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Bob and Sue Leirdahl, owners of MegaCars dba AAMCO Transmissions along with the assistance of the AAMCO Girls of Puget Sound (consisting of Sue Leirdahl, daughters and AAMCO women employees) donated a 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo to a Fort Lewis Wounded Soldier and his family on March 17, 2009 at the Lakewood/Tacoma AAMCO Transmission Center.

The Fort Lewis Soldier was injured in Iraq and diagnosed with a Traumatic Brain Injury. He returned home to his expectant wife and two children. The AAMCO Girls of Puget Sound learned about the wounded soldier through an organization called Operation Homefront of Washington. This organization supports our troops and families in their time of need.

AAMCO Transmissions of Puget Sound (Lakewood/Tacoma, Olympia, Puyallup, and Bremerton Centers) offer discounted automotive repairs to soldiers who are involved in the Operation Homefront program. This particular soldier and his family needed transportation to get to and from numerous doctor appointments and were relying strictly on public transportation. The wounded soldier brought his car into the Lakewood AAMCO Transmission Center to get an alternator repaired, but after AAMCO did a complete inspection of the vehicle, they found that the vehicle’s engine needed to be replaced. Due to the year and condition of the vehicle, the cost of replacing the engine would not be worth the expense to Operation Homefront. Bob and Sue Leirdahl had a perfect family owned Jeep that would fit this family nicely, so they informed the AAMCO Girls of Puget Sound to get this Jeep ready for donation to Operation Homefront Washington.

The AAMCO Girls had the Jeep fully inspected by their AAMCO technicians and sought out additional donations from AAMCO’s local business partners who were more than willing to offer their services to honor the wounded soldier and his family for their sacrifice to our country. It’s amazing and very heartwarming to see how many people and businesses want to donate their time and services for such a great cause.

You can follow the AAMCO Girls community involvement efforts through their web site: www.aamcogirlsofpugetsound.com.

For more information contact Brittney Leirdahl at brittney@aamcogirlsofpugetsound.com

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10507 156th. Street E Suite 102
Puyallup, WA 98375
HOURS: M – F 8am-10pm, Saturday 8am-8pm, Sunday 10am-8pm
253-770-TANS

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Federal Reserve Press Release

Release Date: March 18, 2009

For immediate release

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January indicates that the economy continues to contract. Job losses, declining equity and housing wealth, and tight credit conditions have weighed on consumer sentiment and spending. Weaker sales prospects and difficulties in obtaining credit have led businesses to cut back on inventories and fixed investment. U.S. exports have slumped as a number of major trading partners have also fallen into recession. Although the near-term economic outlook is weak, the Committee anticipates that policy actions to stabilize financial markets and institutions, together with fiscal and monetary stimulus, will contribute to a gradual resumption of sustainable economic growth.
In light of increasing economic slack here and abroad, the Committee expects that inflation will remain subdued. Moreover, the Committee sees some risk that inflation could persist for a time below rates that best foster economic growth and price stability in the longer term.
In these circumstances, the Federal Reserve will employ all available tools to promote economic recovery and to preserve price stability. The Committee will maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent and anticipates that economic conditions are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period. To provide greater support to mortgage lending and housing markets, the Committee decided today to increase the size of the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet further by purchasing up to an additional $750 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities, bringing its total purchases of these securities to up to $1.25 trillion this year, and to increase its purchases of agency debt this year by up to $100 billion to a total of up to $200 billion. Moreover, to help improve conditions in private credit markets, the Committee decided to purchase up to $300 billion of longer-term Treasury securities over the next six months. The Federal Reserve has launched the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility to facilitate the extension of credit to households and small businesses and anticipates that the range of eligible collateral for this facility is likely to be expanded to include other financial assets. The Committee will continue to carefully monitor the size and composition of the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet in light of evolving financial and economic developments

Voting for the FOMC monetary policy action were: Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman; William C. Dudley, Vice Chairman; Elizabeth A. Duke; Charles L. Evans; Donald L. Kohn; Jeffrey M. Lacker; Dennis P. Lockhart; Daniel K. Tarullo; Kevin M. Warsh; and Janet L. Yellen.

