Steven Cook's (stcook) Blog

Cascade Christian Schools have grown from a vision in the early 1990's to the thriving school district serving students and families throughout Pierce County.  While only three churches worked to start the schools, students now come from over 150 different congregations. This private school organ...

The Quincy (WA) Farmer Consumer Awareness Day is coming soon.  On September 10, the 31st annual Farmer Comsumer Awareness Day will be in Quincy, Washington. This is a great opportunity to learn a bit (or bunch) about what farmers do to get the food from field to store.  There are a great many act...

  STEILACOOM HISTORICAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Established in 1855, Steilacoom Historical School District No. 1 is the oldest organized school district in Pierce County. The District serves the communities of Steilacoom, DuPont, Anderson Island, McNeil Island, plus portions of Lakewood and unincorporate...

  The North Thurston Public School District in Lacey, Washington serves members of the community.  Many of these are service members serving at Joint Base Lewis McChord.  The school district (http://www.nthurston.k12.wa.us/site/default.aspx?PageID=1)  began in 1953 and now is the largest district...

Madigan Army Medical Center, with a military beneficiary population encompassing a six-state region, occupies more than 120 acres of land. This four-building structure is located at Fort Lewis in Tacoma, WA.There are approximately 160,000 Soldiers, family members and military retirees residing in...

George takes great pains to carefully explain each of the parts of the payment people make toward their house each month -- including not just the Principal and Interest, but also the Taxes and Insurance which may be escrowed.A common assumption that is often made by those in the Mortgage Industr...

There are so many people who get confused about the numbers and how they relate to reality in the funding of mortgages.  Bill does an excellent job of explaining why "Pre-paid interest" in included on loans and the GFE.Explaining Pre-Paid Interest  Having trouble explaining pre-paid interest? I d...

The Tacoma Public School District, in Tacoma, Washington will be starting its new school year on Sept. 1st. Tacoma Public Schools (TPS) is the third largest district in Washington State serving more than 28,000 children in kindergarten through grade 12. The district has 37 elementary schools, nin...

Puyallup School District -- Puyallup, Washington The Puyallup School District is the ninth largest district in the State of Washington, serving a population of approximately 100,000 residents. The district is located six miles east of Tacoma, 30 miles south of Seattle, and is situated in the hear...

Cindy does an exellent job of explaining the pitfalls of giving out the wrong information in the wrong way - and how it can lead to very serious consequences.  If everyone would pay attention to these details, it would make things so much better for all.You've just listed a new home and you want ...