Corvallis Teen Sues Oregon DHS in Class-Action April 16, 2019Today, a class-action lawsuit was filed against the Oregon Department of Human Services, and much of the complaint...4 mins read
Rep. DeFazio Sets Healthcare Town Hall, Wednesday April 15, 2019If you have feelings about Medicare for All proposals, or anything else healthcare related, our congressman, Democrat Peter...2 mins read
New Oregon Secretary of State Clarno – Firings, Resignations, Accusations April 15, 2019When Oregon Secretary of State Dennis Richardson died earlier this year, Bev Clarno was tapped to fill his...1 min read
Public Hearing on County Budget, 4 pm, Wed. April 15, 2019Benton County’s biennial budgeting process kicks off this week with the first of two public hearings slated on...1 min read
Guggenheim Recipient Cassils at LaSells, Wed, 6 pm April 14, 2019How our little university town scored a talk from Guggenheim Fellowship recipient Cassils is anyone’s guess, but they...1 min read
OHA Considers Opioids and Alternatives April 14, 2019The Oregon Health Authority could expand Medicaid coverage for opioids by 2020. The increased access would be for...1 min read
Corvallis’ Fortson First Non-Binary Rep in U.S. April 13, 2019Brandy Fortson has announced that they are set to be the first non-binary person to hold elected office in the...1 min read
Oregonians’ Income Grows – Disparity Increases Too April 13, 2019Oregonians have been getting a raise according to a report out this week from 24/7 Wall St. “Personal...1 min read
Oregon’s Week in Racism: Elected Officials Edition April 12, 2019Oregon has a thing with electing racist politicians. Oregon State Senator Dennis Linthicum (R, Klamath Falls) has come under...2 mins read
Governor Proposes PERS Fixes April 12, 2019Today, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown released her plan to deal with the state’s financially troubled public pension system,...3 mins read
Darkside Films Announced: April 12 to 18 April 11, 2019PARTNER VENUE CONTENT: An independent cinema that self effacingly says of itself… We suck less! Advocateers have been known...1 min read
Advocate Starts Daily News Service April 11, 2019Early in January, we began quietly posting daily news online. Now that we’ve established a sort of rhythm...3 mins read
Homeless Camp Sites Flood, Winter Shelter Closed Last Week April 11, 2019The Willamette and Marys Rivers both overflowed their banks on the night of April 9, and at Shawala Point, where the two rivers converge, the...2 mins read
La Familia Cider Wins Corvallis Shark Tank Competition April 11, 2019Representatives from six regional start-up businesses pitched their brands to a panel of entrepreneurs at the Willamette Innovators Network’s...3 mins read
Author Dana Frank Speaks, Thurs, 7 pm April 10, 2019Dana Frank’s The Long Honduran Night is the story of resistance, repression, and US involvement in Honduras after the violent...1 min read
Misinformation & Online News Workshop, 6 pm Wednesday April 10, 2019 Learn strategies for identifying misinformation and disinformation in news media during this interactive workshop. Participants will be able...1 min read
Two Corvallis Students Scam Apple, Face Fed Charges in iPhone Fraud April 9, 2019Yangyang Zhou and Quan Jiang were studying engineering at Oregon State University and Linn Benton Community College when...1 min read
Ninkasi Sells Majority Stake to New Conglomerate April 9, 2019Ninkasi Brewing co-founder Nikos Ridge has been a vociferous critic of craft breweries selling to corporations like Anheuser-Busch...1 min read
