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A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Another round: Now it’s complete

Written September 14th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Now that it’s finished, let’s take one more look at Albany’s Main Street roundabout. Looks nice, doesn’t it?


Update on the supermarket beat

Written September 14th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

It’s not as though residents of Greater Albany have no place to buy groceries. Nobody is wasting away, getting down to skin and bones because there’s nowhere to buy food. Still, people keep wondering about what’s going on with two former supermarkets and one being planned. So I checked.


A blast — and much less risky

Written September 11th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Riding a bike from West Albany to Corvallis and back is going to be a blast — and a much safer blast at that — once the bikeway along Highway 34 is completed this fall. The route is still closed, according to all the signs. But on Friday, with nothing but time on my hands, […]


A wild idea for Periwinkle Path

Written September 10th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

As part of the big home improvement center it is building in Albany, the Lowe’s company is extending the Periwinkle Bike Path all along the eastern boundary of its site. When it’s done, the path will dead-end on Ninth Avenue. And that brings me to a wild idea.


Albany: No recreational sales at medical pot dispensaries

Written September 9th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Medical marijuana dispensaries in Oregon can sell limited amounts of recreational weed starting Oct. 1, but probably not in Albany. The city council voted 4-2 Wednesday night in favor of prohibiting medical dispensaries from selling recreational pot.


ODOT resolves guardrail question

Written September 9th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Almost a year ago, a question came up in the news about the end pieces on a particular brand of highway guardrails. Whatever happened on that point, I wondered this week. I asked ODOT, and promptly the answer came back.


What happened to tolerance?

Written September 8th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

In the controversy over Kim Davis, the suddenly notorious clerk of Rowan County, Kentucky, there’s enough hypocrisy to choke even the most open-minded observer. (That would be me.)


 
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