‘Pickles’ joins G-T’s daily comics lineup
After dithering about this decision for months, I finally pulled the trigger: “Pickles,” Brian Crane’s consistently funny comic strip tracing the lives of a retired couple, Earl and Opal Pickles, and their family and friends, now appears on the Gazette-Times’ daily comics page. The switch occurred on Monday, and I was going to write a...
It’s the end of the world, mid-sentence
As a number of you already have noticed, a story on page A3 of Sunday’s paper about doomsday predictions for 2012 ended in mid-sentence. Some of you thought that this was a clever postmodern editing touch on our part, considering the nature of the story. (The Steely Dan song “The Last Mall,” about a shopping spree...
Patterson era at City Hall could be lively
Here’s a sneak peek at my Sunday column. (The column, by the way, has a new name — “Think Too Much,” which, if you’re curious, is the title of two separate Paul Simon songs. You can find both songs on Simon’s underrated 1983 album “Hearts and Bones.”) But enough about Simon. Here’s the Sunday column,...
Farewell, Nancy — but welcome back, Candice
The new city government and business reporter at the Gazette-Times is a familiar face and byline to G-T readers. We’re delighted to bring Candice Ruud back to the G-T newsroom. Candice served with distinction as an intern here a couple of summers ago and has since excelled at internships at The Oregonian and Newsday on...
Orchestra seeks ‘Letters to Harry’
Some more details about that Sunday, Oct. 30 concert at which the Corvallis-OSU Symphony Orchestra will play music from the “Harry Potter” movies have come to light: Along with the music, the concert will feature the reading of eight letters from Potter fans to various characters in the books and movies — and the orchestra...
Summer crime watch: Stolen fans, mysterious zucchinis
Here’s a sneak preview of Sunday’s column: Ah, the end of summer, and the criminal life is easy, or so it says in the Gazette-Times’ “Crime Watch” column. You may have noticed a couple of seemingly related items among the recent burglaries chronicled in the Crime Watch: In both burglaries, a scofflaw apparently entered an...
Where’s the apostrophe in farmers market?
AP Stylebook makes it clear: No apostrophe for farmers market.
Meet the new Entertainer editor
Sarah Payne takes over as our arts-and-entertainment editor.
A few more thoughts from Billy Childs
Jazz pianist reflects on early jazz-fusion influences
Hey, city manager candidates, one more question
These candidates already have answers for the hard questions. So let's toss 'em some odd ones.
It’s summer, and time to empty the ‘to-do’ list
Making progress on a promise never to waste another summer.
