Spare Change News

Tag: Issue 09-30-2012

  • First Person Account: Homeless and Looking for Work

    Chris Hazen www.street-papers.org Denver Voice You will never know how strong you are until you become homeless. Serious adversity challenges you to an extent that you whole being excels. You will get sick on the streets. I don’t mean a cold or a sniffle. I mean a lung infection that drags on for weeks. A…

  • Experts Say Global Conditions, Uncertainty Slowing Economic Growth

    By Michael Norton STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, SEPT. 27, 2012–The Massachusetts economy has downshifted to a “lower gear,” held back by deteriorating global conditions, with slower growth expected to continue in the coming months, according to the latest from Massachusetts economic analysts. According to a summary released Thursday morning of a MassBenchmarks…