OSU Food: Why Hide the Healthy Stuff?
The two articles below are excerpts from more in-depth pieces (check out the links at the end of...
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A Corvallis Curiosity: Unexpected Art
Next time you’re in the market for tiles, stop by Mid-Valley Tile to peruse the selection, as well...
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Brides Against Breast Cancer: Buy Your Wedding Gown and Support Local Breast Cancer Programs
Are you in the market for a wedding gown? Want that gown to really mean something? Brides Against...
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Get Ready for Jr. Roller Derby’s First Bout: Candy Stripers Take On the Cinder Kittens
On Feb. 9, the Corvallis/Albany junior roller derby team, the Candy Stripers, will skate in its first official...
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Mistletoe in Oregon: Forest Robber or Robin Hood?
Mistletoes, or “tree thieves” as they are known to some, are a diverse group of parasitic flowering plants...
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OSU’s Newest Prof, Dr. Sara Robinson: And Why We Love Spalting
Sara Robinson is not your typical Oregon State University assistant professor—as the newest member of OSU’s Department of...
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Oregon’s Flu Severity On the Rise: CDC Says, Get Your Flu Shot
While it hasn’t yet hit the West Coast in full force, Oregon residents should be aware that this...
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Picks of the Week!
Corvallis’ 5th Annual Culinary Week, January 20 – 26 Stop by a select number of restaurants downtown to...
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The Riots: Occupy the Dance Floor at Sub Zero’s New Event Series
Big things are happening for the local music scene, folks! This past weekend I was able to sit...
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How Much is Too Much? Hoarding Is Officially a Disorder
Thanks to reality television, there has been a spotlight on hoarders lately. And you can expect a new...
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Beat the Winter Blues with Corvallis’ New Swing and Blues Weekend
Swing and blues converge from Friday, Jan. 25 to Sunday, Jan. 27 in a weekend of social dancing...
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Day in the Life: Scott Kruger, Corvallis’ Food Service Inspector
When you head to a local restaurant, do you worry that you might get food poisoning? Probably not...
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Corvallis’ Transportation Program Specialist Weighs In: What the Heck Are Sharrows?
Shared lane markings convey the message that motorists and bicyclists must share the road—a concept particularly apropos to...
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Local Book Reading: Enough is Enough: Rob Dietz and Dan O’Neill Take on a Flailing Economy
Enough Is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources by Corvallis author Rob Dietz...
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OSU’s Literary Northwest Series: Free Readings by Local Poets
Oregon State University’s Literary Northwest Series will host a reading from local poets Clemens Starck and John Daniel...
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Culture Fail: Oregon’s Highway 20: The Canary in the Coal Mine?
There’ve been so many problems with the Highway 20 “improvement” project between Philomath and Eddyville over the last...
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OSU Students to Win Union Representation: State Recognizes Graduate Students as Employees
This month, the Oregon Employment Relations Board (ERB) ruled that all graduate student workers shall lawfully be considered...
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Food Carts in Corvallis: Are They Really That Hard to Start?
It’s 2:15 a.m., bars have closed, and you need a taco. Your friend wants fried rice with kimchi....
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