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"...record number of homeless people have sought refuge in local shelters in the last two months"

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Posted on June 23, 2008 - 7:20am at Stone Soup Station
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Knoxville, Memphis, Chattanooga, Nashville....Doesn't matter which city you're in, homelessness is increasing....

Economy sends more women to local homeless shelters

"Most of the places people often go to for help are also struggling financially."

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Posted on May 22, 2008 - 7:29pm at Stone Soup Station
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No, most folks don't find choosing between eating and paying rent hard because when it comes right down to it, they don't have to have a house, but they do have to eat.

"Stretching a dollar never hurt so much for families and business owners."

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Posted on May 17, 2008 - 7:47pm at Stone Soup Station
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But remember, we aren't in a recession.....

Economy Hurts Delivery Drivers

"Even when they're giving them up, they're still not glad to see you,"

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Posted on May 15, 2008 - 7:09am at Stone Soup Station
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Is anyone surprised that we're seeing this kind of uptick in credit disasters, especially for those folks who could barely afford to exist back when gas was 2 bucks a gallon?

Anyone at all?

"The IRS and Congress don't want people depleting their retirement accounts for frivolous reasons,"

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Posted on May 10, 2008 - 9:30am at Stone Soup Station
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Yeah, but how do we get Congress and the IRS to understand housing, food and utility bill payments are not "frivolous?"

Tennessee history: LOC photos on Flickr

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Posted on January 17, 2008 - 2:16pm at KnoxVIews
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Crane operator at TVA's Douglas Dam, Tennessee (LOC)
Originally uploaded by The Library of Congress


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