The headlines have been all about mushrooms, but that’s misleading when it comes to “psilocybin therapy,” a subject the Albany City Council wisely decided this week to leave alone.
Seniors ask about future of Albany center
Written March 15th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
Concerning the Albany Senior Center, closed for a year because of covid, one question might be what it has in common with a hookah bar.
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Tags: Albany Senior Center, COVID-19, hookah bars, Oregon Health Authority, senior centers
Tags: Albany Senior Center, COVID-19, hookah bars, Oregon Health Authority, senior centers
Covid shots: A question of waiting and hoping
Written February 3rd, 2021 by Hasso Hering
As you may have discovered, it’s not easy to learn about when and where you might be able to get a shot against the Covid virus, but maybe that will change next week.
Asking questions as the virus marches on
Written October 22nd, 2020 by Hasso Hering
The coronavirus numbers put out by the Oregon Health Authority and recited by the press could use a little interpretation, starting with the number of “new deaths.”
A somber topic: Where corona victims die
Written September 13th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
While we’re supposed to stay indoors to escape the Albany air made hazardous by wildfire smoke, let’s consider a question concerning the Oregon deaths caused by Covid-19.
City parks and portables — just one question
Written August 30th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
If you’ve been wondering why Albany park restrooms have been closed this summer, the reason, like for so much else these days, is the new coronavirus.
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Hub City Village plans to break ground
It was four years ago, in July 2019, that I first reported on Albany’s Creating Housing Coalition and its hopes of building a community of tiny houses for people who have no place else to live. Now the group is about to start building the place.
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