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A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Fix time change issue? Oregon blows it

Written March 6th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Seeing the clock tower at Albany Station on a bike ride Wednesday reminded me of a time issue that remains unresolved in Oregon because the legislature passed up a chance to fix it.


A ride in the park while daylight lasts

Written November 4th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

The bike and I went around Bryant Park in Albany Saturday afternoon. I wasn’t thinking of this being the last day of daylight saving time of 2023. Here’s what came to mind instead:


Time change: Not everybody fell back

Written November 7th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

That’s the trouble with all that time switching we are obliged to do twice a year. Some of us don’t always get around to it, not right away.


Albany station clocks: The time is right

Written October 29th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Just in time to have to be reset again for the time change Sunday, the clocks on the tower at Albany Station have been fixed. Now they all show the same time, and when I checked on Wednesday afternoon, what they showed was exactly correct.


Repealing time change may save lives

Written March 6th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

For the umpteenth time, we’re losing an hour with the time change come Sunday. And right on cue ODOT is warning us of the potentially fatal effects of drowsy driving that the change might cause.


Ray of hope: Three bills on DST

Written January 17th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

In the gloom of an Albany afternoon in January, it may be interesting to know that at least a few legislators this year would like to do something about daylight saving time or DST. More precisely, they would like to get rid of the pointless ritual of adjusting our clocks by one hour twice a […]


Cal vote might help on twilight rides

Written November 25th, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Getting a late start on my Sunday bike ride, I got caught by the gathering dusk. Then I thought of California, where on that general subject, the majority of voters this month had the right idea.


 
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