Senator Wyden Co-Sponsors Fuel Market Protection Legislation
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) co-sponsored legislation introduced by Maria Cantwell (D-WA) that would significantly increase transportation fuel market...
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Oregon’s Homebuyer ‘Love Letters’ Ban Violates Freedom of Speech, Judge Rules
U.S. District Judge Marco Hernandez has ended a ban on so-called love letters that prospective homebuyers can send...
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From Bad to Verse: Game of Life, Fear of Heights, Notes on Conformity
Reflexive My hands act quickly to respond Such versatility But with reflexes always come Great response ability ...
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OP-ED: I’ve Been a Benton County Commissioner, Here’s Why I’m Voting Higgins
My name is Anne Schuster. I served as a Benton County Commissioner from 2015 to 2019, and I...
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How to Beat Record Gas Prices
Maybe by now you’ve all made adjustments to your gas consumption since prices have gone up in March....
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Brown Steps Up Against Formula Price Gouging
Governor Kate Brown issued a proclamation declaring an abnormal market disruption due to the baby formula shortage in the United...
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Tracking Your Oregon Ballot
With the May 17 elections inching ever closer, it’s about time for voters to start checking the status...
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CHEERS & JEERS: Oregon Music and Poetry… And Unfree Speech
EEKS AND SHUDDERS in preparation for tomorrow’s fire evacuation drills. You see, Benton County will be having a...
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CSD Bond Program Reaches Important Milestone
The final contract for the Harding Center/College Hill project was approved by the Corvallis School Board this month,...
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CTS Buses Still Low on Drivers
If there seem to be fewer buses on the road these days, there are. A shortage in bus...
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Energy Trust Providing Rebuilding Incentives for Wildfire Victims
May 9 brought good news for Oregonians who lost their homes in the wildfires over the last few...
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Wyden Supports Better Paid Wildfire Fighters
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden this week joined colleagues from both parties in urging federal officials to establish a...
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Weekly Covid Update – May 5, 2022
May 5, 2022 Benton County: New Cases: 220, Cumulative Cases: 15,931, Cumulative Deaths: 70 Oregon: New Cases: 7,982,...
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Real Estate Update: Low Inventory, Higher Interest Rates Affect Mid-Valley
In Corvallis, the median asking price for houses currently on the market is $560,000 which includes a low...
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Early Voting Lags for 2022 Primary
Oregon voters are holding onto their ballots longer this year than they have in recent primary elections. A...
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Corvallis Schedules Community Evacuation Exercise, May 14
On Saturday, May 14, emergency management authorities in Corvallis and Benton County will hold an evacuation drill for...
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As Summer Plans are Made, Alaska Airlines Pilots Authorize Strike Vote
If it’s felt like things are going back to some level of normalcy for summer travel, don’t hold...
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OSU Panel on Future of Roe v. Wade
Oregon State University experts will discuss the recently leaked draft decision from the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the...
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