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Letters to the Editor

Letter | ‘Crazy quilt’ of parking does not make Town Center friendly

Seldom-used benches slapped on the sidewalk, more plantings and more signs pointing us to pigeon-hole, below-building parking won’t…

Opinion

What do you think about college football coaches’ salaries? | Online poll

Both head football coaches at the University of Washington and Washington State University make $2.25 million a year,…

Opinion

Vote ‘Yes’ on Prop. 1, I-502 | Editorial

If you have not voted already — it is time to do so and make sure you vote…

Opinion

Let’s be respectful and thoughtful this political season | Island Forum

As we approach the local and national elections, we might consider how we engage in public dialogue with…

Letters to the Editor

Letter | Fire station levy: vote no

We all appreciate and benefit from the Mercer Island Fire Department. But that doesn't translate into demolishing and…

Letters to the Editor

Letter | What parents may not know can hurt their student’s learning

First, if you’re thinking that dyslexia, dysgraphia or ADHD are not relevant to your family, consider that most…

Opinion

Firehouse and fire truck levy: It’s all about budget | Island Forum

Like you, I prefer a new South end firehouse to an old firehouse. Like you, I want new…

Letters to the Editor

Letter | Incorporate Islander, True Value in ‘new downtown’

Surely there must be some way that the Islander and True Value can be incorporated into the “new”…

Letters to the Editor

Letter | The ‘cost’ of a simple lemonade stand

Throughout Seafair at the corner of West Mercer Way and the eastbound off-ramp of I-90, a group of…

Letters to the Editor

Letter | Mercer Island’s National Night Out useful and fun

I would like to thank the city of Mercer Island, especially Officer Jennifer Franklin, for its support of…

Letters to the Editor

Letter | Seattle ‘sick leave’ rules can burden business here

It’s hard enough for employers to cope with hundreds of new regulations passed each year, added to the…

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Opinion

Thanks for ‘filling the boot’ for muscular dystrophy | Island Forum

In 1952, a father of a child with muscular dystrophy asked the firefighters in Boston to help raise…

Letters to the Editor

Letter | Cyclists’ behaviors are rude, dangerous

I’m very concerned that the majority of cyclists I’ve shared the trails with think nothing of zooming past…