Growing Bolder Community

Developer Plans Homelss Camp. Many against it. Is this the Rich fighting the Poor? Why do people think Homeless ones are unsightly, and will destroy the neighborhood? What happened to love your neighbor/brother/sister as Youself?God Help Us. I live in a Homeless Shelter and have met Colleg Grads, Military Vets, and some beautiful people in my stay of six months. BREMERTON, Wash. - A...

Country club to Shelter living Homeless Shelter, scary words for me. I came to the Women’s Shelter a little over four weeks ago. I came not wanting to, but had no other choice. After neck surgery, I put $10,000 on credit cards, paying doctors and hospital bills. I knew the $600 a month I got from Social Security would not allow me to pay bills, pay rent, and eat. I pictured myself in a card...

I guess there is no time, no season that is immune from my poems (or maybe they are just a bad form of prose). Consequently, I once again subject you to one of my "poems". Given the season, it is time to muse about Christmas in a non-rhyming poem. My cup runneth over My blessings so many It is the best of Christmas'. Their cup near empty Their blessings so meager It is the worst...

Anchorage Daily News: Bear Haven Man Faces State Game ChargesAnimal Planet Special: Stranger Among BearsCharlie Vandergaw's type of activity is not done in many places in Alaska. This fellow was one place that went to great extremes, including touching and not just feeding the bears. A few lodges do it in another manner, they clean their fish catches in one spot on a regular basis and bears...