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ŠThe€manufacturing€company€manager,€Steven,€gives€a€tour€of€his€metal€production€plant,Š $X" Šincluding€its€robots€that€speed€up€the€welding€process.€€Š ō$D # ŠĢSteven:Š Ģ&"% ŠThe€recipe,€we€call€it,€gets€uploaded€from€our€main€frame€to€this€PC.€€Š ø'#& ŠĢFreyberg:Š )ą$( ŠAnd€its€computerized€system€has€replaced€the€need€for€workers€to€manually€calibrateŠ |*Ģ%) Šmeasurements.€€They€don't€turn€knobs€and€use€protractors€anymore.€€Instead,€they're€proficient€onŠ h+ø&* Šcomputers€and€required€to€understand€the€inner€workings€of€each€giant€press€so€they€canŠ T,¤'+ Štroubleshoot.€€Š @-(, ЇStephen:Š ° ŠThe€people€that€we€have€on€staff,€the€people€we€have€on€the€plant€floor€allow€us€to€be€flexibleŠ œģ Šwith€our€operations€and€with€our€processes.€€As€the€market€started€to€change,€as€the€customerŠ ˆŲ Šbase€started€to€change,€as€the€industries€we€were€focusing€on€started€to€change,€we€had€to€doŠ tÄ Šdifferent€training,€different€type€of€processes,€different€type€of€operations€out€in€the€plant.€€Š `° ŠĢFreyberg:Š 8 ˆ ŠFor€example,€the€plant€is€set€up€so€this€worker€performs€multiple€tasks€instead€of€just€one.€€ThatŠ $ t Šreduces€the€number€of€employees€needed€and€the€cost€of€doing€business.€€Š  ` ŠĢWoman:Š č 8  ŠNormally€I€would€probably€do€just€one€step.€€Over€here€I€do€three€steps€which€is€a€little€bitŠ Ō$  Šdifferent.€€Š Ą  ŠĢFreyberg:Š ˜č  ŠBut€perhaps€the€biggest€switch€for€this€company,€the€move€to€value-added€product.€€Here€thatŠ „Ō  Šmeans€combining€metal€parts€to€make€a€more€expensive€piece.€€Buyers€will€pay€more€forŠ pĄ Šone-stop€shopping.€€Š \¬ ŠĢSteven:Š 4„ ŠOnce€the€assembly€is€finished,€weššll€put€into€this€our€fixture.€€Š  p ŠĢFreyberg:Š ųH ŠThe€manager€says€it's€that€kind€of€value-added€attention€to€quality€that€allows€this€company€toŠ ä4 Šcompete€with€places€like€China.€€And€not€just€hold€on,€but€boost€profits€and€grow.€€ResŠ Š  Šmanufacturing€is€adding€a€third€shift€of€workers.€€Out€front€on€the€plant,€a€banner€says€it€all,€nowŠ ¼  Šhiring.€€But€even€with€wages€between€$10€and€$24€an€hour,€it's€hard€for€this€company€to€findŠ Øų Šapplicants,€applicants€that€can€pass€reading,€writing,€and€math€tests,€who€can€multitask€andŠ ”ä Šchange€gears€quickly.€€Š €Š ŠĢSteven:Š X Ø ŠIt's€extremely€hard,€extremely€hard.€€It's€difficult€in€the€interviewing€process€and€recruitingŠ D!” Šprocess€to€find€the€right€people€out€there€to€come€in€and€fill€that€pool.€€Š 0"€  ŠĢFreyberg:Š $X" ŠAnd€according€to€a€new€survey€of€manufacturers€in€southeast€Wisconsin,€it's€the€same€all€over,€aŠ ō$D # Šlack€of€quality€workers.€€RES€manager,€Steve,€says€his€company€has€traditionally€worked€withŠ ą%0!$ Štechnical€colleges,€but€has€now€turned€to€local€high€schools,€hoping€that€working€directly€withŠ Ģ&"% Šteachers€to€develop€curriculum€will€deliver€a€new€generation€of€skilled€tool€and€die€employees.