Monthly Archives: June 2025

MAHA report on chronic disease in US kids includes fake citations, other errors

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Jim deMaine

thanks to Ed M. A Trump administration report outlining the potential factors related to the rise in chronic diseases in US children cites several studies that don’t exist, according to media reports. The Make Our Children Healthy Again report, issued last … Continue reading →

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A bit of hopeful news

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Jim deMaine

On May 30, the Trump administration released further details about its proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget request, including a request to preserve the current $430.5 million Peace Corps appropriation in the coming year. NPCA would like to congratulate the tens of thousands … Continue reading →

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Homework help. Free. All ages.

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Robbie R. “Every afternoon, 68-year-old Kathy set up two folding chairs and a chalkboard on her porch. Rain or shine, she’d write, “Homework help. Free. All ages.” Her neighbors in the quiet town of Cedar Hills thought she … Continue reading →

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Skydiving indoors!

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Jim deMaine

Team Singapore 4-Way Dynamic Free Routine at the World Indoor Skydiving Championships Thanks to Bob P. Routine in the grand final against Switzerland. The championship winning Singapore team of Kai Minejima-Lee, Kyra Poh, Vera Poh, and Choo Yi Xuan’s viral … Continue reading →

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50 Winnie The Pooh Quotes That Will Speak Directly To The Soul Of Your Inner Child

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Bob P. So it can be really comforting to go back to the things that brought us joy and calm from our childhood. For me, one of my favorite childhood books that never failed to make me smile was the … Continue reading →

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Waterfront 5K on Saturday – Skyline rocked!

Posted on June 1, 2025 by Jim deMaine

from mutual friend Jody Foster Dear friends, Skyline should be proud!  I don’t have permission [now obtained], but I’m sending this anyway. (hoping she’ll forgive me 🤞) Your very own Barbara Rait (Olympic Tower) was the oldest (94) participant to … Continue reading →

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“I do not want to see the Republican party ride to political victory on the Four Horsemen of Calumny—Fear, Ignorance, Bigotry, and Smear.” Margaret Chase Smith

Posted on June 1, 2025 by Jim deMaine

Commentary by Heather Cox Richardson “I would like to speak briefly and simply about a serious national condition,” Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine told her colleagues on June 1, 1950. “It is a national feeling of fear and frustration … Continue reading →

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What’s Behind the Gilded Doors of Aegis Senior Living?

Posted on June 1, 2025 by Jim deMaine

Allegations of Labor Violations and Neglect, and the CEO at the Heart of it All Conor Kelley in The Stranger (thanks to Ed M.) Aegis Living in Laurelhurst. Joe Mabel If you’ve seen old folks’ homes with a certain Cheesecake Factory … Continue reading →

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