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Sixth Annual ‘Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report’ Reveals New Safest Driving City

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Minneapolis Ranks 56 on 2010 ‘Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report’
The Allstate Insurance Company today released its sixth annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Reportâ¢.” The report ranks America’s 200 largest cities in terms of car collision frequency to identify which cities have the safest drivers according to Allstate data.

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Rio Grande Valley Drivers Ranked Safest in Texas in 2010 ‘Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report’
Drivers in the Rio Grande Valley are the safest in Texas, according to the 2010 Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report. For the fourth year in a row, Brownsville took the top spot in Texas for having the safest drivers.

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Sixth Annual ‘Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report’ Reveals New Safest Driving City
The Allstate Insurance Company today released its sixth annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Reportâ¢.” The report ranks America’s 200 largest cities in terms of car collision frequency to identify which cities have the safest drivers, according to Allstate claim data.

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Local News

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:01:33 +0000

Column: Stalks and stubble that turn tires to rubble
FROM THE FIELDSBY SCOTT GABBARDColumn Now that some of the steel giants have rolled into the field to begin this year’s early harvest, we can discuss a topic that has tire manufacturers stumped: stubble.

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1991 Toyota Landcruiser Full Time 4WD from North America – Comments
Mulitple alternators replaced. Multiple rotors and brakes replaced. Shaky transfer case. Multiple tires replaced. Multiple fuse modules replaced. Catalytic converter went bad, muffler problems.

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Local News
BY JACOB JONES & DEBORAH TRACY Daily World writers An early morning argument in Central Park escalated into a shooting incident Saturday that left one victim hospitalized at Harborview Medical Center and two suspects in custody on felony charges. Jamie Johnson, 25, of the Wharton Apartments in…

BEHIND THE WHEEL: Wrangler carries on Jeep tradition

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:01:56 +0000

The Morning File: Yes, jail inmates should work. And drunks need drivers …
The Morning File likes to see itself as a synergist, a one-step-ahead operator who reads the entire playing field. It’s the kind of omniscient entity that can see someone with a need over here, another with an opportunity over there, and then bring them together in a win-win situation for everyone around.

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Local News
BY STEVEN FRIEDERICH The Daily World If dollars were equal to votes, then Clallam County Commissioner Steve Tharinger, a Democrat, and Republican Jim McEntire, a commissioner at the Port of Port Angeles, would be the two candidates to advance in today’s four-way election contest for the…

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BEHIND THE WHEEL: Wrangler carries on Jeep tradition
If Chrysler ever wanted to move its advertising away from driving the Jeep Wrangler up and over snow, deserts and mountain terrain, it might want to consider borrowing some inspiration from the old campaign featuring famous women such as Lauren Bacall wearing expensive fur coats and the tagline “What becomes a legend.”

1985 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham from North America – Comments

admin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:02:21 +0000

Cameras to nab dumpers
SAVOY — Savoy is going high tech in its approach to stopping illegal roadside dumping.

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Old tires to protect reconstructed Ham Lake road
Just west of Chisholm Street on 169th Avenue in Ham Lake, there are areas of muck soil that get up…

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1985 Oldsmobile Toronado Brougham from North America – Comments
What things have gone wrong with the car? Idle arm replaced once with only one front end alignment at 68,000 miles to present 216,000 miles.

Back and Forth: Nelson TV & Appliance made a splash in post-war years

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:01:50 +0000

Calendar and FYI for the week of August 29
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Author Jonathan Franzen holds a mirror to the lives of a St. Paul family
Jonathan Franzen’s galvanic new novel, “Freedom,” showcases his impressive literary tool kit — every essential storytelling skill, plus plenty of bells and whistles — and his ability to throw open a big, Updikean picture window on American middle-class life.

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Back and Forth: Nelson TV & Appliance made a splash in post-war years
In 1948, there was a new level of optimism when cars started coming off the assembly lines. Television was just breaking into the Twin Cities and would come to Rochester in 1953 when KROC–TV channel 10 went on the air.

Driving Canada’s Icefields Parkway

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:02:09 +0000

In Tough Market, Take Your Gains Sooner
In parts of the country where winter means snow and lots of it, drivers swear by winter tires. It’s that extra precaution that could be the difference between stopping in time or a big accident.

