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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.

No Nukes Is Good Nukes- Nuke News from John Bartels and Helen Caldicott

(note 5/8/12- Please click here to download our “Repeal Price-Anderson” poster and share it with your friends.) (note 5/29/11- If

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Driving On The Cheap- 10 Cheapest Cars To Own and Insure

Lots of folks ask us for car buying advice.  Our best advice is usually to buy something from Asia, America

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The BP Armageddon Anniversary- Current Status of the Spill

In the two years since the worst environmental disaster in US history, all the spilled oil has been removed from

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The Fighter With The Strong Left Hook- Meet Steve Novick, candidate for Portland City Council

If you haven’t met Steve Novick, candidate for Portland’s City Council Position 4, you’re missing out.  We’ve known him as

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Singing the Health Care Blues- Single Payer Blues Festival

Are you singing the Health Care blues?  You’re not alone.  Millions of uninsured and underinsured Americans have been singing for

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The Fight To Ban DHMO- Hydric Acid found in food, water supplies, much more

DHMO, hydric acid, di-hydrogen monoxide… it goes by a lot of names.  The media never talks about it, our politicians

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A Progressive Face In the Mayor’s Race- Mr. Smith goes to Portland… hopefully.

The Oregon State Legislature was running late, which meant District 47 Representative Jefferson Smith was running late too.   Smith is

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Surprises in Vehicle Reliability- Who Makes The Most Reliable Vehicles On The Road?

When we’re asked what vehicles are best for reliability, we typically say “Toyota and Honda first, then American cars.  Stay

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KPOJ Beavers Baseball- What’s the deal with the new KPOJ programming?

Our world was rocked in February when KPOJ started carrying Beavers Baseball.  Every week until the end of May, they’ll

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Oregon Tilth- The heartbeat of organic gardening is in… Sellwood?

We’ve told you before that many ideas for our newsletter come from clients using our courtesy shuttle, and this is

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The Powell Memo- Because every road starts somewhere

If you look around at our media/political/corporate landscape, it seems obvious (as Mr. Snydor will say below in his memo,

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Illahee Lecture Series- Our favorite lecture series hits the stage again

If you’re tired of the pablum and drivel you’re fed by the corporate media there are alternatives, and the Illahee

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