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Ai Wei-Wei’s movie: “Never Sorry” – Thursday
On Thursday this week in the Cascade Room we are showing Ai Wei-Wei’s movie“Ai Wei-Wei: Never Sorry.” 7:30 pm. Spread the word. Thanks to Don C. From 2008 to 2010, Beijing-based journalist and filmmaker Alison Klayman gained unprecedented access to … Continue reading
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Adventures with CARE-MEDICO and the Peace Corps in Afghanistan in the 1960’s
I’ve been asked if we could share our slides from the recent talk at Skyline that Lourdes and I gave. Unfortunately the talk wasn’t recorded, but here are the slides if interested.
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The signs say it all
Thanks to Bob P. More protest signs for your entertainment – click here!
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Skybridge approval on City Council Agenda Tuesday April 8th
Ed note: The approval of Skyline’s skybridge is finally up for vote by the City Council this coming Tuesday–after making it through multiple sub-committees. It expected to pass (hopefully). If interested you can tune in to watch the proceedings live … Continue reading
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Amazing what language lets us do
Thanks to Mary Jane F. You took the last bus home Don’t know how you got it through the door. You always do amazing things Like the time you caught that train.
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Remembering Frank Chopp
by Sen. Jamie Pedersen (thanks to Mary Jane P.) Dear friends and neighbors, Many of us are still trying to process the sudden passing of Frank Chopp. Frank was one of a kind: a community organizer, strategist, and statesman who … Continue reading
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The design inspiration for Elon’s Cybertruck
Thanks to George McC.
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Banned from Costco
Thanks to MaryLou P. I cannot shop at Costco anymore. Yesterday, I was at Costco buying a large bag of Purina Dog Chow for my loyal pet, Necco, the Wonder Dog, who weighs 191 lbs. I was in the checkout … Continue reading
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Got a text about unpaid tolls? It’s probably a scam
By Andrew Rayo (thanks to Ed M.) Whether you’ve driven through a toll recently or not, you might’ve gotten a text saying you owe money for unpaid tolls. It’s probably a scam. Scammers are pretending to be tolling agencies from … Continue reading
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Bagley Cartoon: The essence of evil
Thanks to Bob P. A Pulitzer Prize finalist in the cartoonist category, Pat Bagley has worked for The Salt Lake Tribune for more than 45 years. He is one of roughly a dozen cartoonists still working at a major metropolitan … Continue reading
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Two pictures of similar times
Thanks to Bob P. “On May 26, 1938, Nazi dignitaries gathered near Fallersleben in northern Germany to lay the foundation stone for the Volkswagen Works. The Führer himself was present, predicting that this Volkswagen… would be ‘a symbol of the National Socialist … Continue reading
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Putting a Tesla to work
Thanks to Janet M.
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Wall Street Journal blasts “…sometime self-serving sovereign senators turned servile sycophants who are supposed to be making our laws”
The conservative media is beginning to see the fruits of Trump’s promises. Will the “servile sycophants” who are supposed to serve our nation’s citizens listen?
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The Dancing Nana – let’s dance, at 100!
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