Bob Donaldson
retired superintendent
“Honesty. I once caught a guy doing something dishonest at my work, told the truth about what he was doing, and as a result I left the employment.”
Jamie Price
insurance agency employee
“Outspokenness.”
Sarah Spelbring
homemaker
“Honesty or tenacity. I say what’s on my mind and I don’t always know when is the right time to let things go. When something isn’t going to happen, I often don’t realize it and I just keep going for it. It has turned out to be quite a double- edged sword for me.”
Jamie Salloum
photographer
“Risky. I used to drive around downtown SLO and try to scare people and when no one was looking drive off-road near the Cal Poly campus. Once my car almost tipped over! That kind of risky behavior was a big part of my life at one point but I’ve changed my ways now.”
This article appears in Aug 5-12, 2010.