Walking
the talk
JANUARY 2016 / Vol. 31 / No. 1
©MARAZE /
SHUTTERSTOCK
From his choices of acting roles to his real-life roles as environ-
mentalist and supporter of the arts, Robert Redford has always
carved his own path and his own direction. By Nancy Mills
COVER STORY 34
DEPARTMENTS
7 Front End
BY GINNIE ROEGLIN AND
TIM TALEVICH
10 Dialogue
Letters from our readers
12 Fresh Views
Brain food for the entrepreneur
15 Consumer Connection
BY AMANDA AND DAVID
HOROWITZ
17 Financial Connection
BY SUZE ORMAN
19 Tech Connection
BY MARC SALTZMAN
22 Informed Debate
Is rent control a good idea?
70 For Your Health
Cervical cancer awareness +
Designing an ideal life
121 Arts & Entertainment
Pennie’s Pick + Staff book picks
154 Member Connection:
Changing the world
INSIDE COSTCO
131 You can call her Captain
Captain Kate McCue takes the
helm as the first female U.S.
cruise ship captain.
BY PETER GREENBERG
133 Rolling on the river
River cruises offer a quiet and
intimate travel experience.
BY JODI LIEN
135 Costco Services: Health Insurance Marketplace
Navigating the Affordable Care
Act’s Marketplace can be confusing. Here are some tips.
144 Buying Smart: Costco’s
Organics Program
Two leaders in Costco’s
growing organic products
program explain how it
evolved and where
it’s going.
BY KERRY JOHNSON
139 Services Update
141 Pharmacy Update
148 What’s New
151 Special Events
151 Focus on: Kirkland
Signature™ Cognac
In our digital editions
Click here for a scene from
A Walk in the Woods with
Robert Redford and Nick Nolte.
(See page 14 for details.)
A lifestyle magazine for Costco members
FEATURES
26 Digging out of debt Some experts on personal finance
offer advice on how to get (and
stay) out of debt.
BY TERI CETTINA
27 Tax tips Tips from the makers of Turbo Tax
for easy tax preparation.
BY TIM TALEVICH
29 Success quiz Are you bound for success?
Take the quiz and see.
BY SUSAN FORD COLLINS
31 Employee fitness Investing in your employees’
health can benefit your
company’s bottom line.
BY CHRISTINA DEBUSK
92 Creative Cooking: Winter salads Salads with a seasonal flair.
BY SARAH TIECK
101 For Your Table: Seaweed This versatile ocean veggie has a
multitude of uses.
BY KATE PARHAM KORDSMEIER
121 Book Pick: The Sound of Gravel A woman’s memoir of growing up
in a polygamist community.
BY STEPHANIE E. PONDER
125 Money man Dave Ramsey talks about how his
early losses led to financial wisdom.
BY WILL FIFIELD
127 The disheveled detective Brenda Blethyn breathes life into
her cranky character.
BY STEVE FISHER Kirkland
Signature
Cognac 151
Buying Smart:
Organics 144
CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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