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Opinion

Jewish Community Center welcomes everyone | Hamer

“I’m surprised at how many people think they have to be Jewish to join.”

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Opinion

A Labor Day weekend reflection | Greg Asimakoupoulos

But now, without a paying job, I feel naked.

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

Opinion

Are we going to hell in a handbasket? Maybe not | Hamer

A “Road Warrior/Mad Max” post-apocalypse breakdown of civilization is a real possibility, some believe.

This banner outside Greg Asimakoupoulos’ home illustrates that a competitor in the Olympics of Life lives inside. Courtesy photo

Opinion

Anyone can participate in the Olympics of life | Greg Asimakoupoulos

We don’t need to wait for the Los Angeles Olympics to participate in the “Olympics of Life.”

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Opinion

Practicing what I’ve preached as a father of the bride | Greg Asimakoupoulos

This month I begin my 20th year as the faith and values columnist for the Mercer Island Reporter.…

Novelett Cotter of Mercer Island and Katrina Dohn of Tukwila Rotary Clubs, at “Kids Without Borders” Children’s Clothing Bank, started by Dohn. (Photo by John Hamer)

Opinion

MI Rotarians deliver clothes to refugees and asylum seekers | Hamer

Are you a Mercer Island kid who ever lost anything at elementary or middle school?

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Letters to the Editor

Responses to Mercer Island’s antisemitism proclamation | Letters

2 letters to the editor.

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Opinion

An unforgettable Olympic moment | Greg Asimakoupoulos

As we watch the athletes from around the globe compete over the next couple weeks, we will see…

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Opinion

Never underestimate the power of the past | Greg Asimakoupoulos

Recently I came across a letter a pastoral mentor mailed me 31 years ago. It was from Bud…

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Letters to the Editor

Who I support for the 2024 election | Letters

Letters

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Letters to the Editor

Support for Brian Bogen’s campaign for governor | Letters

Letters

From left to right: Mercer Island Rotarians Novelett Cotter, Benson Wong, Pat Turner, Dana Weiner of Stroum Jewish Community Center, Rotarian John Hamer. The MI Rotary members collected 20-plus bags of children’s lost and found clothing from SJCC and Mercer Island School District. They washed, sorted and folded all the clothes, which will now be donated to local nonprofit organizations that help low-income families. Courtesy photo by Mariana Parks

Opinion

‘People of action’ help local Rotary Club thrive | Hamer

Mercer Island Rotary Club is 60 years old this year.

Greg on left, Gary Snyder in the middle. Coach Ed Pepple on the right. Taken at Pancake Corral in Bellevue. Courtesy photo

Opinion

Blueprint for success from a Mercer Island legend | Greg Asimakoupoulos

Ed Pepple’s “Blueprint for Success” included the following 20 bullet points.