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Failure of the EMS levy? Four points to ponder | Letters

I believe virtually everyone on the island adores our EMTs and the splendid service they provide. So there…

An intermittent yet persistent problem with its steering system has placed the Sealth

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House wants funding for third 144-car ferry to come from new tab fee

Editor's note: House Bill 1129 passed in the state Senate, Friday, on a 41-8 vote. The bill has…

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FAA safety standards prompt tree removal along Mullis Street

Removal of the line of trees inside the fence along Mullis Street is part of phase-one of a…

Daniel Dennis Martel: Aug. 10

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Daniel Dennis Martel: Aug. 10, 1941—Feb. 16, 2014 | Passages

Denny was born in Anacortes, Wash. to Ed and Edith Martel and graduated from Friday Harbor High School…

Patricia Schwinn

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Patricia Schwinn

Patricia Schwinn June 7, 1925 — March 7, 2014 You may have seen an older while haired lady…

From left; Friday Harbor High School's Guthrie Burnett-Tison

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Sweet sound of success; Friday Harbor students honored at Lionel Hampton Jazz Fest

Among soloists awarded "Noteworthy Recognition" by the festival judges are Friday Harbor's Guthrie Burnett-Tison (flute), Grace Willows (clarinet)…

Pacific Crabapple (malus fusca) is a good choice for thickets

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Ain’t over til it’s over; more time to purchase native plants

There is still time to order native plants from the San Juan County Master Gardener/Conservation District Native Plant…

Deputy Criminal Prosecutor Charlie Silverman makes a point about legal issues involving drug crimes at a town hall forum in February

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Silverman retirement ‘open house’, Wednesday, at the courthouse

Hired in 1980 by former prosecuting attorney Gene Knapp, deputy prosecutor Charlie Silverman spent 26 of his 36-year…

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Reward offered for info, arrest, conviction in weekend vandalism spree

Much of the damage was done by spray paint, according to San Juan County Sheriff's Department, and the…

Opinion

Make the most with your meal | Editorial

What are you doing next Wednesday— March 12—for lunch?

Town workers attend to a sinkhole on Spring Street in the wake of a break in the town water-main on Labor Weekend

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New revenue needed for road repairs | Guest Column

Price list for repairs tops $10M, boost in town sales tax would help cover that cost

North Star constellations.

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Starry starry night; celestial marvels revealed

The planetarium program “Under the Night Sky” catapults viewers from our own solar system and out into deep…

Marcia deChadenedes

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Meet-n’-greet with National Monument manager

A veteran administrator with the Bureau of Land Management, Marcia deChadenedes was recently named manager of the newly…