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

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Blueprint for success from a Mercer Island legend | Greg Asimakoupoulos

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

Jeanett and Marvin Charles, co-founders of DADS, with Mariana Parks and John Hamer, who have supported the organization for more than a decade.

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DADS addresses the issue of fatherlessness | Hamer

A nonprofit organization is working hard to address the systemic problem of fatherlessness.

While in Lucerne, I found myself repeatedly visiting the famous wounded lion monument. Courtesy photo

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Finding common ground, thanks to a monument | Greg Asimakoupoulos

For the past three months, I had the privilege of serving as the interim pastor of the International…

From left: Sue Colbourne, Nataliya Lukyanova, Daria Absher. (Courtesy photo)

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Mission Ukraine finds connections in Mercer Island | Hamer

I spent a couple of hours with Nataliya Lukyanova. This is an edited transcript of our interview.

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All aboard the Empire Builder with a one-way ticket | Mindy Stern

My husband had driven to Eastern Washington earlier in the week to complete a project at our vacation…

President David McKenna kisses his wife after presenting her her college diploma (June 1974) Greg’s father applauds in the lower left hand corner. Courtesy photo

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Reflections on a 50-year college class reunion | Greg Asimakoupoulos

Returning to Seattle Pacific this weekend will trigger special memories.

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.

Opinion

Thoughts on Memorial Day and the ultimate sacrifice | Brunell

On Memorial Day, we traditionally honor Americans in our military who gave their lives in battle for our…

Rabbi Elazar and Esther Bogomilsky flank the Mezistranos, the Friendship Circle honoree family for their robust volunteerism over the years: Dan, Levi, Joel, Hoda and Avi. Andy Nystrom/ staff photo

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At Friendship Circle, you’ve always got a friend | Hamer

Sometimes random encounters with strangers can totally change our lives.

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Opinion

Jung would agree: God is now here | Greg Asimakoupoulos

About the time I was contacted by the International Church in Luzern to consider becoming their interim pastor,…

Seattle Times Publisher Frank Blethen. Photo courtesy of the Seattle Times

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Seattle Times Publisher Frank Blethen on the future of newspapers | Hamer

I sat down with him last Friday over coffee to ask some questions about his career.

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Opinion

Easter Sunday (Take 2) | Greg Asimakoupoulos

This past weekend Orthodox Christians around the world celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Because the Orthodox Church…

Ina Hamer, John Hamer’s mother (second from left), with her championship high-school basketball team in the late 1920s. (Courtesy photo)

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Ode to the powerful bond between mothers and sons | Hamer

As I’ve aged, I increasingly realize what a role model she was for me in so many ways.

Virginia flag. Courtesy photo

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If that’s not tyranny, I don’t know what is | Guest column

By Mindy Stern