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B12 THE COAST NEWS
OCT. 3, 2008
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reason why the expected time
frame of this trial will be a
hardship?”
I have never heard so many
people about to take vacations.
There must have been some
kind of post-summer deals
being offered. But the majority
Building code compliant
ICC certified bamboo poles,
wall sections & trusses
by
of the protests involved
employers who do not reimburse
for time gone or the fact
that while absent, no one else
would be doing these people’s
jobs. There were so many, I didn’t
even bother to add my whining.
What became obvious was
that finding someone truly
available for a week or two
away from their daily grind has
become much, much more difficult
that it was 10 years ago.
The downsizing of America,
which I have watched happen
all around me and to me, is the
reason. For many of us, if we
don’t work, we don’t get paid.
Every business I can think
of has cut back to the bone.
Every employee is doing what
For 55 centuries (that’s 23 times the age of this country)
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Pier & Beam
foundations in place
of concrete slab
two or three people did in the
past, leaving no time and no
bodies to fill in for someone
else.You could hear the desperation
in these people’s voices as
they made their pleas. “I’m the
only person in accounting and
it’s the end of the month.” I’m
in charge of a project and am
commuting to Palm Desert
right now.” “There are only two
of us in the department and
when I’m gone … ”
While trial by jury is
deemed a cornerstone of our
court system, I think it may be
time it is scrutinized and alternatives
seriously considered.
Jean Gillette is a freelance writer finally
back on schedule. Contact her at
jgillette@coastnewsgroup.com.
SUN FUN From left, Jenny Carll, 14; Paige Thorton, 16; and Joey Evans, 17, of El
Camino High School Community Service Club, pitch in to help paint and pull weeds
during the SUN Project. “Its good to help out the community,” Jenny said. Photo by
Promise Yee
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and a spontaneous game of
football brought the event to a
close.
“Everybody got out and
danced to the deejay,” Concha
Greene, Joe Balderrama
Community Resource Center
assistant, said.
“They really got out there
and danced, kids enjoyed it,
adults enjoyed it,” he said.
MANY HANDS Close to 900 volunteers
from schools, churches and colleges
show up to work in the SUN
Project. Photo by Promise Yee
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