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Tom's Blog

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

Tom’s Tidbits- Green Job Creation

Greetings! Yesterday was a good day for Oregon because a completely useless and damaging law was changed.  While I won’t

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July Two-fer from Keith Tucker

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The Devil in all of us?  The Stanford Prison Experiment

The deluge of videos showing cops gone wild continues unabated.  Many factors contribute to this horrific situation.  Racism is an

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FREE Sellwood Park Concerts- Relax and enjoy Oregon’s beauty

Is it the heat? No.  Is it the kids home from school? No.  Is it the big road trip back

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Repair or rent for summer travel? How to pick the right wheels for road trips

Don’t learn from your mistakes… it’s less painful to learn from other people’s mistakes! Summer road trips offer plenty of

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Drew’s Kitchen- Billy Joel’s Grilled Tuna & Marinated Cucumber Salad

This month’s recipe comes with a little story… you know Drew as our Service Advisor and in-house chef, but he

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Shop Talk for July- Thanks for voting!

Thank You For Your Support! Voting ended on Wednesday for the 2015 Willamette Week “Best of Portland” issue, and thank

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Health Notes-  Natural vs. Artificial Flavors

Of course you’ve seen the labels that tell you your snacks have “natural and artificial flavors”.  What’s the difference?  Is

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Which Portland bridges are earthquake-rated?

As the summer heats up, the Sellwood Bridge construction is continuing quietly and sweatily along.  The existing bridge is open

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Book Spotlight- “Big Weed” by Christian Hageseth

With marijuana now legal in Oregon, we’re seeing the beginnings of a whole new industry taking shape.  New players are

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Humorousness- What your dash lights really mean

You turn the key and your vehicle’s dashboard lights up like a Christmas tree.  What do all those obscure graphics

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Popcorn Shorts for July

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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