Well, excuse me.
Last Sunday, when the English dudes from the BBC were in the store, doing a story on "homelessness" in Bend, I argued that we were "no worse" than any other urban area. That they were misunderstanding the phrase "poverty with a view."
Up pops this from KTVZ:
Central Oregon homeless rate No. 6 in nation
Central Oregon ranks sixth in the nation in overall homelessness rates and third among rural communities, according to a report just released this week by the National Alliance to End Homeless.
The high homeless rate in Central Oregon is attributed to the local high housing, foreclosure, and unemployment rates.
Oops.
I guess we really are the poster child for this boom and bust.
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It's funny how for a long time Bend kept showing on lists with Naples, FL, and Prescott, AZ.
Now we keep sharing company with Flint, Michigan.
We're taken to slumming.
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