There’s something a little unusual about the sales tax on hotel rooms. Unlike other taxes, its main point seems to be to generate more taxes.
The Vic Atiyeh I remember
Written July 21st, 2014 by Hasso Hering
One time in the 1980s, Vic Atiyeh was on a bulldozer at Adair Village. He was there to help launch a new training program for heavy-equipment operators. To give the students experience, they were digging a big hole to create an artificial pond. So when the governor showed up for the ceremony, he sat on one […]
Fraud alert or another scam?
Written July 19th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
It sounds like yet another scam making use of technology. Your cell phone buzzes and tells you that this is a text alert from the Bank of America ATM fraud prevention program. Do you recognize these three July 19 transactions, one at the Albany Regal Cinemas, another at a pharmacy and the third at a […]
Police site: Back to Pacific?
Written July 18th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
If Albany voters eventually approve construction of a new police headquarters, it now looks as though it will be built on a site off Pacific Boulevard as originally planned. The police would rather stay where they are on Jackson Street, adjacent to the jail and Linn County Sheriff’s Office, but buying the land necessary for […]
Down by the Calapooia’s side
Written July 17th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
While the world goes to hell — in Gaza, Ukraine, Iraq, Nigeria and who knows where else — let us busy ourselves with something quite local, mundane and above all peaceful: What’s the meaning of all that logging and earth-moving on the banks of the Calapooia at Queen Avenue?
Hwy. 34 loses ‘safety’ label
Written July 17th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
There was good news and bad news — and then some more good news — in the latest announcement from ODOT concerning Oregon Highway 34 from Interstate 5 to the Corvallis Bypass.
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On pot, act means state control
So we’re going to vote on a marijuana initiative on Nov. 4. That’s certain. What is not at all certain is that most of us will vote for this measure. Here’s why: More than one-third of the people who signed the initiative petition were not voters. When it certified the measure for the ballot with […]
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