Most good things cost something. But once you have a bicycle and a small assortment of equipment, riding through the countryside is absolutely free. It’s amazing there’s no charge for something that enjoyable. Here are some further thoughts — not exactly organized thoughts — on that theme from Meadow Road south of Albany.
It’s getting close to the harvest season in Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley, and city people ought to take a greater interest than most of them do. Why? Because without the crops growing in the vast fields outside of the towns, this would be an even poorer region than it is. Consumer spending may be what keeps […]
If you were anxiously awaiting the long-planned renovation of Albany’s Main Street from First Avenue to Santiam Road and Fourth Avenue, you’ll have to wait another year. The project had been scheduled this summer, and the city staff had estimated the cost at $1.5 million. But when bids were opened on June 4, only three […]
The Oregon House on Thursday was scheduled to vote on flags in schools, which was unnecessary because we already have a perfectly adequate law on that subject. The law now calls for schools to have U.S. flags in every classroom and make time for students to say the pledge of allegiance once a week. House […]
What happened to House Bill 2386 is an example of how state legislators can screw things up. When it was introduced — by Rep. Phil Barnhart of Eugene and Sen. Betsy Close of Albany — it was a simple bill to keep schools from requiring children to wear electronic bugs so they could be tracked […]
Linn County’s “sleep driving” court case should have been over long ago. But it keeps dragging on. On Tuesday morning, Mandy Kenney showed up in Circuit Court for her scheduled trial for impaired driving. At least four law officers had been called to testify and were cooling their heels in the hall. But four other trials […]
River site blocked; blame criminals
It’s been years since the public could drive down to the Willamette River at Truax Island. We still can’t, and we won’t be able to do so again any time soon. For that we can thank criminals. The Oregon Parks Department used to maintain a little parking lot at this spot in the Willamette River […]
Tags: Knife River, Truax Island, Willamette River