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Monthly Archives: April 2026
She Didn’t Want to Live With Advanced Dementia. So Why Was She Being Kept Alive?
Ed Note: I encourage you to read this article. Dementia will affect many of us as we age. What are your wishes for care if you are in dementia’s advanced stages? Dr. Hope Wechkin, the Medical Director at Evergreen Hospice … Continue reading
Posted in Dementia, end of life, Health
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Global growth in solar “the largest ever observed for any source”
Thanks to Pam P. On Monday, the International Energy Agency released its analysis of the energy trends of 2025, covering the entire globe. It confirms and extends the primary conclusion of a more limited analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency: 2025 was the … Continue reading
CDC restores official U.S. immunization schedules to July 2, 2025, versions to comply with March 16 court order
Thanks to Ed M. In compliance with the March 16 federal court ruling in American Academy of Pediatrics v. Kennedy, CDC restored its official child and adolescent immunization schedule and its official adult immunization schedule to the July 2, 2025, versions. These versions reflect the decisions of … Continue reading
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Barnes & Noble to open May 6 in downtown Seattle
By Alexis Weisend – Seattle Times business reporter After construction setbacks, a new Barnes & Noble will open May 6 in downtown Seattle. The bookseller giant will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony and book signing event with fantasy author Robin Hobb at … Continue reading
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Words
from Now That Makes Sense compiled by Mark Ortman Adlai Stevenson: Man does not live by words alone despite the fact that sometimes he has to eat them George Eliot: Blessed is the man who having nothing to say, abstains … Continue reading
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Blog talk tomorrow 11 AM
Just a quick reminder. We’ll have a discussion about this blog tomorrow, Wednesday at 11 AM in the MBR. I hope you’ll be there to give us your ideas for this blog’s future: grow, change or RIP? Would you like … Continue reading
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Who’s Really Running Iran?
In today’s NYT podcast, The Daily, there’s a fascinating discussion about the power dynamics in Iran shifting from a theocracy to a military dictatorship. The incentives in negotiations are now more transactional about power and money in a more pragmatic … Continue reading
Posted in energy, Government, Politics, Religion, War
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Simple Gifts and Hearts of Gold
We hope you’ll consider “Simple Gifts” a heart warming invitation to come to the Hearts of Gold kickoff on Thursday, April 30th at 11 AM in the MBR. This song was sung at the Skyline Strummers February sing-a-long. Please come … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Charity, Gifts, In the Neighborhood
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Trump on Iran: Stuck on repeat
David Horsey in the Seattle Times
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Iran’s Meme War Against Trump Ushers In a Future of ‘Slopaganda’
By Steven Lee Myers and Stuart A. Thompson (thanks to Mary Jane F.) When the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran started two months ago, online accounts linked to Tehran tried building sympathy with defiant and emotional appeals. They had little impact. Then, as the war … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Satire, War
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Earth Day 2026: How to Celebrate Earth Day
or this? (thanks to Pearl McE.) To learn more click here!
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Peptides, explained: Answers to your top questions
by Katelyn Jetelina in Your Local Epidemiologist Ed note: Sir William Osler (1849–1919), a foundational figure in modern medicine, once stated: “The desire to take medicine is perhaps the greatest feature which distinguishes man from animals”. “Peptides” is a very broad category, … Continue reading
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Seniors at the Crossroads Demonstration
Thanks to Judy M. Hello friends, Join us for the next Seniors at the Crossroads** demonstration: WHEN: Thursday, April 23 MEETING TIME: 4:30-5:30 p.m. WHERE: 8TH and Madison intersection Our regular gatherings are on the second and fourth Thursdays at 4:30. … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, protests
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New Vaccine Recommendations Page from DOH
Thanks to Ed M. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has launched a new Vaccine Recommendations webpage in response to House Bill 2242 (PDF). The page provides current state immunization recommendations and related guidance for health care providers and local health jurisdictions. … Continue reading
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Robots just installed 100 MW of solar panels in the desert
Robots are helping humans install solar panels at previously impossible rates By Skye Jacobs in Technospot (thanks to Pam P.) The takeaway: The expansion of automation in renewable energy construction has taken a significant step forward in California’s Mojave Desert, where a fleet of … Continue reading
Posted in Climate, Science and Technology
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The Erratic President and FBI Director
by Heather Cox Richardson (thanks to Pam P.) Late Saturday evening, Josh Dawsey and Annie Linskey of the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump was so unstable and angry after learning on April 3 that Iranians had shot down an American jet … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Government, Mental Health, War
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Why the Stock Market Makes No Sense Right Now
By Kyla Scanlon Ms. Scanlon, a contributing Opinion writer, is the author of “In This Economy? How Money & Markets Really Work” and Kyla’s Newsletter. The stock market has been trying to ignore the war in Iran. That’s been true over … Continue reading
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This War Has Not Gone Putin’s Way
By Serge Schmemann Mr. Schmemann, an Opinion writer, is a former Moscow bureau chief of The Times.See more of our coverage in your search results. The Iran war has been an economic windfall for Russia, pushing oil prices sky-high and loosening … Continue reading
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