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Marvin Hammerman Season II, Part X

Meanwhile, back in Baltimore, Walter Lacey has come around. He looks around the room and wonders where he is and how he got there. Suddenly, a nurse named Rita Garrett walks in.

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Marvin Hammerman Season II, Part VI 

Walter Lacey has been found, but the search goes on for Louis Henley. Will Henley be discovered, or will he evade authorities just as he did in New York. 

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One Man’s Journey from Drifter to Public Speaker, Teacher

George Siletti, 49-years-old with big blue eyes and a wide smile, spent 30 years as a self-proclaimed drifter. But now, “I’ve found my niche in life,” reports George. My goal is to educate people about my story and about homelessness, to make a difference in how people view homelessness and homeless people.” 

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Focus on Baltimore

In this month’s focus I want to pass on to the reader some reflections on a weekend trip I made last month outside of Baltimore to York, Harrisburg, and Pittsburgh.

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Street Politics

Taking it to the streets, “Where Information is Power.” 

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Focus on Baltimore: Veterans

It’s Tuesday, 8:30 in the morning, and I am at the VA Medical center in downtown Baltimore, and as I watch the new generation of veterans being checked in for treatment, I can’t help but notice how relieved a lot of them are to be back home again.

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Marvin Hammerman, Season II Part V

It is early Monday morning, and Marvin and Anna begin the difficult task of locating Walter Lacey.

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A Living Wage: From Campuses to Colleges

For nine days in March, 26 Georgetown University students went hungry to demand a living wage for university employees.

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Street Politics

A look at the politics surrounding local policy

Working by Day, Homeless at Night

For many of D.C.’s workers, looking for a job does not mean filling out applications or flipping through the want ads. For day laborers, the… Read more »

Marvin Hammerman Season II, Part IV

The day wears on in Baltimore. Marvin Hammerman and his assistant, Anna Jackson, have arrived at BWI Airport and are en route to the residence of… Read more »

Focus on Baltimore

The night of Thursday, March 24, was quite an experience for those of us taking part in the “urban plunge”, a National Coalition for the… Read more »

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Marvin Hammerman, Season II Part III

It is late afternoon in Baltimore, and workers around the city step to and fro and wait on Maryland Transit Administration buses to go here and there.

Focus on Baltimore

Today, I want to call attention to one of the men’s shelters in Baltimore, and that’s the infamous Baltimore Rescue Mission, in downtown Baltimore. I… Read more »

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Maryland Considers Raising Minimum Wage

 Minimum-wage workers in Maryland, who have seen their earnings eroded by the rising cost of living, may be in line for a pay raise. 

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Street Success: Leonard Cannady

“People. Places. Things.” That’s Brother LC’s mantra. It’s how he explains both his journey into the streets and his journey out of them. 

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Two GWU Professors, Authors Highlight the Impact of Predatory Lending

Gregory Squires: Predatory lending is a subset of sub-prime lending that unfairly extracts resources from usually poor and marginalized people. It can have tremendous negative effects on people’s lives and on neighborhoods.

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HUD’s Funding To Its Programs Increases

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced that it would funnel more than $1.4 billion to more than 4,400 homeless programs in 2005, marking the largest amount it has ever committed to combat homelessness in one year. 

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Provider Profile: The Saturday Lunch Program

Walk by Bethesda Presbyterian Church too quickly on a Saturday morning and you might miss the three small signs that provide the only hint of the small miracle happening inside.

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Proposed Budget Cuts Would Leave Little for Poor People

President Bush’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2006 was marked by deep cuts to domestic programs.

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