Local Tax Catastrophe: HP’s Big Win Hangs Benton County Out to Dry
On the Ides of May, Benton County was rocked by financial catastrophe. The Oregon Tax Court, ruling in...
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Calendar Picks of the Week!
Merry Inksters Open House. 845 1/2 NE Circle Blvd., Corvallis. June 7th 4 – 7 p.m. Tour...
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Meet Your OSU Meat: Open Fridays from 1 to 5:30 p.m. for Public Sales
Know thy meat processor. Sounds like a good, solid commandment that more carnivores should follow. For those who...
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Rape and Oregon: Welcome to the Third World
Nicholas Kristof, a Willamette Valley native, wrote an article published in The New York Times on Jan. 12,...
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Calendar Picks of the Week!
The Mutant Diaries. 116 NW 3rd St., Corvallis. May 31st 7 p.m. Seattle performer/composer Eva Moon faced an impossible...
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BFF Cupcakes: Mobile Cupcakery Hits Downtown in June
New York City, San Francisco, Portland, and finally, Corvallis. That’s right, we’ve hit the big time. Come June,...
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There’s Something in the Water: Corvallis Fluoridates… 75% of Oregon Doesn’t
Last week’s election results in Portland suggest the issue of fluoridated water remains one of the most contentious...
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First Annual Women’s Health Day
On Saturday, June 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Heart of the Valley Birth Center will host...
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New Issue: May 30th, 2013
In this week’s Corvallis Advocate… BFF Cupcakes: Mobile Cupcakery Hits Downtown in June Coops Be Crazy: Chicken Abodes...
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Changing Lives, One Tomato at a Time… 1: Acre, 7: Teen Workers, 200: Fed Daily
Each Saturday at 5 a.m., a small group of teenagers in Corvallis wake up with smiles on their...
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“Into Darkness” Delights and Disgusts
Star Trek. These two words don’t usually evoke images of fistfights and young 20-somethings brooding over drinks at...
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The Face in the Rearview Mirror
In your car or on your bike, if that face in your rearview mirror looks extremely angry, its...
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Shalimar Drinks, Shalimar Draws: Drink and Draw at the Majestic Theatre, June 5, 7:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.
I went to Drink and Draw. At the Majestic. I heard it was a place with no cover...
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Corvallis Water Management Focuses on Conservation
Five hundred researchers assembled last week in Bonn, Germany for the Global Water System Project Conference, “Water in...
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A Day in the Life of a Barista: Flavor, Timing, and How to Measure Your Day in Trees
It’s 5:15 a.m., and 28-year-old Garrett Esary is just rolling out of bed. He may or may not...
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Culture Fail: High School Bombings Are Not Video Games, Mr. Haroldson
From an early age, American school children begin to be indoctrinated with several ideas about where they live,...
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Coops Be Crazy: Chicken Abodes Inspire Creativity and Craftsmanship
One Oregonian trait I’ve always been in awe of is craftsmanship coupled with determination. Activities I would consider...
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