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Memorial for Rama Fire at SJI Grange Hall

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Memorial gathering for Rama Fire, Saturday, at the Grange

Family and friends of Rama Fire will hold a memorial gathering and potluck Saturday, Nov. 23, at the…

Jim Nollman

Life

How does his garden grown? Find out at the Grange fall lecture series

Island author Jim Nollman will read from his book, "Why We Garden", and talk about his personal approach…

Letters to the Editor

Excessive cost of health care is nothing to celebrate | Letters

As someone who works construction, and as a parent of two children I have had numerous occasions to…

News

State utilities panel to investigate outage, response by CenturyLink

“We recognize this outage caused serious disruption and inconvenience to the people of the San Juan Islands,” said…

Peace Island Medical Center's wall of art features works by local artists

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Medical Center celebrates first anniversary Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.

Peace Island Medical Center will commemorate its one-year anniversary with an Open House and a celebration of "firsts"…

Opinion

Lack of ‘profit’ no proof of failure for farm tax-break program

Assessor in error, farms needn’t be ‘profitable’ to qualify for tax breaks

The true height of Ruffles dorsal fin—some say it was 6 feet tall—is one of many “myths” about local wildlife explored at The Whale Museum ‘Gear Down ‘ program

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‘Tall tales’ of local wildlife explored

Research by Whale Museum reveals facts behind long-standing myths

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Arne Briane Ferchen: 1955—2013 | Passages

He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends.

Everett Herald columnist Jerry Cornfield

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Defeat of I-522 deconstructed | Guest column—The Petri Dish

At times, it seemed those running the Yes on 522 campaign had not learned many lessons from the…

Letters to the Editor

Fond farewell from ‘Sell It Again’ | Letters

Our most gracious and humble thanks for the support of all our customers, the community and to those…

News

Outage update: cell phone coverage improved, boost in connectivity for Rock Island customers

The latest update from CenturyLink notes improved Internet connectivity for Rock Island customers and better connections for local…

Helen Benedict

Obituaries

Helen Benedict

Helen Griffin Benedict September 13, 1918 — November 13, 2013 Helen was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, to Charles…

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CenturyLink representative to field questions at Open House; 3-6 p.m.

Spokeswoman Jan Kampbell of CenturyLink will be at Friday Harbor House, 3-6 p.m., today (Tuesday) to field questions…