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

Keith Tucker’s “What NOW?!!” Toon for July

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Humorousness- The lighter side of global annihilation

There’s nothing funny about global warming or climate change, but that may be part of the problem.  The time has

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Tom’s Tidbits-  Please, just stop talking.

Greetings! It was just over a year ago, in April of 2013, that ISIS officially announced its existence.  Just over

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Welcome to the Future!  48 glimpses of things to come

The future is coming, and there’s not much we can do to stop it.  Every day we’re inundated with new

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FREE Sellwood Concerts Are Back In Full Swing! Here’s a taste of what you’ve been missing

We look forward all year to the FREE concerts in Sellwood Park.  Every Monday night for five weeks, the park

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When Will YOU Switch To Synthetic Oil?  Synthetic oil is better for you, your vehicle, and the planet

(July, 2011)-  Not so long ago, few people had heard of synthetic oil and even fewer wanted to buy it. 

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Drew’s Kitchen- Mushroom Chicken Sautè  

Ingredients:  1 tsp olive oil, divided 1 tbsp butter or margarine, divided 2 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves Salt and

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Shop Talk- Summer Freebies Abound

Do you have an older vehicle we HAVEN’T seen? You know we don’t take on NEW clients with older vehicles, but

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Health Notes- The straight dope on some scary additives

Everything You Need to Know About 10 Common, Scary Sounding Food Additives By Larry Schwartz on AlterNet, June 27, 2014

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Sellwood Bridge Update-  A Bird’s Eye View Of The Progress

Despite the record-breaking heat, the Sellwood Bridge work is continuing without a hitch.  Minimal delays, on schedule, no news-making failures,

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Book Spotlight- “So Rich, So Poor: Why It’s So Hard to End Poverty in America” by Peter Edelman

Income disparities in our wealthy nation are now wider than at any point since the Great Depression. The structure of

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Humorousness- The lighter side of global annihilation

There’s nothing funny about global warming or climate change, but that may be part of the problem.  The time has

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