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    Articles by Matt Phelps
    Bellevue College Dean of the Health Sciences
    Sen. Murray visits Eastside to talk about job...
    By Matt Phelps • August 18, 2016 4:00 pm

    Zoe Melendez showed up to her first day of school with no hair, no fingernails and no toenails. She had just been laid off from her job in a career she had been a part of for more than 25 years and was battling breast cancer.

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    John Urquhart
    Top county cop lives right here
    By Matt Phelps • November 9, 2012 12:18 pm

    King County Sheriff Steve Strachan officially conceded to longtime department spokesman John Urquhart late Thursday night in the race for a one-year term for the position.

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    Diane Phelps
    Matt Phelps returns to Island to help his...
    By Matt Phelps • August 21, 2012 12:04 pm

    Just when you think you’re out, they pull you back in. I love Mercer Island, but I rarely have a reason to come back. My mom, Diane, visits Mercer Island more than I do as she takes karate classes at Z-Ultimate Self Defense Studio each week.

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    Residents sound off on county’s proposed car-tab tax to limit Metro service cuts
    Residents sound off on county’s proposed car-tab tax...
    By Matt Phelps • July 12, 2011 9:07 am

    Seventy-three people, including initiative king, Tim Eyman, attended a public hearing on the proposed congestion reduction charge in Kirkland last week that would help fund King County Metro services.

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    ‘Congestion Reduction Charge’ | Tax to save Metro service levels
    ‘Congestion Reduction Charge’ | Tax to save Metro...
    By Matt Phelps • July 7, 2011 6:16 pm

    Eastsiders gather to tell County Council what they think of $20 charge to keep Metro going

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    Joyce Hedlund
    Finding the words befitting of a local legend
    By Matt Phelps • November 10, 2009 4:34 pm

    Under the daily grind at my new Kirkland Reporter digs, I wouldn’t normally have time to go back and write…

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    Islander Lindsay Chinn drives her first shot at the Bellevue Municipal Golf Course earlier this season.
    Islander girls golf team clinches 3A KingCo banner
    By Matt Phelps • May 5, 2009 4:55 pm

    The Mercer Island girls golf team earned a big victory on Thursday, despite a last-minute change of venue, facing down the school’s biggest rival in undefeated Bellevue and battling physical ailments.

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    Islander Ellen Haas charges the Panther goal to bring her team within two points of Seattle Prep during the second half.
    Girls lacrosse overcomes a seven point deficit to...
    By Matt Phelps • May 5, 2009 4:55 pm

    The Mercer Island girls lacrosse team found itself in a familiar place on Friday. The Islanders trailed Seattle Prep by seven points and seemed to be falling further behind with every face-off draw.

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    So long, Mercer Island
    So long, Mercer Island
    By Matt Phelps • May 5, 2009 4:54 pm

    During the last few weeks, I have been trying to figure out how to sum up the past eight years as the Mercer Island Reporter’s sports editor. Yesterday was officially my last day, and I am now at the Kirkland Reporter. I realized that I have spent a quarter of my life in the middle of Lake Washington, watching kids wrestle with broken necks, swim around the Island, win state and national titles and come back as hard-working professionals.

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    Murray Longbotham won the 100-yard butterfly event during the boys' Washington state 3A swimming and diving championship at the King County Aquatic Center in Federal Way on Saturday
    UW cuts take full swimming scholarship from Longbotham
    By Matt Phelps • May 1, 2009 8:11 pm

    The recession is hitting everyone. But for Mercer Island High School senior Murray Longbotham, it is threatening to take away…

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    Islander Michelle Zemplenyi returns a volley against Bellevue High School on April 23 as Mercer Island sweeps the Wolverines 9-0 to officially earn the regular season 3A KingCo title. The Islanders are undefeated this season and have not lost more than one match during any meet this year. Zemplenyi was 2-0 in singles play and 3-0 in doubles action last week.
    Girls tennis takes title
    By Matt Phelps • April 28, 2009 3:41 pm

    The Mercer Island girls tennis team officially claimed the 2009 3A KingCo regular season title last week with an in-league victory, but it came as no surprise, as Mercer Island has shut out nearly every team it has played.

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    Islander Daniel Shields has come up big during the last two weeks
    Islanders are only undefeated team left in Washington...
    By Matt Phelps • April 28, 2009 3:40 pm

    The Mercer Island boys lacrosse team sits alone as the only remaining undefeated team in the state, thanks to a 6-4 victory against Issaquah on Friday at Islander Stadium.

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    Islander Nick Ward takes a shot against Liberty.
    One goal, a state title
    By Matt Phelps • April 28, 2009 3:40 pm

    The Mercer Island boys soccer team is among the best in the state. Ranked No. 4 and with a 12-0-1 record, very few teams have been able to keep pace. The only tie for the Islanders came in an early preseason game against a 4A school. But this kind of success is not new for coach Steve Newman.

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