Linn Sheriff Mueller, and Just What Is Posse Comitatus?: The False Dichotomy of Gun Control
The ongoing gun control debate in this country sometimes seems like a cross between an episode of The...
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Tuition Equity for Undocumented Students in Oregon: Growing Our Educated Workforce
Currently, undocumented immigrants who wish to attend college in Oregon State are required to pay out-of-state tuition, regardless...
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Shipping Midwest Coal Through Oregon: Albany Fights Back
If coal and shipping companies get their way, Oregon’s Coos Bay, along with four other Pacific Northwest ports,...
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ODOT’s High-Speed Passenger Trains: Coming to the Willamette Valley?
The Oregon Department of Transportation is currently working on a plan to bring high-speed passenger trains to one...
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USDA Offers New Microloans to Small Farmers
If you’ve ever considered starting your own farm but lack the financial resources necessary to translate your dream...
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The Furry Underbelly of Groundhog Day: A Crazy Tradition’s Historical Roots
Groundhog Day seems so clear cut: adorable, hibernation-weary marmot is prodded from his den on Feb. 2, and...
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Ski Options: All Bundled Up, and Here’s Where to Go!… The Best, the Closest, and the Least Expensive
One of the great things about living in Oregon is the accessibility of the outdoors and the natural...
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May Day Festival Fundraiser Concert: Six Local Bands on February 2nd
Corvallis’ May Day festival began twenty-one years ago, when a small group of friends gathered to dance around...
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Trash Disposal in Corvallis 40 Years Out: Not Your Problem? Actually, It Is
Forty years may be a long ways away, but it’ll arrive soon enough. And when it does, Coffin...
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Gun Control in Oregon: There Really Isn’t Much
In Oregon, there are few laws or licenses that might be considered “gun control.” No permits are required...
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Nation’s First Utility-Scale Wave Energy: Newport’s New Pacific Marine Energy Center
Newport, Oregon will be the nation’s first utility-scale wave energy test site, the Oregon State University-based Northwest National...
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Southtown Bike Path’s Slow Progress
The bike lane between downtown and Southtown has inched ever so slightly closer to completion. Last year Corvallis...
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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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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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The Tiny Home Revolution: Living Big in a Tiny Space
Even before Thoreau wrote of his experiences at Walden Pond, people knew that downsizing can be an important...
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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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