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Sondra Marshall, Ph.D  

Local psychologist is accelerating elite competition opportunities for athletes with intellectual disabilities
Avatar photo by Sarah Isak-Goode

Sondra Marshall, Ph.D has become a familiar name across Central Oregon over the past two decades. The Bend-based psychologist founded the Programs of Evaluation, Development and Learning at St. Charles Health System, creating what has become a lifeline for local families navigating developmental and medical challenges. Marshall also helped launch the Central Oregon Concussion Program […]

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Union, Universities Prepare for Possible Strike

Workers, management still aim to reach agreement on contract
Hilary Corrigan

Workers at Oregon’s seven public universities are preparing to strike after the two sides have failed to agree on a contract for more than 5,000 staff members. “We bargain with the intention of settling and not having a strike occur,” said Steve Clark, vice president for university relations at Oregon State University. “But we are […]

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Regional Roundup

Oregon headlines, found this week in Cascade Reader
The Source Staff

Oregon’s Public Universities Contemplate Tuition Increases Oregon’s public universities are looking at one major way to stay solvent next year – tuition increases. Some universities are contemplating double digit increases or waiting until May to make their decisions, hoping they may receive more state support. Portland State University is considering tuition increases of at least […]

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Dead Awesome

A reunion at Autzen—and not just for members of the Grateful Dead
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan

According to The Register-Guard, Autzen Stadium hadn’t hosted a concert in 20 years before this past Saturday night—but when the band is the newest iteration of the Grateful Dead, it’s worth making an exception. In fact, exceptional is perhaps one of the only ways to describe the Dead & Company concert at the University of […]

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April Anxiety

Oregon Ducks head to their first Final Four since ’39
Howard Leff

Ten years after the Great Depression, deep into FDR’s second term, the University of Oregon Men’s Basketball team, which ran the somewhat novel (for the times) fast-break offense, wound up in the first-ever Final Four. They would go on to win the national championship – beating Ohio State, 46-33, on March 27, 1939. This was […]

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Go Ducks! One Hour to Kick-off!

Avatar photo Brianna Brey

Kick-off for the CFP Championship between the No. 2 University of Oregon (QUACK QUACK) and No. 4 Ohio State is at 5:30 pm PST! Here’s some background reading from USA Today to make you sound super smart during the game.  And here’s what Phil Steele had to say about the game to the New York Times. And […]

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What in the World?—Today’s News

Avatar photo Brianna Brey

Friday Nov. 8Our first in an ongoing blog series, What in the World? where we link you to all the morning’s most important and most ridiculous national and global news. Internationally…SUPER TYPHOON Haiyan has hit the Philippines in full force with winds up to 235 MPH and is being called the strongest storm ever. Obama’s […]

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