When almost everyone else is watching TV is a great time for getting outside on a bike. Super Bowl Sunday afternoon was ideal.
What’s all that greenness cost?
Written February 7th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
A handful of Oregon legislators think it would be nice to know what Oregon can expect to gain for all the money residents are being forced to pay to reduce so-called greenhouse gas emissions. A bill to find out will get a hearing Tuesday. But prudence is in the minority this session, so the bill […]
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: 2016 session, cimate change, green energy, HB 4101, Oregon legislature
Tags: 2016 session, cimate change, green energy, HB 4101, Oregon legislature
Update: Rescuing an old house
Written February 5th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
The woman who lived in this Albany house most of her life will be remembered when the place is rebuilt and named in her honor.
Posted in: Commentary, News, Videos
Tags: Front Avenue, Lola Skelton. Superior Carpentry and Homebuilding, old house, Willamette neighborhood
Tags: Front Avenue, Lola Skelton. Superior Carpentry and Homebuilding, old house, Willamette neighborhood
For less CO2, encourage cycling
Written February 4th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
As near as I can tell — and the search features of the Oregon legislature’s excellent website make it easy to check — not a single bill this session deals with bicycles. The majority Democrats claim to want to reduce carbon emissions to the atmosphere. Encouraging cycling is one immediate and low-cost way to accomplish that, […]
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: bicycling, carbon dioxide, climate change, Oregon bicycle laws
Tags: bicycling, carbon dioxide, climate change, Oregon bicycle laws
What forced pay hike would cost
Written February 3rd, 2016 by Hasso Hering
We ought to amend the state constitution to require anyone running for the legislature to have at least three years experience as an employer in private business. We won’t do this, of course, but if we did, destructive schemes like the currently proposed jump in the Oregon minimum wage would not even come up.
In Willamette area, a renovation
Written February 2nd, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Looks like something is happening with this house, more than a century old, in Albany’s Willamette neighborhood. The site has been cleaned up and there’s a construction company’s sign out front.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Front Avenue, Lola Skelton, Superior Carpentry, Willamette neighborhood
Tags: Front Avenue, Lola Skelton, Superior Carpentry, Willamette neighborhood
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The endless possibilities of ‘may’
“May” is a funny word. Very flexible. And vague. What it really means is “may or may not.” In other words, no information contained in it at all. That makes it useful when you’re trying to write a headline on a slippery story that doesn’t nail anything down. And apparently it’s useful for signs as […]
Tags: Albany streets, Blossom Lane, Bonaventure