On Sunday, October 2, 2005, at 12:46 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There needs to be money spent to educate public policy makers about
the best
practices that have been successfully put into place in other cities
such as
Philly that have dramatically decreased street homelessness by
providing
outreach, liason with our Police, housing and supports to help people
keep their
housing.
If I have cash on me, I always give some to pan handlers. I consider it
a voluntary tax necessary where our system has failed some of our
citizens.
I think Katrina ripped off the happy face of New Orleans to reveal the
deep poverty that comes of societies and systems unwilling to help.
Minneapolis is far, far better to all of its citizens. But there is
more to do, obviously.
Best wishes,
Laura
Southeast Minneapolis (Como)
Laura Waterman Wittstock
Candidate for Minneapolis Library Board of Trustees
DFL and Labor endorsed
AFSCME Mn Council 5
AFL-CIO COPE
Minneapolis Building and Trades
Stonewall DFL
Minnesota Women's Political Caucus
www.laurawatermanwittstock.com
http://laurawatermanwittstock.blogspot.com/
Wittstock for Library Committee
913 19th Avenue SE, Mpls, 55414
Minneapolis, MN
612-387-4915
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