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A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Crossings: Right vs. right thing to do

Written February 5th, 2013 by

  In Linn County, the Albany & Eastern Railroad has filed trespassing complaints against a handful of property owners who must cross the tracks to get to their homes. The owners have refused to pay the railroad’s demands for a one-time payment plus annual fees for permission to come and go to and from their […]

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Did this make a sound?

Written February 4th, 2013 by

Good thing nobody was under this tree in Albany’s Bryant Park when a big branch came off and crashed to the ground in one of the parking lots. The park has been closed to vehicles since earlier this winter. Elsewhere at Bryant, a big tree fell across a park road and has been cut up to let walkers through. It’s […]

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Update: Cougars in legislation

Written February 3rd, 2013 by

We haven’t heard about cougar sightings in or near the mid-valley lately. But our Oregon mountain lions have made their appearance in at least two of the bills introduced in the 2013 legislature, getting under way on Feb. 4. One is Senate Bill 428, introduced by Sen. Larry George, a Republican from Sherwood. He offered the bill on […]

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How to solve immigration

Written February 2nd, 2013 by

Solving the immigration dilemma would be possible if we took a couple of sensible steps. But we won’t take either one. So the coming battle over immigration will be loud and long, and there may be no good solution in the end. The main problem, as everyone says, is that we have about 11 million illegal […]

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Coal trains and Albany

Written January 29th, 2013 by

See the reaction at the end.The coal train controversy has come to Albany, unlikely as the prospect of actual coal transport through the mid-valley seems. A local group led by Peter Goodman of North Albany is worried about the plans by the Port of Coos Bay to become a coal-export terminal. This plan would entail […]

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Smart meters? Not yet

Written January 28th, 2013 by

Some people around the country are worried about electric meters known as “smart meters,” and from the standpoint of privacy and personal autonomy they may have a point. But if you’re a customer of Pacific Power here in Oregon, you don’t have to worry just yet. Last week the Chicago Tribune reported that in Naperville, […]

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And now, as for those lids…

Written January 27th, 2013 by

There are big problems in the world. I don’t have to tell you that. And then there are little things, not all that serious, but who says they don’t deserve being mentioned now and then as well? So let’s take a look at why trash cans fill with water. They fill with water when it rains because […]

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