Homeless in the City Where He Was Once Mayor

Craig Coyner’s descent onto the streets of Bend, Ore., came after decades spent fighting as a lawyer and politician for those on the edge of society.

"He had known Craig #Coyner for more than 50 years, watching with admiration as the man from one of the most prominent families in #Bend, Ore., rose through an acclaimed career — as a prosecutor, a defense lawyer and then a mayor who helped turn the town into one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities.

Now, at age 75, Mr. Coyner was occupying a bed at the #shelter on Second Street, his house lost to foreclosure, his toes gnarled by frostbite, his belongings limited to a tub of tattered clothing and books on the floor next to his bed."

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