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Effective
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Pre-Spray Traffic Areas
(Includes: 1 small Hallway)
1 Cleaning Area (only)
$40.00
Includes Pre-Spray Traffic Area
(Hallway Extra)
Stairs (12-16 stairs - With
O ther Services): $25.00
Area/Oriental Rugs:
$25.00 Minimum
Area/Oriental Rugs (Wool):
$40.00Minimum
Heavily Soiled Area:
Additional $10.00 each area
(Requiring Extensive Pre-Spraying)
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Sofa: $69.00
Loveseat: $49.00
Sectional: $ 109 - $ 139
Chair or Recliner:
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th &
Throw Pillows (With
Other Services): $5.00
%
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th e ir o w n in te re sts.
Thankfully, President O bam a rec­
ognizes the need for, and u n d er­
stands the benefits of, youth jo b s
program s. So m uch so, he included
such a program in his A m erican
Jobs A ct. T hat bill, how ever, did not
receive C ongressional support so
the P resident used a different strat­
egy and called on corporate A m erica
to help fill in the gap.
N o w , w ith th e su p p o rt o f m a jo r
c o rp o ra tio n s lik e S ta rb u c k s an d
A T & T , th e P re s id e n t a n n o u n c e d
a p ro g ra m th a t w ill p la ce u p to
2 5 0 ,0 0 0 y o u n g p e o p le in jo b s and
in te rn s h ip s th is su m m er.
T h is is g reat new s fo r A m erica's
y o u n g p e o p le , w h o re p re se n t h ig h
p e rc e n ta g e s o f th e n a tio n 's u n e m ­
p lo y m e n t.
F o r y o u th o f c o lo r, th e u n e m ­
p lo y m e n t ra te s are d ism a l: L ess
th an 35 p e rc e n t o f b la c k s b etw ee n
16 an d 24 h a d a jo b la st su m m e r,
an d less th a n 43 p e rc e n t o f H is ­
p an ic y o u th in th a t sam e age g ro u p
w ere e m p lo y e d .
W e all k n o w th a t b u sy h a n d s
h av e little tim e to get in to tro u b le.
B ut w h en y o u n g p e o p le w o rk , w e
all b e n e fit.
C o m m u n itie s a re u ltim a te ly
fcr WHNb
s a fe r w h en o u r y o u th h a v e su m ­
m e r jo b s . W h en y o u n g p e o p le
w ork, the larg er so ciety w on't have
to a b so rb th e c o s ts a s s o c ia te d
w ith h ig h y o u th u n e m p lo y m e n t.
W h y , th en , w o u ld any R e p u b ­
lic a n la w m a k e r no t su p p o rt a p ro ­
g ra m th a t n o t o n ly se rv e s to b e n ­
e fit y o u th , b u t th e c o u n try as a
w h o le ?
Y o u r g u e ss is as g o o d as m ine.
T h a n k g o o d n e s s c o rp o ra te
A m e ric a, in th is in sta n c e a n y w ay ,
h a s d e liv e r e d w h e n C o n g re s s
c o u ld n o t o r w o u ld not.
P re sid e n t O b a m a h a d the v i­
sio n a n d th e d e te r m in a tio n to
b rin g th is y o u th su m m e r jo b s p ro ­
g ra m to re a lity . N o w it is o u r tu rn .
W e m u st m ak e su re o u r k id s are
sig n e d up and re a d y to w o rk th is
su m m e r. T h is fa ll, w e h a v e to get
o u t an d v o te so th a t th o se m e m ­
b e rs o f C o n g re ss w h o re fu s e d to
su p p o rt th e jo b s p la n u n d e rsta n d
w e are tired o f p o litic a l g am es th at
c o n tin u e to p u t o u r c o u n try and
c o m m u n itie s at risk .
Judge Mathis is a longtime ad­
vocate fo r equal justice. His life
story o f a street youth who rose
from jail to judge has provided
hope to millions.