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Update: Seattle Gun Buyback Nets 716 Weapons

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Business

Top 5 Tips to Tackle Your Business Taxes

1 hour ago

Business

Weirdest Job Interview Questions

Yesterday
Seattle Police collected lots of guns, plus this grenade launcher, at the city's first gun buyback.

Police & Fire

Guns, Gift Cards, and a Missile Launcher

Yesterday
Islanders boys basketball suffered their first 3A KingCo loss this season by a single point to the Bellevue Wolverines Friday night in Bellevue.

Sports

Islanders Upended by Bellevue, 51-50 After Comeback Falls Short

2 days ago
8455 West Mercer Way, $799,000, Beds: 4, Baths: 2.5, Sat. Jan. 26, 1-4pm

Patch's House & Home

NW Contemporary South-end Home, Five Other Open Houses Jan. 26-27

2 days ago
Have you gotten a flu shot this year? Did it make a difference or did you still get sick?

Government

Free Flu Shots Available In King County

2 days ago
Mercer Island High School senior Zane Khatib.

Schools

Mercer Island High School Student Attends 2013 Presidential Inauguration

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Local Voices

Patch Blogs

Recycling, donating or disposing of your ‘stuff’ can help with moving stress

Are you downsizing? Do you help seniors move? We gathered resources on how to deal with the overwhelming amount of “stuff” that’s no longer wanted.
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Nature Has Been Kind to Us

Husband, Father, etc.

The recent article in The Cyrosphere detailing the shrinking of the Andrian Glaciers and the resulting loss of fresh water storage reminds me of how kind nature has been to us.
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Bikes, Balls and Big Falls

Linda is a Seattle-area writer and mother of four.

Does our culture of sports idolatry give athletes “permission" to bend or break rules to their own advantage? And if so, should we encourage our kids to pursue sports dreams?
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Stock Market Climbs To Highest Levels Since 2007

Inside we report on the performance of the stock market for the past week and comment on excellent news on unemployment and housing.
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Rodney Tom & Pam Roach: An unethical cohort?

Rodney Tom has done something unethical...and it involves, not surprisingly, Pam Roach.
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Events

Today,  3:00 pm

Boys & Girls Club, SMART Girls Program

Mercer Island Boys & Girls Club / PEAK Facility
Today,  4:00 pm

Winter Aquatics Programming

Mercerwood Shore Club
Tomorrow,  9:30 am

Mom's Mornings

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Tomorrow,  12:00 pm

Rotary Club of Mercer Island Meeting

Mercer Island Community and Event Center