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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By James Sinks / The Bulletin
March 20, 2003
SALEM - Larry Eck is caught in the middle when it comes to Oregon's new minimum wage.
The public voted in November to raise the state's rate by 30 cents to at least $6.90 an hour and boost it annually based on the inflation rate, but the public is still demanding bargain prices and quality....