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Ask the Attorney General: Buying a Car? It Pays to Do Your Homework
In his first column, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson gives his tips on buying a car.

I am the local editor of the Woodinville and Edmonds Patch sites and a recent transplant to Washington from Minnesota. Before moving, I was the local editor for Shakopee Patch near Minneapolis and before that, I worked for Forum Communications as editor of the weekly Pine Journal newspaper in Cloquet. I was also a general assignment reporter at the daily newspaper, Duluth News Tribune.
Fun fact: While in Cloquet, my team and I won a Minnesota Newspaper Association award for leadership related to the 50th anniversary of the only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed gas station in the world.
Back in the day, I ran away to photo school in Missoula, MT and worked as a reporter/photographer at the Ravalli Republic newspaper, where I loved covering wildland fires.
I have a degree in Journalism from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN.
Mostly, I like to be outside, visiting new places, riding my road bike or photographing something.
Contact me at lisa.baumann@patch.com
In his first column, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson gives his tips on buying a car.

The incident occurred when an employee, working for a fireplace vendor at the Fair, attempted to light a fireplace.
With immigration reform legislation passed in the US Senate, it is now up to the House of Representatives to take up immigration reform.
The first day of school is Tuesday, Sept.3.
The first day of school is Tuesday, Sept.3.
Work removing the rails is expected to begin in late August and be complete in October, while design work continues on an interim trail.
Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 361 calls the week of Aug. 15-21.
Snohomish County Fire District 1 responded to 361 calls the week of Aug. 15-21.