The old oaks cut down at the Lowe’s construction site in Albany are not going to waste. Instead their material will help young people in Albany high school woodshop classes learn new skills, and some of it may become sturdy furniture.
Senator Close makes it official
Written October 17th, 2013 by Hasso Hering
As expected, state Sen. Betsy Close, R-Albany, next year will run for a four-year term in the position to which she was appointed a year ago. She talked to me on camera just before she announced her plans at a reception at the Albany Golf and Event Center Thursday evening. She plans to file on Friday. […]
Autumn colors, close by
Written October 14th, 2013 by
This is a very nice time of year when the sun shines, especially in the region’s forests, as here in the McDonald Forest near Albany on Monday, Oct. 14. (It happened to be the government’s version of Columbus Day, but that has nothing to do with this.)
A farm stand worth visiting
Written October 13th, 2013 by
Here’s a brief chat with the owner of a roadside farm stand that’s a bit more elaborate than the usual. It’s at 2901 Oak Grove Drive N.W. in North Albany, about a quarter-mile south of Dumbeck Lane. I’ve driven by the place dozens of times and finally stopped there on Sunday on my way home.
Bypass Albany Station? Better not!
Written October 10th, 2013 by
Albany Station, constructed at great public expense, is a hub of transportation activity during some parts of the day. Trains and local and regional bus lines stop there, and there’s plenty of convenient parking for taxis and the vehicles of commuters and other travelers. And yet, incredibly, two of the alternative routes being considered for […]
Albany Transit, a good ride
Written October 9th, 2013 by
The city of Albany offered free rides on its public transit systems this week. It reminded me that as far as I could remember, I had not ridden a city bus in Albany in the years I’ve lived here. Time to remedy that omission. So on Wednesday afternoon I got on the No. 3 bus […]
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If this is climate change…
Climate change and reports — or predictions — of a dangerous rise in the sea level are in the news almost every day. Yet this preoccupation with climate stories in the media is strangely detached from our everyday experiences. Which raises this question: How come the media keep hammering a theme that does not really […]
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