HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Sea level stays level… I think

Written February 22nd, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Well, another stroll on the beach, and still no sign of that rising sea level we hear so much about. Yes, I know the climate change folks talk in terms of a meter or more by the end of the century, so it’s not exactly imminent. And presumably we would not even notice any annual rise by just […]


A foreign ‘attack’ on Oregon

Written February 21st, 2014 by Hasso Hering

So why would foreigners hack the online systems of the Oregon secretary of state, and what were they hoping to steal or achieve? Secretary of State Kate Brown and her staff said they believe no credit card information was compromised. So is there anything else worth trying to steal?


Bike route still blocked? Nope

Written February 21st, 2014 by Hasso Hering

(Please find the update below). This is getting a little old. I keep thinking that the “Road Closed” signs on both ends of Bryant Drive and Bryant Way outside of Albany may be outdated. But no, they’re not.


Union drops hospital initiatives

Written February 20th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Oregon voters won’t get the chance to learn much more about what hospitals charge and the princely sums they pay their top people after all, at least not this year. The Service Employees International Union had filed five prospective initiative measures dealing with hospital prices and spending, and this promised to shed some public light […]


Climate plan: What else is new?

Written February 19th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Portland and Multnomah County have drafted a 30-page plan to deal with “climate change.” You’ll be happy to know that it doesn’t propose anything that isn’t already being done or that prudent communities in Oregon would not do based on the climate we have.


Road’s not dry, yet

Written February 19th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

As you can see, Bryant Way outside of Albany was still closed on Wednesday afternoon. But the flooding covered only one section of the road instead of two on Monday.


Big Brother could check your vote

Written February 18th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

How would you like some government agency to keep track of how you vote, and especially for whom? That’s the first question that sprang to mind when I first heard of Oregon’s Senate Bill 1515.


 
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