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8211 SE 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97202

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

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

Popcorn- Heat your house with a hair dryer

One of the best ways to reduce energy use is conservation, and people are catching on.  As just one example,

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Popcorn- Rainy Day Fun: Popsicle Stick Bombs

There are too many people with too much time on their hands, and too many of them post their doings

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Popcorn- Australia’s Evil Anti-Dwyer

We hope you know how hard we work for you to enjoy your experience with Tom Dwyer Automotive.  If you

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Book Spotlight- “Into the Buzzsaw: Leading Journalists Expose The Myth of a Free Press”

As we’re writing this, it is Day 13 of the “Occupy Wall Street” protest.  People who are fed up with

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Crumbling bridge is focus for MoveOn.org rally

It’s been a busy month for the bridge, and there’s more on the way.  MoveOn.org and Rebuild The Dream were

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Drew’s Kitchen- Sea Scallops With Sherry and Saffron Couscous

This simple seafood recipe first appeared in the 2001 “Martha Stewart Living”, but has been a strong player in Drew’s

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Health Notes- The shocking truth about “fresh-squeezed” orange juice

(Reprinted from Mercola.com, August, 2011) If you buy orange juice at the store, you may lean towards the kind that

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Shop Talk- Surprising features of our website

It’s not news to tell you we have a website; you’re probably reading this article on our website right now. 

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Looking Closer at LEAP- More detail on a vital program in Portland

“Your Car Matters” tries to give you useful and entertaining information, but we don’t always succeed.  Last month we had

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Meet Brad Witt- Regular guy runs for Oregon District 1

David Wu and his tiger suit are gone from Congress, and the people of Oregon’s Congressional District #1 are left

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Tom’s Tidbits- Speaking of the weather…

Greetings! Mark Twain famously said “Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.”  So, this month I

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Moving Planet: Portland- Portland’s Contribution to a Global Day of Action

Extra:  Hear our KPOJ radio spot for Moving Planet here, or see the video of the radio spot here. Almost

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