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Washington Monument Damage Check

Dave Megerle, a member of Wiss, Janney, Elstner, Associates (WJE) "Difficult Access Team," right, and an unidentified co-worker, test their equipment at the top of the Washington Monument on the National Mall, in Washington on Tuesday, preparing for people to rappel down the sides to survey the extent of damage sustained to the monument from the Aug. 23 earthquake. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)'

Question: How much would you have to be paid to do the job the two men shown in the photo are doing?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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