Daily Archives: July 27, 2022

We are not powerless against gun violence: Turn to civic action

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Jim deMaine

By Helen Donnelly Goehring Special to The Seattle Times July 23, 2022 Ed Note: Helen is a resident of the Terraces at Skyline It is with a heavy heart that I ponder the media accounts of yet one more mass shooting … Continue reading →

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Americans with disabilities act

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Ed note: There are many people with disabilities at Skyline: motility, hearing and sight to name a few. We tend to overlook and take for granted our own abilities, but let’s look around. Let’s keep fighting for a skybridge before … Continue reading →

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Where the Hell is Matt

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Need a smile? Here it is! Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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Dubai builds world’s largest vertical farm

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. The city known for importing almost all of its produce will now grow 2 million pounds of leafy greens each year inside the world’s largest vertical farm. As the world begins to turn its back on … Continue reading →

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Hope we have the energy

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Jim deMaine
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Vitamin D doesn’t help at all!

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Jim deMaine

In this editorial in the New England Journal, the verdict on the ineffectiveness of Vitamin D is in: simply put–it doesn’t help prevent disease, extend life or prevent fractures.

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The Plague Year – The mistakes and the struggles behind America’s coronavirus tragedy.

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Jim deMaine

By Lawrence Wright in the New Yorker From Pam P. As I listened to Matthew Pottinger testify in yesterday’s hearing, I kept thinking I’d heard about him before but it was in the context of Covid.   I was surprised that … Continue reading →

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