Opinion
Is $30 too much for a year’s pass to state parks? | Online poll
We want to know what you think. Is $30 a year too much to ask for passes to…
Opinion
Acquisition of Eastside rail corridor ‘historic’ | Island Forum
Last week was a historic moment as the Sound Transit Board seized a spectacular opportunity by securing right-of-way…
Opinion
Mr. Rose’s Island | Editorial
It is a curse of growing old. Whatever you accomplished in your youth or the prime of your…
Letters to the Editor
Letter | Don’t forget to pay for directory
The new Mercer Island Directory has been delivered. Your IRS taxes are done. Now it’s time to get…
Letters to the Editor
Letter | Take a minute to donate to Seattle Children’s
The new Mercer Island Directory has been delivered. Your IRS taxes are done. Now it’s time to get…
Opinion
Does bin Laden’s death have an effect on the war? | Online poll
In a top secret mission on Sunday, members of the U.S. special forces killed Osama bin Laden in…
Opinion
Do you think the city should look into acquiring the Stevenson Farm property? | Online poll
As reported in our story recently on the Stevenson Farm, the land may soon be available. We want…
Opinion
This time, let’s buy the farm | Editorial
When discussing the closing of Stevenson’s Farm, everyone comes to the same conclusion — maybe the city (we)…
Opinion
Should medical marijuana dispensaries be legal? | Online poll
The state legislature is working on a bill that would make medicial marijuana dispensaries legal, and create regulations…
Letters to the Editor
Letter | Ten percent utility rate hike ‘outrageous’
We are outraged to see another 10 percent increase in our water/sewer/storm drain statement for the January/February 2011…
Letters to the Editor
Letter | How is it possible to be ‘anti-dog?’
Thanks to Mr. Jacobson for taking his ridiculous dog-walking ticket to court and to Judge Stewart for throwing…
Opinion
Funding for poison control centers could go away | Online poll
Federal funding for the state's poison control could go away because of budget cuts. What do you think…
Letters to the Editor
Letter | Injured Islander applauds new crosswalks
I am one of the guys who got hit by a car on Island Crest Way over the…