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Archive Home > 2004 > May > 16 > Report echoes Oregon's reality: Abuse is difficult to combat in rural areas

Report echoes Oregon's reality: Abuse is difficult to combat in rural areas

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
May 16, 2004

Fewer people live in Wheeler County than in some suburban apartment complexes, but that doesn't mean it's easier to investigate sex crimes there or cope with the fallout.

In fact, a combination of factors can make it even tougher.

Among them: poverty, long distances between people and doctors, a....

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