Government: City Equity and Diversity Boards Set for Restructure, New Planning Commissioners Being Sought
City Mulls Equity, Diversity Boards: At their April 3 meeting, councilors will consider new plans to focus the...
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State Legislature’s BIPOC Caucus Release Sweeping Agenda
The Oregon Legislature’s 17-member Black, Indigenous and People of Color Caucus released an agenda Wednesday that includes a...
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Oregon Food Bank Emptying, Lawmakers Add $7.5 Million of Help
The Legislature soon will send $7.5 million to the Oregon Food Bank as hundreds of thousands of Oregonians...
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OSU Research: Your Cancer Could be Detected by a New Handheld Device
Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Engineering have developed a handheld sensor that tests perspiration for...
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Corvallis Calendar: Friday Afternoon to Monday Evening
Friday, March 31 Spring Arts Carnival. The Arts Center, 700 SW Madison Ave., Corvallis. 12 p.m. – 4 p.m....
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Corvallis Parent: Afterschool Enrichments We Love, State Mulls Local School Board Autonomy, Budget Angst, New Cheldelin Principal, Messy Fun Parent-Child Art Class
With Spring Break winding down, the final stretch of the school year starts coming into focus – and...
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Corvallis Social Justice: Community Care & COVID Safety, Corvallis Against Fascism Field Guide & History
As the ongoing reality of a deadly and mass disabling pandemic continues to be individually, socially, and systemically...
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Oregon’s Hospital Association and Unions Reach Compromise on Staffing Bill
Oregon’s hospital industry and key unions have been wrangling over legislation on health care staffing since February. The...
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Oregon Senate Passes $210 Million Bill for Semiconductor Industry
The state Senate on Wednesday passed the Oregon CHIPS Act, a move intended to bolster the state’s ability...
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Corvallis Calendar: Thursday Afternoon to Friday Evening
Thursday, March 30 Spring Break Family Movie – Minions: The Rise of Gru. Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 NW...
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Government: Workgroup Has No Opinion on Landfill Expansion, Will Hold Open House, and Drop-in Center Seeks to Provide 24/7 Services
Workgroup Has No Opinion on Landfill Expansion: The Benton County Trash Talks Solid Waste Workgroup will be hosting...
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Corvallis Science & Nature: Whale Watch Week, Tree Habitats Shifting, Plankton and Climate Science Pub
Whale Watch Week is Back As reliably as the first flowers, the gray whale migration is back on...
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Dozens Testify Against Oregon Firearms Bill, Claim it Circumvents Courts
The gun debate played out on Monday in the Senate Judiciary Committee, with Oregonians at odds over whether...
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Guest Commentary: Time to Shine a Light on Taxes of Big Corporations in Oregon
In the current legislative session, as is the case every session, corporate lobbyists are hard at work trying...
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Corvallis Calendar: Wednesday Afternoon to Friday Evening
Wednesday, March 29 Spring Break Family Movie – Encanto. Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, 645 NW Monroe Ave., Corvallis. 1:00...
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Corvallis Business: Agility Robotics’ New Workaday Robot, Bodhi Bakery Growing, Kotek’s Local Visit, and Your Business Events Calendar
Judging from what has Corvallis social media most abuzz this week, our shared community is downright freakishly hungry...
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Oregon School Aren’t Required to Communicate About Threats, State Lawmakers May Change That
Locking doors. Slamming window blinds. Teachers telling students to be quiet and hide under desks. As Rep. Ricki...
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OSU Research: Endangered Resident Whales Have Fewer Salmon to Eat, Health Suffering
As a key food supply declines, the endangered population of Southern Resident killer whales, known to frequent the...
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