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Guest Opinion: Fire Drought Editors note: Indoor dining, you were fun. For those of us who have bought and sold the notion that having our society get vaccinated would be the key to never seeing our bars, restaurants and other establishments closed to COVID-19 ever again, the advent of another round of Extreme Risk for Crook and Deschutes and 13 other counties is nothing short of a total disappointment. Alas, so is seeing a loved one die of the virus. ...

Migration, keeping the home fires burning and life visible on the horizon Editors note: A few hours before this issue was headed to press, we got the word that Deschutes County would be experiencing something of a backslide in its reopening. The county moves from Moderate Risk back to High Risk—which allows only 25% occupancy in restaurants and other public spaces—as of Friday, April 9. Crook and Jefferson counties, meanwhile, remain in the Lower Risk category. ...

Better days, inequities in our democracy, removing dams & focus on your health Editors note: Last year, just days after Oregon got its first reported cases of COVID-19, I put an offer on a house in the Orchard District. As a first-time homebuyer, it felt crazy to do so at that time—and people tried to talk me out of it—but as weve seen over this past year, 2020 did not bring a real estate crash like other calamities have wrought on Bend in recent memory. Now, seeing homes get snapped up sig...