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Tom's Blog

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

Tom’s Tidbits- Get to know the Koch brothers, if you can stomach it.

Greetings! We have all heard of the Koch brothers by now but how much do you really know about them,

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Drew’s Kitchen- Bottom-of-the-box crushed cracker pork

Surprise your family with this easy recipe. Great as a tasty appetizer or add a few sides for a mouth-watering

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Health Notes- Neotame is a new spin on toxic AminoSweet. Love it, eat it.

Monsanto, one of the corporate juggernauts responsible for bringing us the things that now pass for food, is back with

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A REAL Look Under The Hood Our proprietary Inspection Process is one reason we’re different.

The Auto Repair Industry is full of “free inspections”.  “Deals” like free brake inspections, free safety inspections, or the classic

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Sellwood Bridge Update- The Sellwood Bridge wins an award. No joke!

The lowest rated bridge in the country has been recently honored by the Oregon chapter of American Council of Engineering

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Shop Talk- Why don’t we pave the lot or wash your car?

For this month’s Shop Talk, we thought we’d let you look over our shoulders at a letter we wrote to

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Popcorn Shorts- How Fast Are We All Becoming Stupid?

Did you know the amount of technical information is doubling every 2 years?  This means that for a student starting

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Popcorn Shorts- Archive Pictures Of Old Sellwood

PdxHistory.com is a portal into the past, as immortalized in post cards and pictures. Starting with a few glimpses into

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Popcorn Shorts- How To Be A Lie Detector

OK, you know the joke… “How can you tell when a politician’s lying?  His lips are moving!”  While that will

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Popcorn Shorts- How Many People Have Died In Bush’s Wars?

It’s been going on for years now, and the end isn’t in sight.  But how many people have actually died

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News To Make You Furious- Income Inequality… It’s not just for Third World countries anymore!

You’ve heard about the staggering differences in income between the upper echelons of our society and the rest of us. 

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