For a change of pace on a rainy weekend, how about a quiz? The question: Can you identify what kind of trees these are?
Resolving the issues? Fat chance!
Written January 30th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
In Harney County we just watched an attempt to spark an uprising against increasing government control over the way citizens — western ranchers in this case — must live and work. The attempt failed. But the government is not about to change its approach, so the urge to rebel will fester and grow.
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: federal lands, Harney County, Malheur protest, Merkley, rural vs. urban, the rural west, water storage, western lands, Wyden
Tags: federal lands, Harney County, Malheur protest, Merkley, rural vs. urban, the rural west, water storage, western lands, Wyden
Working on a NA traffic solution
Written January 29th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
North Albany commuters may be glad to learn that traffic experts are looking at the intersection of Gibson Hill Road and Crocker Lane, where making left turns often involves a considerable wait.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: City of Albany, Crocker Lane, David Evans & Associates, Gibson Hill Road, North Albany traffic
Tags: City of Albany, Crocker Lane, David Evans & Associates, Gibson Hill Road, North Albany traffic
Good change: Letting the public see
Written January 28th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
The FBI on Thursday told us what happened when several of the Malheur refuge protesters were arrested and one was killed. It demonstrated that informing the public is the right thing to do, and that it can be done in a timely manner even while a formal investigation is still going on.
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: FBI, Harney County, Malheur refuge protest, Malheur Wildlife Refuge, OSP
Tags: FBI, Harney County, Malheur refuge protest, Malheur Wildlife Refuge, OSP
Still seeing stars downtown
Written January 27th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
See those lighted stars up on posts all over downtown Albany? Makes it look as though it’s still the Christmas season, doesn’t it?
And now, the loss of a life
Written January 26th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
We have to wait to find out exactly what happened, but so far the terse FBI announcement leaves a bad taste about the arrests of some of the protesters in Harney County and the killing of one of them.
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Iowa: Too much hoopla and weight!
Look, I’m sure there are a lot of nice people in Iowa, and many of them probably also know what they are doing most of the time. But am I the only one who is not all that impressed with the outcomes of the Democratic and Republican caucuses there on Monday?
Tags: Iowa caucuses, presidential election 2016