OCTOBER 2007 • Vol. 22 • No. 10
INSIDE COSTCO
®
A lifestyle magazine for Costco members
Teach your
children well
PHOTO CREDIT
51 Feelin’ yer oats
Cereal lovers should
try Kirkland Signature™
Organic Raisin Bran and
Organic Instant Oatmeal.
BY TIM TALEVICH
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53 Two ways to save
Costco’s credit-card processing program and health
insurance services can save
you money.
BY STEVE FISHER AND
STEPHANIE E. PONDER
Each year, thousands of high school
students in this country drop out.
Why? Can the epidemic be reversed?
Bill Milliken, of Communities in
Schools, believes there‘s hope.
64 Buying Smart:
Looking Smart
Quality threads from
upscale clothing manufacturer Hathaway
BY PAT VOLCHOK
ALSO
66 What’s New Gift Guide
70 Special Events
71 Member Services Update
BY TIM TALEVICH
HARLEE LIT TLE
5 Front End
By Ginnie Roeglin and
David W. Fuller
7 Dialogue
Letters from our readers
9 Fresh Views
Brain food for the
entrepreneur
11 Consumer Connection
By David Horowitz
13 Tech Connection
By Marc Saltzman
14 Debate
Should public works be operated by private interests?
36 Arts & Entertainment:
Book Previews
History, mystery
and celebrity
BA, LA, SD, M W, NE, SE
COVER PHO TO: JASON MICCOLO JOHNSON
72 Member Connection
Odds and ends from
Costco members
22 Go tell it on the mountain
Your company’s story tells others
who you are and what you stand for.
BY STEVE FISHER
25 Bead on a wire
Jewelry company LuckyClover is
all about Murano glass beads.
BY LYNNE MEREDITH SCHREIBER
29 Creative cooking
Beef: It’s what’s for holiday meals.
31 A little bit country, and ...
A conversation with Joe Don Rooney
of the country group Rascal Flatts.
BY TIM TALEVICH
35 Book Buyer’s Pick:
The Thirteenth Tale
Diane Setterfield’s debut novel
grew from her love of reading.
BY JENNIFER PIRTLE
41 All in the family
This gift-buying guide offers insight into
the games that appeal to all ages.
BY STEVEN L. KENT
MEMBER SERVICE:
1-800-774-2678
43 Wii got game
Nintendo’s Wii and other video
gaming systems feature interactive
games that require physical activity.
BY NATE FIFIELD
46 Energy-saving lights
Get the skinny on compact
fluorescent light bulbs.
BY WILL FIFIELD
47 Small but mighty
Costco’s liquid laundry detergents
will soon come in smaller jugs.
49 Travel Connection
Relax in the South Pacific, Australia
and New Zealand.
BY T. FOSTER JONES
