[From nobody Mon Jan 29 09:51:16 2007 Received: from ccm14.constantcontact.com ([66.151.234.151]) by mail.turbonet.com (Cactus Mail Server v8.9.1) with ESMTP id ISF67101 for <lfalen@turbonet.com>; Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:02:01 -0800 Received: from ws004 (unknown [10.200.200.228]) by ccm14.constantcontact.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 33F3323C082 for <lfalen@turbonet.com>; Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:04:46 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <1101520066106.1011139438025.2412.4.40120001@scheduler> Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:02:00 -0500 (EST) From: The HALT Staff <ejournal@halt.org> Reply-To: ejournal@halt.org To: lfalen@turbonet.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_24137887_2055867500.1170090120108" X-Mailer: Roving Constant Contact 0 (http://www.constantcontact.com) X-Return-Path-Hint: ESC1101520066106_1011139438025_2412@in.roving.com X-Roving-ID: 1101520066106 X-Lumos-SenderID: 1011139438025 X-Roving-CampaignId: 1101520066106 X-Roving-StreamId: 0 X-Spam-Flag: YES X-Spam-Status: Yes, hits=16.00 required=5.00 tests=HTML_MESSAGE=0.00, BAYES_99=5.40, RAZOR2_CHECK=0.50, SARE_RD_TO_BAD_TLD=2.50, IMPRONONCABLE_2=1.50, NO_RDNS2=0.01, J_CHICKENPOX_64=0.60, J_CHICKENPOX_75=0.60, OTHER=6.0 version=3.1.6 X-Spam-Level: **************** X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.6 (1.0) on mail.turbonet.com Subject: [Spam] The HALT EJournal ------=_Part_24137887_2055867500.1170090120108 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You are receiving this email from HALT because you purchased a product/service or subscribed on our website. 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State bars in 12 other states have adopted policies=20 that make information about insurance coverage=20 public. "This important consumer safeguard allows=20 clients to determine before they hire a lawyer=20 whether they will ultimately be protected in the=20 unfortunate instance that malpractice occurs,"=20 stated Blonder. "Additionally, it also encourages=20 greater numbers of attorneys to obtain coverage. The Bar Bulletin published Ms. Blonder=92s letter=20 on January 15, and noted that they had forwarded a=20 copy of our letter to the Lawyers Professional=20 Liability Committee and the New Mexico Supreme=20 Court "for consideration." To read HALT=92s letter and=20 the Editor=92s response, click=20 here. (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3D9rvm88bab.0.6lmoc7bab.jozwjwn6.2412&ts=3DS= 0226&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.nmbar.org%2FContent%2FNavigationMenu%2FPublicatio= ns_Media%2FBar_Bulletin_%28BB%29%2FBB011507.pdf) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Legal News Roundup Mendocino County Offers Nighttime Small=20 Claims Courts Hours Mendocino County in California now offers nighttime=20 small claims court hours on the first Wednesday=20 evening of every month. Designed with the goal of=20 improving public accessibility, the court will offer five=20 time slots per night for hearing cases, beginning at=20 5:30 p.m. The=20 court operates from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through=20 Friday. Offering nighttime hours is one of the model practices=20 HALT has identified to reform small claims courts. In=20 HALT's 2004 Small Claims Court Report Card, HALT=20 applauded New York for offering nighttime hours in=20 many counties, with some of the counties offering=20 time slots until midnight. =93This is an opportunity, if two people have a dispute=20 and they would like to come to court but not lose=20 any work during the day, to come to small claims=20 night court after work,=94 Court Executive Officer Ben=20 Stough said. =93We=92re hoping=20 that more people will take advantage of it.=94 To read more about the new night hours, click=20 here. (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3D9rvm88bab.0.5lmoc7bab.jozwjwn6.2412&ts=3DS= 0226&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ukiahdailyjournal.com%2Flocal%2Fci_4925318) New Mexico Aims to Reform Judicial=20 Accountability In response to a number of recent=20 ethics scandals, New Mexico Governor Bill=20 Richardson recently announced his support for a=20 series of reforms that will clean up judicial ethics and=20 state politics. The reforms, which will be presented=20 to the legislature in the upcoming months, include=20 limitations on campaign contributions and gifts to=20 officials, expanding the Governmental Conduct Act=20 ethics law to include judges, and establishing a=20 judicial ethics commission to investigate any=20 complaints of corruption or public financing within=20 judicial campaigns. =93New Mexicans expect a government that is honest=20 and honorable. Holding