How a small Oregon town fell into financial ruin

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May 28, 202632:39News & Politics

OPB reporters recently spent months looking into Lakeview, a tiny southern Oregon town with huge financial problems. They were interested in what went wrong in Lakeview, and what lessons the town could offer other places...

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