Mercer Island Reporter

• Opinion

• Should Sound Transit include additional parking in the light rail station plan? | Online poll

  During a public meeting hosted by Sound Transit last week about the light rail station for Mercer Island, the public found out that no additional parking is planned at the station.

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  Affordable Justice | Cartoon of the Week

  Each week see the Cartoon of the Week by artist Jeff Johnson.

• Do you think development at Mercerdale Park should be allowed? | Online poll

  The City of Mercer Island is considering plans to expand the Thrift Shop building, as well as add a building for Youth Theatre Northwest at Mercerdale Park.

• Squeezed | Editorial

  Look no further than the huge 378-member class of 2013 for the pressure on Island schools.

• Do you think you’ll use light rail? | Online poll

  Sound Transit is in the final design phase for the East Link light rail, which will include a station on Mercer Island. The project is projected to be finished in 2023.

• Distracted | Editorial

  A police report from the Reporter shows up in the New Yorker magazine.

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  Full Coverage | Cartoon of the Week

  Each week check out the Reporter's Cartoon of the Week by Jeff Johnson.

• Are you concerned about bridges in the area? | Online poll

  Last Thursday, a bridge on Interstate 5 spanning the Skagit River between Mt. Vernon and Burlington collapsed into the river after the support structure was hit by an oversize load.

• Future foretold | Editorial

  Here is an event that epitomizes the phrase ‘worst case scenario.’

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