the highest ethical standards=20 is our responsibility as public servants,=94 Richardson=20 said. The Santa Fe New Mexican has more on the=20 proposed=20 reforms. (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3D9rvm88bab.0.4lmoc7bab.jozwjwn6.2412&ts= =3DS0226&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.freenewmexican.com%2Fnews%2F54051.html) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HALT in the News The following op-ed by Program Assistant Rachel=20 Decker appeared in the Maryland Cumberland=20 Times-News. The op-ed stresses the=20 importance of writing down end-of-life wishes in a=20 living will, and also mentions HALT=92s information=20 about living wills on our Web site, which includes free=20 living will forms for every state. Living Wills Ensure Health Care Wishes=20 Followed By Rachel Decker=20 Most of us will never forget Terri Schiavo's case, or=20 her fate. Without a living will, the courts were=20 responsible for making decisions regarding her medical=20 care, never knowing what she really wanted. With=20 her family in an uproar against her husband, it was a=20 long, tiring and painful battle that could have been=20 prevented. The Schiavo case is a wake-up call for all of us. We=20 must realize just how important it is to make our end- of-life care wishes known in writing before-hand.=20 Writing these wishes down means we prevent the=20 courts from interfering in our medical and personal=20 lives, preventing complicated battles such as the=20 Schiavo conflict. To read the rest of HALT's op-ed, click=20 here. (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3D9rvm88bab.0.ammoc7bab.jozwjwn6.2412&ts=3DS0226&= p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.times-news.com%2Fopinion%2Flocal_story_338104633.html) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HALT's "Lifetimes" guide offers resources on estate=20 planning and planned giving, with new articles and=20 features every month. New this month: Amid the frenzy of financial demands--such as=20 ensuring the stability of everyday lifestyle needs and=20 planning for a secure retirement--the simple wish to=20 make a difference for others stands=20 firm. (http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3D9rvm88bab.0.rjmu7xbab.jozwjwn6.2412&ts=3DS= 0226&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wpg.cc%2Fstl%2FCDA%2FarticleList%2F1%2C1002%2C150= -78%2C00.html) Retirement plan assets are often overlooked as gifts=20 to a charitable organization. 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rowspan=3D"1" style=3D"BACKGR= OUND-COLOR: #FFFFFF;TEXT-ALIGN: left;PADDING-LEFT: 3px;" valign=3D"top" ><f= ont color=3D"#336699" face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size= =3D"2" style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;FONT-SIZ= E: 10pt;FONT-WEIGHT: bold;COLOR: #336699;" ><font color=3D"#990000" face=3D= "Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-family:Ga= ramond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;font-size:14pt;font-style:normal;font-= weight:bold;color:#990000;" >HALT Urges Public Disclosure in New Mexico</fo= nt></font></td> </tr> <tr > <td bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" style=3D"BACKGR= OUND-COLOR: #FFFFFF;" valign=3D"top" ><img height=3D"1" src=3D"http://img.c= onstantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" width=3D"1" /></td> </tr> =20 <tr > <td colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" valign=3D"middle" > <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,se= rif" size=3D"3" style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,seri= f;FONT-SIZE: 12pt;COLOR: #000000;" > =20 <div align=3D"center" > =20 </div> =20 =20 <p > <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,se= rif" size=3D"3" style=3D"font-family:Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif= ;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;" >Promp= ted by a bar survey's startling results that high=20 numbers of attorneys do not carry professional=20 liability insurance, HALT Senior Counsel Suzanne M.=20 Blonder submitted a letter to the editor of the=20 <i>New Mexico Bar Bulletin</i> urging public=20 disclosure of the insurance status of state attorneys.</font> </p> =20 <p > <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,se= rif" size=3D"3" style=3D"font-family:Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif= ;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;" >State= bars in 12 other states have adopted policies=20 that make information about insurance coverage=20 public. "This important consumer safeguard allows=20 clients to determine before they hire a lawyer=20 whether they will ultimately be protected in the=20 unfortunate instance that malpractice occurs,"=20 stated Blonder. "Additionally, it also encourages=20 greater numbers of attorneys to obtain coverage.