Some Advisers Are Recommending Real Estate Investing

With the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 400 points today, and many market experts predicting more volatility ahead, some advisers are recommending their clients put some of their cash to another use: To buy that house or summer home at the shore. Potential homebuyers certainly have plenty of incentives: Home prices are still…

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3 WA Cities Make Money Magazine’s Best Small Town List

Money magazine on Monday published its 2011 list of “100 best places to live in America,” highlighting small towns across the country with populations of 50,000 or less. For the annual cover story, which hits stands on Aug. 19, Money looked for places with the optimal combination of job opportunities, fiscal strength, top-notch schools, safe…

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The Treasures of the Sammamish Slough

One of the Eastside’s treasures, the “Slough” is host to an abundance of flora and fauna. On your next walk along the Sammamish River Trail during these idyllic summer days and evenings, take a look into the Slough itself. Although altered extensively in the 1960s for flood control by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,…

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Rugged Mountains

Mountains can be so awe inspiring and humbling at the same time. So beautiful but can whip you into submission when you try to climb it. (Photo: Steve Avril)

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Montana Lake

If you look hard enough, you’ll find hidden gems like this lake that holds either trout or bass in Washington. This lake happens to be in Montana. (Photo: Steve Avril)

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Montana Trout Stream

Sometimes there is nothing that gets the heart pumping more than water bubbling with trout. (Photo: Steve Avril)

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Sammamish Swim Lessons?

If you have been postponing signing your child up for swim lessons, or need to find a program that is a better fit for him or her, keep in mind that participating in swim lessons can save a young person’s life.

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Tips on Renewing Annuals & Perennials

Source: Seattle Times Around this time of year, annuals and perennials in containers and hanging baskets can become leggy with flowers only at the end of long branches. At the same time, overly rambunctious growers can overwhelm neighboring plants, crowding or even suffocating them for lack of light and air.

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Rent-A-Ruminant for Green Yard Care

Goat rental for land clearing takes green construction to a new level. Goat rentals are becoming very popular with construction companies, real estate agents, and survey crews. When you rent a herd of goats to clear land you don’t need to dispose of the debris. You get the job done without noisy machinery. And when…

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Handling Broadleef Weeds

Here’s some information from Scotts about managing dandelions and other broad leef weeds in your yard. Broadleaf Weeds Video – Scotts Miracle-Gro.

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