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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."

Environment

Solar Farms Exploit Oregon Law to Claim High-Value Farmland

Lucille McNamara Jan 21, 2025
A loophole in Oregon state law allows developers to build large-scale solar farms on what should be protected high-value farmland. 34 Solar Projects Granted Exceptions To date, every single one of the 34 solar projects have…
Environment

Oregon’s Offshore Drilling Ban Sparks Clash with Trump’s Energy Vision

Lucille McNamara Jan 20, 2025
Days before relinquishing the American Presidency to Donald Trump, President Joe Biden outlawed offshore drilling affecting 625 acres of federal waters – a move slated by the  American Petroleum Institute as politically motivated. …
News

Medford’s Emergency Housing for Addicts Could Set a Statewide Example

Lucille McNamara Jan 20, 2025
MEDFORD, Ore. — A small-scale emergency housing project to get drug addicts off the street and into emergency housing started by nonprofits in Medford two years ago has attracted the attention of lawmakers who want the model replicated…
Politics & Elections

Oregon Braces for Potential Medicaid Cuts and Rising Premiums Under New Trump Administration

Lucille McNamara Jan 19, 2025
The Director of the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Dr. Sejal Hathi, is preparing for changes to health policies that could impact Oregonians after Donald Trump is inaugurated as president of the U.S. tomorrow. Concerns that…
Crime & Courts

Son of a Prominent Oregon Businessman Jailed for Going on a Spending Spree While Father Lay in a…

Lucille McNamara Jan 19, 2025
The son of the former long-standing president of the Northwest Grocers Association in Oregon and Washington - who is in a vegetative state after he was poisoned - has been jailed for 30 months and ordered to repay his father $372,000 by a…
Crime & Courts

Oregon Veterinarian was Allegedly Obsessed with Employee, Breaking her Husband’s Neck

Lucille McNamara Jan 19, 2025
UPDATE: Retired Oregon City Veterinarian Found Guilty of Killing his Former Lover’s Husband Prosecutors claim that a successful, now retired, Oregon veterinarian became obsessed with a former employee and broke her husband’s neck in…
Crime & Courts

From Nonprofit Leader to Meth Dealer: Oregon’s St. Vincent de Paul Director Sentenced to 40…

Lucille McNamara Jan 18, 2025
The former executive director of the nonprofit homeless services organization, St. Vincent de Paul of Bend, was sentenced to jail on Wednesday for selling large quantities of methamphetamine from his Oregon home. Gary Hewitt (59) was…
Crime & Courts

Oregon Woman Who Sold Free Shelter Animals to Unsuspecting Pet Lovers Sentenced to Prison

Lucille McNamara Jan 18, 2025
An Oregon woman from Columbia County who obtained animals at no cost from out-of-state shelters and then offered them to paying customers in Oregon was yesterday sentenced to federal prison. Woman Also Illegally Dispensed Animal…
News

Fogbound in Oregon: A Miraculous Rescue on Mount Hood

Lucille McNamara Jan 18, 2025
A man from Spokane, Washington, who became lost on Thursday in thick fog while descending from Oregon’s Mount Hood was found alive and unharmed yesterday. Became Separated from a Friend in Thick Fog Brendan Davis (26) ascended…
News

Off-Road Vehicle Use Will Be Restricted in Christmas Valley Sand Dunes in Lake County

Lucille McNamara Jan 17, 2025
LAKE COUNTY, Ore. — To preserve unique and special landscapes, cross-country off-highway vehicles will have limited access to about 70,000 acres within the Christmas Valley Sand Dunes in Lake County. The new ruling also affects other…
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