Destitute Shannon County couldn't pay election costs upfront and wait for December reimbursements, as required by South Dakota's Help America Vote Act rules.
Destitute, she was placed in the Washoe County poorhouse, and became the subject of a protracted legal dispute between the governments of Nevada and California over who was to pay for her care.
Meanwhile, Sullivan County, typically described as being so destitute that people would gladly take casino jobs, has begun showing signs of an economic revival.
Though the private program has its critics — and some say it does not provide all of the important benefits many destitute Americans claim through Social Security — many in these counties consider their system superior.
Meanwhile, Sullivan County, which is typically described as being so destitute that people would gladly take casino jobs, has begun showing signs of an economic revival on its own.
There are many counties across the nation that, like Chisago County, might feel insulated from the trials of the destitute.
Then county officials were forced to confront the unpleasant details: 2,500 people -- orphaned children, the destitute, the mentally ill and other castoffs -- are interred beneath the playground, swimming pool and summertime food stands in an unmarked cemetery the size of a football field.
But the county attorney cautioned that the move was unlikely to bring in significant revenue, because many inmates were destitute and because convicts would be expected to pay restitution and other fines first.