€Š ø'#& ŠRES€offers€a€snapshot€of€the€changing€needs€of€manufacturers€in€Wisconsin,€a€need€for€skilledŠ ¤(ō#' Šworkers,€new€training,€and€methods,€new€technologies.€€Experts€say€old-style€manufacturers€inŠ )ą$( ŠMilwaukee€are€destined€to€buckle€under€the€weight€of€global€competition.€€They€say€just€enoughŠ |*Ģ%) Šhave€modernized€to€provide€job€growth,€but€more€manufacturers€must€climb€on€board.€€With€thatŠ h+ø&* Šback€drop,€we€asked€the€candidates€for€governor,€what's€the€plan€for€growing€manufacturing€jobsŠ T,¤'+ Šin€southeast€Wisconsin?€€Democratic€incumbent€Governor€Jim€Doyle.€€Š @-(, ЇJim€Doyle:Š ° ŠWe've€really€committed€to€modernizing€and€improving€manufacturing€in€this€state.€€A€fullŠ œģ Šcommitment€to€lean€manufacturing,€and€much€of€the€work€that€we€do€at€the€state€level,€ourŠ ˆŲ Šcommitment€to€manufacturing,€extension€partnership€of€helping€to€modernize€and€improveŠ tÄ Šmanufacturing,€our€commitment€to€worker€training€to€really€help€workers€get€the€skills€they€needŠ `° Šfor€the€new€kind€of€manufacturing€jobs.€€Š L œ ŠĢFreyberg:Š $ t ŠRepublican€gubernatorial€candidate€Mark€Green€proposes€another€approach€to€grow€jobs.€€Š  ` ŠĢMark€Green:Š č 8  ŠI'm€going€to€replace€the€Department€of€Commerce€with€a€public/private€Wisconsin€EconomicŠ Ō$  ŠDevelopment€Corporation,€one€that€will€operate€like€and€move€at€the€speed€of€business.€€TheŠ Ą  ŠWEDC€will€be€led€by€a€nonpartisan€12-member€board€of€directors.€€I,€myself,€will€serve€asŠ ¬ü  Šchairman€of€the€board.€€I'll€appoint€a€cabinet€level€CEO€to€run€this€corporation.€€Š ˜č  ŠĢFreyberg:Š pĄ ŠGreen€says€for€anyone€looking€to€create€new€jobs,€he€would€also€install€a€job€line€that€ringsŠ \¬ Šdirectly€to€the€governor's€office.€€And€green€party€candidate€for€governor,€Nelson€Eisman.€€Š H˜ ŠĢNelson€Eisman:Š  p ŠIf€we€elected€a€leader€not€influenced€by€corporate€contributions€and€was€free€to€serve€the€peopleŠ  \ Šof€Wisconsin,€that€leader,€that€governor€would€advocate€for€universal€health€care.€€If€we€tookŠ ųH Šuniversal€health€care€off€the€backs€of€the€business€people,€trying€to€do€startup€business,€theyŠ ä4 Šwould€be€able€to€be€much€more€innovative.€€Š Š  ŠĢFreyberg:Š Øų ŠOne€thing€the€candidates€agree€on€is€the€need€for€better€education.€€Jim€Doyle€says€that's€why€he'sŠ ”ä Šcalled€for€requirements€of€three€years€of€math€and€science€for€high€school€graduation.€€MarkŠ €Š ŠGreen€says€to€better€prepare€the€future€work€force,€he€would€attack€K-12€schools€in€Milwaukee.€Š l¼ ŠAnd€Nelson€Eisman€says€he€wants€the€state€to€fully€fund€education,€including€college€tuition.€Š X Ø ŠAdditionally,€Jim€Doyle€touts€tax€law€changes€during€his€tenure€that€help€manufacturers.€€MarkŠ D!” ŠGreen€says€he€would€give€employers€tax€credits€for€creating€good€paying€jobs€and€for€employersŠ 0"€  Šwho€cover€tuition€for€their€workers.€€Nelson€Eisman€would€start€a€statewide€volunteer€jobsŠ #l! Šprogram€for€college€graduates€to€lend€their€skills€to€employers€in€return€for€their€state-fundedŠ $X" Štuition.