Considering Purchasing a New Vehicle?

Driving is one of our most dangerous daily activities, but car companies are gradually incorporating innovative safety features to make our driving safer. Almost ALL motor vehicle accidents are a result of operator error, so any feature that will compensate for momentary carelessness or fatigue on the part of the driver is an improvement. Here […]

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Buyer Beware – Especially With Used Cars

Many of us have had the unfortunate experience of purchasing a “lemon,” a car or other vehicle that you find out does not run properly after you purchase it. Whether Washington residents have any remedy for this problem depends: Was the Vehicle New or Used? Used vehicles. Many used vehicles are bought “as is” and are […]

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School Safety

School is well under way now. Here are some safety tips for parents of school children: If your child lets himself into the house after school and has some time alone before you come home, make it an established routine to have your child call or text you at a set time each day to […]

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Mentoring Maven – An Article on Carol Fuller from from UW

“I’d describe Carol’s style as ‘mentoring on steroids’,” daughter-inlaw
Leonor (Leo) Fuller ‘84 said. “So many of the women judges in
Washington state were her mentees. Almost every female judge in
the state knows who she is.”

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Who qualifies for Social Security Disability?

According to the Social Security Administration, a twenty-year-old has a 30% chance of becoming “disabled” prior to reaching retirement age. The SSA would define you as disabled if 1) you are unable to do the work you did before, 2) the SSA determines that you cannot adjust to other work because of your medical condition(s), […]

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