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With gas prices rising and the economy in a downturn, Governor Ted Kulongoski released a plan that involved a rise in eco-friendly jobs to help turn the economy around. With Oregon’s unemployment rate around 5.6%, the impression is that Oregon has dodged the economic downturn in terms of jobs lost. However, Kulongoski believes that green technology can bring high tech jobs to thousands of Oregonians and help stimulate the Oregon economy.
Harry Esteve, the author of this story for The Oregonian, used a part from The Graduate to get the reader’s attention and show how times have changed as far as technology goes. Since popular movies are not used in many hard news stories, the opening drew me into the story and made me want to keep reading. The author also did a great job of explaining why the Governor’s plan could be a success and how it could fail. He used excellent quotes from experts on both sides of the argument which gave readers a chance to decide on the issue with information from both sides of the perspective. He also ended the article with a great quote from Kulongoski that basically summed up his entire argument for green technology.
Personally, I believe that green technology could be a great way to increase jobs and help the environment. However, I believe Governor Kulongoski may be reaching a little too far in how much the program will stimulate the economy. The jobs involved would be high-wage, which is good for stimulating a weak economy, but that also means that there will be relatively few jobs to go around in the beginning.
With gas prices rising and the economy in a downturn, Governor Ted Kulongoski released a plan that involved a rise in eco-friendly jobs to help turn the economy around. With Oregon’s unemployment rate around 5.6%, the impression is that Oregon has dodged the economic downturn in terms of jobs lost. However, Kulongoski believes that green technology can bring high tech jobs to thousands of Oregonians and help stimulate the Oregon economy.
Harry Esteve, the author of this story for The Oregonian, used a part from The Graduate to get the reader’s attention and show how times have changed as far as technology goes. Since popular movies are not used in many hard news stories, the opening drew me into the story and made me want to keep reading. The author also did a great job of explaining why the Governor’s plan could be a success and how it could fail. He used excellent quotes from experts on both sides of the argument which gave readers a chance to decide on the issue with information from both sides of the perspective. He also ended the article with a great quote from Kulongoski that basically summed up his entire argument for green technology.
Personally, I believe that green technology could be a great way to increase jobs and help the environment. However, I believe Governor Kulongoski may be reaching a little too far in how much the program will stimulate the economy. The jobs involved would be high-wage, which is good for stimulating a weak economy, but that also means that there will be relatively few jobs to go around in the beginning.
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