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Around the State

Office of Rural Policy felled by state budget ax
With hope and fanfare, the Office of Rural Policy was created in 2004 by executive order of Gov. Ted Kulongoski. It died last month with no fanfare and dashed hopes after the Legislature refused to fund it.

Q&A with economic pundit Bill Conerly

Demand for sawdust rises as the board market drops

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Biz Life

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From The Editor

Five tips for tough times
Even though the economy is sputtering, the last thing small-business owners should do is panic.

New Rules for the age of connectivity

Next: Hybrid heart stent

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Deal Watch: HemCon acquires a global reach

Oregon commercial insurance firms

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A harder road ahead for rural Oregon
IT ISN’T DEBATABLE anymore that the economy is in a heap. Call it what you will, recession or not, but credit is drying up, jobs are disappearing, banks are faltering and housing prices are dropping.

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Feedback

Readers express gloomy forecast
Most think things in the United States are on the wrong track.

The trouble with anonymous complaints

Leadership is lacking; rural Oregon is on its own

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