Hasso Hering

Cylvia Hayes and Oregon prosperity

Written January 10th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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Turns out that Oregon has a “Prosperity Initiative” and Cylvia Hayes, the governor’s lady, is in charge of it. I had never heard of this until Willamette Week reported that Hayes had given a talk about prosperity in Portland on Dec. 16, when she got a parking ticket for displaying a state police pass on […]

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Tags: Cylvia Hayes, Kitzhaber, Oregon Prosperity, poverty

Only the players get zilch

Written January 9th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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Once again there’s talk in the NCAA of possibly paying college athletes for their work. The argument against it is that the athletes are getting a more or less free education, and that should be enough. It’s a dubious argument considering that participation in top-flight athletic programs is a year-round obligation that doesn’t leave much […]

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Tags: athletic salaries, college athletes, Oregon State University, University of Oregon

A time for Aubrey & Maturin

Written January 8th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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No time could be better spent reading than these rainy days of January, short and gloomy as they are. And there is no better story to take our minds off this entire dispiriting age than the novels that the late Patrick O’Brian created about Jack Aubrey, the British naval officer, his friend Stephen Maturin and their […]

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Tags: Corvallis Public Library, Gerald Krantz, Jack Aubrey, Napoleon, Patrick O'Brian, Random Reviews, Stephen Maturin

Hoping to fill a supermarket hole

Written January 7th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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How long North Albany will be without a supermarket now that Ray’s has closed is uncertain, but Pete Snook hopes it won’t be too long. And perhaps a growing customer base will make the job easier.

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Tags: Deacon Development Group, North Albany, North Albany Village, Ray's

Albany council talks pot, again

Written January 7th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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Marijuana was on the minds of the Albany City Council again Monday. I’m speaking figuratively, of course. The mayor and five councilors (Bill Coburn was away) were nothing if not sober at Monday’s work session, where they spent nearly an hour hashing over what the city government might do come March, when the state expects […]

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Tags: Albany City Council, marijuana dispensaries, medical marijuana, Oregon legislature

Panel backs Albany ‘bottle drop’

Written January 6th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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Albany could get a “bottle drop” this year if the city council goes along with a unanimous recommendation the city planning commission reached on Monday night, but the city staff does not like the location.

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Tags: Albany Planning Commission, Bottle Drop, Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative, Salvation Army