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TexasTowelie

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Thu Mar 16, 2017, 03:52 AM Mar 2017

Anarchists take to Portland's streets to fix them [View all]

PORTLAND — Even anarchists enjoy smooth roads.

A group billing itself Portland Anarchist Road Care has taken to the streets, not to promote disorder but to repair the potholes that emerged during the city’s brutal winter.

The group has a Facebook page that shows masked workers repairing five potholes in southeast Portland.

In a message posted to the site, the anarchists say state neglect has caused the streets to fall into disrepair and it’s up to residents to fix them. The group says it also wants to correct the perception that anarchists are interested only in breaking windows and blocking traffic.

Read more: http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/35381957-75/anarchists-take-to-portlands-streets--to-fix-them.html.csp

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We have large deep pot holes MFM008 Mar 2017 #1
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