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Road Rage: Bikes and Cars Battle

April 19, 2012

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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Book Review: Mushroom

April 5, 2012

Editors at Oxford University Press showed admirable restraint when they gave the 2011 book “Mushroom” its title. Surely someone at the table had wanted to add a subtitle, “Mushroom—a Natural History”, or some other way to codify Nicholas P. Money’s brilliant account of how the mushroom has challenged understanding and inspired imagination for centuries. Read More

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City Plan Sits Over a Decade; Neighborhood Wants Progress

March 15, 2012

Efforts by the Tunison Neighborhood Association and the Corvallis Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Commission (BPAC) could lead to some major improvements in the coming years Read More

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