In his Oct. 10 letter to the editor, Carl Dodrill warns that by passing R-74 — and thereby allowing same-sex couples to wed — voters will open the door to incestuous and polygamous unions.
Two-thirds of children are now born to unmarried households. We need more marriage, not less.
The City of Mercer Island Fall Recycling Event is in two weeks, Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Mercer Island Boat Launch, 3600 East Mercer Way. This community event is a chance to safely dispose of old equipment and household items cluttering basements and garages.
The Washington State Department of Transportation is considering a change to the I-90 Snoqualmie Pass East Project and will host informal public hearings to educate the public about the proposal and seek their input.
A driver was threatened at gunpoint on Monday evening, Oct. 15, in the 5000 block of 84th Avenue S.E., off of West Mercer Way.
On Sunday, Oct. 21, The Friendship Circle will host its first annual ‘Walk With Friendship’ event, a walk-a-thon to show support and raise awareness for children and teens with special needs.
Mercer Island residents will receive their general election ballots in the mail this week.
Ballots for Washington voters are to be mailed no later than Oct. 19. The statewide voters’ pamphlet will be sent to all Washington voters as well.
As part of the North end QFC’s grand reopening, a plaque honoring Michael Mitchell was hung in the store’s seafood department.
The City of Mercer Island announced last week that the number of Islanders who have enrolled in the Green Power program with Puget Sound Energy (PSE) has met the Green Power Challenge goal of 650.
Mercer Island Rotary has named seniors Samuel Chong and Isabel Christy as the Islanders of the month.
Islanders may have seen police officers with their guns drawn responding to an incident outside of HSBC Bank in the downtown business district on Saturday, Oct. 13.
Leaves shine bright red and orange in the sunlight in Rotary Park in early October.