DEPARTMENTS
MARCH 2008 • Vol. 23 • No.3
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COVER PHOTO:
NBC/UNIVERSAL
COURTESY OF
EVERETT COLLECTION
5 Front End
BY GINNIE ROEGLIN AND
DAVID W. FULLER
A lifestyle magazine for Costco mem bers
7 Dialogue
Letters from our readers
Martha
Stewart
Martha Stewart and Costco
Wholesale entered the retail
world right around the same
time. Now, 25 years later, a
shared vision of quality has
brought the two together.
By Anita Thompson
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9 Fresh Views
Brain food for the
entrepreneur
10 News & Links
News in brief and links
for following up
11 Consumer Connection
BY DAVID HOROWITZ
13 Financial Connection
BY SUZE ORMAN
14 Debate
Should our medical records
be centralized in electronic
databases?
41
Arts & Entertainment
Book previews
+ DVD previews
68 Member Connection
Odds and ends from
Costco members
17 The price is right
Solid, professional bidding may be
the key to a business’ success.
BY PETER FRETTY
26 Hit me with your best shot
Presenting Costco’s 2007 Photo
Contest winners.
30 Upwardly mobile
No longer the rickety structures of our
youth, treehouses have become fash-
ionable and functional retreats for
adults and working professionals.
BY STEVE FISHER
33 What a load of ...
Compost is an excellent way to
enrich your garden. Plus, tips for
small garden spaces.
BY T. FOSTER JONES
35 Spring away from pain
Don’t hurt yourself the first day
of rigorous spring cleaning.
39 Book Pick: Suite Française
A unique glimpse into a world
of despair and hope.
BY J. RENTILLY
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26
News from the warehouse
Recent Costco openings in Korea,
Taiwan and Japan were HUGE.
A vision
of value
62
FRANCE FREEMAN
INSIDE CO
57 Costco Travel in 2008
Oh, the places you’ll go, when you
travel with Costco!
BY T. FOSTER JONES
58 Home, cheap home
Let Costco and Lending Tree help you
make the most of the buyer’s market.
BY T. FOSTER JONES
Buying Smart: Optical Center
Costco’s consumer reporter has
her eyes on style and value at
Costco Optical.
BY PAT VOLCHOK
A L S O :
64 What’s New
Special Events
Costco services update
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