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The 2023 lookback: plain talk about life on the streets

We end the year with a look back at some of the standout encounters of 2023. It was a pretty sure thing that Paul Boden would be in one of them . He is formerly homeless, and now the Executive Director of the Western Regional Advocacy Project (WRAP), and one of the more plain-spoken people we ever talk to.

Paul and his colleague Jade Arellano visited a while back to talk about "right to rest" legislation, then under consideration by the Oregon Legislature (it died in committee as the session ended). Our guests have a way of conveying in plain terms what it is like to be homeless.

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The Jefferson Exchange is Jefferson Public Radio's daily news program focused on issues, people and events across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Angela Decker is the program's senior producer, Charlie Zimmermann is the assistant producer, and Geoffrey Riley hosts the show.