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Page 4*Cedar Hill Today«Thursday, July 19, 2001
OPINION
New job Ideas
for downsizing
U.S. workforce
STEVE
SNYDER
Today Staff
It appears the
high-tech economy
seems to have lost
some steam,
including in jobs
creation. The tech-
nological world,
when it does gain
momentum again,
will likely contin-
ue to delete jobs
from the economy.
This includes blue-
collar, white-collar
and gray-collar jobs.
Meanwhile, with the end of wel-
fare as a guarantee and both
Republicans and Democrats ready to
cut the government work force,
Washington is less and less likely to
be an employer of last result, unlike
during the Great Depression, should
major unemployment problems
result.
America’s European and Japanese
competitors in the world markets are
facing similar problems. And they,
too, are looking for new solutions to
this problem.
Gan the probtem be solved within
capitalist society? And just what is
the solution?
Jeremy Riflcin, in a mid-1990s
book entitled The End of Work, doc-
uments the problem in some detail.
And shows how a third segment of
society may have a significant part of
the answer.
This includes looking at the
Japanese method of just in time pro-
duction that has spread to America
and elsewhere in the industrial world
in the last decade or so. Rifkin
acknowledges that this has improved
quality on assembly lines while
improving choice at the same time.
And it has increased worker input
into factory organization.
However, those improvements
have come at a price.
First, they have allpwed formerly
labor-intensive industries such as the
automobile factory to get by with a
lot fewer employees. Second, the just
in time system has increased stress
on line workers. In fact, Rifkin shows
that is a deliberate part of the system
and always was in Japan. Managers
use the just in time structure to test
different parts of factory assembly by
deliberately speeding up the line.
From here, he looks at other ways
in which automation has affected the
workforce. This includes showing
how many white- or gray-collar jobs
have been lost and will continue to
be lost to automation.
He then documents a two-part
solution for possible future employ-
ment woes that continued technologi-
cal advancements such as improved
computerization and smarter robots
are likely to bring to the workforce.
Rifkin notes there is a “third way”
in the modern world, between the
for-profit private sector and govern-
ment — volunteerism and communi-
ty service. He sees a variety of ways
in which community service may be
able to take the edge off of technolo-
gy-caused employment pressures.
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be written with patience, care
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LETTERS
KAY
BAILEY
HUTCHISON
Dear Editor,
I want to publicly express my
appreciation for a great group of peo-
ple in Cedar Hill vyhose commitment
to their community is exemplary.
When the Outreach Committee at
(iood Shepherd Episcopal Church
took dinner to feed 400 at the Austin
Street Shelter this past week, we once
again called on the help of the Cedar
Hill Senior Center to assist with the
preparation.
Within ona-and-a-half hours this
group, along with church members
prepared over 400 sandwiches,
bagged over 800 cookies and separat-
ed 400 bananas. We could not have
completed this project so efficiently
without the help of this wonderful
^roup^of seniors. It was truly inspir-
ing to^ave such a happy, willing, ,
well-organized group of volunteers.
Many thanks to George and
Wanda Klaras, Andrea Hubbard,
Morgan Bilbo, Dee Emmons, Vallora
Hibbs, Ann Holt, Bernice McGee,
Gloria Coulter, and Margot Buchholz
and her grandson Alex. Also, thanks
to Sylvia Chaffin for organizing the
group. We really appreciate you!
Mary Alice Jackson
Cedar Hill
Congress is
debating the
Patients’ Bill of
Rights, legislation to
help patients get the
kind of medical
treatment they
deserve without
delay or legal hag-
gling.
When we are
dealing with the
Special to Today health care of most
Americans, it is
important to avoid unintended conse-
quences, such as increasing the cost of
providing quality medical care. We
don’t want to do anything that would
discourage employers from providing
their employees with medical cover-
age. We need to make sure we are not
creating more problems than we are
solving with the bill.
