Two Teachers, One Out of Work

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:00:00

Two Teachers, One OUT OF WORK

Connie and Steve Rice

Connie and Steve Rice relocated from Southern California to work as teachers in Oregon. Both have years of experience, and they enjoyed their classrooms in Oregon. But the national budget woes have hit schools hard. First Connie was laid off, then Steve. Dick Gordon talks with both Connie and Steve about how the lack of job stability for teaching has affected their lives, and about how they heard the welcome news that Steve would be rehired.

SUMMER JOB: selling TIME SHAREs

Eileen Powers >>More

Eileen Powers has been listening to our series of summer jobs and she decided to write in and tell us about hers. One hot June night in 1988, Eileen and a friend decided there had to be more to summer than sitting at home in New York City watching QVC. So they hopped in the car and headed to Cape Cod. After days of trolling for jobs at every restaurant and hotel they knew, the two girls saw an ad in the newspaper for "tour guides." Eileen ended up selling questionable time shares. She talks with Dick about why that summer job is one she'll never forget.

Music in this story: "Old Cape Cod" performed by Lauren Silverstein for the album "Something Blue: Fingerstyle Guitar and More"

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Two Teachers, One Out of Work

Two Teachers, One OUT OF WORK

SUMMER JOB: selling TIME SHAREs