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A2 THE BULLETIN • SATURDAY, MAY 21, 2022 The Bulletin LOCAL, STATE & REGION How to reach us LOCAL BRIEFING CIRCULATION Didn’t receive your paper? Start or stop subscription? 541-385-5800 PHONE HOURS 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-11 a.m. Saturday-Sunday and holidays GENERAL INFORMATION 541-382-1811 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. ONLINE www.bendbulletin.com EMAIL bulletin@bendbulletin.com AFTER HOURS Newsroom ................................541-383-0348 Circulation ................................541-385-5800 NEWSROOM EMAIL Business ........business@bendbulletin.com City Desk .............news@bendbulletin.com Features.................................................................. communitylife@bendbulletin.com Sports ................. sports@bendbulletin.com NEWSROOM FAX 541-385-5804 OUR ADDRESS Street .............. 320 SW Upper Terrace Drive Suite 200 Bend, OR 97702 Mailing ........... P.O. Box 6020 Bend, OR 97708 B ADMINISTRATION Publisher Heidi Wright ..............................541-383-0341 Editor Gerry O’Brien .............................541-633-2166 Girl in foster care goes missing in Bend, believed to be in danger A 16-year-old girl in foster care is missing from Bend, and the Oregon Department of Human Services Child Welfare Division is asking the public for assistance in find- ing her. Mercedes “Bo” Dunnington, who also goes by the name Katie, went missing May 15 and is be- lieved to be in danger, Bo, or Katie the Department of Human Services said Friday in a news release. The state is requesting anyone who may have seen her to call 911 or lo- cal law enforcement. Bo, or Katie, is known to spend time at local parks and gas stations in Bend, the release said. The release added she was last seen wearing a red and black button-up fleece jacket with a hood. She is 5-foot- 6-inches, 187 pounds; her eyes are green, and her hair is dyed blond. Bulletin journalists win awards The Bulletin took home seven Soci- ety of Professional Journalists awards, including first place awards for best photo essay and best hard news feature in the large newsroom division. Education reporter, Bryce Dole, and Redmond Spokesman editor, Tim Trainor, also brought in awards from work done at past publications. First place awards went to photog- rapher Ryan Brennecke, and Zack Demars. Brennecke was awarded first place in the Photo & Design cat- egory for his photo essay titled, “The Promise: An Aging survivor heads to a Comprehensive Pandemic Coverage package and a second for Investigative Reporting for his story on a COVID outbreak at Two Rivers Correctional Institute called, “I might not make it home: Hundreds fall ill and two die amid COIVD-19 surge at TRCI.” Trainor, the former editor of the Klam- ath Falls Herald and News, took first place in the writing category for the Project Klamath series. CDC community levels for Central Oregon Dean Guernsey/Bulletin photo Firefighter Rick Ontiveroz takes a minute to breathe July 12 while battling the Grand- view Fire near Sisters . Hawaii.” Demars won first place for his hard news story in the writing cat- egory, ”Central Oregon remembers 9/11, 20 years later.” Second place awards went to pho- tographer Dean Guernsey, Editori- al-page Editor, Richard Coe, public lands reporter, Michael Kohn, Demars and assistant features editor David Jas- per. Guernsey won second place in the Photo & Design category for his por- trait photography, “The Firefighter.” Coe came in second in the writing cat- egory for his Editorial & Commentary entitled, “A failure of the community on Emerson Avenue.” Kohn took sec- ond in the writing category for his se- ries on drought in Central Oregon, and Jasper won second place for his col- umn, “A hike up Overturf Butte affords a view of Bend Life.” Demars won second place in the hard news story writing category for his story “Afghan vets feel anger, hope as 20 years of war come to an end.” Dole and Trainor also brought home awards from their time reporting at past publications. Dole won two first place awards in the writing category for his pandemic coverage while re- porting at the East Oregonian, one for The Bulletin is no longer publish- ing COVID-19 daily case counts by county. