Private security guards: helpful or harmful?
By Helen Hill on Private security guards are ubiquitous these days. They silently survey the public in stores, on sidewalks, in schools, on campuses,
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The significant link between eviction and suicide
By Amanda Waldroupe on When Kimberley Repp saw how high the suicide rates were in Washington County, Oregon, she vowed to do something about it. Repp is the supervisor of the county’s public health program and the county’s epidemiologist, which makes her responsible for tracking and responding to diseases that affect public health, such as annual flu outbreaks. She never imagined that investigating suicide would become a key part of her work.
The Prophets from Skid Row
Reading the book, Wisdom Under the Bridge, I re-learned that one can be saved by one’s guts, by the grace of God and pastoral helpers, by kindness, love, shelter in time of need and a good dinner — whatever it takes for a particular person and/or set of circumstances.