How Oregon is building back smarter after wildfire

Published on February 23, 2026

Carole and Alan Balzer have called the town of Talent home since 1998. They met in college in nearby Ashland and never left southwestern Oregon. They love the small-town life and the bucolic setting of orchards, vineyards, and ranches. On the morning of Sept. 8, 2020, Carole was at work a few towns away when she…

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