In 2017, While I was working on my dissertation, I was also a writer for the local weekly newspaper, The Corvallis Advocate. There I stretched my writing beyond history to cover news in science, the environment, activism, entertainment, and politics. But I still wrote about history too. I had the opportunity to interview several locals including an outdoor educator, a philosopher, and an animal communicator as well as comedians who came to town.

Science, Nature, and More

• “Corvallis Reps At U.N. Climate Conference,”November 20.
• “What Can Philosophy Bring to Science and Society?,” October 12.
• “Fighting for Life in the Siuslaw National Forest,” September 21.
• “Wildfires Help Oregon’s Bees: OSU Study Finds Increase in Bee Diversity after Fires,”August 31.
• “Talking to the Animals: Giving a Voice to Corvallis’s Pets,” August 24.
• “The Best Ways to Catch a Bat: And Not Catch Rabies,” August 10.
• “Oregon Coastal Ecologies: Where Human Meets Nature,” July 27.
• “U-Pick Seaweed: A Very Brief Guide to Harvesting an Processing Seaweed on the Oregon Coast,” July 27.
• “Outside Education: Teaching Kids What’s Missing in the Classroom,” June 29.

History

• “History in the Making: BenCo Historical Society’s Museum Plans,” December 27.
• “Oregon’s Brewing History: Hops and Brewing Archives at OSU’s Valley Library,” September 14.
• “OSU Celebrates Its Sesquicentennial: How to Enjoy OSU’s 150th Anniversary,” September 14.
• “Apoc-Eclipses of the Past: An Incomplete Compendium,” August 17.

Activism

• “‘Radical Empathy and Realistic Hope’: Peace Literacy Educator Paul Chappell to Speak at LaSells,” September 7.
• “Prepping for Active Citizenship:  Notes from Corvallis’ First Street Medic Inspired Training,”June 22.

Comedian Interviews, etc.

• “Corvallis Comedy Night Welcomes Solomon Georgio,” December 27.
• “Sara Schaefer Recap, Corvallis’ First Comedy Night,” October 25.
• “Sara Schaefer: From Muppets to a Darker America,” October 5.
• “Corvallis Stand-Up Night at Majestic: Whether We Get More Depends on Us,” September 14.

Oregon News and Politics

• “Catching Poachers and Tracking the Harvest,” December 13.
• “Oregon’s Recycling Future Faces Uncertainty,”November 1.
• “Defazio Cosponsors Hearing Protection Act… Silencer Regulations to Change?,” September 28.
• “Oregon Lets Solar Panel Incentives Sunset: Homeowner Tax Credits to Expire by Year’s End,” August 3.
• “Oregon Secretary of State Stands Up to Trump… Sort of: Commission Could Still Get Some Voter Information,” July 13.
• “Oregon Passes Nation’s First Statewide ‘Fair Work Week’ Bill,” July 6.
• “Representatives Move Closer to One Person, One Vote,” May 31.

Corvallis Area News and Goings-Ons

• “The Lord Bizwah Wants to Talk,” January 10, 2018.
• “Albany Sues CH2M Hill, Claims Crappy Wastewater Facilities,” December 20.
• “Corvallis Arts Center to Hold Conversation on Superbugs and Antibiotic Resistance,” November 8.
• “Benton County Asks Voters to Renew Levy: Q&A, Tue 24,” October 18.
• “Lane County’s New Mental Health Registry,” September 28.
• “Getting Up and Down the Oregon Coast without a Car: Northwest Connector Joins Benton County to Routes between Yachats and Astoria,” August 10.
• “Corvallis Police Equip For Opioid Overdoses: Narcan Is Now in Every Patrol Car’s First Aid Kit,” August 3.
• “Meditation Groups in Corvallis; Scholars, Daoists, and JEDIs,” July 13.
• “Da Vinci Days Ride Again: Corvallis’s Annual STEAM Festival,” July 6.