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention monitors community lev- els of COVID-19 to help communities decide what prevention steps to take based on the latest data. Levels can be low, medium or high and are deter- mined by looking at hospital beds be- ing used, hospital admissions and the total number of new COVID-19 cases in an area. The CDC listed the following levels for Central Oregon: Deschutes County: Medium Precautions the CDC recommends for communities with medium levels: • If you are at high risk for severe ill- ness, talk to your health care provider about whether you need to wear a mask and take other precautions. • Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines. • Get tested if you have symptoms. Crook County: Low Jefferson County: Low Precautions the CDC recommends for communities with low levels: Stay up to date on vaccines and get tested if you have symptoms. — Bulletin staff reports DEPARTMENT HEADS Advertising Brian Naplachowski .................541-383-0370 Circulation/Operations Maria Johnson ..........................541-617-7830 Finance Wendy Dougherty ...541-383-0324 Human Resources ................541-383-0340 Lawmakers set up group to safeguard abortion rights TALK TO AN EDITOR City Julie Johnson ...................541-383-0367 Business, Features, GO! 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The Bulletin retains ownership and copyright protection of all staff-prepared news copy, advertising copy and news or ad illustrations. They may not be reproduced without explicit prior approval. BY PETER WONG Oregon Capital Bureau The Oregon Legislature will set up a work group to con- sider budget, legal and service questions that will arise if the U.S. Supreme Court follows through with a decision to overturn or restrict a federal constitutional right to abor- tion. Oregon is the only state with no restrictions — the Legislature removed penal- ties four years before the high court legalized it in 1973 — and lawmakers wrote guaran- tees of access into state law in 2017. Voters also have rejected five ballot measures between 1986 and 2018 to ban or re- strict abortion or public fund- ing. “Time and again, Orego- nians have clearly affirmed their support for making abortion and other care safe and accessible to all,” House Speaker Dan Rayfield, D-Cor- vallis, said in a statement Thursday announcing the task force. “While other states roll back protections and attempt to criminalize health care access, this collaborative process with providers, clinics and elected leaders will make sure Ore- gon is prepared to support access to care in this changing landscape. We can’t be com- placent.” Legislative members are Reps. Travis Nelson of north Portland and Andrea Valder- rama of east Portland, and Sens. Elizabeth Steiner Hay- ward of Beaverton and Kate Lieber of Portland. Nelson is a nurse and Steiner Hayward a physician. All are Democrats; no Republicans voted for the 2017 law guaranteeing access. A spokesman for Rayfield said other work group mem- bers will be drawn from com- munity groups, providers and clinics. According to the Gutt- macher Institute, which sup- ports abortion rights, 23% of Oregon women lived in counties without access to abortion in 2017 — and that access could be reduced fur- ther if women in Eastern Or- egon cannot turn to medical care in Boise and Meridian, Idaho. Idaho has passed a ban on abortions after six weeks; the law is set to take effect if the Supreme Court eliminates abortion as a federal right. “The impact of overturn- ing Roe will be felt largely by Black, Latino and Indigenous people, immigrants, people living with low incomes and people in rural areas,” Valder- rama said. “Our communities have long faced barriers to abortion access and will be a focal point of this work.” “While other states roll back protections and attempt to criminalize health care access, this collaborative process with providers, clinics and elected leaders will make sure Oregon is prepared to support access to care in this changing landscape. We can’t be complacent.” — House Speaker Dan Rayfield, D-Corvallis women who would otherwise qualify for state-supported health care, except for their immigration status. The Ore- gon Health Plan already cov- ers abortion for low-income women, but only state funds pay for it, since Congress barred federal funds with some exceptions in 1976. The Legislature in its 2022 session added $15 million to expand the capacity of pro- viders and support for patient needs. According to preliminary 2021 figures from the Oregon Health Authority, out-of-state patients accounted for 632 of a total 6,577 abortions. According to Rayfield, rec- ommendations from the work group may include policy, ad- ministrative and budget pro- posals to protect, strengthen and expand equitable access to all forms of reproductive care, gender-affirming care and quality of care. Recommendations may also include protections for popu- lations being targeted, includ- ing LGBTQ children, families and adults; reproductive and gender-affirming care patients and providers; health naviga- tors and assisters; and more. NEW YEA R, NEW DIGS ! Stop by and check out our inventory for outdoor fun! 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