New Issue: January 24th, 2013
In this week’s Corvallis Advocate… Southtown Bike Path’s Slow Progress OSU Folk Club Grant Applications Due Jan. 31:...
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Picks of the Week!
Corvallis’ 5th Annual Culinary Week, January 20 – 26 Stop by a select number of restaurants downtown to...
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Oregon’s Flu Severity On the Rise: CDC Says, Get Your Flu Shot
While it hasn’t yet hit the West Coast in full force, Oregon residents should be aware that this...
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The Riots: Occupy the Dance Floor at Sub Zero’s New Event Series
Big things are happening for the local music scene, folks! This past weekend I was able to sit...
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How Much is Too Much? Hoarding Is Officially a Disorder
Thanks to reality television, there has been a spotlight on hoarders lately. And you can expect a new...
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Day in the Life: Scott Kruger, Corvallis’ Food Service Inspector
When you head to a local restaurant, do you worry that you might get food poisoning? Probably not...
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Beat the Winter Blues with Corvallis’ New Swing and Blues Weekend
Swing and blues converge from Friday, Jan. 25 to Sunday, Jan. 27 in a weekend of social dancing...
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Corvallis’ Transportation Program Specialist Weighs In: What the Heck Are Sharrows?
Shared lane markings convey the message that motorists and bicyclists must share the road—a concept particularly apropos to...
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Local Book Reading: Enough is Enough: Rob Dietz and Dan O’Neill Take on a Flailing Economy
Enough Is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources by Corvallis author Rob Dietz...
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Finally Time to Tell Your Valentine How You Feel? The Advocate Can Help!
Finally time to tell your Valentine how you feel? Or maybe you’d just like to give that evil...
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OSU’s Literary Northwest Series: Free Readings by Local Poets
Oregon State University’s Literary Northwest Series will host a reading from local poets Clemens Starck and John Daniel...
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The Tiny Home Revolution: Living Big in a Tiny Space
Even before Thoreau wrote of his experiences at Walden Pond, people knew that downsizing can be an important...
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Culture Fail: Oregon’s Highway 20: The Canary in the Coal Mine?
There’ve been so many problems with the Highway 20 “improvement” project between Philomath and Eddyville over the last...
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Violence Against Women Act Expires: Congress Won’t Support Expansion
Since 1994, the Violence Against Women Act has provided protection against sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence, and...
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New Issue: January 17th, 2013
In this week’s Corvallis Advocate… OSU Students to Win Union Representation: State Recognizes Graduate Students as Employees Violence...
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OSU Students to Win Union Representation: State Recognizes Graduate Students as Employees
This month, the Oregon Employment Relations Board (ERB) ruled that all graduate student workers shall lawfully be considered...
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Food Carts in Corvallis: Are They Really That Hard to Start?
It’s 2:15 a.m., bars have closed, and you need a taco. Your friend wants fried rice with kimchi....
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Willamette Valley Takes on GMOs… Maybe. But Are They Just Sheep in Wolves’ Clothing?
Gene flow is not a new problem for American agriculture—farmers have been facing it for, well, as long...
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