€€We€took€the€candidates'€plans€to€a€Wisconsin€expert€on€job€growth,€Professor€SamŠ ō$D # ŠWhite€is€Director€of€the€Center€for€Work€Force€Development€at€UW-Milwaukee.€€White€listenedŠ ą%0!$ Što€what€the€candidates€had€to€say.€€White€says€Doyle's€efforts€are€on€target,€but€flawed€by€lack€ofŠ Ģ&"% Šfunding.€€Š ø'#& ŠĢSam€White:Š )ą$( ŠWe€have€a€grow€Wisconsin€initiative.€€We€have€a€workforce€initiative€in€southeast€Wisconsin.€Š |*Ģ%) ŠHalf€a€million€dollars€isn't€going€to€go€very€far.€€So€what€we€need€is€to€develop€new€resources,€aŠ h+ø&* Šstronger€state€economy€so€that€there€are€more€resources€to€direct€toward€these€issues.€€Š T,¤'+ ŠŠ @-(, ŠFreyberg:Š ° ŠWhite€says€Green's€plan€of€becoming,€quote,€czar€of€an€economic€development€corporation€seemŠ œģ Švague.€€Š ˆŲ ŠĢWhite:Š `° ŠThat€implies€that€what€we€need€to€do€is€attract€a€lot€of€new€businesses€to€the€state.€€It€soundsŠ L œ Šgood.€€We€have€been€terrible€at€doing€that.€€What€I€see€is€our€future€depends€on€the€expansion€ofŠ 8 ˆ Šexisting€businesses€and€the€growing€of€new€businesses,€because€we're€much€more€likely€toŠ $ t Šsucceed€with€who€is€here€than€who€it€is€we€might€bring€in.€€Š  ` ŠĢFreyberg:Š č 8  ŠAs€for€Eisman's€plan€for€universal€health€care,€White€says€business€leaders€are€increasinglyŠ Ō$  Šinterested.€€He€says€there€are€examples€where€full-out€social€spending€makes€a€mark€on€jobŠ Ą  Šcreation.€€Š ¬ü  ŠĢWhite:Š „Ō  ŠWhere€are€the€most€entrepreneurial€economies€at€the€moment?€Ones€that€you€wouldn't€put€onŠ pĄ Šyour€lists.€€Finland.€€High€tax€rates,€free€education,€a€lot€of€free€services,€but€50%€income€tax.€Š \¬ ŠWhat€have€they€done?€They've€provided€opportunities€for€people€to€get€educated€and€to€create.€Š H˜ ŠIt's€tough€to€get€there.€€Š 4„ ŠĢFreyberg:Š  \ ŠFor€his€part,€the€expert€on€these€matters€believes€the€best€plan€for€growing€jobs€and€workers€toŠ ųH Šfill€them€lies€in€urban€education,€and€not€just€tech€schools,€colleges,€or€K-12,€but€in€givingŠ ä4 ŠWisconsin€citizens€a€leg€up€on€the€competition€by€starting€public€education€in€preschool.€€Š Š  ŠĢLoew:Š Øų ŠIn€the€coming€weeks,€we'll€examine€property€taxes,€health€care€costs,€and€school€funding€as€partŠ ”ä Šof€our€ongoing€series€"What's€the€Plan?"€€Wisconsin's€primary€election€is€September€12,€and€it'sŠ €Š Šthe€first€one€held€since€a€federal€rule€standardized€election€procedures€throughout€the€country.€Š l¼ ŠArt€Hackett€tells€us€how€the€"Help€America€Vote€Act"€will€affect€you€on€election€day.€€Š X Ø ŠĢArt€Hackett:Š 0"€  ŠNext€week€will€be€a€voting€landmark€for€Howard€Kaufman€of€Milwaukee.€€Under€the€newŠ #l! Šfederal€law€passed€in€2002,€all€polling€places€are€supposed€to€have€some€sort€of€automatedŠ $X" Šsystem€to€assist€people€with€disabilities.€€Kaufman€can't€read€the€ballot€because€he's€blind.€Š ō$D # ŠKaufman€demonstrates€how€the€machine,€called€the€Auto€Mark,€scans€the€same€ballot€everybodyŠ ą%0!$ Šelse€uses,€but€reads€it€to€the€voter€over€headphones.