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Playwrights Showcase opens Thursday

The Showcase, formerly titled the Islands Playwrights Festival, opens Thursday, Jan. 24, for a two-week run.

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Council mulls delay of CAO startup date

Proposed two-month delay allows more time for public education

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Council kick starts manager quest

The Council directed Prothman and county staff to make a special effort to find local candidates for the…

Friday Harbor’s Marquis Napier sizes up an opponent moments before pinning his La Conner rival in the Wolverines 36-34 team victory

Sports

Friday Harbor beats back Braves, sweeps regular-season series | Wrestling

The Wolverines wrestlers outmuscled La Conner to claim a 2-point team win, Jan. 16, at home, their second…

A juvenile chinook salmon rests in the hand of a researcher

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Kwiaht seeks anglers’ help in solving ‘Blackmouth’ mystery

About one in six juvenile Chinook prefers insects and other invertebrates even when baitfish are plentiful. Both wild…

Erika Lynn Sundstrom: 1977 — 2013

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Erika Lynn Sundstrom: 1977 — 2013 | Passages

Erika was born March 18, 1977 in Mount Vernon to Debbie Lawson Browne and Dan Sundstrom, and comes…

Letters to the Editor

Pratt for county council; keeps the ‘big picture’ in mind | Letters

As a former San Juan County commissioner, I have been aware that Lovel is a strong supporter of…

Letters to the Editor

Capable, dependable, accessible; Jarman for county council | Letters

As the county council transitions from a policy making body to a management body, we need commissioners with…

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Hospital commission stands by contract

In a letter circulated last week, the San Juan Island hospital commission disputes the contention by the ACLU…

Letters to the Editor

Diligent, thoughtful, thorough; Pratt for County Council | Letters

While we were serving on the Land Bank Commission (Nancy), and as mayor of Friday Harbor (David), we…

Laurie Orton

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New director: Orton at the helm of SJI Library

Serving most recently as branch manager of the Lydia Malcolm Library in Henderson, Nev., for 10 years, Laurie…

The shattered planter shown here is one of four destroyed in an apparent string of vandalism in the alley way between Spring Street and Sunshine Alley

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Town offers $250 reward for arrest in vandalism spree

The planters were heavily damaged in a string of vandalism that occurred in the early morning hours of…

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DVSAS offers classes in career training, domestic violence awareness

The training series consists of two different class levels; one for those interested in providing support and raising…