Dear Ann Landers, read with interest the letter from "Unem-ployed MBA/JD." I work in a law firm and her story is one I've heard before. Many times. The market is so glutted with lawyers that our small firm is able to hire Ivy League graduates for associate positions. In fact, they are beating our doors down. It definitely is an employer's market. We have received a large num-ber of resumes from attorneys who are applying for paralegal posi-tions. Their cover letters state that they have been trying to find positions without success and are willing to work as paralegals to get a foot in the door. The attorneys we do hire are expected to work diligently and be ex-tremely competent. If they don't measure up, they don't last long. Re-placements are a dime a dozen. One thing is for sure-I am not going to encourage my children to be lawyers. Jobs are hard to find, the hours are long and the pay is lousy. Good luck to "Unemployed MBA/JD." She will need it. -Sympathizer in D.C.
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Dear Readers, , maybe both. On the way back to school, Jason kept black-ing out. Finally, he fell and never got up. By the time we were able to get him to the hospital, it was too late. I’m writing this letter to warn everyone who reads your column that sniffing anything from an aerosol can, correction fluid or any kind of solvent can produce brain damage or death. If Jason had known how dangerous sniffing is, he never would have done it. I just hope that all his schoolmates who attended the funeral learned a lesson. As that dear, sweet boy lay in the satin-lined casket, he looked so innocent. I know he had no idea of what he was messing around with. It seems such a shame that a young person should have to die to make people realize how dangerous drugs can be. Please print this let-ter as a warning to others. -We’ll Miss Him, Cleveland
