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City Councilor Races
The Advocate talks to the Corvallis City Council candidates Read More
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Obvious as a House
Many Corvallis workers live outside city as prices send them fleeing Read More
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Corvallis City Councilor Biff Traber Announces Run for Mayor
Corvallis City Councilor for Ward 8 and council vice president, Biff Traber threw his name into the election...
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LBCC Abandons Washington Park Pursuit
Linn-Benton Community College (LBCC) has been aiming to expand their Benton Center campus in Corvallis to accommodate more...
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Could it Be True? More Student Housing Coming: Campus Crest Approved By City
The big decision for the Campus Crest project finally came in tonight, and a healthy crowd of those for and opposed to the development showed up to learn the outcome. Read More
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Kenny Davidson Running for Corvallis Ward 5 City Council
Kenny Davidson of Corvallis has announced his plan to run for a seat on the city council representing Ward 5 Read More
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State of the City: 2014
Corvallis leaders speak out on opportunities and challenges Read More
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New City Council Members One Month In: Penny York and Bruce Sorte Weigh in On Their Recent Experiences
This past January 7th, Corvallis’ newest crop of elected officials took office—Penny York and Bruce Sorte are each...
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Food Carts in Corvallis: Are They Really That Hard to Start?
It’s 2:15 a.m., bars have closed, and you need a taco. Your friend wants fried rice with kimchi....
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Local Candidates Speak Up!: Corvallis City Councilors and Benton County Commissioners
November’s election means a great deal to our community—the Corvallis Advocate asked each of our local candidates (running opposed) a series of questions concerning their relevant personal and political views. Read More
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Culture Fail: Corvallis Could Have Stopped Walmart
There were two ways Corvallis could have stopped Walmart from building in town and city officials overlooked both—or maybe they just didn’t care. Read More
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Cleaning Up Our Bike Lanes: Help Dan Crall of Corvallis Pedicab Keep Local Cyclists Safe from Debris
Glass and other roadside garbage can pose serious hazards for cyclists. Crall developed portable sweeping set-ups for cyclists to carry on their daily rides to help rid bike lanes of potentially dangerous trash. Read More
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Who Wants to Bag the Ban?
In the next year, Corvallis will begin to see changes in their local shopping stores due to the...
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Bag Ban: Culture. . . Fail? Win? You Decide
The recent ban of plastic bags by the city council has polarized our town. Some are applauding the...
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I Pledge Allegiance…
Corvallis resident Bruce Harmon went to the April 2 Corvallis City Council meeting to share his views on plastic shopping bags (he likes them). Then a bigger threat to freedom than a ban on plastic bags came up. Read More
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Corvallis Plastic Bag Ban and the folks at Hilex Poly LLC
The average American uses 500 plastic grocery bags a year, for about 12 minutes each. Every one of these bags still exists in some form. So who’s opposing this ban? Not most residents or local businesses. Read More
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