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Howard Co. considers spending more to end homelessness
Although Howard County remains one of the most affluent counties in the nation and has the lowest unemployment rate in the state, the number of homeless people has increased over the past year, prompting a push to increase assistance through the county'...Tags: Finance, Ellicott City, Family, Ken Ulman, Marketing
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Residents of Glen Burnie tent city ordered to leave by April 3
Tucked behind trees off a street in Glen Burnie are about a dozen mostly makeshift tents and a small trailer, forming a small community of homeless people who have been there off and on for several years.
Now, Anne Arundel County has ordered the homeless...Tags: Annapolis, Social Services, John R Leopold, Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County
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For government, no limits
Are there no limits on government's power, no places where it cannot go? New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a former (thankfully) Republican, has decided to limit food donations to city charities, including homeless shelters, because the government...
Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Salt, Fines, New York City, Health Insurance Cost
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Men Making a Difference: Dana Sohr
Fatherhood had kept Dana Sohr from service work. It also brought him back to it.
Sohr’s youngest son had come home from his first religious education class at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia in September 2006 and told his...Tags: New York City, Schools, Trips and Vacations, Social Problems, Values
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'Glee' recap: Extraordinary Merry Christmas
All I want for Christmas is a black-and-white "Glee" holiday special .. .and a purple Christmas tree.
This year, Gleeks were treated to a show within a show. The glee kids, because of some cancellation of a yuletide log special on a local channel, are...Tags: Tameka Cottle, Sarah Palin, Radio City Music Hall, Mariah Carey, Family
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For homeless people, cold weather is a killing season
Reducing access to life-saving Code Blue shelter services gives us the chills ("City revises emergency cold weather criteria," Dec. 8). Each year, too many of our homeless neighbors experience frostbite, amputations and even death because they lack...Tags: Frostbite, Memorial Day, Hypothermia
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Homeless are not criminals
I just read Rosalind Ellis' recent letter regarding the expansion of Beans and Bread ("Neighbors right to worry about Beans and Bread," Nov. 2). It is obvious to me that Ms. Ellis does not personally know anyone who is homeless or out of a job and on...Tags: Breads, Homes, Criminals
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Harford's homeless remembered, honored at candlelight vigil
As they gathered to raise awareness about the homeless in Harford County, many people got a glimpse of what it meant to be without shelter Wednesday evening.
A light drizzle fell on the people gathered outside of Bel Air United Methodist Church to honor...Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Family, Winter Solstice, Memorial Day
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Hundreds gather to honor those who died homeless
On the longest night of the year, a crowd of about 200 gathered at the Baltimore Inner Harbor Amphitheater. They stood before a display of well worn shoes, most of which held a flickering votive candle. Each shoe was tagged with a name of one of the 111...Tags: Inner Harbor, Judaism, Harborplace, Mary Pat Clarke, Memorial Day
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Occupy Baltimore seeks new goals after eviction
Downtown businesses — and even some Occupy Baltimore activists themselves — breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday that city officials cleared the encampment that the group had set up near the Inner Harbor as part of a national protest against...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Cherry Hill, Tour Operations Industry, Fells Point, Business
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Mayor calls Occupy Baltimore eviction 'respectful'
The eviction of Occupy Baltimore protesters from a park near the Inner Harbor was carried out "in a respectful way," Baltimore's mayor said this morning, adding that she was pleased there were no injuries or arrests.
"It certainly wasn't going to go on...Tags: Occupy Wall Street, Cherry Hill, Television Stations, Demonstration, Fells Point
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Homeless memorial event scheduled in Bel Air
Those who live in Harford County without homes will once again be remembered this year during the fifth annual Homeless Persons Memorial Day. The event will feature a vigil taking place at 5 p.m. on Dec. 21 at Bel Air Methodist Church at 21 Linwood Ave....Tags: Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Memorial Day, Aberdeen
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