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A tale of three amigos in Mercer Island...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • September 10, 2024 10:16 am

As we were settling into life on Mercer Island, two individuals sought me out and introduced themselves to me.

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Jewish Community Center welcomes everyone | Hamer
September 9, 2024 1:00 pm

“I’m surprised at how many people think they have to be Jewish to join.”

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A Labor Day weekend reflection | Greg Asimakoupoulos
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • August 27, 2024 10:16 am

But now, without a paying job, I feel naked.

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Mercer Island resident John Hamer is a retired journalist and grandfather of four. Email him at jhamer46@gmail.com.
Are we going to hell in a handbasket?...
August 19, 2024 1:00 pm

A “Road Warrior/Mad Max” post-apocalypse breakdown of civilization is a real possibility, some believe.

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This banner outside Greg Asimakoupoulos’ home illustrates that a competitor in the Olympics of Life lives inside. Courtesy photo
Anyone can participate in the Olympics of life...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • August 13, 2024 7:00 am

We don’t need to wait for the Los Angeles Olympics to participate in the “Olympics of Life.”

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Practicing what I’ve preached as a father of...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • August 6, 2024 7:00 am

This month I begin my 20th year as the faith and values columnist for the Mercer Island Reporter. Shortly after…

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Novelett Cotter of Mercer Island and Katrina Dohn of Tukwila Rotary Clubs, at “Kids Without Borders” Children’s Clothing Bank, started by Dohn. (Photo by John Hamer)
MI Rotarians deliver clothes to refugees and asylum...
August 5, 2024 11:14 am

Are you a Mercer Island kid who ever lost anything at elementary or middle school?

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An unforgettable Olympic moment | Greg Asimakoupoulos
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • July 30, 2024 7:00 am

As we watch the athletes from around the globe compete over the next couple weeks, we will see the fruit of self-discipline and personal conviction.

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Never underestimate the power of the past |...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • July 23, 2024 7:00 am

Recently I came across a letter a pastoral mentor mailed me 31 years ago. It was from Bud Palmberg, the…

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From left to right: Mercer Island Rotarians Novelett Cotter, Benson Wong, Pat Turner, Dana Weiner of Stroum Jewish Community Center, Rotarian John Hamer. The MI Rotary members collected 20-plus bags of children’s lost and found clothing from SJCC and Mercer Island School District. They washed, sorted and folded all the clothes, which will now be donated to local nonprofit organizations that help low-income families. Courtesy photo by Mariana Parks
‘People of action’ help local Rotary Club thrive...
July 8, 2024 12:23 pm

Mercer Island Rotary Club is 60 years old this year.

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Greg on left, Gary Snyder in the middle. Coach Ed Pepple on the right. Taken at Pancake Corral in Bellevue. Courtesy photo
Blueprint for success from a Mercer Island legend...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • July 9, 2024 7:00 am

Ed Pepple’s “Blueprint for Success” included the following 20 bullet points.

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Jeanett and Marvin Charles, co-founders of DADS, with Mariana Parks and John Hamer, who have supported the organization for more than a decade.
DADS addresses the issue of fatherlessness | Hamer
June 24, 2024 12:23 pm

A nonprofit organization is working hard to address the systemic problem of fatherlessness.

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While in Lucerne, I found myself repeatedly visiting the famous wounded lion monument. Courtesy photo
Finding common ground, thanks to a monument |...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • June 18, 2024 8:20 am

For the past three months, I had the privilege of serving as the interim pastor of the International Church of Lucerne Switzerland.

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