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Sunday, June 15, 2003

Sad Commentary about a Small Section of America's Youth IT'S one of those bone-numbing rainy days, the kind that gets under your fleece and rain gear, rendering all attempts at warmth futile. Julie, 26, is in a mood as foul as the weekend weather. "This is ridiculous,'' she said, her words punctuated with four-letter invectives. "You would think that people would be more willing to help out, but it's not like that. "Actually," she added, gesturing toward her plastic cup, clearly disappointed with its thin layer of coins, "on nicer days I make more money.'' Postcards From the Edge. There is a little-known segment of homeless youth called urban nomads. They travel to a few select cities and live on little or no money on the fringes of a society. By Alison Stateman. [New York Times: NYT HomePage] 5:30:11 PM  comment [];trackback [];   Cutting Library Funding Hurts Everyone From The Shifted Librarian Jenny Levine: I try not to get too political on this blog, but when you work in libraries, you see the direct consequences that Friedman discusses in his column. It's a fact that library usage goes up during economic downturns, but yet our budgets are being cut left and right, along with those of other government services... [The Shifted Librarian] [Jeff's Radio Weblog] 5:24:09 PM  comment [];trackback [];   Huge van bomb intercepted A bomb found in a van at Londonderry was one of the biggest bombs ever found in the UK, police say. [BBC News] 4:28:16 PM  comment [];trackback [];   France Enlists Woody Allen? OK, explain to me why anyone would enlist the help of Woody Allen after all of his negative press in the states, hmm? Europe stung by US tourist slump. France has enlisted Woody Allen to promote French travel to wary Americans. [Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories] 4:06:35 PM  comment [];trackback [];   Homeless? Anyway, I am in a gas station.  Tired and lost.  And before I can get out of the car, up walks a black man.  Disheveled.  A hint of gray in his unkempt hair.  With some rags in one hand Link to Story: Sam Ruby 3:16:44 PM  comment [];trackback [];

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