HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

For a friendlier council layout

Written December 18th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

If they asked me, I would recommend changes in the layout of the room where the Albany City Council meets. People might appreciate it if the arrangement did not force councilors and their staff advisers to look down on the common folk below. Seems like in our system it would be more fitting if they […]


Nice screens but, alas, no tunes

Written February 12th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

Let us turn away for a moment from the drama at the top of our state government and, instead, cast our eyes upward in the Albany City Council chambers. There, we can admire the latest in visual aids, two high-definition screens on opposite sides of the room.


 
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