Author Archives: tomdwyer

Drew’s Kitchen- Best Fried Chicken

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, but maybe a full-blown holiday turkey extravaganza just doesn’t match up with your definition of ‘holiday’. If you’d like to tackle something smaller, say a few pounds smaller, then Drew has the bird for … Continue reading →

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Shop Talk for November, 2016

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer

Comment of the Month This month’s Comment was hard to include as an actual comment because it doesn’t have any words, but we made the exception anyway. It comes from our Post Service Feedback cards where … Continue reading →

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For Optimal Health, Savor Life

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer

By Michael Finkelstein, MD, Well Being Journal, Vol. 24, No. 5. Whether we suffer from common ailments such as insomnia, high cholesterol, and allergies or chronic illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease and fibromyalgia, our health challenges can interfere with … Continue reading →

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The long strange trip is almost over

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer

We’re closing in on the final few installments of our Sellwood Bridge Update column. For both of our fans out there, we’ll be closing with a retrospective of the Bridge construction, and a look at what a long strange trip … Continue reading →

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Book Spotlight- “The Populist Explosion” by John B. Judis

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer

If you’re a little unsettled by the changing nature of politics at home and abroad you’re not alone. We often see current events in isolation, yet sometimes there is a deep connection between them. Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Brexit, Barack … Continue reading →

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Late Night Elections

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer

Whatever else the election has been, it’s been fodder for late night comedy, and uniformly it’s been anti-Trump. They, like so much of the country had been looking forward with ambivalence to a Clinton presidency but convinced they’d dodged the … Continue reading →

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Popcorn Shorts for November 2016

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer

Just like it says, Popcorn Shorts is about the kind of things we think are really interesting, but don’t really need a large article to explain them. From the sublime to the ridiculous, check in here for crunchy bits of … Continue reading →

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News To Make You Furious- Greg Palast’s “Best Democracy Money Can Buy”

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer

It seems like a column called “News To Make You Furious” is an exercise in redundancy these days. The last year (at least!) of news has been a virtual volcano of vitriol as our nation’s election system has sputtered and … Continue reading →

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Tom’s Tidbits- Trump may be smart, but we need to be smarter.

Posted on September 29, 2016 by tomdwyer

Greetings! They say that when you point one finger, three more point back at you. With that in mind I’d like to talk about three seemingly unrelated events… the Clinton/Trump debate, the ongoing criminality of Wells Fargo bank, and the … Continue reading →

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Keith Tucker Buys Democracy

Posted on September 29, 2016 by tomdwyer

We’re very proud of our association with Keith Tucker, cartoonist extraordinaire. Keith is the creator of “What NOW?!” Toons, and has a stellar career spanning movies, animation, books, art, and much more. This month we aren’t here to laud Keith … Continue reading →