Occupy Corvallis: May Day Labor Solidarity Fair

What does a five-foot, blue and purple disembodied ear have to do with May Day? Quite a lot, according to Occupy Corvallis, who will be launching its Radical Listening Project on Sunday April 29 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. in Corvallis’ Central Park as part of the May Day Solidarity Fair in support of workplace rights and economic justice sponsored by a coalition of local groups. Read More
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CARDV Raises Awareness with Denim Day

As part of its awareness activities for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence (CARDV) is inviting the community to help raise awareness about sexual violence by wearing jeans on April 27th—Denim Day. Read More
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Oregon’s Bats Face Uncertain Future

It's been called the largest wildlife die-off in living memory. A deadly disease called White-Nose Syndrome has killed an estimated six million bats on the East Coast, and it's headed west to Oregon. Read More
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Road Rage: Bikes and Cars Battle

Traffic laws were not written for bicycles. That’s not just a mantra for militant bicycle advocates. It’s a basic fact. Bicycles are tacked to the vehicle code as an afterthought. The law reads, “Every person riding a bicycle upon a public way is subject to the provisions applicable to and has the same rights and duties as the driver of any other vehicle.” Read More
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MyDeathSpace.com: Where the Internet Goes to Die

A website called MyDeathSpace.com is making dying today a whole lot more public. The site is basically an archive of the dead, from celebrities like the recently deceased Whitney Huston to the everyday deaths of people around the world. Read More
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That Tingling Feeling: First International ASMR Day

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (colloquially referred to simply as the "brain tingles") is not officially recognized as a condition by the medical community, but there is a rapidly-growing contingent of us online, swapping videos of people doing nothing more than quietly telling each other what's going on in their lives. Read More
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Corvallis Farmers’ Market opens Saturday

It’s time to celebrate locally grown food, community and the arrival of spring. The opening of the 32-week outdoor farmers’ market season follows right on the heels of a 14-week indoor market season at the fairgrounds, leaving only six weeks without farmers’ markets. Read More
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