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July 11, 2005

Looking for work

Teenagers are having a difficult time landing that summer job this year. Experts say a primary reason is growing competition. Older workers and immigrants are being hired for many of the jobs that used to go to teenagers. Employers say the older workers are more dependable and work harder. Staff writer Marjorie Hernandez (mhernandez@VenturaCountyStar.com) examines the trend in a Page One story for tomorrow.

Also for Page One tomorrow, staff writer Stephanie Hoops (shoops@VenturaCountyStar.com) will examine a bubbling controversy in Thousand Oaks over a private-sector arts donor group, Alliance for the Arts, taking over the Cabrillo Music Theatre.

And we'll take a look at the downturn in movie attendance. Last week was the first time in 19 weeks that movie ticket sales surpassed numbers from a year ago. Business writer Allison Bruce (abruce@VenturaCountyStar.com) tries to figure out why we have stopped going to the movies (hint: bad movies).

Off the wires, we'll follow the end of Hurricane Dennis, the latest in the London bombings, the countdown to the Wednesday launch of Discovery, the follow on the LAPD shooting of a toddler and her father yesterday and the latest on the Supreme Court.


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And we'll take a look at the downturn in movie attendance. Last week was the first time in 19 weeks that movie ticket sales surpassed numbers from a year ago. Business writer Allison Bruce (abruce@VenturaCountyStar.com) tries to figure out why we have stopped going to the movies (hint: bad movies).

(hint: bad movies)? True, but My guess... HIGHER TICKET PRICES! Seems everytime I go to a movie it cost more than the last time. When it doesn't cost a days pay to take your family to the movies, people might be more willing to risk a bad movie. Otherwise, just wait till its on video. Movies seem to be released on DVD so fast nowadays anyway.

Posted by: Shane at July 11, 2005 12:26 PM
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