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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?
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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 through Corvallis’ website or through, for example, Oregon’s Sierra Club chapter?
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The Odd World of Art Robinson
Republican Art Robinson wants the congressional seat and his currently locked in a lackluster, albeit slightly comical, battle with Peter DeFazio to obtain it.
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Food Stamps Taking Medical Marijuana Use Into Consideration
Those who qualify for permanent disability, or are already receiving social security benefits, are permitted to include the cost of obtaining a state-issued license, growing the plants, or purchasing marijuana when applying for food stamps.
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The Reality of Remakes
A look into why Hollywood makes so many sequels and remakes, as well as the historical roots of this phenomenon.
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How Verizon’s “Share Everything Plan” is an Excuse to Back Out of What You Signed Up For
If you’re wondering what’s going on with your Verizon plan as of late, you’re not the only one. Starting June 28th, Verizon has effectively ended its unlimited data plan, even for grandfathered users.
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The “Fast and Furious” Debacle: Blame to be Shared
The ongoing Fast and Furious debacle has been an overblown and distorted mess.
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Should Oregon Alcohol Sales be Privatized?
Oregon is now the only alcohol “control state” on the west coast. Should it privatize the wholesale and retail of alcohol?
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Culture Fail: Is Santorum Really Out?
The only thing sadder that Rick Santorum’s “war” on porn is that a certain percentage of Americans actually take him seriously
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The Corvallis Commute
Corvallis already offers a free bus system within city limits. If you’re commuting into town, however, the options begin to dwindle.
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The Pagan Next Door
Let me introduce myself: I am the pagan next door. NO, I am not a Satanist! Sorry to be a little defensive, but we have had a bad rap in the last 1600 years. We really are very nice people. You may actually know some of us in the community and not realize we are pagans. Most of us are still in the broom closet.
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This Dude’s Perspective on Women’s Day
One of my biggest goals as a dad is to take the time to show my daughter that the world offers unlimited possibilities for her. Admittedly, that’s not always easy to do.