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Category Archives: Advocacy
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
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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Lindsey Graham and Elizabeth Warren: When It Comes to Big Tech, Enough Is Enough
By Lindsey Graham and Elizabeth Warren Mr. Graham, a Republican, is the senior senator from South Carolina. Ms. Warren, a Democrat, is the senior senator from Massachusetts. The digital revolution promised amazing new opportunities — and it delivered. Digital platforms promoted social interaction, … Continue reading
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Here’s How to Fix Downtown: Better Parking and Tax Breaks
Ed note: How about this article with a contrarian view!! By Dick Lilly in the Post Alley Newsletter A few months back my friend Alec Fisken (now passed away) and I were picking our way through downtown on our way … Continue reading
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If Loneliness Is an Epidemic, How Do We Treat It?
Ed Note: This article raises the question about our dealing with loneliness at Skyline–either our own or of others. If you have thoughts about this, please reply. Better yet speak to a member of the Caring Committee. By Eleanor Cummins and Andrew Zaleski … Continue reading
This July Fourth, reflect on immigrants’ contributions and urge reform
Thanks to Marilyn W. By Tahmina Watson – Special to The Seattle Times As a naturalized U.S. citizen and an immigration lawyer, I’m struck by the throughline of immigrant entrepreneurship throughout America’s history. This Independence Day, I hope we take a … Continue reading
Report: Voting rights in Washington State
Thanks to Mary Jane C.
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As Cases Soar, ‘Dementia Villages’ Look Like the Future of Home Care
A new generation of treatment facilities is aiming to integrate dementia patients with the communities around them, blurring lines between home and hospital. By Joann Plockova Reporting from Weesp, the Netherlands July 3, 2023 in the NYT On a recent morning … Continue reading
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Fixing Seattle’s Downtown: First, Do No Harm
by David Brewster By David Brewster in the Post Alley Newsletter June 26, 2023 Many are the chefs in the kitchen, cooking up a recipe for the revival of Seattle’s downtown — Downtown Seattle Association, Mayor Bruce Harrell, Markham McIntyre … Continue reading
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Letter from the CDC
Thanks to Mary Jane F.
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Mitch Albom: Coach Lloyd Carr goes to Haiti; a minicamp unlike any other
Thanks to Mary Jane F. Detroit Free Press, Sunday June 25, 2023 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The old football coach had a new team. They were young. They were skinny. Many were small. And they had never played the game before. … Continue reading
Aging Well Resource Fair – Saturday, June 24, 2023
North Bellevue Community Center (NBCC) 4063 148th Avenue NortheastBellevue, WA 98007-3118Register Now
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Supreme Court rules for nursing home patient’s family, declines to limit civil rights lawsuits
BY JESSICA GRESKO, ASSOCIATED PRESS – 06/08/23 3:08 PM ET from The Hill Thanks to Sylvia P. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for the family of a nursing home resident with dementia that had sued over … Continue reading
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Tom Hanks at Harvard
Thanks to Mary M.
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In Berkeley, a Library Protest Is a Fight for Anthropology in an A.I. Age
Thanks to Mike C. By Tim Arango May 2, 2023 in the NYT BERKELEY, Calif. — To kick off homecoming weekend last fall, the University of California, Berkeley, held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new data sciences building, known as the Gateway. At … Continue reading
Joe Biden and the Struggle for America’s Soul
by David Brooks in the NYT Joe Biden built his 2020 presidential campaign around the idea that “we’re in a battle for the soul of America.” I thought it was a marvelous slogan because it captured the idea that we’re … Continue reading
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“Seven hundred days of listening, then one day of success”
The remarkable Good Friday Agreement – essay by Heather Cox Richardson I love Northern Ireland. I love the people. I love the place. They’ve been extraordinarily generous and hospitable to me and my wife, my family,” former senator George Mitchell … Continue reading
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Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the people who fought back
Relatives share family stories of loss and survival during the Holocaust and the monthlong fight against the Nazis in Warsaw, Poland. Click here for the full article. By Dana Bash and Anna Brand, CNN Published April 19, 2023 – Thanks to Pam P. … Continue reading
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How 90 Became the New 60
By Gail Collins in the NYT Have you noticed a lot of people turning 90 lately? OK, maybe not a lot. But President Biden, 80, is saying he plans to run for re-election in 2024. His fans are going to be super-aware of … Continue reading
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Q&A: WA AG Ferguson on Google antitrust case, local news
Thanks to Diana C. By Brier Dudley – Seattle Times Free Press editor Helping save local journalism in Washington state is a priority for Attorney General Bob Ferguson. That’s partly why he joined eight other state attorneys general and the U.S. … Continue reading
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A Better Alternative to Guardianship
Thanks to Joan H. By Emily Largent, Andrew Peterson and Jason Karlawish in the NYT Drs. Largent and Karlawish are senior fellows at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, where they are also professors at the Perelman School … Continue reading
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Local Aging Services: Comment Now on Priorities
Ed note: Please take the survey and consider mentioning the needed skybridge to connect our towers. Click on the link in the bottom paragraph. Every four years, ADS and more than 600 other Area Agencies on Aging throughout the United … Continue reading
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Pioneers in Aging – Speaker Series (on-line)
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When do the privileged feel like victims? When others seek equality
Thanks to Marilyn W. By Naomi Ishisaka Seattle Times columnist It seems whenever I write about structural power and privilege, people who benefit most from those systems respond that they are now victims of an unfairly stacked deck. A few weeks … Continue reading