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Lucille McNamara

Lucille McNamara is a Daily Tidings reporter with 27 years of journalism experience, covering Oregon public safety, crime and courts, plus statewide policy and community impact stories including housing, education, health, and immigration. She previously worked at The Star.
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3,000 Providence Hospital Nurses Will Stage the Largest-Ever Strike in Oregon

Lucille McNamara Jun 8, 2024

MEDFORD, Ore. — After 11 unsuccessful wage bargaining sessions, the largest-ever nurses strike in Oregon, involving 3,000 Providence hospital workers, will be staged for three days, starting at 6 a.m. on June 18. The strike involves…

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Ashland City Council Meeting: Income From Timber Sales, Rehabilitation of Pioneer Hall, and Master…

Lucille McNamara Jun 7, 2024

ASHLAND, Ore. — The first check, ‘one of many’ derived from the sale of timber related to the Ashland helicopter logging project, was unanimously approved and accepted by the City Council at its meeting earlier this week. Ashland Finance…

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Ashland’s Mysterious New Age Shop is Closing its Doors

Lucille McNamara Jun 6, 2024

ASHLAND, Ore. — Ashland’s much talked about New Age shop, The Haven on Main Street, where you can buy such oddities as ‘living water’ and ‘bioceuticals,’ is closing its doors next month. The shop and its owners, Akasha Sananda and…

Bacterial Contamination of Bear Creek Watershed Impacts Four Oregon Counties

Lucille McNamara Jun 5, 2024

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Residents of four Oregon counties have been warned not to touch or ingest water in Bear Creek watershed which is contaminated by elevated levels of bacteria. The warning has been issued by the Rogue Valley Council…

Education

Oregon Universities and Colleges Have Been Underfunded for More Than a Decade

Lucille McNamara Jun 4, 2024

After more than a decade of underfunding, Oregon universities have become increasingly reliant on student tuition fees to cover rising costs, says Ben Cannon, the executive director of the Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission.…

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Oregon Episcopal School Excell at American Rocketry Challenge

Lucille McNamara Jun 3, 2024

Once again, Oregon Episcopal School (OES) in Portland has excelled at the American Rocketry Challenge, securing 20th position. Schools from 45 states with more than 900 teams competed in this year’s challenge in The Plains, Virginia. Its…

Education

A Calamitous Future for Oregon Schools Has Been Painted by District Superintendents

Lucille McNamara Jun 2, 2024

A calamitous future facing Oregon schools has been painted by the superintendents of four school districts. Hundreds of people will lose their jobs, while severe funding cutbacks will impact the ability of schools to cope with increased…

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83-Year-Old Dementia Sufferer Was Found Frozen to Death Outside Her Care Facility in Sandy, Oregon

Lucille McNamara May 31, 2024

CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. — An 83-year-old woman suffering from dementia froze to death outside a care facility in Sandy, Oregon, where she had spent less than 24 hours as an in-house resident. Her family has now filed a lawsuit for wrongful…

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U.S. Postal Service $40 Billion Campaign to Streamline Postal Deliveries is Not Working, say Oregon…

Lucille McNamara May 30, 2024

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) attempt at modernizing its aging network by consolidating its postal delivery system is not working, says Oregon Senator Ron Wyden, and Medford Mayor Randy Sparacino. Consolidating postal services is part of a…

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Psychedelic Magic Mushrooms, aka Psilocybin, Provide Treatment in 27 Oregon Service Centers

Lucille McNamara May 29, 2024

Magic mushrooms, clinically known as Psilocybin, are a psychedelic used in 27 Oregon clinics to treat severe depression, PTSD, and substance disorders, and this is the month in which the first service center providing the drug in the state…

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