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...risk that comes with private success is that it gives the Federal Government an excuse to applaud the local initiatives and then bow out. In Washington itself, with a huge homeless population, private groups are struggling to "hold the situation together with gum and baling wire," says Jack M. White Jr. of the city's Coalition for the Homeless. Even Washington's most ebullient convert to the cause -- Housing Secretary Jack Kemp -- is full of ideas but inevitably short of funds. His latest initiative, Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere, would promote home ownership for low- income tenants and support...
...something that stimulates me emotionally." adds Melinek, who calls other challenging professions just "intellectual bubble gum...
...package includes a sweatshirt with a quotation from General George S. Patton, a Bloomies minibear, six magazine travel games and 150 pieces of Bazooka bubble gum...
...combat in Vietnam for the poor and uneducated still has not been resolved. Given that, the last thing we need is an item which seems to mock the severity of the situation, which has the appearance of saying, "Oh yes, I remember you. Here's a sweatshirt and some gum. Thanks for the effort. As you can see, we're behind you all the way, sacrificing right alongside you. Oh, and don't worry. I charged it on my Visa...
...trendy department-store chain is offering a $60 package called "Operation Desert Shield from Home." The goody bag includes a sweatshirt carrying a quotation from General George S. Patton, a Bloomies minibear, six magnetic travel games and 150 pieces of Bazooka bubble gum...