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Opinion: Tradespeople are needed for variety of jobs

Joshua Cordua, left, helps Caleb Beverly, center, with a safety harness while Will Smallwood looks on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, during Hall County Schools' first tool expo at Lanier College and Career Academy. More than 30 vendors attended to help students learn more about the construction trade and other related jobs. - photo by Scott Rogers

04142022 TOOL 2.jpg — Joshua Cordua, left, helps Caleb Beverly, center, with a safety harness while Will Smallwood looks on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, during Hall County Schools' first tool expo at Lanier College and Career Academy. More than 30 vendors attended to help students learn more about the construction trade and other related jobs. - photo by Scott Rogers

I enjoyed the article about Lanier College and Career Academy and students interested in learning a trade. How busy are tradespeople these days? Just visit a Home Depot in the morning and see all the folks loading their trucks with drywall and lumber.