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Kaia Sand | There’s much to do, here are 3 places to start

OPINION | Pay attention to local government responses, homelessness in 2022
By
Kaia Sand
January 5, 2022
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Kaia Sand | Let this new year be transformational for our shared humanity

OPINION | Archbishop Desmond Tutu taught that we are ‘bound up with others in the bundle of life’
By
Kaia Sand
December 29, 2021
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A photo of a sign with a skull and crossbones warning people about landmines.

OPINION | Demining in Bosnia and Herzegovina needs continued investment

With added threat of climate change and natural disasters action is needed to demine the region
By
Arian Berberović
December 23, 2021
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Photo of David Campbell holding a container with biscuits and gravy underneath a tent.

Kaia Sand | Your holiday support gives us hope

OPINION | The holidays are a hard time of the year for people on the streets
By
Kaia Sand
December 22, 2021
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Opinion | Permits for outdoor dining should continue

MOVING FORWARD | PBOT’s Healthy Businesses permit program has its faults, but its benefits hold true
By
Henry Latourette Miller
December 16, 2021
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Kaia Sand | Providing housing, support services saves lives

OPINION | Domicile Unknown report shows people on the streets die decades before their time
By
Kaia Sand
December 15, 2021
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OPINION | The costs of inequality are higher than you think

STREET SMART ECONOMICS | Organizing and exposing the maldistribution of power is vital
By
Martin Hart-Landsberg
December 8, 2021
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Photo of Enrique Bautista, his wife and daughter in December 2001 on a photo that says "merry christmas."

OPINION | Searching for the Christmas spirit in prison

Enrique Bautista describes the highs and lows of celebrating Christmas while incarcerated
By
Enrique Bautista
December 8, 2021
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Kaia Sand | Peace at Home turned motels into shelters

OPINION | Supported by Project Turnkey these shelters brough stability to those seeking safety
By
Kaia Sand
December 8, 2021
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OPINION | Missing Indigenous women often ignored

Spotty data collection, historic racism against Indigenous communities contribute to lack of media coverage when Indigenous women go missing
By
Wendelin Hume
December 1, 2021

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