We left here Friday afternoon and had no indication that our jobs were in jeopardy. We're one of the few union plants that Bemis has, but we've always had a good relationship with the company so it wasn't a labor problem.
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ALAN BLAINE Larry is great and made a difference on our team, ... But I think we were great before he got here. ... CHAUNCEY BILLUPS We had no idea how well-connected he was in the industry. And he has a terrific relationship with Sn... BOOTSY COLLINS That was the second time within five minutes that he had warned her off his private ground. His mood... DOROTHY L. SAYERS We felt like it would be a good opportunity for the kids, not so much as a reward, but just for a ch... BRAD HANKINS If I had one wish it would be to go back to Newcastle on Friday. We were so close, but have just fal... GARY STRONACH With consolidation you have fewer and fewer voices, ... I always thought that the strength of radio ... BOB EDWARDS It was nasty. It was cold and wet and it had snowed that afternoon. It was a tough match and we were... BILL RUSSELL There were a lot of things that were fundamentals of politics here, but because there had not been f... LARRY GIBSON I was happy with that. 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MIKE TICE I've called a couple of times and left messages to have my calls returned by him (Mayor Larry Warren... WILLIAM STARK Our relationship with the union, once the order was put in place, has been pretty good, ELLIOT KRIEGER No one here has gone without medication or been in jeopardy of going without medication. I think it ... LARRY STEPHENS Still i knew because of my own feelings there was something wrong with me and i knew it wasnt only m... DONALD MILLER We were not restrained in our chairs, but there were so many guns on us that if I scratched my nose,... DAVID WONG We would have said the Nazis were evil in any event, since we had decided to fight them. This has al... KURT VONNEGUT JR. There were a lot of very good teams and athletes here today. We had a good day to finish were we did... BRAD BEVIS Late one afternoon when returning from town we were met by a few women and children who told us that... 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