And of AmeriKa when you think about it:
"A haven for homeless veterans; Pittsfield community a first in the nation" by David Abel
Globe Staff / November 8, 2010
PITTSFIELD — Like too many veterans of the Vietnam War, Tom Clark has been homeless for years....
Why are there any homeless vets when defense contractors just get a check cut for cost overruns and inflated billings?
It is the nation’s first community of its kind for homeless veterans and part of a new approach to fighting homelessness: Instead of moving those without homes into overcrowded emergency shelters or transitional places far from services, the $6.1 million project that looks like a high-end condo complex provides them with attractive one-bedroom and studio apartments for as long as they want to stay.
The OVER $700 BILLION Pentagon budget can't scrape up a few more millions for VETERANS?
Time to END the DAMN WARS and start TAKING CARE of OUR OWN!!
The new community, which was built beside a shelter for veterans and includes an array of mental health and addiction services, allows the veterans to buy in with a $2,500 deposit and, depending on the size of the apartment, make regular payments of either $640 or $740 from their disability checks or other income to an association that they run.
So which bank is this all headed back to?
Local banks are helping some of the veterans cover their deposits, and others will be allowed to pay them over time....
But if you lost your job and are due for foreclosure... f*** ya!!!
Yeah, WAR-PROFITEERING, DEBT-INDUCING BANKS are HELPING OUT!
Where is the VETS $700 BILLION BAILOUT?
“There’s nowhere else like this in the country,’’ said Peter Dougherty, director of homeless veterans’ programs for the US Department of Veterans Affairs, who said that last year, there were an estimated 107,000 homeless veterans, down from about 250,000 a decade ago....
Why are there ANY?
Related: The Fighting Females of Camp Homeless
But things are improving!
The project was the idea of the directors of Soldier On, a local nonprofit provider of services for homeless veterans that houses about 500 veterans a year at shelters and transitional housing in Pittsfield and Leeds. The group broke ground last year on the project after receiving money from a congressional earmark and state grants.
Yes, the COSTS of the LIES keeps COMPOUNDING, America!
That is why the WARS NEED to END RIGHT NOW!
Sign the frikkin' order, Obama, and then ABOUT-FACE, FORWARD-HARCH!
Jack Downing, president of Soldier On, said he was inspired by the idea that there is a simple solution to homelessness: housing.
And with ALL the EMPTY HOMES that have been FORECLOSED UPON.... are YOU THINKING what I'M THINKING?
WTF is WRONG with AmeriKa, huh?
But he noted that the challenge in previous efforts to house the homeless has not just been finding housing but keeping the homeless in their homes.
"A haven for homeless veterans; Pittsfield community a first in the nation" by David Abel
Globe Staff / November 8, 2010
PITTSFIELD — Like too many veterans of the Vietnam War, Tom Clark has been homeless for years....
Why are there any homeless vets when defense contractors just get a check cut for cost overruns and inflated billings?
It is the nation’s first community of its kind for homeless veterans and part of a new approach to fighting homelessness: Instead of moving those without homes into overcrowded emergency shelters or transitional places far from services, the $6.1 million project that looks like a high-end condo complex provides them with attractive one-bedroom and studio apartments for as long as they want to stay.
The OVER $700 BILLION Pentagon budget can't scrape up a few more millions for VETERANS?
Time to END the DAMN WARS and start TAKING CARE of OUR OWN!!
The new community, which was built beside a shelter for veterans and includes an array of mental health and addiction services, allows the veterans to buy in with a $2,500 deposit and, depending on the size of the apartment, make regular payments of either $640 or $740 from their disability checks or other income to an association that they run.
So which bank is this all headed back to?
Local banks are helping some of the veterans cover their deposits, and others will be allowed to pay them over time....
But if you lost your job and are due for foreclosure... f*** ya!!!
Yeah, WAR-PROFITEERING, DEBT-INDUCING BANKS are HELPING OUT!
Where is the VETS $700 BILLION BAILOUT?
“There’s nowhere else like this in the country,’’ said Peter Dougherty, director of homeless veterans’ programs for the US Department of Veterans Affairs, who said that last year, there were an estimated 107,000 homeless veterans, down from about 250,000 a decade ago....
Why are there ANY?
Related: The Fighting Females of Camp Homeless
But things are improving!
The project was the idea of the directors of Soldier On, a local nonprofit provider of services for homeless veterans that houses about 500 veterans a year at shelters and transitional housing in Pittsfield and Leeds. The group broke ground last year on the project after receiving money from a congressional earmark and state grants.
Yes, the COSTS of the LIES keeps COMPOUNDING, America!
That is why the WARS NEED to END RIGHT NOW!
Sign the frikkin' order, Obama, and then ABOUT-FACE, FORWARD-HARCH!