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Closet Tailors of Puyallup is a locally owned small family business serving the South Sound and surrounding areas. I will work hard for you to make your dreams of an organized life come true. If you have a desire to get organized give me a call for a free in-home consultation. I will listen to you and use my very unique 3-D software to show you a solution that works for your lifestyle. Then I will take personal care of your home during the installation of your custom storage solution.

So whether it is your Closet or Home Office let me show you how affordable it is to start your journey to a peaceful balanced life free of clutter and disorganization.

I would love to show you how I can make your Pantry fit the way you shop with adjustable shelves to fit both large and small items. If you like to take advantage of ads and stock up on good deals you need a system that can handle it still allowing you to find the every day items.

How often do you use your front door? In most homes the Garage is the main entrance to the house so let me make it feel warm and inviting. With the addition of wall cabinets you can keep the items that clutter the space stored in a dust free safe place keeping the floor clear for what the space was intended, “A Car”.

If you would like to find a way to store more and make your Laundry Room more functional give me a call today.

I am looking forward to meeting with you. You will find that I have a very unique low pressure way of doing business. I believe in providing my customers with the very best experience possible, by doing what the competition is not willing to do.

Closet Tailors

4227 S Meridian St Ste C-277
Puyallup, WA 98373
Phone: 253-299-0109
Website: www.closettailors.com/puyallup
Email: mlyon@closettailors.com

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Express Window Services is a locally owned business that has earned a reputation for quality. From the time you stop by our showroom or call or to arrange your free in-home consultation, you’ll experience our highest standards of professionalism, craftsmanship, and courtesy. We will meet in your home at a time convenient for you. Your replacement windows or doors will be custom-manufactured and installed by experienced, AAMA certified, replacement professionals, respectful of you and your home.

As a company that prides itself in customer service and product quality, these are just a few of the areas that distinguish Express Window Services:

Peace of mind with trusted window and door brands.

A wide selection – to meet your specific needs, within your budget.

Products delivered and installed to jobsite on time.

Personal service from the initial quote throughout the life of the products.

AAMA certified installers.

A written warranty to back up our commitment to you.

Quick, easy financing options available (12 months same as cash).

Showroom:
11205 26th Avenue Court East
Tacoma, WA 98445
253.761.3603

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Having the right mortgage professional to assist you when you finance a home can be crucial. It can save you time, money, and unnecessary stress. With all the choices for home loans today, it’s essential to find someone you can count on to guide you smoothly through the loan process.

It is my job to assist you in finding the best loan. A professional Mortgage Banker will explain all of your options, and will guide you through all the paperwork involved. As your trusted advisor, you can expect the following from me …

Integrity: I have earned the privilege of working exclusively by referral with Real Estate professionals, family, and friends by keeping the promises I make. My primary objective is to always keep your best interest at heart.

Excellence: My minimum standard is to stay above the cutting edge of the real estate industry, while staying committed to making your home buying experience enjoyable.

Personalized Service: I provide personal service that offers a wide variety of programs and resources to meet your diverse needs. My passion for consulting builds relationships long after the transaction closes.

Past customers have told me they appreciate my honesty, energy, and attention to detail. This is because I sincerely value my relationship with every customer, and appreciate their trust when I promise to find the best loan program available for them.

I believe that when I help people finance a home, I’m also helping them become part of the community. Call me any time – It would be a pleasure to work with you.

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Puyallup, WA 98372
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11904 Meridian East
Puyallup,Wa
98373
Phone: 253-840-0995
Website: www.southhillgoodyear.com

Goodyear Tires To The Rescue

Over the Holidays, we took a trip to enjoy the winter wonderland in Leavenworth, WA. Lots of snow, icy roads were
easy to drive with tires from South Hill Goodyear. Bob Sealey and his team really know their stuff!

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Biography-Criminal Attorney- Kimberly A. A. Rendish

I was born and raised in Pullman, Washington – one of three girls. My mother having grown up in The Great Depression stressed two things: 1) Life is not going to be easy despite your best efforts and hard work, and 2) it is fine to question authority. My father taught at Pullman High School and coached many successful football and basketball teams. Recognizing that his middle daughter was always ready to argue and was not exactly the demure type, my father encouraged me at a young age to think about being a lawyer. I am very thankful to my father who always whole heartedly supported me in becoming a lawyer.

