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Corvallis’ Housing Concerns Unraveled – Part 2

As student enrollment rates at OSU soar, finding rental housing is becoming a huge problem in Corvallis. As a result, cheap apartment complexes are springing up around town, and will continue to do so. Unfortunately, many complexes were built in such a way that they will be colonized by mold very quickly. Some, however, shine as examples that contractors have learned from the issues of the last 40-odd years of building with cheap products Read More
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Toxic Apartments: Housing shortcuts leading to mold, mildew and misery – Part 1

As student enrollment rates at OSU soar, finding rental housing is becoming a huge problem in Corvallis. As a result, cheap apartment complexes are springing up around town, and will continue to do so. Unfortunately, many complexes were built in such a way that they will be colonized by mold very quickly. Some, however, shine as examples that contractors have learned from the issues of the last 40-odd years of building with cheap products… well, at least a little. Read More
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Willamette Valley’s The Mushroomery: Fungus Among Us

The Mushroomery is a family owned and operated mushroom farm located just outside Lebanon, Oregon. In their fourth year of operation, The Mushroomery is already very popular, and their mushroom products can be found at grocery stores and farmers markets from Portland to Eugene. Read More
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Street Art in Corvallis

Corvallis is a town full of artists, some conventional — some not. It is important to differentiate between...
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What’s Killing the Honeybee?

It’s a serial murder case with vanishing dead bodies and several suspects. It may sound like the premise...
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Is OSU Accessible for All?

Being in a wheelchair used to be a tremendous burden, but the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) made...
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