As the State Turns June 7, 2017Washington Trial for Oregon Activist Back in 2016, five activists went into Canada and literally shut off oil...3 mins read
Linn-Benton Backwash June 7, 2017Lots of baseball stuff happened this last week. Games were won, games were lost. People slid around in...1 min read
As the State Turns May 31, 2017I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Trump… That’s It. Just Trump. You may have seen this...3 mins read
Linn-Benton Backwash: Off the Clock May 31, 2017Who broke their regular season win record? The OSU Beavers, that’s who. No, not me and my wife,...1 min read
As the State Turns May 24, 2017Oregon Fun-Stuff Company Does Thing in Other State Because Washington is way up there in “Don’t Really Care”...3 mins read
Linn-Benton Backwash: Fire, Journey, and Shenanigans May 24, 2017Last Friday in Corvallis, a 10-year-old was granted the title of Fire Chief for a day after writing...1 min read
As the State Turns May 17, 2017Old Red Poncho People Lose Their Minds, Do YMCA When I woke up this morning, I had no...3 mins read
Linn-Benton Backwash May 17, 2017Body cameras sound like a good idea, but apparently they’ve been getting local law enforcement down. The Gazette...1 min read
As the State Turns May 10, 2017Their choice to create a new crayon based on YlnMn Blue, or Mas Blue—the semi-recentish discovery by OSU...3 mins read
Linn-Benton Backwash May 10, 2017Okay, I get it: Jackson County isn’t anywhere near here. However, Mr. Joshua Brian Wolton, who was arrested...1 min read
As the State Turns… May 3, 2017Rose Parade 0, Huge Protest 1 Ah yes, the Rose Parade. People, floats, food… confetti, happiness… germs, worn-down...3 mins read
Linn-Benton Backwash May 3, 2017What I learned today in local media: Asparagus is the sign of spring, not the groundhog, there was...1 min read
As the State Turns April 26, 2017Serial Spanking: Washington 1, Oregon 0 Something I’ve learned since moving back here in 2008 has been that...3 mins read
Linn-Benton Backwash April 26, 2017The Oregon State University Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition last Friday in a direct response to...1 min read
As the State Turns March 15, 2017Iguana Rescued from House Fire I honestly tried to think of a better headline for this, but the...3 mins read
Linn-Benton Backwash March 15, 2017There was some sort of marijuana thing going on in Corvallis recently, I think at the fairgrounds. I...1 min read
As the State Turns March 8, 2017Trump Protesters Join the Fray Lake Oswego is a wacky place. If it wasn’t before at least, it...3 mins read
Linn-Benton Backwash March 8, 2017Yep, again. What’s that, you ask? Why, it’s another meningococcal outbreak at Oregon State University – my favorite!...1 min read