€€In€the€past€blind€voters€would€have€anŠ Ģ&"% Šelection€official€read€the€choices€to€them,€often€with€several€poll€watchers€as€witnesses.€€Š ø'#& ŠĢHoward€Kaufman:Š )ą$( ŠYou€know,€it€is€the€right€that€every€citizen€has€of€a€private€and€secret€ballot.€€Š |*Ģ%) ŠĢHackett:Š T,¤'+ ŠThe€Auto€Mark€allows€voters€who€have€trouble€holding€a€pen€steady€to€vote€on€their€own€using€aŠ @-(, Štouch€screen.€€This€isn't€the€only€technological€change.€€Next€Tuesday's€primary€will€also€be€theŠ ° Šfirst€election€held€using€another€new€federal€requirement,€the€statewide€voter€registration€system.€Š œģ ŠIn€the€past,€Milwaukee€kept€its€own€list€of€who€was€eligible€to€vote.€€Now€registrations€areŠ ˆŲ Štracked€on€a€state€Elections€Board€computer€in€Madison.€€Š tÄ ŠĢSue€Edman:Š L œ ŠWe've€been€on€it€now€for€two€months.€€There€were€some€problems€initially€when€we€went€live,Š 8 ˆ Šbut€the€state€Elections€Board€staff€has€been€very€helpful.€€They've€been€in€our€loves€working€withŠ $ t Šus€all€along.€€To€be€quite€honest,€my€staff€is€very€pleased€with€it.€€Š  ` ŠĢHackett:Š č 8  ŠSome€local€election€officials€are€not€as€happy€with€the€system.€€Š Ō$  ŠĢMaribeth€Witzel„Behl:Š ¬ü  ŠWell,€it's€a€hard€to€read€form,€for€one€thing,€and€it's€hard€for€people€to€read€when€they€are€fillingŠ ˜č  Šit€out,€and€then€for€us€to€enter€it.€€When€we€have€to€enter€things€in€two€registration€systems,€theŠ „Ō  Šold€registration€system€and€the€new€statewide€voter€registration€system.€€Š pĄ ŠĢHackett:Š H˜ ŠThat's€because€the€new€system€still€can't€produce€custom€reports€used€to€mail€absentee€balanceŠ 4„ Šballots€to€voters€who€need€them€on€a€regular€basis.€€Š  p ŠĢThere€are€some€Wisconsin€communities€like€Virocqua€that€have€had€no€problem€changing€fromŠ ųH Šthe€old€system€to€the€new€system€because€there€was€no€old€system€at€all.€€Š ä4 ŠĢJim€Feltes€discovered€this€when€he€tried€to€find€the€voter€list€to€start€a€petition€drive.€€Š ¼  ŠĢJim€Feltes:Š ”ä ŠI€talked€to€the€town€clerk,€and€she€didn't€think€they€had€a€current€one.€€I€talked€to€the€countyŠ €Š Šclerk,€and€they€didn't€have€one€available.€€Š l¼ ŠĢJohn€Severson:Š D!” ŠThere€was€no€voter€registration.€€The€poll€lists€were€there.€€They€were€blank€and€filled€out€as€theŠ 0"€  Švoters€came€in.€€You€got€a€potential€of€only€a€little€over€200€people€in€a€ward,€well,€you€knowŠ #l! Ševerybody.€€Š $X" ŠĢHackett:Š ą%0!$ ŠWhat€may€be€the€most€important€change€affects€voters€who€register€at€the€polls.€€If€they€have€aŠ Ģ&"% Šdriver's€license€or€state€ID€card€they'll€have€to€provide€the€number.€€If€they€don't€have€a€license,Š ø'#& Šthey€can€use€the€last€four€digits€of€their€Social€Security€number,€or€sign€a€form€swearing€theyŠ ¤(ō#' Šdon't€have€either€one.€€If€they€can't€remember€the€numbers,€they€can€still€cast€a€provisional€ballot,Š )ą$( Šbut€they'll€have€to€return€with€the€numbers€before€the€vote€will€be€counted.€€Š |*Ģ%) ŠĢLoew:Š T,¤'+ ŠFind€out€more€about€the€candidates€competing€in€the€primary€by€going€to€Wisconsinvote.org.