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Pictured on the left in the green wig and costume is Anita. The person in red is Cade. (Courtesy photos)

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From identity to art: Q&A with two Puget Sound drag artists

By Jayendrina Singha Ray, Guest columnist

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New long-term care program supports elder care in our state | Guest column

By Melinda Young-Flynn, Washington State Budget and Policy Center

Aunt Weezie. (Courtesy photo)

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Remember our Uncle Sam and my Aunt Weezie | Greg Asimakoupoulos

Faith and Values

Mercer Island resident John Hamer is a retired journalist and grandfather of four. Email him at jhamer46@gmail.com.

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Unexpected encounters abroad: Can anyone top this? | Column

By John Hamer, For the Reporter

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Happy Independence Day | Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Cartoon by Frank Shiers.

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Opinion

Words to the wise as we celebrate the class of 2023 | Greg Asimakoupoulos

Faith and Values

Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He is a former president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. Contact thebrunells@msn.com.

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Cash for empty bottles would make sense in Washington | Brunell

When Oregon enacted the nation’s first bottle bill in 1971, it was intended to reduce litter on the…

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Spreading awareness for Ford’s disease, one sign at a time | Column

By John Hamer, For the Reporter

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Remember and honor | Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Mercer Island resident John Hamer is a retired journalist and grandfather of four. Email him at jhamer46@gmail.com.

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I could have been arrested and detained in Russia | Column

By John Hamer, For the Reporter

Graham Kerr was a gourmet chef and entertainer par-excellence. (Courtesy photo)

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Afternoon tea with ‘The Galloping Gourmet’ | Greg Asimakoupoulos

Faith and Values

If you’ve never seen a T-Ball game in Mercer Island, you have a treat in store. (Photo courtesy of John Hamer)

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T-Ball teaches teamwork to tribes of toddlers | Column

By John Hamer, For the Reporter

Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He is a former president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and lives in Vancouver. Contact thebrunells@msn.com.

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Agriculture is the backbone of state’s economy | Brunell

Some would argue that spring is the most wonderful time of the year in Washington. Throughout our state…