Hasso Hering

A mysterious flying object

Written May 29th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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This is not exactly in the same league as photographic evidence of flying saucers, but then again, what is it?

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: flying mysteries, North Albany roads

Hands off Bloom Lane, except …

Written May 29th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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Here, take a look at Bloom Lane. You can see why all the property owners and residents would like the city government to keep its hands off their quiet little dead-end street in North Albany. They don’t want it widened or “improved” with curbs, gutters and sidewalks. They don’t want to be assessed for such […]

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany City Council, Bloom Lane, Crocker Lane, pavement issues, rural roads, street standards, Valley View Drive

If not a street fee, what?

Written May 28th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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If you were hoping that the potholed streets in the older parts of Albany might some day be repaved, you can expect to be disappointed. The city government has no plans to do anything about this worsening problem, at least not yet.

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Tags: Albany streets, Portland streets, street maintenance, street utility fees

How high’s the water now?

Written May 27th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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You were wondering how much the Pacific Ocean has risen since the last time I checked, right? I mean, there’s something in the news almost every day on climate change. And according to everything we hear, the effects of global warming including rising sea levels are affecting us all and happening now.

Posted in: Commentary, Videos
Tags: climate change, global warming, sea level rise

Off Oregon, floating windmills

Written May 26th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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You have to pay attention all the time or you miss important stories. One of the stories I missed this month was the announcement on May 8 that the federal Energy Department would pour $47 million into the construction of a floating wind farm off the Oregon Coast near Coos Bay. This will be the […]

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Coos Bay wind farm, Deepwater Wind, Principle Power, U.S. Department of Energy

Albany dog park: The spot

Written May 25th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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What’s new on the plan to fence in an area for dogs at Albany’s Timber Linn Park? At last report, in this space on May 6, Parks and Recreation Director Ed Hodney said he had settled on Timber Linn as the place but had not yet chosen the specific corner of the park. Now he […]

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Tags: Albany dog park, Albany parks, Timber-Linn Park, Timmber Lake

No, the track’s not clear yet

Written May 24th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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So I’m sitting in a queue at the Queen Avenue crossing, one car back. Just when the switch engine looks like it’s about to clear the road so we can go, a Union Pacific freight barrels through on the track we can’t see, on its way south.

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Tags: Portland & Western, Queen Avenue crossing, Union Pacific