the seattle times: The University of Washington is Going to Do a Good (and Right) Thing! - 05/04/08 12:22 PM
On the front page of The Seattle Times this morning is a very good story entitled UW DEGREES COME AFTER A 66-YEAR WAIT, by Nick Perry. The University of Washington is going to give honorary degrees to all of the Japanese Americans that had been forced out of the university (2 comments)
the seattle times: Sitting at Your Computer All Day is Not a Good Idea--Do You Want to Know What is? - 03/31/08 12:42 PM
Have you heard of John Medina? He is a Seattle molecular biologist that has written a new book "Brain Rules" which consists of 12 rules he believes "can be applied to our daily lives to help us to better teach, learn, conduct business and parent. Just what we all want!! His (8 comments)
the seattle times: Seattle is Getting a New Museum in Town UPDATED - 03/08/08 12:37 PM
Seattle is getting a new museum, it is the Northwest African Museum and will be located in the first floor of the old Colman School at 2300 S. Massachusetts Street. The top two floors have been transformed into "Urban League Village," 36 apartments for families of moderate means. It is scheduled to open in the (0 comments)
the seattle times: The 200 Square Foot House - 02/25/08 01:52 PM
In the Sunday issue of The Seattle Times, in the Real Estate section, is an article (with pictures) entitled "The200-square-foothouse." The article was written by John Moritz, McClatchy Newspapers. The homes are built by Brad Kittel, the owner of Tiny Texas Houses. He uses salvaged lumber and building materials and they (7 comments)
the seattle times: Website for Information on Travel and Outdoors in Seattle - 01/07/08 10:35 AM
If you like to travel or be outdoors a good source of information is the on-line Seattle Times Travel and Outdoors. Here are an examples of things that can be found there:Geography quiz | How well do you know your world?American Airlines to test anti-missile system on jetsBest bets for the weekendBirders scan (0 comments)
the seattle times: Follow-up on Miracle Machines Post - 12/09/07 01:35 PM
This post is in follow-up to articles I wrote in November about EPFX Machines. Today, The Seattle Times has an article entitled “FDA bans import of unproven machine,” by Christine Willmsen and Michael J. Berens (Seattle Times staff reporters). It discusses how the FDA is going after William Nelson’s EPFX machine, (7 comments)
the seattle times: Seniors are Prime Targets of Riskiest Loans - 12/03/07 11:55 AM
Today, the Seattle Times has an article "Homeowners in debt, seniors prime targets of riskiest loans" by Susan Kelleher and Justin Mayo. It is a follow-on to yesterday's story "The Fleecing of Frances Taylor." "Taylor refinanced her home three times in just three years. Those loans stripped away more than $50,000 (4 comments)
the seattle times: This Post is For the Benefit of Seniors Everywhere! UPDATED 3/21/08 - 12/02/07 02:35 PM
UPDATE: The Seattle Times has an article today “Man charged with bilking 96-year-old of $600,000” by Susan Kelleher The article talks about how Tyrone Dash, 59, faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted of stealing from Frances Joy Taylor, a 96-year-old widow with Alzheimer's who went bankrupt after turning (0 comments)
the seattle times: Beware of EPFX Machines for Miracle Cures--It is a Hoax... Part 2 - 11/21/07 07:49 PM
In follow-up to my post from yesterday "Beware of EPFX Machines for Miracle Cures--It is a Hoax--And Still Being Used," The Seattle Times has an article today entitled " Spread of illegal devices causes alarm." It talks about how U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee (Democrat, Bainbridge Island, Washington) "called for a congressional (3 comments)
the seattle times: Beware of EPFX Machines for Miracle Cures--It is a Hoax--And Still Being Used - 11/20/07 02:43 PM
The Seattle Times has been having a special report which began with their Sunday issue on November 18, 2007. It is entitled "A Seattle Times Investigation MIRACLE MACHINES:The 21st-Century Snake Oil." The first issue talks about a guy named William Nelson (that claimed he held eight doctorates) that "runs a worldwide operation (5 comments)
the seattle times: The Most Bicycle Friendly City -- Seattle - 11/06/07 11:11 AM
Seattle now has a 10-year Bicycle Master Plan that calls for "118 miles of new bike lanes and 19 miles of trails, as well as lane markings and signs to create awareness of cycling across the city." On the front page of the Seattle Times today is an article entitled (1 comments)
the seattle times: Natalie Portman--A Celebrity that is a Good Example - 10/29/07 10:41 PM
The "Parade" section of the paper that came in "The Seattle Times and "The Seattle Post-Intelligencer" yesterday, had Natalie Portman on the cover. You will maybe remember her from the movie "Star Wars Episode 1" (1999) Her story is entitled "What I've Learned (So Far). Unlike some young women celebrities that have gotten (25 comments)
the seattle times: Retiring outside America: For many, it's a dream come true - 10/14/07 02:33 PM
If you haven't read The Seattle Times this morning, you missed the article by Lisa Bonos (with The Washington Post) entitled "Retiring outside America: For many, it's a dream come true." The article focuses on three families and their retirement experiences in Panama, the Philippines and Britain. Some of what (9 comments)
the seattle times: A Story about a Vaccine Hero Updated 4/28/08 - 09/25/07 11:13 AM
UPDATE: ABCNews.go.com has an article by Russell Goldman entitled "Study Links HPV to Lung Cancer." It is an excellent article that says, "A newly published study links the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, or HPV, to lung cancer, adding lungs to the list of organs scientists say are susceptible to cancer as (0 comments)
the seattle times: My Inspirational Blog--Nobel Peace Prize - 10/14/06 11:57 AM
Bangladesh's "Banker to Poor" wins Nobel Peace Prize The Seattle Times has published this story today and I have given you only a few paragraphs of the story, it is very well worth reading. I always enjoy reading about people that do something with their lives that contribute to society--Mr. Yunus (3 comments)
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