The Fate of Our Local Old Growth Forests: Of Voles, Logging, and Rural Oregon Communities
Walking past River Jewelry on 2nd Street, you may notice something rather unusual for a jewelry store. Attached...
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Bike Activated Traffic Lights: Lean for Green
The Corvallis Public Works Department sometimes gets calls from frustrated cyclists who can’t get a traffic signal to...
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Get Out of the Left Lane: New Bill Will Penalize Driving Slow in the Fast Lane
A bill moving through the Oregon Senate would make the left lane off-limits for everything but passing vehicles....
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Campus Creature Census: Creatively Assessing OSU’s ‘Other-Than-Human’ Species
The Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature, and the Written Word has announced the first annual Campus Creature...
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Eradication by Mastication: Ten Edible Invasive Species in Oregon
Invasive species are essentially a form of biological pollution—they degrade habitats, displace desirable species, and cost Oregonians millions...
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Portland Aquarium: No Good for Fish or Humans
What does an aquarium have to do to get a majority of people on Yelp give it a...
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Artist Profile: Chính Lê: Messages in Silk
Chính Lê touches the simply framed silk paintings hanging in his studio and invites me to do the...
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Corvallis Writer’s Movie Features Local Talent: Mike Thomas’ Wake for Rebecca
Local writer Mike Thomas may have moved to Corvallis in his adult life, but he is working hard...
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Voices for Heroes: Local Musician Featured on Sandy Hook Compilation CD
Randy McCoy, local musician and co-owner of the Little Gym of Corvallis, is featured on a new CD,...
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Bringing Barley Back to the Valley: OSU Rejuvenates Oregon’s Barley Crop, Brewers Get Amped
Oregon State University has been successfully working on reestablishing barley in Oregon, according to Oregon’s Agricultural Process magazine....
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Movie Review: Warm Bodies
Change in the zombie genre is not always a good thing. I can say this definitively, having just...
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Coming Into Season: Greens at Gathering Together Farm
There’s nothing like a sunny day with blue skies in March to make an Oregonian wonder what spring...
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St. Patrick’s Day: More Than Just Snakes and Shamrocks
What better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than by remembering the holiday’s namesake? In the fourth century,...
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SAGE Garden: Education, Production, Community… and Concerts!
The signs of spring are upon us—flowers peeking up from the soil, lawns ready for a mowing—and already...
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Author Profile: Nancy Bush: Romance, Mystery, and Sexy Sea Anemones
Life has a way of throwing you the unexpected, and oftentimes where you end up isn’t where you...
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Artist Profile: Neebinaukzhik Southall: Mastery of Many Medias
Neebinnaukzhik Southall is a bit of a legendary figure in the Corvallis arts scene, having co-founded the Midnight...
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Hearts of the Valley Talent Search: April 10th at the Majestic… Local Musicians Take Note!
Have you ever wondered how many great musicians go undiscovered because they never had the funds to record...
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Willamette Partnership Gets Nod From President Obama: Annual Report
The Willamette Partnership, formed in 2004 but originating from the 1996 Governor’s Willamette Basin Task Force, released its...
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