Economic adrenaline.
Byline: The Register-Guard House leaders and President Bush acted with uncharacteristic speed in reaching a compromise on a plan to stimulate the economy with rebates and tax breaks for businesses. The consensus plainly reflects a bipartisan view, shared by financial markets worldwide, that the nation's economy is...

Payroll accounting, 2008 ed. (CD-ROMs included).
9780324645545 Payroll accounting, 2008 ed. (CD-ROMs included) Bieg, Bernard J. and Judith A. Toland. South-Western College Pub. 2008 $126.95 Paperback HF5681 This textbook covers all aspects of payroll accounting, from computing wages and...

Patrick plans to spend more.
Byline: John J. Monahan BOSTON - While a recession looms over the state's already depressed employment picture, Gov. Deval L. Patrick is preparing to propose new spending in next year's budget, with hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for schools, parks and health insurance subsidies. ...

Officials put town spending in deep freeze; Public safety, health, well-being of residents are the exceptions.
Byline: Bill Fortier AUBURN - Town departments are facing a freeze on spending for nonessential items. Town Administrator Charles T. O'Connor Jr. and Assistant Town Administrator Edward J. Kazanovicz both said yesterday the spending freeze started about a month ago and that is in effect...

Obama aces the stimulus-plan test.
Byline: Ruth Marcus For The Washington Post One of the benefits of an extended presidential campaign is that it presents real-world tests for candidates. Some take the form of pop quizzes assessing contenders' instincts in a crisis. Others are more like take-home exams - the latest, and...

DIGEST.
COLUMN: DIGEST Jobless rates show an increase BOSTON - The jobless rate in the Worcester metropolitan area hit 5.2 percent in March, up from 5 percent at the same time last year, the state Division of Unemployment Assistance reported. The Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner area posted...

Growth is not enough.
WE harbor doubts about whether the economy is going into a recession, and about the "stimulus" bill that the president and House leaders of both parties devised to soften or shorten it if we are. Still, we favor its swift passage. The bill includes some worthwhile corporate tax cuts...

The economics of search.
9780415299923 The economics of search. McCall, Brian P. and John J. McCall. Routledge 2008 551 pages $170.00 Hardcover HB135 The economics of search is the study of the optimal strategy when...

Mill's closure leaves workers empty-handed.
Byline: Karen Mccowan The Register-Guard HALSEY - Karen Koehler can still remember her excitement when Oregon-based Pope & Talbot Co. purchased the pulp mill where her husband, Boyd, has worked for 32 years. "Back in the day, it was a great company to work for,"...

Health reform is achievable even in a slowing economy.
ARLINGTON, VA. -- Health care reform can be achieved even in difficult economic times, several speakers said at the annual meeting of the Association of Health Care Journalists. "I think past history shows us that major social initiatives do happen exactly at a time of major economic...