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Remembering a Towering Legend

A tribute to Bill Russell, who died July 31 at the age of 88.

Bill Russell. Photo courtesy of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Twitter

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Remembering a Towering Legend

A tribute to Bill Russell, who died July 31 at the age of 88.

A little Greg Asimakoupoulos at a typewriter. Courtesy photo

Opinion

Consider the ‘home row of freedom’ on Independence Day | Greg Asimakoupoulos

I’ve had a fascination with typewriters since I was 3 years old. I used to sit at my…

Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.

Opinion

Turning 70 represents a graduation worthy of celebrating | Greg Asimakoupoulos

Two years ago, our 50 year class reunion was canceled due to Covid. But lockdowns and social distancing…

Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.

Opinion

Anniversaries are an invitation to mark time | Greg Asimakoupoulos

It was a cool overcast May morning in 1982. A thirty-year-old pastor stood at the front of the…

Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.

Opinion

Arbor Day: The rest of the story | Greg Asimakoupoulos

Johnny Cash used to sing about “A Boy Named Sue,” but one of Chicagoland’s most celebrated citizens was…

Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.

Opinion

Seventy things I’ve learned in 70 years | Greg Asimakoupoulos

This past weekend was not only Easter Sunday, filled with a weekend of meaningful commitments, it included a…

Greg Asimakoupoulos writes: “Seeing the tiny toy lion in an opening in that tree trunk reminded me that death does not have the final word in life.”

Opinion

An unexpected reminder of resurrection | Greg Asimakoupoulos

In the last few years, a certain uncommon word has become a common part of my vocabulary. “Godwinks”…

Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.

Opinion

Recovering from a different type of March Madness | Greg Asimakoupoulos

It’s been a crazy couple of years, right? We were all ready to fill out our brackets back…

Postcards and snapshots from Greg’s first visit to Washington DC and the Lincoln Memorial.

Opinion

Ode to a monumental milestone | Greg Asimakoupoulos

This year the Lincoln Memorial celebrates its 100th birthday and I’m recalling my first visit to that elegant…

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Island resident recalls 1952 Winter Olympics

Mercer Islander Peter Kennedy will be watching the pairs figure skating finals at the Beijing Olympics with great…

Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.

Opinion

Growing older and the lesson of the cactus | Guest column

A few years ago I attended a clergy retreat nestled up against the entrance to Saguaro National Park…

Photo courtesy of Greg Asimakoupoulos

Opinion

Jan. 6, 2021: A date that will live in infamy | Guest column

Jan. 6, 2021. Sadly, for most Americans, that date has become one of those squares on our calendars…