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Tom's Blog

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

Tom’s Tidbits- Is Equal Protection a lie?

Greetings! Equal application of law is one of the most basic foundations of a functional society.  Without equal justice there

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“What NOW?!!” Toon for April

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The Fighter With The Strong Left Hook- Meet Steve Novick, candidate for Portland City Council

If you haven’t met Steve Novick, candidate for Portland’s City Council Position 4, you’re missing out.  We’ve known him as

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Singing the Health Care Blues- Single Payer Blues Festival

Are you singing the Health Care blues?  You’re not alone.  Millions of uninsured and underinsured Americans have been singing for

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The Fight To Ban DHMO- Hydric Acid found in food, water supplies, much more

DHMO, hydric acid, di-hydrogen monoxide… it goes by a lot of names.  The media never talks about it, our politicians

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Shop Talk- We’ve Changed Our Tire Rotation Policy

Tire maintenance is one of the most basic things you can do to keep your vehicle safe and dependable.  Until

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Health Notes- New smaller batteries have new larger problems

Gone are the days of the clunky “D”-cell batteries.  Today’s slim and hyper-compact technology has slim and hyper-compact batteries to

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Drew’s Kitchen- Simple French Onion Soup

If the last two month’s recipes have been a little challenging, here’s something easier but still satisfying.   I’ve tried French

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Hurry up and wait

We looked around for something interesting about the obsolescent overpass, but there was just nothing.  Construction got off to a

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Book Spotlight- “Rules for Radicals” by Saul Alinsky

Flip on any media platform, and you won’t have to wait long to hear the name Saul Alinsky.  Alinsky was

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Humorousness- Do-It-Yourself Car Repair

Whether your vehicle needs something now or needs something that can wait, we’ll give you the straight story. But when

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Treknology is here to stay

It’s time you knew the ugly truth… we have a strong Trekkie contingent here on the Your Car Matters staff. 

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