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Future Of Wright-Patt Civilian Workers In Doubt

Civilian workers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton are not yet safe from furloughs, despite the deal to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff.U.S. military officials say spending cuts are on hold until March, but they'll happen if Congress doesn't have a deficit-reduction plan in place by then. The furloughs would affect nearly 17-thousand civilian workers.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.