Life in the Crust: The Earth’s Biggest Ecosystem and Its Implications
Deep in the crust, in rock under the seafloor, exists what scientists say could be the biggest ecosystem...
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Many Hands Make Green Work
The home of Cassandra Robertson and James Reismiller is a story of love and light powered by cutting-edge...
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Culture Win: Northwest Stories Heralds Age of Cooperative Journalism in Oregon
In the world of competitive journalism where publishing first is everything and newspapers will go to great lengths...
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Wild Rose Afterparty
Wild Rose Studios’ Hearts of the Valley Talent Search is now over, but the celebration went on in...
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Chemicals in Your Cosmetics: Questionable Ingredients, Rampant Unaccountability
Many Americans are unaware that our country’s cosmetics industry is minimally policed, and that beauty product companies—almost entirely...
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Reduced Snowpack and Earlier Snowmelts Means Less Water for the Willamette Valley
In the West, the vast majority of annual precipitation falls during the winter months. Most of it falls...
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Idle No More: Indigenous Rights, Sovereignty, Environmental Justice
Sweeping across Canada and into the rest of the world, the Idle No More protest movement is a...
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Corvallisites Take a Vacation with Airbnb: A Home Away from Home
Got a sense of adventure and want an inexpensive getaway? Then you might want to consider Airbnb.com or...
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Biking in the Wrong Direction: Causes One-third of Bike-Car Crashes
Tempted to ride the wrong direction in a bike lane? Don’t do it! Bicycles are considered vehicles under...
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Ignorant Fish People: A Corvallisite’s Experience Buying Pet Fish Locally
Having only been an aquarist (the hip term, I’ve been informed, for fish-keeper) for a few years, I...
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The Corvallis Advocate Gets a New Editor: Johnny Beaver Takes Over
Next week The Corvallis Advocate welcomes a new editor, Johnny Beaver. Beaver is a writer for the Advocate,...
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Right to Die: End of Life Rights for Oregon’s Aged and Terminally Ill
You’d want a hospital to do anything to keep you alive, right? Well, maybe not. The flippant answer...
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This Ass is Art: Karin Bolender’s Rural Alchemy Workshop Comes to Corvallis
On Sept. 11, 2001, the artist Karin Bolender was deep in the badlands of South Dakota. Like many...
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Down’s Syndrome Breakthrough? Cognitive Deficits Reduced in Afflicted Mice
A new molecular mechanism has been found for Down syndrome patients which may make available treatments to reduce,...
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Poverty, Food Insecurity on the Rise in Benton County: More Local Families Can’t Afford Meals
Each week brings new stories about the unemployment rate, the economy’s modest gains or losses, and other indices...
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Zelda Starring Zelda: Kenna Warsinske’s Video Game Mod Creates International Stir
Local hobbyist animator and feminist Kenna Warsinske has made some distinct changes to The Legend of Zelda, a...
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Health of Corvallis’ Honey Bees: The Sweet Rewards of Local Beekeeping
Last Sunday, beekeepers came down to the first annual Corvallis Package Bee Day to pick up bees they...
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Local Radio KLOO-FM Fires DJ Westy Weaver… ‘Budget Cuts’ or Her Support of Marriage Equality?
When Westy Weaver, a radio announcer at Albany’s rock station 106.3 KLOO, had a four and a half...
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