Happy Memorial Day!

How are you planning to celebrate/ honor Memorial Day weekend?  Is the holiday a chance to barbeque and hang with friends, or is it a more solemn occasion as you remember a loved one?  Share with us! But no matter how you choose to spend your weekend, we want you to stay safe.  Here are some tips for grill safety this weekend: Keep food covered or refrigerated until ready to be cooked.  Cook meat to 170 degrees Farenheit as a minimum.  Cooking (by any method) of meats (particularly red meat and chicken) at very high temperatures until surface charring occurs can cause cancer causing substances (Heterocyclic...

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Northwest Automotive Press Association (NWAPA) Names Grand Cherokee 2011 Northwest Sport Utility of the Year.

  Northwest Automotive Press Association (NWAPA) Names Grand Cherokee 2011 Northwest Sport Utility of the Year. As explained by Jeffrey Zurschmeide, president of the Northwest Automotive Press Association (NWAPA), his part of the country presents a tough challenge for most SUVs: “In the Pacific Northwest, we can go from rain-soaked city streets up to the snowy mountains in about an hour. … So we look for an SUV that’s comfortable and capable in all kinds of situations.” It’s a particularly notable honor, because NWAPA members don’t try to base their decisions on separate test drives that might have occurred weeks or months in...

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Jeep Grand Cherokee Given SUV Of The Year Award In Denver

Jeep Grand Cherokee Given SUV Of The Year Award In Denver.     The new Jeep flagship bested 25 other eligible vehicles by ringing up top scores in the RMAP’s evaluations of performance, comfort, safety, fuel economy and value. Specific highlights of the Grand Cherokee that earned acclaim from the judges included its comfort on the road, its toughness off the road and its impressive quality everywhere. “It takes a very exceptional vehicle indeed to master both the plains and mountains of the Rocky Mountain West and I’m thrilled that the journalists of the Rocky Mountain Automotive Press have voted the new and innovative Jeep...

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Chrysler To Repay Government Loans

Chrysler will begin to repay Government Loans that it received a few years ago. According to a source from the Associated Press, Chrysler will repay the money borrowed from the government. “A person briefed on the matter” announced today that the company will repay the government loans they received in the bailouts a few years ago. The loan carried interest rates of 12% per year. After months of refinancing and researching solutions, the loans can now be paid off. The company’s refinancing allows them to repay $5 billion to the US government and $1.6 billion to the Canadian government. Ridding themselves from the impressive amount of...

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