I read somewhere years ago — I have forgotten where — that if a person cannot relish the puncturing of…
Three months before I began my freshman year at Seattle Pacific University in the fall of 1970, I went to…
The Mercer Island City Council and staff are currently working with a consultant to prepare a draft Climate Action Plan…
In Washington, this year we’re fortunate to have escaped the historic droughts plaguing other parts of the world. The Columbia…
Cartoon by Frank Shiers
Yesterday (Aug. 28) on Mercer Island, Joe Kennedy and the Boyd Building Collection neighbors successfully obtained city support to block…
During the height of COVID, quarantined artists in my community found a creative expression for their talent. They painted rocks…
Midway through the 2022 primary season, Democrats are questioning if President Joe Biden can save them from the expected mid-term…
A tribute to Bill Russell, who died July 31 at the age of 88.
A group of us parents and grandparents of young singers and dancers want to express our deep gratitude to Heather…
Relocating the bike skills area [BSA] to Deane’s Children’s Park, within Island Crest Park [ICP] will merely relocate its problems,…
Cartoon by Frank Shiers
For the poor beleaguered voter in the coming elections, I offer this piece of advice — beware of the stealth…
