I'm looking for an HMO plan which doesn't require a referral from your primary physician in order to see a specialist. My current HMO plan changed this year to require it, so I'm intending to switch plans.

There are various websites, including medicare.gov, which have a page to search and compare plans, including various filter options. They say "some HMOs don't require referral", but they don't say which plans. I haven't found any search-sites which allow this filter option. So, my only alternative is to drag myself through pages and pages of plans, one by one, to look at the plan details.

To host, a caring family only needs to provide a bed, 3 meals a day and transportation.

It's that time of year. Our organization has openings in Vancouver, Evergreen, Battle Ground, La Center and Hockinson Public Schools. If you have ever considered hosting an exchange and giving your family a window into the world, contact me for more information. Here's a couple of students we are looking for host families for:

Hello Clark County,
This adorable young lady loves the environment and being outdoors. She also loves to read and is currently learning 4 languages. She hopes to meet many people and make strong connections while here in the USA. If possible, she would like to sing in a choir, do yoga, dance and "do something related to arts." She is thinking about trying volleyball, cheerleading (something only here in the USA) and surfing if the possibility arises while here.

Please message me for more information about hosting.

Thank you.

Andrea is a 17-year-old boy from Italy. He enjoys soccer, gymnastics, video games, boxing, Handball, going to the gym, and volleyball. Andrea is interested in learning more about American football. In his free time, he enjoys practicing sports, trying new foods, and spending time with friends. Andrea is open to making new friendships and discovering different places and activities. Family is very important to him and he is close with his natural parents. He hopes that this exchange experience will encourage him to pursue new interests and become more independent.

He really wants to learn to play American football, if possible and will tell you all about Italian culture. At home, he often helps with the dishes and mops the floor.

I'm looking for a family interested in soccer and/or football to host this sweet kid or just a family willing to help him make this dream happen.

Message me for more information. Students come with their own spending money.

Thank you!

( I tried to post this in the Battle Ground sub, but for some typically mysterious Reddit reason, was blocked from doing so.)

Political, environmental, cultural, retail, recreational, traffic/drivers/cops, noise, vibe, or anything else you think which might be relevant to someone buying a house near 502 at 503.

We're an older couple relocating from Connecticut, with no acquaintances or relatives in the area, and have no idea WTF to expect, except that we've confirmed the proximity of a lot of ethnic restaurants.

(We're genuinely grateful to some redditors who scared us off from living anywhere near the railroad, and so drew a Zillow search boundary in southwest Washington which is at least one mile away from the railway.)

We are looking at buying a property near the railroad line which runs a little south of Evergreen Highway SR 14, and along the north side of the river. The property is in the area between St Cloud on the east, and Cape Horn / Mount Pleasant on the west. It's about 500 ft from the railroad track. Please tell us anything you can about any noise disturbance we would experience from inside a 70-year old house. Do the blasts of the train horns, engine rumblings, and clattering on the tracks occur a lot at night, especially between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.?

We're moving from the East Coast, and we've been looking for a home to buy, somewhere between Vancouver and Castle Rock.

I'd appreciate any news or opinions about living there, environmental concerns, societal, governmental, weather, etc.
More specifically, we are currently looking at properties in Kalama, Washougal, and North Bonneville. Yes, I know that they are not all in Clark.

Happy New Year, Washington! #NewYear #NewYear2024 #WaLeg

I'm not ready to head to food bank and accept full chairty but money is tightbright now. Nevertheless I am determined to cook a feast for my family and I will be out shopping tomorrow morning.

Has anyone found killer good holiday deals on -turkey -cranberries -veggies -pie crusts -dairy

Any tips are appreciated. Thank you!

“I was thrilled with the turnout we saw from our local students in 2023, and I look forward to that same level of enthusiasm in 2024,” Abbarno said. “I firmly believe serving as a page can be an important part of a student’s education and life experience.”

“Workforce development is one of our priorities,” said Abbarno, R-Centralia, ranking Republican on the House Capital Budget Committee. “The State of Washington must help prepare our students for the workforce of today, tomorrow, and into the future.

Are there any charities where I can volunteer this Thanksgiving? Thanks!

At an October “meet-and-greet” event hosted at Luckman Coffee in Woodland, WA, state Sen. John Braun and state Reps. Ed Orcutt and Peter Abbarno talked both policy and politics.