Mercer Island financial adviser Bob Toomey plays a classical guitar. Courtesy photo

Music and financial planning

A monthly financial advice column from S. R. Schill & Associates on Mercer Island.

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Courtesy photo Liat Perlman (left) and Sarah Hobson (right) launched Spirit206 over the summer.

MIHS students launch Spirit206

Spirit206 is a platform for student artists to showcase and sell handmade spirit wear.

A reduced pressure backflow assembly located on a water fill station at the city maintenance yard. Photo courtesy of Brain McDaniel

Backflow assembly tests are overdue

More than 100 sites have yet to report their results.

Mercer Island PD hopes sonar will lead to missing boaters

Cell phones left behind on boat gave little help in narrowing the search area.

Mercer Island City Hall. File photo

Council voted to find Mayor in violation of code of ethics

Aug. 20 council meeting held executive session, investigative review of Mayor’s email.

King County

KCSO found all but one of the 108 allegations of excessive or unnecessary use of force were justified

The Office of Law Enforcement Oversight has released its annual 2018 report.

Parts of Mercer Island left without power after car collides with pole

A 41-year-old Seattle woman was allegedly intoxicated when the accident happened.

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Elections

$30 car tab proposal returns to ballot in November

Tim Eyman-led initiative would restrict car tabs and transportation benefit districts in Washington.

Letters to the Editor, Sept. 18, 2019

Safety issues; politics in general; candidate endorsements

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Thief confronted by man returns stolen bag, flees | Police Blotter

Police blotter for Aug. 25 -Sept. 3.

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King County alcohol production ordinance could be approved by year’s end

Update to county code has been more than a year in the making.

News
Mercer Island rotarians Beth Baska, Becca Palm, Soonok Kwak, Carol Friends, Steve DeVos and Brent Jordan standing with one of the island’s 20 peace poles. Picture by Tracy Drinkwater

Mercer Island Walk For Peace

Rotary Club takes walkers on a journey from peace pole to peace pole Sept. 21

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The map shows the location of one confirmed cougar sighting and four potential sightings, as reported during the Aug. 20 City Council meeting. Image by Google Maps

Fish and Wildlife make the cougar case at city council

Officials believe courgar has been “gone for some time.”

 

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Mercer Island hires new director of parks and recreation

Jessi Bon, an Island resident who led the parks department in Sammamish, will start on Aug. 1.

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Train Derailment Results in Urgent Plea for Blood Donors

Emergency making huge demands on community supply.

 

AG Ferguson, Amazon sue over “get rich quick” scam

Customers promised easy income, but got empty promises instead.

 

WSDOT releases Gray Notebook 67

WSDOT highlights its strategic direction in this edition of the agency’s quarterly Continue reading...

 

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Sports

Football results: Week 3

Following are the prep football results from Sept. 20-21 for the teams the Reporter and Record newspapers cover: ——————- King’s… Continue reading

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Tennis continues to roll, Volleyball loses a close one | Mercer Island prep sports roundup

Boys tennis: The Mercer Island boys tennis team (3-0) continued their undefeated start to the season with a 7-0 victory… Continue reading

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Life

Friendship Circles to host their 8th annual Walk, Run, and Community Day

The event will take place on Sept. 22 at Luther Burbank Park.

 

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Marketplace

Cannabis collab sees Seattle women join forces

Seattle cannabis vendor names new product after local recording artist SassyBlack’s new album

 

Acupuncture offers drug-free treatment for many conditions

Ma’s Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Clinic opens Bellevue location

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A Day in the Life of an Environmental Intern

Ever wondered what happens during an internship at the Port of Seattle? Sophia Cassam, an intern at Sea-Tac Airport, shares Continue reading...

 

Quality education requires a quality investment

Navigating legislature-imposed school funding limits

 

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Opinion

Improving safety in Aubrey Davis Park with bike lane projects | Guest Opinion

A local guest opinion regarding planning for bike traffic increases.

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History: The untold stories | Windows and Mirrors

What do we not know about the history of the human race?

 

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Northwest
Chris Vance has his doubts about the Republican party and where it is going. COURTESY PHOTO
Politics

From chairman of WA Republicans to party pariah, Chris Vance explains why

‘Biggest shock of my adult life has been the Republican Party’s complete capitulation to Donald Trump.’

 

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