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Storm offers chance to log off, reconnect
Did you get it yet? I heard the question everywhere in the days following our windstorm. Friends and…
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Birding for a ‘Big Year’ takes months of planning
January is a time of new beginnings, new resolutions and a fresh chance to rack up an impressive…
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Trauma from the windstorm can linger
December’s windstorm earned a formal disaster declaration from the city and profoundly impacted both individual and community functioning.…
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To grandma’s house we go: Nearby choices plentiful for Island seniors, but vacancies rare
This is the second part in a series of articles on elder care. The first article, published Jan.…
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Brains, not brawn in marathons
We’ve seen the walking wounded at marathons and half-marathons, watching the number of bandages and braces of the…
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Murphy’s law
Dale Murphy may have lost the 41st District legislative seat to Republican incumbent Fred Jarrett by a slim…
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Happy Birthday Sunnybeam! Historic Mercer Island preschool shines for 50 years
On the first day of school this year, 4-year-old Christopher Fuchs got to pick his animal cubby, and…
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Islander pilots zoo program in Kenya: Ecotourism seeks to preserve culture, land
Day after day, Sharon Loosmore welcomes field trips to the Woodland Park Zoo. As a docent, it is…
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JCC designs new playground
The Stroum Jewish Community Center formally kicked of its Community Playground Project last Thursday with the unveiling of…
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The Mayan Mexico: Merida on the Yucatan
I wanted warmth. I wanted out of our miserable winter here in the Puget Sound. And I wanted…
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Hosts with the most
Island francophiles and the families of 12 Mercer Island High School students are taking up their positions for…
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The healthy chili challenge: Holistic nutrition program is more than a hill of beans
Mercer Islander and former Reporter Lifestyle editor Trish Brandt has found the fountain of youth. She has truly…
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Northwest Flower and Garden Show coming to Seattle
In February, gardeners’ thoughts turn to the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, the third-largest in America. This year…