By Bill Owney

Anybody need a good radar detector?

The device still dangles from the windshield in cars I drive because once upon a time I thought it was important, but in the day of $3.00 a gallon, the most important readouts are not on the speedometer, but the trip computer.

“Look, honey, it’s up to 38 mpg” is, in this economy, more exciting and a darn sight more useful than 138 mph.

In this neck of the woods, making a living means putting on miles. Maybe you run out to Red River Army Depot every day, or down to Lone Star Steel, or maybe you liv...

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