The week before Christmas, after more than six years of homelessness, I moved into a city-owned senior housing apartment in Rancho Mirage, Calif., near Palm Springs. I had been on the waiting list there for several years. ...more

January 31, 2009

When living in Highlands County it's easy to think that some of society's worst problems don't affect us too much. That's for metropolitan areas, some of us believe. Of course that's not true. The same ills that affect our big cities are found right here and they are every bit as serious. ...more

January 28, 2009

On Monday, five two-person teams of volunteers fanned out across the county, helping the Highlands County Coalition for the Homeless conduct its annual, weeklong survey of homeless people in the county. ...more

January 27, 2009

Hernando's homeless are out there. To count them, however, takes real work. So volunteers will fan out to all parts of the county this Saturday to get at least a rough estimate of those living in the woods, behind shopping centers or in their cars. ...more

January 23, 2009

By the time the next edition of In The Loop hits the streets, America will have a new president. Barack Hussein Obama will be sworn in as the 44th commander in chief Jan. 20. ...more

January 14, 2009

Norma Vazquez of New Port Richey says Pasco Code Enforcement is wrong to cite the Elisha Ministries homeless shelter. ...more

January 3, 2009

A bell echoed through St. Timothy Lutheran Church on Sunday, its high-pitched chimes accompanying a reading of the names of local homeless people who died this year. ...more

December 22, 2008

A bell echoed through St. Timothy Lutheran Church Sunday, its high-pitched chimes accompanying a reading of the names of local homeless people who died this year. ...more

December 21, 2008

Typically on a sunny Sunday afternoon, I have to toil to make ends meet in this "worst of times." ...more

November 18, 2008

To the average family it's not something given much thought. ...more

October 25, 2008