Jack Downing, president of Soldier On, said he was inspired by the idea that there is a simple solution to homelessness: housing.
And with ALL the EMPTY HOMES that have been FORECLOSED UPON.... are YOU THINKING what I'M THINKING?
WTF is WRONG with AmeriKa, huh?
But he noted that the challenge in previous efforts to house the homeless has not just been finding housing but keeping the homeless in their homes.
“I realized that we were sending people to facilities where they were going to be isolated and lonely, which is the gateway to mental illness,’’ said Downing, whose group plans an additional 120 units for homeless veterans at the former State Police Training Academy in Agawam and a similar number of homes on the Veterans Affairs campus in Northampton....
Yeah, it couldn't possibly be the war experience itself.
Unlike other programs, he said, their project will give the homeless a sense of ownership and a feeling of permanence.
They already seem to be owning the wars based on the suicide rates.
They will be free to decorate their new homes as they like and do what they choose inside. But when they experience hard times or have other problems, they will be able to turn to a community of like-minded veterans who will be their neighbors.
They will also be able get help when needed from social workers and therapists at the adjacent shelter, which is separated from the new development by a small parking lot.
“It’s taken a lot to get this launched, but this is where homelessness ends,’’ Downing said. “We expect this is where these guys will spend the rest of their lives. We’re going to build a memorial wall here, so people know who lived and died here.’’
As long as they keep making the payments.
Related: Denying the Troops
Then what? Eviction?
Unlike the shelters and other housing run by Soldier On, which sometimes removes people if they are caught drinking or using drugs, act violently, or violate other policies, he said there will be few rules for the veterans moving into the new housing, aside from obeying the law.
“We will treat them like adults,’’ Downing said.
The project is named the Gordon H. Mansfield Veterans Community, after the former deputy secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs Department....
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Also see:
- Taking Interest in the American War Dead
- Veterans Getting an Education
- In Memoriam: Pat Tillman
- The Boston Globe's Obama Photo-Op and Omission
- The Muslim Magneto
- Gravestone Visit
- AmeriKa's War Worship Day
Daniel Bosley and Thomas Bowler, the two candidates for Berkshire County Sheriff, will debate today at the Silvio Conte Community School in Pittsfield, starting at 6:30 p.m. Bosley is a longtime state representative from North Adams, and Bowler is a veteran Pittsfield police detective. Both men are Democrats. No Republican candidate has declared candidacy for the post. The Democratic primary is Sept. 14, and the general election is Nov. 2. Carmen Massimiano Jr., sheriff since 1978, is not seeking reelection (AP)."
Bosley lost!
Also see: The Big Boss Bosley
I'm glad he is gone. See who they ALL work for?
More: The art of saving a city
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F*** it then.
Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum recalls the golden age of rail
F*** that, too.
Update:
"Solar energy project debuting in Pittsfield" by Associated Press / November 14, 2010
PITTSFIELD — On land poisoned by toxins from a long-gone manufacturing era, more than 6,500 solar panels face the south sky, capturing the sunlight of a late autumn day in the Berkshire Mountains.
They’re ready to deliver power to New England.
The Western Massachusetts Electric Co. site in Pittsfield, New England’s largest solar project, promises to produce enough electricity for about 300 homes starting this month.
That is a tiny fraction of what the region needs to run computers, lights, televisions, and everything else utility customers take for granted. But....
Solar power is far more expensive than fossil fuels....
But....
I'm tired of the AGENDA-PUSHING Boston Globe and its stinky BUTTS!!!!!!!!!
For its solar installations, Western Massachusetts Electric looks to abandoned industrial and commercial areas and former landfills, which are relatively inexpensive. The company plans to use a capped landfill in Springfield for its next solar plant. And its eight-acre Pittsfield property, once used by General Electric Co. to make transformers, was fouled by PCBs....
Yeah, it gave people cancer and made people sick but you worry about the global warming as you are freezing your ass off, New Englander!
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Also see: SJC ruling allows wind project in Western Mass. to proceed
Update:
"2 drivers die after snowstorm collision
MILWAUKEE — Parts of the Upper Midwest dug out from a heavy snowfall yesterday that caused more than 400 traffic accidents in Minnesota, and wintry conditions also were being blamed for a collision in northern Wisconsin that killed two people.
Winter is still over a month away.
Nearly a foot of snow had fallen in parts of the Twin Cities area by yesterday evening, downing trees and causing sporadic power outages. The storm that began late Friday night was blamed for a collision yesterday morning that killed both drivers and left a passenger hospitalized. The Minnesota State Patrol had responded to 401 crashes as of 4 p.m., Patrol Captain Matt Langer said (AP)."
Headed your way, Berkshires!
