Portside

'I don't know what we're going to do. We could end up homeless because of this.'

'Richard Mattos, 59, of Salem, Ore.,
who has been out of work since March,
when he was laid off as a case manager
at a social services organization. Without
the unemployment income, Mattos said
he and his wife will have enough money
for one month's worth of bills. Almost
every day, he visits employment centers
run by the state of Oregon or Goodwill
Industries.