MARCH 2009 s Vol. s . O. 3
®
A lifestyle magazine for Costco members
Cover story PAGE 21
Order in the court
DEPARTMENTS
5 Front End
By Ginnie Roeglin and
David W. Fuller
COSTCO’S FOOD COURTS began as a humble
hot dog cart 25 years ago, selling a hot dog
and a soft drink for $1.50. Now? Millions
served, more selections and the price of
that hot dog and soda hasn’t changed.
BY DAVID WIGHT
7 Dialogue
Letters from our readers
9Fresh Views
Brain food for
the entrepreneur
11 Consumer Connection
By David Horowitz
13 Financial Connection
By Suze Orman
14 Debate
Should animals have the
same rights as people?
64 Member Connection
Odds and ends from
Costco members
INSIDE COSTCO
16 Survivor Corps
Costco member Jerry White
lost his leg, and found a cause.
BY WILL FIFIELD
19 Sucess or bust
Warren Tracy’s Busted Knuckle
Garage began as a dream—literally.
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27 Book Pick: The God of Small Things
Award-winning Indian screenwriter
Arundhati Roy’s 1997 novel of life in
India. Plus three other Pennie Picks.
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29 Lawyer-ish spoken here
Nolo Press aims to make
legalese easy to understand.
BY PETER MALCOLM
31 Cindere lla hamster story?
Disney ar tist Mark Walton’s voice-over for R hino the hamster became
the hit of Bolt. Plus, the star of
Twilight s peaks.
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35 Cartoon contest winners
The entrie s were many, the
talent ove rflowing, in the first
Costco ca rtoon contest.
COVER AND/CO N TEN TSIL IL LUSTRATION:
STEVE BJORKMAN; WARREN TRAC Y
PHO TO: M. JENN IFER CH ANDLER;
BOLT AR T: © DISNE Y
Rhino, the
surprise
hero of Bolt
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Special Section:
Outdoor Living
s Bird and butterfly gardens
s Backyard makeovers
s Rose-care tips
s Stone-tabletop care
s Vertical gardening
44 Passover meals
This annual Jewish celebration
i ncludes a variety of tasty
t raditional dishes.
B Y L I SA AL CALAY KLUG
4 5 G erm-free kitchen
M ake sure your cooking
c enter is clean and healthy.
4 L arge-scale success 9B elly Fat Cure participants
a nd Q&A with the man
b ehind the diet.
B Y JORGE CRUISE
51 Costco Travel service
A cruise on the Paul
Gauguin is an exquisite way
to experience Tahiti.
BY RALPH GRIZZLE
57 The check’s in the mail
Costco American Express
rebates are here!
BY WILL FIFIELD
58 Buying Smart:
Special Events
D azzling deals for limited
times in the warehouses.
B Y PAT VO LCHOK
A L S O
6 0 What’s New
6 2 Special Events
6 3 C ostco Services U pdate
MEMBER SERVICE:
1-800-774-2678
Busted Knuckle
Garage owner
Warren Tracy
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