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Book Spotlight- “Merchants of Doubt”
We owe this month’s Book Spotlight to the bright spotlights of Hollywood, in the form of an NPR interview with the director of the film “Merchants Of Doubt’. “Merchants” was based on a 2011 book of...
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Sellwood Bridge Update- The next set of arches is here
There’s really only one thing to talk about on the Bridge this month… the next set of arches has arrived! Stacked on a barge and parked on the southwest side of the bridge, these arches are the...
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Health Notes- Your Mind’s Power To Heal… Or To Kill
If you’re in a car wreck, you need a hospital. If you have cancer, you need medicine. If you have a heart valve problem, you need surgery. We’ve come to rely on Western, allopathic medicine for one...
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Shop Talk- 50 Car Facts to Blow Your Mind
Looking for our special discount offers? Our special offer this month is just for the regular readers of Your Car Matters… You can have any discount offered in any of our 2014 newsletters! If you...
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Drew’s Kitchen- Crunchy Baked Parmesan Cod
If you’re like most Americans, you don’t eat nearly enough fish. Drew is out to change that this month! Crunchy cornflake cereal creates a perfect crust for delicate and moist cod fillets. Your...
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I Never Knew… Uncommon stories behind common phrases
Orwellian trade agreements, senatorial interference with foreign policy, and how to deal with an aging vehicle… sometimes it seems like our newsletter can get a little heavy. Don’t worry, though,...
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Junking Your Jalopy? Guest advice on when to part with an older vehicle
Some auto repair shops look at older vehicles as cash cows. They know that the longer they keep the vehicle limping along, the longer the owner will pump money into their coffers. We’re different....
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Winning Dirty on TPP- Corporatists are pulling out a familiar, ugly playbook
Richard Berman, lobbyist and political consultant, was secretly recorded during a speech to oil and gas industry executives in Colorado. He explained that the industry “…must be willing to exploit...
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What NOW?!! Toon for March 2015
Want to dig deeper? Here’s a great article on how the 47 Senators are reconsidering their choice of pen pals, or you might want to check Tom’s Tidbits for March, or even our Humorousness column this...
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Tom’s Tidbits- 47 Senators wrote a letter to regret
Republicans and Democrats disagree about everything, but at the center of any argument there’s usually some central idea that transcends the spin. I try to keep my eye on that ball, the core issue,...
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