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

When did auto ownership get so expensive?

A great report from “Today Explained” “When did auto ownership get so expensive?”  The short answer is the day your

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Health Notes-  Help for those who can’t sleep… and those who can.

For those who can… It’s okay to hit the snooze button. A new study shows it isn’t bad for you

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Popcorn Shorts for April 2024

Cool stuff that’s too small for a big article Just like it says, Popcorn Shorts is about the kind of

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Kyle’s Kitchen- Angel hair pasta with spring veggies

A “Kyle’s Original” recipe for you this month, a light pasta dish that’s always great with Spring and Summer fresh

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Book Spotlight- Women Behind the Wheel: An Unexpected and Personal History of the Car

“Women Behind the Wheel: An Unexpected and Personal History of the Car” by Nancy Nichols (Publisher’s Comments)-  “From the adolescent

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Shop Talk- Why would we EVER post our Bad Reviews?

Comment of the Month We hope you check out our Bad Reviews article this month, because our Comment-of-the-Month came from

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Tom’s Tidbits- To fight misinformation with information, we should narrow our focus

Greetings, It’s all too easy to get swept up in the lurid swamp of national and international politics and all

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You have an appointment with the Department of Reality Studies!

“My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.”  Do you believe that?  We don’t. Basic science, even basic consensual

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Welcome to THE FUNNY PAGE!

THE FUNNY PAGE If you never read our monthly Humorousness column, you see the problem… no one else ever read

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Our BAD Reviews

(updated 7/8/25) Independent businesses live and die by their online reviews.  It used to be word of mouth that could

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