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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- 7 “unhealthy” foods that aren’t

Last month, we passed on a list of 7 Drugs Whose Dangerous Risks Emerged Only After Big Pharma Made Its

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Sellwood Bridge Update- Movin’ smooth… come on down!

For the fans of our Sellwood Bridge Update, there’s just not too much to tell you.  The bridge is still

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Book Spotlight- “Dog Whistle Politics” by Ian Haney-Lopez

Dog Whistle Politics:  How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class  by Ian Haney-Lopez Campaigning for president

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Humorousness- Meet Bill Hicks

We recently passed an anniversary that was barely noticed at all.  Bill Hicks died on February 26, 1994, just over

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Popcorn Shorts for March

Just like it says, Popcorn Shorts is about the kind of things we think are really interesting, but don’t really

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News To Make You Furious- Media Consolidation

Media Consolidation- One-stop-shopping for ideas The opening of XRAY-FM is a small victory for the free flow of information, but

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Tom’s Tidbits- Football is ready to stand alone

Greetings! The SuperBowl is one of the few remaining events Americans all gather together for.  108.4 million people watched this

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What NOW?!! Toon for February

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Is Big Brother your co-pilot?

OBD-3 is on the way In 1985 the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved the first On-Board Diagnostic (OBD-1) systems,

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We’re shocked… SHOCKED!

DoD catalogs hundreds of pages of ethical lapses Pick up the paper these days and you’re likely to read about

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Support your local Union Thug!

Complete info on the Portland Teacher’s fight On February 5, Portland teachers voted to authorize a strike in their current

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Drew’s Kitchen- Fried pasta with eggs, pepper, and Parmesan

Nothing beats a comfortable weekend breakfast; lounging around in your bathrobe, sipping coffee, reading the newspaper while the radio plays

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