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There’s no place like Nome | Greg Asimakoupoulos
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • March 3, 2025 2:00 pm

It happened a hundred years ago. A relay-race of sled dog teams saved the lives of countless people in Nome,…

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Clockwise from left: Diane Tien, Johnny Gage, Gregory Adams, Monique Mason, Larry Brooks, Steve Sheppard, Greg Asimakoupoulos. Photo courtesy of John Hamer
DADS came to visit us, so we went...
By John Hamer, For the Reporter • March 3, 2025 12:44 pm

Mercer Island Rotary Club (mirotary.org) just awarded them a $2,500 grant to support their work.

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Frank Blethen, publisher of The Seattle Times, spoke at the Mercer Island Rotary Club meeting Feb. 18, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Greg Asimakoupoulos)
I got to introduce my old boss at...
By John Hamer, For the Reporter • February 24, 2025 12:21 pm

Frank Blethen recalled his long history on Mercer Island and the current state of newspapers.

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Sallman’s Head of Abe and a love of...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • February 11, 2025 7:00 am

As someone who raised three daughters in Illinois, my childhood appreciation of Lincoln only grew by increased exposure to the one I consider our greatest president.

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Coach Tommy Brasher and Jim Zorn. Photo by Greg Asimakoupoulos
Remembering a friend and a coach | Greg...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • February 4, 2025 7:00 am

When I first met Tommy, he and his wife, LaNelle, had just moved to Covenant Living at the Shores.

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Once upon a time, someone tried to shut...
By John Hamer, For the Reporter • February 3, 2025 9:30 am

Imagine Mercer Island without the Roanoke, established in 1914 and now almost everyone’s favorite spot on the island.

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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.
LA’s wildfires must spark change in our neck...
January 30, 2025 2:15 pm

The hurricane-force winds fueling fast-moving Southern California wildfires have exasperated firefighters in western states for over a century. They quickly…

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The Rebuilt Dairy Barn at Kibbutz Alumim. Photo Credit: Mindy Stern
My cousin’s cows near the Gaza Strip –...
By Mindy Stern, For the Mercer Island Reporter • January 27, 2025 2:30 pm

Boom. Boom. A few seconds later, a deeper, basso profundo boom, so deep, I felt the ground beneath me belching….

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Speaking of dreams, what’s yours? | Greg Asimakoupoulos
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • January 21, 2025 7:00 am

Dr. King, like I, grew up as a preacher’s kid.

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With wings like eagles | Greg Asimakoupoulos
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • January 15, 2025 5:00 pm

Over the holidays, I decided to go visit an elderly woman I deeply admired.

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Have you broken any New Year’s resolutions yet?...
By John Hamer, For the Reporter • January 13, 2025 12:00 pm

In 2025, we’ll stick to our lists, check them every day, and definitely stay on track. Right?

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(Screenshot of graphic from a Wall Street Journal story titled “They Helped Create DEI—and Even They Say It Needs a Makeover.”)
We need DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) of...
By John Hamer, For the Reporter • January 6, 2025 12:00 pm

At a Christmas Eve dinner, several of our family and friends got into an intense conversation about diversity, equity and inclusion.

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The gospel according to George Bailey | Greg...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • December 30, 2024 11:00 am

Occasionally, on Facebook, I’ll post something I call a “thrift store find of the week.”

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