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Monthly Archives: August 2026
Getting to the bottom of our bizarre war with Canada
By Danny Westneat Seattle Times columnist It won’t go down as one of the higher moments in foreign diplomacy. It did hint, though, at how low relations with our northern neighbors might go. At a news conference, Ontario provincial premier, Doug Ford, … Continue reading
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Talented Soprano Gives Impromptu Performance at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Submitted by Pam Peterson LORI DORNAUGUST 24, 2026
mRNA COVID vaccine linked to lower risk of myocarditis in teens, young adults
Submitted by Ed Marcuse Meghan Holohan Today at 1:27 p.m. COVID-19 After reports surfaced of rare cases of myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccination, some parents worried that mRNA vaccines might cause heart disease in their children. But a study published last week in Vaccine looking … Continue reading
: Steve Hobbs debunks vote-by-mail myths
Submitted by Pam Peterson Today, we sit down with Washington’s Secretary of State, Steve Hobbs, to talk about what voters need to know ahead of the November election. Hobbs said that Washingtonians can still vote by mail, but because of changes … Continue reading
Switzerland’s doomsday law
Submitted by Bob Peterson
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The ‘Rosetta Stone’ of San Francisco’s Counterculture Revolution Comes Home
Ken Kesey’s psychedelic bus, immortalized in “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test,” is preparing for one more run. And to its owners, America sure could use it. By Heather Knight in the New York Times (thanks to Mary Jane Francis) Visuals by Ricardo … Continue reading
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Think about it! Words of Pete Buttigieg
On August 17, former transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg recorded a video to assure those Americans who oppose the Trump administration that they are in the large majority. He noted that the strategy Republicans are pursuing shows how unpopular they are. … Continue reading
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Tacoma plant nursery delights in finding the right orchid for everyone
Submitted by Eugene Carlson By Niki Stojnic Seattle Times Aug. 17, 2026 at 6:00 am Updated Aug. 17, 2026 at 6:00 am Michelle and Al Vaas browse an expansive aisle at Emerald City Orchids in Tacoma. (Kevin Clark / The Seattle Times) … Continue reading
Makes you think
Submitted by Robert Peterson
The Trump administration wants to scrub ‘disparaging’ national park history. Meet the librarians preserving it anyway
AUG 18, 2026 10:19 AM PT Submitted by Pam Peterson This story was originally published by The 19th and was republished with permission. Jenny McBurney, a librarian specializing in government publications, was in Washington, D.C., in June when she heard the news … Continue reading
The White House Freak-Out Over Natalie Harp
The West Wing’s explosive response to a fleeting jab didn’t kill the story. It enabled days of coverage. By Jonathan Lemire in The Atlantic. You are reading this story only because the White House didn’t want you to. I’ll explain. This past … Continue reading
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FDA vaccine advisers recommend XFG variant as target for fall’s updated COVID vaccines
Submitted by Ed Marcuse Today at 12:18 p.m. Mary Van Beusekom, MS Topics. COVID-19 This fall’s updated COVID-19 vaccines should target the SARS-CoV-2 XFG variant, the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) said yesterday. … Continue reading
When wildfire smoke hits home
“With a son on the fire line, what I’ve learned about protecting the air we breathe”, by Matt Willis – published by Your Local Epidemiologist. Ed note: This morning Seattle’s air is quite clean and free of the smoke from … Continue reading
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Woodrow Wilson by Patricia O’Toole
Inspiring words can carry a leader to the loftiest heights. Then what? “I doubt if there is any man in America,” the muckraking journalist Ida Tarbell said of President Woodrow Wilson, “that can talk… with such precision and at the … Continue reading
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Rubin Objects Help the Seattle Art Museum Tell a Richer Story of Asia
Submitted by Mike Caplow A selection of objects from the Rubin’s (New York) collection are now on view at the Seattle Asian Art Museum (SAAM) as part of a five-year long-term loan partnership with the Seattle Art Museum. The loan … Continue reading
The Cities That Said Yes to Drugs
Policies that gave addicts clean needles and places to use drugs were intended to reduce harm. They created a “zombie apocalypse.” Michael Powell July 30, 2026 Submitted by Jay Lapin Seattle’s Jose Rizal Park has become a favorite spot for addicts … Continue reading
CIDRAP Op-Ed: What the vaccine executive order gets wrong, and what it will cost us
Submitted by Ed Marcuse Yesterday, in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump described what he believed happens to an American infant at a routine well visit. He said he had seen proof of a vaccination the size of a bottle of soda … Continue reading
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I have a new printer. I have lots of unused ink – for Canon – # 280 and 281.
Kathy Bainbridge <kathybain4@gmail.com> The Canon ink is FREE for any Skyline resident. Send me an email – or call 206-407-1844. Kathy Bainbridge
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Helen Herron Taft – a Remarkable First Lady
Democracy flourishes when we cultivate a shared civic culture—and leaders have the courage to build it In Pursuit by John Bridgeland Democracy flourishes not only through laws, elections, and institutions, but through a shared civic culture that invites people into a … Continue reading
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William Howard Taft by John G. Roberts, Jr.
In Pursuit with Colleen Shogan, Maintaining your dignity and principles through defeat can pave the road for future success William Howard Taft holds the distinction of being the only person in the history of our Nation to have served as … Continue reading
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