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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.

Book Spotlight- “Listen, Liberal” by Thomas Frank

The pontificating class has handed down their received wisdom identifying the source of the outsider political power wielded by Bernie

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Book Spotlight- “The Case For Mars” by Robert Zubrin

We cover a lot of ground with our Book Spotlight, but it’s usually political ground.  It’s nice to occasionally break

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Book Spotlight- “War Is A Racket” by Smedley Butler

Our Book Spotlight this month returns to a target it illuminated in 2014 with “War Is A Racket” by General

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Book Spotlight- “Pacific” by Simon Winchester

Voter disappointment with giant trade deals like NAFTA is credited with giving Bernie his big Michigan win, and Trade is

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Book Spotlight- “Deep State” by Mike Lofgren

The Primaries are under way, and we’re 9 months away from the 2016 Presidential Election.  Concerned citizens from every point

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2015’s Pile of Publications

Not everyone looks around much when they drop their vehicle with us for repair, but those who do have noticed

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Book Spotlight- “The Dark Side” by Jane Mayer

Star Wars fever is pervasive, but if you think it’s invaded the sacred space of our Book Spotlight, you’re wrong.

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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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Book Spotlight- “Democracy NOW” Featured Authors

We’ve loved KBOO Community Radio for many years, and many of our clients work with the station as either employees

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Book Spotlight- “SuperPower” by Ian Bremmer

Superpower- Three choices for America’s role in the world By Ian Bremmer From the bestselling author of “The End of

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“Last Train From Hiroshima”

Hiroshima was in the news recently as the world observed the 70th anniversary of its bombing, and the bombing of

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Book Spotlight- “Big Weed” by Christian Hageseth

With marijuana now legal in Oregon, we’re seeing the beginnings of a whole new industry taking shape.  New players are

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