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Fun & games at FANS carnival

Activities get under way at the county Fairgrounds at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 16, and wrap up at…

Author Linda Lee Peterson

Life

Murder, mystery: an author event

As her unbridled curiosity and thirst for adventure offer perfect opportunity for Peterson to unleash her journalist-turned-sleuth on…

News

Home for the Holidays

The days may be shorter, the nights longer, and temperatures cool and growing colder still, but there’s plenty…

Students from Spring Street and Salmonberry schools join forces to help restore the Land Bank’s Beaverton Valley Marsh.

Life

Students united for wetlands sake

The Land Bank acquired the Beaverton Valley Marsh property, home to one of the largest expanses of critical…

Opinion

Hey, can you hear me now? | Editorial

A community responded to make sure we remain safe, secure and healthy and we were reminded again that…

Opinion

Hard times & the holidays: Concert, unity, faith to help community heal

It is in this spirit that a very special choral concert is being offered to our community on…

Vendovi Island is located seven miles north of Anacortes.

Opinion

Optimism rises in Vendovi campaign | Guest Column

More than 350 households have donated to the Trust’s “Save Vendovi” campaign

Letters to the Editor

High praise for Airlift Northwest | Letters

I can only imagine the damage that could have been done if we had not been able to…

Letters to the Editor

Grateful for care from Island Air | Letters

I would like to personally thank Island Air of Friday Harbor for the times they have medical evacuated…

Letters to the Editor

Wisecracks over outage don’t fly | Letters

Maybe we need someone in that job who understands the seriousness of what happened and is working hard…

Letters to the Editor

Pivotal points lost in I-522 coverage | Letters

An independent study by the Alliance for Natural Health found that I-522 will not substantially increase food costs

Homes sold in San Juan County in October fetched the highest median price of western Washington counties.

Business

Real estate snapshot: volume down, prices up

Despite the downward trend these numbers indicate, there’s more to the market than meets the eye

News

Groups call for better protection of Puget Sound

Projects such as bulkheads, piers, dredging, marinas and barging facilities must result in no net-loss of habitat function