Getting good medical care in our
country has grown complicated. The
vast majority of us like and trust our
doctors. We don’t want an insurance
company telling our doctors what kind
of care to give us. Parents should be
able to take their child to the pediatri-
cian without having to get permission
from their insurance company or
health maintenance organization .
(HMO) first. People should be able to
see a specialist when they need one,
and to get emergency treatment at the
nearest emergency room without call-
ing a health care gatekeeper first.
If an HMO denies the treatment
you need, then you should have the
right to an immediate, impartial appeal
to a panel of doctors. If the panel rules
in your favor, you should receive your
treatment, period. If the HMO ignores
the findings, you should be able to go
to court. Such a system should favor
patients, first and foremost, with quick
action to make sure they get the treat-
ment they need in a timely manner.
We can’t afford to turn over patient
care decisions to accountants and
insurance companies and trial lawyers.
Texas has already taken the lead on
patients’ rights and is showing the rest
of the country the way. In our state, if
an HMO denies coverage for a certain
procedure but the patient and the doc-
tor disagree with that decision, a
patient can make an internal appeal
within the HMO first. If, after the
HMO reviews the appeal and still
refuses to cover the treatment, the
patient can appeal again to a panel of
outside experts not associated with the
HMO. If the outside panel has made a
decision and the patient still feels he or
she has been unfairly denied care, the
patient can sue the HMO in court.
It works. Fewer than 20 lawsuits
emerged from more than 300 appeals
heard under Texas’ external review
system since 1997. At the same time,
the system has proved to be fair. The
conclusions of the appeals are virtually
50/50 in favor of both the patients and
the health plans. Federal law would do
well to follow Texas’ lead.
Texas law also gives employers pro-
tection from lawsuits involving health
coverage. Employers are not required
to provide health insurance coverage to
• their employees. Small business often
can barely afford to give their employ-
ees this benefit. Exposing them to law-
suits and millions of dollars in poten-
tial damages because they voluntarily
provide their employees with medical
insurance just doesn’t make sense. I
offered an amendment to the bill that
would have applied Texas’ employer
protection provisions to the entire
nation. Unfortunately, it failed, but 1
See PATIENTS, Page 5
Trading stocks can look
deceptively easy; Take care
CEDAR HILL TODAY INFORMATION
DARRYL
FENTON
You've
probably seen
all the ads
touting the
ease with
which you can
now trade
stocks. And it
is easy, espe-
cially over the
internet - a
Financial Focus click of your
mouse, and you’ve made a
trade. But does the fact that you
can trade stocks quickly and
easily mean you should?
Actually, the effortlessness
with which you can make
trades may work against you.
For one thing, frequent trading
can be expensive. Even with a
discount online brokerage, you
still incur commissions. And
it’s deceptively easy to rack up
a lot of these fees. When you’re
making trades through your
computer, it may not “feel” like
you’re really spending money
in the same way you would if
you picked up a phone and
placed an order with your bro-
ker. Just as Internet shopping
has led many people to pile up
credit card debt, Internet invest-
ing has caused many investors
to accumulate more commis-
sion payment than they had
envisioned.
The opportunity cost of
online investing may be just as
great as, if not more than, the
financial cost. Even fundamen-
tally strong, high-quality stocks
need time to grow. If you’re
constantly cutting out of these
stocks after even small gains,
you’re robbing yourself of
potentially large gains in the
future for small benefits today.
In fact, online investing can
be hazardous to your portfolio’s
health. A recent study by a
University of Califomia-Davis
finance professor compared the
results for a group of investors
before and after they started
investing online. The study
found that the investors, once
online, traded more actively,
more speculatively and less
profitably than they did before.
This study points to a key
problem with online investing:
It’s not goal-oriented. You may
be punching in a lot of trades,
but are you doing it with a
sense of purpose? Are all your
trades helping you meet your
long-term financial objectives?
Do they fit with your goals,
your investment personality and
t your time horizon? Are they
| contributing to a diversified
portfolio?
