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Tom's Blog

From vehicle maintenance to community issues, Tom covers what matters to drivers in Portland.

Illahee Series Begins THIS WEEK!

February marks the return of Portland’s forum for environmental and societal thinkers.  This year’s theme, “Innovation for the Public Good”,

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News To Make You Furious- Is slavery something we just have to put up with?

Slavery is a revolting, disturbing, horrendous idea.  We look around at our own comfortable lives and congratulate ourselves that slavery

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20 Signs Your Mechanic Is An Idiot

Reprinted from www.RideLust.com- We’ve all been in this situation before… your car begins smoking or making noises you only thought

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Comparing Democratic and Republican tax plans

Conventional wisdom (especially among Democrats) is that proposed Republican tax cuts favors the rich, but is it true?  Yes.  If

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Calculators You Can Really Use

Miles Per Gallon Calculator– You’re thinking a road trip sounds like a cheap way to travel? Let’s find out.  This

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New Solar Incentive Program Eliminates Up-front Costs

If you’ve looked at installing solar in the past, you probably found that there was a large up-front cost that

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What are the chances of keeping your ride in 2011?

America’s least-stolen cars of 2010 10. Ford Freestyle 2005 – 2007 models Claim frequency: 0.8 Average loss payment per claim:

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Sellwood Landmark is Closing… BUT YOU COULD OWN IT!

The following letter is from Karin Anna, owner of the Looking Glass Bookstore on SE 13th and Nehalem. It’s pretty

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Until the day it’s rebuilt

Looks like we’re jumping over some of the final hurdles to getting a non-crumbling bridge.  Clackamas county is finally coming

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Drew’s Kitchen- Doubleheader for Crock Pot Season

Dust off the Crock Pot, its slow cooker season! Who doesn’t love to come home to a home cooked meal,

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Shop Talk- Our NEW website is more than you might expect!

Every business has a website; but how many do you find useful?  A website should be more than an extended

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Client Profile- Nancy Duncan of Schondecken Coffee Roasters

Few things say “Portland” like a coffee shop, and few things say “coffee shop” like Schondecken Coffee Roasters, (503236-8234, 6720

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