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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
Elsa’s Story
From a backyard to Black Beauty Ranch: Elsa’s story – thanks to Bob Peterson From a backyard to Black Beauty Ranch: Elsa’s story In February 2021, as a historic freeze gripped Texas, a six-month-old tiger was found in someone’s backyard in … Continue reading
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Sound on Stage Monthly Newsletter
Thanks to Charolette Lin, you can view the September Awards Issue here. There’s a great essay on Why Theatrical Identity Matters.
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Upcoming COVID and Flu shots at Skyline
Please save the dates for our upcoming COVID and Flu Vaccination Clinics: • Friday, October 9, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. • Friday, October 23, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. • Location: Mt. Baker Room For anyone wanting to have … Continue reading
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JD Vance, Here’s a Catholic Politician You Should Get to Know
By David Gibson who is the director of the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University. (in the NYT) Andy Burnham, Britain’s new prime minister, is exactly the kind of Catholic that America needs. That might sound odd, especially given … Continue reading
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Display in Savannah, Georgia’s Town Hall
Thanks to John Roper
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Tuesday, September 15 at 11:00am – “Let Me Clear My Throat: The Spectrum of Acute and Chronic Cough” by Dr. Katy Horan in the MBR
The flu and COVID season are arriving in the fall. How should we think about that cough? Dr. Katy Horan is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist at Virginia Mason, focusing on bronchiectasis, non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease, and chronic cough. After … Continue reading
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The Peace of Wild Things
by Wendell Berry (thanks to Ed Harris) When despair for the world grows in meand I wake in the night at the least soundin fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,I go and lie down where … Continue reading
Invitation to Substack postings on preparing for the inevitable
I’ve recently begun to move my writing about end-of-life issues to Substack. I’m going to be publishing some of my older essays, along with some new material. I’ll also post several videos in which I was interviewed by Michael Hebb, … Continue reading
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See you at the 4th floor patio GARDEN DISCOVERY WALK
Would you like to know more about the many interesting plants on the patio of the Cascade Tower? It’s so lovingly cared for by your Late Bloomers. Volunteers will help guide you to the wonders of this garden. Time: 9:30 … Continue reading
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The Anvil Cloud
Thanks to Dick Thompson for this amazing photograph Dick Thompson wrote, “I have never seen an Anvil Cloud so well formed. It was beautiful. Later in the afternoon, other Anvils could be seen much further south but none so perfect.” … Continue reading
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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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How Gloria Steinem helped shape feminism and gender equality
Thanks to Pam Peterson — (This story was originally published by The 19th) Gloria Steinem, one of the leaders of second-wave feminism and a feminist thought leader for generations, has died at the age of 92. In a career that saw … Continue reading
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Gloria Steinem
Thanks to Pearl McElheran We’re all old enough to remember these women, aren’t we? Gloria Steinem (1934 – 2026) Just a few years ago she said, “I hope I live to be 100. There’s so much work to be done.” … Continue reading
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‘The Whale’ museum offers immersive look into life under the sea
Thanks to Pam Peterson Set to open on June 4, 2027, The Whale is a new museum in Norway dedicated to exploring the “science, behavior, evolution, and cultural history of whales.” Using immersive art, storytelling, sound, and architectural features, The Whale will … Continue reading
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The Measles-Stricken Mother Who Lost Her Newborn Son
The family at the center of Pennsylvania’s measles controversy tells their story. By Tom Bartlett in The Atlantic (thanks to Ed Marcuse) When the Amish man emerged from his barn to greet me, he had no idea that his newborn son’s … Continue reading
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MapQuest’s app surges to No. 1 in Navigation after refusing to rename Lake Ontario
Thanks to Pam Peterson (source from Techcrunch.com) MapQuest stood up to President Donald Trump, and now its app is reaping the rewards. The “OG of online mapping,” as the company calls itself, announced on Thursday that it would not change the name of … Continue reading
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From Louise Penny’s Newsletter
Thanks to Mary Montgomery
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Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch answers elementary schoolers’ burning questions
Submitted by Pam Peterson – from Goodgoodgood NASA astronaut and Artemis II Mission Specialist Christina Koch was honored Wednesday with the Order of the Tar Heel, the highest award bestowed by the North Carolina Commissioner of Labor. Koch, a Jacksonville … Continue reading
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Peace by chocolate
Thanks to Pearl McElheran In 2012, during Bashar al- Assad’s ruthlessly bombing of both the successful and the unsuccessful, the Hassad family was forced to flee Syria. Their successful chocolate business was totally destroyed. After a few years stay in Lebanon as … Continue reading
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Is it HOMES or SHAME? The new pneumonic for the Great Lakes
When I was in grade school in Ohio, I learned this pneumonic, HOMES, in order to remember the Great Lakes: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie and Superior. Now kids will have to try something new. So SHAME (Superior, Huron, America, Michigan … Continue reading
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