A brief period of sunshine on Dec. 27, 2012, in Albany: Is it an omen of something good?
A little pollution reminder
Written December 22nd, 2012 by
Here’s a little example of oil or gas pollution from parking lots and city streets that might end up in our rivers unless cities find a way to treat urban runoff.
Surprise! The Earth continues
Written December 21st, 2012 by
So we’re still here, more or less. What did the ancient Mayans know anyway? If they had been as smart as their calendar implies, they might still be around. Then they could explain the apparent ending date of their cosmos, or at least their way of reckoning time. But alas, they didn’t endure nearly as […]
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Gun control: What kind?
Written December 19th, 2012 by
Everywhere you turn now, on the air and in print, there is talk about new efforts at more “gun control.” Nobody so far has explained what that would mean in detail, and depending on the details, how it would prevent shootings in places where there are a lot of people, whether it’s an assembly hall […]
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Look at ‘global warming’ today
Written December 18th, 2012 by
That’s what climate change looked like in North Albany on Tuesday morning, Dec. 18, 2012 — if that’s what it was. Actually, it looked morer like a common December morning when a cold front moves through.
A loss of property tax revenue
Written December 16th, 2012 by
As long as our public services are supported by the property tax, losing some of that income is not a welcome move, especially when the taxes are paid by a big multinational company based somewhere else. I was thinking this when I read that the Linn County Board of Commissioners had just decided to […]
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Mass shootings: A response
Written December 15th, 2012 by
President Obama made a moving statement from the White House Friday in reaction to the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn. The statement included this: “As a country, we have been through this too many times. … And we’re going to have to come together and take meaningful action to prevent more tragedies like this, regardless […]
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