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Loud Pipes Are An Expression, Not Safety Equipment

Loud Exhaust; Safety or Expression?

By Scott Cochran, Editor This will, in all probability, be the most unpopular editorial I have written in the ten years of puking out ink in this space. I don’t know any other way to say it, but I’m throwing a BS flag on the popular slogan, “Loud Pipes Save Lives.” Normally I don’t make [...]

November 9th, 2010 | Posted in Blog View,Editorial/Opinion | Read More »

Zoning Board vs Harley-Davidson Dealer

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There must be something in my DNA that enjoys a good fight, or rather hates to see people being bullied. I’ll fire off a Letter to the Editor in a heartbeat and more often as not, stick my nose in where it probably otherwise doesn’t belong.  As I’ve aged, I’ve tried to tone it down [...]

July 8th, 2010 | Posted in Blog View,Editorial/Opinion | Read More »

Liberty Is Imperiled When Men Hide Behind Bad Laws

When taping your own traffic stop becomes illegal

[facebook_ilike] By: Scott Cochran, Editor Last March Anthony Graber was riding his Ducati in Maryland on I-95 in an illegal and unsafe manner. That is not disputed. In fact, Graber was recording himself with a video camera on his helmet. Because of that video, Graber might be going to jail. Not for reckless riding, but [...]

June 12th, 2010 | Posted in Blog View,Editorial/Opinion | Read More »

Quick Fact on Fringe.. Practical or Fashion Statement?

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By: John Turner. In times not so long ago, fashion statements in clothing were the exclusive province of the wealthy, the well heeled, the aristocratic breed if you will. For us mere peasants the idea of clothing was more utilitarian where the popular “form follows function” statement was the obvious choice. Here is one example [...]

April 15th, 2010 | Posted in Editorial/Opinion | Read More »