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    The spy who loved me | Greg Asimakoupoulos
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • July 15, 2025 7:00 am

    When John learned of my application for the position at Covenant Living at the Shores, he became a self-appointed advocate… and a spy.

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    America the colorful | Greg Asimakoupoulos
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • July 2, 2025 7:00 am

    Just take a close-up look at who we are.

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    A little story about a man called Wally...
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • June 16, 2025 12:11 pm

    Following our move to Mercer Island twenty years ago, two Wallys came into my life.

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    Palm tree across the street from Mercer Island Thrift Store. Photo by Greg Asimakoupoulos
    An Aloha frame of mind | Greg Asimakoupoulos
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • June 4, 2025 8:40 am

    The aloha spirit doesn’t require listening to the soundtrack of the South Pacific, watching “Blue Hawaii” with Elvis or even wearing Hawaiian shirts and flower leis.

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    A prayer for the new pope | Greg...
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • May 21, 2025 8:40 am

    When the white smoke appeared atop the Sistine Chapel, the world had no idea the new leader of the Catholic church (robed in white) was a White Sox fan.

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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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