Entertainmental: November Moviesplosion
It’s weird to think that movie releases are still loaded into “seasons” based on attendance. But they are,...
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Philomath’s Two-Weekend Art Tour
In the 13th annual Philomath Open Studio Tour, local artists will open their studios for free, self-guided tours....
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Magic Barrel Takes Stage Friday
The always well-produced and well-received Magic Barrel makes its annual appearance this Friday at the Whiteside. Each year...
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Seismic School Readiness… Not So Much
In the four months since The New Yorker ran “The Really Big One,” an article predicting an almost...
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OSU Seeks Genome Project Funding
Oregon State University’s affable mascot Benny the Beaver is not usually seen pumping up scientists with his fantastic...
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Run, Hide, Fight
Emergency preparedness is a key tenet of life that has been hammered into the general public’s heads since...
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As the State Turns: All the Same Things, Expecting Different Results
State Ballot Measure Seeks to Ban Thing That Should Already Be Banned Despite federal bans on elephant testicles,...
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Mysteries of Protein: OSU Be Solving ‘Em
Perhaps you saw earlier in the year that scientists figured out how to “unfold” proteins (turning them back...
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CIA Drone Papers
Last week’s outing that close to 90 percent of people killed by US drone strikes are either unidentified...
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Linn-Benton Backwash: Waste, Bugs, and Homeless Kids
Fact: Dogs crap out of their butts. Other fact: The OSU College of Forestry and some local veterinarians...
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8 Days a Week…
Thursday, 15 Curtis Monette, Bombs Away Café, 2527 NW Monroe Ave. 8:30 p.m. Free It feels like it...
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Hard Truths: Truthy Bits
The Decline… er, Recline of Western Civilization The end is nigh. No, I’m not talking about “the Nae...
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Jail Levy Debate: Our Verdict
Benton County has been making the case for a new jail for years now, and their best chance...
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Winston Cornwall, Oregon Civil Rights Specialist
With a name more fitting for an old-world military general than a professor whose focus lies on civil...
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Board Games for Bernie Sanders
Shalimar Renee had an idea: take well-known board games and modify them to educate the public about political...
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Surprise Shocker: Drunk Students Have More Sex
Oregon State University’s researchers have had a calendar year of fantastic breakthroughs. They’ve discovered seaweed that tastes like...
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Locally Sourcing Your Pumpkiny Goodness
Halloween is in the air and it’s time for you to find a pumpkin, the heaviest fruit of...
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Battery Assumptions
I’m going to spread some crazy truth on you that the shady, cigar-chomping aristocrats of the lithium cell...
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