Opinion
Community needs to help YTN
I was recently informed that Youth Theatre Northwest is facing major financial difficulties and as a former stage…
Opinion
Thank you to the community
I want to thank the community for helping support my Eagle Scout Blood Drive. It was a great…
Opinion
Spend money on school district, not town square
I read with dismay about the $95,000 that the Mercer Island City Council approved for building a town…
Opinion
Value of YTN
I am writing on behalf of Youth Theatre Northwest, which is facing great financial difficulties, as many of…
Opinion
Council shouldn’t spend money for problem cyclists
I am extremely dismayed that the City Council is contemplating spending $500,000 to narrow Island Crest Way to…
Opinion
Youth & Family ‘Heart’ breakfast serves many needs
You gotta have heart! So say those Yankees from the Broadway musical and the players on the Mercer…
Opinion
Seattle’s new tunnel to replace viaduct will cost Islanders, too
We’ve always suspected some elected officials of having tunnel vision. How right we were.
Opinion
City’s response to inclement weather must improve
It is time for Mercer Island's elected leaders to take a hard look at our city's disaster planning.…
Opinion
Island Forum | Education’s first responders help cure economic doldrums
It is a disturbing irony. Washington state’s 5.8 percent unemployment rate tops the national average. Our job market…
Opinion
No tolls for Islanders
Today would have been an expensive day for us, which is our norm instead of the one expensive…
Opinion
An Island of giving
In one day, one of the world's largest natural disasters took tens of thousands of lives. On Sunday,…