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Old tires to protect reconstructed Ham Lake road
Just west of Chisholm Street on 169th Avenue in Ham Lake, there are areas of muck soil that get up…

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Driving Canada’s Icefields Parkway
Hailed as one of the most scenic drives in North America, western Canada’s Icefields Parkway is like the Greatest Hits of mountain scenery. Lakes the color of robin eggs. Snow-capped peaks topping 11,000 feet. Thunderous waterfalls. Alpine meadows studded with wildflowers. Throw in the possibility of spotting a grizzly or moose along the route between Jasper and Lake Louise, and you’ve got just …

2011 Explorer crossover moves off truck frame

admin — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:06:10 +0000

Local News
BY STEVEN FRIEDERICH The Daily World If dollars were equal to votes, then Clallam County Commissioner Steve Tharinger, a Democrat, and Republican Jim McEntire, a commissioner at the Port of Port Angeles, would be the two candidates to advance in today’s four-way election contest for the…

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Autopsy of charred Cox brother comes back inconclusive
SNOW HILL — A state coroner could not identify from the charred and fragmented remains of one of the two Cox brothers murdered in Greene County more than a year ago the cause of his death. An autopsy performed on 26-year-old Antwan Maurice Cox came…

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2011 Explorer crossover moves off truck frame
Once the best-selling passenger vehicle in the nation, the Ford Explorer sport utility vehicle will be relaunched as a car-based crossover model this winter as the automaker attempts to regain some of the model’s former glory.

Suzuki Kizashi Tops 200 mph Mark, Breaks Land Speed Record at Bonneville

admin — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:04:30 +0000

Hearts of darkness
It’s been a half-century since Alain Resnais set the movie world on its ear with Hiroshima mon amour (1959), then baffled it with Last Year at Marienbad (1961). His newest film, Wild Grass, shows Resnais is still at the leading edge of cinema and is as unpredictable as ever.

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Beach Cities Give Ice Cream Vendor Cold Shoulder
A mobile vendor says he has a license from the state, but isn’t being allowed to sell ice cream from his pushcart on the beaches in Cape Canaveral and Cocoa Beach.

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Suzuki Kizashi Tops 200 mph Mark, Breaks Land Speed Record at Bonneville
WENDOVER, Utah, Aug. 18, 2010; Piloting American Suzuki Motor Corporation’s (ASMC) modified 2010 Suzuki Kizashi Bonneville Special, magazine reporter Sam Mitani injected the Kizashi into the record books (and himself in the 200 mph club) with his 203.720 mph run at this year’s Bonneville Speed Week, exceeding the previous record of 202.301 mph.

Eight Spectators Dead at California Off-Road Race

admin — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:03:46 +0000

Scrutiny for Races Is Likely to Increase
It is a grueling and at times dangerous species of racing: trucks or other vehicles with oversize tires and pliable suspensions race through the desert at night at speeds up to 80 miles an hour, vaulting over rock piles and sailing off natural dirt ramps, with drivers sometimes blinded by clouds of dust kicked up by the vehicles in front off them.

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Tips from the AAA on sending a teen to college with car
Preparing college-bound teens for life away from home can be an anxious and task-filled time. While many parents will be teaching and reminding their teens about diet, laundry and personal safety, they too frequently forget the important subject of car care and repairs before sending their teen and vehicle off to college.

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Eight Spectators Dead at California Off-Road Race
A truck competing in a race in California sailed off a rock pile and rolled into the crowd.

Thule K-Summit Low-Profile Passenger Car Snow Chain, Size K33

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:08:39 +0000

Unique external-only fit provides total alloy rim protection and eliminates mechanical interference with ABS, braking, steering or suspension components
Patented self-tensioning and self-centering system automatically tightens the chains as you drive away
Easy, 3-step installation process minimizes your exposure to the elements
Ice-breaker reinforcements provide outstanding traction on icy roads
Hand-made in Italy to exacting specifications for maximum grip and extended chain life

Product Description
The K-Summit is the ultimate snow chain on the market today. The K-Summit is uniquely designed to ride on only the external surfaces of the tire so you don’t need to worry about clearance issues on the inside of the tire or interference with ABS braking, suspension or steering components. The K-Summit is also one of the easiest chains to install in three easy steps. You simply lay the chain on the tire, attach it to one of the bolts, activate the ratchet and you. . . More >>

Thule K-Summit Low-Profile Passenger Car Snow Chain, Size K33