Formerly Homeless Actor Michael Pitt

Okay, granted, with movie star biographies you can never really be certain of the facts. Some of those Hollywood people will just say anything, you know? Still, there is no reason to doubt Michael Pitt’s biography, including a phase in which he was a person...

The Homeless Ex-Offender, Part 2

Forensic psychologist Karen Franklin says that the majority of sex offenses are committed by men without criminal records, so no matter how stringently those with records are controlled, these crimes will continue. And most convicted sex offenders are never arrested...

Remembering Susan Bright

I first met Susan in 1989 when she helped me as I created our local homeless publication; Notes from the Blues Box which later evolved into the Austin Homeless Advocate and finally into the Austin Advocate. Then, in 2009 after five (5) years of fruitless searching for...

Support to End Economic Homelessness Grows

As our campaign to put a copy of our book into the hands of each member of the U.S. Congress and all governors continues, favorable responses abound. The responding political dignitaries include: Gov. Terry E. Branstad (IA)Gov. Scott Walker (WI)Gov. John W....