From tutoring programs
and home building to
feeding the hungry and
honoring the military,
Costco employees from
coast to coast embrace a
community service ethic.
By David Wight
DEPARTMENTS
7 Front End

By Ginnie Roeglin
and David W. Fuller
Letters from our readers
11 Fresh Views

Brain food for the entrepreneur

13 Consumer Connection By David Horowitz

15 Tech Connection By Marc Saltzman

16 Debate

Is traffic photo-enforcement a good idea?

37 For Your Health

Kid obesity + Taste +
Psoriasis + Back myths
45 Arts & Entertainment
Pennie’s book pick +
Costco book buyers’ picks
50 Creative Cooking
Preserving + Member recipe
66 Member Connection
Every member has a
unique story

FEATURES

23 The company ou keep

Your business is just as vulnerable to identity theft as you are.

BY SCOTT STEINBERG
25 Finishing strong Tips for smart money
management.
BY ANITA THOMPSON
31 Kids and computers Keeping your computer-
using child healthy.

BY JANE DOUCET

COVER/CON TEN TS PHOTOS: RED BOX PICTURES/DAN DELONG

33 i Tunes for your brain From lectures to mov-
ies, i Tunes can expand
your world. Plus, a
Costco buyer reviews
a laptop for school.
BY STEPHANIE E. PONDER
37 Weighty matters Serious health implica-
tions accompany
obesity in children.
BY ANGELA PIRISI
43 House rules A Costco buyer offers
some of her favorite
household tips.
BY DEB BELCOURT
45 Book Pick: Mennonite in a
Little Black Dress
Rhoda Janzen redis-
covers her roots in
this humorous and
touching memoir.
BY SHANA MCNALLY
Kids and
computers,
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