Van pool saves bucks for GM plant workers in Ohio
Elyria workers from Fisher Guide and others now ride a 15 seat van to a GM plant in Ontario. The state funds 100 dollars of monthly rental. Maiden and passengers pay 35 dollars each. They depart 1 PM from UAW hall, arrive 2 15 PM, align with 2 30 PM and 3 PM shifts.
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Tom Fesler
Larry Kline
Mark Bailey
Fisher Guide
Ontario
Ohio
Maiden
Chrysler Corp
van Pool Services Inc
Firelands Boy Scout Camp
Kids aim high in FBLA venture pursuit in San Jose
In San Jose, 17 year old Danny Milgram and teammates rehearse an entrepreneurship plan for a Future Business Leaders of America competition in Washington. They advocate trainer managers and selective layoffs, while emphasizing networking and long hours. Faculty note rising student drive and stress to excel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maya Suryaraman
Knight-Ridder
San Jose
Calif
Danny Milgram
David Lee
John Shen
Washington, D.C
Future Business Leaders of America
Donald Trump
Lynbrook
FBLA
Gene Longinetti
Longinetti
Camille Tovar
Bellarmine Prep
Hanson
Milgram
Lee
Stanford
Yale
Silicon Valley
Entrepreneurs Club
John Q. Wilson
Bank of America
San Francisco
Vanishing coal towns cling to life as production rises
In Gary West Virginia and other Appalachian towns, coal production increases while mining jobs plummet. Residents like Anne Vineyard vow to leave as communities built around coal die, from Gary to Crumpler, once thriving with churches, schools, stores, and theaters now reduced to a clinic, bank trailer, and a single combined grocery and service station. The Alpheus coal preparation plant looms large as a relic of past scale.
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Alpheus
Potomac valley farms yield to new housing boom
In West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle, farmers sell land to developers as housing now costs 130000 to 180000 dollars, attracting federal workers and retirees. John Cushna converts 100 acres of peach and apple orchards to 180000 dollar homes, saying survival drives the change amid drought and frosts.
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Martinsburg
W.va
John Cushna
Potomac River
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Elyria
Larry Maiden
Mansfield
United Auto Workers Hall
Lowell Street
VanOhio
Trump
Shen and
Lynbrook High School
Tovar
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo
Fela
Mim Aye
Kirk Hanson
Stanford University
Graduate School of Business
West Virginia Hills
Herman Martin
Slab Fork
Gary, W.va
Anne Vineyard
Vineyard
Gary
Appalachian
Tams
Algoma
Worth
Ashland
McDowell
Crumpler
Mack Gillenwater
Marshall University
McDowell County
West Virginia
John Cushwa
Potomac
Cushwa
Shenandoah Rivers
Astern Panhandle
Virginia
Panhandle
Maryland
Cushway 42
Duchess Estates
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