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Ragnar Relay Northwest Passage, part of the Ragnar Relay series which is the nation's largest series, of overnight relay races, is being presented by Nordic Track. The relay will push teams of 12 through 185 miles starting July 27 in the town of Blaine and ending on the south­ern tip of Whidbey Island in the town of Langley. The Ragnar Relay series includes relay races in Utah, Minnesota, Arizona and most recently the Ragnar Relay Northwest Passage in Washington. Registration for the Northwest Passage has been open since March I. Registration is $840 per team until April 15, when the price will increase.

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You’ve found the home of your dreams, but you are clueless on how to make an offer price.  Determining your offer price can be influenced by a number of factors.  Read on to see how these factors affect the offer price: Money Matters, Comparisons, Property Condition, and Motivation of Seller.

 

 

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Tri Cities area businesses are represented at the state level.  The 2007 Washington State Technology Summit will take place April 12 in Bellevue. The Tri-Cities area businesses that will be participating include: Surgical Implant Generation Network, Apollo Inc., InnovaTek and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The summit brings more than 450 industry, academic and government leaders to discuss four key growth industries in Washington state: Energy, Life Sciences, Nanotechnology, Wireless and Telecommunications.

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I’m concerned about supplemental results, and recently received a great article regarding some of the principles underlying a site’s pages being placed in Google’s supplemental results.  In the article, the author states the relationship between the site’s low PR, lack of  original content, duplicate content, and all around poor url pattern, invites pages being placed into supplemental results.  For more information, read here.

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Haler, Hankins say problems include handling of surplus revenue.  The mishandling of the state's surplus revenue is one of the reasons State Reps. Larry Haler and Shirley Hankins today voted against the $33.4 billion operating budget put forth by the House of Representatives.

"It's bad enough that this budget would wipe out a huge revenue surplus now estimated at more than two billion dollars, and leave a budget deficit for the 2009 Legislature to address. But to spend this one-time money on programs that would be ongoing, without knowing how those programs will be funded down the line -- that's not responsible," said Haler, R-Richland.

"The idea that the state has a two-billion-dollar surplus is fantasy, especially when you take into account that our…

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16th District lawmaker: “Even with a strong economy, the operating budget sets the state up for a future deficit”

Three major pieces of legislation – the state operating, capital and transportation budgets – passed off the House floor today with mixed reviews from 16th District lawmaker Rep. Maureen Walsh, R-Walla Walla. Walsh expressed concern with the state operating budget, while supporting the capital and transportation budgets. Walsh voted against the state operating budget, saying that although it offers some help for families and children in need, it spends too much and sets the state up for a future deficit.

“The state operating budget does some good things for families and children. But I have serious concerns about whether we can sustain this…

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and hunters who use the McNary National Wildlife Refuge are holding a volunteer spring clean-up event on Saturday, March 31. Volunteers will scour hunting blinds, parking areas, and trails to remove any trash left behind after the hunting season. A barbecue lunch will be provided by the Friends of Mid-Columbia River National Wildlife Refuges. Volunteers are requested to bring gloves and boots, and to meet at 8:00 am Saturday morning at the McNary refuge office at 311 Lake Road, Burbank. Anyone who would like to participate in the cleanup is encouraged to call (509) 371-1801 for more information.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish,…

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They were sold the dream of homeownership.  And did the lenders and Realtors ever make it easy for them.  You saw the ads: "Buy the home of your dreams with nothing down and an 'introductory' interest rate of only 1 percent!"  "Bad credit?  No problem. We can find a loan for you."

Little did they realize that the 1 percent interest rate included negative amortization and that the payment adjusted monthly with no annual or lifetime cap.  Little did they know that the value of the home they bought was about to take a precipitous drop.  Their house payment jumped 52 percent and the value of their home dropped 9½ percent.  They couldn't make the payments and they couldn't sell the house for what they paid for it.

They handed the keys back to the bank or the…

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