tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37071292.post3500137673798025671..comments2022-03-15T08:55:07.731-05:00Comments on Carbondaley Dispatch: Biased my *steriskParentheticushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04397250058745076490noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37071292.post-2715123300766317962007-03-10T19:44:00.000-06:002007-03-10T19:44:00.000-06:00Peter, I don't say no good came from the Cleanup J...Peter, I don't say no good came from the Cleanup Jobs Program. But if you and I were in the meeting when somebody said, we have $250,000 to spend on a summer jobs program. What shall we do? Is cleanup the only obvious choice? I don't know. It's not a pivotal issue for me. I applaud Cole for doing something, even if it isn't what I would do.<BR/><BR/>Another way to look at it is Cole wasn't thinking "I need to come up with a jobs program for youth." Rather he may have thought. "Carbondale is trashy. Let's clean it up."<BR/><BR/>If so, then all the talk about computer is moot.Parentheticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397250058745076490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37071292.post-81074516617505236212007-03-10T08:07:00.000-06:002007-03-10T08:07:00.000-06:00I think that picking up trash is training. The pe...I think that picking up trash is training. The people who worked hard, should come back as team leaders next summer as a reward. Now that is training!<BR/><BR/>In truth, there isn't much these kids need more then having their first manager and a referral for their next job. The businesses in town will not hire you if you have never had a job, they have learned.<BR/><BR/>Are you thinking they don't have more computer skills then we do? Or maybe are you thinking they can read? What exactly the city going to teach them in a few weeks that many years of school haven't? Work habits and positive feedback might be only thing?PeterGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13362919400474969329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37071292.post-56715531578841227202007-03-09T07:15:00.000-06:002007-03-09T07:15:00.000-06:00Jim, CNN contacted me and Curt Trammel one of the ...Jim, CNN contacted me and Curt Trammel one of the Two Doves Photography people, about a story, but Cole didn't want to do it, not political opponents fodder for criticism. After the election, if he's still mayor, maybe then.Parentheticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397250058745076490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37071292.post-84654921208260089932007-03-09T07:13:00.000-06:002007-03-09T07:13:00.000-06:00Peter -- how about "on the job" training? You know...Peter -- how about "on the job" training? You know, a mentoring or apprentice program... I don't know, but it seems to me picking up trash isn't really the kind of job that you will put on your resume. Not sure what kind of follow up was done on who got jobs and how much they benefited.... a participants questionnaire. The City's entire website, which took at least two years to complete cost $25,000. Maybe the city could have put a few unemployed brainiacs from CCHS to fix the City's sucky website for a nice minimum wage summer job.Parentheticushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04397250058745076490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37071292.post-76121347160281730702007-03-08T23:05:00.000-06:002007-03-08T23:05:00.000-06:00Hey, what's this CNN coverage? Link to the article...Hey, what's this CNN coverage? Link to the article, man, not a generic directory! And you were going to chastise <I>me</I> for poor linkage! (Yes, I saw that draft you never posted...)Calionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11873204494424704333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37071292.post-25379173260779014452007-03-08T18:36:00.000-06:002007-03-08T18:36:00.000-06:00Training isn't work, it is just training. Work bu...Training isn't work, it is just training. Work builds character, training builds laziness. I disagree that those kids need training, they need jobs.PeterGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13362919400474969329noreply@blogger.com