Oregon Lawmakers Weigh New Utility Regulations, Consumer Cost Protections May 9, 2025Legislators are considering at least six bills this session aimed at curbing spending from private, investor-owned monopoly utilities...8 mins read
Library’s Random Review this Month Explores Verghese’s The Covenant of Water May 9, 2025Sunita Vasdev, a Corvallis educator, fundraiser and community advocate, will review Abraham Verghese’s The Covenant of Water: A...1 min read
Corvallis Calendar: Friday to Friday, May 9 to 16 May 9, 2025Friday, May 9 Cindy Ingram. Giustina and Murdoch Galleries, LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St, Corvallis. 8...42 mins read
Oregon Bill Taxing Big Tech to Pay for Local News Advances, Meta Threatens Newspapers May 7, 2025A bill that would require large tech companies to compensate newsrooms for the local journalism on platforms like...4 mins read
OSU’s Morgan Quinn Ross Explores Tech and The Digital Self May 7, 2025Morgan Ross is a new tenure-track professor at the College of Liberal Arts’ School of Communication. His research focuses...2 mins read
Oregon to Resume Electric Vehicle Rebates, Here’s the Details May 7, 2025The wait is over , state officials have announced they will reopen the popular Oregon Clean Vehicle Rebate...2 mins read
Upcoming Blood Drives! Please do This! May 7, 2025If you’re a regular Advocate reader, you’re accustomed to the nagging – we really-really want you to donate...1 min read
The Arts Center this Month: Wildfire and Water and Nine Artists, plus Upcoming Classes May 6, 2025The Arts Center, or TAC, brings nine artistic views of wildfire and water to their Main Gallery this...4 mins read
DC Report: Your Senators Futures, LGBTQ+ Rights, Disappearing Humans, And Lots More May 6, 2025Speculation heightened last week over Sen. Jeff Merkley’s coming decision to seek reelection or not next year. This...18 mins read
Oregon Bill Would Stop Bans on Manufactured Homes, Help Renters Too May 6, 2025A bill making its way through the Oregon Legislature would prevent new planned communities from banning manufactured and...2 mins read
Northwest Electricity Demand Forecast to Double in the next 20 Years May 6, 2025Demand for electricity in the Northwest could double by 2046, according to a new energy forecast from regional...3 mins read
Advocate Endorsement: Al-Abdrabbuh for Corvallis School Board, Here’s Why May 2, 2025These are tumultuous times, and we believe the wellbeing of our community’s children is best served by Sami...5 mins read
Pet Day Returns Saturday! Veterinary College Invites All Corvallis May 2, 2025Pet Day at OSU’s Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine is happening from 10 am to 3 pm Saturday,...2 mins read
Oregon School Funding Threatened by U.S. Dept. Of Education May 2, 2025Oregon education leaders say they’re already following federal student privacy laws in response to an ultimatum from the...3 mins read
May Day Protests Make it to Oregon’s Capitol May 2, 2025Hundreds of Oregonians marched through the blocks surrounding the Oregon State Capitol in Salem on Thursday to celebrate...2 mins read
Oregon Lawmakers Consider Banning Book Bans at Libraries and Schools May 2, 2025Oregon lawmakers are taking steps to protect access to library materials written by diverse authors or that include...2 mins read
Corvallis Calendar: Friday to Friday, May 2-9 May 2, 2025Friday, May 2 Be A RockStar for Kids. Virtual Event. 8 am – 5 pm. Old Mill Center...45 mins read
Corvallis Ranks in Top 10 Nationally for Apartment Construction, Affordability Still Troubling April 30, 2025Last week, city officials took a victory lap, issuing a press release about Corvallis’ new ranking nationally for...2 mins read