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    Nancy Hilliard Welcome summer — and extended hands
    Nancy Hilliard Welcome summer — and extended hands
    June 25, 2008 12:00 am

    As summer becomes official, Islanders throng to our walking-biking trails. Not only do more dog-walkers surface, but hired sitters manage “leash bouquets” attached to assorted pups. Skateboarders join in, free from the classroom and often with cell phones attached to their ears.

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    Spending your bucks on ‘bird-friendly’ coffee
    Spending your bucks on ‘bird-friendly’ coffee
    June 18, 2008 3:00 pm

    This spring, I was frequently asked, “Where are the hummingbirds?” I, too, noticed little activity at my nectar feeders. At first I thought it was just the cold spring that delayed the birds’ northbound migration. I was hopeful that they would still appear.

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    Badger Mountain is the first certified organic winery in Washington state.
    ‘Green’ wines offer taste, variety and a clear...
    By Dee Hitch • June 18, 2008 3:00 pm

    The good thing about global warming, climate changes and high gas prices is that many people are now becoming aware of the need to conserve. I see more shoppers bringing reusable bags to the supermarket. The shuttle bus from the Mariners game last week was standing room only. I especially appreciated the bumper sticker on a hybrid car that said: “We drive this car for our grandchildren’s future.”

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    Artist-in-residence Jose Orantes
    A West Mercer view
    June 10, 2008 4:53 pm

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    Island life resumes ‘after the trails’
    Island life resumes ‘after the trails’
    June 4, 2008 3:00 pm

    I heard you enjoyed five weeks of yarns from the late Virginia Ogden Elliot, the Island pioneer who bequeathed us her “Mercer Island Old and New” columns. A compilation of her work is on reserve at the library.

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    Island residents Hiro Nishimura
    ‘Lives interrupted’ are recognized
    June 4, 2008 3:00 pm

    Two Mercer Island octogenarians are celebrating unexpected graduations this season — 66 years after the moment in history that dashed their college careers and sent 120,000 people of Japanese descent to internment camps in 1942.

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    Bellevue’s skate plaza a regional attraction
    Bellevue’s skate plaza a regional attraction
    May 28, 2008 12:00 am

    Standing on a skateboard for his first time ever in brown dress shoes, a helmet and knee pads over his khakis, state Rep. Ross Hunter glides down the ramp.

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    The late Nin Elliott ‘returns’ for a month
    The late Nin Elliott ‘returns’ for a month
    May 7, 2008 3:00 pm

    It was July 29, 1959, when Mercer Island pioneer Virginia Ogden Elliott first began serializing her “Mercer Island Old & New” columns in the Mercer Island Reporter. Born on the Island exactly 100 years ago in 1908, she shared stories of its evolution from 1920 to 1980.

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    Kris and Chuck Kusak are pictured in the showroom at Kusak Cut Glass Works in the Rainier Valley last week.
    Kusak is region’s best family business
    April 30, 2008 12:00 am

    When Chuck Kusak answers the phone at his family-owned glass and crystal shop in the Rainier Valley, his first words are, “How can I serve you?”, summing up in just one sentence the philosophy of the Kusak Cut Glass Works, Inc.

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    Get fit for spring and summer – and for life!
    Get fit for spring and summer – and...
    April 23, 2008 8:00 pm

    Shorts and swimsuit season will be here before you know it! Fortunately, there’s still time to shed those extra pounds and get toned up for spring and summer. When you fit into those “skinny jeans” or reach that “ideal” number on the scale, though, will you really be “fit” and healthy?

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    Author and motivational speaker
    ‘Rich by Thirty,’ a 20-something is already there
    April 23, 2008 4:10 pm

    At the young age of 24, Leslie Scorgie is financially set. She is a veteran investor with money in stocks and real estate. She owns a three-bedroom townhouse, has been on the Oprah Winfrey Show and Montel Williams for her admirable money skills, and holds a degree in marketing and finance. Yet Scorgie also invests in others.

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    Staying Motivated to be Physically Active
    Staying Motivated to be Physically Active
    April 23, 2008 4:00 pm

    Most people begin an exercise program with the best of intentions – but changing behavior is hard work, and life can get in the way. What’s the solution? Is there hope for someone who can’t seem to stick with an exercise program?

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    How to Choose the Best Mattress
    How to Choose the Best Mattress
    April 23, 2008 7:00 am

    With so many new types of mattresses on the market, how does one choose the ‘best’ one? A good night’s sleep depends on starting with the right mattress for your body’s needs. So, how do you choose the right mattress, with so many choices available – coil (innerspring) vs. air or latex vs. memory foam – you can have a true ‘Goldilocks’ moment.

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    • First Lady Jill Biden attends Mercer Island event for Biden Victory Fund
    • Mercer Island Candidate Forum set for Oct. 18
    • Vadlamannati is the youngest honoree on Forbes 30 Under 30 Local Seattle list
    • MI Healthy Youth Initiative programs are forthcoming
    • Judge Gregory will discuss justice system at Oct. 3 Rotary meeting

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