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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
Trying not to remember 2020
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Durkan isn’t the first: The history of Seattle mayoral recalls
By Knute Berger in Crosscut Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman speaks with reporters at Pike Place Market during an event celebrating the 69th annniversary of the market. (Seattle Municipal Archives) Despite numerous threats over the years, Seattle has only twice recalled a … Continue reading
Skyline resident Gordon Perkin, ‘a giant in public health’ who helped shape the Gates Foundation, dies
By Sandi Doughton in the Seattle Times Dr. Gordon Perkin had already spent decades working to improve the health of the world’s poorest people by the time he crossed paths with William Gates Sr. in the late 1990s. But that … Continue reading
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Life’s challenges are greater for some
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News Summary
Helen Cox Richardson is a History Professor at Boston College and author of several books. She writes a free daily newsletter which encapsulates lots of facts and reads easily. Here’s last night’s posting. Please comment if you’d like to see … Continue reading
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Pondering the future in a pandemic
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With virtual reality, caregivers can become patients
Ed note: This use of virtual reality may be an answer to help caregivers from doctors to aids “actually” experience what their patients are experiencing. I’d love to see it tried out! By KERRY HANNONThe New York Times When Carrie Shaw … Continue reading
Rick Perlstein with Tom Nissley (livestream) Reaganland: America’s Right Turn, 1976-1980
Monday, August 24, 2020, 6:00PM Google iCalendarDigital StageFor the safety of our patrons and speakers, this event will be presented via livestream. For details on viewing and registering for livestreams, click here. How did a presidential campaign with the slogan “Make America … Continue reading
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18 Maps to think about
Thanks to Paul T. One can spend lots of time thinking about almost any one of these maps. This is a fascinating set of maps showing a variety of similarities – and differences — in the world as we think … Continue reading
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This should make your day
Thanks to Dorothy W. and Linda W. To say the cellist is a man outstanding in his field is almost correct… certainly, he’s a man who’s out-sitting in his field. He is: Stjepan Hauser, a Croation cellist. His performance of … Continue reading
We must protect the U.S. Postal Service
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Five-minute coronavirus stress resets
Thanks to Linda W. for sending this along. By Jenny Taitz • Illustrations by Rozalina Burkova – in the NYT In this emotional equivalent to an ultramarathon, it’s key to have some stress-reducing strategies available that work quickly and efficiently to … Continue reading
The Met 360 project
Architect Richard Morris Hunt designed this majestic space in 1902. He never could have imagined that today the Museum’s main entry greets more than six million visitors a year. Now you can experience its Neoclassical grandeur in a way no … Continue reading
How to Watch the Democratic National Convention
By Maggie Astor in the NYT. We have never, it is safe to say, had a convention like this before. With the coronavirus pandemic still raging, it will be almost entirely virtual. Delegates will not be in Milwaukee. The stars of … Continue reading
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