Opinions and Thoughts of LightHouse Dann Verner - Just as he is!

SOMETIMES Sometimes we live. Sometimes we die. Sometimes we give. Sometimes we cry. Sometimes we stand to live. Sometimes we sit to die. Eight times I did live. Seven times I did die. This time I live and worry. This time I stand and pray. This time from Death I scurry. This time I wish for a new day. Today I ponder. Today I shake. Today I wonder........ does my soul they “take”. It is to be decided by your Gods, and Shake.

Be it criminal to be living in poverty? In Toronto it appears as so. Reverend Justin was recently fined $65 for 'aggressively' selling the "Street News" - this just peeves me to no end!!! I can overstand the penalizing of an over aggressive pan handler. I cannot overstand the fine for hawking a newspaper In my youth it was common place to hear the bawk of the local corner newspaper person constantly saying, "Times Paaaaaaper!!! Get your Times!!!". I am positive that never were they fined for their efforts to make mere pocket change. I hope all can overstand that the Street News was/is developed to allow for those living in poverty to earn a few measly dollars without lowering themselves to BEGGING for your pennies. The few dollars they earn may mean the difference between being hungry (again) or not - between sleeping on a subway grate or not. $65 is not much to the working soul, but to someone with ten cents in their pocket it can be a whole months groceri...