Opinion
Let’s be respectful and thoughtful this political season | Island Forum
As we approach the local and national elections, we might consider how we engage in public dialogue with…
Letters to the Editor
Letter | Fire station levy: vote no
We all appreciate and benefit from the Mercer Island Fire Department. But that doesn't translate into demolishing and…
Letters to the Editor
Letter | What parents may not know can hurt their student’s learning
First, if you’re thinking that dyslexia, dysgraphia or ADHD are not relevant to your family, consider that most…
Opinion
Firehouse and fire truck levy: It’s all about budget | Island Forum
Like you, I prefer a new South end firehouse to an old firehouse. Like you, I want new…
Letters to the Editor
Letter | Incorporate Islander, True Value in ‘new downtown’
Surely there must be some way that the Islander and True Value can be incorporated into the “new”…
Letters to the Editor
Letter | The ‘cost’ of a simple lemonade stand
Throughout Seafair at the corner of West Mercer Way and the eastbound off-ramp of I-90, a group of…
Letters to the Editor
Letter | Mercer Island’s National Night Out useful and fun
I would like to thank the city of Mercer Island, especially Officer Jennifer Franklin, for its support of…
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…
Opinion
Thanks for ‘filling the boot’ for muscular dystrophy | Island Forum
In 1952, a father of a child with muscular dystrophy asked the firefighters in Boston to help raise…
Letters to the Editor
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…
Opinion
‘The state of the city in 2012’ | Island Forum
As we inch our way out of the Great Recession, and as I mark six months as mayor…
Letters to the Editor
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…
Letters to the Editor
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…