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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.

Sellwood Bridge Update- Hurry up and wait

We looked around for something interesting about the obsolescent overpass, but there was just nothing.  Construction got off to a

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Book Spotlight- “Rules for Radicals” by Saul Alinsky

Flip on any media platform, and you won’t have to wait long to hear the name Saul Alinsky.  Alinsky was

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Humorousness- Do-It-Yourself Car Repair

Whether your vehicle needs something now or needs something that can wait, we’ll give you the straight story. But when

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Treknology is here to stay

It’s time you knew the ugly truth… we have a strong Trekkie contingent here on the Your Car Matters staff. 

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Can that “New Car smell” kill you?

The Ecology Center, an environmental research and advocacy group, has released its annual study on automotive toxic materials.   They tested

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Extract your own DNA

You know DNA is the cornerstone of life.  Microscopic strands of DNA are coiled inside each cell of our bodies,

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Corporate Dominance Loop

Corporations might not be people (OK, they aren’t people at all) but they do have their own DNA.  Just as

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News To Make You Furious- Another Visit With ALEC… and a Travon Martin update!

In August, 2011, we introduced you to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the fine group of corporations working to

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News To Make You Furious- Depleted Uranium: Our billion year gift to the world.

In the 1970s, the Soviet military developed armor plating for their tanks that regular ammunition couldn’t penetrate. The Pentagon began looking

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Popcorn- Living Wage Calculator

Many American families working in low-wage jobs don’t earn enough to make ends meet. How much is enough?  This living

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Tom’s Tidbits- Am I just a shill for Saddam?

Greetings! I’m not afraid to take strong stances on political and social issues.  Today’s environment usually finds me in the

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“What NOW?!!” Toons for March… You can’t see this one anywhere but here

   

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