Joni Auden Land
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Cheyenne Purrington had served as director for eight months when she made the announcement on Tuesday.
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Nurses say chronic understaffing has led to unsafe working conditions. It's the first time nurses at St. Charles have voted for a strike since 1980.
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Nurses at the hospital say they remain far below the number of staff required
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The campaign is taking place in a freshly redrawn district, which stretches from Clackamas County all the way to Bend and Albany, covering many conservative and liberal strongholds in Oregon.