The Rat Post

       LEBANON – On June 14, many probably wondered why people lined the streets between Lebanon, Albany, Corvallis – and across the country.      The “No Kings” protest happened during the day of the U.S. Army parade in Washington, D.C., and on President Donald Trump's birthday. The protest opposed the policies and actions of the Trump administration.      The Lebanon event was organized by East Linn Indivisible. They joined in the protest in Lebanon as well as Albany. If you want to learn more about East Linn Indivisible, see their Facebook group.      At noon, the group of people there was less than 70. Within 30 minutes the headcount was 180. At 1:30 p.m., the headcount had swelled to 250. In a social media post, Linn County Democrats shared “13.14 million in attendance across 2,300-plus No Kings protests nationwide.” This protest came in third for U.S. protests in recent years – exceeded by the George Floyd protests i...

At a Glance: Kristina Holton Occupation: Dean of Science, Engineering and Mathematics at Linn-Benton Community College and Board Director of the AWCC and local School Board in Junction City Age: 43 Hometown: Junction City, Oregon Family: Married, 2 daughters Education: Bachelor of Science in Mathematics; Master’s in Mathematics Education; Doctorate in Educational Leadership – all from Oregon State University Years at LB: Seven years Before teaching at LB: Lane Community College Math Resource Center Director, Interim Dean of Math and Engineering at LCC, middle school and high school teacher, and instructional coach Favorite Teams: Linn-Benton Roadrunners, Oregon State University Favorite Sports: Tennis, cross country, swimming, and football Other Interests: Skydiving (soon), music, traveling, hanging out with friends/family, leadership, math, active in American Association for Women in Community Colleges – AAWCC local and state level -----------------------------------------------...

Photo copyright Skylar Wilkerson After my Q&A with Nick May, Matt Scotton sent me an email connecting me to Michelle Kobold. She was the instructor that taught the graphic design class that was commissioned by May to create the stickers. Mrs. Kobold followed up with an email with the names of those students that made the stickers, Nicole Johnson, Jack Hagner, Hadassah Zderad, and Carlos Torres. They created the stickers during the winter 2025 term. I then scheduled a Q&A session with the students, Johnson, Hagner, and Torres. Zderad was unavailable for the meeting. In case you were wondering, they were the one who designed the Uno-style ones and the LB pancake-style sticker! What was the idea behind the sticker? Torres: So I designed the “Find Your Path” sticker and the “LBCC Backpack,” so my kind of inspiration behind them was a 90s internet sort of vibe. I wanted it to look very digital in its design, but still kind of childlike and playful. That was kind of the idea I was...