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A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Hyak Park gets a new restroom

Written April 11th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Benton County’s Hyak Park on the Willamette River reopened to the public Wednesday after being closed while workers were installing a small new restroom building.


Paying more for recycling less

Written April 9th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Trash pickup by Republic Services in Albany and much of the mid-valley will cost $2 more per month because of the trouble with recycling. And we’ll be able to recycle fewer kinds of things.


Plans reveal old Safeway’s use

Written April 9th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

  Last week I reported that demolition had started inside the old Albany Safeway to prepare the building for a new business. I was unable to identify the prospective tenant because no one would tell me and I had failed to take the most obvious step: Look at the plans. Monday I remembered to take […]


Left angled backing in, still too weird?

Written April 9th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Still not completely catching on, is it, this required back-in parking on the left side of one-way Second Avenue on the south side of the post office.


Guns and the Oregon Constitution

Written April 8th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

In the debate about gun control, it is worth remembering what the Oregon Constitution actually says, and then check what the court has said it means.


Good progress on Truax Creek Bridge

Written April 7th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

The good news is that traffic delays because of bridge construction on Old Salem Road in Millersburg will end sooner than expected.


Work starts on the old Safeway

Written April 6th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

For the former Albany Safeway at Pacific and Calapooia, the years of standing vacant are coming to an end. Contractors have begun cleaning out the former store so it can become a new retail business — but not a supermarket.


 
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