October 7, 2015
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Students are evacuated from Umpqua Community College in Roseburg after a man opened
fire on classmates and a teacher in a rampage that killed 10 people, including the gunman.
President Obama will visit the campus on Friday to meet the families of victims. (AP photo)
Obama to Visit Roseburg
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Campus tragedy tears at hearts and minds
President Obama announced
Monday that he will travel
to Roseburg on Friday to vis-
it with the families of victims
killed in a campus shooting that
left 10 people dead, including
the 26-year-old gunman, and
injured nine people.
The tragedy at Umpqua
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the Thursday massacre and
expressed exasperation at the
frequency of mass shootings in
the U.S.
Visibly frustrated, he offered
condolences to the victims of
the mass shooting after the
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Community College (UCC)
has sparked several memorials
for the victims, including Port-
land and across the country,
and led to some soul searching
on what it will take to end gun
violence in America.
Obama renewed his call for
stricter gun laws following
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Providence Health Plan has
named a top black healthcare
executive to lead its Portland
and Northwest operations as
chief executive officer.
Mike Cotton comes to Prov-
idence from Humana Inc.,
in Louisville, Ky., where he
served as vice president and
chief operating officer for Hu-
mana’s dual eligible and Med-
icaid programs and was re-
contract programs.
“Our nationwide search for
a leader whose vision to trans-
form health care while keep-
ing the needs of our members
a top priority led us to Mike,”
said Dr. Rhonda Medows, ex-
ecutive vice president for pop-
ulation health with Providence
Health & Services, in a state-
ment announcing the hire on
Monday.
Cotton will begin his new
Mike Cotton
duties later this month, brin-
sponsible for the management ing more than 25 years of ex-
and operations of the compa-
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