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Homelessness and Me

I have never been close to being homeless.  I’ve worked in homeless shelters for over 30 years, though, first at Hesed House in Aurora, and now for over 15 years coordinating my church’s homeless program at the Daybreak Shelter in … Continue reading

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Reflections on a Political Loss

It has taken me a while for me to write anything at all, but on the afternoon of April 10th I wrote this to a few colleagues who had been supporting Rick Guzman’s run for Aurora mayor: “By now you … Continue reading

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Beware the “Push Poll”

The November 2016 elections didn’t exactly build our confidence in polling and pollsters, and most vowed a period of “soul searching” after a series of fairly spectacular inaccuracies.  So we’re already wary of polls.  Hopefully the soul searching will yield … Continue reading

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