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"When you're homeless, you learn to become very careful with money."

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Posted on August 10, 2008 - 8:19am at Stone Soup Station
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Great news for someone whose luck has been bad for a decade....

Fortunate Son: Homeless Man Inherits $100K, After 10 Years Of Living On The Streets, Unsuspecting Fla.

"During the Great Depression, the homeless and down-and-out ended up living in shantytowns or tent cities. They were called Hoov

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Posted on July 21, 2008 - 8:50am at Stone Soup Station
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Not "may be;" definitely....

The new faces of the homeless look pretty familiar -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com

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"Many come looking for help after setbacks, such as divorce, problems with creditors and big medical bills."

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Posted on February 15, 2008 - 8:02am at Stone Soup Station
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Arrgghh! I hate the term "feeding lines." Makes it sound like the Homeless are members of some huge zoo. I've been guilty myself of using similar language but try damned hard not to; its just so dehumanizing....

National Pen may get new work here

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Posted on December 29, 2007 - 2:42pm at Rena A. Capley
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National Pen Corp. in Shelbyville may be seeing some new faces soon. According to both the South Florida Business Journal and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Atlas Pen & Pencil Co. will close its...

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