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Hanging in the Balance

Lack of oversight, the drive for profit and safety issues collide at Mt. Bachelor.
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Triage at St. Charles

Aggressive investments, a declining industry and the bond market collapse leave St. Charles' parent company in critical care.

The Question in Search of an Answer

Bend companies get creative to offer medical insuranace to employees but it is not always enough for an increasingly expensive—and unaffordable—benefit.

Culture of Caring

The nonprofit group Volunteers in Medicine provides medical care to those who need it most and can afford it the least.,

Give US Your Tired, Pulled Muscles

Companies duke it out in Bend's competitive physical therapy sector.

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Mt. Powdr Corp

Has Mt Bachelor and Powdr Corp. turned their backs on Bend? Locals were jolted by the latest season-pass price hikes, while basic services at the mountain languish. Who's benefiting from Powdr Corp.'s all-for-profit cost -cutting strategy?

Water Woes

Whiskey is for drinkin' and water management is for conflict of interest. Conflict of interest is at the heart of water-management policy for the Deschutes Basin.

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The Bend Ultimatum: Juniper Ridge

How Bend's largest land development project led to public outcry of bait-and-switch tactics that even insiders say are misguided [more]

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