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AutoReview Regal TourX
5410 NE 33rd Ave,
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Open (hours)
Sun-Thurs: 11a-8p
Fri-Sat:
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Cannon’s, tasty food and
friendly neighborhood atmosphere.
Opel Insignia Country Tourer
(Opel having recently been sold
by GM to France’s PSA Group)
with a base price of $29,995.
The cabin’s switchgear, con-
trols, center gauge cluster and in-
fotainment system are reminiscent
of equipment found throughout
GM’s lineup, but the driver-cen-
tric minor controls are canted to-
ward the pilot.
A 7.0-inch Apple CarPlay and
Android Auto–capable infotain-
ment display is stand¬ard on the
base and mid-level preferred
trims, and an 8-inch display is
stand¬ard in the top-of-the-line
Essence.
Urban Champion
color and immigrants.
He is part of Metro’s 2030 Re-
gional Waste Plan, which aims to
advance the region as a leader in
the protection of natural resourc-
es and ensure equitable access to
Metro’s services. He has been a
tireless advocate for inclusion and
equity and currently works as the
director of Outreach & Commu-
nity Engagement in Global Di-
versity and Inclusion for Portland
State.
Ed Washington epitomizes per-
sonal and persistent commitment
to improving the lives of others by
fighting discrimination,” said Ste-
phen Percy, dean of the College
of Urban and Public Affairs. “It is
our honor to celebrate the impact
of his work through the Urban Pi-
oneer Award.”
The award will be bestowed
during the college’s hooding cer-
emony on Friday, June 15 at the
Portland Marriott Downtown Wa-
terfront.
The station wagon has long
faced extinction, but the 2018
Buick Regal TourX finds its place
as a great counterpoint to popular
crossover sports utility vehicles
and a good alternative to sedans as
they begin to decline in sales.
The Germany-built Buick Re-
gal TourX is spun from Europe’s
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two years before settling near
northeast Portland’s Irving Park in
1950. He attended Irvington Ele-
mentary and Grant High School,
then worked for the University
of Oregon Medical School (now
OHSU) from 1956 to 1960.
Washington joined the Portland
chapter of the NAACP in 1956,
and he served on a committee that
ended discriminatory hiring prac-
tices among local grocery stores
through a successful boycott cam-
paign.
He was the first African-Ameri-
can Councilor on the Metro Coun-
cil from 1991 to 2001, working
diligently to advance the quality
of life and equity in his communi-
ty. In 2013, he gave a presentation
to the Metro Council about his
personal experiences with racism
in Oregon. He was also featured
in the CBS News documentary
Race Against the Past where he
discussed both the history of rac-
ism in Oregon and the history of
Vanport.
“Within the African American
community, we have a long tradi-
tion of preserving our story through
oral history,” said Michael Alexan-
der, PSU’s interim vice president
for Global Diversity and Inclusion.
“Ed embodies this tradition in a
very personal and noble manner.
He will never let us lose sight of
the injustices and bigotry we faced
as a community.”
Washington has spoken recent-
ly at community forums to boost
the voices of those who have his-
torically been underrepresented in
government, including people of