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Daily Archives: September 6, 2026
How neighbors created the Burke-Gilman, the nation’s first urban rail-to-trail
Ed note: My wife and I were a small part of this activist neighborhood group in Mathews Beach in 1970-71. The group was meeting in each others homes to discuss politics and world affairs. Frustrated that there was little we … Continue reading
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“Well-informed” cartoon is famous
Thanks to Mary Jane Francis From a death notice about a man named Shumway: “At the time of his death, he had a framed New Yorker cartoon in his room that said ‘My desire to be well-informed is currently at … Continue reading
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