Headlines on this date four years ago: "Republicans spending $42 million on inauguration while troops die in unarmored Humvees" "Bush extravagance exceeds any reason during tough economic times" "Fat cats get their $42 million inauguration party, ordinary Americans get the shaft" Headlines Today:...

01/20/2009

Wonderful Kennewick Home by Columbia Center Mall

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Looking for a home and close-by shopping? Consider this competitively priced comfortable home in Kennewick Washington. 4 bedrooms, plus den, bright cheery kitchen, reverse osmosis system, downstairs is ready for wood stove. This particularly lovely home is also close to schools, and easy freeway ...

01/19/2009

What? Ya Want My Buyer To Accept Your Seller's Negligence?

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I was besides myself when the agent representing the seller wanted my buyer to accept negligence in the seller's property disclosure statement (again). You see, in Washington state there is actually a spot in the contract where the buyer can accept (and assume all the liability) all the negligenc...

01/13/2009

Fun Family Tri Cities Washington Activity To Do At CREHST

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Our daughter, ever the cook will love this. A Smithsonian Institution traveling cooking exhibit is in Tri Cities, Washington at the CREHST Museum and will remain until March 1, 2009. The Key Ingredients – America by Food exhibit will be held at the Columbia River Exhibition of History, Science & ...

01/12/2009

Of All The Places, Newsweek, Facebook, & Real Estate Recovery

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I did a double take when I saw Newsweek's feature on Facebook and Facebook's impact on real estate. The article portray's Facebook as the potential salvation of the real estate industry. Perhaps a bit exaggerated, however, here's a quote from the Newsweek article: "...And Tracy Wortmann, a high-s...

01/12/2009

Club Chaos Eye Candy: Tri Cities & Southeast Washington Skiing | National Ski Patrol Try Outs | White Pass Wa

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Colleen and I moved to the Tri Cites Wa area 5 years ago from Southern California. In California we had season passes for 3 resorts within 6 hours of our home. Naturally, I had concerns about the availability of skiing locations when we relocated to the Tri Cities of Washington state. To my delig...

01/11/2009

Tri Cities Washington Hanford History Milestone

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The Columbia Generating Station is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the first fuel loading into the reactor this winter season. On Christmas morning 25 years ago, the company took its first steps into opening, loading the first bundle of nuclear fuel, during the 19 days following the initial l...

01/05/2009

More Tri Cities Washington Employment Options

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Yet another opportunity for steady Tri Cities employment opportunities, as the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has chosen Lockheed Martin, among 15 other companies, to compete for tasks to find methods to reduce energy costs. The DOE will give various indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity tasks...

01/05/2009

Tri Cities Washington Grabs High Job Growth Numbers

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One of the top news articles in the Tri-Cities, Washington this year was in May when the Tri-Cities grabbed the attention of the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS). The BLS ranked the Tri Cities 5th in the nation for having a high job growth of about 4.3% annually. This increase is said to...

01/01/2009

Calling All Tri Cities Washington Country Music Fans

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LeAnn Rimes is coming to Pasco Washington's TRAC facility with Gloriana one of country’s hottest bands. LeAnn has been awarded an American Music Award, two Grammy Awards, three Academy of Country Music Awards, and twelve Billboard Music Awards. She has sold over 37 million albums by the age of 24...

01/01/2009