Category Archives: Newsletter Columns

Shop Talk- Carwash Coupon Season

        Comment of the Month- Client Carol B. wrote- “We rely on our van in order to deliver our far produce.  You make it possible- we couldn’t ask for better service.” Thank you Carol!  Everyone has their … Continue reading

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To Mask or not to Mask

How the Mask debate is playing out here at our shop As the entire world deals with Covid, we thought we’d tell you how the controversy over mask-wearing is playing out here at the shop.  Here are all our covid-related … Continue reading

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Welcome Republicans!

It’s official now… Biden v. Trump.  I think Bernie had a better diagnosis of the country’s problems and a better prescription to fix them, and I think the Dems are missing a golden opportunity to reboot our country.  I have … Continue reading

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News To Make You Furious- Don’t like paying for other folks pollution? Frack you.

Don’t want to pay to clean up other people’s greed?  Frack YOU! From Eoin Higgins at Common Dreams “A devastating new report from the New York Times details how as fracking companies are going out of business they are leaving … Continue reading

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Shop Talk- Do you follow us on Facebook? Here’s the deal with Lee

Comment of the Month Do you follow us on Facebook?  Just like this newsletter, we try to bring you something that’s occasionally mechanically useful, but we also post things on politics, the environment, politics, humor, politics, science, politics, Portland, politics, … Continue reading

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The Fed’s Occupation hits close to home. Too close.

Greetings, Fury.  Absolute, blinding fury. That’s the only word I can find to describe my feelings that my home of Portland is currently occupied by illegal, unidentified, paramilitary pseudocops.  In the short time they’ve been here, these mercenaries have picked … Continue reading

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Popcorn Shorts for July 2020

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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Drew’s Kitchen- Slow Cooker Three Cheese Chicken Lasagna

Nothing beats lasagna… except lasagna done in a slow cooker!       Ingredients:  2 cups diced or shredded cooked chicken 2 ½ cups alfredo sauce (homemade or storebought) 9 uncooked lasagna noodles 1 15-oz container ricotta cheese (whole or … Continue reading

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Greetings from OCCUPIED PORTLAND

Reporting to you from our front row seats to history Well, it’s certainly been an interesting couple weeks here in the Rose City!  In June, we were just one city of thousands around the world convulsed by the reaction to … Continue reading

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The fall of our political parties is not a spectator sport.

Greetings, Though I’m obviously not a constituent, I got a call a month ago about the race for New York’s 16th Congressional District.  I almost blew it off, but instead I took time to listen and now I’m glad I … Continue reading

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