• CCC employees fall for email scam

    By Gabriel Lucich | April 18, 2023 | Comments Off on CCC employees fall for email scam

    It seems like there’s a scam around every corner these days. Even our public institutions are at risk of being targeted.    Locally, a particularly insidious phishing scam has been used to defraud citizens. Emails were received, claiming to be from the Oregon City Police Department, telling people to pay fines over the phone using prepaid…

  • State funding fails, and a local solution

    By Gabriel Lucich | April 18, 2023 | Comments Off on State funding fails, and a local solution

    The college is facing funding cuts from the state and low enrollment numbers. What steps are being taken to secure the future of higher education in Clackamas County? Jeff Shaffer, interim VP of Finance, Operations and Strategic Partnerships at Clackamas Community College, was kind enough to try to answer some of the questions about the…

  • Stop, drop and enroll

    By Gabriel Lucich | March 24, 2023 | Comments Off on Stop, drop and enroll

    The Clackamas Print had the chance to sit down with Dan Lofaro, Clackamas Community College Director of the Fire and Emergency Management programs. Dan followed a circuitous path of public service that brought him from FEMA in the nation’s capital to the West Coast, and his search for the elusive work-life balance brought him to…

  • Oregon City’s Old Guard Restaurants

    By Gabriel Lucich | February 10, 2023 | Comments Off on Oregon City’s Old Guard Restaurants

      There are few independent restaurants that stand the test of time. Some are traditional, some are not. They have survived the pandemic, the financial crash of 2008, and the peculiarities that Oregon City diners exhibit. I’m going out of my way to highlight eateries that have been around a long time, but the important…