It happens every weekend in homes all over the state. Saturday morning rolls around and dad starts checking things off the list that mom has been working on all week. Paint the shutters. Fix the lawn mower. Hang that painting of Great Uncle Thaddeus.
Rather than sit around doing nothing, best to get caught up on all of those little projects that have been nagging at you for the past month.
Well Governor Kulongoski thinks we can apply the same basic concept to the Oregon economy and pull ourselves out of this infernal recession. And he signed a $175 Million dollar package (backed by bonds) to prove it.
Thousands of Oregonians will be put to work fixing schools and repairing roads in the coming months. Matter of fact, all of those employees will be punching time cards by the first of April.
