These yard signs remind me that Albany may have missed an opportunity to build a civic auditorium as part of the downtown urban renewal program. But maybe it’s not too late.
On pot, what yes and no will mean
Written July 14th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
As you know, recreational marijuana sales will be on the ballots of several jurisdictions in Linn County in the general election. Here’s a cautionary note: If you want recreational cannabis sales to be allowed, which they’re not now, you’re going to have to vote “no.”
The sign is little, the message big
Written July 13th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Does the First Amendment need defending, as this yard sign in front of the offices of St. Mary’s Parish in Albany urges us to do? Yes, it does, because the bedrock freedoms it guarantees are under constant and increasing attack.
The cause: An overturned gas can
Written July 11th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Spot news is not normally the business of this site. But there are exceptions. For instance: The Albany Fire Department announced Monday afternoon that the Saturday fire that destroyed the Burger King at 1435 Geary St. S.E. was the result of an accident. It happened when gasoline leaking from an overturned gas can was ignited, “more than […]
Council has doubts about gas tax
Written July 11th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Albany City Council members seem to like, in principle, the idea of a local gas tax to pay for fixing streets badly in need of repair. But they have doubts whether this fall is the right time to ask voters to approve such a tax, or whether there’s enough time between now and then to […]
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A big calamity, but this wasn’t it
Written July 10th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
This could have cost somebody his transportation. But it didn’t, proof that not all mishaps turn out to be calamities. I came across this scene on Albany’s Elm Street Saturday after taking a look at the aftermath of an actual calamity across town, the fire that destroyed the Burger King at Geary and 14th.
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You don’t see any water, do you?
Wetlands again? Yes, once again the designation of normally dry ground as wetlands is likely to cost the city of Albany some money.
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