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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.

They can’t ALL be the most important- Auto repair prioritization

We think we offer the highest quality auto service possible, but is that our greatest value to you?  Our most

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Maps you never imagined- A new way to look at the world

Master map maker Mark Monmonier said “Not only is it easy to lie with maps, it’s essential. A map, by

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TPP FINALLY RELEASED!  It’s finally here, so let’s take an in-depth look!

We’ve complained loudly for the past several months that the content of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the 12-country trade pact

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Drew’s Kitchen- Smoky ham and split pea soup

        Ingredients:  1 pound dried green split peas, rinsed and drained 1 ½ cups cubed peeled Yukon

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Major Westside traffic change

The existing Sellwood Bridge is open and running smoothly, but the NEW Bridge opening is still a way off.  If

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Book Spotlight- “Power, Faith, and Fantasy” by Michael Oren

As Tom pointed out in his Tidbits this month, the history of terrorism and the Middle East didn’t start last

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Humorousness- You might be an Oregonian if…

Jeff Foxworthy hit it big in the 90’s with his “You Might Be A Redneck” one liners, but we haven’t

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Popcorn Shorts for November 2015

Just like it says, Popcorn Shorts is about the kind of things we think are really interesting, but don’t really

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News To Make You Furious- Torture doesn’t go away if you ignore it

Government documents can be pretty dry reading, but almost a year ago the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) released

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Some vehicles ARE beyond repair

When I started in the auto service industry in the seventies, I was told “no vehicle was ever beyond repair”.

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Tom’s Tidbits- Connecting the Dots

Greetings! Several stories in the news recently may not seem related, but I think there’s a deep link. One was

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“What NOW?!!” Toons- Terrifying Halloween Trumpkin

 

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