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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.

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

Click the banner below to see our whole “What Now?!! Toon” archive

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News To Make You Furious- The NRC just made some very, very quiet changes

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is responsible for oversight of America’s nuclear industry.  As you might expect (or at least hope),

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Popcorn- 15 strange green inventions

It’s an editorial position here at Your Car Matters that, in general, ‘Green’ is good.  After all, why would you

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Popcorn- Saving money at the Farmer’s Market

It’s the time of year when we start seeing Farmer’s Markets popping up all over town.  There’s even one in

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Popcorn- The president in your living room

The Museum of the Moving Image has created a website called The Living Room Candidate that pulls together all the

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Popcorn- PHAME “Willy Wonka”

We’re proud supporters of Phame Academy, the music, art, and theater group for people with disabilities, so we want you

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Humorousness- Explain this image

What’s going on in this picture? How about this one? What context could there possibly be that would make sense

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Book Spotlight- “The Republican Brain” by Chris Mooney

This month’s Book Spotlight shines on “The Republican Brain” by Chris Mooney.  “Ha ha” you say, “Republican brain.  What did

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Construction hits home

The Sellwood Bridge construction became a reality for us recently when crews started clearing the businesses from the corner of

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