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

Tom’s Tidbits for September- Dance to the beat of a different drummer

Greetings! What is the urgent force behind the latest pounding of the war drums for a strike on Syria?  The

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Popcorn Shorts for September

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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What NOW?!! Toon for September- See it FIRST in Your Car Matters!

Want to know more? American Labor in US History Textbooks, The Albert Shanker Institute

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Getting soaked by your stormwater bill? We couldn’t cut ours, but maybe you can cut yours

We’re always trying to make our business more environmentally friendly.  It’s the responsible, ethical thing to do, but sometimes it

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Don’t Miss Out On The Talk Around The Shop- All the big events at the Dwyer shop are in one small column

If you’ve read more than one issue of our newsletter, you know it’s a little different from most other newsletters.Newsletters

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Big Brother Overseas- What happens when foreigners talk smack about the US?

It’s common for some groups to build their own bubbles of reality.  It doesn’t matter what goes on in the

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Drew’s Kitchen- Jake’s World Famous Cedar Plank Salmon

Drew’s brought you a few grilling adventures this year, and as we move into Fall he’s bringing you yet another

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Shop Talk- Automotive Amnesty is going on now!

If you’re here as a result of our Feature article on “Shop Talk”, then Welcome!  We promised you a buffet

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Health Notes- Information-free nutrition labels

Nutrition Labels Aimed to Dupe Consumers-And How to Tell What You’re Really Eating-  Jill Richardson, AlterNet, August 27, 2013 When

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Construction makes a U-turn

There’s a forest of cranes and construction equipment around our crumbly neighbor as crews rush to complete their work before

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Book Spotlight- “Perfectly Legal” by David Cay Johnston

More than five years on, and there still have been no prosecutions of any major figures in the financial meltdown

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Humorousness- Signs, signs, everywhere there’s signs

This month we got one of those emails with a string of pictures and a request to forward it on

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