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Tom's Blog

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

Tom’s Tidbits- Bringing the Fukushima disaster home

Greetings! The United States has just licensed the first new nuclear plants since 1975, two reactors at Plant Vogtle in

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What NOW Toon for May

Ahh, the memories.   In honor of the BP disaster anniversary, we decided to run this blast from the past…

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No Nukes Is Good Nukes- Nuke News from John Bartels and Helen Caldicott

(note 5/8/12- Please click here to download our “Repeal Price-Anderson” poster and share it with your friends.) (note 5/29/11- If

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Driving On The Cheap- 10 Cheapest Cars To Own and Insure

Lots of folks ask us for car buying advice.  Our best advice is usually to buy something from Asia, America

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The BP Armageddon Anniversary- Current Status of the Spill

In the two years since the worst environmental disaster in US history, all the spilled oil has been removed from

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Shop Talk- Free Carwash Season Is On The Way!

The little people make do with only four meager seasons, but Tom Dwyer clients have one more… FREE CARWASH SEASON! 

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Health Notes- A Party In Your Gall Bladder

We were reading Well Being Journal when we ran across a couple articles on gall bladders.  Realizing we didn’t know

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Drew’s Kitchen- Parmesan Lamb Chops

Here’s a simple dish when you don’t feel like pulling out the grill this Spring.  Time:  About 30 minutes; Yield:

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Goodbye For Now, Trees

It’s still quiet around the Sellwood bridge as we wait for the salmon migration to finish so in-water work can

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Book Spotlight- “Doubt Is Their Product” by David Michaels

Tom Dwyer Automotive is a proud sponsor of the Illahee Lecture Series, an ongoing lecture series that you’re long overdue

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Humorousness- Philosoraptor, Success Baby, Courage Wolf, and more

Like you, we get a few emails each month that make us smile… of course, we get a lot more

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Popcorn Shorts- Engine Of The Future

Researchers at Michigan State University, led by Norbert Mueller, have developed a prototype engine that could replace old-fashioned internal combustion

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