HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Road use fee, a year away

Written June 24th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

There’s always talk of increasing the federal gas tax because the Highway Trust Fund is running out of money. Maybe Congress could follow the lead of Oregon and experiment with road user fees instead of fuel taxes as a way of raising money to keep our highways and bridges in good repair.


Good news for paddlers

Written June 23rd, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Yes, the long-awaited access for paddlers on the Luckiamute River is scheduled to be built this fall. I wrote about this a few days ago, and as expected, this morning I heard via email from Bryan Nielsen, the manager for the Willamette Mission Management Unit of the state parks system.


Bicycling: A cop’s ride

Written June 22nd, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Most bicyclists want their rig and outfit to be as light as possible. No such luck if you’re riding a bike on police patrol. Here’s a quick video tour of the police bicycle ridden by Officer Jorge Salang of the Albany Police Department’s community resource unit.


Too helpless for everyday life?

Written June 22nd, 2014 by Hasso Hering

For less than a hundred bucks you can put a bracelet on our wrist that “tracks everyday activity,” downloads readings to your computer and thus, presumably, makes it available to anyone with the right technology. It’s another slip down the increasingly steep slope toward the total surveillance society. And it’s not being forced on us […]


Paddlers’ access? Hardly!

Written June 21st, 2014 by Hasso Hering

It was in 2013 when last I checked on the unfinished paddlers’ access at the Luckiamute State Natural Area on Buena Vista Road just north of the Benton-Polk county line.


How to run like Coolidge and win

Written June 20th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Calvin Coolidge may not be best remembered for how to win elections. But he should be, as I explain in the video.


Millersburg power vote looks likely

Written June 19th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

If public sentiment expressed at a hearing Thursday carries any weight, voters in Millersburg are likely to get an election on the question of whether the town should expel Pacific Power and take over the electric system within the city limits. Speakers demanding an election (I counted seven of them, including the lead spokesman for […]


 
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