Weeds are sprouting, as weeds will, in the center island of Albany’s Main Street roundabout, where a planned landscaping treatment is taking longer than expected. But let’s be patient; it should be done this summer.
Grade school expulsion? See SB 553
Written May 27th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Oregon taxpayers might wonder what goes on in elementary schools based on a bill the legislature has just passed, and what will go on from now on. The bill is SB 553, and it prohibits the expulsion or out-of-school suspension of anyone in fifth grade or younger for any offense short of causing “serious physical harm” […]
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Tags: expulsions and suspensions, Oregon grade schools, SB 553, school discipline, Sen. Gelser
Tags: expulsions and suspensions, Oregon grade schools, SB 553, school discipline, Sen. Gelser
Don’t make property tax worse
Written May 25th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
It is no news that the Oregon property tax system is a total mess, but efforts to fix it so far would only make it worse. One such Band-Aid is House Joint Resolution 21, which calls on the voters to amend the Constitution to impose a minimum county tax rate of $2 per thousand everywhere […]
Safety? How did we survive?
Written May 24th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
We all know that times change and that except in dentistry, civil rights and a few other fields they rarely change for the better. We know this, and yet it’s good to be reminded now and then. How about, for instance, childhood adventures and relative safety?
Are these dirt barriers necessary?
Written May 23rd, 2015 by Hasso Hering
For some years now, you and I have seen long ribbons of black or orange sheeting surrounding construction sites in the mid-valley. I guessed these low fences were intended to prevent dirt and water from escaping, and wondered if they did any good. Now that I’ve finally looked them up, it’s apparent to me that in many cases stringing […]
Try this new way to pay for roads
Written May 21st, 2015 by Hasso Hering
If you drive a heavy pickup, here’s your chance to save a few pennies on Oregon road tax: Try to sign up for “OReGo,” the road usage charge program. You can’t actually sign up yet, but at www.myOReGO.org you can get on the list of vehicle owners interested in volunteering for the program when it […]
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Let’s have justice for email leaker
It was disappointing to learn — from Nigel Jaquiss’s excellent story in the current Willamette Week — that Michael Rodgers is still on forced albeit paid leave from his job in Oregon state government, still being investigated by the state police as well as the attorney general, and still under threat of losing his freedom […]
Tags: Kate Brown, Kitzhaber emails, Michael Rodgers, Nigel Jaquiss, Willamette Week