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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
The growth in population over time
Thanks to Gordon G for finding this. Just how many people can our planet support given the variables of climate change, birth control, fertility and consumption. What will be our quality of life with the projections of growth?
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A walk in the woods with Seattle writer David Guterson
Walking is back in the zeitgeist here. Seattle author and New York Times columnist Tim Egan has a new book, A Pilgrimage to Eternity, about hoofing it from Canterbury to Rome in search of faith. There’s The Seattle Walk Report, an Instagram-eye-view of the city … Continue reading
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Living fast but not dying young
Thanks to Gordon G for finding this! People used to think of growing old as part of the natural progression of life from birth to death. Not anymore. Now we go directly from middle age to you’re-just-as-old-as-you-feel. “Old age” has been … Continue reading
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In case you don’t have eagle eyes
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Altria takes a $4.5 billion hit on Juul amid vaping backlash – the Marlboro Man is in trouble
Comment: Juul is an American electronic cigarette company which spun off from Pax Labs in 2017. It makes the Juul e-cigarette, which packages nicotine salts from leaf tobacco into one-time use cartridges. Juul Labs was co-founded by two Stanford students. Its headquarters is in San Francisco. Altria Group … Continue reading
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Aaron Sorkin: An Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg
Mark, In 2010, I wrote “The Social Network” and I know you wish I hadn’t. You protested that the film was inaccurate and that Hollywood didn’t understand that some people build things just for the sake of building them. (We … Continue reading
Did Warren Pass the Medicare Test? I Think So – by Krugman from the NYT
Last week I worried that Elizabeth Warren had painted herself into a corner by endorsing the Sanders Medicare-for-all plan. It was becoming obvious that she couldn’t stay vague about the details, especially how to pay for it; and some studies, even by … Continue reading
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As homeless Washingtonians near the end of life, hospice workers offer comfort wherever needed
From Crosscut: Social workers, doctors, and nurses meet patients in untraditional settings, including tents, vans and shelters. Chuck King has experienced homelessness, off and on, since he was a teen. While he worked in construction from the time he was 18 until … Continue reading
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You, your doctor and the Electronic Health Record
Although we like our access on line to our electronic health records, many of us don’t like the computer sitting between the doctor and us. The doctor doesn’t like it either. ZdoggMD has several rapp videos about this issue. “A … Continue reading
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Edgy art from Bellingham
Thanks to Ann M for finding this in the NYT BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The year is 2019, the place is the United States, and a black man walks into a foundry wanting to cast some bronze grenades. This is how … Continue reading
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City Council Commentary
Below is a rather long commentary on the City Council race and the funding involved. Please comment or send your thoughts in by email if you wish. From Alice W: Below is an essay Nick Licata distributed today. I think … Continue reading
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By Knute Berger from Crosscut For more than a century, the eternal conflict in Seattle politics has been a power struggle between the business community and the left. The Potlatch Riots of 1913, the General Strike of 1919, the labor unrest on the … Continue reading
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You’ve got a friend in me
Thanks to Gordon G – this will keep you smiling!
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Um. It’s Russia not Ukraine!
From Put B with thanks After all the attention the Mueller report got among our neighbors at Skyline, it seems like that some of them would be interested in this report from the Senate. It systematically demonstrates a sophisticated effort … Continue reading
Common feeling after reading the news
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From bean to cup
Thanks to Gordon G. for sending this great story Seattle’s coffee culture is fueling a better life for people half-way around the world while also providing sanctuary to an endangered species. Woodland Park Zoo’s Tree Kangaroo Conservation program is working … Continue reading
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