Category Archives: Social justice

While Seattle City Council dithers, thank God for police

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Jim deMaine

By John Wilcox Special to The Times On May 1, while walking along Olive Way in downtown Seattle at about 3 p.m., I heard the now common sounds of anarchists and their followers chanting, beating pans and making noise. This crowd … Continue reading →

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The most important story is not the pandemic or the border

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Jim deMaine

There is only one story today. It is not the coronavirus pandemic, although 547,000 of us have died of Covid-19, and a study today suggested that we could have avoided nearly 400,000 deaths if we had adopted masks and social … Continue reading →

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Why drug prices are so outrageous

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Jim deMaine
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Thinking of Dr. Seuss

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F. Also, do liberals care if books disappear? Is there even room for discussion? Re “ Six Seuss Books Bore a Bias”  NYTimes column March 3 To the Editor: I do not like the righteous WokeI … Continue reading →

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Please tax my capital-gains profits: Washington’s crises demand it

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Jim deMaine

By Nick Hanauer – Special to The Seattle Times If you’re expecting yet another dire warning characterizing the wealth tax on capital gains making its way through Washington’s Legislature as a job killing, big government assault on freedom, you’re reading the … Continue reading →

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Women are coming

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Jim deMaine
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Earth’s Population in Perspective

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Donna D. The population of Earth is around 7.8 Billion.   For most people, it is a large figure, that is all.   However, if you condense 7.8 billion in the world into 100 persons,   the percentages … Continue reading →

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Where are the women?

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Might be of interest to the women residents. Thanks to Rosemary W. Join us for a free virtual summit on February 13!         In 2017, NWHM published our groundbreaking report, Where Are the Women?, which explored the … Continue reading →

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Community approaches to misinformation

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary M.

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A bright light for the future

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Amanda Gorman with James Corden – an interview. Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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“Peace is the presence of justice” – MLK

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Diane S. We celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this year at a time when our nation has come to a fork in the road and the fate of our democracy depends on the path we take. Just 12 … Continue reading →

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They walked into a bar and…

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F.

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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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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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Pope Francis: A Crisis Reveals What Is in Our Hearts

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Jim deMaine

In the NYT: In this past year of change, my mind and heart have overflowed with people. People I think of and pray for, and sometimes cry with, people with names and faces, people who died without saying goodbye to … Continue reading →

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Sign of the times

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mike C.

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Five Great Things Biden Has Already Done

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Jim deMaine

by David Brooks in the NYT Many of our best presidents have been underestimated. Truman was seen as the tool of a corrupt political machine. Eisenhower was supposedly a bumbling middlebrow. Grant was thought a taciturn simpleton. Even F.D.R. was … Continue reading →

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Two virtual events from Age Friendly Seattle

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Jim deMaine
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Our Collective Humanity

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Jim deMaine

    On December 10th, everyday heroes, celebrities and diverse voices from around the world will come together as part of End Well’s Take 10 Event to consider our collective humanity in light of this extraordinarily challenging year. A free … Continue reading →

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Trump Sent a Warning. Let’s Take It Seriously.

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Jim deMaine

By Thomas L. Friedman in the New York Times President Trump has made it unmistakably clear in recent weeks — and even more crystal clear at the Tuesday debate —that there are only two choices before voters on Nov. 3 — … Continue reading →

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Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Jim deMaine

By John Lewis Mr. Lewis, the civil rights leader who died on July 17, wrote this essay shortly before his death, to be published upon the day of his funeral. While my time here has now come to an end, I want … Continue reading →

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This tells it all

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Thanks to Mary Jane F!

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An unknown story for 50 years

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Jim deMaine

Thanks Sybil-Ann Sir Nicholas George Winton MBE (né Wertheim; 19 May 1909 – 1 July 2015) was a British banker and humanitarian who established an organisation to rescue children at risk from Nazi Germany. Born to German-Jewish parents who had emigrated to Britain at the beginning of the … Continue reading →

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Lift Every Voice – the Black National Anthem

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Jim deMaine

How about having this anthem sung after the National Anthem at major sporting events where African American athletes predominate.

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