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Line Workers Retiring at Fast Clip

NPR | By Chris Arnold
Published March 21, 2005 at 10:00 PM MST
Lineman-in-training George Melo drills a hole in a utility pole after securing himself with belt and spikes.
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Lineman-in-training George Melo drills a hole in a utility pole after securing himself with belt and spikes.

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Chris Arnold is a correspondent with NPR's investigations team. His reports are heard regularly on NPR's award-winning newsmagazines Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Weekend Edition.
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