Culture Fail – Dehumanizing the Enemy
A look at the effects of racism, and dehumanizing that lead to terrible events like the recent shooting in a Wisconsin that left 7 people dead. Read More
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Author Event: Kristy Athens at Grass Roots Books & Music – August 11
Author Kristy Athens and her husband Michael are coming to Grass Roots Books & Music to show off...
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Historic Homes Trolley Tour – Saturdays
Trolley tours of historic neighborhoods are offered every Saturday in August this summer....
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Bard in the Quad Presents “The Taming of the Shrew” – August 8-12 & 15-19
The updated version of this play is family friendly and tweaked for a modern audience. Read More
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Ladies in the Fields – August 9
Slow food Corvallis and Tyee Wine Cellars invite you to their event Ladies in the Fields. The evening...
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Majestic Marks Year 99…. Previews Its Upcoming Season
The Majestic Theatre marks its 99th year with a public reception Friday, August 3, 2012 in their historic South Lobby. Also, they have previewed their upcoming season for us at The Advocate. Read More
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OSU Students Break Body Barriers
When Tiffany Schmidt and Danielle White met up for a night of simply hanging out and snapping photos, they decided it would be fun to enter a modeling competition Read More
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Oregonian Olympic Athletes
According to The Oregonian and The Statesman Journal, over 40 athletes from around the world and the United States have been identified as having Oregon ties. Among these athletes, 29 of them -- that’s 5 percent of the nation’s 529 Read More
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The Local Farms Versus Wal-Mart
As part of Wal-Mart’s new image, they plan to get 100% of their groceries from local farmers by 2017. They plan to invest money into the local farms in order to make them big enough for the demand, but is having Wal-Mart’s hand in your land such a good thing? Read More
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Making your Amtrak train ride less stressful
Here in the northwest we have easy access to the Amtrak trains that can take us anywhere from...
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Happy Trails, Corvallis’s only local record store
Happy Trails, Corvallis’ only local record store, is a treasure shop of music and knowledge. Read More
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Culture Fail—Will the Trailblazers ever get it right? Guest Writer Cristina Himka
First the Portland Trailblazers passed on Michael Jordan in 1984 and then they passed on Kevin Durant in 2007. Our beloved basketball team could have had two Olympic basketball players scoring more points than most players and instead we got stuck with Sam Bowie and Greg Oden. Read More
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Have You Emailed Your City Counselor? – Your Private Information Is Now More Public than You Think
Have you ever sent an email to a Corvallis City Council member or maybe even the Mayor either...
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembrance Event August 8
Families and friends are invited to share in a day or remembrance and respect for the victims of...
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Drink and Draw at the Majestic Theatre – August 7
What started as a collection of a few artists earlier this year has blossomed into an extremely popular...
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