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April 4, 2008

Photo: Lining up for an end to poverty

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Journal photo / Gretchen Ertl
On the 40th anniversary of the assassination of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., protesters gather under the awning of the State House to call for end to poverty. For more about King, his legacy and impact on Rhode Islanders, visit this special projo.com and Journal multimedia report.

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Not only can they not "Eat Bullits," they can't even spell BULLETS. And maybe, just maybe, that's part of their problem. If they spent a little more time learning and working and a little less time whining, they wouldn't be so hungry. Of course, I don't see anywhere near as many underfed beggars as I do fat whiners, so that should tell us something right there. They want to tax the rich, but I seldom see them tax their energies enough to get off their fat asses and WORK to make their lives better.

Mike Patrick | April 5, 2008 5:38 AM link

Judge not, lest ye be judged. I came from a poor family, in which my mother did the best she could to support her children. Without the support of our father, who had a mental illness, life for us was not always pleasant. Today I am a hard working mother myself, and I find myself counting my many blessings, and not so much the money I earn. It is not about where you come from, or why. It is about where you end up. In this cynical, pessamistic world, I think it is better to help others, rather then to condem them. They probably came from a very familar cycle-poverty.How can they learn a differnent or better way, if they were never taught? My advice is simple. A hand to help, is always better then a hand to hurt. If you really needed the help of your fellow man, and was denied it, how would you feel? These people, holding that sign, are just that-people. So as uneducated, or as poor, or as weak as they sometimes are, they are human. Any human deserves diginity and respect. To the person who posted the last blog-shame on you for rudley insulting the people in our community for standing there, with their sign, fighting for what they believe in. How sad it is to discount those, who show courage in the face of desperation. I think if we spend less time degrading others, we can concentrate on trying to find a soulution to this huge problem in America-poverty.

Betty L. Staplins-White | April 9, 2008 9:41 AM link

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