Monthly Archives: February 2024

Words of Place

Thanks to Mary M.

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Sun Sui Wah Seafood to Debut in Bellevue, Expanding Cantonese Cuisine to U.S. Shores

Thanks to Mike C. Renowned for its exquisite Cantonese dishes and a distinguished 95-item dim sum menu, Sun Sui Wah Seafood Restaurant is poised to bring its culinary expertise to Bellevue, Washington. Marking its first venture into the United States, … Continue reading

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Time for some good news? Information can be beautiful!

Thanks to Pam P. Are you tired of the tendency of the media to only report the ugly, sensational and violent news? If you want a break and find some good news, click on this site to relax your soul: … Continue reading

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Not so appealing

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Let It Not Happen Again – Lessons from the Japanese American Exclusion

Town Hall Seattle and Northwest Center for Creative Aging present Clarence Moriwaki Monday, March 18Time: 7:30 pm PDTCost:$5 – $25 Sliding Scale Learn more about Sliding Scale tickets. Get Tickets VENUE The Wyncote NW Forum1119 8th Ave (Entrance off Seneca St.)Seattle, 98101 United States

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Older Americans Should Get Another Covid Shot This Spring, C.D.C. Says

Thanks to Ed M. Older Americans Should Get Another Covid Shot This Spring, C.D.C. Says By Apoorva Mandavilli Americans ages 65 and older should receive an additional dose of the latest Covid vaccine this spring, the Centers for Disease Control and … Continue reading

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Take A Hike in the Andes

Week 4 (and Last)

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The Alabama Chief Justice Who Invoked God in Deciding the Embryo Case

Tom Parker announced his plans to run for chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court in Montgomery in 2006.Credit…Jamie Martin/Associated Press By Rick Rojas in the NYT In an Alabama Supreme Court decision that has rattled reproductive medicine across the country, a majority … Continue reading

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The medical-geriatric complex

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Additional COVID booster being considered

Thanks to our vaccine expert, Ed M. An advisory panel to the CDC is expected to vote on whether to recommend a spring booster during a Feb. 28 meeting, a source close to the panel told NBC News. The panel is expected … Continue reading

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Glaring contrast

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How Red Wine Lost Its Health Halo

For a glorious decade or two, the drink was lauded as good for the heart. What happened? Ed Note: Tom Lehrer sang, “Don’t drink the water and don’t breathe the air” but he didn’t sing about wine. Now the bottom … Continue reading

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Shooz and schmooze with the emperor of all maladies

Thanks to Bob P.

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Go fund me says Donald

Thanks to Mike C. for alerting us

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A voice about our ferry system, join FROG

Thanks to Mary M. At the end of March, the Washington State Transportation Commission will be sending you a link to a new FROG survey that will ask for your input on WSF’s recent performance from January to March 2024. … Continue reading

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Maybe no?

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Marilynne Robinson Considers Biden a Gift of God

By David Marchese in the NYT (thanks to Mike C.) Toward the end of the interview Robinson talks about President Joe Biden and his age: “I’m less than a year younger than Joe Biden, so I believe utterly in his … Continue reading

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On to Lake Titicaca on your adventure

Thanks to Lorrie K.

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Parents’ conversational approaches about Black Lives Matter differ by race

Thanks to Ed M. A study by researchers at the University of Washington and Northwestern University found 84% of Black parents and 76% of white parents spoke to their 8- to 11-year-old children about the Black Lives Matter, or BLM, … Continue reading

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Those airline stories!

Thanks to Sybil-Ann. Ed note: I just have one to add. Years ago, when the 747 jet landed in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, the flight attendant announced, “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Dhahran, it’s a warm 99 degrees outside and if … Continue reading

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Be my valentine, Vladimir!

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Consider this letter to Senator Jamie Pedersen

House Bill 2166 (with revisions) recently passed the House unanimously (97-0). This bill allows our POLST forms to be placed in a statewide registry, so that our POLSTs can rapidly be retrieved by 911 responders or emergency rooms. Oregon has … Continue reading

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No curmudgeons here!

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Telling the Story: Ron Chew’s Unforgotten Seattle

Join us at Town Hall Seattle on February 25, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., for an afternoon with local journalist and activist Ron Chew to celebrate the audiobook launch of his memoir, My Unforgotten Seattle. Ron will share … Continue reading

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Bromance

Thanks to Mike C.

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