O-Score proof
Timberland Regional Library's levy lid lift is passing with 55.18% in the initial, unofficial tally, after a $3.8 million shortfall the paper says led to layoffs
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 4 (our publish date). · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 4, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (2 events, ET)
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
- Published
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Headline search only (Google News and Bing News, 4 query variants per outlet, all 13 outlets searched, none unchecked). 11 other candidates were unrelated; a headline search can miss articles, so this may change on recheck.
Checked Nov 4, 2026, 5:11 PM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:apnews.com" google-news: "Timberland library levy site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Timberland library levy site:apnews.com" google-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:apnews.com" google-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:apnews.com" bing-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:apnews.com" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:reuters.com" google-news: "Timberland library levy site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Timberland library levy site:reuters.com" google-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:reuters.com" google-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:reuters.com" bing-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:reuters.com" |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Timberland library levy site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Timberland library levy site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:nytimes.com" google-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:nytimes.com" |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Timberland library levy site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Timberland library levy site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:washingtonpost.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:wsj.com" google-news: "Timberland library levy site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Timberland library levy site:wsj.com" google-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:wsj.com" google-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:wsj.com" bing-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:wsj.com" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:cnn.com" google-news: "Timberland library levy site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Timberland library levy site:cnn.com" google-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:cnn.com" google-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:cnn.com" bing-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:cnn.com" |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Timberland library levy site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Timberland library levy site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:foxnews.com" google-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:foxnews.com" |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Timberland library levy site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Timberland library levy site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:nbcnews.com" |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Timberland library levy site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Timberland library levy site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:cbsnews.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Timberland library levy site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Timberland library levy site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:npr.org" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:npr.org" google-news: "Timberland library levy site:npr.org" bing-news: "Timberland library levy site:npr.org" google-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:npr.org" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:npr.org" google-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:npr.org" bing-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:npr.org" |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Timberland library levy site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Timberland library levy site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:usatoday.com" google-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:usatoday.com" |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Timberland library levy site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Timberland library levy site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Timberland Regional Library levy site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "library levy lid lift Washington site:bloomberg.com" |
Pickups
We published: Nov 4, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026, 5:11 PM ET | initial | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Timberland Regional Library”, “Timberland library levy”, “Timberland Regional Library levy”, “library levy lid lift Washington”
Method
- google-news
- bing-news
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.