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Archive Home > 2006 > August > 30 > When the homeless move next door

When the homeless move next door

Bend's current shelter has been a better neighbor than opponents had feared

By Yoko Minoura / The Bulletin
August 30, 2006

A soft-spoken man with graying hair, 50-year-old Ed Wirth currently spends his nights at the Bethlehem Inn, a homeless shelter in northeast Bend.

Wirth, who said he is disabled from a brain injury, said he hopes to find a place of his own soon, reconnect with family and ultimately rebuild his....

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