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A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Parking lot closed for music and beer

Written October 26th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

There was some grumbling on Facebook that an entire downtown Albany parking lot and adjacent street were blocked for a special event. But the closure, planned since February, had the support of the Albany Downtown Association.


Math standards not met: Here’s why

Written October 25th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

If you’re wondering why so many Oregon high school students fail to meet the standards for math, it’s because the test is hard. Very hard. At least to me, who was not that hot in integral calculus when it mattered, some 55 years ago.


River View project: Still in planning stage

Written October 24th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

As you can see, nothing has yet happened at this site of the proposed River View apartment complex near Albany’s Bowman Park. I wondered about the status of the proposal, and so I asked.


Will this tricky corner ever be fixed?

Written October 23rd, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Once again, on Tuesday morning, a log truck spilled its load while turning from Spring Hill Drive on Highway 20 toward the Ellsworth Street bridge. When will ODOT do something about this corner, tricky because of its steep downhill turn.


Changing laws means more fences

Written October 22nd, 2018 by Hasso Hering

On one of my occasional bike rides outside of Jacksonville in Southern Oregon, I was struck by the proliferation of fences around what you’d think would be agricultural sites.


CARA wants to buy a downtown property

Written October 21st, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Albany’s urban renewal agency will try to buy a downtown property. They don’t want the public to know which one, but it sounds like the building and parking lot of the former Wells Fargo branch on First Avenue.


More passenger rail: Wake up to the price

Written October 19th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Nobody would blame you for having nodded off during the prolonged planning for Oregon Passenger Rail. Time to wake up, though, for now there are some startling figures at hand regarding the costs.


 
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