Organized Theft Rings Cost Oregon Retailers Millions, Legislators Consider Tough New Laws
Statewide, Oregon retailers face sophisticated theft rings that steal goods – electronics, jewelry and other merchandise – and...
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Corvallis Calendar: Wednesday and Thursday
Wednesday Employment Help. 2nd Floor Classroom, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis, OR. 10:00 a.m. – 12 p.m. Job-seekers...
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Government: Public Comment Deadline Approaches on Landfill, Wyse Seeks Trash Talk Budget Clarity, County Endorses Houselessness Relief Project
Talks Trash: It’s the final days of the Benton County Talks Trash work group, they only have two...
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Wyden, Rosenblum Vow to Fight Expected Ruling this Week Against Abortion Pill
The access of patients in Oregon and elsewhere to a federally approved abortion pill could be on the...
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OSU: Planned Parenthood President Talks Future of Abortion Access in Oregon, Friday
Amy Handler is President and CEO at Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon, and viewed as an impact-oriented reproductive...
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Oregon Revenue Launches New Tax Refund Tracker
The Oregon Department of Revenue has begun sending tax refunds and launched a website for Oregon taxpayers to...
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From Bad to Verse: The Time It Is a Changin’, Circular Argument, Visitors
Punch Line Vlad the Impaler likes to joke But his punchlines make me cry His favorite one begins,...
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Government: Wyse Takes City Council Questions on Justice Project Spending, Fees Decided for Right-of-Way and Low-Income Housing
How Much Businesses Will Pay for Right of Way: One much anticipated agenda item at the March 6...
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Willamette Valley Canola Controversy Stirs Again in Oregon’s Senate
The Oregon Legislature is addressing a 30-year controversy over a ban on Willamette Valley canola farming. On Wednesday,...
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OSU: New Dean for College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Tuba Özkan-Haller, an Oregon State University professor, noted international oceanography researcher, and leader of university research initiatives and...
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Caregivers Picket Oregon Dept. of Human Services Over Working Conditions
Ronda Martinez, a caregiver at the Oregon Department of Human Services, has endured injury after injury in her...
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Public Information on School Board Members Would Turn Private if New Law Passes
The Oregon School Board Association believes protecting school board members needs to be a priority, and House Bill...
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Corvallis Parent: We Look at Five Preschools, Weekend Childbirth Class Available, High Schoolers Could be Voting for School Board Members
The Corvallis Public School Board meets tonight at 6:30 pm, and their agenda includes an annual financial report,...
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Corvallis Social Justice: CDDC on the Need for Transformative Community Change, Local Fundraiser for Black Food Sovereignty, “We Go Where They Go” Book Talk
Back in mid-February, the 500 Women Scientists Corvallis Pod hosted a “Tap Talk” at Common Fields with Executive...
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Rape Survivors Want Stronger Voice in How Oregon Classifies Sex Offenders
Oregon Republican lawmakers and survivors of the notorious “jogger rapist” Richard Gillmore – who admitted to raping nine...
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PETA Launches Campaign Against OHSU for Using Live Pigs in Surgical Training
Three months after a national physicians group pressured Oregon Health & Science University to stop using live pigs...
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Corvallis Happenings: Thursday Afternoon to Friday Evening
Thursday Council Work Session. 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend City Council work sessions. This work...
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Government: City Council Endorses JSIP Tax, County Makes Management Changes, Shepherd Talks State of the City, Empowerment Grants Available
City Council Backs Justice Spending: The Corvallis City Council approved a resolution at their March 6 meeting supporting...
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