2019-02-20

Letter to the Editor: Western New York Community Needs to Address ‘Invisible Poor’

Dear Editor, Larry Bierl tragically froze to death in Amherst recently. It could just have easily happened in rural Western New York. Coverage of Larry’s death, and the related issue of how those experiencing homelessness were dealing with the extreme cold, included repeated media announcements of Code Blue sites, focused solely on urban conditions and opportunities. This is because rural […]