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8211 SE 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97202

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

2014 November

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

Tom’s Tidbits- The silver lining

Greetings! As Karl Rove was spinning the 2012 Republican collapse, FOX’s Megyn Kelly famously asked “Is this just math that

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Keith Tucker’s “What NOW?!!” Toon for November

               

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Veterans Day

Where in the world are tomorrow’s veterans? (Originally published 11/11/2014) Veterans’ Day was Tuesday, the day when we all said

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Legalized It!  What Now?  

Measure 91 gives a welcome nod to rationality Looking back, many of our Feature articles seem to lean a little

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What’s wrong with your car? 

Here’s how we find out… for sure. While we were deeply saddened to learn of Tom Magliozzi’s passing, Click and

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Drew’s Kitchen- Pasta with smoked salmon  

Thanksgiving, our national celebration of gluttony, is just a few weeks away.  What are you going to bring to the

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Shop Talk- Save up to $200 with Automotive Amnesty!

The bridge will be closed Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Nov 19-21, 2014.  Even with the closures traffic isn’t very bad

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Health Notes-  Our Ebola coverage… relax, it’s short

Ebola!  Ebola!  Ebola!  It’s everywhere!  Except that it’s not.  The inflammatory, wide-eyed news-ish coverage of it is everywhere, but in

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Sellwood Bridge Update- The whole Bridge construction in 3 minutes

Although there will be a brief bridge closure from November 19-21, 2014, it’s all part of the plan.  The Sellwood

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Book Spotlight- “The Tipping Point” by Malcolm Gladwell

Legalized pot.  Gay marriage.  Charter schools.  Tea Party and Occupy.  Iggy Azalea and twerking.  Hula hoops, school shootings, ebola…  what

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Humorousness- The Lighter Side of ISIS.  Believe it or not.

ISIS, the so-called “so-called” Islamic State, is not funny. When people grope around for an example of what qualifies as

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Popcorn Shorts for November 2014

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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