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U.S. Department of AgricultureHistoric funding to the Rural Energy for America program has helped fund more than three dozen rural solar projects in Oregon this year. -
Larry Valenzuela
/CalMatters/CatchLight LocalTwo of the three troubled California hospitals are especially vital to their communities because they’re the only emergency providers in their rural counties. Health care chains could keep them afloat.
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Outside of Oregon's urban areas, a mental health crisis can mean a long drive or an ambulance ride over the mountains to get the right level of care.
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A Baker City man is planning a series of events in the region while a professor is collecting data from Pendleton.
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After decades of traditional economic development efforts, authorities are now trying some unusual experiments to spur activity in rural Oregon.
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When the 20th century began, 60 percent of the American population lived in rural areas. Today? Roughly 20 percent. That makes rural areas lacking in…
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The economic cycles of rural areas have a way of acting like roller coasters: way up and way down. A project called Beyond Boom and Bust examines the…
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How slow is the mobile broadband in rural areas? Well, people who live there (or are just visiting) can now test for themselves. The Rural Community…
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Moving from town to the country does not automatically confer knowledge of how to take care of the land. And a few longtime city- or suburb-dwellers may…
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Ten million people live in Los Angeles County, the biggest in California. Humboldt County has somewhat fewer, at a bit more than 134,000. So Humboldt and…
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Our region is full of out-of-the way places. But being off the beaten path is not a good thing for everyone. Small towns can feel boring and even…
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The armed takeover at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge over the winter was not the first of its kind, and it probably will not be the last.…
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The cow is pregnant, and attempting to give birth. But there are complications, and the rancher pulls out tools, including chains, a hammer, and a chisel.…
