Parkour to the People: Evasion Training Catches On in Oregon February 28, 2013Parkour, a non-competitive embodiment of sport, discipline, and philosophy, has been around for more than 20 years but...1 min read
New ‘Super Hot’ Nuclear Facility at OSU: Testing Safer, More Efficient Technology February 28, 2013OSU recently began construction on a $4.8 million test facility for a new “super hot” nuclear reactor that...1 min read
Picks of the Week! February 28, 2013Chocolate Fantasy 2013, March 1, 7 p.m. Join the Arts Center, at Corvallis’ CH2M Hill Alumni Center, in...1 min read
A Corvallis Advocate Haiku February 28, 2013cats are small earthquakes nothing is safe on a shelf fuzzy four point nines by Lana Jones...1 min read
Culture Fail: Victory for Free Public Access to Research February 28, 2013An important victory was won for Open Access advocates last week with an announcement from the Office of...1 min read
SolBus: Corvallis Residents’ Mission to ‘Solarize Ghana’ February 28, 2013It was once a traditional yellow school bus, conveying schoolchildren to and from their Albany schools. Now, owing...3 mins read
It’s Ocean’s 50th at Fireworks Restaurant: Music, Dancing, and Art by Alan Kapuler February 28, 2013For those Corvallisites who crave local eats and fine food and drink, get ready to celebrate—March 6th is...1 min read
Buying Locally-Grown Organic Seeds: Sustainable Gardening in Corvallis February 28, 2013Spring is coming and with the longer days and budding trees farmers and home gardeners alike are planning...1 min read
Goodwill’s Abuse of Disabled Workers: Bloated Corporate Salaries and Underpaid Employees February 28, 2013Like countless others, I have memories of Goodwill that go back about as far as I can remember....2 mins read
Linn Sheriff Mueller, and Just What Is Posse Comitatus?: The False Dichotomy of Gun Control February 28, 2013The ongoing gun control debate in this country sometimes seems like a cross between an episode of The...4 mins read
New City Council Members One Month In: Penny York and Bruce Sorte Weigh in On Their Recent Experiences February 28, 2013This past January 7th, Corvallis’ newest crop of elected officials took office—Penny York and Bruce Sorte are each...2 mins read
Stink Bugs vs. Wasps: OSU Pits Pest Against Pest February 28, 2013Hidden deep in the shadows, seeking refuge from winter’s chill, an invader may be lurking in your attic....1 min read
Rise of the Military Drone: Fall of Due Process? February 21, 2013Drones like the Predator, Global Hawk, Solar Eagle, and Reaper are to the War on Terror as the...3 mins read
The Majestic and a New Corvallis Standard: Ascending to New Cultural Heights? February 21, 2013There is nothing new about a news organization outing someone like Corey Pearlstein trying to intimidate its supporters...1 min read
corVallis Vanities: Comics by Jack Compere February 21, 2013Please give a hearty welcome to Corvallis’ own comic artist, Jack Compere! His corVallis Vanities previously appeared in...1 min read
Going the Way of the Polaroid: What Do Smartphones and Instagram Mean for the Future of Photography? February 21, 2013When I got on the Instagram bandwagon a year or two ago, I was among the hoards of...4 mins read
The Tesla Goes Mainstream: An Electric Revolution February 21, 2013This year, Automobile Magazine and Motor Trend’s Car of the Year may be more noticed for the features...5 mins read
The BIG Book Sale Cometh: To the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library February 21, 2013A certain set of people have been eagerly—downright gleefully—anticipating this weekend’s Friends of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library...1 min read
