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Freezing cold prompts Kelso church to open emergency shelter

By "eAdvocate"

Shelters prohibit registered sex offenders access even in sub-zero temperatures. Lawmakers fail to resolve this issue..12-8-2009 Washington:Due to this week?s freezing temperatures, a Kelso church has opened an overnight shelter for the homeless, and Community House in Longview is allowing people to sleep in its lobby.?We?re not going to leave anybody out in that type of weather,? Community House director Rich Kirk said Monday.The mercury has dipped below freezing for the last several nights, and forecasters expect the cold streak to continue through Friday. Nighttime lows in the teens are predicted tonight and Wednesday.The cold is believed to have caused the death of Longview resident Wade Giles, 53, who was found dead Friday morning in a vacant, unheated room in the upstairs apartments in the 1200 block of Commerce Avenue...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues, News, Recidivism and Studies on December 08, 2009 (boomark / email).