It was a last-minute idea, and no one expected much. Bobbie and Gary Miller, motorcycle enthusiasts who frequent the Backroads Pub & Grill off Orient Drive in Boring, wanted to raise a little money for Shriners Hospital for Children.
Read the rest: For love of the children

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Randy Ellis started on his career path in 1970 while serving in the U.S. Army in Thailand.
“I just walked into a motorcycle repair shop and started breaking things,” he said.
Ellis wasn’t on a rampage. He just wasn’t as skilled as he thought he was in handling a wrench. He pulled out his wallet and paid [...]

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You’ve seen them in your rear view mirror or in the car next to you. Sometimes they’re putting on makeup while steering with their knees, punching text messages into a phone without ever looking up at the road, or using a BlackBerry to read e-mail with one hand and steering with a cup of coffee [...]

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Don’t forget Black Thursday this coming January 18th.  Take a vacation day or call in sick, but get to Olympia and protect your rights.  It is not too late to set up an appointment with your representatives.  Call their offices and let the Legislative Assistant (LA) know that you are a constituent and wish to [...]

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“Any public policy that encourages anyone to get on a motorcycle is bad public policy. The problem is that the vehicle is inherently dangerous.”
So says Dr. Jay Falk with the Florida College of Emergency Physicians and academic chairman of emergency medicine for Orlando Regional Medical Center. The quote is from an article about Florida’s lack [...]

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