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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: New York City, Theft, Lifestyle and Leisure, Fort Lauderdale, Foods and Beverages
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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: Mike Bennett, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Crime, Law and Justice, Jack Gordon, Social Issues
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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, Crime, Law and Justice, Board of Directors, Crimes, Social Issues
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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: Executive Branch, Health, Arts and Culture, Unrest, Conflicts and War, History
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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: Michelle Obama, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foods and Beverages, George W. Bush, Barack 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: Television Industry, CNN (tv network), American International Group, United States, Barack Obama
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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, Seminole State College, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Behavioral Conditions, Social Issues
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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: Apple iPhone, Gun Control, Tom Coburn, Elizabeth Warren, Kevin Kline
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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: Long Term Care, Medical Specialization, Lehigh County, Allentown, Health Insurance
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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: Sheila Kuehl, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Gay Rights, Los Angeles International Airport, Entertainment
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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: Lehigh County, Allentown, Nursing, Social Services, Nursing Homes
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What might have been: Life under President Romney
News flash: President Romney and congressional leaders met today to review the terms of the recently concluded fiscal cliff deal wherein the Bush tax cuts were extended by four years, the corporate income tax rate was reduced from 35 percent to 25...Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Occupy Wall Street, Consumer Confidence, Medicare, Baltimore Ravens
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