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

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When it comes to elections, please do your homework | Opinion

By John Hamer, For the Reporter

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The main lesson when it comes to ending homelessness

I didn’t truly understand the nuances of homelessness until I started writing about it. I had accepted a…

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

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Picturing contentment: Life lessons from the original Facebook | Greg Asimakoupoulos

The other day I came across my student pictorial directory from Fuller Seminary. Of course, I looked for…

Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.

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The cost we pay for having a marketplace of ideas | Whale’s Tales

Ah, the internet, the internet, let us count the many blessings of the internet.

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Cartoon: What a difference four dry months make

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Mariners and the rally shoes | Cartoon

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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A closer look at the Friendship Circle’s admirable goal | Guest column

By John Hamer, For the Reporter

A scene from the Island Crest Park cleanup on Sept. 24. Photo by Andy Nystrom/Mercer Island Reporter

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Mercer Island parks provide common ground for all | Guest column

By John Hamer, For the Reporter

Denny and Sharon Horn, Mercer Island residents, hold certificates and an official program from the Seattle Mariners’ first home game in 1977, played in the Kingdome. The Horns are among the growing crowd of fan hopefuls cheering the Mariners chances of making postseason play. They watched with pride as Mercer Islander Matt Boyd get his first win as a Mariners pitcher last week. The Horn family and Boyd family are longtime members of Evergreen Covenant Church on the island. Courtesy photo

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For Mariners fans, there actually is crying in baseball | Greg Asimakoupoulos

There’s a line in the movie “A League of Their Own” where Tom Hanks’ character says, “There’s no…

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Coughing in King County | Shiers

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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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The truth about trash as an important source of energy | Brunell

If you live in Spokane, you know about its waste-to-energy facility, which burns up to 800 tons of…

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It’s time to introduce reasoning skills into education | Guest column

By William Russ Payne, Guest column

Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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Inslee’s nightmare before Christmas | Shiers

Gov. Jay Inslee has announced that all remaining COVID-19 emergency proclamations and state of emergency will end by…