Category Archives: Essays

Wonder about the impact of your daily cup of coffee on the planet? Here’s the bitter truth

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Gordon G. Whatever your preference, if you’re reading this story, chances are, drinking coffee is among your daily rituals. Everyday, people drink more than two billion cups worldwide, and experts predict that demand for it could triple by mid-century. Coffee consumption … Continue reading →

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Commentary: Prosecute Trump? Merrick Garland is investigating aggressively but prosecuting cautiously

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Jim deMaine

by journalist Doyle McManus The House committee on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurgency, whose hearings resume this week, has produced impressive evidence that could allow prosecutors to argue that former President Donald Trump committed crimes as he tried to overturn … Continue reading →

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July 4th by Heather Cox Richardson

Posted on July 4, 2022 by Jim deMaine

And on July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that … Continue reading →

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Essay on the future – read forward and in reverse

Posted on June 24, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Yvonne P.

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Ten Things That Will Disappear In Our Lifetime (maybe)

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Jim deMaine

                    Not news to some of us, but still a little unsettling. Thanks to Sybil-Ann 1. The Post Office– Get ready to imagine a world without the post office.  They are so deeply in … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Life Hacks in the World (for Now)

Posted on June 3, 2022 by Jim deMaine

By David Brooks Opinion Columnist in the NYT We here at Opinion Headquarters don’t merely offer you controversial opinions on world events, we offer priceless life hacks to help you float effortlessly through the miasma of modern existence. These are the … Continue reading →

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The Arrow in America’s Heart

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Diana C. Relentless mass shootings, a million dead from Covid — How much do we value a single life? A memorial in Uvalde, Texas.Credit…Christopher Lee for The New York Times By Elizabeth Dias in the NYT Two days after … Continue reading →

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Trust the teachers with guns but not curriculum!

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Donna D. To those in the general public screaming “Arm the teachers! Give the teachers guns!”…let me get this straight… You don’t trust us to teach our content – there are so many bills going to state legislatures … Continue reading →

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Thought for the day

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Ed Note: Please send me your “Thought for the Day” from your favorite writer or even a thought of your own. One that you’d like to share, that seems to have some universal appeal and that is non-political. “Every smallest … Continue reading →

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Marilyn Monroe v. Samuel Alito

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Ed note: Two residents sent me this article by the acerbic Maureen Dowd from the NYT. You may or may not agree, but she writes well and makes some interesting points. Click here to read her op-ed piece.

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Say hello!

Posted on May 3, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Donna D.

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Lost Generation Palindrome Poem

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Ed M.

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Reflections on Downsizing

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Ed Note: Ed and Linda recently moved to the Olympic Tower. The reflections on downsizing will touch us all. I hope others will share their experiences. Edgar K Marcuse MD, MPH, FPIDS When does middle age end? Damned if I … Continue reading →

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The Government Comes Through For Tesla With A $465 Million Loan For Its Electric Sedan

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mike C. for sending this in Erick Schonfeld@erickschonfeld / 8:12 AM PDT•June 23, 2009 Comment In an announcement today at Ford’s research center in Dearborn, Michigan, the U.S. Secretary of Energy will be giving details about the first loans to come … Continue reading →

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Please help me rethink and improve Skyline725

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Jim deMaine

3k views 2k visitors 11 comments activity on the blog over the last 30 days I’d like to thank everyone who views and comments on the Skyline725 blog. Some refer to it as my blog, but it is really your … Continue reading →

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Persevere

Posted on March 25, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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“Meritless to the point of demagoguery” – The National Review

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Jim deMaine

by Heather Cox Richardson

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Bittersweet from Charles Coghlan

Posted on March 21, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Skyline’s Ikebana teacher shares the thoughts of the cherry tree Double cherry blossoms flutter in the wind, one petal  after another.              Shiki As the years pass and we grow older, we realize that no moment repeats itself. They are … Continue reading →

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Heather Cox Richardson update

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Jim deMaine
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In the War Over Ukraine, Expect the Unexpected

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Jim deMaine

by Thomas Friedman in the NYT Every war brings surprises, but what is most striking about Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine — and indirectly against the whole democratic West — is how many of the bad surprises, so far, have … Continue reading →

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Ohio boy’s touching story

Posted on March 5, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Sybil-Ann

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Update from Heather Cox Richardson

Posted on February 26, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Diana C.

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Jack Palance Vs. Vladimir Putin

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Jim deMaine

by Sunny Bunch Thanks to Mary Jane F. On weeks like these, it’s hard not to feel … well, a little silly or impotent writing about movies and their business. So instead of doing that, I’m going to relay a … Continue reading →

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He Wanted to Make the Whole World His Patient

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Ed note: Sadly we note the passing of a pioneering physician sociologist who has inspired so many. The foundation Paul Farmer left behind, Partners in Health, is a charity well worth supporting. His book, Mountains Beyond Mountains, was reviewed at … Continue reading →

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A COLLECTION OF APHORISMS

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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