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Portland OL s e r v e r A u to
2009 Subaru
Forester
K athleen C arr
The Subaru Forester gained fol
lowing among those who appreci
ated its rare com bination of SUV-
like cargo space, w agonlike han
dling and all-w eather versatility.
The Forester comes with permanent
all-w heel-drive and a choice of two
engines.T he turbocharged engine
is part of the new 2009 Subaru For
ester 2.5XT Limited.
This Subaru Forester is powered
by 2.5L turbocharged Boxer 4-cyl-
inder engine which produces 224
hp. The Forester 1 was driving came
equipped w ith S u baru's 4 -speed
a u to m a tic tra n s m is s io n w ith
SPORTSH1FT. T he 4-speed was
smooth and the SPORTSH1FT sys
tem allowed me to hold gears longer
and get the most out of the turbo
charged engine. The rack-and-pin-
ion steering in the XT has been up
graded to provide an even tighter
steering radius, alw ays good for
parking and m aneuvering.
The Forester was dazzling in its
sure-footedness and com fortable
ride, never once whimpering in the
face of abuse. The rack-and-pinion
steering in the XT has been up
graded to provide an even tighter
steering radius, alw ays good for
parking and m aneuvering. Driver
e v ie w
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Vehicle Specifications: 2.5L DOHC
Intercooled Turbo engine; four speed auto
matic transmission w/SPORTSHIFT; 19 city
mpg, 24 highway mgp; MSRP $27,689.
by
visibility is excellent in all direc
tions, thanks to careful pillar de
sign.
The interior of the Subaru For
e ste r is clean , c o m fo rta b le and
nicely equipped. Thanks to the tilt
and telescopically adjustable steer
ing column, 10-way power adjust
able driver's seat, heated front seats
and leather-wrapped steering wheel
and shifter, finding a com fortable
driving position is quick and easy.
A Navigation system is optional on
2.5X Lim ited and 2.5XT Lim ited
models.
The functional hood scoop on the
XT has a smaller bulge than before,
but its opening is no less wide, thanks
to a redesign of the turbocharger in
tercooler opening, and the steeper
slope of the hood. The headlights
with amber turn signals are shaped
like gold-tipped eagles' wings, and the
uplifting grille that fills the space be
tween them has lost its boxiness, with
comers upturned.
Its style used to be distinctive,
Input on PCC Plans Missing
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be next.
"We've had that dark cloud
h an g in g o v e r us fo r q u ie t
sometime," said Sardo, who
sporadically asks her landlord
if PCC has come knocking.
Abe Proctor, PCC community
relations officer, doesn't know
the details of PCC's expansion
because he says they have yet
to be created.
PCC is currently in the pro
cess of soliciting bids from de
sign firms that will come up with
plans for the campus' expan
sion, he said.
Proctor also noted that there
will be representatives from the
community on the committee
overseeing the project, and
stressed that the public will be
kept in the loop.
He wasn't able to produce
college's intentions are.
"The ty p ical resp o n se is
'nothing has been decided,"
said Murtagh of what the reac
tion has been when he has spo
ken with PCC.
He also said PCC does some
things that make him suspi
cious. He said that while he
keeps hearing from PCC that it
doesn't have a plan hashed out
he found a surprisingly detailed
description of the project in the
last budget approved by the
college.
Murtagh said he also found
it odd that the PCC put out Re
- Jordana Sardo, branch organizer
quests for Proposals for bids,
forthe Freedom Socialist Party
which is typically for projects
Brian Murtagh, a local archi that have been planned out.
a c q u ire d
p ro p e rtie s
on
He still hopes that PCC will
Killingsworth Street and Albina tect and m em ber o f the
and Michigan Avenues, includ Humboldt Voices Committee, engage the community in good
ing three homes, a community said he's had trouble getting faith.
"If the plans do work, it's a
church and the Jockey Club, a PCC to sit down with them to
local bar that PCC tore down a get a better handle of what the very good thing," he* said.
the number of properties PCC
has acquired in the past, nor
a list of properties it intends
to acquire, saying that was
best taken up with the PCC
board.
Previously the Portland Ob
server reported that PCC had
few years ago.
PCC has yet to respond to
how it will use residential prop
erty it acquired on Church Street
on a block that is outside of the
college's Impact Mitigation Plan,
the land use documenrdesigned
to guide expansion.
We've had that dark
cloud hanging over us for
quiet sometime.
but it's now less so, as its shape
has m orphed tow ard the others,
w hile theirs has m orphed tow ard
the Forester's. The Forester 2.5XT
Lim ited is an im pressive effort, it
offers fam iliar F o rester features
along with increased com fort and
refinem ent in an endearingly rug
ged package.
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Mortgage Help gets Bogged Down
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costs are not the way to do
th is,” said M elissa B riggs,
counsel for the Oregon Bank
ers Association.
The com m ittee also heard
from proponent forthe bill who
told horror stories of being put
on hold for long periods of time
and going through dozens of
tran sfers only to not get a
straight answer from their bank.
The bill would require a trained
mediator to sit down with the
lender and borrower and would
Olin also pointed out that
work out a solution using fed tually sit down and negotiate
eral guidelines. If the bank re with borrowers, said Aimee Olin, foreclosed homes tend to drag
fuses the offer, it would have to executive director of Oregon down the property values of
surrounding homes as they go
pay a fee when selling the house. ACRON.
“At this point I think our leg uncared for and attract unsa
The financial services lobby
has proposed an alternative bill islators need to stand up for vory activity.
But while legislators in Salem
that would merely require banks families that are hurting," said
try
to come to some sort of reso
to give more notice that lend Olin, who added that most of
lution
Howard sits nervously in
the people who come to her or
ers are in foreclosure.
her
home
in outer southeast,
Last week President Barack ganization looking for help have
which
might
not be hers for
made
responsible
decisions
and
Obama signed a bill that ex
much
longer.
are
usually
facing
foreclosure
pands a $3(X) billion program
“Where are we going to get a
that encourages lenders to help because of job loss of medical
solution
to this place,” she said.
bills.
It's
common
for
a
home-
keep people in their homes.
“We’ve
worked hard for this
owner
to
get
in
touch
with
their
But the law w on't have maxi
place."
lender,
she
said.
mum effect, unless lenders ac
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