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Foreclosure Agreement Will Bring Some Relief To Oregon Homeowners
Some Oregon homeowners caught in the housing market crunch will benefit from the foreclosure relief settlement negotiated by 49 state attorneys general.
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How people who have been unemployed for a long time are doing.
OPB Special Series: Hard Times
Hard Times
Over the course of 2009, we followed a dozen Oregonians as they weathered the worst of economic times. Some lost their jobs. Some lost their health insurance. Some had to sell their homes. And others just got by on less. When we started to tell their stories, we asked the question: How did you survive the great recession?
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Typhoon closure spotlights evolving restaurant scene
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Women working more, and less, in Oregon
Though women are not working as much, they are working more. This paradox was highlighted in a recent report by the state’s employment department that tracked female employment numbers from ...
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If you’re going to be an effective manager, you need to get results from your people. That means knowing them well enough to manage each of them based on what ...
Planet Money
Foreclosure Deal May Mean More Foreclosures This Year
Foreclosures slowed as big banks waited for the details of the settlement to become clear. Now, they're likely to pick up the pace.
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