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    • Maintenance & Preventive Care
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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 Shorts- Big Brother has his EyePhone on you

Apple made a splash in the news this month with their iPhone 4.  This time it wasn’t the stunning design

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Popcorn Shorts- Time to Play “Guess That Price!”

Yes, it’s the ever-popular game show where YOU guess the price of an exotic palatial estate.  This month’s beauty is

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News To Make You Furious- Un-Real Estate

This month’s News To Make You Furious is mostly about one number, the Case-Shiller Index of Home Prices.  This gold

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Sellwood Bridge measure 3-372

I’m Tom Dwyer An example of our country’s neglected infrastructure is the crumbling Sellwood Bridge just two blocks away from

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Tom’s Tidbits- Imprisoning the messenger- more on Bradley Manning

Greetings!  The “Rule of Law” has been under attack in this country intensely since 2000.  As citizens we might no

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Shop Talk- Why do we charge for diagnostic time?

There is a world of difference between a free estimate for known repairs and a diagnostic procedure for difficult, intermittent

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Report from the VFP rally- Hundreds marched, no one cared. Success?

(by Charles Letherwood)    On March 19, Tom Dwyer Automotive was a proud endorser of the Veteran’s For Peace Rally commemorating

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Drew’s Kitchen- Macaroni and Cheese with Bacon

12 ozs of bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces 5 large garlic cloves, minced 1 cup whipping cream 1 cup half

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Sellwood Bridge Update- You’ll never believe THIS…

We weren’t even going to have a bridge update this month.  Although the Sellwood won the design process award last

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Health Notes- Radiation primer for the Fukushima disaster

The horrific disaster in Japan has captivated the world, and is creating more questions as it develops.  The prevailing air

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Japanese radiation awareness video for kids

In the wake of the crushing disaster, Japanese parents are trying to explain the problems with the Fukushima nuclear plant

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Comparing Tax Breaks to Budget Cuts

The budget battles continue in Congress, and it’s easy to get lost in a sea of numbers.  To put things

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