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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."

Politics & Elections

Tomorrow’s Oregon Senate Vote Could Redefine Transportation Funding for the Next Decade

Lucille McNamara Sep 2, 2025
Oregon senators are expected to pass the Department of Transportation (ODOT) funding bill sometime tomorrow (Wednesday), following a thorny journey with hours of verbal jousting by Democrat and Republican lawmakers. After failing to pass…
Business

Study Finds Portland Employees Among the Most Overworked in the U.S.

Lucille McNamara Sep 1, 2025
PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland employees are ranked 15th for the highest overtime rate per 10,000 workers in the U.S. This is revealed in a study by Priority Software of the 100 most populated cities in the country, which identified El Paso,…
News

Oregonians Now Owe an Average of $6,200 on Credit Cards as Defaults Climb

Lucille McNamara Sep 1, 2025
Credit card debt has been mounting steadily in Oregon since the pandemic, with average balances of $6,200 last year. Oregon is Ranked 30th Among all States Nevertheless, Oregon remains below the national average of $6,730, and…
Crime & Courts

Portland Recovers $6.7 Million Paid to Fraudster Who Posed as Vendor on Bull Run Water Project

Lucille McNamara Aug 31, 2025
PORTLAND, Ore. — The City of Portland has recovered the $6.7 million it paid to someone posing as a vendor on the multi-billion-dollar Bull Run water filtration project. The incident occurred earlier this year, in February, when someone…
News

Oregon Families Struggle to Afford Bigger Homes as Cost of Adding a Third Bedroom Skyrockets Across…

Lucille McNamara Aug 31, 2025
While a study may have found that Gilliam is the cheapest county in Oregon for families needing to upsize to a three-bedroom home, it is also one of the least populated areas in the state, situated in a small rural community far from any…
Crime & Courts

Oregon Will Pay $6 Million After Man Murders Wife and Her Sister When Court Fails to Activate Ankle…

Lucille McNamara Aug 31, 2025
In a tragic train of miscommunication, two Oregon sisters were shot and killed by Carlos Jimenez-Vargas (46) when he was released from custody with an ankle monitor that was not activated to prevent him from making contact with his wife.…
News

Oregon’s New Privacy Law Sparks 214 Complaints in First Year as Residents Demand Data Control

Lucille McNamara Aug 30, 2025
Transgression of the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA) attracted 214 complaints during its first year, which, according to Attorney General Dan Rayfield, is a ‘significant number compared to other similarly sized states.’ The…
Politics & Elections

Oregon Republicans Reject Kotek’s Gas Tax Hike and Push No-Tax Plan to Fix Failing Roads

Lucille McNamara Aug 30, 2025
Somewhat surprisingly, Oregon Republican lawmakers are not supporting funding proposals tabled by Governor Tina Kotek in her attempt to salvage the state’s cash-strapped Department of Transportation and ensure the continued maintenance of a…
News

After Seven Years of Searching, Missing Woman’s Remains Found in Tillamook County Woods

Lucille McNamara Aug 30, 2025
TILLAMOOK COUNTY, Ore. — The Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office confirms that human remains found in a wooded area near her home this year are those of Maria Del Carmen Quintana (59) who went missing in 2018. The woman was last seen alive…
News

Oregon Sheriffs Say Legal Uncertainty Leaves Them ‘Stuck in the Middle’ on Parole Records for…

Lucille McNamara Aug 29, 2025
Oregon law enforcement officers, who are ‘stuck in the middle of conflicting state and federal laws,’ are seeking legal clarification on whether or not the state’s sanctuary status allows them to hand over parole-related records of alleged…
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