There are better things to think about on the afternoon of Christmas Eve, but as I’m sitting by the side of a Southern Oregon road with a wheel in my hands, I’m wondering about this: What is it in the cosmic scheme of things that causes sharp little bits of steel and slivers of glass to find […]
Wasting a quarter-million dollars is one thing. Making the airport property line near Timber Linn Park look like the outer perimeter of a prison is another. The city of Albany has done both now that the new fence along the east side of the municipal airport is mostly completed.
With time weighing heavy on my hands, I have been known occasionally to rile a few readers by proposing a revolution. What I had in mind was to overthrow the apostrophe. But now I’m not so sure.
A little shop downtown. No hurrying crowds. A huge selection of gifts, from the practical — well, almost, if you think scented soap from France is practical — to the whimsical. Helpful advice if you want, none if you don’t. (I was in need of some and got it.) Can you imagine a more pleasant […]
The federal government has started killing barred owls in northern spotted owl territory, carrying out a plan that has been in the works for several years. But while it’s hard to argue against this owl campaign based on logic, it still seems like a bad idea.
On a December afternoon, when the weather is not that great for biking and nothing much else seems to be going on, how about a quick drive to the Saddle Butte range near Shedd? The range is the headquarters of the Albany Rifle and Pistol Club. To get there, you go east on Boston Mill […]
Liquor change? A bad move
In Oregon, we’re likely to have to vote next November on ending the state monopoly on the sales of hard liquor. Before then, we’ll have to ask ourselves what’s wrong with the system we have. And for most of us the answer is nothing. There’s nothing wrong with the system we have.
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