Category Archives: Government

Will the last one ever fall?

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Jim deMaine
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Mayor Bruce Harrell Releases Proposed 2023–2024 Human Services Department Budget

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell released the 2023–2024 Proposed Budget for the City of Seattle. This budget reflects Mayor Harrell’s continued commitment to bold action on the priorities of our communities—investing to address urgent needs and emphasizing the essentials as we … Continue reading →

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Who shipped us here?

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F. Th

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For or Against?

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P.

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Personal lives

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P.

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Some unusual memories of the Queen

Posted on September 10, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary M. (Click on the links to view) Elizabeth was committed to royal rituals but also modernized the monarchy by mingling with crowds, embracing Instagram, starring in spoof videos and even playing a joke on two American tourists who didn’t recognize her.

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A historic speech and a challenge to a duel

Posted on August 28, 2022 by Jim deMaine

A history lesson from Heather Cox Richardson

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Political update from Heather Cox Richardson

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Jim deMaine
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The Plague Year – The mistakes and the struggles behind America’s coronavirus tragedy.

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Jim deMaine

By Lawrence Wright in the New Yorker From Pam P. As I listened to Matthew Pottinger testify in yesterday’s hearing, I kept thinking I’d heard about him before but it was in the context of Covid.   I was surprised that … Continue reading →

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Jefferson’s words on the need to interpret the Constitution over time

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Margaret F. (from a letter to the Seattle Times). Click on this site for more words etched in marble in the Jefferson Memorial. Southeast Portico of the Jefferson Memorial: “I am not an advocate for frequent changes in … 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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VISIT WITH U.S. REP. KIM SCHRIER

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Your friends and neighbors will be gathering on: MONDAY, AUGUST 22 ND, 5:00 – 6:30 PM IN THE SKY CLUB LOUNGE (24th floor CT) to meet, talk with and financially support Dr. Kim Schreier in her efforts to retain her … Continue reading →

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19 Days in America

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Ed M.

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Canada’s Fourth of July

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. Ed note: This critique by Michael Moore rings true, but Canada is far from perfect. They have a history of discriminating against native populations and forcing children to be educated away from their families in often … Continue reading →

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More riveting than a TV drama

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P.

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If Clarence Thomas were consistent, he’d oppose Loving v. Virginia

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. Ed note: My wife and I were married in Pennsylvania in 1964. This would have been illegal in Virginia at that time. The Loving v. Virginia case of went to the Supreme Court in 1967, giving … Continue reading →

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The new Alito-Cavanaugh-Barrett Line

Posted on June 26, 2022 by Jim deMaine
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What’s in the heart?

Posted on June 25, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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Conservative Judge J. Michael Luttig speaks of the imminent danger to our democracy

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Jim deMaine
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Netflix – “Loving” – a tribute to Juneteenth

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Jim deMaine

It’s ironic that both father’s day and Juneteenth are both today. Until 1967, an African American was not allowed to marry a person of another race in the state of Virginia (including all southern states and many others). Their children … Continue reading →

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A quiet hero

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. From Wiki: Sir Nicholas George Winton MBE (born Wertheim; 19 May 1909 – 1 July 2015) was a British humanitarian who helped to rescue children who were at risk of oppression by Nazi Germany. Born to German-Jewish parents who had emigrated to Britain at … Continue reading →

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Gun Buyback Is Far More Likely to Work

Posted on June 13, 2022 by William Calvin

Discouraged by the bipartisan proposal, I tried again. WHC Why are we so easily misled by gun solutions that would make some sense in other countries? But the US, having more guns than people, is special. And so, the bipartisan … Continue reading →

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Paris protesters celebrate saving trees around the Eiffel Tower

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Pam P. City abandons €72m scheme to develop area and create huge garden in time for 2024 Olympics Kim Willsher in Paris Protesters in Paris are celebrating having saved more than 40 trees – one of them over 200 … Continue reading →

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