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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 26 > Getting by

Getting by

Baker County knows how to live on less. Unemployment is high, but it’s not as bad as the rest of Eastern Oregon. The residents here are finding ways to stay afloat.

By Lily Raff / The Bulletin
April 26, 2009

Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series about how Eastern Oregon is faring during the recession.

BAKER CITY —

Bev Calder knew the recession was here to stay when, in February 2008, wine sales at her kitchen and gourmet grocery store dropped and beer sales....

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