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Sellwood Bridge FINAL Update

Posted on December 15, 2016 by tomdwyer

The Bridge is FINISHED! Way, way back in 2010, Our Sellwood Bridge Update column began with these words: “It seems that every time our Client Shuttle starts across the Sellwood Bridge, a nervous voice will come from the back, asking ‘so… … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “Why Americans Hate Politics” by E.J. Dionne

Posted on December 15, 2016 by tomdwyer

“Why Americans Hate Politics” by E.J. Dionne   In this new edition of his national bestseller, E. J. Dionne brings up to date his influential proposals for a politics that can and must find a balance between rights and obligations, … Continue reading →

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Humorousness- Christmas Lists

Posted on December 15, 2016 by tomdwyer

What’s on your Holiday list this year?  Probably not most of the things on these lists, ripped directly from the slightly dated Top-10 List vaults of David Letterman… Least Popular Holiday TV Specials 10 – “The Gingrich That Stole Christmas” … Continue reading →

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Popcorn Shorts for December 2016

Posted on December 15, 2016 by tomdwyer

Just like it says, Popcorn Shorts is about the kind of things we think are really interesting, but don’t really need a large article to explain them.  From the sublime to the ridiculous, check in here for crunchy bits of … Continue reading →

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News To Make You Furious presents… PROPAGANDA!

Posted on December 15, 2016 by tomdwyer

The News That Makes Us ALL Furious… PROPAGANDA!   Updated- Aug 27, 2020 We recognize the obvious propaganda in the North Korean News and the Soviet Union’s Pravda, but the closer it gets to home the harder it gets to … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- Can the Mail save Representative Democracy?

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer

Aristotle saw two ways of maintaining societies with great wealth discrepancies:  either reduce the inequality or reduce democracy.  By and large he thought reducing inequality and increasing participation (except, of course, for the poor, women and slaves) was the better … Continue reading →

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Keith Tucker’s Post-Election Toons

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer
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CNBSeen- Because public safety matters to us all

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer

(orig Nov 2016, updated Jun 2020) Among the many problems facing our country, the rash of tragic police shootings may be one of the most serious and confusing. The story is hauntingly familiar… a person is pulled over for a … Continue reading →

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100 Ways To Make Your Life Better.

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer

Ah, the InterTubes.  No matter what the question, there’s always an answer in the InterTubes.  One of the neatest things the Tubes have produced is the idea of a “hack”, a simple idea to do a common-yet-annoying task in a … Continue reading →

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Our Referral Reward Quarterly Winner

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer

We had our own electoral nailbiter, but we have a winner! In the midst of one of the most surreal elections to ever take place in America we were quietly conducting our own little experiment with Democracy here at the … Continue reading →

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