Robert's Journalism Blog

If you’ve been to south town Corvallis anytime in the last week, you may have noticed some new signs -- “Slow Down!” -- on the side of the road near the overpass and First Alternative Co-op. Those signs were put up by protesters attempting to get drivers to slow down near the crosswalks located there and further down Highway 99. If you happen to be going through near rush hour, you may have even caught protesters crossing and holding up traffic in an additional attempt to get drivers to slow down. These protests all started on Jan. 10 after Rhiana Daniel, an 11-year-old girl, was struck by a driver in a Nissan Leaf, Peter Eschwey, 45, on Jan. 8 at the crosswalk near the 1000 block of South Third Street, according to police. She passed away the next day, marking the third fatality near the block in just 18 months. A memorial was set up on the mid island within the crosswalk. Large amounts of colorful flowers dampened by the cold and rain can be seen. A soaked pink teddy bear rest

A Little About Me Hello my name is Robert Greco! I am currently a student at Linn Benton and this is my first term here! I'm enjoying it so far. I am also a school bus driver for Student Transportation of America, which serves Corvallis school district. On the weekends I enjoy playing and learning new songs on guitar, going and serving in my local church, and watching sports and playing video games with friends.I decided to go back to college after previously attending Oregon State University to expand my opportunities and learn more skills. I am currently a business major, and may plan to open my own business someday. I put journalism class in my schedule because I needed to find a class that fit my busy work schedule as a bus driver, and had, had experience in high school with journalism. I thought it would be fun/interesting to dive back into reporting and writing for a paper again. In this class I hope to improve my interviewing skills, my writing style, and learn how to