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    March 24, 2006

    Military Presence

    Toothpick Don is 72 now and has been retired from SIK for eight years but still Walks the Line. He still features angular sideburns, a military crew-cut beneath his genuine army hat and a passion for the working man.

    I knew him from my 14 year sentence on the nightshift, not as a friend but like most at SIK, a co-worker. He built blades, I cooked them. As far as I knew Don talked about four things besides work, John Wayne, the bible, stories from his service days and nature. His passion for these subjects was intense to say the least. We talked about birds and trees.

    Today he tapped me on the shoulder and we talked about something different- SIK and the strike. You see, Don was a 42 year man at SIK and was here for the strike of '60. It was bitter, friendships were lost and screws-to the workers- were tightened. He hopes for a better fate for us.

    He predicts that a compromise will come soon and two guys besides me shook his hand and thanked him for his support.


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