People walking or riding along Albany’s riverfront Dave Clark Path now have a couple of helpful new clues about the background of one prominent old building there. It had something to do with cows.
Why a simple table would work better
Written September 3rd, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Among all the possible topics of interest or concern, the Albany City Council’s arrangements for hearing from people at meetings are probably near the bottom of your list. Still, I bring up the subject again as someone who watches the contortions people have to go through.
Rail solution around the corner
Written September 2nd, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Once again waiting at the Queen Avenue railroad crossing in Albany last week, I was wondering — and who wouldn’t be? — about when the Portland & Western would finally begin to use its new track nearby. On Tuesday I got news from Kevin Haugh, the railroad’s general manager in Salem. And it sounded good.
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Tags: ConnectOregon II, ODOT, Portland & Western, Queen Avenue crossing, Santiam Lead
Tags: ConnectOregon II, ODOT, Portland & Western, Queen Avenue crossing, Santiam Lead
If sardines could fly, would they?
Written September 2nd, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Now we’ve all heard of another cases of a passenger plane being diverted because of trouble among the passengers. This kind of thing has become more common, and the reason is that like sheep, people keep subjecting themselves to inhuman conditions on planes.
Santiam Canal: Where dollars flow
Written September 1st, 2014 by Hasso Hering
A boat, they say, is mostly a hole in the water into which to pour money. At times the Santiam Canal must seem like that to the city of Albany.
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Tags: City of Albany, City of Lebanon, Santiam Canal, Santiam River, South Santiam River
Tags: City of Albany, City of Lebanon, Santiam Canal, Santiam River, South Santiam River
On I-5: What’s my lane?
Written August 31st, 2014 by Hasso Hering
There is no shortage of lines marking the lanes in this spot on Interstate 5. The trick is to know which ones count. If it looks a little confusing at first glance, it really isn’t. And it also gives the lie, at least in Oregon, to the freely bandied-about allegation that we’re not keeping our roads […]
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Tags: freeway repairs, highway construction, Interstate 5, Oregon Department of Transportation
Tags: freeway repairs, highway construction, Interstate 5, Oregon Department of Transportation
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Solving a winter debris problem
No, that’s not a new road down to the Calapooia River that the Linn County Road Department is building here. It’s a project to build up a well-compacted area where Pacific Power can set new poles.
Tags: Calapooia River, Linn County Road Department, Pacific Power, Queen Avenue bridge