Another Story Concerning Homeless Children

Last night, “60 Minutes” ran a segment on homeless children.   (A transcript is found at this link.) Of course, the overall concept of homeless children, as well as children suffering from (economic) adversity, is sad and disconcerting.  The video is disturbing. One line from the segment is especially notable: “We all hear about the recovery …

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Another Story Concerning Homelessness

Here is a story from yesterday’s Chicago Tribune titled, “Homelessness rises, redefining living conditions for schoolchildren.” http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/chi-homeless-studentsoct28,0,7967162.story As I have previously written: “As I discussed in my September 3 post, I think it is important to have stories and statistics concerning poverty and misfortune published on a more frequent basis. While they are certainly disheartening, …

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Homeless Children

I ran across this story about homeless children in the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/06/education/06homeless.html As I discussed in my September 3 post, I think it is important to have stories and statistics concerning poverty and misfortune published on a more frequent basis.  While they are certainly disheartening, it is far better to have awareness of the trends and …

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