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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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…

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Letter | ‘Road diet’ elsewhere has had positive results

I have lived on the Island only three years, but I sense a significant number of Mercer Island…

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Letter | Let’s do more to recycle

At my school, we are doing a project to help our community. It is called the Giraffe Club…

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Letter | Islanders should have a say on the ‘road diet’

I am in full agreement with Robert Andrews, who wrote to protest the ‘road diet.’ This should be…

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Letter | What exactly is the point of the ICW ‘road diet?’

We have several questions about the so-called ‘road diet.’ What does it accomplish? What is its purpose? Does…

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Letter | South end driver hopes ‘road diet’ will make roadway safer

Although I live toward the South end of the Island, I’m looking forward to the new Island Crest…

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Letter | Let Islanders vote on ‘road diet’

This is a follow-up to the May 21 letter by Robert Andrews, titled, “Road diet changes mean more…

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Letter | ‘Feel good’ money spent on ‘green energy’ absurd

I read the story in the May 16 issue of the Mercer Island Reporter about the City Council…

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Letter | ‘Green energy’ vote shows poor judgment on city’s part

Supporting green energy sounds like such a good idea, and if Mercer Island residents want to participate in…

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Letter | ‘Road diet’ changes mean more problems on roads

Like many other Islanders who live south of 40th Street, I was relieved when, amid budget concerns, the…

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Letter | ICW ‘road diet’ poses risk for seniors

When the idea of an ICW ‘road diet’ surfaced some years ago, citizens opposed to the scheme were…

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Letter | School leaders, parents ‘over-reached’ for bond

In light of the failed school levy, it seems obvious the School Board and parents of school-aged children…