New Issue: December 20th, 2012
In this week’s Corvallis Advocate… Governor Kitzhaber Rushes Legislature to Secure Nike’s Oregon Expansion Walmart Update: The Monster...
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Corvallis’ Landfill Produces Local Electricity: Updates on the Horizon?
The Coffin Butte Resource Project has been utilizing gas from the Coffin Butte Landfill to generate local electricity...
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Zoommers Chocolates Blend Energy and Activism
Everyone is looking for a little extra energy while trying to avoid the dreaded caffeine crash. Zoommers, a...
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What’s a Forest to Do?: As McDonald’s Timber Revenues Fall, Recreation Rises
The McDonald-Dunn Forest overlooking Corvallis is a part of the fabric of the community, so quiet and benign...
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Peace Seedlings: Andean Roots Take Hold in Corvallis
While the warm winter season has seemed odd to many of us, it’s been a great boon for...
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Veganizing Your Holiday: Delicious Meals, No Animal Products Necessary
Let me preface with this: I am kind of vegan. When I’m at home, unless I am busting...
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Culture Fail: Let’s Plant Giant Invasive Flammable Reeds in Oregon!
Picture this: A plant that can grow four inches in a single day and reach 30 feet in...
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New Issue: December 13th, 2012
In this week’s Corvallis Advocate… Drain Blockage Leads to Major Flooding Issues for Corvallis OSU: Trial and Error...
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Picks of the Week!
2 Towns Ciderhouse Presents: FLOATER with 30 Pound Test, December 14th, 8 – 11:30 p.m. Grammy-nominated Floater returns to grace...
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Culture Fail: Apocalypse XCVIIX…
Despite the fact that we have harnessed the atom, forged beautiful works of art, and wrought wonders from...
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Chinuk Wawa: A Local Oregon Tribe’s Efforts to Save a Dying Language
Spend enough time in the Pacific Northwest and you’ll come across unusual place-names: Cultus Creek, Moolack Lake, Tyee...
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Artist Profile: Helvi Smith
In my paintings, the red is green. The purple is green and the white is also green. How can that be? Practically all the paint I use is leftover...
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5 Bicycle-Based Business Ideas for Corvallis: Green Ideas for a Bike-Friendly City
As we approach the year’s end, many of us full of ideas—yet even more of us fed up...
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Mountain Biking in Corvallis’ Rainy Winter: Easier—and More Fun—Than You Think!
Interested in mountain biking but wary of Corvallis’ wet, dreary winters? Considering the really good weather doesn’t kick...
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Corvallis’ Little-known BMX Park Sees Major Improvements
Chad DeMers is a man on a mission. An avid mountain biker, he wants to make biking accessible...
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Earthquakes in Corvallis? The Willamette Valley is Due for a Big One
In 2011, Corvallis ranked as one of the safest cities in the US, so far as the effects...
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Sick Town’s Sk8 Crazy Nights Proves a Raucous Season Closer
On Saturday, December 8th, Corvallis’ roller derby league, the Sick Town Derby Dames, closed out their season with...
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OSU: Trial and Error Goes Digital – Testing Without Breaking Stuff
Here’s the scenario: You have a great idea for a new flying contraption. Everything looks good on paper....
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