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Drew’s Kitchen- Asian-style Peanut Noodles

Posted on March 4, 2013 by tomdwyer

Last month Drew doused us in the gooey cheese of Switzerland with his Classic Cheese Fondue recipe. This month it’s off to sample the opulent offerings of the Orient with his Asian-style Peanut Noodles! Ingredients 1/2 cup chicken broth 1-1/2 … Continue reading →

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Shop Talk- Your oil level is YOUR responsibility!

Posted on March 4, 2013 by tomdwyer

We’ve had some clients return for their 4000 or 6000 mile Minor Interval Service with little or no oil registering on their dipsticks. You may be able to put off doing some other basic maintenance, but nothing causes catastrophic engine … Continue reading →

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Health Notes- What’s good for GM may not be good for you

Posted on March 4, 2013 by tomdwyer

Genetically Modified (GM) foods aren’t popular in Europe, where bans and restrictions are common. Here in the US, we can’t even get legislation through that requires companies to tell us when our food contains GM components. Legislation or not, it’s … Continue reading →

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Sellwood Bridge Update- An explosive Bridge Update!

Posted on March 4, 2013 by tomdwyer

Now that the big Shoo-Fly move is history, construction on the new bridge is settling down to a normal routine. We expected this month’s Update would be pretty quiet until we heard about the next step on the West side … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “Kids For Cash” by William Ecenbarger

Posted on March 4, 2013 by tomdwyer

Our “News To Make You Furious” column this month brought you stories about For-Profit Prisons, and the centerpiece example of the problem was the “Kids For Cash” scandal in Pennsylvania. We gave you a couple links to follow, but as … Continue reading →

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Humorousness- 30 glimpses of the real Portland

Posted on March 4, 2013 by tomdwyer

Last month’s “Humorousness” brought you jokes about Oregonians. This month we’ll hit even closer to home with BuzzFeed’s list of the “30 most Portland things that have ever happened in Portland”. You can probably see even stranger things by just … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- Death from above… Drones are here to stay.

Posted on March 4, 2013 by tomdwyer

Greetings! Drones are the latest profit driven tool of the military/industrial/congressional complex. In some ways it’s surprising that it’s taken so long for drone technology to advance- we’ve had remote control hobby planes for decades; putting cameras and laser guided … Continue reading →

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What NOW?!! Toon for March

Posted on March 4, 2013 by tomdwyer

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Popcorn Shorts for March

Posted on March 4, 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- Prison For Profit- The low price of your liberty

Posted on March 4, 2013 by tomdwyer

Profit is great. Enlightened self-interest is a spectacular motivator that drives our economic system. Nothing incentivizes a behavior like making it profitable in one form or another. But here’s a blasphemy… profit is not the only good in our world! … Continue reading →