When it comes to big-time college sports, forget all the nonsense you hear about “student-athletes.” It’s not about studying. It’s about money, and there seems to be no shortage of that.
What’s up at Folsom Dam?
Written May 5th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
If you’re traveling on Interstate 5 the next two nights, you might see a huge truck carrying equipment south. ODOT announced the oversize trip on Monday. And it’s more interesting — to me anyway — than just a big rig going down I-5. The truck, 137 feet long, two lanes wide and more than 14 feet […]
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Corps of Engineers, Folsom Dam, Interstate 5, ODOT, spillway gates
Tags: Corps of Engineers, Folsom Dam, Interstate 5, ODOT, spillway gates
Street fix: Under three years
Written May 5th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
It was March 11 when last you read in this forum about the “Culvert on Belmont Street,” the Albany street repair project that should be straightforward for a contractor to get done but proved more than a little complicated in the paperwork department. Now, thanks to a young Albany public works engineer, a milestone has […]
Look: A stand-up guy in politics
Written May 4th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Until this past week I had never heard of Mark Callahan even though he’s on the ballot in the Republican primary for the nomination to try to unseat Jeff Merkley. Now that he’s been thrown out of a Portland newspaper interview, I think Callahan may have a future in politics, through maybe not in Oregon. In […]
Nice crossing job …
Written May 2nd, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Before … and after … … a paving crew made improvements on the railroad crossing on Riverside Drive. Nice job! In case you’re wondering, the photos were taken from opposite sides of the tracks. The job was done Thursday and the road reopened Friday. (hh)
Police/fire panel takes significant step
Written May 2nd, 2014 by Hasso Hering
For four months now, a committee of citizens has been reviewing Albany’s plans for a new police headquarters and downtown fire station. One way to keep track is to attend the meetings every other week or so, but that is tedious work as one recent session lasted more than two hours and didn’t break up […]
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Tags: Albany Fire Department, Albany Police Department, Albany Public Safdety Facilities
Tags: Albany Fire Department, Albany Police Department, Albany Public Safdety Facilities
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An Albany park for dogs
If I had a dog that needed room to run, I’d be more than passing interested in what the Albany Parks and Recreation Department is working on. Being dogless, alas, I was still curious about whatever happened as a result of a public meeting announced a couple of months ago. The meeting was to gauge […]
Tags: Albany dog park, Albany parks and recreation, Timber-Linn Park