Joseph Lohmolder

Joseph Lohmolder is the Editor in Chief for the Clackamas Print. He was the previous Managing Editor and News Editor. Joe has been on staff at The Clackamas Print and a member of the Digital Media Communications program since the fall of 2020. In his free time, Joseph enjoys writing and taking photos.

  • Stories From America virtual event celebrates Black History Month

    By Joseph Lohmolder | February 25, 2021 | Comments Off on Stories From America virtual event celebrates Black History Month

      On Feb. 26, the Clackamas Community College Cultural Arts Committee is holding the Stories from America virtual event to celebrate Black History Month. The event will take place at 7 p.m. and will feature three inspirational artists: Vin Cambry of “Outdoor Camp,” Josie Seid of “Forget Me Not, America,” and Charles Grant of “Matter.” …

  • Oregon City to hold special election March 9

    By Joseph Lohmolder | February 23, 2021 |

    Oregon City will be holding a special election on March 9 to elect a new mayor. The special election comes in the wake of the recall of Mayor Dan Holladay. Holladay came under scrutiny after racially charged comments, which he made online, came to light. His removal followed a campaign mounted by a committee, which…

  • COVID-19 update: Two more cases on campus since start of winter term

    By Joseph Lohmolder | February 11, 2021 | Comments Off on COVID-19 update: Two more cases on campus since start of winter term

    Two more COVID-19 cases have been reported on campus since the start of the winter term.  A Clackamas Community College student and a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. The College reported that a CCC employee tested positive on Jan. 5, according to an all-staff email, “The employee was last on the Oregon City campus…

  • Clackamas students explain the struggles of distance learning

    By Joseph Lohmolder | December 7, 2020 | Comments Off on Clackamas students explain the struggles of distance learning

    Students across Oregon have spent nearly eight months trying to adjust to the challenges of distance learning. With COVID cases spiking and more mandates impending, it will likely be months before students go back to in-person learning.  Clackamas Community College students Aaron Epperson, Bailey Bonney and Samuel Dunbar weighed in on how distanced learning has…

  • Two Clackamas High School teachers talk about teaching during COVID-19

    By Joseph Lohmolder | November 16, 2020 | Comments Off on Two Clackamas High School teachers talk about teaching during COVID-19

    Angela Shroufe and Cynthia Rochester are teachers at Clackamas High School. I met with them over Zoom to discuss the challenges that teachers are dealing with in the wake of COVID-19 and distance learning.  The Clackamas Print: Just to start off, what subjects do you teach and how many students are you currently teaching?  Cynthia Rochester:…

  • Historic statues fall in Downtown Portland riots

    By Joseph Lohmolder | October 23, 2020 | Comments Off on Historic statues fall in Downtown Portland riots

    A group of around 300 demonstrators used straps, chains, and eventually a vehicle to pull down the statue of Theodore Roosevelt in downtown Portland on Oct. 11 around 7:45 p.m. According to Portland Police Bureau, once the demonstrators had pulled down the statue, which has stood in the South Park Blocks since 1922, the demonstrators…