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Letters to the Editor

Letter | School district did not present ‘realistic plan’

This school bond defeat really isn’t surprising, even though MI voters are strong supporters of the school system,…

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Letter | MI Children’s Guild says ‘Thank you, Islanders’

The Mercer Island Guild of Children’s Hospital, publishers of the 2012 Directory, would like to thank the community…

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Letter | Students can excel in older buildings

Student input may be valuable in evaluating schools

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Letter | Prized possession stolen at high school

A hard-earned computer taken at Mercer Island High School is taken, owner hopes for return.

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Letter | ‘No’ on bond, School Board is asking too much

I like to refer to Fran Call’s letter to the Mercer Island Reporter, Feb. 15, 2012, “Gone are…

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Letter | Teacher ‘shocked’ by schools here

For the past two years, I have taught at Lakeridge and am a Mercer Island resident. I wanted…

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Letter | ‘Yes’ vote for schools is vote for Island

I am writing to ask my fellow Islanders to vote yes on April’s school bond. I confess that…

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Letter | School cost is ‘lunacy’

If my math is correct, 56,000 voters in Issaquah are being asked to pony up $3,910 each for…

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Letter | Realtors® urge ‘yes’ vote on MISD bond measure

Seattle KingCounty Realtors® (SKCR) have endorsed a bond proposition to modernize and expand facilities in the Mercer Island…

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Letter | Our old schools — would you feel safe?

Seismologists knew comparatively little when our schools were constructed in the 1960s.

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Letter | School Board skips voters’ pamphlet to explain bond vote

I was very disappointed by the Mercer Island School Board’s decision not to fund the $3,000 to place…

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Letter | Gone are the days voters always say ‘yes’ to schools

One hates to bite the hand that fed it, but this former Mercer Island teacher is alarmed. Why…

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Letter | All are ‘easily misled’ by education union

Reference the picture on page 2 of the Nov. 30 newspaper. How easily everyone is misled by the…