DDN Series:
Tract 19: The Invisible Poor

Part 1, Dec. 6, 1998:

Sidebars:

LIFE WASTED ONE BREATH AT A TIME
* Denise Thomason has spent 25 of her 35 years looking for a cheap high

ROAD UP AND OUT NOT EASY ONE
* Mark Shade, father at 16, former drug user and no star in school, still hopes for better times

Part 2, Dec. 7, 1998:

Sidebars:MOM, DAUGHTER ENDURE AT HARD EDGE OF POVERTY
* Even without unexpected expenses, the money almost never lasts to the end of the month.

TRACT 19 NO PARADISE FOR STRUGGLING FAMILY
* A string of difficulties, some self-imposed, have put a comfortable lifestyle out of reach.