Here are some news stories and links from around the web that have caught our eye in the last week:
Auto Industry in the News
- News Flash: Drivers and smokers are the new real Americans. The Oregonian asks state Republican lawmakers how they plan to handle a new political climate that is friendly to tax increases. Here’s one response: “On Wednesday, House Minority Leader Bruce Hanna said Republicans will continue to look out for taxpayers, especially drivers and smokers.”
- Asphalt shortages are becoming serious due to cost-cutting changes in the oil processing industry. Not only is asphalt more difficult to buy, but the price is skyrocketing. And petroleum product add-ins that increase durability are scarce as well, meaning that new paving won’t last as long before it needs to be maintained. Pavement management is already stretched thin in many places…yet the feds are focused on bailing out the auto industry.
- Massachusetts is running into trouble paying for Boston’s Big Dig project.
All Things Bikey
The USA Today covered art racks like this one
on SE Ankeny in Portland.
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on SE Ankeny in Portland.
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