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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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Slammed by four initiatives on Nov. 5 ballot | Guest column
Slammed by four initiatives on Nov. 5 ballot...
By Carolyn Boatsman, Mercer Island resident • October 21, 2024 2:05 pm

Recommended: Vote NO on all of the initiatives, keep what we have, make progress, and improve our efforts as we go!

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Welcome to awe-tumn on Mercer Island | Greg...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • October 9, 2024 7:00 am

“I just love this time of year!”

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Another invisible child: Interview with a survivor of...
By Jayendrina Singha Ray Guest column • October 8, 2024 2:06 pm

I met Jessica (pseudonym), a survivor of familial sex trafficking, and Audrey Baedke from the nonprofit REST (Real Escape from the Sex Trade) to understand the invisible reality of child abuse.

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Greg’s neighbor Linda Nicholl holding front page of Sept 9, 1963 LA Times featuring her father’s cover story Photo courtesy of Greg Asimakoupoulos
A puff felt around the world | Greg...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • September 25, 2024 8:00 am

Today marks the 75th anniversary of Billy Graham’s first major evangelistic crusade.

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Ofri Reiner with a photo of her family. One of her twin brothers, an Israeli soldier, was killed by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7. Photo courtesy of John Hamer
Survivors of Oct. 7 Hamas attack share their...
September 23, 2024 4:00 pm

“History needs to see how cruel humanity can become.”

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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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