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      More than 'drug addicted prostitutes'

      Posted by Shemuses from Globe and Mail

      They were six women with little in common except a rapacious addiction to drugs. Their final years were spent on the chaotic streets of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, a notorious enclave of poverty, flagrant drug abuse and prostitution.

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      Seven Solutions to Homelessness

      Posted by Shemuses from The Tyee

      Homelessness is not necessary. Unlike most other urban social problems, homelessness is something policymakers actually know how to address. The U.S. and Britain have slashed their rates of homelessness during the past decade. But in Canada, homelessness is on the rise; and in the Vancouver region, the official count of homeless persons...

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    • Searching for Home

      Posted by Shemuses from The Tyee

      And at this time of the year, people will ask, "Are you going home for Christmas?" or "Are you going to be home for Christmas?" All such questions assume we all know where home truly is. The painful truth, however, is that it is not always easy to know exactly where home is.

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    skye60 comments on:

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    You can use it but please use the email address. Thanks, J. Kristiansen

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    5:34 am 7/03/07
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    skye60 comments on:

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    Sorry but I’ve quit using Outlook Express.

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    8:25 am 6/14/07
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    Shemuses

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    Jodie lives, plays, and blogs in Vancouver, BC. Her day job at ONE/Northwest puts her talents to work supporting social change strategies for greening our world.

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    Jeff is the founder of NewsCloud. He is also a freelance writer and blogs at Idealog.

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