Letter | Just how much tax is there on hard liquor?
This was our first purchase of hard liquor in Washington. The taxes mount up one on top of another. We have taxes on taxes.
Letter | Without parking, Sound Transit light rail station will go empty
I would expect that when all is done, it will be a very lonely station. No place to park — few riders.
Letter | Poor communication made the school bond fail
I read with interest the Reporter’s May 22, 2013, article-interview with Adair Dingle and it brought back some thoughts of why a lot of us Islanders defeated the school bond so badly.
Letter | Community Fund supports Youth Ballet
The Island Youth Ballet and selected students from the Children’s Dance Conservatory are grateful to acknowledge the continued and ongoing support from the Mercer Island Community Fund.
Letter | Fireworks – be safe, be responsible
On behalf of Kiwanis of Mercer Island, VFW Post #5760, and the Mercer Island Masonic Lodge, I would like to thank the City Council for their approval of our permit to sell safe and sane fireworks in celebration of the Fourth of July this year.
Letter | Hopes for dental coverage in Legislature special session
It’s unfortunate that legislators couldn’t finish business in the regular legislative session, but there is at least one issue they can quickly agree upon in the special session: restoring dental coverage for adults on Medicaid.
Letter | Thanks to farmers market supporters
I would like to acknowledge those individuals and businesses that supported the Mercer Island Farmers Market at our recent fundraiser held at Aljoya.
Letter | Where are honors for the merchant mariners?
We honor all the armed services, and rightly so, but do we ever mention the heroic men of the American Merchant Marine?
Letter | What does that red sign mean?
How come car directional signals don’t work on Mercer Island?
Letter | Pass the Toxic-Free Kids and Families Act
In my Mercer Island parish, there are a significant number of children with autism. There are many more in the larger community.
Letter | Beware of cyclists, not just unleashed dogs
Could we not post some signs, other than the ‘bikes yield to pedestrians’ that are largely ignored, to require bikes to slow down through the stretch between the Lid tennis courts and the ballfields?
