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.
Activity at Edgewater Village!
Written February 18th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
The long-delayed Edgewater Village development on Albany’s riverfront reached a milestone today: A contractor started cleaning up the site and preparing it for the construction of the first five houses. The city noted the occasion by sending out a press release that quoted George Diamond of Edgewater Village LLC: “Finally we get to see results […]
Another victim of technology
Written February 18th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Here’s another casualty of the digital age. For more than 30 years, this little storefront on Albany’s Ellsworth Street had been the home of Shutterbug, a camera and photo processing business. A generation of family photos got developed and printed here, and the prints remain crammed in albums that provide a look back — and […]
Listen if you like…
Written February 17th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Most Tuesdays, I join host Jeff McMahon on KGAL’s “Valley Talk” program to chew over what’s in the news, and sometimes what isn’t. Today (Feb. 18) I think we’re likely to chat about, among other things, Albany’s decision not to allow a bottle redemption center where the applicant wanted to put it, the pending legislation […]
Indian names: A good solution
Written February 17th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
The issue of Indian names and mascots of Oregon high schools is now before the Oregon House. The Senate, to its credit, has passed without dissent SB 1509, which attempts to solve the problem with the help of Oregon’s nine Native American tribes. Now the bill is before the House Education Committee, which has scheduled […]
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Tags: Governor Kitzhaber, Native American names, Oregon legislature, SB 1509, Tribes of Grand Ronde
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Climate plan: What else is new?
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.
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