[back to the point of the editorial]
Well said RG, Joshua and Becca, this is a serious problem and as we see here, it's not confined  to "liberal Eugene." Douglas County is especially hard-hit with the decline of the timber  industry.
Homelessness is a national, not a personal nor community problem, (though we can ameliorate it somewhat on the local level).  And it's American individuals like the Catrons who are suffering-- by the millions.  
"Ignoring the problem will not alleviate it or make it go away. "