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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
The Tooth Fairy Is Real. She’s a Dentist in Seattle.
For 20 years, Dr. Purva Merchant has been answering letters from gaptoothed children and their parents — roughly 6,000 in all. “Happy growing up,” she typically replies. By Eliza Shapiro in the NYT (thanks to Mary M.) The letter looked like … Continue reading
Investigating the cost of medications
Below is a documentary video, still up on YouTube, which was removed from Amazon Prime after they were threatened with a lawsuit by United Health Care. It’s an uncovering of control of medication pricing by the large Pharmacy Benefit Managers … Continue reading
Framed by Great Wheel
Photo by Ken Lambert, Seattle Times. Contrast added to highlight Rainier. (thanks to John R.)
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The Grody-Patinkin family is a mess–and people love it!
From The Interview on the NYT Daily Podcast Mandy Patinkin, 72, and Kathryn Grody, 78, are a highly successful artistic couple. He has won Tony Awards for roles in musical-theater classics like “Evita” and “Sunday in the Park With George” … Continue reading
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Kennedy touts ultra-processed meals he once called ‘poison’
Health secretary backs company criticized for selling junk-laden meals to Medicaid patients on ‘Make America healthy again’ tour. Jessica Glenza in the Guardian (thanks to Bob P.) Robert F Kennedy Jr, promoted a company whose meals contain ultra-processed ingredients – … Continue reading
When Mandela visited Seattle
Dear Skyline Friends, Attached is the announcement of a special event taking place at MoHai Museum on Tuesday, July 15 from 6:00 pm until 8:30 pm. Guests will have an opportunity to view the exhibit and attend a panel discussion. … Continue reading
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Good Trouble Lives On – March and Rally
Thanks to Cindi W.
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This CDC Resignation Should Scare You
by Paul Offit (thanks to Ed M.) Fiona Havers resigned because she feared that RFK Jr. would suppress or manipulate CDC data. “A lot of Americans are going to die from vaccine-preventable diseases,” she warned. On April 15, 2025, Dr. … Continue reading
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The dangerous billions building the infrastructure of ICE
Thanks to Linda T. Yesterday masked and heavily armed National Guard members and federal immigration agents swept through MacArthur Park in Los Angeles. “They came with horses and armored vehicles,” journalists reported, “carrying rifles and in tactical gear in the middle … Continue reading
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Mexican first responders arrive in Texas to support flood relief efforts: ‘Solidarity without borders’
from GoodGoodGood – thanks to Bob P. Over the Independence Day weekend, catastrophic flooding hit six counties in central Texas, where, as of the most recent reports, at least 80 have been killed. In Kerr County, home to Kerrville and … Continue reading
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On the next take-out menu?
Thanks to John R.
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Fake emails about Amazon Prime membership subscriptions
From Amazon: We’ve recently noticed an increase in customers reporting fake emails about Amazon Prime membership subscriptions. We want to help you stay protected by sharing important information about these scams. What’s happening: Scammers are sending fake emails claiming your Amazon … Continue reading
The road to peace and quietness
And the doing of justice shall be peace; and the service of justice quietness and security even to eternity. – Isaiah 32:17
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Two immigrants’ jobs and a President
Thanks to Mari J.
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Madrid Pride: Runners compete in city’s famous high-heel race | CNN
Thanks to Pam P. Spectators gathered on the cobblestone streets of Madrid’s Chueca neighborhood this week to watch one of Spain’s most curious races: the “Carrera de Tacones,” or heel race. Click here for the full article.
Finding the right investment advisor
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The Garden Song
Thanks to Bob P. Ed note: Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, and John Denver (and of course Peter, Paul & Mary) all recorded the “Garden Song”, though they were not the first. Seeger was known for performing it live and helped … Continue reading
The Declaration did not create a nation
Louis Menand July 4, 2019 in the New Yorker (thanks to Ann M.) On September 2, 1945, in a grassy field in Hanoi known as Ba Dinh Square, a fifty-five-year-old man wearing a worn khaki tunic and white rubber sandals … Continue reading
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