ÿWPC5 !ø¡cðƒšy´]m`ÍãéáÅŽm%‡yô¬/ë4Öì˜ý0³IŒãZºšÆ·-ýÂ|î~ ì;ÒY'ÃMM/raÀÒ‡x骕®“(gód^mh—߂ʀ»/ñ+m ÉYs¶h¬8¾=â®C3Q.ø–ºÙUDî4 z™a8 —ÍU)¼-¶k’úÇ_Ü×ä‡Á9`”|'ùQ ŠørYJ@kè¶¡egŽcš´»`xÈÛ¸„Ù.H>”wüízÝåE±H#œÂï¿Õ Ö3¯a¾GÀ©Û D$U™=‚éY¡z¾èÇ'D*ЀBD¤ÈáBÔ­ÔtE“½&¢Ï᎜‡hŽ…´¢8^ ò+2+›(Ò"FÙMR¹Ú“ÝÓ{Õÿ›vÀk¬ZC€C+¨ìß¿™ËÇxÚÅû®¯v!& S,îsö Õ˜]ÑP`yŸM7+m%ܿ ÔîÝ/‚ti2š<¯’YGSÙe.¤÷¬È< úYeÚ£QƒY[-gƒr8D¹î·ÉéBXåE"‹è=ÔÇ›qXc”jû;5øÒm·‘iYFâQZƒc¢€*CZö/–Í›û_“’VÉF熖T‚±X¾4 #ÁšUN[ %© 0:¯^ éwõ4ù  m˜Brother MFC-6000,,TT,,0(ÖÃ9 Z‹6Times New Roman RegularX(ö\$¡¡ÔCEUS.,Ôé{E9 g3ê:i¢×+003|xÿU‹ÿÀÀÀÝ ƒö\!ÝÔCEUS.,ÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔIt's€Homeless€Out€TonightÐ ° ÐBy€David€Ô_ÔQuammenÔ_Ô,€reproduced€from€Ô_ÔNCH.NEWSÔ_Ô...€found€at€www.nationalhomeless.orgÐ œì ÐÌPittsburghÐ tÄ ÐI€spend€a€lot€of€time€thinking€about€the€homeless€in€our€country€(USA).€In€fact,€that's€about€all€IÐ `° Ðthink€about€these€days.€One€reason€is€that's€what€I€am€-€homeless.€It's€the€second€time€I've€beenÐ L œ Ðhomeless€in€the€last€ten€years.Ð 8 ˆ ÐA€lot€of€people€wouldn't€agree€with€me€that€I'm€homeless.€I€don't€fit€the€definition€some€haveÐ $ t Ðcreated€and€others€believe.€I've€got€a€roof€over€my€head€and€they€only€count€those€who€are€on€theÐ  ` Ðstreet.Ð ü L  ÐI€fit€the€definition€better€the€first€time€I€was€homeless.€I€lived€in€my€van€then.€It€was€a€vanÐ è 8  Ðconversion,€so€some€didn't€look€at€me€as€being€exactly€homeless.€I€had€a€roof€over€my€head.Ð Ô$  ÐÔ_ÔLeRoyÔ_Ô€wouldn't€agree€that€I'm€homeless.€He€appreciated€the€cold€shower,€clean€pants,€shirt,€socksÐ À  Ð&€underwear€I€gave€him.€He€also€appreciated€the€job€I€got€for€him€even€though€he€didn't€keep€itÐ ¬ü  Ðlong.€He€eats€out€of€garbage€cans€a€lot.€He's€homeless-on-the-street.Ð ˜è  ÐÔ_ÔQuentÔ_Ô€doesn't€think€I'm€homeless.€I've€got€a€regular€place€to€stay.€He€goes€from€his€folkððs€houseÐ „Ô  Ðto€the€street€or€a€friends€place,€mostly€the€streets.€He€comes€around€for€cigarettes€and€keepsÐ pÀ Ðasking€to€cut€the€grass€for€a€few€bucks.€He's€thirty-one€and€would€like€a€steady€job,€but€he€needsÐ \¬ Ðsome€nurturing€to€break€a€few€old€habits.€He's€homeless-with-a-roof-now-and-then.Ð H˜ ÐAbraham€probably€would€agree€that€I'm€homeless.€He's€homeless€like€me€-€he's€got€a€roof€over€hisÐ 4„ Ðhead.€He's€an€elder€in€the€Ministry€of€Help€around€the€corner.€He€helps€a€lot€of€people€spirituallyÐ  p Ðand€Ô_ÔotherlyÔ_Ô.€He€and€I€moved€Grace's€boxes€to€a€church€basement€when€she€was€facing€beingÐ  \ Ðhomeless-on-the-street,€rather€than€homeless-with-a-roof.€Right€now,€she'sÐ øH Ðhomeless-with-a-roof-for-awhile.Ð ä4 ÐKaren€made€the€arrangements€with€the€church€where€we€stored€Grace's€boxes.€She's€helping€theÐ Ð  Ðchurch€with€the€transition€of€integration.€She's€homeless-with-a-roof.Ð ¼  ÐMost€Americans€don't€look€at€people€who€are€homeless-with-a-roof€as€being€homeless€at€all.€IÐ ¨ø Ðmean,€it's€not€like€being€homeless-on-the-street.€But€then,€they€count€the€homeless-in-a-shelter€theÐ ”ä Ðsame€as€they€count€the€homeless-on-the-street.€Or€the€homeless-in-a-tent.€Or€theÐ €Ð Ðhomeless-on-a-bench.Ð l¼ ÐMost€of€us€who€are€homeless-with-a-roof€exist€there€on€the€wings€of€prayer,€subject€to€the€whimsÐ X ¨ Ðof€chance€or€the€fancy€or€others.€It's€tenuous,€at€best.€Yet€even€with€this€precarious€hold€on€life,Ð D!” Ðthe€homeless-with-a-roof€fall€in€a€crack€that€few€even€attempt€to€count.