Category Archives: Tom’s Tidbits

Tom’s Tidbits- Portland Summer Fun

Posted on June 26, 2024 by tomdwyer

Greetings, I’m taking a break this month to enjoy the summer. Why not join me? Here are a few links to take advantage of everything Portland has to offer… Summer Free for All – Cultural Events– City-wide concerts and movies … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- Don’t do it because you should. Do it because you can.

Posted on May 21, 2024 by tomdwyer

Greetings, I noticed something interesting about our newsletter stories this month. Our three Feature articles involved a conference about Oregonians coming together to fight Climate Change, our program to offer shop discounts to encourage people to buy carbon offsets, and … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- To fight misinformation with information, we should narrow our focus

Posted on April 17, 2024 by tomdwyer

Greetings, It’s all too easy to get swept up in the lurid swamp of national and international politics and all too easy to see why. War, death, and corruption affect us all, so it’s not surprising we’d care about such … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits

Posted on March 15, 2024 by tomdwyer

Tom’s Tidbits- YOU know when investigations should start. And when they should stop. Greetings, The effort to impeach Joe Biden seems to be ending not with a bang but an embarrassing whimper, and for all the wrong reasons. … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- No, you don’t have to be a fraud to be in business

Posted on February 16, 2024 by tomdwyer

Greetings, The case of the People of New York v Donald J. Trump is in the books, and the result is our 45th president was tagged with over $400 million in disgorgement, penalties, and interest. Pundits might choose to talk … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- There’s something I’d like to brag about…

Posted on January 23, 2024 by tomdwyer

Greetings, If you’re reading this you obviously already know about our company newsletter. Most companies have one these days so we’re hardly breaking any new ground there. But I think our newsletter, like our company, is unlike any other and … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- What is there to hope for in 2024?

Posted on December 26, 2023 by tomdwyer

Greetings, With the Holiday Season comes a look back at last year and a look forward to next. 2023 seemed like the latest in a string of difficult years but it seems crass to dwell on the bad, so I’d … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- We’re moving! But we aren’t going anywhere at all.

Posted on October 16, 2023 by tomdwyer

Greetings, Since I’m taking a break from political news for a while, I’m not going to comment on its shortcomings. I’m not paying attention so I don’t see the problems, much like a huge chunk of citizens, there doesn’t seem … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- What’s wrong with billionaires? Maybe this…

Posted on September 19, 2023 by tomdwyer

Greetings, A fairly Libertarian friend of mine once asked me, in all seriousness, why I thought billionaires were a problem. As he said, we’ve always had rich people… why should the size of the wealth matter? Shouldn’t everyone be allowed … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- Like Capone, they’re going after the crimes that will put him in jail

Posted on August 9, 2023 by tomdwyer

Greetings, Al Capone operated an open criminal empire for years because he had politicians in his pocket and used violence on opponents. He’d been arrested on minor charges but there was never enough evidence to prove his major crimes in … Continue reading →

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