Blue-collar jobs, yard sales

BLUE COLLAR WORKERS WANTED: Could there be a shortage of blue-collar labor?

Between 2004 and 2014, there will be 40 million job openings for workers without a bachelor's degree, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's more than twice the number of jobs for people graduating from four-year colleges and universities.

That's something guidance counselors aren't telling those frantically competing for entrance into America's best schools, says Joe Lamacchia, author of the recently published book "Blue Collar & Proud of It."

"Blue collar means skilled individuals who make the world go around," said Lamacchia, who owns a landscaping company in Newton, Mass. …