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From left: Sue Colbourne, Nataliya Lukyanova, Daria Absher. (Courtesy photo)
Mission Ukraine finds connections in Mercer Island |...
June 10, 2024 8:34 am

I spent a couple of hours with Nataliya Lukyanova. This is an edited transcript of our interview.

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(Photo by Mindy Stern)
All aboard the Empire Builder with a one-way...
June 4, 2024 6:30 pm

My husband had driven to Eastern Washington earlier in the week to complete a project at our vacation home. Traveling by rail would allow us to return home together in one car.

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President David McKenna kisses his wife after presenting her her college diploma (June 1974) Greg’s father applauds in the lower left hand corner. Courtesy photo
Reflections on a 50-year college class reunion |...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • June 4, 2024 8:20 am

Returning to Seattle Pacific this weekend will trigger special memories.

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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.
Thoughts on Memorial Day and the ultimate sacrifice...
May 27, 2024 2:15 pm

On Memorial Day, we traditionally honor Americans in our military who gave their lives in battle for our country. It…

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Rabbi Elazar and Esther Bogomilsky flank the Mezistranos, the Friendship Circle honoree family for their robust volunteerism over the years: Dan, Levi, Joel, Hoda and Avi. Andy Nystrom/ staff photo
At Friendship Circle, you’ve always got a friend...
May 24, 2024 9:44 am

Sometimes random encounters with strangers can totally change our lives.

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Jung would agree: God is now here |...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • May 21, 2024 8:20 am

About the time I was contacted by the International Church in Luzern to consider becoming their interim pastor, my wife…

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Seattle Times Publisher Frank Blethen. Photo courtesy of the Seattle Times
Seattle Times Publisher Frank Blethen on the future...
May 13, 2024 9:44 am

I sat down with him last Friday over coffee to ask some questions about his career.

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Easter Sunday (Take 2) | Greg Asimakoupoulos
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • May 7, 2024 8:20 am

This past weekend Orthodox Christians around the world celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Because the Orthodox Church bases its…

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Ina Hamer, John Hamer’s mother (second from left), with her championship high-school basketball team in the late 1920s. (Courtesy photo)
Ode to the powerful bond between mothers and...
May 7, 2024 8:10 am

As I’ve aged, I increasingly realize what a role model she was for me in so many ways.

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If that’s not tyranny, I don’t know what...
May 7, 2024 8:00 am

By Mindy Stern

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Protect citizen input on Mercer Island Planning Commission...
May 1, 2024 12:55 pm

Letter to the editor

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Meeting Jeff, Marco and Vero helped me to realize that in the brief time in Luzern I have been continuously building bridges with strangers. Courtesy photo
Brotherly love and sister cities | Greg Asimakoupoulos
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • April 23, 2024 7:20 am

We are connected to Seattle and Bellevue by two bridges. Those bridges are our lifeline.

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Greg’s late mother holding a pillow with her signature saying. Photo courtesy of Greg Asimakoupoulos
An invitation to number our days | Greg...
By Greg Asimakoupoulos Greg Asimakoupoulos • April 16, 2024 7:20 am

This week I reach a milestone. My birthday cake is entitled to 72 candles.

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