Not so long ago, downtown panhandlers merely had to proclaim their misfortunes -- disabled, homeless, stranded, just got out of the hospital or the military, pregnant, or any combination of same -- in order to secure that every little bit that helps, God Bless. Like Scott, pictured here, working 18th and Tremont a few years ago.
But desperate times demand innovative thinking. Cruise the sign-flyers along Speer Boulevard these days and you're likely to find placards prominently promoting a her