Category Archives: Feature Articles

Should Business and Politics Mix?

Posted on March 22, 2017 by tomdwyer

One of our clients didn’t think so, but here’s Tom’s view… When a client recently asked about our “#NotNormal-RESIST!” bumper stickers, we told her they “were in protest of the new administrations irregular behaviour”. It didn’t sit well. “Politics has … Continue reading →

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The Best Turks are the Young Turks

Posted on March 22, 2017 by tomdwyer

The best news you aren’t watching… but everyone else is The Founders thought the Press important enough to protect it in the Constitution, while Donald Trump calls it the “enemy of the people”. Who to believe? There’s truth in both … Continue reading →

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A Last Look Back at 2016

Posted on January 11, 2017 by tomdwyer

All our Feature articles from a very long year. What kind of newsletter covers police violence, summer camps, labor motivation, single payer healthcare, community radio, screaming hot blues, and the best gasoline for your car? If you live in Portland … Continue reading →

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The Sellwood Bridge is FINISHED!

Posted on January 11, 2017 by tomdwyer

…and here’s the WHOLE story on how it happened. Since 2008, the renovation of the Sellwood Bridge has been the defining reality of our life here at the shop. Construction has only been happening since 2011, but we’ve been there … Continue reading →

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Are We Car Snobs? NO!

Posted on January 11, 2017 by tomdwyer

Here’s why we have a 15-years-old-or-newer policy for NEW clients It’s our policy not to start NEW service relationships with clients with older vehicles; currently 15-years-old or older. Why not? Are we just being car snobs?NO!!! We have many longstanding clients … Continue reading →

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Hey, What’s That Chalk Mark On My Tire?

Posted on December 15, 2016 by tomdwyer

It’s a tiny detail, but it’s critical to your safety (updated 4/2023) Even if you’re “not a car person” you still know wheels must stay attached to a vehicle for safe and proper function. You probably also know they’re secured … Continue reading →

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The Coup You Never Knew- Most of us weren’t taught about the one planned in 1933

Posted on December 15, 2016 by tomdwyer

Remember learning about the “Wall Street Putsch” in high school history class? C’mon, you know… the time in the 1930’s when industrialists and bankers tried to create a 500,000-member army of WWI vets to overthrow FDR, but then were outed by … Continue reading →

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CNBSeen- Because public safety matters to us all

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer

(orig Nov 2016, updated Jun 2020) Among the many problems facing our country, the rash of tragic police shootings may be one of the most serious and confusing. The story is hauntingly familiar… a person is pulled over for a … Continue reading →

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100 Ways To Make Your Life Better.

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer

Ah, the InterTubes. No matter what the question, there’s always an answer in the InterTubes. One of the neatest things the Tubes have produced is the idea of a “hack”, a simple idea to do a common-yet-annoying task in a … Continue reading →

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Our Referral Reward Quarterly Winner

Posted on November 8, 2016 by tomdwyer

We had our own electoral nailbiter, but we have a winner! In the midst of one of the most surreal elections to ever take place in America we were quietly conducting our own little experiment with Democracy here at the … Continue reading →