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Tribune Editorial: Helping the homeless is a work in progress

This past weekend, our nation celebrated the 50th anniversary of the all-American gripe, “If they can put a man on the moon, why can’t they ... ?”

One of the “why can’t theys ...” now bedeviling Utah and Salt Lake County is " ... solve homelessness?"

Of course, after going six for seven on moon landing attempts, we basically lost interest and quit going.

When dealing with homelessness, and its related causes, symptoms and effects, that’s not going to be an option.

Going to the moon was a matter of physics, math and engineering. And courage.