In the land of evil conservatives (a/k/a Virginia), the Washington Post reports that dental care is "Just a Faint Dream" for the area homeless.

Va. homeless choose between a long trek to the District or doing it themselves with a pair of pliers.

While D.C. sometimes seems a world away, it's actually just across the Potomac from Virginia. For those urban outdoorsmen that live in the burbs, they might try catching a slug ride into the city. Commuters are always looking for that coveted second or third passenger that gets them into the carpool lane.