On a recent ride I couldn’t help but notice this row of unusual — at least to me — plants at a nursery in the northeast corner of Linn County. It looks like kind of a palm tree to me. Nobody was around to ask. If anybody knows what these things are, please send me an email. From Rynni Henderson, via […]
The advice on this reader board is sound, even if you’re not a Clover Ridge pupil out for the summer and wondering what to do with your time. (Never mind that “every day” should be two words. It’s the thought that counts.) The usual question is “What? What should I read?” And the answer is […]
There’s a good deal of online moaning about the decision by the Portland Oregonian to cut back its printed newspaper and concentrate on what it hopes will be its digital future. But let’s be practical. The decline of daily newspapers has been happening for some time, and it isn’t anyone’s fault. With changing technology, the public’s habits […]
This Albany photo, taken Thursday, makes you wish there was a use for dandelions. As it turns out, there are many. A website maintained by the University of Maryland (the first one that popped up when I googled dandelions) says this weed is full of vitamins A, B, C and D as well as iron, […]
It’s no surprise that the Oregon Supreme Court has upheld Governor Kitzhaber’s refusal to carry out the execution of Gary Haugen for aggravated murder. The decision follows the tradition of Oregon appellate courts to do whatever they can to prevent the death penalty from being carried out. Haugen, if you’ll remember, had refused further appeals […]
When I saw this sign at South Medford High School the other day, my first thought was that we ought to be giving Spanish speakers a little more credit. Do the people responsible for that sign really believe that students who grew up speaking Spanish can’t figure out what “office” means? Of course they can, […]
Albany’s CARA poised to restart
Albany’s downtown urban renewal program is about to restart with a sharper focus on encouraging job creation and increasing the taxable value of the revitalization district known as CARA. For the past year, the program has been on hold while urban renewal manager Kate Porsche led the 14-member CARA advisory committee in monthly discussions of […]
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