Tyler Dennen, a student and real estate appraiser, does his part to get economy moving by shopping for a new car in Tustin. (GERALDINE WILKINS / Los Angeles Times)
Amy Hamrick has hair done by stylist Leo Soerjo at Elon Salon in Marietta, Ga., whose billboard no longer touts hair-coloring specials but reads: “God Bless America.” (TAMI CHAPPELL / For The Times)
Karin Dentinger of Roseville, Calif., says grimly over a glass of wine on a trip to Seattle that she’s not worried about her job, since as a trauma nurse she might be needed more than usual. “I think with everyone, there’s a silent fear.” (ANDY ROGERS / For The Times)
John Salwitz took his daughters on a long-promised trip to Disneyland last week as planned, but he canceled their flight from San Francisco and drove instead. (GERALDINE WILKINS / Los Angeles Times)
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Olga Rodriguez, a Garden Grove mother of nine, worries more about inflation or her husband being laid off than she is about another terrorism, has slashed household spending. “I’ve lost all my confidence in this country,” she says. (DON KELSEN / Los Angeles Times)
