Commentary

Just a short break …

Written October 5th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 6 responses.

New stories on hh-today may be kind of scarce for the next few days as I’ll be in only intermittent touch with the digital world. But I’ll be back at the same old stand before you know it. Meantime, how about perusing some of the columns and reports of months past to see where and […]

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Checking in on ‘passenger rail’

Written October 5th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

A nearly full parking lot at Albany Station on a weekday afternoon reflects the interest in train and bus travel up and down the Willamette Valley and beyond. It also suggests that it might not be too soon to look for expanded parking, which will be needed if plans to increase train service ever yield […]

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Tags: Albany Station, Federal Railroad Administration, Oregon passenger rail, rail planning

Overpass: Archives yield its cost

Written October 4th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 3 responses.

When, on Sept. 19, I wrote about the 75-year anniversary this year of the Albany railroad overpass, I didn’t know important details such as how much it cost to build. Now, thanks to ODOT spokesman Rick Little, I am better informed.

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Tags: Albany history, bridge anniversary, ODOT, Southern Pacific Overcrossing

Albany pot tax: Are they serious?

Written October 4th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 9 responses.

What word comes to mind if a governing body goes out of its way to thwart the voters’ intent? Devious? Underhanded? Or just obtuse? We’re talking here about the interest by some members of the Albany City Council in slapping a 10 percent city sales tax on recreational marijuana in case Oregon voters approve Ballot Measure 91 […]

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Tags: Albany pot tax, marijuana taxes, Measure 91, The

Can you beat this October?

Written October 3rd, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: no responses.

Relax, this has nothing to do with global warming. At least I don’t think it does, but it does have to do with being outdoors in the sunshine.

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Tags: bicycling, mid-valley bicycling

And the miles add up …

Written October 3rd, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 3 responses.

The amazing thing about bicycle computers is not that they work, but that they work as long as they do on one little battery. This, long battery life, is the reason you can rack up quite a respectable total of miles traveled.

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Tags: bicycling, bike computers

Back to the path: The beginning …

Written October 2nd, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: one response.

Back to the Corvallis-Albany Bike Trail for a moment. Over the last month or two there’s been occasional news about this long-standing project. Each time there’s been mention of the fact that Corvallis had constructed a short section up to its northern city limits. I thought it was high time I confirmed this alleged beginning of […]

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Tags: Benton County, Corvallis-Albany Path