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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By John Stearns, business editor, / The Bulletin
January 25, 2009
The U.S. Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program, better known as TARP, conjures up images of Uncle Sam throwing billions of taxpayer dollars at banks to shore up the financial system with little perceived benefit.
The financial system, by many accounts, remains shaky, as significant....