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"This encounter was extremely eye-opening. It led me to think about the complexities of being homeless."

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I'm going to say it again here: the faces of homelessness have changed and the stereotypical image of the homeless person, although there are still those folks out there, are not necessarily the norm anymore.

Time to invade Burma?

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The humanitarian crisis in Burma is worsening by the minute, so much that "crisis" must give way to "catastrophe." The UK's Sun paper (somewhat tabloidish, to be sure) reports that the death toll from the cyclone and its aftermath could

"The Sister of Mercy believes that everyone needs 'a safe, decent and affordable place to live.'"

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Many who are homeless work but don't earn enough to pay rent.

This is true in damned near every city across the nation right now and the answer is remarkably simple, really - subsidize rents for those earning less than x amount of money per year, with that amount to be determined based on market rate rents in individual areas....<

Tennessee government's budget defecit grows

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It wasn't that long ago that the state of Tennessee enjoyed a string of budget surpluses of hundreds of millions of dollars per year. Conservatives watched with disgust year-after-year as the General Assembly and Governor Bredesen squandered each surplus by growing government, while we conservatives consistently advocated using the surplus to lower taxes, specifically the food tax.

Online backups

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Glenn Reynolds asks,

ADVICE ON backing up data for non-techies. It's not that hard, and -- trust me -- you can never have too many backups. One thing the discussion leaves out is the prospect of online backup

Online backups

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Glenn Reynolds asks,

ADVICE ON backing up data for non-techies. It's not that hard, and -- trust me -- you can never have too many backups. One thing the discussion leaves out is the prospect of online backup

"...the living wage in Nashville should be $10.35."

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$10.35/hr. Okedokee, in the words of the immortal Jethro Bodine, let's us do some quick "cipherin" here:

Approximate monthly income at $10.35/hr after taxes: $1100.

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