Category Archives: Feature Articles
Dr. Sam Wants YOU! Join the fight for Single-Payer healthcare in Oregon!
Stripped of its ideological distractions, Single Payer health care seems the simplest, most effective way to deliver a complex, expensive, and critical service. But how to prove it? Lawmakers in Salem are limping towards single payer, but to get there … Continue reading
Insider tips for Northwest summer adventure- Our suggestions for your Oregon and Washington road trips
It’s here! It’s here! Summer’s here! OK, not officially until June 21st, but don’t quibble… right now Memorial Day is behind us and sunny days are ahead. For our purposes, that means SUMMER’S HERE! Have you made your vacation plans … Continue reading
How To Protect Your Summer Road Trip- Why planning ahead keeps you in the driver’s seat
You may be packing the kids into the minivan for a trip to Disney, piling in with your friends for a drive to Burning Man, or heading to Boston to see an old flame, but if you’re planning a road … Continue reading
Thom Hartmann has left the building, but he was in Portland Friday. Here’s our report…
It’s always good to see a hometown boy made good, and that’s just what we saw on May 2 when Thom Hartmann returned to Portland for an evening at First Unitarian Church. Thom is touring in support of his twenty-sixth … Continue reading
Latest Climate Change reports say the Earth is still burning. Here’s the info you need to understand why…
Three reports on climate change, the AAAS’s “What We Know”, the IPCC’s “Fifth Assessment Report” (AR5), and the “National Climate Assessment” (NCA) were recently released. The AAAS is a summary of the current science, AR5 is a global report, and … Continue reading
Meet the folks at Artichoke Music- Our first Referral Reward quarterly spotlight!
We’re in week 17 of our Referral Reward program, and we’re amazed at the way our clients have responded. 49 new people have become new clients, and the donations to deserving non-profits now total over $1,650! It’s easy for you to … Continue reading
You love the Grid. The Man says so.
The Man’s fighting, but he may be losing. More people are moving to sustainable, or at least less-wasteful, lifestyles. It makes environmental sense to reduce waste, but it makes economic sense as well. Why should cities fill landfills with materials … Continue reading
The Dirty Truth About Fuel Injectors
(There’s a slightly updated version of this article available here) We’ve had many clients who have been sold fuel injection cleaning services by convenience oil change providers, in what seem to us a deceptive way. Fuel injector cleaning is definitely … Continue reading
We sang the Healthcare Blues… and we liked it
Report back from the Healthcare Blues Fest April 5 was the third year for the blues festival with the longest name ever- the “Inner City Blues Festival Reunion In Support Of Single Payer Health Care.” It was also our third … Continue reading
Response to a bad YELP review- Our older-car policy draws some ire
We’ve had three bad online reviews from people that had never actually used our service! They were frustrated that we wouldn’t work on their vehicles because we won’t start NEW service relationships with people we don’t know with older vehicles … Continue reading