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Thoughts on retirement and ‘passing the baton’ |...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • May 5, 2025 12:10 pm

I first met Sheila Shirley when we moved to Washington state 20 years ago.

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Remembering an unexpected visitor | Greg Asimakoupoulos
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • April 14, 2025 2:00 pm

COVID rearranged our daily routines big time.

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Celebrating a familiar voice | Greg Asimakoupoulos
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • March 31, 2025 2:00 pm

I first heard the voice of Mercer Islander Dave Ross in the fall of 1978.

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Beware of first impressions | Greg Asimakoupoulos
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • March 17, 2025 2:00 pm

My ‘Undercover Boss’ moment on Mercer Island.

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There’s no place like Nome | Greg Asimakoupoulos
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • March 3, 2025 2:00 pm

It happened a hundred years ago. A relay-race of sled dog teams saved the lives of countless people in Nome,…

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Sallman’s Head of Abe and a love of...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • February 11, 2025 7:00 am

As someone who raised three daughters in Illinois, my childhood appreciation of Lincoln only grew by increased exposure to the one I consider our greatest president.

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Coach Tommy Brasher and Jim Zorn. Photo by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Remembering a friend and a coach | Greg...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • February 4, 2025 7:00 am

When I first met Tommy, he and his wife, LaNelle, had just moved to Covenant Living at the Shores.

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Speaking of dreams, what’s yours? | Greg Asimakoupoulos
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • January 21, 2025 7:00 am

Dr. King, like I, grew up as a preacher’s kid.

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With wings like eagles | Greg Asimakoupoulos
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • January 15, 2025 5:00 pm

Over the holidays, I decided to go visit an elderly woman I deeply admired.

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The gospel according to George Bailey | Greg...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • December 30, 2024 11:00 am

Occasionally, on Facebook, I’ll post something I call a “thrift store find of the week.”

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The Moore behind “The Night Before” | Greg...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • December 24, 2024 8:45 am

A father’s influence in a child’s life is inestimable.

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Divine inspiration at 38,000 feet | Greg Asimakoupoulos
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • December 10, 2024 8:45 am

It happened on a Blue Friday.

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On Dec. 8, Greg Asimakoupoulos will be signing copies of “Faith Matters: The Ebb and Flow of Unstoppable Hope” at Island Books from 1 to 3 p.m. Craig Thorpe will also be signing copies of his book “Railroads, Art and American Life.”
The ebb and flow of unstoppable hope |...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • December 3, 2024 8:45 am

This coming Sunday afternoon (Dec. 8), my artist friend Craig Thorpe and I will be signing copies of “Faith Matters: The Ebb and Flow of Unstoppable Hope” at Island Books from 1 to 3 p.m.

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