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How can I help students struggling to fit in? | YFS Advice

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How can I help students struggling to fit in? | YFS Advice

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Maintain mind-soothing harmony with summer music concerts | My Turn

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Maintain mind-soothing harmony with summer music concerts | My Turn

It seems that the ear plays an important role in the awareness of the world around us. With…

City was once much more environmentally protective | Letter

Letters to the Editor

City was once much more environmentally protective | Letter

The Mercer Island Center for the Arts is currently under environmental review for a proposed huge building in…

Recycling Center has historical value to Island | Letter

Letters to the Editor

Recycling Center has historical value to Island | Letter

The recycling center has historical value to many Mercer Islanders. It also has value to be used as…

There’s no place like Nome | On Faith

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There’s no place like Nome | On Faith

Never underestimate the uncanny consequences of an unanticipated opportunity.

A green vision for Town Center | Letter

Letters to the Editor

A green vision for Town Center | Letter

In a recent issue of the Seattle Times, Marilyn Smith, a retired lawyer and former Seattle School Board…

Act fast to stop council from adopting major code changes | Letter

Letters to the Editor

Act fast to stop council from adopting major code changes | Letter

A first-time ever incentive to build accessory dwelling units (ADU) and reduction of required parking are proposed as…

City pays for MICA parking | Letter

Letters to the Editor

City pays for MICA parking | Letter

The facts from Mercer Island Center for the Art’s website: “The site (MICA) will support ADA compliant parking…

Praying for safety on I-90 | Letter

Letters to the Editor

Praying for safety on I-90 | Letter

Time will tell with the permanent changes to our access and permanent closure of the I-90 center roadway…

Where in the world is MICA? | Letter

Letters to the Editor

Where in the world is MICA? | Letter

Upon receiving MICA’s 2016 Annual Report in the mail recently, I was struck that in this otherwise detailed…

$10M settlement does not address core issue | Letter

Letters to the Editor

$10M settlement does not address core issue | Letter

Regarding the city of Mercer Island’s settlement with Sound Transit, I am just wondering how $10 million is…

Top things to know about boating on a lake in Washington | Guest Column

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Top things to know about boating on a lake in Washington | Guest Column

As a criminal defense attorney in Bellevue who has been practicing in the area for almost 27 years…

Confronting sexual assault head on | Guest column

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Confronting sexual assault head on | Guest column

Sexual assault continues to be a risk to teens everywhere, including on Mercer Island. In the confidential Washington…