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Islanders up for ‘the challenge’
Hurrahs to bootstrapping Islanders who’ve reached new heights:
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Help for seniors living alone
I have only had one client willingly ask me to help her find another place to live due…
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What are your neighbors reading?
I sat down recently with Island Books’ owner Roger Page to find out what people on Mercer Island…
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‘War Paint’ for the garden: Hosta will last all year
According to David Fishman “Gardening is experimenting; nothing is permanent.” Fishman has moved plants, removed plants and created…
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Miss Bardahl rides again
Dixon Smith (Issaquah) and David Smith (Mercer Island), two brothers who grew up on Mercer Island, take their…
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How to manage a long job search without losing momentum
The stock market is on the rise. The economy is booming. Unemployment rates are the lowest in years.
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Talking with the birds: Islander hosts BirdNote on NPR program
Many of us — 150,000 from British Columbia to Chehalis, Wash., to be exact — hurry to our…
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On a grand scale: Artist re-creates architectural masterpieces using paper
Dexterity is usually something that wanes with age. Yet for Islander Dick Dewitt, who turned 94 last Friday,…
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Juniors planning for college
Summer offers a great opportunity to prepare for college. College consultant Joan Franklin offers this advice to commonly…
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Some MI ‘Places of the Heart’
The synergy of Bev Bowles’ music and Jean Davis’ art delivers a one-two punch, say those who saw…