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U.S. to reopen land borders in
November for fully vaccinated
BY ZEKE MILLER
associated Press
The U.S. will reopen its
land borders to nonessential
travel next month, ending a
19-month freeze due to the
COVID-19 pandemic as the
country moves to require all
international visitors to be
vaccinated against the coro-
navirus.
Vehicle, rail and ferry travel
between the U.S. and Canada
and Mexico has been largely
restricted to essential travel,
such as trade, since the earli-
est days of the pandemic. The
new rules, to be announced
Wednesday, will allow fully
vaccinated foreign nationals
to enter the U.S. regardless of
the reason for travel starting
in early November, when a
similar easing of restrictions is
set to kick in for air travel into
the country. By mid-January,
even essential travelers seek-
ing to enter the U.S., like truck
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A man rides his bike on Sept. 24 past the closed main entrance of the
international border bridge that connects the cities of Del Rio, Texas,
and Ciudad Acuna, Mexico.
drivers, will need to be fully
vaccinated.
Senior administration offi-
cials previewed the new policy
late Tuesday on the condition
of anonymity to speak ahead
of the formal announcement.
Pass
tity sold will have minimal im-
pact — if any — on wait times,”
Capozzi said.
Capozzi did not say how
many fast-pass tickets would be
available each day.
In a press release Monday, the
ski resort announced its opening
day for the winter season will be
Nov. 26 and it will start selling its
fast-pass tickets starting Nov. 1.
The pass will be available in ad-
vance online or in-person at the
resort’s ticket window or guest
service locations.
The pass allows visitors to skip
the line at Pine Marten, Sunrise,
Skyliner, Cloudchaser, Outback,
Northwest, Summit, Red Chair
and Little Pine chairlifts. Early
Riser, Alpenglow and Rainbow
lifts will not offer a Fast Tracks
lane, according to the resort.
Cochrane understands
Powdr Corp., the company that
owns Mt. Bachelor, introduced
the fast pass at its other resorts.
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The pass was not offered
with any season-pass packages
and comes after the resort elim-
inated the 12-day pass option,
Cochrane said.
“They are continuing to strip
away local options for people to
ski affordably and instead going
the other direction to cater to
the wealthy and offer expensive
add-ons to cut past the local
pass holders,” Cochrane said.
Leigh Capozzi, director of
brand and communications at
Mt. Bachelor, said the pricing
for the Fast Tracks pass will be
the same for season-pass or
single-day ticket holders. Fast
Tracks ticket holders will have a
dedicated lane at each chairlift,
she said.
“Fast Tracks will have a
capped inventory each day, and
we anticipate the limited quan-
Both Mexico and Can-
ada have pressed the U.S. for
months to ease restrictions
on travel that have sepa-
rated families and curtailed
leisure trips since the onset
of the pandemic. The latest
DeBone
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“I’m open, honest and ap-
proachable, and willing to
listen and very engaged,”
DeBone said.
In a written statement,
DeBone mentioned accom-
plishments during his time
as commissioner, including
the opening of the stabiliza-
tion center and the Veterans
Village project, which will
house homeless veterans in
temporary housing starting
Veterans Day.
He also mentioned
the success of the mass
COVID-19 vaccination
clinic, which was held at
the Deschutes County fair-
grounds.
When asked to respond
to criticism raised by his op-
ponent, Tatom, about his
lack of leadership during
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move follows last month’s an-
nouncement that the U.S. will
end country-based travel bans
for air travel, and instead re-
quire vaccination for foreign
nationals seeking to enter by
plane.
Both policies will take effect
in early November, the offi-
cials said. They did not specify
a particular date.
The new rules only apply to
legal entry to the U.S. Officials
cautioned that those seeking
to enter illegally will still be
subject to expulsion under
so-called Title 42 authority,
first invoked by former Presi-
dent Donald Trump, that has
drawn criticism from immi-
gration advocates for swiftly
removing migrants before
they can seek asylum. One
of the officials said the U.S.
was continuing the policy be-
cause cramped conditions in
border patrol facilities pose a
COVID-19 threat.
Those resorts are more
geared toward tourists and do
not have the same passionate
local crowd that has been com-
ing for decades, Cochrane said.
“We have gone through a
lot of growth in the past 20
years, but it’s still a small town
and you have a core element
of longtime riders, like myself,
that have been here for de-
cades,” Cochrane said.
Cochrane worries the fast
pass will create division on the
mountain. He’s already heard
from people who are threat-
ening to interfere with the fast
pass lanes and blow air horns in
protest, he said.
“They are really setting up
for some very ugly feelings on
the hill,” Cochrane said. “It’s
splitting the community at a
time when we need community
more than ever before.”
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Advice shifts on aspirin
preventing heart attacks
Older adults without heart
disease shouldn’t take daily
low-dose aspirin to prevent a
first heart attack or stroke, an
influential health guidelines
group said in preliminary up-
dated advice released Tuesday.
Bleeding risks for adults in
their 60s and up who haven’t
had a heart attack or stroke
outweigh any potential benefits
from aspirin, the U.S. Preven-
tive Services Task Force said in
its draft guidance.
For the first time, the panel
said there may be a small ben-
efit for adults in their 40s who
have no bleeding risks. For
those in their 50s, the panel
softened advice and said evi-
dence of benefit is less clear.
The recommendations are
meant for people with high
blood pressure, high cholesterol,
obesity or other conditions that
increase their chances for a heart
attack or stroke. Regardless of
age, adults should talk with their
the COVID-19 pandemic,
DeBone said “time will tell”
how good of a job the com-
mission has done.
If elected again, DeBone
said his priorities would be
to address homelessness and
manage growth in Deschutes
County.
He said even with some
industries increasing wages,
housing remains cost prohib-
itive in Deschutes County. He
said he advocates for more
land to become available to
create more opportunities for
starter homes, but said it is
also important to keep cities
urban and rural areas rural.
In his written statement,
DeBone also mentioned
finding a location for a new
landfill in Deschutes County
and expanding the court-
house as priorities in the
near future.
“Justice delayed is justice
doctors about stopping or start-
ing aspirin to make sure it’s the
right choice for them, said task
force member Dr. John Wong,
a primary-care expert at Tufts
Medical Center.
“Aspirin use can cause seri-
ous harms, and risk increases
with age,’’ he said.
If finalized, the advice for
older adults would backtrack
on recommendations the panel
issued in 2016 for helping pre-
vent a first heart attack and
stroke, but it would be in line
with more recent guidelines
from other medical groups.
The task force previously
said certain people in their 50s
and 60s may want to consider
a daily aspirin to prevent a first
heart attack and stroke, and
that they might get protection
against colorectal cancer, too.
Doctors have long recom-
mended daily low-dose aspirin
for many patients who already
have had a heart attack or
stroke. The task force guidance
does not change that advice.
denied, and I am happy to
know that we are able to add
capacity (that is) needed,”
DeBone wrote.
Before being elected to
the commission, DeBone
was the chair of the La Pine
Park and Recreation District.
DeBone also owns Little d
Technology, an information
technology and computer
services business.
He holds a bachelor’s de-
gree in electronic technology
and robotics from Northern
Michigan University.
The seat held by Commis-
sioner Patti Adair, a Repub-
lican, is also up for election.
Adair has told The Bulletin
she intends to run for re-
election. Morgan Schmidt, a
Bend pastor, so far is the only
Democrat who has filed to
run against her.
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