled wickedly and thought: brilliant. As a fierce critic of public funding for sports...Tags: Broward County, Mike Bennett, Social Issues, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Crime, Law and Justice
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Former county commissioner Koons going from convict to honoree
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsThree months after being driven from office by scandal, former Palm Beach County commissioner Jeff Koons on Thursday is scheduled to receive an award for his years of work for the homeless. The Lord???s Place homeless shelter plans to honor......Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Trials, Board of Directors
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The Bush legacy: Fear or compassion?
The Swampby Mark Silva In the assemblage of material that might measure, in perhaps some predictive manner, the legacy which President George W. Bush will leave, some focus squarely on the Bush administration's tactical response to the terrorism of Sept. 11,......Tags: Virginia, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Crime, Law and Justice, Health, Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia)
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Michelle Obama's soup-kitchen duty
The Swampby Mark Silva First Lady Michelle Obama stopped in at Miriam's Kitchen, a soup line for the homeless just seven blocks from the White House. Tucked in the basement of Western Presbyterian Church in Foggy Bottom, and recognized for its......Tags: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Soups, Social Issues, Michelle Obama
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Obama's 2nd press conference live-blog
The Swampby Frank James 9:05 pm -- The press conference is over, not having gone the full hour. Obama didn't make any news either way. There won't be any new controversies coming out of this press conference, which is the first......Tags: Diplomacy, Agricultural Research and Technology, United States, Republican Party, American International Group
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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, Social Issues, Seminole State College, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Sanford
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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: Chuck Schumer, U.S. Congress, Charles Grodin, Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control
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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: Medical Specialization, Career and Workplace, Nursing, Medicaid, Employees
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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: Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Gays and Lesbians, Civil Rights, Voting
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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: Little Village, Social Issues, Addiction, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Veterans Affairs
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Allentown care home cited after woman's death
It's not uncommon for people to die in personal care homes. Many residents are old or ill, and their families accept when death occurs and can come to terms with their loved one's passing. The circumstances of June Hassler's death at Emeritus at...
Tags: Nursing, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare, Pharmaceuticals, Emeritus Corporation
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