Dossett

The first six songs by singer-guitarist Laurelyn Dossett were commissioned by the North Carolina Symphony and tell the tale of a wandering daughter's return to her family home on a winter's night.

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Thursdays, Rhonda Dossett, the Southern half of Evelyn David, puts pen to paper (make that fingers to keyboard, but you get the drift.)

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A pilot test of this new recruit fingerprint process has shown the minute the fingerprint machine comes out, "they remember things they forgot," Dossett said.

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"They forget they were arrested and thrown in the back of a police car and spent time in jail," Dossett humorously noted in his presentation.

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Like Dossett, Andy Nirschl worked for an industry damaged by unfair trade.

Leo W. Gerard: Build More Autos Overseas: Marginalize More U.S. Families 2009

Dossett has a credit card, but no debt because he only uses it in emergencies.

Leo W. Gerard: Build More Autos Overseas: Marginalize More U.S. Families 2009

When he was working, Dossett paid off his car loans and saved money just in case he got furloughed.

Leo W. Gerard: Build More Autos Overseas: Marginalize More U.S. Families 2009

Dossett, 27, who tried to get a job at the plant since he graduated from high school, had worked there just a year before the lay off.

Leo W. Gerard: Build More Autos Overseas: Marginalize More U.S. Families 2009

Workers like Vest, Nirschl, Dossett, Arends and me are taking the message to Washington D.C. this week for a teach-in to explain how crucial manufacturing is to the economy of this country and how essential manufacturing is to construction of automobiles in this country, not just the final product, but also all those products leading up to the final car -- from glass for windshields to glossy paper for brochures.

Leo W. Gerard: Build More Autos Overseas: Marginalize More U.S. Families 2009

But that support cannot go to pay for manufacturing overseas, or ever more American families will end up stretched like Arends, Dossett, Nirschl and Vest.

Leo W. Gerard: Build More Autos Overseas: Marginalize More U.S. Families 2009