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UNAIDS: HIV Infections Could Jump Over Six Times if US Support Dropped
LONDON — The pinnacle of the U.N. AIDS company mentioned Monday the variety of new HIV infections may leap greater than six instances by 2029 if American support of the largest AIDS program is dropped, warning that thousands and thousands of individuals may die and extra resistant strains of the illness may emerge. In an interview with The Related Press,…
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It’s Time to Do Away With Early School Start Times
The first bell echoes off the bricked hallways of Lindbergh Excessive Faculty in Renton, Washington, warning dazed and coffee-clutching college students to choose up their tempo. It’s December. It’s 7:15 a.m. It’s nonetheless darkish exterior. But, in 5 minutes, they’re anticipated to be sitting at school, alert, and able to be taught. Regardless of Seattle, Tacoma, and different neighboring faculty…
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Opinion
Obligatory commutes: Environmental impacts | The Seattle Times
Re: “Boeing shifts policy, wants all employees back in the office full time” [Dec. 13, Boeing & Aerospace]: The article on Boeing’s impending on-site work coverage addressed its damaging impact upon some staff’ work-life steadiness and the irony of globe-trotting managers imposing such work location necessities. Nevertheless, the article did not assess the damaging environmental impacts of an compulsory commute.…
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Opinion
UW should educate Washingtonians | The Seattle Times
We in Washington help our public universities. With that help comes the expectation our universities will educate our younger adults. Too usually, our native public college rejects the scholars it was created to help. With rejection from the College of Washington in Seattle, college students are pressured to choose. Both attend a less-prestigious public college in state, or discover a…
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Opinion
Washington ferries: ‘Single-party leadership’ | The Seattle Times
Re: “Sending out an SOS for WA’s ferries” [Dec. 21, Opinion]: With all due respect to the gifted and astute cartoonist David Horsey, I used to be stunned to see lack of help from Jap Washington as the primary cause he listed in his column for our state’s antiquated ferry fleet. Not that he was itemizing the explanations so as…
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Opinion
ChatGPT and creative atrophy | The Seattle Times
The introduction of ChatGPT didn’t result in extra dishonest in highschool. That is based on the scholars themselves. For 15 years, Stanford College researchers have used nameless surveys and focus teams to create an surroundings for trustworthy solutions from college students about their experiences within the classroom. These research embody questions on whether or not the scholars cheat on assignments.…
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Environment: Public transit | The Seattle Times
Re: “State ferries: Integrate with public ground transport” [Nov. 26, Northwest Voices]: I take advantage of and recognize the state ferry system and couldn’t agree extra with the letter encouraging the Washington State Division of Transportation and public transit officers to raised coordinate schedules and connections between ferries and public floor transit. Even connections between buses and Sounder trains typically…
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Environment: Canceled timber sale | The Seattle Times
Re: “State to conserve 2,000 acres of forest, cancel timber sale along Elwha” [Dec. 19, Northwest]: Nice information that some income from the Local weather Dedication Act carbon auctions can be utilized to stop logging of forests which can be essential for salmon habitat. The income will likely be used to purchase alternative forests for logging in much less habitat-sensitive…
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Opinion
Historic quilts: Family memories | The Seattle Times
Re: “Threads of life” [Dec. 10, Opinion]: Thanks to Carlton Winfrey for his very fascinating column. It jogs my memory of my mom, grandmother, aunts and pals who gathered in one another’s properties so many occasions for “quilting bees”! Carol Wilde, Bellevue Letters editor If you want to share your ideas about this letter or on different points, submit a…
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Opinion
High-potency cannabis: ‘Wake up’ | The Seattle Times
Re: “The collateral damage of high-potency cannabis” [Dec. 17, Opinion]: Thanks to Alex Fryer for exposing the THC-induced psychosis only a few persons are discussing. Washington is making an excessive amount of cash from authorized marijuana gross sales to cease this freight prepare of THC-induced schizophrenia. I do know medical doctors and psychiatrists who’ve informed me for years about teenagers…
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