</font> </p> =20 <p > <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,se= rif" size=3D"3" style=3D"font-family:Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif= ;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;" >The <= i>Bar Bulletin</i> published Ms. Blonder=92s letter=20 on January 15, and noted that they had forwarded a=20 copy of our letter to the Lawyers Professional=20 Liability Committee and the New Mexico Supreme=20 Court "for consideration." To read HALT=92s letter and=20 the Editor=92s response, click=20 <a href=3D"http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3D9rvm88bab.0.6lmoc7bab.jozwjwn6.2412&ts= =3DS0226&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.nmbar.org%2FContent%2FNavigationMenu%2FPublic= ations_Media%2FBar_Bulletin_%28BB%29%2FBB011507.pdf">here.</a></font> </p> =20 <div style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: right;" > =20 </div> </font> </td> </tr> </table> <br /> =20 =20 =20 <a name=3D"article2" shape=3D"rect"/> =20 <table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" = > =20 <tr > <td bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" style=3D"BACKGR= OUND-COLOR: #FFFFFF;TEXT-ALIGN: left;PADDING-LEFT: 3px;" valign=3D"top" ><f= ont color=3D"#336699" face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size= =3D"2" style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;FONT-SIZ= E: 10pt;FONT-WEIGHT: bold;COLOR: #336699;" ><font color=3D"#990000" face=3D= "Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-family:Ga= ramond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;font-size:14pt;font-style:normal;font-= weight:bold;color:#990000;" >Legal News Roundup</font></font></td> </tr> <tr > <td bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" style=3D"BACKGR= OUND-COLOR: #FFFFFF;" valign=3D"top" ><img height=3D"1" src=3D"http://img.c= onstantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" width=3D"1" /></td> </tr> =20 <tr > <td colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" valign=3D"middle" > <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,se= rif" size=3D"3" style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,seri= f;FONT-SIZE: 12pt;COLOR: #000000;" > =20 <div align=3D"center" > <img align=3D"left" alt=3D"US map" border=3D"0" height=3D"144" hspa= ce=3D"5" src=3D"http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs078/1011139438025/img/43.gi= f?a=3D1101520066106" vspace=3D"5" width=3D"180" /> </div> =20 =20 <p > <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,se= rif" size=3D"3" style=3D"font-family:Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif= ;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;" ><p><b= >Mendocino County Offers Nighttime Small=20 Claims Courts Hours</b></p> Mendocino County in California now offers nighttime=20 small claims court hours on the first Wednesday=20 evening of every month. Designed with the goal of=20 improving public accessibility, the court will offer five=20 time slots per night for hearing cases, beginning at=20 5:30 p.m. The=20 court operates from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through=20 Friday.</font> </p> =20 <p > <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,se= rif" size=3D"3" style=3D"font-family:Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif= ;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;" >Offer= ing nighttime hours is one of the model practices=20 HALT has identified to reform small claims courts. In=20 HALT's 2004 Small Claims Court Report Card, HALT=20 applauded New York for offering nighttime hours in=20 many counties, with some of the counties offering=20 time slots until midnight.</font> </p> =20 <p > <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,se= rif" size=3D"3" style=3D"font-family:Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif= ;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;" >=93Th= is is an opportunity, if two people have a dispute=20 and they would like to come to court but not lose=20 any work during the day, to come to small claims=20 night court after work,=94 Court Executive Officer Ben=20 Stough said. =93We=92re hoping=20 that more people will take advantage of it.=94</font> </p> =20 <p > <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,se= rif" size=3D"3" style=3D"font-family:Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif= ;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;" >To re= ad more about the new night hours, click=20 <a href=3D"http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3D9rvm88bab.0.5lmoc7bab.jozwjwn6.2412&ts= =3DS0226&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.ukiahdailyjournal.com%2Flocal%2Fci_4925318">h= ere.