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Labor Pains- Bad engineering can affect your bottom line

Posted on April 3, 2013 by tomdwyer

You’ve been there. You’re standing at the Service Counter looking at the bill for repairs. There’s a long list of line-items, but looking closer you see that the parts expense was only a few dollars and most of the bill … Continue reading →

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A Very Good IDEA- Intellectual Deficit Equalization Act could fix big problems

Posted on April 3, 2013 by tomdwyer

When it comes to federal spending, all states are not created equal. Some states receive far more federal money than they’ve paid in federal taxes. A whopping 84 percent of the states that get back more than they pay in … Continue reading →

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Drew’s Kitchen- Shiitake Mushroom Extravaganza

Posted on April 3, 2013 by tomdwyer

Drew’s makes his recipes simple and easy so you can spend your time enjoying the result instead of sweating the prep. This month he’s bringing his philosophy of simplicity to the food itself by de-mystifying something you may think is … Continue reading →

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Shop Talk- Free Car Wash Season is coming back

Posted on April 3, 2013 by tomdwyer

The weather’s finally starting to dry up, and it’s almost time to say goodbye to the rain for another few months. The auto business is cyclical, and the good weather means we’re about to enter our busiest time of the … Continue reading →

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Steady and mostly quiet

Posted on April 3, 2013 by tomdwyer

In response to many inquiries we’ve received, here’s the most important update we can give you… The bridge is safe! It’s open! Traffic is flowing! Come on down! Aside from that construction on the new bridge is continuing steadily and, … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “The Payoff” by Jeff Connaughton

Posted on April 3, 2013 by tomdwyer

Last month’s “News To Make You Furious” was about For-Profit Prisons, and we recommended a book on “Kids For Cash” scandal in Pennsylvania. We have another link-up for you this month. In the wake of Lanny Breuer’s titular job change … Continue reading →

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Humorousness- 100 (or 300) Bizarre FaceBook Pages

Posted on April 3, 2013 by tomdwyer

Some people say FaceBook might have reached the peak of its popularity, but at least it’s obvious that all the good names for pages are taken. Here are 100 (supposedly) real pages that couldn’t come up with anything better. We … Continue reading →

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Popcorn Shorts- Cool stuff that’s too small for a big article

Posted on April 3, 2013 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- Unemployment isn’t a problem for Lanny Breuer

Posted on April 3, 2013 by tomdwyer

Who, you may ask, is Lanny Breuer? If you’ve been following News To Make You Furious lately then you know, but it’s hardly a household name. It should be, though. Few people have had as big an effect on the … Continue reading →

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IDEA- The Intellectual Deficit Equalization Act

Posted on March 27, 2013 by tomdwyer

When it comes to federal spending, all states are not created equal. Some states receive far more federal money than they’ve paid in federal taxes. 84 percent of the states that get back more than they pay in … Continue reading →

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