it's a war out here every day
"I'm still struggling to pay my rent," said Archie Thomas, 48, who scrapes by with a patchwork of odd jobs, friends, family and charity. He lost his regular job as a hotel dishwasher after 9/11 took its toll on the hospitality industry. Been scrambling to make it ever since. "In general, of course, war is bad. But I'm concerned about my own economics."Keenly observed WP story about war as seen by residents of Washington, D.C.'s Shaw neighborhood.