Category Archives: History

Gun violence – a brief history

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Jim deMaine
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History of April 15th and shift in US Policies by Heather Cox Richardson

Posted on April 16, 2021 by Jim deMaine
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The Last Time a Vaccine Saved America

Posted on April 14, 2021 by Jim deMaine

from the New Yorker by Howard Markel, a professor at the University of Michigan, is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and a Guggenheim Fellow. Ed Note: Thomas Francis, Jr. is the father of one of our residents–Mary … Continue reading →

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Crosscut Festival

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary M. May 3-8 is the Crosscut Festival, our annual showcase of brilliant minds tackling the region’s and nation’s major issues, with both local and national speakers. This year’s line-up of featured speakers is really impressive. Mossback will be participating in the … Continue reading →

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On the Shoulders of Giants — From Jenner’s Cowpox
to mRNA Covid Vaccines

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Jim deMaine
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to mRNA Covid Vaccines

LOST HISTORY FROM KODAK

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Sybil-Ann Interesting pieces of history with a fun poem at the end. Cowboys around the Hoodlum Wagon, Spur Ranch, Texas, 1910.    Judging by the saddle style, this unidentified cowboy was working in the late 1870s or 1880s. … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Maine

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Jim deMaine

March 14, 2021 Heather Cox Richardson Mar 15 As the man who taught me to use a chainsaw said, it is immortalized by Shakespeare’s famous warning: “Cedar! Beware the adze of March!” He put it that way because the importance … Continue reading →

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Sights and sounds of the 50’s

Posted on March 14, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Rosemary W. Click the link for so many memories.

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The Vanishing View

Posted on March 9, 2021 by William Calvin

Those in the -04 stack have had a pocket view, available only from the balcony or its window, of the Space Needle. And here is Skyline’s own contribution to our vanishing views:

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Remembering those research hours

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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A ship on land – quite a history

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Rosemary W.

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At the Khyber Pass

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Jim deMaine

A lesson about how departing conquerors were treated by Afghans: “On January 13, 1842, a British army doctor reached the British sentry post at Jalalabad, the lone survivor of a 16,000-strong Anglo-Indian expeditionary force that was massacred in its retreat … Continue reading →

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Easter Island, really?

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Ann M. (not taken on her visit there).

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The Tibetan Calendar

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Ann M. Each year, the Tibetan Nuns Project sells a wall calendar through our online store. Our 2021 Tibetan Nuns Project calendar is available for order now. The Tibetan Calendar vs. the Gregorian Calendar The Tibetan calendar is thousands of … Continue reading →

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My, how things have changed

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Gordon G!

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Commentary from a historian

Posted on January 2, 2021 by Jim deMaine
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Eight ways the world could suddenly end

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Gordon G. This TED talk was about seven years ago. One of the predictions was about a pandemic!

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Salmon spawn in the upper Columbia after an 80-year hiatus

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Jim deMaine

From Crosscut by Courtney Flatt Scientists from Colville Tribes and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife say this is an important first step to restoring a healthy population. For the first time in more than 80 years, salmon have spawned … Continue reading →

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The Candy Bomber at age 98 reminds us of the importance of NATO

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Jim deMaine
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The Seattle Freeze – did you experience this?

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Is it true? Are we unfriendly to newcomers in Seattle? There is a history of this over the past 100 years! I think that Skyline and other CCRCs have done well in bucking that trend. Check out Knute Berger’s video … Continue reading →

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U.S. mishandling of COVID echoes the 20th century eugenics movement

Posted on December 5, 2020 by Jim deMaine

by Knute Berger in Crosscut Ed note: In addition to this captivating article, there seem to be a number of undercurrents allowing the pandemic to spread, a major one being the tension between saving older people vs. keeping businesses operating. … Continue reading →

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Making things last

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Donna D.

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Test your knowledge

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Jim deMaine
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The history of Thanksgiving didn’t begin with the pilgrims

Posted on November 26, 2020 by Jim deMaine

November 25, 2020 Heather Cox Richardson Nov 26 It doesn’t feel like much of a Thanksgiving this year. Lots of chairs are empty, either permanently, as we are now counting our coronavirus dead in the hundreds of thousands, or temporarily, … Continue reading →

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Alex Trebek, Longtime Host of ‘Jeopardy!,’ Dies at 80

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Jim deMaine

By Katharine Q. Seelye At a restaurant several years ago, a stranger went up to Alex Trebek, the longtime host of “Jeopardy!” and as strangers often did, tried to stump him. “The American flag flies here 24 hours a day, every … Continue reading →

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