WEBWIRE – Thursday, July 24, 2008 WorkingPerson.com and Wolverine invite online votes; finalists include a DoD Truck Driver, a Tower Climber, a Naval Engineer, a Wildland Fireman and a Mother of Five Who has the toughest job in America? Is it Mike, a young railroad conductor? Or Matthew, a wildland firefighter? Or Candice, driving heavy-trucks in Iraq? Or Diana, a stay-at-home mother of five? Or is it James, who climbs 1,000 foot TV towers? These are five of the finalists whose stories are now posted at the WorkingPerson.com web site. The winner of the Toughest Jobs event will be picked by popular vote. Ten voters will be chosen at random to receive a pair of Wolverine Boots. “From construction sites to coal mines; from EMTs to wait staff, we recognize and honor the people doing the work that keeps America running,” said Eric...
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