HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Opioid funds pay for clearing Simpson Park

Written June 3rd, 2026 by Hasso Hering

Restoring Simpson Park and the surrounding area after many years of occupation by improvised camps is a huge job that will likely take a month or more.


Albany gets a share of big opioid settlement

Written December 15th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Albany is one of 88 Oregon cities and counties that will share in the gusher of money that will spring from the national settlement of lawsuits over what is usually called the “opioid crisis.”


 
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