Letters to the Editor
Some strengths of School Board candidates | Letter
Last month, leaders of the Mercer Island Education Association, both teachers and support staff, met with candidates for…
Letters to the Editor
Wong should be re-elected | Letter
Benson Wong has been a strong advocate for Mercer Islanders on the City Council and should be re-elected.…
Opinion
KCLS — looking towards the future | Book Nook
Over the past year-and-a-half, the King County Library System has been immersed in a strategic planning process to…
Letters to the Editor
Mercer Island surrenders control of public park to private interests | Letter
Any loss of millions of dollars worth of irreplaceable public property (“rented” for $1 per year) to a…
Letters to the Editor
Savor Mercerdale Park one last time | Letter
Aren’t we fortunate that the tremendous amount of open space and natural parkland afforded us in Mercerdale Park…
Letters to the Editor
Thank you, Mercer Island police | Letter
I understand and appreciate the animus generated by thorny issues on our Island concerning traffic, possible performing arts…
Opinion
The seven year itch of the Affordable Care Act | Mercer Island Forum
For seven years, congressional Republicans have documented their insatiable desire to scratch the itch that is the Affordable…
Letters to the Editor
Questions remain over proposed building | Letter
Putting a building in Mercerdale Park, Bicentennial Park, the recycling center and the native garden beside the Skate…
Opinion
What is the new law about distracted driving? | Neighbors in Motion
Editor’s note: This is the third of an occasional column written by Neighbors in Motion (NIM), a Mercer…
Letters to the Editor
You won’t find those words on the SAT | Letter
I realize I’m a recent transplant – having only lived here for about 12 years. I don’t own…
Letters to the Editor
Council should rescind utility tax | Letter
One would think that the Mercer Island City Council had a mitigation plan in place before accepting a…
Opinion
Let our daughters have their shot | Propelling Women Forward
The musical “Hamilton” reaches its emotional crescendo when Hamilton howls that he’s “not going to throw away (his)…