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‘Ridiculous, trashy’ barbed wire

Written March 7th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 4 responses.

Jim Ketter doesn’t know how much longer his brain tumor will allow him to live. Before he goes, he’d like the city of Albany to do something about the fencing that lines the Santiam Canal.

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As for ‘livability,’ it doesn’t count

Written March 6th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 11 responses.

New Albany subdivisions have to meet six criteria in order to be approved. But there is no mention of preventing crowding, or congestion at rush hour, or saving wildlife, or anything else that comes under the admittedly vague concept of preserving livability.

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Facts would kill emissions scheme

Written March 5th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 14 responses.

Having failed to screw up the Oregon economy with a cap-and-trade scheme on greenhouse gases, Democrats in the legislature are promising to try again in 2019, and then they aim to succeed.

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Any change at Bowers Rock?

Written March 4th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 2 responses.

Wondering if anything had changed in the last year, on Sunday I took the bike down Bryant Way to the entrance of Bowers Rock State Park. And the answer is no, nothing has been done to make public access to the place any easier than it’s ever been.

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At least it’s nice to look at

Written March 3rd, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 5 responses.

Pretty spiffy, you have to admit, looking at the newly reconstructed intersection of Water Avenue and Hill Street on Albany’s riverfront. But functional? Maybe not so much.

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Sewer project on the Clark Path

Written March 2nd, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 9 responses.

City engineers in Albany are planning a $13 million sewer project they hope will prevent overflows into the Willamette River during heavy wintertime rainstorms. It will also force a change in the riverfront Dave Clark Path and, likely as not, cut into new pavement on Water Avenue.

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Kids want plastic bags banned

Written February 28th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 41 responses.

Nothing had been heard lately about banning plastic bags in Albany — until a group of Memorial Middle School students showed up at the city council’s meeting Wednesday night.

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