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• SENIOR DISCOUNT LIST

  by RevBigJohn November 2, 2015
   RESTAURANTS: Applebee's:            15% off with Golden Apple Card (60+) Arby's:                    10% off (55+) Ben & Jerry...
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• 2015 Veterans Day Free Meals and Discounts

  by RevBigJohn November 2, 2015
   Applebee’s – free meal, Nov. 11, 2015: Last year, Applebee’s served over one million free meals to military veterans and active servicemembers. Applebee’s is again offering a free meal to military veterans and active-duty service members on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. There wi...

• Waco police bullets hit bikers in May

  by RevBigJohn September 19, 2015
   FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Evidence reviewed by The Associated Press confirms that police bullets hit bikers in the deadly shootout involving two rival motorcycle clubs that clashed last spring outside a Waco restaurant, though it isn't clear whether those rifle shots caused any of the nine...
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• House Subcommittee Improves Motorcycle Safety with Amendments to Highway Bill

  by RevBigJohn September 14, 2015
    United States Ho...
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• Engineers' Conversion Table

  by RevBigJohn September 13, 2015
   1. Ratio of an igloo's circumference to its diameter = Eskimo Pi  2. 2000 pounds of Chinese soup = Won ton  3. 1 millionth of a mouthwash = 1 microscope  4. Time between slipping on a peel and smacking the pavement = 1 bananosecond  5. Weight an evangelist...
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• Meeting of the Minds

  by RevBigJohn August 14, 2015
    We hope that you will join us in Milwaukee, WI for the Motorcycle Riders Foundation’s 2015 Meeting of the Minds conference, September 24-27th hosted by our partners, ABATE of Wisconsin, Inc. Have you registered yet? The early registration ...
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• Senate Passes Highway Bill

  by RevBigJohn July 31, 2015
    The United Stat...
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• Great Lakes

  by RevBigJohn July 29, 2015
   1. Lake Superior is actually not a lake at all, but an inland sea.  2. All of the four other Great Lakes, plus three more the size of Lake Erie, would fit inside of Lake Superior.  3. Isle Royale is a massive island surrounded by Lake Superior. Within this island are several s...
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• Highway Bill Advances in Senate

  by RevBigJohn June 26, 2015
    Wednesday, June ...
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• Possible Interstate Tolling Expansion

  by RevBigJohn June 17, 2015
    As a member of t...
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• (NHTSA) issues a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

  by RevBigJohn June 9, 2015
    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 218, which concerns motorcycle safety helmets. NHTSA proposes to modify the existing...

• Slashing Ethanol Production

  by RevBigJohn May 30, 2015
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• Washington Weekly Updates May 28, 2015

  by RevBigJohn May 29, 2015
    From Jeff Hennie Motorcycle Rider Foundation, Vice President Government Relations and Public Affairs  ...

• Washington Weekly Updates

  by RevBigJohn May 22, 2015
    May 22, 2015 From Jeff Hennie Motorcycle Rider Foundation, Vice President Government Relations and Public Affairs  ...

• Bikers Inside the Beltway - 2015

  by RevBigJohn May 19, 2015
    This year was an...

• Obtaining expansion of VA child

  by RevBigJohn April 25, 2015
   Obtaining expansion of VA child care services is an important priority for DAV, and in particular for young veterans with dependent children who need this support as they recover from wounds, injuries and illnesses associated with their combat deployments. Representatives Julia Brownley an...

• National Lobby Day

  by RevBigJohn April 22, 2015
    The Motorcycle Riders Foundation is pleased to report that the 7th annual Michael “Boz” Kerr Bikers Inside The Beltway will be held Thursday, May 14th, 20...

• Motorcycle Only Checkpoint Ban Legislation Introduced

  by RevBigJohn April 17, 2015
    April 16, 2015 ...
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• Transportation Blueprint and US Senate Privacy Bill

  by RevBigJohn April 4, 2015
    April 4, 2015   Transportation Preside...
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• NTSB Board Members & National Motorcycle Lobby Day

  by RevBigJohn March 25, 2015
    The Senate recen...

• Old stuff new stuff

  by RevBigJohn March 18, 2015
   Well I had to get a new computer monitor, the old picture tube type one gave up. Now with my new glasses and new screen I can see the problems with my old computer better. The day I went to be fitted for my new glasses the battery in my 2002 Sports Trac died, my friend Bob came and gave ...
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• Congress looks at Vision Zero

  by RevBigJohn March 12, 2015
    Vision Zero is the concept that it is possible to drop the fatalities within the road transportation community to zero and that it should be done at all c...
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• Veteran Information on the Internet

  by RevBigJohn March 9, 2015
   Appeals http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch05.doc Board of Veteran's Appeals http://www.va.gov/vbs/bva/VHA Programs - Clinical Programs & Initiatives CARES Commission http://www.va.gov/vbs/bva/ CARES Draft National Plan http://www1.va.gov/cares/page.cfm?pg=105 Cen...
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• Bill to Curtail Profiling of Minnesota Motorcyclists

  by RevBigJohn February 24, 2015
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• Motorcycle Checkpoints - Action Needed

  by RevBigJohn February 13, 2015
    United States House of Representatives Address Motorcycle Checkpoints   February 13, 2015 ...
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• Be on alert for Anthem breach-related phishing scams

  by RevBigJohn February 11, 2015
   In the wake of the Anthem breach, we are getting several reports of phishing scams. These scams, designed to capture personal information (known as "phishing"), are designed to appear as if they are from Anthem, and the emails include a "click here" link for credit monitoring. Due to ...
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• Motorcycle-Only Checkpoints

  by RevBigJohn January 8, 2015
    Bipartisan Senate Bill would Ban Federal Funding for Motorcycle-Only Checkpoints    January 8, 2015 MRF media contact: Jeff Hennie Phone...
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• New NHTSA Administrator Nominee Announced

  by RevBigJohn November 21, 2014
   It may have taken nearly a year, but President Barack Obama has finally made his choice for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) administrator. The White House announced it was nominating Mark Rosekind , currently a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) board member,...

• Legislative Strategy Agenda

  by RevBigJohn November 10, 2014
  The Motorcycle Riders Foundation Releases its Legislative Strategy Agenda for 2015    At the 2014 Motorcycle Riders Foundation’s (MRF) 30th Anniversary Meeting of the Minds Conference held in Septe...

• 2014 Elections and Beyond

  by RevBigJohn November 7, 2014
   From: Jeff Hennie,  Motorcycle Riders Foundation Vice President Government Relations and Public Affairs   Now that the dust has settled on the 2014 election ,the Motorcycle Riders Foundation issues its reflections on what just happened. As you probably already know, it was a go...