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Tom's Blog

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

Tom’s Tidbits- The McCutcheon Fiasco

Greetings! One thing on my mind this month: the abominable Supreme Court decision in the McCutcheon v. FEC case.    Shaun

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What NOW?!! Toons- Our April check-in with Keith Tucker

 

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You love the Grid. The Man says so.

The Man’s fighting, but he may be losing. More people are moving to sustainable, or at least less-wasteful, lifestyles.  It

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The Dirty Truth About Fuel Injectors

(There’s a slightly updated version of this article available here) We’ve had many clients who have been sold fuel injection

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We sang the Healthcare Blues… and we liked it

Report back from the Healthcare Blues Fest April 5 was the third year for the blues festival with the longest

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Drew’s Kitchen- Louisville Hot Browns

Ingredients:  8 strips bacon 1 stick unsalted butter 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour 3½ cups whole milk 6 tbsp grated parmesan

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Shop Talk- Save $100 in April

Save big now, and keep saving at the pump later If you read our article this month, you know a

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Your kids’ diapers are full of s#!+

Toxins in Huggies and Pampers Aren’t What You Want to Put Near Baby’s Skin Jill Richardson on Alternet, Feb 18,

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Computers power the reconstruction

There’s a saying that ‘the best vacations make the worst stories’.  If nothing goes wrong on your vacation, what do

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Book Spotlight- “Dirty Wars” by Jeremy Scahill

“Dirty Wars- The World Is A Battlefield” by Jeremy Scahill In Dirty Wars, Jeremy Scahill, author of the New York Times best-seller “Blackwater”,

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Jokes for smart people… are YOU ready?

There’s a niche of humor built around smart people. Not jokes ABOUT smart people, but jokes you supposedly have to

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Popcorn Shorts for April

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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