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To: tejek who wrote (481533)	5/17/2009 2:44:34 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575596

I was just talking with a player on my USTA tennis team who moved to SLC from LA. We both miss being able to play tennis 18 hours a day, 363 days a year (two days of rain). We both agree that almost everything else about CA pretty much sucked. ESPECIALLY having to plan your time to accommodate traffic.

To: tejek who wrote (481533)	5/17/2009 2:44:34 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1575596

Prison play canceled in NY over fight with unions May 17 01:27 PM US/Eastern Comments (0) WOODBOURNE, N.Y. (AP) - The show won't go on after all. A troupe of 18 inmates at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility were scheduled to perform an original play Wednesday. But the New York State Department of Correctional Services canceled the show because union workers threatened to picket. The unions have been angry since last November when the state announced it would close 12 prison farms as part of budget cuts. In January 2008, inmates began writing and rehearsing a play about living behind bars and keeping a family. But Kevin Walker, regional vice president for prison guards' union, says the union sees no value in theater work for inmates. He called it a "waste of manpower and funding." It's unclear if the show will be rescheduled. what is wrong with Union people, what mean spirited a holes