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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Linn-Benton Backwash March 1, 2017Remember the homeless man who was found dead last September? Two Corvallis dudes who go by Roy Edwards...1 min read
Linn-Benton Backwash February 22, 2017After being blinded by Ryan Lochte’s obnoxious silver hair, I had almost forgotten that swimming was even a...1 min read
Linn-Benton Backwash February 15, 2017If you live in Linn or Benton counties, cover your noise, avert your eyes, and sew your mouth...1 min read
Linn-Benton Backwash February 8, 2017Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Nope, it’s a cool-looking truck-tank thing and the Benton County...1 min read
Linn-Benton Backwash February 1, 2017So… on the 25th, a naked guy ran into the UPS store on Philomath Boulevard in Corvallis. At...1 min read
Linn-Benton Backwash January 25, 2017The Board of Trustees at our beloved OSU have voted to pull the school’s investments completely out of...1 min read
Linn-Benton Backwash January 18, 2017First off, let me state that there’s nothing funny about violence. Except for slapstick, but that’s different. However,...1 min read
Linn-Benton Backwash January 11, 2017Weather update: it’s cold out. Also, a big shout-out to Mother Nature for letting it snow enough to...1 min read
Linn-Benton Backwash January 4, 2017As you may know by now, one of my favorite things on Earth are the polling ads on...1 min read