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Earth Sense: Check house foundation to prevent dangerous slides
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The March 22 mudslide in Oso, Wash., raises the question whether something like this could happen here. It’s not likely, because we don’t have the deep soil that led to the Western disaster. But when looking at a prospective home, its foundation deserves critical examination.