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Friday, September 19, 2008
Arggghhhh: It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, which began in 1995, it’s time for a little revelry.
The holiday was founded by John Baur and Mark Summers after a racquetball game between them during which one of them (they can’t remember who) yelled out “Arrr!” in a cry of pain, according to talklikeapirate.com, the official Web site of the holiday.
So send us your best pirate jokes or a list of your favorite buccaneers. Best pirate punishments, etc. Just about anything piratical — and suitable for print.
Homeless in Atlanta: Crystal’s story
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Crystal once had a job and a place to call home.
But the former waitress and grocery store cashier lost everything four years ago. Her “home” was recently a small space she staked out under a downtown parking deck along CSX railroad tracks. See and listen to Crystal’s story.
Crystal, a drug addict, is able to make it by using the various services offered to help the homeless.
It’s unclear how many people are homeless, but a recent article by AJC reporter Craig Schneider said as many as 20,000 Georgians are homeless on any given day. Schneider wrote that a “study by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs determined that while metro Atlanta has the greatest number of homeless, significant clusters are found in smaller cities including Albany, Columbus and Savannah.”
What can be done to help people like Crystal? Is it the sole responsibility of government to help? What’s the role of churches and individuals?
