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On the next take-out menu?
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Two immigrants’ jobs and a President
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Finding the right investment advisor
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The Declaration did not create a nation
Louis Menand July 4, 2019 in the New Yorker (thanks to Ann M.) On September 2, 1945, in a grassy field in Hanoi known as Ba Dinh Square, a fifty-five-year-old man wearing a worn khaki tunic and white rubber sandals … Continue reading
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Two Minutes of Torah | Chukat | Numbers 19:1−22:1
Thanks to Mary Jane F. Two Minutes of Torah How the Mighty Hath Fallen This week’s Torah portion, Chukat, brings to a close a narrative arc that defines the distinct and significant differences between a broader understanding of the qualities of … Continue reading
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3 PM today July 4th – Performance Hall
Reading the Declaration of Independence In honor of Independence Day a group of us will gather to read the Declaration of Independence. Please join us if you are interested. A Reading of The Declaration of Independence Date: July 4, 2025 Time: 3:00 p.m. Location: … Continue reading
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Why Does This House Have a Skybridge?
Developments with a skybridge or hallway connecting two homes have been popping up all over Seattle in recent years. A skybridge connecting two homes in Seattle — one single-family home and one smaller attached accessory dwelling unit, or A.D.U. By Jane … Continue reading
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Recommended by RFK, Jr.
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Try your lawyerese
Thanks to MaryLou P. The man in the street says, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” The lawyer writes, “Insofar as manifestations of functional deficiencies are agreed by any and all concerned parties to be imperceivable, and are so … Continue reading
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Life is all about …..
Ed note: A friend and his wife received this card recently. Inside it said “78 is the new 78.”
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Trump’s World War III
From The American Prospect by Robert Kuttner (thanks to David B.) What happens when a failing dictator is on the ropes? He imagines winning World War III. Donald Trump is besieged on several fronts. His Ukraine policy has failed, as … Continue reading
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Pol Leurs cartoons
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