COVER STORY WRITTEN BY JULIA SOMMERFELD PHOTOGRAPHED BY JOHN LOK
ON THE COVER: Hilary Zetlen shakes off her morning coma with a big mug of coffee in her bedroom. Her mother, Janis, wakes up around 6 a.m. to brew a pot to help her daughter wake up after staying up past midnight doing homework.

PLANT LIFE Turning To Ash Beautiful berries and fall color are good reasons to head for the mountain ash. ON FITNESS Finding The Beat Dancing can be a road to understanding culture. NOW & THEN Big on Books

TASTE Attention, Class There's a lot to be learned in the kitchen. NORTHWEST LIVING Getting Connected High-tech and homey, this Innis Arden house is state-of-the-art. SUNDAY PUNCH Glass Houses

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