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His reply: “Mom, you can make a living from this.”

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The state’s policy of pumping heavily from rivers is “killing entire salmon runs, and it’s beating down hardworking men and women trying to make a living from fishing,” said Scott Artis, executive director of Golden State Salmon Assn., a nonprofit group that represents fishing communities.

So, he resolved to ignore Hollywood and make a living on the stage.

Ultimately, we don't have a unified front where everybody's on the same page about saying, “Hey, wait a second. We're all trying to make a living here. We're all trying to get by, irrespective of race, irrespective of gender and sexual orientation. We're all trying to make a living. Why is it so hard for all of us to make a living?”