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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
Breakthrough for a 12 year old
“We challenge you to make it through this video of 12-year-old Grace VanderWaal with her ukulele without feeling an overwhelming urge to cry.”
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Needed – a few good men
Tomas Friedman writes that he is looking for a few good men to step forward from Trump’s appointees. He’s looking for strength and sanity. But asking them to sit down and talk sense into our President may be too much … Continue reading
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“Is Death in Trouble” – from the Hastings Center
Daniel Callahan wonders if death is in trouble. Have we pushed death back so far with the advances in medicine that we no longer die of old age? It’s an interesting thought. Death may be intellectually inevitable but it’s always … Continue reading
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Anxiety in Eastern Washington Orchards
From Crosscut: “In the Yakima Valley, nestled east of the Cascades, the fruit trees are waking up. Signs along State Highway 24 advertise openings for “piscadores,” or harvesters. At the Doornink Fruit Ranch in Wapato, expert hands prune hundreds of acres … Continue reading
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Suggestions for becoming a positive deviant
Harvard surgeon and author Atul Gawande has written several books and New Yorker articles about medicine, aging, mortality, quality improvement, and philosophical musings. In many ways he reminds me of Lewis Thomas. Gawande is probably doing more than any other … Continue reading
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The Millionaire Turned Shoeshine Man
From The Atlantic: “Larry Woods goes by the name “Mr. Sunshine,” and he shines shoes for a living. It wasn’t always this way, though. “Back in the 80s, I was made,” he reminisces on his previous wealth. “My head was … Continue reading
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“Hillbilly Elegy”
It’s on my Kindle and can’t wait to dig in. What can a 31 year old growing up in Appalachia tell us about the political climate in our country? Well, after “escaping” a rust belt childhood and subsequently attaining a … Continue reading
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Public art and the freeway
The First Hill Improvement Association is proud to announce that “Sunrise Over First Hill” is the winning concept for the Interstate 5 Columns project. Designed by local artist and Seattle University student Nathan Watkins, this … Continue reading
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Advocate of Seattle Tree Canopy
From Barb W: Neighborhood Flyways Symposium: Partners for Seattle’s Tree Canopy Thursday, April 6, 2017, 2PM-7PM Town Hall Seattle Seattle Audubon has developed a 4-year Neighborhood Flyways campaign to restore and connect the tree canopy across Seattle. Please join us as we discuss: … Continue reading
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The Immigration Ban And The Physician Workforce
From the Health Affairs Blog: “The Executive Order restricting visas for citizens of Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen has many legal, political, and moral implications. But here we will focus on the medical implications of the executive order, … Continue reading
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AARP’s letter to Congress concerning “The American Health Care Act”
One reason (of many) the opponents of Obamacare don’t like the law, is that taxes are attached to support the program. There are a number of them and include (from Forbes): 2.3% Tax on Medical Device Manufacturers (this doesn’t hit … Continue reading
The first seen Earthrise
From PT: “I’m sure you’ve seen the world’s most famous photograph, “Earthrise”. It’s been on the cover of TIME and on stamps. But did you know it almost didn’t happen. It was Christmas Eve, 1968.”
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A Family Adventure in Medical Tourism
At the moment, I’m living about 15 minutes north of Tijuana. The wall at the border is impressive restraining movement in both directions, yet the car and foot traffic are brisk and commonly backed up – and medical care is one … Continue reading
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Brady Walkinshaw leaves politics for … journalism?
From Crosscut: “Brady Piñero Walkinshaw, who lost to Pramila Jayapal in last year’s race to represent Washington’s 7th Congressional District, says he’s done with politics and is tackling a new career path — journalism. He has been named the CEO of the … Continue reading
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New paint job coming for pillars under I-5 in Seattle
From BT: Click here to see the ideas for a makeover of the dull pillars under the freeway. http://www.king5.com/news/local/new-paint-job-coming-for-pillars-under-i-5-in-seattle-1/420508751
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The Booby love dance
From the national wildlife federation: “The birds are seabirds called blue-footed boobies. No surprise how they got the first part of their name! They got the “booby” part from long-ago Spanish explorers, who called them bobos, which means “dummies.” The … Continue reading
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