By Ginnie Roeglin and
David W. Fuller
8 Dialogue
Letters from our readers
11 Fresh Views
Brain food for
the entrepreneur
15 Consumer Connection
By David Horowitz
17 Financial Connection
By Suze Orman
18 Debate
Should the U.S. invest
in high-speed rail lines?
32 Arts & Entertainment
Book buyers’ picks
64 Member Connection
Odds and ends from
Costco members
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Gandhi said “You must be the change
you want to see in the world.” These
Costco members are taking the message
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39 Upgrade before you sell
Don’t just decorate
and depart—enjoy your
home improvements
before you sell.
BY TONYA M. WILLIAMS
43 Broken home
Some home décor rules
were meant to be broken.
BY JUDI KETTELER
VEER
Buyers’ Picks and more
Whimsical Chest, Addison
Chair and the first-ever
Sad Sofa contest!
29 Woodstock, man
Four decades after the most
celebrated concert of the
Summer of Love, the film
gets a re-release.
BY STEVE FISHER
31 Bookpick: The Little Book
Selden Edwards spent 30 years
crafting The Little Book. The
response has been, well, huge.
BY J. RENTILLY
53Leiyourheadhere
The Hawaiian Islands are
celebrated for luxury, adventure,
relaxation and romance.
BY T. FOSTER JONES
55 Costco services: VoIP
More small businesses
are investigating the cost-saving benefits of Voice
over Internet Protocol.
BY CHRIS COSTANZO
56 Kirkland Signature Soap
The quality and value of
Kirkland Signature™ Soap
will have you in a lather.
BY WILL FIFIELD
58 Buying Smart: Oral care
Oral health is tied to overall
health. Follow these practices and check out the
products that can help.
BY PAT VOLCHOK
ALSO
60 What’s New
62 Special Events
63 Costco Services Update
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