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EndNotes archive for Jan. 8, 2014

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8, 2014


Barista Salina Nickell prepares a coffee drink for a customer at the Starbucks store on the first floor of the Columbia Center, the tallest building in Seattle, which also has a Starbucks on the 40th floor.
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Name calling – a good idea

When I enter my local coffee shop, the barista says, “Good morning, Cathy! What would you like to drink?” I realize knowing a customer’s name is good business practice - and it works. I like how I feel when someone addresses me by my name.…

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Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.