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The Safest Cars You Can Buy

Generally speaking, when it comes to buying a safe car, bigger is better. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), these are the seven safest vehicles on the road today:

Ford F-150
Chevrolet Impala
Honda Accord
Lincoln LS
Lincoln Town Car
Volkswagen Passat
Volvo S80

Disclaimer: These NHTSA ratings are the result of crash test experiments that took place under carefully controlled, laboratory-type conditions. Individual results you realize on actual roads in the presence of idiot drivers may vary.

The September Bandwagon

In case you’ve got nothing else to do this month, there’s a bunch of causes that would love your participation. We list 30 so you can devote one full day to each (if the post office is slow this month, you might have to cut back to 21 hours each). September is National …

Cholesterol Education Month
Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Library Card Sign-up Month
Piano Month
Food Safety Education Month
Prostate Health Month
Organic Harvest Month
Sickle Cell Awareness Month
Baby Safety Month
Honey Month
Childhood Cancer Month
Sewing Month
Nutrition Month
Hispanic Heritage Month
Rice Month
Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month
Coupon Month
Ovarian Cancer Month
Literacy Month
Disability Awareness Month
Reye’s Syndrome Month
Healthy Aging Month
Leukemia Month
Pediculosis Prevention Month
Native American Wellbriety Month
Ulcer Awareness Month
Childhood Injury Prevention Month
Farm Animal Awareness Month
Lice Prevention Month

That should keep you busy and out of trouble — until October.

Look At It This Way …

Think a gallon of gasoline is expensive these days? Faithful Portfolio reader and all-around good guy Tony DeLorenzo offers a little perspective on the subject: