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The doctor is out

The average lifespan for a person living in rural communities is four years less than individuals living in…

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Retirement costs challenge rural governments, school district

The city of Ontario, on Oregon’s eastern edge, pays some of the highest employee retirement costs in the…

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Insko sets a course for Oregon’s rural university

LA GRANDE — Eastern Oregon University’s recent designation as Oregon’s rural university is just the beginning of President…

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Is Salem Listening?

Legislators say rural Oregon has a voice at the Capitol, but how much it is heard or understood…

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What, and where, is rural Oregon?

If you think metropolitan Oregon is diverse, consider rural Oregon. “I would argue Portland and Eugene are more…