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Author Archives: Jim deMaine
Breaking News!
Thanks to Ann M. Jamie (Orme) Malonzo, brother of our Ben Orme, will be playing in the Philippine National Team’s game against the Dominican Republic in the FIBA World Cup this Friday, August 25 @ 5am. To watch, you can … Continue reading
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Older Adults Are Revealing The Little Moments That Modern Technology Erased For Younger Generations, And These Never Even Crossed My Mind
“The newer generation will never know the feeling of slamming a phone down when someone annoyed you on a call, then slamming it two or three more times for good measure.” by Dannica Ramirez (Thanks to Bob P) 1. “Never knowing … Continue reading
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Former Skyline residents honored at UW
Thanks to Mike C.
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COVID’s temporary fix is over!
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Being disqualified from holding office under the Fourteenth Amendment
by Heather Cox Richardson
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Help for Maui residents affected by the fires
Karen McM brought this to our attention and recommends Maui Strong as good place to consider making a donation to help. There are many other good organizations listed below.
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To Be Happy, Marriage Matters More Than Career
Ed note: It’s hard to disagree with Brooks, but he really doesn’t address our age group in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. It isn’t uncommon that unconscious ageism leaves us out of the equation considering what may make us happy. … Continue reading
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Negative thoughts about aging can be harmful. Here’s how to reduce them.
Age bias doesn’t show up only as discrimination or snarky birthday cards. One potent source of ageism comes from older people themselves. By Emily Laber-Warren in the Washington Post (Thanks to T&T) Louise Pendry was teaching a psychology course in a … Continue reading
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Monthly Update Meetings
I hope you didn’t miss the update meeting today. I hope you were there to hear about CAPE employee awards, new management staff introductions, flu shots, the COVID booster, RSV shots, Heidi’s vacation or Roger’s standup! Please pass the word … Continue reading
How do we fix the scandal that is American health care
Photographs by September Dawn Bottoms. Article from the NYT Mr. Kristof is an Opinion columnist reporting from Greenwood, Miss. Ms. Bottoms is a photographer from Oklahoma whose work focuses on mental illness, family and poverty. This is the third in the … Continue reading
First hand account from Lahaina
Thanks to Sue P. Here is a first-hand account from German friends of mine who were in Lahaina vacationing when the fire broke out. They left just in time and are now back in Germany but sent me this report. … Continue reading
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Bird flu outbreak stokes fears for Washington’s wild birds
A new strain of avian flu has killed dozens of birds on a small Puget Sound island. Cases have turned up elsewhere as well. Officials are trying to better understand the disease’s spread. BY: LAUREL DEMKOVICH – in the Washington State Standard … Continue reading
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First Republican Presidential Debate
Thanks to Jim S. The First Republican Presidential Debate will be broadcast on FOX News the evening of August 23, 2023 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. According to USA Today, the following candidates state that they have met the … Continue reading
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Native American group threatens boycott if Washington NFL team doesn’t change its name back to ‘Redskins’
by: John Clark (thanks to Ed M.) WASHINGTON (WTVO) — The Native American Guardians Association has threatened an “Anheuser Busch (Bud Light)”-style boycott, demanding the Washington Commanders change the team name back to “Redskins.” The letter claims the Commanders are in willful denial … Continue reading
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Montana moves toward a greener future
From Heather Cox Richardson’s newsletter In 1972, after a century of mining, ranching, and farming had taken a toll on Montana, voters in that state added to their constitution an amendment saying that “[t]he state and each person shall maintain … Continue reading
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College Football is in Full Conflagration: We Need a New National Model
By Art Thiel in Post Alley (thanks to Ed M.) Did the University of Washington just move to Oklahoma City? No. UW did not replicate the stunt that cost Seattle the Sonics 15 years ago, and counting. The university and … Continue reading
Indicting Hunter Biden Would Make Him Formidable Republican Candidate
Thanks to Pam P. Donald Trump claimed that the “Biden Justice Department” was trying to “rig an indictment for Hunter” so that he could steal the Presidential nomination.
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Gig Harbor Sailor: A Second Solo Circumnavigation Around the World
By Ted Olinger Once you become the first person to circumnavigate the globe alone under your own power — 41,196 miles of rowing solo across the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic oceans, then pedaling a bicycle across and scaling mountains over … Continue reading
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Golf hazard near Vancouver, BC
Thanks to Bob P.
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Clarence Thomas hikes the price of Supreme Court decisions to keep pace with inflation
Thanks to Pam P. (from the Borowitz Report) Clarence Thomas Hikes Price of Supreme Court Decisions to Keep Pace with Inflation “Sadly, the days of shredding civil rights in exchange for ten private-jet flights are over,” the Justice … Continue reading
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