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

Business or Politics?  People ask!  Here’s why we loudly say “YES” to both.

It’s common wisdom for a company to stay far away from politics, but we certainly don’t. Three years ago on

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Tom’s Tidbits- John McCain’s final act of service

Greetings, John McCain, United States Senator from Arizona since 1987, has died.  McCain was loved and respected by his friends,

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Tom’s Tidbits- Ethics are annoying. Why bother?

          “If honor were profitable, everybody would be honorable.”        -Thomas More Greetings, I’m

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What, precisely, is a “Domestic Enemy”?

What, precisely, is a “Domestic Enemy”? Greetings, Members of Congress and the Judiciary, enlistees in the military and intelligence, even

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Tom’s Tidbits- We’ve been in Sellwood 30 years. With your help, we’ll be here 30 more!

Greetings, Why would any sane person start their own business?  The romantic notion is of a driven entrepreneur working well

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Tom’s Tidbits- Trump… why wouldn’t America vote for him?

Greetings, About 60% of Americas aren’t tired of winning after eight months of Trump but at least the Democratic Leadership

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Tom’s Tidbits- Sellwood’s under threat, but there IS a solution!

This month’s Tidbits is also available in the Sellwood Bee’s “Letters to the Editor”.  If you care about our Sellwood,

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Tom’s Tidbits- The End of the Beginning Raises More Questions

Greetings, We can’t know what’s going to happen next from inside the story, but it’s possible we’re beginning the final

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Painful lessons from our First 100 Days of Trump

Greetings, The greatest accomplishment of Trump’s First 100 days may have been setting a new floor for disgust with a

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It’s time to euthanize for-profit health care!

Greetings! Once upon a time you could pay your doctor with chickens, but you always get what you pay for. 

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Should Business and Politics Mix?

One of our clients didn’t think so, but here’s Tom’s view… When a client recently asked about our “#NotNormal-RESIST!” bumper

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Don’t Believe Your Lying Eyes!

Greetings! Conventional wisdom says practice makes perfect, but the first week of the Trump Presidency proved conventional wisdom wrong.  The

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