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    Training our minds to be thankful | Greg Asimakoupoulos

    We can train our brains to be selective in what we see and experience.

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    Red, blue and purple: Brave conversations on Mercer...
    By Linnea Augustine, Guest columnist • November 10, 2025 10:57 am

    At a moment when division pervades America, a group of Mercer Islanders gathers each month to listen, learn, and heal — one conversation at a time.

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    By John Hamer, For the Reporter • November 7, 2025 5:00 pm

    When I was in high school, I was an editor of my school newspaper. I also wrote a regular opinion…

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    The agony of defeat | Greg Asimakoupoulos
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • October 24, 2025 3:15 pm

    There was a tangible pall that hung over the Pacific Northwest the day after the Mariners came to within eight outs of going to their first ever World Series.

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    By Effie Parks Commentary • October 20, 2025 2:02 pm

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    Time in a bottle | Greg Asimakoupoulos
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • October 16, 2025 10:00 am

    Ten years before I got married, I listened to that popular Jim Croce song on the radio while studying in my college dorm room.

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    By John Hamer, For the Reporter • October 11, 2025 7:00 am

    When I started writing a regular column here about three years ago, I promised to write only about positive things…

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    Vote yes on Prop. 1 in Mercer Island...
    By Russel Federman, Robert Sulkin and Benson Wong • September 30, 2025 10:05 am

    Facility bond is a better and necessary deal for the community.

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    Vote no on Prop. 1 in Mercer Island...
    By Mike Cero • September 30, 2025 10:01 am

    Islanders deserve a better design than the one proposed.

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    Remembering the Mick | Greg Asimakoupoulos
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • September 30, 2025 9:55 am

    Mickey Mantle had been my sports hero as a kid.

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    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • September 24, 2025 7:00 am

    “So what do you think of Charlie?” That’s a question that’s been posed in person and over social media in…

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