€Š @-(, ŠOur€election€year€online€resource.€€One€of€the€races€that€gets€narrowed€down€in€the€primary€is€forŠ ° Šstate€Attorney€General.€€You€can€help€make€your€voting€decision€by€tuning€in€to€what€thoseŠ œģ Šcandidates€have€to€say€on€this€week's€"Here€and€Now."€€It€airs€Friday€night€at€7:00.€€Š ˆŲ ŠĢEven€as€we€look€ahead€to€the€fall€elections,€this€time€of€year€has€us€reflecting€on€two€devastatingŠ `° Šnational€disasters.€€It€will€be€five€years,€next€week,€since€the€terrorist€attack€on€the€World€TradeŠ L œ ŠCenter.€€Life€forever€changed€that€day€and€many€of€us€still€struggle€to€understand€how€the€worldŠ 8 ˆ Šhas€shifted.€€Wisconsin€Public€Television€will€air€a€series€of€special€programs€on€MondayŠ $ t ŠSeptember€11,€including€"America€Rebuilds€II,€return€to€Ground€Zero."€€The€film€airs€at€8:00Š  ` Šp.m.€€and€follows€how€victims'€families€and€others€are€trying€to€move€forward.€€We€also€justŠ ü L  Šmarked€one€year€since€Hurricane€Katrina€hit,€a€disaster€that€killed€more€than€1,000€and€left€tensŠ č 8  Šof€thousands€homeless.€€In€the€weeks€and€months€following€Katrina,€some€of€those€people€wereŠ Ō$  Šrelocated€to€Wisconsin.€€Frederica€Freyberg€has€been€following€the€progress€of€one€of€thoseŠ Ą  Šfamilies€over€the€past€year€and€reports€that€their€experience€is€best€described€as€bittersweet.€€Š ¬ü  ŠĢFreyberg:Š „Ō  ŠA€sunny€day€in€early€summer€finds€the€brew€sisters€from€New€Orleans€dangling€their€feet€in€theŠ pĄ Špool€at€their€apartment€complex€in€Cudahey.€€Š \¬ ŠĢSherriyonda€Brue:Š 4„ ŠThis€neighborhood€we're€in,€we€don't€have€to€worry€about€our€children.€€They€can€go€outside€andŠ  p Šplay€without€getting€into€nothing.€€You€don't€have€to€worry€about€hearing€police€all€night.€€Š  \ ŠĢFreyberg:Š ä4 ŠWithout€those€worries,€the€family€set€out€last€fall€to€make€a€new€start€in€the€safety€of€suburbanŠ Š  ŠMilwaukee.€€At€Christmastime,€they€were€surrounded€by€family€and€holiday€decorations€in€theirŠ ¼  Šsmall€apartment.€€One€of€the€Brue€girls€was€beyond€grateful.€€Š Øų ŠĢViola€Brue:Š €Š ŠBecause,€it's€perfect.€€It's€like€before€we€didn't€have€nothing,€but€now€we€have€everything€weŠ l¼ Šdreamed€of.€€Š X Ø ŠĢFreyberg:Š 0"€  ŠBecause€what€this€family€escaped€from€was€a€nightmare.€€Š #l! ŠĢSharika€Brue:Š ō$D # ŠI€had€my€baby€sister€and€my€nephew.€€Š ą%0!$ ŠĢFreyberg:Š ø'#& ŠSharika€Brue€woman€cannot€forget€escaping€the€hurricane€floods.€€She€carried€the€smallestŠ ¤(ō#' Šchildren€through€chest-deep€water,€making€it€on€that€frantic€day€to€the€Superdome.€€She€had€noŠ )ą$( Šidea€where€her€mother€was,€no€idea€where€her€other€two€sisters€were,€and€she€had€her€sister'sŠ |*Ģ%) Šlittle€boy€with€her.€€Š h+ø&* ŠĢSherriyonda:Š @-(, ŠIt€was€hard€to€know€that€I€didn't€know€where€he€was€and€what€his€condition€was.€€Š ° ŠĢFreyberg:Š ˆŲ ŠOn€the€day€she€arrived€in€Wisconsin,€she€pled€with€officials€here,€including€the€governor,€to€helpŠ tÄ Šher€find€her€son.