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The majority of them never go inside (a shelter), preferring instead to sleep together under the nearby 5th Avenue S.E. overpass

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Posted on September 17, 2008 - 7:39am at Stone Soup Station
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It isn't just Nashville's homeless that don't like going to shelters and it's why shelters, while providing necessary resources and safety for many, cannot please or meet the needs of everyone who experiences homelessness.....

seriously?

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Posted on September 2, 2008 - 8:45pm at Finnspace
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The Accountant captured the antics of some lazy WalMart shopper the other day….notice where this car is parked, directly in FRONT of the cart return!  Presumably to get as close as possible to the front door. 

The Accountant even asked the lady if she was afraid her car would get hit and she just laughed and walked into the store. 

Trash in the Green River: Who’s to Blame?

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Posted on August 19, 2008 - 7:10pm at The Earth Is Not a Trash Can
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Go to komonews.com and watch the video about trash dumped in the Green River in Washington. There are shopping carts, bicycles, CDs, all kinds of horrible things that shouldn’t be in our drinking water sources. Obviously no one knows who did it, and no one seems to want to clean it up.

Designer Homeless Lifestyles

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Posted on August 19, 2008 - 8:04am at The Homeless Guy
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There is at least one serious design competition for designers, architects, and engineers which focuses on customized shopping carts for homeless people. The results are quite varied. From time to time, people ask me for advice on their designs.

There is a place for such considerations as improving the conditions of homelessness, for the reality is, there is no cure for homelessness. Still

Lesson in caring: Citizens 'stuff the bus'

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Posted on July 28, 2008 - 10:04am at Rena A. Capley
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The parking lot at Wal-Mart was packed to capacity Saturday and in the aisles with the school supplies, it was elbow-to-elbow with shoppers. The shelves thinned and the shopping carts filled, but not...

"..act of obstruction defined as lying down, sleeping or occupying space in a manner that blocks or hinders a public transit rid

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Posted on May 15, 2008 - 6:21am at Stone Soup Station
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"HEY! Them benches er fer sittin, boy - not fer sleepin. Move along or go to jail."

Criminalizing the poor in one of America's vacation hotspots.....

Clay Pigeon

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Posted on March 10, 2008 - 7:00am at Crummy Church Signs
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In this week's edition of the online humor magazine Clay Pigeon...

The Cart Whisperer…

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Posted on March 8, 2008 - 10:20am at nobody asked
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCorYsc82Lk

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