"Images" (by Matt Eich)

Richie Goins Jr. watches from the window of his parentsÕ trailer as cinderblocks are brought in as the foundation for his grandmother's new trailer. Leetha Goins and her children Timmy, 25, Troy, 16, and grandson Will, for whom she cares, were displaced when a drunk driver swerved off the road and crashed into their trailer. A recent study showed that the child poverty rate has increased 5.6 percent in the state of Ohio over the past 5 years. In the town of Chauncey specifically, 33.3 percent of those under the age of 18 live below the poverty line.

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Richie Goins Jr. watches from the window of his parentsÕ trailer as cinderblocks are brought in as the foundation for his grandmother's new trailer. Leetha Goins and her children Timmy, 25, Troy, 16, and grandson Will, for whom she cares, were displaced when a drunk driver swerved off the road and crashed into their trailer. A recent study showed that the child poverty rate has increased 5.6 percent in the state of Ohio over the past 5 years. In the town of Chauncey specifically, 33.3 percent of those under the age of 18 live below the poverty line.
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The Goins family attempts to move belongings into a new trailer as dusk settles over Chauncey, Ohio.

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The Goins family attempts to move belongings into a new trailer as dusk settles over Chauncey, Ohio.
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Troy Goins, 16, sucks his toes to console himself as he sits on his new bed in his mother's trailer in Chauncey, Ohio. His autism makes it difficult for him to deal with even the smallest changes and self-stimulation is his way of coping.

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Troy Goins, 16, sucks his toes to console himself as he sits on his new bed in his mother's trailer in Chauncey, Ohio. His autism makes it difficult for him to deal with even the smallest changes and self-stimulation is his way of coping.
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Lindsay Andrews, 17 (L), spends time with her niece, Jessica, 1, and sister, Neosha, 24, in Glouster, OH. "I think Glouster is not a good place to raise kids," said Neosha.

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Lindsay Andrews, 17 (L), spends time with her niece, Jessica, 1, and sister, Neosha, 24, in Glouster, OH. "I think Glouster is not a good place to raise kids," said Neosha.
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Shandi Alfman, 16, Nikkie Barnhart, 14, Lisa Russell, 20, and Sheyenne McKee (R) hang out on the main drag of Glouster, OH.

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Shandi Alfman, 16, Nikkie Barnhart, 14, Lisa Russell, 20, and Sheyenne McKee (R) hang out on the main drag of Glouster, OH.
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'It hurts,' Kayla Smathers, 15, cries as she gets a prison-style tattoo from Clayton Ator in his living room in Carbondale, OH. Her sister Amanda, 18, had to sit on her to hold her down so she wouldn't squirm and ruin the design. Kayla ended up giving up on the tattoo because it was too painful, so it was left unfinished.

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:39:39 +0000

'It hurts,' Kayla Smathers, 15, cries as she gets a prison-style tattoo from Clayton Ator in his living room in Carbondale, OH. Her sister Amanda, 18, had to sit on her to hold her down so she wouldn't squirm and ruin the design. Kayla ended up giving up on the tattoo because it was too painful, so it was left unfinished.
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Hank Balch, 38 and his brother Jeffrey Balch, 44, hang out and drink beer right off the main drag in Glouster, OH.

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Hank Balch, 38 and his brother Jeffrey Balch, 44, hang out and drink beer right off the main drag in Glouster, OH.
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A man sits in Ali's Bar in Glouster, OH on Saturday, May 24, 2008.

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A man sits in Ali's Bar in Glouster, OH on Saturday, May 24, 2008.
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Gage Washington, 14, crawls under an old train bridge while Aaron Smith, 13, peers down from above in Glouster, OH on Thursday, May 29, 2008.

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Gage Washington, 14, crawls under an old train bridge while Aaron Smith, 13, peers down from above in Glouster, OH on Thursday, May 29, 2008.
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Clayton Ator riles up Shank and Money after getting stoned. Ator, an ex-con learned to "shoot ink" in prison and does prison style tattoos out of his living room in Carbondale, OH.

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Clayton Ator riles up Shank and Money after getting stoned. Ator, an ex-con learned to "shoot ink" in prison and does prison style tattoos out of his living room in Carbondale, OH.
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Tylor Woodrum, 16, burns trash in the backyard of his step-mom's house in Carbondale, OH on January 30, 2007. His father, Dave Woodrum, was killed in August of 2006 in a high-impact 4-wheeler accident. Dave's family had his body cremated and his favorite cock-fighting rooster mounted on top of the box.

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Tylor Woodrum, 16, burns trash in the backyard of his step-mom's house in Carbondale, OH on January 30, 2007. His father, Dave Woodrum, was killed in August of 2006 in a high-impact 4-wheeler accident. Dave's family had his body cremated and his favorite cock-fighting rooster mounted on top of the box.
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Route 356 from Mineral, Ohio flooded as the winter snows melted.

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Route 356 from Mineral, Ohio flooded as the winter snows melted.
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