€€The€hurricane€had€separated€5-year-old€Brian€from€his€mother€because€he€hadŠ `° Šbeen€visiting€with€his€aunt€when€the€water€rose.€€Her€son€and€his€aunt€found€refuge€at€theŠ L œ ŠSuperdome€and€were€eventually€evacuated€to€Houston.€€As€for€Sherriyonda,€rescuers€plucked€herŠ 8 ˆ Šand€her€baby€off€the€streets€of€New€Orleans€and€through€them€1,000€miles€north€for€shelter.€Š $ t ŠThey€arrived€in€Milwaukee€with€nearly€200€other€evacuees€on€a€FEMA-chartered€airplane€lastŠ  ` ŠSeptember.€€Š ü L  ŠĢSherriyonda:Š Ō$  ŠWe€thought--€everybody€on€that€plane€thought€they€were€in€Texas.€€That's€what€they€told€us.€€Š Ą  ŠĢFreyberg:Š ˜č  ŠInstead,€the€evacuees€found€themselves€in€Wisconsin,€many€carrying€their€only€belongings€inŠ „Ō  Šblack€plastic€garbage€bags€as€they€got€off€the€plane€in€Milwaukee.€€The€hurricane-shockedŠ pĄ Ševacuees€were€escorted€by€Air€National€Guard€soldiers€off€the€tarmac€towards€safety€and€disasterŠ \¬ Šservices.€€The€Wisconsin€soldier€who€escorted€Sherriyonda€Brue€was€Jim€Pelegrin.€€She€told€himŠ H˜ Šshe€was€missing€her€son.€€Š 4„ ŠĢJim€Pelegrin:Š  \ ŠI€was€touched€by€her€story€when€she€got€off€the€airplane.€€Š ųH ŠĢFreyberg:Š Š  ŠAnd€so€the€military€man€took€uncommon€action.€€Š ¼  ŠĢPelegrin:Š ”ä ŠOkay.€€That's€what€we're€working€on€now.€€We're€just€trying€to€find€out€where€you're€at€exactly.€€Š €Š ŠĢFreyberg:Š X Ø ŠThe€colonel€located€the€boy€and€his€aunts€at€a€shelter€in€Houston€and€had€them€all€flown€toŠ D!” ŠMilwaukee.€€The€pilot€also€found€the€boy's€grandmother€and€another€of€her€daughters€who€wereŠ 0"€  Štaking€shelter€in€different€states.€€Š #l! ŠĢSherriyonda:Š ō$D # ŠHe€said€that€he€was€going€to€find€them€for€us.€€Š ą%0!$ ŠĢFreyberg:Š ø'#& ŠAnd€what€happened?€Š ¤(ō#' ŠĢSherriyonda:Š |*Ģ%) ŠHe€did.€€Š h+ø&* ŠĢFreyberg:Š @-(, ŠAt€first€the€Brue€family€stayed€at€the€Red€Cross€shelter,€then€a€hotel,€and€finally€the€CudahayŠ ° Šapartment€complex.€€The€children€started€classes€in€the€fourth€school€they€had€attended€since€theŠ œģ Šhurricane€hit.€€Through€it€all,€the€air€guard€pilot€and€his€family€offered€help€and€support.€€Š ˆŲ ŠĢMan:Š `° ŠThese€people€actually€care€more€in€my€mind€that€they€can€do.€€Š L œ ŠĢFreyberg:Š $ t ŠDespite€the€caring€of€strangers€and€the€sense€of€safety€for€the€children,€there€was€alwaysŠ  ` Šsomething€missing€in€Wisconsin€for€these€hurricane€evacuees,€an€income.€€Š ü L  ŠĢGelandra€Brue:Š Ō$  ŠThat's€what€really--€what€we€are€really€worried€about€now,€is€being€able€to€get€a€job€to€keep€ourŠ Ą  Šplace€until€we€find€out€what€we're€going€to€do.€€Š ¬ü  ŠĢFreyberg:Š „Ō  ŠThat€never€happened.€€None€of€them€found€work.€€Five€adults€in€total.€€Š pĄ ŠĢWoman:Š H˜ ŠI€done€tried€and€tried.€€I€tried€so€hard.€€I€tried€so€hard€to€find€me€a€job.€€My€boyfriend€tried€to€findŠ 4„ Šhim€a€job,€and€it's€nothing.€€Š  p ŠĢFreyberg:Š ųH ŠWithout€work,€this€family€could€not€hold€on€any€longer,€could€not€hang€on€to€their€apartment,€notŠ ä4 Šafter€FEMA€discontinued€their€rent€payments€in€June.