Life
Ode to a modern samurai who wielded a mighty pen
Mercer Islander Kelly Goto writes “Seattle Samurai: A Cartoonist’s Perspective of the Japanese American Experience.”
Life
Presidential libraries offer priceless history lessons | Meanderings by Mindy Stern
Travel column by local writer Mindy Stern.
Obituaries
Paul William Romppanen | Obituary
Paul William Romppanen of Mercer Island, beloved father, grandfather, great- grandfather, husband, and friend, passed away peacefully at…
Obituaries
Joseph Burton Berlin | Obituary
TWIN FALLS – Joseph Burton Berlin, a longtime resident of Mercer Island, Washington, and recently of Twin Falls,…
News
Talk on climate change, politics on tap
Congregational Church on Mercer Island will present author and climate activist David Orr in conversation with interviewer Steve…
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NYHS journalism honors
Joelle Keene, president and executive director of the Jewish Scholastic Press Association, visited Northwest Yeshiva High School (NYHS)…
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MIPD’s newest officer
Luke Bonagofski, second from right, was sworn in by Mercer Island Police Department Chief Chris Sutter as the…
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Police, fire units respond to non-injury accident
Mercer Island police and fire units responded to a non-injury collision at Island Crest Way and Southeast 38th…
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A bubbling good time at Northwood
Northwood Elementary paraprofessional Katty Clark greets students with bubbles on the first day of school on Aug. 28.…
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Back to school celebration
It was all smiles as members of the Mercer Island High School drill team and drum corps along…
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No kidding: the goats are back
Goats have returned to Islander Middle School to feast on the vegetation in the storm water retention pond…