Closing Graffiti Graveyard?

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1. Paul Lundgren on October 1, 2013 at 8:13 am

   Cover story in today’s Duluth News Tribune:
   Homeless advocates argue to keep Graffiti Graveyard open

   

   And, of course, the accompanying Bob King photo is a solid inclusion in the Upset Duluth series.

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2. suebedo on October 1, 2013 at 9:22 am

   For shame on us. There must be better solutions. Someone who served his country in Afghanistan sleeping under a freeway bridge. 200 people a night homeless in Duluth? I am to blame and many of you are to blame. Let us make this our call to action. What can you do? Join the outreach volunteers that check on the homeless, donate to the CHUM capital funds campaign, donate to help homeless vets. Better yet, let’s all get our hands dirty and help – homelessness isn’t going away even if we move them from a place they feel safe and secure. How appropriate this runs on the day the government shut down starts – the government is not the answer – we are.

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3. olkhr on October 1, 2013 at 1:44 pm

   Has that ever stopped anyone before?

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4. adam on October 1, 2013 at 2:19 pm

   Those no trespassing signs should totally keep those illegal homeless people out. Homelessness is illegal, right?

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5. Douglas Sutton on October 1, 2013 at 9:39 pm

   Homelessness is not illegal, it is a problem and anyone at any time can end up in our shoes. There is not enough affordable housing here and that is the problem, not us homeless. Get the facts straight, please.

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6. vicarious on October 1, 2013 at 9:42 pm

   Suebedo,

   Exactly, who among us is to blame? Me, Lundgren, BadCat? Please clarify.

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7. BadCat! on October 1, 2013 at 11:35 pm

   To be fair, things are usually my fault…

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8. suebedo on October 2, 2013 at 5:43 am

   vicarious, it may not be you but it is myself and everyone else who is doing nothing to change the fact Duluth has people who live under a freeway overpass. We can do better.

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9. dbrewing on October 3, 2013 at 7:20 am

   Meanwhile the city is cracking down on people who rent without a licence and loud mufflers.

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10. Paul Lundgren on October 3, 2013 at 12:54 pm

    

    As a remarkable coincidence, the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce’s Chamber Express newsletter hit mailboxes yesterday, featuring a photo of Perfect Duluth Day staff and chamber ambassadors at a ribbon cutting for PDD’s 10th anniversary, held …. at Graffiti Graveyard.

    

    And to make it all complete, we’re doing an Upset Duluth pose.

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11. BadCat! on October 3, 2013 at 11:13 pm

    That completely made my day!

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