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

What NOW?!! April Fools Toon

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Greetings! Welcome to spring in Portland!  Back East the weather has been bad enough that Punxsutawney Phil, the Groundhog’s groundhog,

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Inner City Blues Festival- Getting “In The Groove Of Love” supports single payer health care!

Update 4/15/13– We brought back a few pix from the show this weekend.  Apologies for the poor quality of the

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Labor Pains- Bad engineering can affect your bottom line

You’ve been there.  You’re standing at the Service Counter looking at the bill for repairs.  There’s a long list of

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A Very Good IDEA- Intellectual Deficit Equalization Act could fix big problems

When it comes to federal spending, all states are not created equal.  Some states receive far more federal money than

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Drew’s Kitchen- Shiitake Mushroom Extravaganza

Drew’s makes his recipes simple and easy so you can spend your time enjoying the result instead of sweating the

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Shop Talk- Free Car Wash Season is coming back

The weather’s finally starting to dry up, and it’s almost time to say goodbye to the rain for another few

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Health Notes- Bacteria may be 20% as effective as bariatric weight loss surgery

Studies show bacteria in the Intestines May Help Tip the Bathroom Scale By Denise Grady in the New York Times,

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Steady and mostly quiet

In response to many inquiries we’ve received, here’s the most important update we can give you…  The bridge is safe! 

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Book Spotlight- “The Payoff” by Jeff Connaughton

Last month’s “News To Make You Furious” was about For-Profit Prisons, and we recommended a book on “Kids For Cash”

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Humorousness- 100 (or 300) Bizarre FaceBook Pages

Some people say FaceBook might have reached the peak of its popularity, but at least it’s obvious that all the

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Popcorn Shorts- Cool stuff that’s too small for a big article

Just like it says, Popcorn Shorts is about the kind of things we think are really interesting, but don’t really

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