Willamette Valley Takes on GMOs… Maybe. But Are They Just Sheep in Wolves’ Clothing?
Gene flow is not a new problem for American agriculture—farmers have been facing it for, well, as long...
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Jacob Young’s Sci Fi Reboot: Performance-Based Fiction Brings Robots, Myth Animals to Life
With his debut novel There is a Place in the Throat that has No Voice, 8:0:8, Portland author...
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Authors Who Call Corvallis Home: Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Young Adult… From Mountaineering to Sci Fi and More
Corvallis has no shortage of resident authors—not to mention well-published ones. Here are a few recently published books...
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Artist Profile: Laurel Thompson
Having relocated to Portland, Corvallis ex-expatriate and artist Laurel Thompson does our entire state an honor with her...
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Novelist Profile: Alison Clement… Meet Her Through Her Work
Corvallis novelist Alison Clement says the best place to meet a writer is through their work. In fact,...
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After Measure 81 Defeat, Oregon Bans Gillnetting Anyway: Pitting Commercial Fishermen Against Recreational
This past November, Oregonians voted on Measure 81, which would have banned the use of gillnets to harvest...
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Governor Kitzhaber Rushes Legislature to Secure Nike’s Oregon Expansion
Governor John Kitzhaber called a special session of the legislature Friday to woo Nike into expanding in Oregon....
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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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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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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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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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Corvallis Curiosity: Hungry, Hungry Beaver
This big hunk of beaver-chewed tree may have thought it would find refuge at Schaefer’s Recreation Equipment Co....
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Artful Ink Forever: Corvallis Tattoo Parlor Round-up
One of the earliest forms of self-expression, the tattoo has been an ongoing theme for human beings the...
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Hybrid and Electric Cars: The Good, the Bad, and the Surprisingly Wasteful
As evidenced by their numbers, the Toyota Prius is by far the most popular, with over one million...
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Oh Christmas Tree: Land Use, Environment, & the Oregon Economy
Every year the environmentally conscience amongst us debate the “greenness” of buying a Christmas tree from a farm...
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