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Guiding voters at the polls
Creative designer for the Mercer Island Reporter and Reporter Newspapers, Melanie Morgan spent 16 hours working at the…
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Island retail braces for tough holiday season
So far, Mercer Island’s downtown businesses have been able to float the economic recession with prudence. But with…
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Couple cycles Island 50 times for Children’s Hospital
Mercer Island residents DJ and Renae Brooks celebrated their 50th birthdays by cycling around Mercer Island 50 consecutive…
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Five Islanders compete in New York City Marathon
Five Islanders ran the 2008 New York City Marathon last weekend, with several others cheering them along. Mercer…
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Schools Foundation raises $418k
The Mercer Island Schools Foundation set a new record in Phone-a-Thon donations last week, earning $418,000 in its…
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Feds say use of Metro to bus kids illegal
According to a new Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regulation, the Mercer Island School District will have to relinquish…
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Student composer takes on Arturo Ui
Music composition comes naturally to Leeran Raphaely; writing and performing 30 songs for a musical is another matter.…
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Young voters eager to make a difference
The youth vote counts. This platitude rings truer than ever in the 2008 presidential election. According to nationwide…
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Mercer Island teachers embrace cyberspace
Podcast. Blog. Wiki. Hyperlink. It may sound like gibberish to some, but most Island students are fluent in…
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What’s up duck? | The story behind Mercer Island’s first duck-boat
Anyone who drives up S.E. 40th Street has probably seen it — a glittering, 12-foot-long duck with bulging…
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MISD adopts new teacher evaluation model
The Mercer Island School District has adopted a new teacher evaluation system, replacing its former approach with the…
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PTA launches six parent advocacy groups | Special Ed coalition draws strong support
This fall, the Mercer Island PTA is taking an unprecedented step in leadership. Targeting half a dozen issues…
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72 learning English in Island schools | Among this year’s bilingual students are speakers of Japanese, Russian, Korean, Spanish, Chinese, Thai and Finnish
The ESL program on Mercer Island — now referred to as ELL for English Language Learners — is…