Walking from Oliver GM on Taylor to Washington St. UMC for lunch at the soup kitchen. I check out the sheet of paper given to me by shelter workers and realize I'm showing up for lunch at the end of the time window.
After lunch I take some time to write and video blog. I wonder how you get from point A to point B with no car, no money. Probably a typical dumb thought for someone who drives everywhere everyday...
The line for dinner starts to form at 4:15 outside Oliver Gospel Mission. Maybe you've seen it from your car as your stopped at the light at Taylor and Assembly?
If you're homeless, chances are you're a smoker. I write that not to judge or to preach the health risks. I write that because it's been part of this experience. The men trade cigarettes, sell cigarettes, smoke 'em while waiting for dinner and evening chapel...
Being on the streets this early in the morning with no job, no money and no home, I can't help but wonder where is this job skills training plan promised to be "rolled out" by the end of January in the State of the State address?
I sat down with my turkey/egg salad sandwich and cup of "everything but the kitchen sink" soup. I was at Washington Street Methodist's Soup Cellar. They serve lunch to the homeless and anyone else that shows up from 10:45am-noon.
Wednesday, May 16 2012 8:15 AM EDT2012-05-16 12:15:01 GMT
An infamous political rant starring state Sen. Jake Knotts that drew a strong rebuke from Gov. Nikki Haley, the state Republican Party, and the Lexington County Republican Party has leaked to the Internet.More >>
An infamous political rant starring state Sen. Jake Knotts that drew a strong rebuke from Gov. Nikki Haley, the state Republican Party, and the Lexington County Republican Party has leaked to the Internet.More >>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 8:49 AM EDT2012-05-16 12:49:42 GMT
Earlier in the month, investigators searched an area near Drayton Hall Plantation but found nothing new. Major Jim Brady with the Charleston County Sheriff's Office said the search team was made up ofMore >>
The police officer who pulled over Gayle McCaffrey's husband the day his wife was reported missing said he saw a gun sitting in McCaffrey's truck. The traffic stop was on March 18, just hours before Robert McCaffrey alerted authorities to his wife's disappearance.More >>
Tuesday, May 15 2012 4:36 PM EDT2012-05-15 20:36:07 GMT
An 84-year-old woman tried unsuccessfully to fend off three robbery suspects from her home using her cane, according to the Columbia Police Department. Officers say 19-year-old John Brandon Foster andMore >>
An 84-year-old woman tried unsuccessfully to fend off three robbery suspects from her home using her cane, according to the Columbia Police Department.More >>
Tuesday, May 15 2012 3:14 PM EDT2012-05-15 19:14:19 GMT
The Orangeburg County Department of Public Safety is still investigating a fatal accident that killed one person Monday morning on Columbia Road.Investigators say a Mercedes Benz and a Chevrolet BlazerMore >>
The Orangeburg Department of Public Safety is still investigating a fatal accident that killed one person Monday morning on Columbia Road.More >>
Tuesday, May 15 2012 11:27 AM EDT2012-05-15 15:27:57 GMT
NEWBERRY COUNTY, SC (WIS) - A Newberry teenager has been arrested and charged in the 2009 shooting of a cab driver.James Ojore Tribble, 19, was charged on April 20 with attempted murder and armed robberyMore >>
A Newberry teenager has been arrested and charged in the 2009 shooting of a cab driver. James Ojore Tribble, 19, was charged with attempted murder and armed robbery after the victim identified him in a photo lineup.More >>
Tuesday, May 15 2012 9:52 AM EDT2012-05-15 13:52:22 GMT
Daley Jackson makes tickling the ivories look effortless, but it's easy to hear how difficult it is being an accomplished piano player. At least it is for most of us."I'm very lucky to be able to playMore >>
Daley Jackson makes tickling the ivories look effortless, but it's easy to hear how difficult it is being an accomplished piano player. At least it is for most of us.More >>
According to Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, one of the stars from the History Channel's show "Swamp People" died Monday morning. According to Sheriff Waguespack, Mitchell Guist was loading somethingMore >>
According to the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office, one of the stars from the History Channel's show "Swamp People" died Monday morning.More >>
Tuesday, May 15 2012 12:43 AM EDT2012-05-15 04:43:24 GMT
LEXINGTON COUNTY, SC (WIS) - Deputies are searching the area near Fish Hatchery Rd. and Highway 6 for two people who were in a vehicle that fled a traffic stop near a home burglary Monday morning.AccordingMore >>
Three teens have been arrested and two more are still being sought in connection with a Monday morning home burglary.More >>
Monday, May 14 2012 2:47 PM EDT2012-05-14 18:47:47 GMT
Two men who are already in jail in connection with a separate homicide case have been charged with killing a 24-year-old Columbia woman.Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott said Lawrence Stevens, 32, andMore >>
Two men who are already in jail in connection with a separate homicide case have been charged with killing a 24-year-old Columbia woman.More >>
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