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Enron Workers Struggle to Rebuild after Firm's Collapse.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, March, 2002

By Katherine Yung, The Dallas Morning News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Mar. 31--HOUSTON -- Elisa Hollis wonders whether there's something wrong with her because she hasn't yet found a job. Nathan Childs can't get anyone to lease his family a home, even with an offer to pay three months' rent in advance.

Rick Perkins and his fiancee, Kim Pattison, lost their life savings and each day worry how much longer they will have jobs. And half a world away, Kyu-bong Lee is hoping a contracting agreement will turn into something permanent.

The five of them -- two current and three former employees of Enron Corp. -- opened up their lives and their homes to show America what happened to workers who formed the backbone of the company's middle...

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