Director of content strategy & digital engagement, Oregon Health & Science University. Ex-politics editor. Coffee, candor, delete key. Opinions mine.

Portland, Oregon
Joined June 2009
Please let this be true today: “There was always just enough virtue in this Republic to save it; sometimes none to spare, but still enough to meet the emergency.” —William Seward, Secretary of State during the civil war.
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Michelle Brence retweeted
A courageous and selfless decision. The President did what he’s done for the last four years - he listened to the American people and put the country’s interests ahead of his own. The exact opposite of Donald Trump.
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Michelle Brence retweeted
.@JoeBiden has served our country with all his heart and great distinction for more than half a century. History will honor him for his many extraordinary accomplishments as president AND for the terribly difficult and selfless decision he made today. He understands what Donald Trump does not. Our country is bigger than any one person--even the president of the United States.
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Legend.
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Pete sums it up in a sentence.
Joe Biden has earned his place among the best and most consequential presidents in American history. I am so proud to serve under his leadership, and thankful for his unwavering focus on what is best for our country.
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This could not have been an easy decision. Thank you for serving our country.
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Big shoutout to @Delta for excellent customer service. My son's girlfriend, visiting the U.S. from Japan for the first time, somehow booked her return flight through Minneapolis with a 16-hour layover. Kind and efficient Delta agents helped me get her routed through Seattle.
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She'll save 24 hours in travel time and won't have to pay for a hotel in Minneapolis or spend the night at the airport. We had been unable to find a hotel that would let her check in at age 20, even with my credit card. #Relieved #ThankYouDelta
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#Jobseekers #UX #uxresearch #OHSU Oregon Health & Science University is looking for a UX researcher to join our excellent Digital Strategy team. shorturl.at/pzABZ You'll find great people + challenging and rewarding work. Role is FT/limited duration.
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#JobSeekers #DigitalMarketing #ContentStrategy My team at #OHSU in Portland, Oregon, has two great jobs open to help us expand our reach and sharpen content performance: Digital engagement manager: tinyurl.com/mr3hve3b Digital content strategist: tinyurl.com/bdet78fx
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Pink-streaked sky and water tonight as the sun set in #PortlandOregon.
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Michelle Brence retweeted
The number of guns in America has tripled since 1970 to 400,000,000. And over two dozen states have stripped permitting requirements. Now the US has a 26 times higher gun homicide rate than any peer nation. So when do the guns start making us safer? abc11.com/gun-violence-stati…
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OHA issues statement on federal decisions regarding medication abortion drug mifepristone. To read OHA’s statement, visit ow.ly/v1wo50NEs7V
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Cold, rainy and windy day on the Oregon Coast, but still beautiful. #CannonBeach #SpringBreak
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The dogs still had a great time, too.
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Vivid rainbow along Interstate 5 #Oregon
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Crazy hail on I-5 northwest of Brownsville.
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Blockbuster story and heartbreaking backstory.
A few weeks ago, we reported that some Mexican pharmacies are selling oxycodone that is actually fentanyl Now, @ConnorASheets & I found out that **the DEA has known** about this for years – and did not tell the public, even after a man died. THREAD: latimes.com/world-nation/sto…
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Michelle Brence retweeted
Weapons of war used to hunt human beings have no place in a civilized society.
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33 mass shootings so far this year. It’s the guns.
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