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2013 November

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

Tom’s Tidbits- An informed citizenry is a pesky thing

Greetings! A few issues combine this month to illustrate ways our society is damaged.  We are systematically being deprived of

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What NOW?!! Toons November 2013

What does this have to do with Robert Reich?  He wrote an article on Huffington Post with solid numbers and

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Why bother with certified techs? A perfect example of how smart techs deliver

We employ the most qualified people available in our shop and behind the counter because we believe the best people

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KPOJ Sports Is Coming Back! Would you like to offer your opinion?

Yes, Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming like a freight train but that’s not the only thing happening this time of

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We were promised news on flying Death Robots- Six months later, all’s still silence

Bombshells continue to drop from Eric Snowden on the NSA.  Vacuous reassurances seem to come just as quickly, as the

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Drew’s Kitchen- Southern sweet potato casserole with praline topping

Thanksgiving is the ultimate food-lovers holiday.  Drew, like all of us, is looking forward to the succulent turkey, the delectable

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Shop Talk- Our Holiday schedule, Auto Amnesty, and an important tip

Holiday Shop Schedule Unbelievably, the Holidays are upon us again.  Here’s what our schedule will be for the season… Thanksgiving,

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Health Notes- What not to eat if you know better

Washington Initiative 522 would have labeled products containing GMO ingredients as… well, as having GMO ingredients.  It wouldn’t have banned

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Sellwood Bridge Update- A different way to look at things

Another month, more construction on the Sellwood Bridge.  It’s still going on, it’s still a little inconvenient, it’s still not

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Book Spotlight- “The Righteous Mind” by Jonathan Haidt

It’s no secret that we live in a world of an increasing political divide.  We all watched the recent government

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Humorousness- Thanksgiving humor… not a turkey in the bunch

For Thanksgiving, the All-American Holiday, we turned to Readers Digest, the All-American magazette, for our jokes this month.  Dig in,

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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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