€In€fact,€the€latest€censusÐ 0"€  Ðadmittedly€undercounted€the€homeless-on-the-street€but€the€government€has€decided€to€let€falseÐ #l! Ðinformation€stand.Ð $X" ÐÔ_ÔWebstersÔ_Ô'€Ninth€New€Collegiate€Dictionary€doesn't€even€have€a€definition€of€homeless€that€fits€anyÐ ô$D # Ðof€the€above.€Mr.€Stephen€J.€Ô_ÔPerraultÔ_Ô€of€Ô_ÔMerriamÔ_Ô-Webster€Inc.€told€me€in€a€letter€that€".€.€.€youÐ à%0!$ Ðhave€misunderstood€our€treatment€of€this€term€(homeless)€.€.€.".€He€went€on€to€say€"DerivativeÐ Ì&"% Ðwords€whose€meanings€are€considered€self-€explanatory€are€often€treated€as€undefined€run-ons€inÐ ¸'#& Ðour€dictionaries€as€a€way€of€saving€space."Ð ¤(ô#' ÐYet€they€took€four€lines€in€their€ninth€edition€to€define€the€derivative€homeless-at€home,€usingÐ )à$( Ðsuch€words€as€relaxed€and€comfortable,€at€ease,€in€harmony€with€the€surroundings€and€on€familiarÐ |*Ì%) Ðgrounds.€He€tells€me€that€the€tenth€edition€published€this€past€May€now€defines€homeless€asÐ h+¸&* Ðhaving€no€home€or€permanent€place€of€residence.€After€taking€four€lines€to€discuss€an€archaic€useÐ T,¤'+ Ðof€the€word€that€isn't€even€close,€I€would€have€expected€a€word€that€defines€such€a€major€problemÐ @-(, Ðin€our€country€to€at€least€be€given€equal€space€in€their€book.Ð ° ÐHe€closed€the€letter€saying€"I€hope€that€this€explanation€has€cleared€up€your€confusion€about€ourÐ œì Ðtreatment€of€homeless."Ð ˆØ ÐI€wasn't€confused€and€told€him€so.€"My€point,€however,€deals€more€with€Mr.€Ô_ÔMishÔ_Ô's€(Editor€inÐ tÄ ÐChief)€opening€paragraph€of€the€(ninth€edition)€Preface:€'This€dictionary€is€meant€to€serve€theÐ `° Ðgeneral€public€as€its€chief€source€of€information€about€the€words€of€our€language.€The€school€orÐ L œ Ðcollege€student,€the€office€worker,€the€home€user€-€all€will€find€this€Collegiate€a€reliable€guide€toÐ 8 ˆ Ðunderstanding€the€English€of€our€day€and€communicating€in€it.'"Ð $ t ÐThe€opening€paragraph€on€the€inside€front€cover€of€the€dust€jacket€cites€the€sale€of€more€thanÐ  ` Ð11,000,000€hardcover€copies€of€the€Eighth€Edition€while€it€was€in€print,€and€it€had€the€sameÐ ü L  Ðdefinition€as€the€ninth.€No€wonder€we€misunderstand€the€problem€if€such€a€reliable€source€onlyÐ è 8  Ðrecently€defined€it€the€way€we€speak€of€it€using€the€English€of€our€day.€Even€at€that,€the€definitionÐ Ô$  Ðis€hardly€adequate,€given€the€magnitude€of€the€problem€and€the€consequence€to€millions€ofÐ À  ÐAmerica's€homeless.Ð ¬ü  ÐMr.€Ô_ÔPerraultÔ_Ô€really€didn't€have€to€tell€me€"If€you€look€again,€I€think€it€will€be€quite€clear€to€youÐ ˜è  Ðthat€the€definitions€you've€cited€(in€the€ninth€edition)€are€not€definitions€of€homeless."€I€know€that,Ð „Ô  ÐStephen€J.€I€know€it€very€well.Ð pÀ ÐThe€various€people€who€do€such€things€estimate€our€homeless€at€anywhere€from€600,000€toÐ \¬ Ð3,000,000.€I€think€it's€more€like€seven€to€ten€million,€but€then€I€look€at€homelessness€differently.€IÐ H˜ Ðcount€the€homeless-with-a-roof€with€all€the€other€undefined€run-on's€that€may€or€may€not€be€partÐ 4„ Ðof€the€English€of€our€day.Ð  p ÐHowever€you€define€it,€however€you€count€it,€it's€homeless-out-tonight€for€millions€of€Americans.Ð  \ ÐUntil€we€change€how€we€think€of€it€and€what€we€do€about€it,€tomorrow€night€won't€be€any€better.