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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
“I’m inheriting an enormous amount of wealth — WA should tax me more” — Crosscut
Ed Note: This is an interesting opinion piece by a young woman who notes that there are several measures going through the legislature which would make major changes in our state’s tax code. She comments mainly on the capital gains … Continue reading
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In the neighborhool
First Hill Community News Vol. 122 The Olympic Tower at 715 8th Ave has Topped OutSkyline Retirement Community’s newest 21-story tower with 77 units has reached a construction milestone. The building is topped out and it is planning on wrapping … Continue reading
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Times don’t necessarily change
Thanks to Donna D.
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Don’t get Smished!
Thanks to Mary M. From: “AARP Fraud Watch Network” <AARP@email.aarp.org> Subject: First Came Phishing, Now There’s … Smishing A fraud alert from Doug Shadel, Washington State Director | View email online First Came Phishing, Now There’s … Smishing Dear Mary, Most of … Continue reading
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How we got to Mars – cool animation
Thanks to Gordon G.
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What makes a good life
Fascinating Harvard study of 724 men over multiple generations
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Remembering those research hours
Thanks to Mary Jane F.
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A ship on land – quite a history
Thanks to Rosemary W.
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Update from historian Heather Cox Richardson
On ABC’s This Week this morning, Representative Steve Scalise (R-LA) refused to admit that Democrat Joe Biden had legitimately won the 2020 presidential election. It’s hard to overestimate how dangerous this lie is. It convinces supporters of the former president … Continue reading
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These puns are so bad, they needed to be published!
Thanks to a friend at Aljoya Some Amazing Puns: 1. Dad, are we pyromaniacs? Yes, we arson. 2. What do you call a pig with laryngitis? Disgruntled. 3. Writing my name in cursive is my signature move. 4. Why do bees stay in their … Continue reading
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Japanese technology continues to sprint ahead
Thanks to Gordon G
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Ted Cruz Is Going to the Dogs
by Gail Collins in the NYT So if you were a dog, would you rather belong to Ted Cruz or Mitt Romney? Yes, you have to choose. Perhaps you remember that many, many years ago, Romney drove to Canada for … Continue reading
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Cheetah’s in your tent – really?
Thanks to Linda W. This poor farmer in India reported to many that at night, cheetahs climbed into his tent to sleep by him. No one believed him, but when he told Wildlife Officials, they decided to use hidden cameras … Continue reading
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MADISON FEARS HE MADE CONSTITUTION’S IMPEACHMENT CLAUSE TOO HARD FOR IDIOTS TO GRASP
Thanks to Dorothy W. SATIRE FROM THE BOROWITZ REPORT By Andy Borowitz THE AFTERLIFE (The Borowitz Report)—The late James Madison, widely credited with drafting the United States Constitution, said on Saturday that he was concerned that he made the document’s … Continue reading
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A comforting blanket if you’re cold
Thanks to Mary M.
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