Unemployment is decreasing or holding steady at least. Some of our compatriots insist on making homeless people, and human beings as a whole, look like desperate, low-life criminals. Gratefully, as the lead story recounts, there are groups of people working to promote more positive images of homeless people. Our government seems determined to make things harder for those of us who struggle everyday to make ends meet. Although tax cuts for the richest people in our country were extended, those of us who depend upon what little assistance we get from social programs are footing the bill for the Wall Street bailout and continuing recession. By the end of this legislative session, we will have to make do with even less. The less fortunate have their quality of life diminished while the federal government plays party politics, and can’t even decide on a budget to run our country. Dispicable.
I’ve decided to add a new feature to RGR, called Homeless Hall of Shame. This includes links to stories about the less palatable news about certain of our homeless friends. I will still continue to present both sides of our case. Also a recap of how homeless people are using technology and social media to stay in touch and reconnect. Here are this weeks links:
Changing faces of homelessness By Katie Drake The Salt Lake Tribune First published Mar 01 2011 09:05PM
Updated Mar 2, 2011 06:50PM “A group of Utah Valley University photography students are hoping to change whatever preconceived notions Utahns may have about the homeless... ”
Friday News Roundup: The Components of Homelessness 4th March 2011 written by Catherine An endhomlessness.org
Private Sector Adds Jobs; States And Cities Keep Cutting npr.org 
Community co-op helps families save money on groceries By Jed Boal, Deseret News Published: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 4:15 p.m. MST 
Proposed cuts to CDBG program worries Utah leaders
Published: Wednesday, March 2, 2011 3:44 p.m. MST By Jared Page , Deseret NewsHomeless initiative creates extra room at overflow shelter March 4th, 2011 @ 5:12pm By Marjorie Cortez “For the first time in more than 12 years, not a single man was housed at The Road Home's overflow shelter in Midvale this winter.” VIDEO.
Homeless connecting with family, friends through social networking Published: Wednesday, March 2, 2011 6:32 p.m. MST By Andrew Adams, Deseret News
Homeless Hall of Shame
Something that will change attitudes about homeless people more than anything else is a change in our behavior. Shame on these individuals who make all of us, not just homeless people, look bad: 
Homeless man charged for biting officer, shattering window of patrol car by Spencer Garn Deseret News Published: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 1:28 a.m. MST
Transient man charged in connection with Salt Lake City fatal stabbing, attempted rape
by Emiley Morgan Deseret News Published: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 4:19 p.m. MSTCharges filed in attack at Provo apartment complex
Published: Wednesday, March 2, 2011 6:21 p.m. MST Deseret NewsRelated Links:
The Road Home Salt Lake City Mission/Salt lake Street News Rescue Mission of Salt Lake North American Street Newspaper Assoc. National Coalition for the Homeless National Coalition to End Homelessness
I want to thank Deseret News for covering homeless news items. This week at least, they far out-published The Salt Lake Tribune in this respect.
Until next time...
Stay real, stay sane, and stay out of trouble.
your editor
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