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Mauna Loa CO2 Count
The graphic below shows the long term trend in CO2 concentrations 1958 to the present at Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii. The dispersion of red dots shows monthly deviations from the long term trend. CO2 concentration is thought to be an indicator of global climate change.
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Reader Perspectives
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Roger Faris 17-Dec-2024
Just came across this Seattle Press site and found amusing article from my past life…. ha! www.seattlepress.com
Tom Herriman 27-Aug-2024
See my recent article about Kisa Foundation in the News section. www.seattlepress.com
Rees Clark 14-Oct-2023
For my neighbors who need a bit of perspective on the current Hamas-Israel war, Israel is about the combined size of Washington's Whatcom, Skagit, Snohomish, King and Pierce counties. The respective sizes of Gaza and Seattle are about as shown.

Site Admin 09-Mar-2020
Stay informed about COVID-19 with the latest from King-Seattle Health Department. www.kingcounty.gov
Frank Alexander 12-Jul-2019
? for the HR dept.: If Dir. of Nat'l. Intelligence Dan Coats leaves and Tr*mp replaces him with yet another acting director, can there be any hope that that person will truly act intelligently?
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rees - Dec 05, 2023, 11:26 AM
When I arrived in Seattle almost 40 years it seemed the friendliest, most welcoming big city I'd experienced since my...
rees - Mar 28, 2020, 7:08 PM
I don't often agree with Kim Jung-un, but the past few days the word "dotard" has been bouncing around in my mind.
The...
rees - Mar 28, 2020, 6:17 PM
It seems pretty clear our response capability has been allowed to atrophy. IMHO the Ds slacked off, but the Rs just...
rees - Mar 28, 2020, 6:14 PM
Tr*mp Grandstanding Again. This time it was at the departure of the hospital ship Comfort enroute New York. No need for...
rees - Mar 28, 2020, 6:11 PM
Pres. Tr*mp has from the start made this too much about himself. Agree or Disagree?
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A battle over a discarded-lithium-battery repository is roiling residents in NW Nevada, we've learned from a correspondent. The repository is located near residential neighborhoods... Continues...
Bite-sized chunks of salmon slathered in a balsamic butter sauce... need we say more?!
Ingredients
- 1 pound center-cut salmon fillet, skinned and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2... Continues...
Ingredients
- 1 pound center-cut salmon fillet, skinned and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2... Continues...

The increasingly incoherent ramblings of the "Get off my lawn!" candidate — are our current manifestation of "The Emperor's New Clothes" by H.C. Andersen. My guess is that... Continues...

Vice-president J.D. Vance told a whopper regarding alleged Social Security fraud, according to an article in the Washington Post.
Vance claimed that 40% of calls to Social... Continues...
Vance claimed that 40% of calls to Social... Continues...

A review of published sources indicates that attendance at Saturday's "Hands-off" rally at Seattle Center attracted a much larger crowd than had been expected.
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