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A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

This story is getting to be timeless

Written October 15th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

This is getting old. Still, let’s take yet another look at the top of the tower at Albany Station and check what it says on the clocks.


Timing: An hour off at Albany Station

Written August 3rd, 2023 by Hasso Hering

One hates to be a nag. Still, when the bike takes me through the parking lot of Albany Station, experience says I should look up at the top of the tower and check the clocks, just for fun.


Hate to harp on the time, but …

Written October 6th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Passengers in the jetliner that left a contrail over Albany Thursday afternoon didn’t care what time it showed on the clock tower far below. But sooner or later you would think someone on the ground would.


Tower clocks: How about a permanent fix?

Written September 20th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Compared to homelessness, say, or world hunger, the clock tower at Albany Station showing four different times, all wrong, isn’t much of a problem. But you’d think it would be easier to fix.


Three things to notice at Albany Station

Written September 11th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

The temporary fencing at Albany Station caught my eye on Saturday. It was not the only noticeable thing there, I found when I stopped to take a closer look.


What’s up with the tower clocks? Take a guess

Written September 3rd, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Hate to tell you this, but the clocks on the tower at Albany Station are out of whack again.


And back to the clocks at Albany Station

Written July 5th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

If they gave up on the clocks in the tower at Albany Station, would you blame them? Once again, the four clocks exhibited great diversity on Monday, and none of them was even close to the time of day.


 
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