HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

By the roadside, a pile of yard debris

Written June 13th, 2016 by Hasso Hering

It would be tempting to say that “The Shadow Knows.” Tempting but wrong. The man casting the shadow has no idea why someone would dump a load of brush trimmings by the side of the road and leave it there.


Reflections on our lack of peace

Written June 12th, 2016 by Hasso Hering

This was my view of the Yachats River at low tide Saturday afternoon. Tranquil scenes like this, and lots of time spent riding bikes, tend to make us forget that the world is not a peaceful place. Then we get word of an event, like the mass shooting in Florida Sunday morning. That reminds us how things really are.


You can ignore litter only so long

Written June 11th, 2016 by Hasso Hering

Eight or nine years ago, or maybe ten, the publisher of the Democrat-Herald and I were walking from the newspaper office to a meeting downtown when, there on the sidewalk, lay a crumpled-up piece of paper. I stepped over it but Martha Wells stooped down, gingerly picked it up and then, without a word, carried it […]


When the bin’s full, stop working

Written June 9th, 2016 by Hasso Hering

Picture this: The yard waste container is filled to the brim, but the pick-up day for yard debris is more than a week away. The first thing to do is to take a break from the kind of yard work that generates more debris. The next thing is to wonder whether weekly service, rather than every […]


Bowers Rock: The access deed

Written June 8th, 2016 by Hasso Hering

The public does have the right to access Bowers Rock State Park via Bryant Way, according to the Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation.


NA Park: ‘Hazard trees’ have to go

Written June 7th, 2016 by Hasso Hering

  North Albany County Park is going to look a little different after this fall. There will be fewer big old Douglas firs.


Albany rain tax details emerge

Written June 6th, 2016 by Hasso Hering

Now we have a better idea how much Albany’s coming  rain tax — the official tag is storm water utility fee — will cost each and every household, depending on what the city council later decides. While no decisions have been made, the council spent two hours Monday being briefed on the potential details.


 
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