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The city administrator is newly in charge of all the bureaus which have been run (poorly) by inexperienced city commissioners for the last 100 years.
Roughly 80 nurses and doctors at the hospital system's Women's Clinic have reached a tentative agreement with management to return to the job, though negotiations are continuing for healthcare workers.
Oregon weed prices are at an all-time low, impacting local growers and the industry significantly.
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