And the price of Cheese is What!?

I must have dozed off when the price of cheese, per pound, became greater than the price of Copper River salmon.

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Kim Doyle Wille: School's Almost out, and 18 million Children Won't Know Where Their Next Meal Comes From

My first blog for Huffington Post re: child hunger rises and children go without meals in America, once school lets out for the summer and there's no access to school lunches or breakfasts. I also focus on some ideas for solutions and collaborations that could be formed now, in a …

Ron Paul Racks Up Delegates, Putting GOP Establishment On Edge

A prominent Iowa Republican, and a major supporter of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, did not hesitate to answer when asked recently how many of the Hawkeye State's 28 delegates he expects Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) to have heading into the national convention in Tamp …

"Hey Mister, ya got a Spare Couple a Bucks?"

I chatted with Andrew today. Andrew tends to hold down the corner of 50th and Roosevelt, just a tad west of the University of Washington. Andrew came to the states after things began to go badly in Poland after the heady Solidarity days.

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Seattle U Students visit a Homeless Camp

On Wednesday and Friday, Professor Ed Reed PhD, Seattle University, Matteo Ricci College, World Poverty Course, accompanied 25 students each day on a tour of Tent City 3, presently housed at Saint Marks Cathedral on Capitol Hill, Seattle. The students got a thorough tour and e …

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Matt Barrett (update)

Because of your generosity I was able to pass on to Matt some money and purchasers of his poetry book "View from the Street." One person bought 25 of his books which were taken to the King County library distribution office for inclusion in their branches-pretty cool. I don't re …

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No Room at the Inn

There’s no room at the Inn. Last night Seattle Union Gospel Mission personnel hosted a barbeque as they said goodbye to the 45 residents who have been living in the refurbished firehouse in the Lake City neighborhood of Seattle.

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Is this the Answer?

Homelessness in Seattle is partially dealt with by allowing a Tent City to camp on church properties for 60-90 days visitations. Roughly 105 people are encamped at Saint Mark's Cathedral until something else comes up for them. No one knows what something else actually means- Six …

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A Natural

  Kate Murphy has taken an interesting route on her way to becoming the program Manager at the Hunger Intervention Program in Seattle. The hazy lazy days of hanging on the beach, or walking the pier, in Manhattan Beach, in always sunny southern California, are long gone as  …

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The New Scrooge

The new Ryan budget has arrived to the cheers of those who want to privatize the most important social nets that keep so many from drowning in the pit of poverty. How have we gotten to this point in our country? How is cutting cutting cutting going to make it better for those on …

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