Their Blood is on Our Hands

"The bloodshed 30 miles south of Houston is the worst mass shooting in America since February, when 17 people were gunned down at a high school in Parkland, Florida, according to a database of shootings maintained by the Washington Post.” (MSNBC 5/18/2018) Since February. I am angry. I am angry that there has been another …

Homelessness: A Recreational Activity?

A homeless camp has grown in the parking structure near my office. There is garbage and tents and shopping carts filled with the meager personal belongings of those who have made their home in the parking garage. There is a war on homelessness in this country, and in this small Oregon town. Homelessness makes those …