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Minnesota Blog Cabin

Shelter report: Signs of spring

Across the Great Divide
By Charlie Quimby | 03/22/13

The most reliable sign of spring in the Day Center—aside from the lack of bulky coats, knit hats and gloves—is the increased number of times the hair clippers are checked out. 

State of the Union
Minnesota Blog Cabin

Shelter report: State of the Union

Across the Great Divide
By Charlie Quimby | 02/15/13

For myself, I've found I can't spend my day judging how deserving every person is who walks through these doors.

hikers' feet
Minnesota Blog Cabin

Righteous hiker meets trespassing four-wheeler

Across the Great Divide
By Charlie Quimby | 01/23/13

It's not my property and thus none of my business, but it does grate me when I come upon a hidden bowl where four-wheelers have been spinning circles.

jacket
Minnesota Blog Cabin

Shelter report: Signs of trouble

Across the Great Divide
By Charlie Quimby | 01/11/13

A few broader observations about the forces that work against the homeless.

Romney campaign ad
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Shelter report: Romney's little welfare princesses

Across the Great Divide
By Charlie Quimby | 08/10/12

If conservative voters really understood what's left of welfare after the reforms of 1996, they might be more supportive of the program.

Business handshake. Creative commons photo by Flickr user s_falkow
Minnesota Blog Cabin

Small businesses aren't built alone — that's how they die

Growth & Justice Blog
By Charlie Quimby | 07/31/12

Government never got in the way of my business, nor did it directly intervene to make us successful. It simply contributed to the conditions that allowed us to succeed, and when we did, it collected more taxes.

Minnesota Blog Cabin

Shelter report: Who counts among the homeless?

Across the Great Divide
By Charlie Quimby | 03/05/12

A face-to-face survey to identify vulnerable individuals among the homeless population is a good effort, but it may be met with resistance among the chronic homeless.

Minnesota Blog Cabin

Shelter report: Imagine that guy without a hangover

Across the Great Divide
By Charlie Quimby | 02/23/12

A couple of shelter residents head out of town, and the effects of alcoholism.

Minnesota Blog Cabin

Across the Great Divide: Shelter Report: Crossing at the Light

By Charlie Quimby | 02/06/12

An accident befalls a shelter regular and Vietnam veteran.

Minnesota Blog Cabin

Across the Great Divide: Shelter Report: It's not my job to judge.

By Charlie Quimby | 12/08/11
The reading material on the free bookshelf at the Day Center is getting thin: a Hillerman, Lehane and Grisham; some spirituality and self-help books; and Sunset publications on "Wall System & Shelving" and "Garage, Attic & Basement Storag