MAY 2011/Vol. 26/No. 5
A lifestyle magazine for Costco members
DEPARTMENTS
7 Front End
By Ginnie Roeglin and David W. Fuller
9 Dialogue
Letters from our readers
13 Fresh Views
Brain food for the entrepreneur
15 Consumer Connection
By David Horowitz
17 Financial Connection
By Suze Orman
18 Informed Debate
Should literary classics be sanitized?
53 For Your Health
Skin cancer protection + Stroke and
high blood pressure prevention
65 Arts & Entertainment
Book buyers’ picks
98 Member Connection
Every member has a unique story
COVER STORY
Many current and former
athletes turn to giving back
as their next challenge.
BY STEVE FISHER
Now a Minnesota
Supreme Court
Justice, former football great Alan Page
supports scholars.
Champions
for charity
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25 Stamp of approval Postmaster General Patrick
Donahoe delivers the goods.
BY DAVID W. FULLER
29 Flags of our forefathers Manufacturing U.S. flags
is the forte of Valley Forge
Flag Company.
BY CHRIS PENTTILA
40 Creative Cooking: Goat cheese
A most versatile cheese,
chèvre (goat cheese) will add
tang to any dish.
BY MARTI BUCKLEY KILPATRICK
FEATURES
INSIDE COSTCO
81 Costco peddles bikes
A new line of bicycles, exclusively
for Costco, rolls out this month.
BY T. FOSTER JONES
87 Video-to-DVD service
Break those old films out of
their boxes and digitize them
at Costco 1-Hour Photo.
BY TIM TALEVICH
89 Home insurance basics
In protecting your biggest investment,
here’s what to consider.
92 Buying Smart: Kirkland Signature™ bakery cakes
Hefty and delicious decorated cakes
are perfect for every celebration.
BY PAT VOLCHOK
97 May is Miracle month
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
and Costco members make miracles.
BY ANITA THOMPSON
94 What’s New
96 Special Events
43 Wine Connection: Summer whites
When the weather warms, white
wines are a perennial favorite.
BY ANNETTE ALVAREZ-PETERS
48 Good fiberations Putting fiber in your diet provides
a host of health benefits.
BY ANGELA PIRISI
61 Firth and foremost Leading man Colin Firth hits
his stride in The King’s Speech.
BY IVOR DAVIS
63 Book Pick: Shanghai Girls Lisa See’s heartfelt tale of sister-
hood preps readers for the
sequel—out next month.
BY J. RENTILLY
Wheel value
81
Travel & recreation
River rafting
69
Camping with ease
75
Travel apps
77
Safe grilling
79
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