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Opinion

Thanksgiving and the lyrics of gratitude | Greg Asimakoupoulos

I love Thanksgiving hymns.

From left to right: Kaori Lancaster, Kyle Gerstel, Pilar Bousono and Joy Rurangwa are pictured at a full dress rehearsal for the Mercer Island High School Drama department’s production of “Little Shop of Horrors.” (Photo courtesy of Alec Chvany)

Letters to the Editor

Grant helps Mercer Island drama program | Letters

Letter to the Editor

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Letters to the Editor

Where everybody knows your name | Mercer Island letters

Letter to the Editor.

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Opinion

Commemorating Chief Sealth and a legacy of faith | Greg Asimakoupoulos

A few years ago, I stopped at Chief Sealth’s grave near the Agate Pass Bridge in Kitsap County.

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Opinion

Your house versus the White House | Greg Asimakoupoulos

I am reminded of the words of a first century carpenter-turned-rabbi who said, “A house divided against itself…

Opinion

Vote yes on the state’s four citizen initiatives | Guest column

Vote yes, pay less, writes a Mercer Island mother of three.

Jim Caviezel who portrayed Jesus in “The Passion of the Christ” in 2004. Photo courtesy of Greg Asimakoupoulos

Opinion

The passion of pursuing dinner with Jim | Greg Asimakoupoulos

I will never forget being handed a package of Kleenex as we entered the packed auditorium.

Opinion

Slammed by four initiatives on Nov. 5 ballot | Guest column

Recommended: Vote NO on all of the initiatives, keep what we have, make progress, and improve our efforts…

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Opinion

Welcome to awe-tumn on Mercer Island | Greg Asimakoupoulos

“I just love this time of year!”

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Opinion

Another invisible child: Interview with a survivor of familial trafficking

I met Jessica (pseudonym), a survivor of familial sex trafficking, and Audrey Baedke from the nonprofit REST (Real…

Greg’s neighbor Linda Nicholl holding front page of Sept 9, 1963 LA Times featuring her father’s cover story Photo courtesy of Greg Asimakoupoulos

Opinion

A puff felt around the world | Greg Asimakoupoulos

Today marks the 75th anniversary of Billy Graham’s first major evangelistic crusade.

Ofri Reiner with a photo of her family. One of her twin brothers, an Israeli soldier, was killed by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7. Photo courtesy of John Hamer

Opinion

Survivors of Oct. 7 Hamas attack share their stories | Hamer

“History needs to see how cruel humanity can become.”

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Opinion

A tale of three amigos in Mercer Island | Greg Asimakoupoulos

As we were settling into life on Mercer Island, two individuals sought me out and introduced themselves to…