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Listen and Learn

Board members at Bend La-Pine Schools to meet with community members after hearing dissenting voices at its first meeting
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After a return to in-person meetings, school board directors from Bend-La Pine Schools will host listening sessions to meet with the community members in a less formal setting than a typical board meeting, where public comment must be directly related to an agenda item. The first will take place on Thursday, July 29 from 5:30-7:30 […]

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No More COVID… Restrictions

COVID restrictions in Oregon will be lifted on June 30 regardless of the vaccination rate
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Gov. Kate Brown signed an executive order on June 25 saying the state would lift all statewide COVID-19 restrictions by June 30 even if the 70% adult vaccination benchmark is not met. Currently 65.7% of Oregonians over 16 are vaccinated or have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Lifting state restrictions wouldn’t interfere […]

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Mask Off

Gov Kate Brown announces lifting of mask mandates for vaccinated people in certain settings—but schools, public transportation and health care among the places mandates remain in place
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The more than year-long mandate requiring masks in public places in Oregon will soon be lifted for people who can prove they’ve been vaccinated, in accordance with new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance.   “Starting today, Oregon will be following this guidance, which only applies to fully vaccinated individuals,” Gov. Kate Brown said in […]

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It’s Time to Up Your Mask Fashion Game: Face Coverings Now Required Indoors in Oregon

Starting July 1, shopping unmasked is not an option.
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Earlier this month, Gov. Kate Brown mandated the wearing of face coverings in public indoor spaces for eight Oregon counties. As of July 1, that mandate extends to all of Oregon—including people right here in Central Oregon. “I do not want to have to close down businesses again like other states are now doing,” Brown […]

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Unmasked Questions

Exploring the great divide: to wear masks, or not to wear masks? A local disease ecologist weighs in
Avatar photo Cayla Clark

With the rise of COVID-19 came the rise of misinformation. Scientific facts became topics of debate. “One of my residents is heart broken that the country he fought for in WWII can’t manage to wear a mask for his safety.” One of the most controversial topics in the current climate is mask wearing: should we […]

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