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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.

Drew’s Kitchen- Chicken Breast Pesto

Drew reached into his recipe box specifically for a picnic dish this month.  This is quick and easy, and nothing

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Shop Talk- Cleaning dirty fuel injectors

(Originally posted Dec 2010; updated May 2014) We’ve had many clients who have been sold fuel injection cleaning services by

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Health Notes- Are YOU bootin’ the gluten?

You’ve tried the Grapefruit Diet, the 1-day diet, and the South Beach Diet.  The Cabbage Soup Diet has bad memories

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Sellwood Bridge Update- How to save $287

Here’s something to be aware of now that boating weather is upon us:  There are construction projects on the river

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Book Spotlight- “Gardens of Democracy”

Since the Industrial Revolution, the dominant model for any complex system has been the machine.  It’s been applied to societies,

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Humorousness- Double Take editorial cartoons

Politics is as old as human society, and political satire is just as old as politics.  From Aristophanes to Will

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Popcorn- How to ditch Big Brother on the Net

Nothing’s sacred on the InterTubes.  Whenever you go cyber you’re exposing information not only to hackers, but to email providers,

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Popcorn- Best healthcare graph ever

The Supreme Court made some news towards the end of June having to do with Health Care.  While the battle

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Popcorn- Following in Frankenstein’s footsteps

What was Dr. Victor Frankenstein famous for?  Yeah, there’s the castle and the weird assistant and the graveyard fixation, but

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Popcorn- FREE summer concerts

WOW!  Did you see all those people partying in Sellwood Park this Monday night?  Rumor is that it’ll happen next

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News To Make You Furious- Copper mining at Mt. St. Helens?

Some things that make us Furious are loud and obvious, but others evolve quietly behind the scenes until it’s too

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“What NOW?!!” Toon for June

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