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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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With and without wheels
Thanks to Mike C.
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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!
Thanks to Tim B.
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Comments from a center-right French politician
Thanks to Bob P.
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Time to keep hard copies?
Ed note: We are in unchartered waters with Elon Musk pulling the chain saw trigger as he seeks cuts in the “deep state” in order to allow tax cuts. So far he hasn’t attacked Social Security but he is likely … Continue reading
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Connecting the dots
Ed note: RFK Jr. does not accept the germ theory of disease. Like the old protest song says, “When will they ever learn.” Thanks to Pam P.
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