Category Archives: History

Healthcare and the Human Spirit: Walt Whitman on the Most Important Priority in Healing the Body and the Soul

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Jim deMaine

There’s a lot (most everything) about Walt Whitman that I don’t know. Recently I’ve been introduced to a wonderful web site called brainpickings, delightfully filled with essays such as this one about Walt Whitman’s views on health care and the … Continue reading →

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Seattle nostalgia

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Jim deMaine

From Crosscut: “The media is full of stories bemoaning change in Seattle. Old cafes closing, landmarks demolished, efforts to save legacy businesses like that dive bar down the street. There are more construction cranes dotting the skyline than in any … Continue reading →

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Human population through time

Posted on December 2, 2016 by Jim deMaine

From Aeon: “From our origins in Africa, humans began migrating around the globe roughly 100,000 years ago. But it was only with the advent of agriculture about 12,000 years ago that our population started to swell to more than a million. This data … Continue reading →

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The Panama Hotel and Teahouse – a nearby National Treasure

Posted on November 29, 2016 by Jim deMaine

If you walk or drive down 6th Avenue toward the International District, you’ll find a National Treasure at the corner of 6th and Main Street – the Panama Hotel. This 105 year old building is the subject of the historical … Continue reading →

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What’s happening to our country? – a view by Rev. William Malcolmson

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Jim deMaine

  A friend send me this thoughtful commentary about our country. It’s both discouraging and uplifting in that it at least tries to analyze what’s going on in an historical sense. I converse with my 85 year old sister regularly in … Continue reading →

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Streaming on Netflix: “The Crown” – a new Downton Abbey?

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Jim deMaine

From the Seattle Times: “For the opening episode, which depicts young Elizabeth’s marriage to Prince Philip, the show’s costume department made an exact replica of the Queen’s 1947 wedding dress, designed by Norman Hartnell. The original, made of ivory silk, … Continue reading →

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Remember the 50’s?

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Jim deMaine

  Now for a bit of 50’s nostalgia, click here!

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How Seattle blew its chance at a subway system

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Jim deMaine

Tom Gibbs sends along this article from Crosscut: “The question is no longer whether we will grow, but only how we will grow.” “So said attorney and civic leader Jim Ellis, in a speech at the Seattle Rotary Club. As … Continue reading →

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What was here before Skyline?

Posted on October 9, 2016 by Jim deMaine

There’s a wonderful “before and after” story in today’s Seattle Times about a mansion that used to be literally at our front door – 9th and Columbia. The address on the picture should have correctly been 725 9th, not 727. … Continue reading →

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George Washington owned slaves. Should we rename the state?

Posted on September 25, 2016 by Jim deMaine

Sounds a bit wacky doesn’t it in this article from Crosscut? Rename our State? How about all the other sites, schools, parks, and our nation’s capitol? Well, as stated in Crosscut, slavery was America’s “original sin” and George Washington owned slaves, as … Continue reading →

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Things are getting better – really!

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Jim deMaine

If you believe social media and even mainstream media, things are really bad and getting worse, right? Well, wrong according to Kristoff’s Op-ed in the NYT. I’ve always wondered what the daily news would look like during the Crusades, the … Continue reading →

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The Presidents on PBS’s American Experience

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Jim deMaine

American presidents hold the most powerful office on earth and occupy a unique place at the center of national and world events. At once chief executive, head of state, commander-in-chief, and leader of a political party, the President of the … Continue reading →

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