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2013 August

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

Tom’s Tidbits- Inversion? Diversion. It’s EVASION!

Greetings! I’ve been hearing a new term bouncing around the media lately.  Washington’s most recent faux outrage involves “inversion”.  Inversion

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News To Make You Furious- The Dumbing Down Of America

Where does the word “idiot” come from?  It goes back to the inventors of democracy, the Greeks, who coined the

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Popcorn Shorts August 2013- 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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Humorousness- Jokes that make you go “Hmmm….”

The best jokes don’t just make you laugh, they make you think as well.  This month’s slice of Humorousness is

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Book Spotlight- Crazy for reading

Health Notes this month gave you a small taste of how and why insanity is becoming one of our newest

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Three big changes you need to know about

The first thing to know is that the bridge is open and safe, and Multnomah County continues to do a

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Health Notes- Manufactured insanity

Why Life in America Can Literally Drive You Insane  By Bruce Levine on AlterNet, July 30, 2013 In “The Epidemic

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Shop Talk- Goodbye to a friend of many years

Good luck to Mike Launder in his new, greener pasture We’d like to take a moment this month to say

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Drew’s Kitchen- California crab sandwich

Our blockbuster summer is continuing with temps in the 80’s and cloudless skies, and this perfect summer is inspiring Drew

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Could You Pass A US Citizenship Test?- Match wits with a Dwyer employee

When (or if) new immigrants finish the labyrinth leading to citizenship, there’s one last obstacle facing them that natural born

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Maintain Your Advantage- Keeping your vehicle saves thousands over buying new

The Green Living Journal “offers solutions to the serious energy, health, and environmental problems facing all of us.”  (If you

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“What NOW?!! Toon” for August

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