Tripartite framework in DHBS signed.
Relationships between public sector health and disability employers, staff and unions are set to be strengthened, following the signing of a health sector relationship agreement in Parliament earlier this month. The tripartite framework for "constructive engagement in the public health and disability sector" was signed by the...

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Byline: The Register-Guard Creswell today School Board - 6 p.m., tour of middle school construction, new bus barn and storage unit. At 7 p.m., regular session, School Offices, 998 A St. Superintendent search. 895-6006. THURSDAY South Lane County Fire...

Knuuttila picks up endorsements for Senate.
CLINTON - More than 50 local, regional and state elected officials in the Worcester and Middlesex Senate District announced their endorsement of Brian Knuuttila for State Senate. Those showing their support for Knuuttila included former Clinton Selectmen Steve Mendoza and Mark Elworthy and former Lancaster Selectman Steve Kerrigan. ...

Majella Rolls Out Mass Media Campaign to Help Women with Crisis Pregnancies.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-2 October 2008-Majella Rolls Out Mass Media Campaign to Help Women with Crisis Pregnancies(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Majella has launched a half-million-dollar television, billboard and Internet advertising campaign in the Houston metropolitan area. In a release, the company noted that based...

Foray into four-day.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Utah is experimenting with a four-day work week for one year to see if the state can save on energy costs. Thousands of government employees are working 10-hour days, Monday through Thursday. Officials hope that by turning off the lights, the heat and...

Ethics panel ends Sena inquiry; Ex-city official feels vindicated.
Byline: Nick Kotsopoulos WORCESTER - The state Ethics Commission has terminated its inquiry into allegations that Francis X. Sena, former chairman of the city's License Commission, used his influential position to get free drinks and meals at local restaurants. Nearly one year after the Ethics...

Jennifer Flanagan.
Byline: Jan Gottesman After spending eight-and-a-half years as chief of staff for former Rep. Mary Jane Simmons, Jennifer Flanagan, 33, ran for that seat, which is based in Leominster, four years ago and won. Flanagan said she enjoys the public service and feels the issues she has...

To enlarge the machinery of government; congressional debates and the growth of the American state, 1858-1891.
9780801886553 To enlarge the machinery of government; congressional debates and the growth of the American state, 1858-1891. Hoffer, Williamjames Hull. Johns Hopkins U. Press 2007 258 pages $55.00 Hardcover Reconfiguring American political history...

CALENDAR.
Byline: The Register-Guard Cottage Grove MONDAY City Council - 7:30 p.m., Council Chambers, City Hall, 400 E. Main St. Resolution amending fee schedule, second reading of ordinance on special monthly rates language, parking restrictions on South Second Street. 942-5501. Creswell ...

Regent University graduate sought 'pro-cod' staff hires at Justice Department.
An internal U.S. Justice Department report has concluded that a top aide to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez broke federal civil service laws by subjecting job applicants to religious and political qualifications. Monica Goodling, a graduate of TV preacher Pat Robertson's Regent University Law School, screened applicants...