“The (study)concluded that children who moved before they were teenagers did indeed benefit economically.” A large new study reported by the NY Times has surprising praise for us. Seattle, King County and especially Snohomish County are great places for poor kids to grow up! .[...]
Posts Tagged ‘poverty’
April 22nd, 2015 - 8:00 am § in Misc.
US #1 .. in Child Poverty
The numbers are staggering: US is ‘world leader’ in child poverty[...]
How Detroit Could Have Been Saved
cleanliness is an essential part of surving a debacle. from 1954 [...]
April 21st, 2014 - 9:09 am § in America
SOUTH CAROLINA: Why Would Anyone Choose to LIve There>
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March 18th, 2014 - 12:25 am § in Misc.
South Carolina’s Guv “I Wear High Heels in Order to Kick Unions, ‘And We’ll Continue to Kick Them”
The Contributor Reports: South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley: “You’ve heard me say many times I wear heels. It’s not for a fashion statement.” “It’s because we’re kicking them every day, and we’ll continue to kick them.” Yes, she’s talking about labor unions, those pesky, age-o[...]
February 15th, 2014 - 9:43 am § in The Ave Scene
A Scot Views Seattle
Real Change Ever notice this man? He is an important part of Seattle, a vendor for “Real Change” You should buy the paper. The paper was founded to provide opportunity and a voice for low-income and homeless people. The transformational magic of Real Change resides in the 1[...]
January 13th, 2014 - 1:34 am § in America, The Ave Scene
Homeless in Seattle
Are Seattle’s Homeless Camps Shelters or a Tax Dodge? Over at the Quixotic Blog, Dave Preston has been following the homeless camps. Some of what he writes is very disturbing. 1. In an effort to force closing of a camp, the government sent in crew to cut down trees and shrubs .. leaving a an [[...]
Memo to Repricans: How is this for a way of lowering Medicare costs?
Brazilian teen auctioning virginity to pay mum’s medical bills, Ed .. but says nothing about whether intravaginal ultrasound counts. A teenage girl from Brazil is selling her virginity to the highest bidder to help cover her mother’s medical expenses. According to reports her mother has pl[...]
Pope Francis Has a Chance to Show That he Is More Than PR
In the 1700 years since Constantine transferred the powers of the chief priest of Rome, the Pontifex Maximus, no Bishop or Rome has shown that he can use the Church’s wealth as, I presume, a good Jesus would have done .. for charity. This Pontifex Maximus has a chance now to show that he is [...]