Fox8’s Roxana Haynes went out with us again on StreetWatch yesterday and interviewed several homeless people to ask about how they survive the cold. Only one of the people she saw was staying in a winter emergency shelter. The rest are sleeping outside, for various reasons, all of which our team understands.
Read more on Fox8 with StreetWatch: Homeless talk about on surviving cold…
FOX8’s Roxanna Haynes came along with me and Derek Dunham on StreetWatch.
WXII Video: StreetWatch & Greensboro Police take sleeping bag to homeless woman (US veteran) on a freezing night http://bit.ly/4FuTf6
.@invisiblepeople: Yong says “Thank you Mark!” People see them in your YouTube videos & follow-up media & offer help! She’s not ashamed now.
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Cotton, disabled & homeless in Greensboro, featured in CNN story about @invisiblepeople’s Mark Horvath. http://bit.ly/7VWVR4 Kudos, Mark!!
From Mark Horvath at InvisiblePeople.tv:
“Brutal and senseless.”
This is how Cotton describes homelessness. It might just be the most succinct and heart-breakingly accurate explanation I’ve heard in a long time.
Read more on Video of Cotton: 16 years homeless & disabled, “Brutal and senseless”…
Lord, Save Us From Your Followers
Why is the Gospel of Love Dividing America?
If you were to meet ten average Americans on the street, nine of them would say they believe in God. So why is the Gospel of Love dividing America?
Read more on Lord Save Us From Your Followers…
From InvisiblePeople.tv:
Three months ago, Yong lost everything – including her house and all of her possessions – in a fire. To make matters worse, she did not receive the insurance money she needed to survive. She ended up homeless.
Read more on Video: Yong, a homeless woman in Greensboro…
Jimmy is 69 years old. He’s worked all his life, and is a military veteran, but now, at retirement age, he is living in a tent in the woods.
Read more on Video: Jimmy, homeless in Greensboro…
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Fox8 News reports on the dangers of being a downtown cop in Greensboro. The segment begins with the story of officer Marc Gonzalez, who was dragged by an intoxicated woman driver in a BMW just after midnight on Friday night, 09/11/2009. That story was first reported here on ChosenFast.com, six days before it was picked up by other local media. It’s being reported that Gonzalez had minor injuries, but he is receiving ongoing medical treatment. When the driver is found, she’ll be charged with a felony assault on a law enforcement officer. For a full description of the car and driver, click here.
Read more on Fox8 News: Greensboro cop’s dragging shows dangers of downtown policing…
Blogger and City Council candidate Ben Holder (aka, The Troublemaker) spoke to Council this week about criminal activity happening along a section of the downtown Greenway. And a local TV news crew reported on the story, as well.
Read more on Think the Greenway ‘Prostitute Trail’ is bad? It could get worse….