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Artists says they may be unable to produce large-scale and public art projects after an insurance giant whacked up premiums and ruled out covering work done above five metres high.

There are fears artists may be unable to work on large-scale and public art projects, as insurance giant QBE prepares to alter its policy.

Rural Connections Maupin’s publicly owned fiber-optic network has made COVID-19 challenges more manageable and could accelerate the exodus of workers from cities.  Lynne Ewing, mayor of the 430-resident town of Maupin, saw a lot more faces this year than usual. Located by the Deschutes River in Central Oregon, Maupin is known for summer sports like fishing and whitewater rafting. Nearly one in three residences are vacation homes, though they were mostly full this year as workers fled the cit...