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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.

Health Notes- The final word on the fluoridation debate

Portland is consumed by the debate in advance of the May 21 vote on fluoridation.  It’s become a bitter battle

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Sellwood Bridge Update- A sneak peek behind-the-scenes

Work is continuing on the Sellwood Bridge but it can be a little hard to tell.  We see the flaggers,

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Book Spotlight- “The Rich Don’t Always Win” by Sam Pizzigati

George Santayana famously said “Those who forget history are condemned to repeat it.”  But what about those who never learn

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Humorousness- People of Wal-Mart

“People Watching” is a vastly underrated activity.  It’s cheap, requires no training or equipment, and it’s good for hours of

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Popcorn Shorts for May

Cool stuff that’s too small for a big article Just like it says, Popcorn Shorts is about the kind of

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News To Make You Furious- The Monsanto Protection Act

The Agricultural Revolution gave humans the ability to abandon subsistence hunting and gathering.  We learned that we could feed ourselves

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Please help us cater to YOUR schedule

Greetings! Welcome to spring in Portland!  Back East the weather has been bad enough that Punxsutawney Phil, the Groundhog’s groundhog,

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Inner City Blues Festival- Getting “In The Groove Of Love” supports single payer health care!

Update 4/15/13– We brought back a few pix from the show this weekend.  Apologies for the poor quality of the

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Labor Pains- Bad engineering can affect your bottom line

You’ve been there.  You’re standing at the Service Counter looking at the bill for repairs.  There’s a long list of

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A Very Good IDEA- Intellectual Deficit Equalization Act could fix big problems

When it comes to federal spending, all states are not created equal.  Some states receive far more federal money than

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Drew’s Kitchen- Shiitake Mushroom Extravaganza

Drew’s makes his recipes simple and easy so you can spend your time enjoying the result instead of sweating the

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Shop Talk- Free Car Wash Season is coming back

The weather’s finally starting to dry up, and it’s almost time to say goodbye to the rain for another few

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