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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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Education

18 Teachers Lose Their Jobs as Medford School District Slashes Budget by $15 million

Lucille McNamara Apr 28, 2024

MEDFORD, Ore. — Medford School District (MSD) has had to make a $15 million budget cut because of inadequate funding, declining enrollment, and inflation. Eighteen full-time teachers will lose their jobs during the 2024-25 school year.…

Officials are Tight-Lipped as Investigations Continue into the Asante Fentanyl Hospital deaths in…

Lucille McNamara Apr 26, 2024

MEDFORD, Ore. — Officials remain tight-lipped about developments in the Asante Hospital fentanyl death scandal which led to a CEO of the medical group being escorted from the premises under the watchful eyes of three security guards, a fact…

Environment

Disadvantaged Communities of Oregon are Given Access to Solar Energy Saving Technology

Lucille McNamara Apr 24, 2024

Funds amounting to $86.6 million from the Solar for All Grant has been allocated to Oregon by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The funding will enable rural, disadvantaged communities, and low-income residents to access…

Business

Multi-Billion-Dollar Semiconductor Center Belongs in Oregon, is The Governor’s Clear Message

Lucille McNamara Apr 23, 2024

Governor Tina Kotek is applying laser focus attention on Oregon in a bid to pursue the Biden Administration to choose Oregon as the home of its new $5 billion National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC). The governor is sending a…

News

Lt. Col. Joshua Rapp Takes Command of Ashland’s 1st Battalion

Lucille McNamara Apr 22, 2024

ASHLAND, Ore. — Lt. Col. Joshua Rapp has taken command of the Ashland-based 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment. Proud Record of More than 150 Years service to the State Headquartered in Ashland, the 1st Battalion, 186th…

News

Ashland Must Expand and Improve its Services to the Homeless

Lucille McNamara Apr 20, 2024

ASHLAND, Ore. — Ashland needs to improve and expand its services to the homeless population now that the nonprofit organization, Options for Homeless Residents of Ashland (OHRA), is no longer under contract to the City Council. This was…

News

A New Shelter for the Homeless Has Been Approved in Grants Pass

Lucille McNamara Apr 19, 2024

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — A new shelter for homeless people has been unanimously approved by the Grants Pass City Council. The council unanimously approved a special use permit to the nonprofit organization, Mobile Integrative Navigation Team…

News

Portland Must Spare No Punches Dealing with Homeless People Camping in Public Places

Lucille McNamara Apr 18, 2024

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland City must spare no punches when dealing with a crackdown on homeless people camping in public areas, says mayoral candidate and city commissioner, Rene Gonzalez. He is proposing a measure that will place an…

Environment

Portland Residents Demand Action to Avoid Toxic Catastrophe Along the Willamette River

Lucille McNamara Apr 17, 2024

PORTLAND, Ore. — More than 90% of all liquid fuel in Oregon is contained in aging tanks at the six-mile long Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub on the west shore of the Willamette River, and residents of Portland are demanding action…

Oregon State Loses Attempt to Reinstate Gun Control Measure 114

Lucille McNamara Apr 16, 2024

SALEM, Ore — The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled against overturning a Harney County Circuit Court judge ruling that has placed gun control Measure 114 on ice. Law Violates the Right to Bear Arms The Eastern Oregon Judge,…

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