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Under construction: Truck/rail reloading hub

Written April 21st, 2021 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 9 responses.

It was in 2017 that I wrote my first story about what seemed, at the time, an unlikely idea: To turn the vacant site of the demolished Millersburg paper mill into a multimodal reloading center that would connect the mid-valley to the world.

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Surprise: A reasonable gun bill

Written February 11th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 5 responses.

The legislature is in session, so naturally it is once again working to add to the circumstances under which Oregonians may be banned from buying or owning a gun. But this time, the bill that emerged from committee on Friday isn’t bad. It’s the kind of “reasonable gun regulation” that we hear so much about.

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$25 million for Millersburg project

Written July 6th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 6 responses.

Andy Olson has followed through on his idea of trying to make use of the Millersburg site where the International Paper company demolished the Albany Paper Mill. The transportation bill he helped write includes an allocation of $25 million for a “Mid-Willamette Valley Transmodal Facility.”

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House OK’s cell phone crackdown

Written May 3rd, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 4 responses.

Despite misgivings about over-regulating the way we live, the Oregon House has approved Rep. Andy Olson’s bill to get tough on people using cell phones while driving.

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Mobile phone crackdown: Questions

Written February 28th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 13 responses.

State Reps. Andy Olson of Albany, Dan Rayfield of Corvallis, and a few other legislators want Oregon to get tougher on distracted driving caused by handling mobile phones. But their bill on that issue has problems, and it’s not clear that passing it would have the desired effect.

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Olson’s trail bill clears House

Written April 30th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 4 responses.

The Oregon House on Thursday passed a bill that’s supposed to clarify how bike trails can be built on land zoned on exclusive farm use. Too bad it doesn’t really clarify much.

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Disgusting but not illegal, yet!

Written March 7th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
Comments: one response.

Because there is, apparently, no boundary that lascivious boys and dirty old men will not cross, and because technology now gives them the means to cross more of them, the Oregon legislature is having to consider yet another law. It is House Bill 2596, sponsored of Rep. Andy Olson of Albany and others.

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