I always enjoyed being around people from other cultures and wanted to experience life living abroad. Following my graduation from Pullman High School in 1980, I lived with a French family in southern France as an exchange student with the American Field Service for the summer. Returning home to Pullman, I attended Washington State University through the Honors Program majoring in French, minoring in German with my eye on attending law school. After receiving my bachelor’s degree from Washington State University in just 3 years I wanted to spend time both living and working abroad. I accepted a teaching position in Japan and spent two wonderful years living in Tokyo and on Shikoku Island teaching conversational Japanese and French to Japanese businessmen and engineers.

Returning from Japan, I attended Seattle University School of Law and received my Juris Doctorate in 1988. During law school I volunteered and interned in the criminal division for the City Attorney’s Office in Tacoma. There I passionately embraced trial work as a prosecuting attorney! After being admitted to the Washington State Bar in 1990 I was hired by Tacoma as an Assistant City Attorney in the prosecutor’s office. I loved the job because a prosecutor’s job is not necessarily to get convictions, but to do justice. I happily tried a lot of cases both to judges and juries but felt most satisfied when I spent extra time investigating certain cases charged by the office only to discover that 1) the defendant was innocent. 2) truth and justice warranted a dismissal or re-evaluation for charging, or 3) the original sentencing recommendation was just plain wrong.

Despite witnessing justice generally being administered, I saw the Tacoma City Attorney’s office administering injustice that I could not ignore. I saw certain supervisors taking files and making extraordinarily lenient plea bargains for attorneys and other city employees charged with criminal offenses. Such plea bargain terms would not be offered to other civilians similarly situated. A particular judge was making insensitive remarks to women victims on the record in domestic violence cases. A number of other incidents occurred that greatly bothered me. I spoke out questioning supervisor actions much to City Attorney William Barker’s dismay. Rather than my concerns being addressed, I was subjected to harassment on the job. I was denied pay increases, suspended without pay, and denied a promotion despite the recommendations by a City of Tacoma interview panel. In 1996, I filed a lawsuit in Pierce County Superior Court against the Tacoma City Attorney Robin Jenkinson and other city officials along with former Municipal Court Judge Ralph Turco who wanted me disbarred for an interview I participated in with a reporter for the Tacoma News Tribune. After filing the lawsuit I was then fired by the City Attorney for filing a lawsuit. My attorney Paul Lindenmuth immediately filed another lawsuit and sought injunctive relief in Federal District Court. As I expected, the City Attorney’s office waged a long, expensive, and hard legal battle against me. Just before trial, defense counsel for the City succeeded in disqualifying Mr. Lindenmuth as my attorney because he was a potential witness in my case. However, not being one to give up I then retained attorney Jeffrey Needle who succeeding in getting my case to trial. Following a two-week trial in Federal District Court before a jury who heard my case examined the evidence, they found that City Attorney Robin Jenkinson violated my civil rights by firing me for filing a lawsuit. The jury awarded me damages for loss of income and Judge Robert Bryan awarded me attorney fees. See Rendish v. City of Tacoma et al #C965780 U.S. District Court for Western Washington in Tacoma.

Obtaining justice in a Federal District Court in Tacoma in my litigation both fueled and inspired me. I wanted to fight for other individuals who were working hard to contribute to the betterment of society only to have to suffer injustice in the workplace. I am most proud of my work representing a Hanford Whistleblower, and a Tacoma Community College teacher who experienced discrimination because of his ethnic origin. However, I also yearned to work once again in criminal prosecution for a government entity. I was told by a colleague that a former City of Tacoma attorney implied that I was foolish for filing a lawsuit against the City Attorney’s office and I would never work in government again. I really wanted to prove that this attorney was wrong!

In 2002 I was hired by Prosecutor Ed Holm and worked for over two years as a deputy prosecutor in the felony and District Court division for Thurston County. I really enjoyed my time there and appreciated working for Mr. Holm who let me do my job, was thankful for my work, and paid attention to ethical dilemmas faced by prosecutors in the course of their work. I was also grateful to have worked among talented prosecutors, diligent and professional personnel in the Thurston County Sheriff’s office, Washington State Patrol, Thurston County Court administration, along with Thurston County judges and the local defense bar.

Now I am practicing law privately as a criminal attorney in courts around King, Pierce, and Thurston counties, I enjoy helping clients who are scared, frustrated and need help. If you want an attorney who can empathize with you and fight to obtain the best possible results given your individual situation, please call me to arrange a free initial consultation at (253) 973-7120.