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

Tom’s Tidbits- Kids For Cash Update

Greetings! Remember the “Kids For Cash” scandal?  Judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan were caught taking millions of dollars in

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Keith Tucker’s Labor Day Toon

           

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Mercy Killers- The US Healthcare System Takes Center Stage

One man, alone on a stage, with a table and chair beside him.  What can one man teach us, where

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The Case of the Disappearing Clients- The real deal on your new car warranty

Some of our most loyal clients suddenly vanish and then reappear three years later.  When we ask where they’ve been

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Changing of the Guard- Changes behind the wheel of our courtesy shuttle

(9/2/2021- Unfortunately, if you’re reading this now, we stopped offering our Courtesy Shuttle Service in July 2021.  Please call our

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Drew’s Kitchen- Goodbye Breakfast Crab Muffins

Our recipe this month comes with a bit of a story…  Drew was out recently for a sad duty, scattering

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Shop Talk- Our $200 Quarterly Award, and a donation bounces back

Comment of the Month “I’d like to thank the counter staff who gave me an article to read about buying

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Is EMF pollution the next health risk to watch for?

One of our clients, Rodrigue D., has been telling us about EMF pollution for years.  If you haven’t heard of

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Will bad bolts bang the Bridge?

The Sellwood Bridge Project continues to trundle along, mostly on-schedule and mostly on-budget.  We’ve seen some construction on our doorstep

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Book Spotlight- “SuperPower” by Ian Bremmer

Superpower- Three choices for America’s role in the world By Ian Bremmer From the bestselling author of “The End of

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Humorousness- Hipster Barbie, and yes, she’s from Portland

It’s off to the Intertubes for this month’s Humorousness as we introduce you to Socality Barbie, the new hottest thing

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Popcorn Shorts for September 2016

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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