Via Ed:
The N&R has posted Joe Killian’s “The story behind the story,” about his investigation of the gang story that ran in Sunday’s paper.
I should start by saying that my writing about “the gang problem” was sort of a divisive thing — even in the N&R office. There were reporters and editors who thought (and were not shy about saying) that they thought the whole thing was being trumped up…
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Updated with additional info below.
Have you ever wanted to do something for someone — to give, to donate — but you wanted to make sure that what you were giving went directly to the people you intended to give it to? Well, I have a giving opportunity for you. 
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Sick.
>> Read “Planned “Parenthood’s Racism: Facts about Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood.”
12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous & Biblical References
1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol, that our lives had become unmanageable.
“I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.” (Romans 7:18)
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“Introduction to Traumatic Brain Injury and Cognitive Impairment Among Homeless People” (8-page PDF of Powerpoint slides)
Presented at the North Carolina Conference On Homelessness, April, 2007, by Virginia Luchetti, EdD, Licensed Psychologist, specializing in homeless services in Contra Costa County, California.
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People are often confused by the terminology of homeless services. What’s the difference between a night shelter and an overflow shelter? What’s a day center? An SRO? Here’s a good reference for keeping track of the terms.
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“Understanding & Caring for Those Suffering from and Affected by Substance Abuse: The Faith Community — A Part of the Solution” (22-page PDF of PowerPoint in outline format)
Presentation by Paul Nagy, LPC, LCAS, CCS, Duke Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, to faith community leaders and service providers, on June 1, 2006 at Grace Community Church in Greensboro, N.C.
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Via email (from a currently homeless reader):
“…a homeless person… was ticketed last night at Center City Park for illegal panhandling. He has no panhandling permit and he was well outside of the approved hours for panhandling according to the bike patrol officer that noted he observed [the homeless person] hit on everyone in the park for money.”
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A homeless panhandler in Cincinnati was shot and killed after asking a woman for a quarter.
From the 911 call:
“This homeless man was right there, asking a lady for some change and she just pulled out a gun and said, don’t [expletive] with me and she shot him in the [expletive] face.”
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A homeless man was charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury after he stabbed another man in downtown Greensboro yesterday. The victim’s friend said that a man started an argument with the victim, and then followed and attacked him after he walked away.
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Good article about homeless services in Burlington, N.C.:
“…at Alamance Rescue Mission, a faith-based ministry serving 34 homeless men, they have strict rules about drugs.
Many of the men who live and work at the mission are former drug addicts and felons, Jones said. They leave when they feel ready to rejoin society. Some have stayed as long as two years at the facility.
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