by Pat Hartman | Feb 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
In the previous post, we learned that the servicemember suicide rate is not quite as high as what people go around saying. Forget about the frequently and erroneously cited 22 suicides per day — it’s “only” 20.6 per day. That is also an upsetting statistic, especially...
by Cecilia Blanford | Jan 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Pictured on this page is one of the smartest and most beloved Texans who ever shared thoughts with the world. His bio says, National radio commentator, writer, public speaker, and New York Times best-selling author, Jim Hightower has spent four decades battling the...
by Cecilia Blanford | Jan 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
People who have lost everything, and who sometimes are made to feel like they are nothing, need to be reminded that they are not stupid or helpless. People need to know they still have something to bring to the table, and the world is just a little bit better because...
by Cecilia Blanford | Nov 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Last week we pointed out some of the mistaken ideas that housed people hold regarding people experiencing homelessness. Another of those widespread misconceptions is that “the homeless don’t want to work.” Let’s take as examples the same four subgroups we focused on...
by Pat Hartman | Nov 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Referencing myths about homelessness is a reliable way to create an easily-understandable title for a piece of journalism, yet the word itself is a bit too glamorous for comfort. “Myth” is a rather positive word, one that elevates and ennobles, associated with grand...
