Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos and Dave Ross. Courtesy photo

Opinion

Celebrating a familiar voice | Greg Asimakoupoulos

I first heard the voice of Mercer Islander Dave Ross in the fall of 1978.

Courtesy photo

Opinion

Dragon Park needs total makeover to be accessible and inclusive | Hamer

Major changes are overdue at the Mercer Island, which is clearly showing its age.

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Letters to the Editor

Paying it forward with school bond | Letters to the editor

Two letters to the editor. Send your letters to editor@cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/mi-reporter.

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Letters to the Editor

MI school bond would be a heavy burden | Letters

Two letter writers say why they’re voting no. Send letters to editor@cmg-northwest2.go-vip.net/mi-reporter.

Guest columnist Greg Asimakoupoulos and Ed Holmes, former chief of the Mercer Island Police Department. Courtesy photo

Opinion

Beware of first impressions | Greg Asimakoupoulos

My ‘Undercover Boss’ moment on Mercer Island.

Letters

Letters to the Editor

Voting yes on the Mercer Island school bond in April | Letters to the editor

Two letters from readers.

Photo courtesy of Mercer Island Rotary

Opinion

How Jim Ellis changed all of our lives for the better | Hamer

He was a member of Rotary, whose motto is “Service Above Self.” Jim personified those words.

Courtesy of Greg Asimakoupoulos

Opinion

There’s no place like Nome | Greg Asimakoupoulos

It happened a hundred years ago. A relay-race of sled dog teams saved the lives of countless people…

Clockwise from left: Diane Tien, Johnny Gage, Gregory Adams, Monique Mason, Larry Brooks, Steve Sheppard, Greg Asimakoupoulos. Photo courtesy of John Hamer

Opinion

DADS came to visit us, so we went to visit DADS | Hamer

Mercer Island Rotary Club (mirotary.org) just awarded them a $2,500 grant to support their work.

Frank Blethen, publisher of The Seattle Times, spoke at the Mercer Island Rotary Club meeting Feb. 18, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Greg Asimakoupoulos)

Opinion

I got to introduce my old boss at MI Rotary | Hamer

Frank Blethen recalled his long history on Mercer Island and the current state of newspapers.

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Letters to the Editor

Proposed law seeks to protect child sex predators | Letter to the editor

Letter to the editor

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Opinion

Sallman’s Head of Abe and a love of Lincoln | Greg Asimakoupoulos

As someone who raised three daughters in Illinois, my childhood appreciation of Lincoln only grew by increased exposure…

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Letters to the Editor

School board member’s online activity | Letter to the editor

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