Albany’s new law setting up a storm water or rain tax utility is on the city council’s Monday work session agenda to be repealed. But even if it is repealed, it likely won’t be gone forever or for long.
As roadside memorials go, this one is sadder than most. It reminds us that for more than seven years now, someone has gotten away with taking the life of Jakhob Miles.
We residents of the Willamette Valley are surrounded by picturesque countryside, but for most of us who don’t make a living in agriculture it would be a big help if the pictures had captions as well. I for one would appreciate labels or little signs telling me what’s growing in those fields.
When warnings lose their sting
It’s one thing to put a warning on your fence, perhaps to discourage people from coming to your door to sell you something. It’s another to make people believe it. Chances are it won’t work if you undercut the message by letting passersby see who really guards the place.
Tags: beware of dog, slow day in the blogosphere, warnings