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Sep 09 2008, 11:53 AM Talk about budget cuts may be buzzing around local cities, businesses and Island homes, but it is not something that the city will be facing this fall. Mercer Island students excel in WASL
Sep 09 2008, 11:54 AM The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction released the 2008 state WASL results last week, with Mercer Island scores, as usual, topping the list. The percentage of Island students meeting all three standards reading, writing and math averaged 86 percent, far above the Washington state average of 45 percent. Off-Islanders also have interest in outcome of Tent City stay
Sep 09 2008, 11:54 AM For one Eastsider who has challenged the merits of Tent City 4 within several communities since its inception four years ago, the truth behind the roving homeless camp is coming out during its stay on Mercer Island. New Orleans church again faces danger; Mercer Islanders replaced organ just months ago
Sep 09 2008, 11:54 AM As Hurricane Gustav tore through New Orleans this week, the parishioners of Blessed Seelos Catholic Church and their friends at the Mercer Island Presbyterian Church (MIPC) prayed to get through yet another natural disaster. Kemper Freeman to add more to Bellevue downtown
Sep 09 2008, 11:54 AM
In its 62-year history, Kemper Development has had a number of milestones: Bellevue Place, Bellevue Square and Lincoln Square, together encompassing four million square feet of real estate on 50 acres of land in Bellevues downtown core.
Bellevue teachers on verge of strike Sep 09 2008, 11:54 AM As September draws closer, teachers in the Bellevue School District (BSD) are bracing for what could be their first strike in years. More than 1,000 teachers in the Eastside district are prepared to picket if they do not have a tentative contract agreement by Sept. 2, the first day of school. Their current contract ended on Aug. 1. Everyone is watching Tent City
Sep 09 2008, 11:54 AM
Councilmembers received their first update concerning Tent City last Monday night as dozens of Islanders lauded the communitys efforts to help the homeless, while others asked for verified warrant checks on the grandfathered-in camp residents whose names were not reviewed when the camp moved in earlier this month.During the City Councils regular meeting, city and church officials, as well as neighborhood and camp residents, presented the goings on about the temporary homeless encampment, which is set up at the United Methodist Church on the corner of S.E. 24th Street and 71st Avenue. According to the police chief, deputy fire chief and Development Services director, the camp is in compliance with the temporary-use agreement. A county public health nurse also stated the camp was clean and tidy, with no need for neighbors to worry about the spread of disease.
Police Chief Ed Holmes noted there had been four arrests involved with the camp in the first 12 days on the Island, with two arrests being drivers with invalid licenses and another for an outstanding warrant that took place earlier that day. The fourth arrest happened the day the camp moved in as a woman was violating a no-contact order with another passenger in a car searching for the church. Another arrest was made the following day as a resident had an outstanding warrant.
News briefsSep 09 2008, 11:54 AM MIHS mock trial club raises money at Primaries
Last Tuesday, members of the Mercer Island High School mock trial club worked at the high-school polling center for the primary election. Their effort was part of King County Elections Partnership in Democracy program, created to recruit quality poll workers and benefit local organizations.
Knight promoted to City Attorney
Sep 09 2008, 11:54 AM
The citys former prosecutor was recently given the nod and promoted to City Attorney after serving as the interim for the past six months.
The Golden Hunter 
Sep 09 2008, 11:55 AM
The shell used by the U.S. Olympic rowing team to win the gold medal in the Womens 8 rowing competition in Beijing is named after Islander and former UW regent
