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Barbara Harley is a 56-year-old mother of six. She is well educated,
personable and presents herself well. Some might find it surprising that until recently, Barbara Harley was homeless.

In the three video segments that follow, you will learn of Harley's journey
from Pennsylvania to being homeless on the streets of Columbia. You also will see how Columbia's Christ Central Ministries is making a difference in her life.

There are lots of stereotypes about homelessness and Harley defies them. In reality, though, the stereotype of the a homeless man panhandling on the street is misleading. There are many faces to homelessness and many of them women. It has been estimated that a substantial portion of the estimated 4,000 who will find themselves homeless in the Midlands are females, often with children.

To learn more homelessness in the Midlands, click HERE.

Click the links for Part one, Part two, and Part three of the video story.

It was the night of August 6, 1945, and I was the only radio operator on duty on the CVE 117, a brand new aircraft carrier on its "shakedown" cruise off the coast of California. We had left Brementon, Washington, a day earlier, testing the ship's structure, engines, crew, and all its systems prior to joining the Pacific fleet...

Up until about ten years ago, the limits of my technological experience included working kitchen gadgets, sewing machines, vacuums and other domestic machinery. Then a small windfall emboldened me to purchase a computer. What a time saver!...

History is one of the best entertainers I know. This is said from a comfortable age of retirement when watching old movies might easily be an alternative. But the past has always been a chief interest of mine, whether in college or mining local events from the many places I have lived...