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WSDOT CEO Lynn Peterson and Lynne Griffith

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Mostly positive reviews for ferry reservations in San Juan Island

Lynn Peterson, chief of Washington State Ferries and the secretary of the state Department of Transportation, came to…

Opinion

Fireworks on the way – be safe | Editorial

We would like to remind everyone that personal fireworks are not allowed anywhere in our beautiful county. The…

News

Lawmakers should fund life sciences discovery | Don Brunell

Some may remember the infamous Seattle billboard: “Will the last person leaving Seattle turn out the lights?"

The daughters of the First Family

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New allies in killer whale recovery? Orcas adopted by Obama girls

Presented to the president as gifts for his daughters, the orca adoptions are intended to help raise the…

Poking out of a light haze on the horizon

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Promise of would-be nature preserve glistens at campaign kick off

Flanked by Trout Lake to the south and Lawson’s Pond to the north, Mount Grant sits in between…

2015 state 2B hurdles champ Willie Blackmon takes the lead in a 300-meter hurdle heat in 2014.

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Big tumble followed by even bigger win at state championships | Track & Field

Willis Blackmon bounces back from a hard fall in a preliminary heat to run away with the 300-meter…

The Wolverines celebrate a home run by Lauren Ayers (far left) in their league title-clinching May 12 win at home over Darrington

Sports

Wolverines oust La Conner, clinch berth at State | Prep softball

Friday Harbor opens play in the 16-team, 2B state tournament May 29, in Yakima, on the heels of…

Dr. Christian Sidor

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State’s first-ever dinosaur fossil unearthed on Sucia Island

Believed to be 80 million years old, the fossil was first sighted in mid-May 2012 near the shore…

A portrait of the a Stubby Squid (Rossia Pacifica) is one of the many provocative photographs of creatures of the deep by Susan Middleton

Life

‘Spineless’… sea creatures like you’ve never seen ’em before, at IMA

Beginning Saturday, May 23, San Juan Islands Art Museum will showcase the work of wildlife photographer extraordinaire Susan…

A cleanup crew relies on a sheriff's boat to remove a mass of tires dumped on the waterfront of the Land Bank's Deadman Bay preserve in mid-March

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San Juan man cleared of dumping mass amount of tires at Deadman Bay

In a decision handed down March 11, San Juan County Hearings Examiner Phil Olbrechts ruled the county lacked…

The Wolverines converge at home plate to celebrate teammate Lauren Ayers and her fifth-inning solo home run in the Wolverines league title clinching victory at home over Darrington

Sports

Wolverines dispatch Darrington, 6-1, seal first-place finish in league | Prep softball

Caitlyn Domenech swatted a solo home run to lead off the opening inning, a first-ever for the four-year…

Far right; Raena Parsons

Life

On Stage: ‘9 to 5: The Musical,’ What a way to make a living

While the title tune is no doubt familiar, if you think you know "9 to 5," well, think…

Construction crews rely on heavy equipment and earth movers to carve out a corridor and build a reinforcement berm on Mount Finlayson in the early phase of realignment and relocation of Cattle Point Road

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Mt Finlayson gets a face-lift to make way for new roadway

Starting at the north side of the bluff, at Pickett’s Lane, the stretch of road that now winds…