</a></font> </p> =20 <p > <p><b>New Mexico Aims to Reform Judicial=20 Accountability</b></p> In response to a number of recent=20 ethics scandals, New Mexico Governor Bill=20 Richardson recently announced his support for a=20 series of reforms that will clean up judicial ethics and=20 state politics. The reforms, which will be presented=20 to the legislature in the upcoming months, include=20 limitations on campaign contributions and gifts to=20 officials, expanding the Governmental Conduct Act=20 ethics law to include judges, and establishing a=20 judicial ethics commission to investigate any=20 complaints of corruption or public financing within=20 judicial campaigns. </p> =20 <p > =93New Mexicans expect a government that is honest=20 and honorable. Holding the highest ethical standards=20 is our responsibility as public servants,=94 Richardson=20 said. </p> =20 <p > <i>The Santa Fe New Mexican</i> has more on the=20 proposed=20 <a href=3D"http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3D9rvm88bab.0.4lmoc7bab.jozwjwn6.2412&ts= =3DS0226&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.freenewmexican.com%2Fnews%2F54051.html">refor= ms.</a> </p> =20 <div style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: right;" > =20 </div> </font> </td> </tr> </table> <br /> =20 =20 =20 <a name=3D"article3" shape=3D"rect"/> =20 <table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" = > =20 <tr > <td bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" style=3D"BACKGR= OUND-COLOR: #FFFFFF;TEXT-ALIGN: left;PADDING-LEFT: 3px;" valign=3D"top" ><f= ont color=3D"#336699" face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size= =3D"2" style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;FONT-SIZ= E: 10pt;FONT-WEIGHT: bold;COLOR: #336699;" ><font color=3D"#990000" face=3D= "Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif" size=3D"4" style=3D"font-family:Ga= ramond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;font-size:14pt;font-style:normal;font-= weight:bold;color:#990000;" >HALT in the News</font></font></td> </tr> <tr > <td bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" style=3D"BACKGR= OUND-COLOR: #FFFFFF;" valign=3D"top" ><img height=3D"1" src=3D"http://img.c= onstantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" width=3D"1" /></td> </tr> =20 <tr > <td colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" valign=3D"middle" > <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,se= rif" size=3D"3" style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,seri= f;FONT-SIZE: 12pt;COLOR: #000000;" > =20 <div align=3D"center" > =20 </div> =20 =20 <p > <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,se= rif" size=3D"3" style=3D"font-family:Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif= ;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;" >The f= ollowing op-ed by Program Assistant Rachel=20 Decker appeared in the Maryland Cumberland=20 <i>Times-News</i>. The op-ed stresses the=20 importance of writing down end-of-life wishes in a=20 living will, and also mentions HALT=92s information=20 about living wills on our Web site, which includes free=20 living will forms for every state.</font> </p> =20 <p > <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,se= rif" size=3D"3" style=3D"font-family:Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif= ;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;" ><b><p= >Living Wills Ensure Health Care Wishes=20 Followed</p></b> <b><p>By Rachel Decker</p></b>=20 Most of us will never forget Terri Schiavo's case, or=20 her fate. Without a living will, the courts were=20 responsible for making decisions regarding her medical=20 care, never knowing what she really wanted. With=20 her family in an uproar against her husband, it was a=20 long, tiring and painful battle that could have been=20 prevented.</font> </p> =20 <p > <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,se= rif" size=3D"3" style=3D"font-family:Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif= ;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;" >The S= chiavo case is a wake-up call for all of us. We=20 must realize just how important it is to make our end- of-life care wishes known in writing before-hand.=20 Writing these wishes down means we prevent the=20 courts from interfering in our medical and personal=20 lives, preventing complicated battles such as the=20 Schiavo conflict.