Every time I visit the Oregon coast a trip to Mo's for at least one meal is a must. This vacation was no exception. On our drive from Cannon Beach south to Manzanita where we are staying, you pass a Mo's restaurant overlooking the beach and easy to spot from highway 101. Mo's is a favorite haun
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07/23/2008
I grew up in Seattle. But when mom and dad planned our summer vacations, most years this meant heading to the Oregon coast. My mom and dad are gone now but I still find myself wanting to head to Oregon. Most years my aunt and uncle from Pennsylvania rent a home somewhere on the coast. This ye
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07/22/2008
Every month or two my company send out a mailer to the Arizona Sun Cities called the Ken Meade Report. This month our president, Steve Meade did an article about the founder of the Sun Cities, Del Webb.Del Webb Corp. officials acknowledge they weren't the first to think of a retirement community
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07/16/2008
Every month my broker, Ken Meade Realty, supports one of the area non-profit organizations and asks for the Sun Cities residents to participate as well. For the months of July & August the Ken Meade offices will be assisting the Packages From Home organization. This is a 501(c)(3) non-profit org
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07/15/2008
First of all I want to say, this information is not limited to Sun City Grand. Part One here is all about some of my favorite local birds and they are all birds I have seen here in Sun City Grand, but you could just as easily see them in any of the other area communities. Of course there are ma
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07/14/2008
Little by little the landscape of Surprise is changing. Much of it is exciting (new shopping complexes constructed within the city guidelines to look like unique villages). Some of it is sad (the farmlands just minutes away are slowly disappearing).Probably the next BIG addition to our city is
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07/13/2008
For years before moving here I heard about the Arizona monsoon season from my sister-in-law. She would tell me about the atmospheric pressure building up, the rising humidity levels, and the lightning. She'd also tell me about the dust storms that would most often preceed the rains. Then she e
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07/13/2008
GEM Golf Cart For Sale SOLD Less than 300 miles on the odometerOrignal purchase price of $10,000 This golf cart has been sold Every time I see one of these golf cartson the road it makes me smile.In fact...doesn't it look like the cartis smiling back? p> ~~~~~
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07/12/2008
You've seen the business cards, _____________ & Associates (you fill in the blank). It conjers up images of a large entity, a team. Who are these "Associates"? Does associates mean they have employees working for them? In some cases, yes. In the world of real estate, does it mean they have in
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07/11/2008