€€Š Š  ŠĢGelandra:Š Øų ŠIf€I€the€rent€I€could€probably€stay€because€my€rent€would€be€paid.€€Š ”ä ŠĢLori€Getter:Š l¼ ŠWe're€pretty€appalled€by€that.€€Again,€we€thought€that€was€unfair.€€In€addition,€FEMA€will€noŠ X Ø Šlonger€pay€for€travel,€so€if€these€people€wanted€to€go€back€down€south,€there's€no€money€forŠ D!” Šthose€plane€tickets.€€There's€no€money€for€that€travel.€€We€have€brought€those€issues€up.€€All€ofŠ 0"€  Šthe€states€have€sent€letters€to€FEMA,€but€there€has€been€no€response.€€That€has€been€frustratingŠ #l! Šfor€us.€€Š $X" ŠĢFreyberg:Š ą%0!$ ŠThey€say€rental€assistance€is€by€law€designed€to€be€short€term.€€Longer€term€recipients€must€meetŠ Ģ&"% Šspecified€criteria.€€About€40€families,€some€of€the€200€flown€here€by€FEMA,€lost€housingŠ ø'#& Špayments€in€Wisconsin€in€June.€€Š ¤(ō#' ŠĢJean€Baker:Š |*Ģ%) ŠFEMA€is€working€one€on€one€with€all€of€those€individuals€as€we€have€throughout€the€process,Š h+ø&* Štrying€to€help€them€get€the€assistance€that€they€need€and€that€they're€eligible€for.€€While€they€mayŠ T,¤'+ Šnot€be€eligible€for€FEMA€assistance,€they€may€be€eligible€for€U.S.€small€business€administration.€Š @-(, ŠThere's€assistance€through€the€American€Red€Cross,€and€other€options.€€Š ° ŠĢFreyberg:Š ˆŲ ŠWisconsin€emergency€management€officials€say€FEMA€originally€told€states€rent€assistanceŠ tÄ Šwould€be€provided€for€at€least€12€months,€but€then€changed€course.€€Š `° ŠĢGetter:Š 8 ˆ ŠAnd€I€think€FEMA€feels€that€they€can€no€longer€afford€possibly€to€take€care€of€them,€or€forŠ $ t Šwhatever€reason€they€don't€fit€the€normal€disaster€criteria€for€this€long-term€housing.€€But€theseŠ  ` Špeople€are€still€here.€€They're€still€in€all€50€states.€€They€still€need€this€ongoing€assistance.€€Š ü L  ŠĢFreyberg:Š Ō$  ŠIs€that€accurate,€that€you€feel€that€you€can€no€longer€take€care€of€them?€Š Ą  ŠĢBaker:Š ˜č  ŠI€think€that€there€was€some€misunderstanding€regarding€our€program.€€As€I€said€to€you,€theŠ „Ō  ŠEmergency€Sheltering€Program,€as€it€was€designed,€FEMA€did€let€the€states€know€that€we€wouldŠ pĄ Šprovide€that€service€up€to€12€months,€not€at€as€a€guarantee.€€The€agency€had€always€wanted€toŠ \¬ Štransition€to€its€traditional€individuals€in€households€program.€€That€process€began.€€The€deadlineŠ H˜ Šwas€in€June,€but€certainly€60€days€before€then,€we€began€to€coordinate€with€the€individuals,€theŠ 4„ Šindividual€evacuees€on€a€case€by€case€basis.€€Š  p ŠĢSherika€Brue:Š ųH ŠI€feel€like€I'm€living€the€same€tragedy€over€again,€but€without,€you€know,€the€water€andŠ ä4 Ševerything.€€So--€I'm€moving€to€another€apartment€now.€€Š Š  ŠĢFreyberg:Š Øų ŠThis€family€says€that€without€jobs€and€no€way€to€pay€rent,€they€felt€forced€to€leave€Wisconsin.€€Š ”ä ŠĢGelandra:Š l¼ ŠI'm€so€tired,€Frederica.€€My€feet€are€swollen.€€Š X Ø ŠĢFreyberg:Š 0"€  ŠThey€once€again€packed€belongings€in€black€plastic€garbage€bags€for€the€trip€out.