Part 1: Oregon’s Invertebrates in Decline, Working to Save the Little Things
“The truth is that we need invertebrates but they don’t need us. If human beings were to disappear...
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Part 2: Emilie Blevins Meets Oregon’s Freshwater Mussels
When Emilie Blevins was an undergraduate studying biology and wildlife in Kentucky, she was hired her freshman summer...
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Part 3: Rich Hatfield Introduced to Bumblebees as They Disappear
When Rich Hatfield was a graduate student studying Conservation Biology, Robbin Thorp was considered “the grandfather of bumblebee...
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School Board Candidate Bryce Cleary Threatens to Sue The Advocate
On May 4, School Board candidate Bryce Cleary threatened The Corvallis Advocate with legal action over a piece...
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Advocate School Board Endorsements: Nine Run, We Pick Four
Ostensibly, school board races are nonpartisan – the goal being making the city a better place for our...
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Editorial: Bryce Cleary is Bad Medicine for Corvallis Schools
There are nine candidates in this year’s School Board race, but the one to watch is cynical scalpel...
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A Patient’s Case Against Dr. Bryce Cleary, Op-Ed
“You might regret it,” he said. “And then what?” I was sitting in my doctor’s office. Internal medicine....
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CitySpeak Review: Measure 2-130 & School Board Position Debates
The CitySpeak Forum began with talk about the May 18 vote on Measure 2-130 with Benton County Board...
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CitySpeak LiveStream: School Board Election Debates 2021
May brings school board elections in odd numbered years. The last cycle, everyone ran unopposed, but this is 2021,...
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A Look Into OSU’s Black Student Union
Oregon State University’s Black Student Union was born in 1968, during a time of great intensity and uncertainty....
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Books About Race & Being Black in America
The publishing industry has been on a roll lately. The number of great books by Black writers or...
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Meet Corvallis’ New NAACP President Jason J. Dorsette
Jason J. Dorsette takes the lead at the NAACP Corvallis/Albany branch as racial equality and equity are once...
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Prof. Christopher Stout: The Political Importance of Talking About Race
Not long ago, politicians did not talk about racial issues in their campaigns. Now, there is a very...
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OSU Events for Black History Month
Oregon State University is celebrating Black History Month with a host of free virtual events that highlight the...
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Commentary: This Jew’s View of Holocaust Education in Corvallis’ Schools
I appreciated Cara Nixon’s reporting on the school district’s new Holocaust Curriculum last weekend, but I also walked...
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OSU Holocaust Memorial Program Archive
At Oregon State University, they have observed Holocaust Memorial Week every year since 1987. The breadth and the...
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Corvallis Holocaust Ed: ‘Standard’ but Needs Work, Say Experts
A few months ago, in September of 2020, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany conducted the...
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In Remembrance of the Holocaust: Books, Films, Music
January 27 marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is a single day in which the people around the...
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