Richmond Times-Dispatch article and editorial

The following article appeared in the Richmond paper on July 19th, following the Conversation on Poverty that took place there in Richmond.

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/article/POVE19_20090718-222406/280857/

Apparently, one of the participants said that the problem with poverty is that "people don't care." In this opinion piece, the editors of the paper disagreed. Their description of all the people and agencies who do care could easily describe our area. In this editorial they write, "Indeed, the biggest problem facing efforts to reduce poverty is not a lack of concern, but a lack of consensus."

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/opinion/editorials/article/ED-POVER21_20090720-180003/281079/

Both of these articles are worth reading. It's interesting to note that whether the area was urban or rural, lifelong education was identified as a way out of poverty.