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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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    The Moore behind “The Night Before” | Greg...
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • December 24, 2024 8:45 am

    A father’s influence in a child’s life is inestimable.

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    Divine inspiration at 38,000 feet | Greg Asimakoupoulos
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • December 10, 2024 8:45 am

    It happened on a Blue Friday.

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On Dec. 8, Greg Asimakoupoulos will be signing copies of “Faith Matters: The Ebb and Flow of Unstoppable Hope” at Island Books from 1 to 3 p.m. Craig Thorpe will also be signing copies of his book “Railroads, Art and American Life.”
    The ebb and flow of unstoppable hope |...
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • December 3, 2024 8:45 am

    This coming Sunday afternoon (Dec. 8), my artist friend Craig Thorpe and I will be signing copies of “Faith Matters: The Ebb and Flow of Unstoppable Hope” at Island Books from 1 to 3 p.m.

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    Thanksgiving and the lyrics of gratitude | Greg...
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • November 26, 2024 7:25 am

    I love Thanksgiving hymns.

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    Commemorating Chief Sealth and a legacy of faith...
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • November 11, 2024 12:25 pm

    A few years ago, I stopped at Chief Sealth’s grave near the Agate Pass Bridge in Kitsap County.

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    Your house versus the White House | Greg...
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • November 5, 2024 11:41 am

    I am reminded of the words of a first century carpenter-turned-rabbi who said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”

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    Vote yes on the state’s four citizen initiatives | Guest column
    Vote yes on the state’s four citizen initiatives...
    By Lori Otto Punke, Mercer Island resident • October 24, 2024 5:00 pm

    Vote yes, pay less, writes a Mercer Island mother of three.

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    Jim Caviezel who portrayed Jesus in “The Passion of the Christ” in 2004. Photo courtesy of Greg Asimakoupoulos
    The passion of pursuing dinner with Jim |...
    By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • October 22, 2024 7:00 am

    I will never forget being handed a package of Kleenex as we entered the packed auditorium.

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