Letters
Dear Islanders, The need to mitigate climate change has never been more urgent, and there is an easy way for you to do something about… Continue reading
Kate Akyuz for City Council It is with great enthusiasm that I encourage your vote for Kate Akyuz for City Council Position #6. Her life… Continue reading
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If you were in town a few weekends ago when the “once in a lifetime” heat wave hit the PNW you shared in a horrifying… Continue reading
Shakespeare, please Dear City Council members, I am a longtime Mercer Island resident and was astonished to see that Mercer Island is not hosting Shakespeare… Continue reading
Lisa Anderl I was delighted when Lisa Anderl was appointed to the Mercer Island City Council in 2018, I voted to retain Lisa in 2019,… Continue reading
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I believe we need change to our democratic systems. Over the past few years, our top-two system has been shown to have some flaws. I… Continue reading
Together we have taken meaningful actions to preserve and improve public safety in our community - from holding Sound Transit accountable for a massive infrastructure… Continue reading
Letters
Dear Mercer Island City Council, We, the Mercer Island Clergy Association, feel compelled to address the recent ordinance regarding homelessness and camping on Mercer Island.… Continue reading
As King County elected officials of Asian descent, we are outraged by the increase in hate incidents directed at members of our Asian American Pacific… Continue reading
Letters to the editor
While walking our dog on Mercer Island … A couple of months back, my wife and I were walking our dog on Mercer Island. We’re… Continue reading
Letter to the editor
Planning commissioner was good for Mercer Island I suspect most islanders who read the article in the Mercer Island Reporter (“Planning Commission member resigns from… Continue reading
Letter to the editor
Dear Mercer Island Community, Last year was certainly a challenging year for our community and for each of us personally. Unfortunately, I suspect many of… Continue reading
Letters to the editor
Safety at schools As a longtime resident (1964) and supporter of Mercer Island schools, I want to express my solidarity with the teachers who are… Continue reading
Letter to the editor
I have lived on Mercer Island for 29 years, served on numerous local education boards and had five children graduate from the Mercer Island school… Continue reading
The Mercer Island Reporter’s Andy Nystrom reports that the city has issued a demolition permit to the East Seattle School purchaser (paid $6 million), who… Continue reading
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Dear board directors — 78 years ago, Bill Barnes was born to a young couple who were in the process of building a small home… Continue reading