€€Š #l! ŠĢGelandra:Š ō$D # ŠThe€hurricane€was€the€worst€thing€that€ever€happened€to€me,€and€I€don't€think€I€ever€want€to€goŠ ą%0!$ Šback€to€New€Orleans.€€Š Ģ&"% ŠĢFreyberg:Š ¤(ō#' ŠInstead,€Gelandra€Brue€will€take€her€two€youngest€daughters€to€Virginia.€€Her€older€daughters€areŠ )ą$( Šgoing€to€different€states€where€they€hope€to€find€work.€€Š |*Ģ%) ŠĢSherika:Š T,¤'+ ŠWe're€going,€but€it's€like€we€still€have€no€sense€of,€you€know,€direction.€€It's€still€like€nowhere€toŠ @-(, Šgo,€so€I€just€hope€and€pray€for€the€best.€€Š ° ŠĢFreyberg:Š ˆŲ ŠBut€the€move€is€perhaps€hardest€on€15-year-old€Raynette€Brue.€€Š tÄ ŠĢRaynette:Š L œ ŠI€don't€want€to€go.€€Š 8 ˆ ŠĢGelandra:Š  ` ŠWhy€not?€Š ü L  ŠĢRaynette:Š Ō$  ŠBecause€I€just€started€fitting€in,€and€now€I€have€to€go€and€do€it€all€over€again.€€Š Ą  ŠĢFreyberg:Š ˜č  ŠThe€pilot€and€his€family€had€taken€young€Raynette€under€their€wing€from€day€one,€seeing€aŠ „Ō  Šcertain€spark€in€her€personality,€a€drive€to€succeed.€€They€plan€to€keep€pushing€her€toward€herŠ pĄ Šgoals€even€from€afar.€€Š \¬ ŠĢPelegrin:Š 4„ ŠShe's€a€very€talented,€very€smart€kid,€and€I€think€she'll€do€real€well€in€whatever€she€does,€but€sheŠ  p Šneeds€to€set€her€mind€to€it.€€Š  \ ŠĢCindy€Pelegrin:Š ä4 ŠIt's€not€easy€to€start€over,€start€over€again,€and€start€over€again,€and€so€we're€just€hoping€andŠ Š  Špraying€that€Virginia€is€successful€location€for€them.€€Š ¼  ŠĢGelandra:Š ”ä ŠThey€helped€me€out,€you€know.€€This€is€hard.Š €Š ŠĢFreyberg:Š X Ø ŠThe€little€boy€whose€story€touched€the€heart€of€a€soldier€and€ended€up€bringing€his€whole€familyŠ D!” Štogether€appears€happily€unaware€of€the€latest€turmoil,€but€appearances€can€be€deceiving.€€Š 0"€  ŠĢWoman:Š $X" ŠHe€always€tells€about€the€hurricane,€are€we€going€to€have€to€move€when€another€hurricaneŠ ō$D # Šcomes?€Š ą%0!$ ŠĢFreyberg:Š ø'#& ŠThe€boy€learned€there€would€have€to€be€another€move,€another€family€exodus,€not€an€escape€ofŠ ¤(ō#' Šwater€this€time,€but€in€search€of€work€anywhere€they€can€find€it.€€Š )ą$( ŠĢGelandra:Š h+ø&* ŠI've€got€a€child€in€Chicago.€€I've€got€a€child€in€Texas.€€I've€got€one€in€Mississippi.€€They€split€upŠ T,¤'+ Šmy€family.€€Ō_ŌŠ @-(, ЇFreyberg:Š ° ŠA€family€splintered€again.€€Š œģ ŠĢLoew:Š tÄ ŠFor€the€families€deemed€eligible€for€longer-term€housing€assistance,€FEMA€says€they€must€getŠ `° Šre-approved€every€three€months€by€calling€Ō_ŌFEMAŌ_Ō's€1-800€help€line.€€After€criticism€that€the€helpŠ L œ Šline€was€constantly€busy,€FEMA€has€tripled€the€number€of€operators.€€As€for€travel€back€home,Š 8 ˆ ŠFEMA€says€it€will€still€pay€for€it,€but€only€on€a€case-by-case€basis.€€You€can€get€moreŠ $ t Šinformation€by€going€to€our€Web€site€at€Ō_Ōwpt.orgŌ_Ō/inWisconsin.€€According€to€FEMA,€there€areŠ  ` Šstill€1,700€evacuees€living€in€Wisconsin.€€An€agency€called€New€Concept€offers€assistance.€€YouŠ ü L  Šcan€also€get€more€information€about€New€Concept€on€our€Web€site.€€And€that's€our€program€forŠ č 8  Šthis€week.€€For€"In€Wisconsin,"€I'm€Patty€Loew.€€See€you€next€time.