On June 1, the center lanes on Interstate 90 will be closed for six years or more, causing traffic and safety trouble for all who… Continue reading
There’s progressive populism. Call it personal sovereignty. Moral virtue and power should rest with the ordinary folks — not elites. It is anti-establishment, opposed to… Continue reading
On April 5, I attended the Mercer Island Planning Commission’s public hearing on the proposed revisions to the residential development standards; changes that will significantly… Continue reading
My dog Annie walked me around Mercerdale Park yesterday and I specifically looked for street parking and saw ZERO places to park (except the pullout… Continue reading
On behalf of the Seattle Children’s Guild of Mercer Island, I would like to thank all the volunteers who stepped forward on March 17, to… Continue reading
The clock is ticking for the commuters, carpoolers, truckers and buses that use the I-90 corridor; a daily average of 159,000 by WSDOT’s 2015 count.… Continue reading
Some Islanders are wondering why the Mercer Island Center for the Arts has not reacted to recent misinformation promoted on Next Door and in letters… Continue reading
Save our parks — what are we saving them for? More sports venues? Every park except Pioneer Park and Mercerdale Park has a sports venue.… Continue reading
This is my personal ask on behalf of the city of Mercer Island, its people and the people of the Eastside region. City of Mercer… Continue reading
Thank you Councilmembers Wendy Weiker, Jeff Sanderson and Mayor Bruce Bassett for opposing Councilmember Debbie Bertlin’s needless, costly and convoluted name change proposal for the… Continue reading
I feel very deeply about saving Mercer Island parklands after remembering the experiences my three children have had while growing up in such a beautiful… Continue reading
I have lived on Mercer Island pretty much my whole life. I went to Mercer View Elementary, North Mercer Junior High and graduated from Mercer… Continue reading
There is exquisite pleasure in fixing your eyes on half-opened flowers and in drinking only to a half-tipsy state. Full flowering and total intoxication will… Continue reading
At the City Council meeting on March 6, Deputy Mayor Debbie Bertlin justified her vote to add “Arts” to the name of the city’s Parks… Continue reading
At the March 6 City Council meeting, there was extensive discussion to spend $60,000 to rename a city department, which city staff had recommended against.… Continue reading
A portrait of Andrew Jackson graces the wall of President Trump’s office. Does Trump admire Jackson’s crop of hair? There is much more to Jackson.… Continue reading
For nearly two years, Mercer Island officials have attempted to engage local, regional and state transportation officials about ways to mitigate the traffic nightmare the… Continue reading
It was with interest that I read a recent letter from the executive director of Youth Theatre Northwest to your paper. Basically, he wrote that… Continue reading
Without a link to lot size and home size, the code means nothing. Arguments promoting homes with huge square footage confuse greed with necessity. Supposedly,… Continue reading
I attended the closing performance of “Willie Wonka Jr.” by Youth Theatre Northwest at the Stroum Jewish Community Center on Feb. 12. It was a… Continue reading
