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8211 SE 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97202

8am - 6pm Monday - Friday
Office Only: 8am - 11am Saturday

Monthly Archives: January 2012

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Tom's Blog

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

Law, Not Promises!

I’m Tom Dwyer, This year’s Defense Authorization Act decreed the abolition of Habeas Corpus, a fundamental right we may have

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What Outrage?

I’m Tom Dwyer, Last year, President Obama expressed “serious objections” to the Two Thousand Eleven Defense Authorization Act but signed

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Return of a King

I’m Tom Dwyer, Have we become so complacent that we just accept the loss of habeas corpus and the return

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Illahee Series 2012- Christopher Phillips

I’m Tom Dwyer, The Illahee Lecture Series is back for another year of deep thinking about important ideas.  This year’s

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Book Spotlight- A Look Inside Our Library

We began our Book Spotlight in August so we don’t quite have a whole year of it to show you

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Tom’s Tidbits- Our newsletter is another reason we’re different

Greetings! Most businesses nowadays have some type of newsletter to communicate with their customers.  They’ve become so common that there

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Shop Talk- 2011 in the rearview mirror

Shop Talk has articles specifically about our shop so you can get the absolute most value from our service.  There

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January 2012’s EXCLUSIVE “What NOW?!!” Toon

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Biggest Stories of 2011- What made this year’s news in Your Car Matters

You want plumbing advice from your plumber, but do you want plumbing advice month after month?  You want to hear

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Drew’s Kitchen- 2011’s Full Menu

Drew’s Kitchen is our longest running feature, starting way back in Winter of 2007.  Every month since then, Drew has

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News To Make You Furious- A Year Of RAGE On Just One PAGE!

On March 24, 1989, the Exxon Valdez struck a reef in Prince William Sound and caused one of the most

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Health Notes- 2011 Was Our Healthiest Year So Far

There’s at least one thing more important than your vehicle’s health… YOUR health!  2011 marked the first full year of

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