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Lucille worked for 27 years as a newspaper journalist for national, regional and local press. Lucille covers a wide range of topics - occupational health and safety, environment and local politics. Pen name "Edith M."

Education

As Oregon’s Legislative Session Closes, Advocates Make a Final Plea to Fund Early Reading Reform

Lucille McNamara Jun 14, 2025
As the Oregon legislature enters the final weeks of its current session, Stand for Children is hoping lawmakers will seriously consider the need for an additional $300 million in funding to improve reading proficiency in elementary schools.…
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Oregon Caps Rent Hikes for Thousands in Floating and Park Homes to Ease Housing Strain

Lucille McNamara Jun 14, 2025
Many residents of park homes and floating homes with more than 30 spaces will sleep easier now that Oregon lawmakers have capped their annual rent increases to no more than 6%. House Bill 3054 has passed through both the House of…
Crime & Courts

Family Raises Reward in Hopes of Solving 2017 Portland Homicide That Remains a Chilling Mystery

Lucille McNamara Jun 13, 2025
PORTLAND, Ore. — The reward money has been raised by his family and friends for information leading to the successful arrest of whoever is responsible for shooting and killing Spaulding at his home in the 3500 block of Northeast 10th Avenue…
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Skyrocketing Costs Force One in Five Oregonians to Delay Health Care Despite Having Insurance

Lucille McNamara Jun 13, 2025
One in five people in Southwest Oregon delayed seeking attention because they could not afford health care, according to new reports by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA). 11% of the State’s Residents Could Not Pay Their Medical…
Politics & Elections

Overwhelming Opposition Hits Oregon Bill Allowing Police to Use Drones for Surveillance

Lucille McNamara Jun 13, 2025
Six public protection organizations and 471 written testimonies have relayed a clear message to lawmakers - Oregonians are opposed to sanctioning the use of drones for surveillance by law enforcement agencies. A public hearing held…
News

Southern Oregon Joins No King Protests as Residents Rally Against Federal Overreach

Lucille McNamara Jun 12, 2025
Oregonians will be ‘rising up’ with hundreds of thousands of protesters nationwide on Saturday in NO KING rallies decrying the actions of the Trump administration. Government Defies Courts, Deports Americans, and Attacks Civil…
Politics & Elections

Lawmakers Propose Prescribed Burns as Oregon Faces Costly Wildfire Season

Lucille McNamara Jun 12, 2025
Controlling the spread of summer wildfires, which last year consumed 1.93 million acres across Oregon, can be achieved through prescribed burns, according to four lawmakers who have introduced the National Prescribed Fire Act of 2025.…
Crime & Courts

Federal Agents Arrest Honduran Immigrant Dealing Fentanyl in Portland Undercover Operation

Lucille McNamara Jun 11, 2025
PORTLAND, Ore. — A Honduran national living illegally in Gresham has been sentenced to prison for three years and nine months for distributing fentanyl in and around Portland. Arrest Took Place in a Controlled Buy According to…
News

Federal Judge Fines Oregon Over Delays in Psychiatric Treatment for Jailed Defendants

Lucille McNamara Jun 11, 2025
The state of Oregon must pay a fine of $500 a day for every individual who has been waiting in jail for more than seven days for psychiatric treatment at the Oregon State Hospital. The decision was handed down by a federal judge on…
Politics & Elections

Oregon Governor Confronts Trump Over Attempt to Override State Authority

Lucille McNamara Jun 11, 2025
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek says she is the commander-in-chief of the state and will not be overridden by President Donald Trump who she criticized for sending in the National Guard to pro-immigrant demonstrations in Los Angeles over the…
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Oregon Moves to Crack Down on Illegal Cannabis Grows Tied to Water Theft and Human Trafficking

Jun 14, 2025

As Oregon’s Legislative Session Closes, Advocates Make a Final Plea to Fund Early Reading Reform

Jun 14, 2025

Oregonians on Medicaid Will Soon Access Lifesaving Gene Therapies at a Fraction of the Cost

Jun 14, 2025

Oregon Caps Rent Hikes for Thousands in Floating and Park Homes to Ease Housing Strain

Jun 14, 2025

Medford Teen Used Instagram and Snapchat to Sell Drugs to Kids as Young as 11, Police Say

Jun 13, 2025

Family Raises Reward in Hopes of Solving 2017 Portland Homicide That Remains a Chilling Mystery

Jun 13, 2025
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