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    Remembering the year Thanksgiving came early | Greg...
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • November 23, 2022 5:23 am

    Oct. 31, 1994. It’s a day our family will never forget. It was a cold, windy and rainy Halloween. Our…

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    Mercer Island resident John Hamer is a retired journalist and grandfather of four. Email him at jhamer46@gmail.com.
    Raising my cup to Coffee with a Cop...
    November 22, 2022 4:00 pm

    By John Hamer, For the Reporter

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    Thanksgiving and the Whale kitchen’s eternal warmth |...
    By Robert Whale • November 20, 2022 5:30 am

    Looking today at the North Auburn home in which I grew up fills me with wonder.

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    The ‘ignoranting’ of Americans in the age of...
    By Robert Whale • November 12, 2022 5:30 am

    Many sweeping generalizations stalk our land today, making no distinctions between diverse people and institutions, but lumping them into one…

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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.
    Honoring fallen heroes goes beyond lowering flags to...
    By Don C. Brunell • November 11, 2022 2:25 pm

    Lowering our flags to half-staff is a solemn act that recognizes our fallen heroes, whether they be men and women…

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    Thank you for your service | Cartoon
    November 11, 2022 2:00 pm

    Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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    Columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos talks with actor Karolyn Grimes. Courtesy photo
    A classic movie with timeless message | Greg...
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • November 9, 2022 12:39 pm

    Last month was Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But for the last 25 years or so, October has also been observed…

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    Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    Political commercial overload | Cartoon
    November 4, 2022 5:30 am

    Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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    Mercer Island resident John Hamer is a retired journalist and grandfather of four. Email him at jhamer46@gmail.com.
    When it comes to elections, please do your...
    November 2, 2022 10:30 am

    By John Hamer, For the Reporter

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    The main lesson when it comes to ending homelessness
    The main lesson when it comes to ending...
    By Andy Hobbs • October 28, 2022 10:45 am

    I didn’t truly understand the nuances of homelessness until I started writing about it. I had accepted a reporting position…

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    Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos is chaplain at Covenant Living at the Shores in Mercer Island.
    Picturing contentment: Life lessons from the original Facebook...
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • October 24, 2022 8:23 am

    The other day I came across my student pictorial directory from Fuller Seminary. Of course, I looked for the page…

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    Robert Whale can be reached at rwhale@soundpublishing.com.
    The cost we pay for having a marketplace...
    By Robert Whale • October 21, 2022 10:40 am

    Ah, the internet, the internet, let us count the many blessings of the internet.

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    Cartoon by Frank Shiers
    Cartoon: What a difference four dry months make
    October 21, 2022 1:30 am

    Cartoon by Frank Shiers

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