</font> </p> =20 <p > <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,se= rif" size=3D"3" style=3D"font-family:Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif= ;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;" >To re= ad the rest of HALT's op-ed, click=20 <a href=3D"http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3D9rvm88bab.0.ammoc7bab.jozwjwn6.2412&ts= =3DS0226&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.times-news.com%2Fopinion%2Flocal_story_338104= 633.html">here. </a></font> </p> =20 <div style=3D"TEXT-ALIGN: right;" > =20 </div> </font> </td> </tr> </table> <br /> =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 =20 </td> <td bgcolor=3D"#EDEDED" colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" style=3D"BACKGROUND= -COLOR: #EDEDED;" valign=3D"top" > <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif"= size=3D"3" style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif;FO= NT-SIZE: 12pt;COLOR: #000000;" > =20 =20 <a name=3D"column" shape=3D"rect"/> <table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"5" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" = > <tr > <td bgcolor=3D"#CCCCCC" colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" style=3D"BACKGR= OUND-COLOR: #CCCCCC;TEXT-ALIGN: center;" ><div align=3D"center" ><font colo= r=3D"#CCCC00" face=3D"Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size=3D"3" sty= le=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;FONT-SIZE: 12pt;FO= NT-WEIGHT: bold;COLOR: #CCCC00;" ><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Garamond,= 'Times New Roman',Times,serif" size=3D"3" style=3D"font-family:Garamond,'Ti= mes New Roman',Times,serif;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:bol= d;color:#000000;" /></font></div></td> </tr> <tr > <td colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" > <div align=3D"center" > <a href=3D"http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3D9rvm88bab.0.cf5ws9n6.jozwjwn6.= 2412&ts=3DS0226&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.halt.org" shape=3D"rect"><img alt=3D"l= ifetimes" border=3D"0" height=3D"52" hspace=3D"0" src=3D"http://ih.constant= contact.com/fs078/1011139438025/img/19.gif?a=3D1101520066106" vspace=3D"5" = width=3D"139"/></a> </div> </td> </tr> <tr > <td colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" > <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,se= rif" size=3D"3" style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,seri= f;FONT-SIZE: 12pt;COLOR: #000000;" > =20 <p > <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,se= rif" size=3D"3" style=3D"font-family:Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif= ;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;" >HALT'= s "Lifetimes" guide offers resources on estate=20 planning and planned giving, with new articles and=20 features every month. New this month:</font> </p> =20 <p > <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,se= rif" size=3D"3" style=3D"font-family:Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif= ;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;" >Amid = the frenzy of financial demands--such as=20 ensuring the stability of everyday lifestyle needs and=20 planning for a secure retirement--the simple wish to=20 make a difference for others stands=20 <a href=3D"http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3D9rvm88bab.0.rjmu7xbab.jozwjwn6.2412&ts= =3DS0226&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wpg.cc%2Fstl%2FCDA%2FarticleList%2F1%2C1002%2= C150-78%2C00.html">firm.</a></font> </p> =20 <p > <font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,se= rif" size=3D"3" style=3D"font-family:Garamond,'Times New Roman',Times,serif= ;font-size:12pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;" >Retir= ement plan assets are often overlooked as gifts=20 to a charitable organization. If you participate in a=20 qualified retirement plan and are willing to share the=20 remaining balance with us when you are gone, you=20 can gain meaningful tax advantages and be far more=20 philanthropic than you might have ever=20 <a href=3D"http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=3D9rvm88bab.0.69nwv8bab.jozwjwn6.2412&ts= =3DS0226&p=3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.wpg.cc%2Fstl%2FCDA%2FarticleDetail%2F1%2C1001= %2C150-1193%2C00.html">imagined.</a></font> </p> =20 =20 </font> </td> </tr> </table> =20 =20 =20 =20 <table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" width=3D"100%" = > <tr > <td colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" ><img border=3D"0" height=3D"15" sr= c=3D"http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" width=3D"175= " /></td> </tr> <tr > <td bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" colspan=3D"1" rowspan=3D"1" style=3D"BACKGR= OUND-COLOR: #FFFFFF;" ><img border=3D"0" height=3D"15" src=3D"http://img.co= nstantcontact.com/letters/images/spacer.gif" width=3D"10" /></td> </tr> <tr > <td bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" colspan=3D"1" 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