If you’re not sure of the
answers to these questions, then
you can be quite sure that
online trading is not working
toward your best interests. That
way you should consider work-
See FOCUS, Page 5
Cedar HiU Today Staff
Richard Collins
Owner
Kathy Ramsey
PuNLsher
Kristi Crooks
Managing Editor
Greg ( ashman
Advertising Director
Jon Whitcomb
Circulation Coordinator
Kirk Dickey
News Editor
John Shaw
Sports Editor
Angel Jenkins
People Editor
Matt Dalrvmple, Jennifer Ann Hutt
and Amy Smith
Staff Writers
Chris Hudson and David Goods peed
Photographers
Betty Bell
Lifestyles Coordinator
D'Andra Payne
Retail ad sales
Amy Rollins
Typesetting
Troy Peoples
Distribution Coordinator
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Retail Advertising:
3 p.m. Monday; 3 p.m. Friday for
People. Advertising rates may be secured
upon request.
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SET TU
Well, if you missed the big
celebration on the Historic
Downtown Square in Cedar
Hill, I’m sure it was the heat
that kept you away.
Honestly if I had not been
a part of it, I would never
have left my air conditioning.
Ha! The Classic Car Show
was the most impressive event
by all of the visitors’ com-
ments. The excitement began
to build very early in the day
upon the arrival of the beauti-
Reeves of the Cedar Hill
Dairy Queen. The rest is his-
tory. Thrilling beauties came
pouring in to be registered by
Sheri Borth and Donna
Richards of Merit Realtors.
They continued to drive in
until around 7:30 p.m. Cedar
HiU City Hall was surrounded
by families and friends of the
car owners and each was
grateful for the shade trees.
The “People! Choice”
award went to Jim Boyd of
The “Stacia’s School of
Dance” award went to Shawn
Van Dyke of Cedar Hill for
his 1947 Lincoln. The
“Albertson’s” award went to
Andy Ruebman of Midlothian
for his 1951 Chevrolet*
Pickup. The.“Phillips” award
was won by Lawrence Harper
of Big Sandy for his Ford
Coupe 1934. The “Mayor’s
Choice” was won by Lafayette
On the hill
By Miss Jimmie
selection. Rusty Brewer, Main
Street Manager promises to
add many more awards at next
year’s “Small Town Saturday
Night.” Our thanks go to all of
the car owners, families,
ges and Kirk, Skii, Ellen
The newly formed
“Cruisers Club of Cedar Hill”
were the first cars on the
scene to be parked by Jerry
Volkswagon. Then “Citizens
Bank” award was won by
Larry T. Pogue of Midlothian
for his 1929 Model A.
Tilford of Cedar Hill for his
1937 Chevy Coupe. The
“Dairy Queen1* award went to
Andy Dalton of DeSoto for
his 1951 Mercury Convertible.
It was extremely difficult
for the judges to make their
judge
and 1
and Frances Reeves For assist-
ing in the event.
Bobby Dillard and mam-—
the wonderful gospel music of
the “Third Day” band from
Corsicana. A large crowd was
drawn to enjoy this multi-tal-
ented and dedicated group.
Wish we could have had more
time to present them. Perhaps
an appearance can be
arranged for Country Day on
the Hill. Stacia’s School of
Dance presented its first
Cgriar HiU performance riahiit
and received rave reviews.
Beautiful costumes, choreog-
and as always thrilled the
crowd.
My personal thanks go to
Clifton Felts and the Parks
and Recreation boys for pro-
viding the stage. I thought I
was going to die on Friday
while they all worked so hard
on the hottest day of the year.
They really made the down-
town area shine. Bobby
Carrcllfr crew of Dennis--------
bers of the Cruisers Club
jumped in to help get every
car in its place.
The Main Stage featured
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hit. The finale performer was
Shannon Daniels and his key-
board.
He rocked the night away
Morgan, Calvin Oowen, Brad
Robinson and Serven Alvarez
did g grew JBb.-SCTKMW*
and Jim White provided the
sound and stage setting with
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