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    Articles by Ben Watanabe
    Someone put fake legs as if crushed by concrete barricades near Third Street to the post office in Langley.
    Barricade placement a safety matter, Langley Post Office...
    By Ben Watanabe • March 4, 2016 7:47 pm

    Bright orange barricades that have Langley residents in a huff were placed there for safety reasons, according to a post office official.

    The federal agency is required to provide a safe working environment for its employees, and the three concrete barriers that showed up this week to block the back entrance on Third Street to the Langley Post Office, much to the chagrin of city residents, were installed for just that purpose.

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    Events, RV campground, ownership change focus of Island County Fairgrounds plan by South Whidbey port
    Events, RV campground, ownership change focus of Island...
    By Ben Watanabe • March 4, 2016 7:42 pm

    Improving the Island County Fairgrounds is going to cost millions, and some of it may be in the form of increased taxes.

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    Supporters for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders wave signs and holler at traffic in Bayview during a rally Feb. 27.
    Bayview ‘Feels the Bern’ at second South End...
    By Ben Watanabe • March 1, 2016 5:31 pm

    Smiles, shouts, waves, honks, and a lot of signs were all part of the two-hour rally for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Saturday.

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    Mischka Burr
    Hundreds scour Langley for mystery weekend
    By Ben Watanabe • March 1, 2016 5:15 pm

    Another year, another faux murder was solved at the 32nd Langley Mystery Weekend.

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    Cars cruise up Highway 525 heading south from the Mukilteo Ferry Terminal. An early concept to improve pedestrian and bicyclist access over the railroad tracks could eliminate one southbound lane from the proposed new ferry terminal.
    One-lane merger in Mukilteo won’t affect ferries, state...
    By Ben Watanabe • February 27, 2016 12:00 pm

    A possible revision to the existing Highway 525 bridge in Mukilteo will not affect offloading ferry traffic, state transportation department officials said Tuesday.

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    Zach Simonson-Bond of Clinton asks Washington State Department of Transportation officials about parking considerations in Mukilteo for Whidbey Island commuters and visitors near the proposed new terminal. The answer at the Tuesday meeting in Clinton was that there’s no money for it.
    Overnight parking left out, crowd slams new Mukilteo...
    By Ben Watanabe • February 26, 2016 4:00 pm

    Ferry users let state officials have an earful about poor parking considerations and a lack of preparations for emergencies Tuesday night.

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    Tim Leonard
    All signs point to Museo
    By Ben Watanabe • February 26, 2016 6:03 pm

    Need a sign?

    Look no further than First Street in Langley. Museo will open an exhibit all about signs in the literal sense with an artist reception 5-7 p.m., Saturday, March 5.

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    Actors portraying Hasenpfeffer Incorporated entrepreneurs pitch their need for local rabbits for a faux restaurant specializing in rabbit stew.
    ‘Harefic’ murder sets sleuths loose in Langley
    By Ben Watanabe • February 24, 2016 4:00 pm

    Bunnies, hares, rabbits, coneys — leporidae by any other name may be the reason for the murder in this year’s Langley Mystery Weekend.

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    Maury Hood
    South Whidbey port leaders to vet traffic concepts...
    By Ben Watanabe • February 23, 2016 6:25 pm

    Early concepts for rerouting traffic along the highway near the Clinton Ferry Terminal will get a simple look-over by officials from state agencies and Island County at a meeting in late March.

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    Colin Campbell
    Trio of businesses seek to jump-start Clinton with...
    By Ben Watanabe • February 23, 2016 6:02 pm

    With patience and persistence, a few Clinton businesses are hoping to get a head start in making the once seemingly vacant commercial area into a destination town.

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    Tristan A.B. Steel
    Reverence, in-jokes around every turn in ‘The 39...
    By Ben Watanabe • February 20, 2016 4:00 pm

    Watchful eyes should pay attention for more than just whodunit in “The 39 Steps” at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts.

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    Vehicles offload from a ferry at the Mukilteo terminal Feb. 18. A proposed redesign would consolidate two lanes of southbound ferry traffic into one lane.
    Mukilteo ferry terminal, highway plans draw ire
    By Ben Watanabe • February 19, 2016 6:22 pm

    An early idea to bolster pedestrian access along Highway 525 near the Mukilteo Ferry Terminal has government leaders, residents and commuters on both sides of the water calling for a halt.

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    Langley fixes Washington State Auditor’s Office finding
    Langley fixes Washington State Auditor’s Office finding
    By Ben Watanabe • February 16, 2016 5:44 pm

    A state audit finding for the City of Langley has already been addressed and corrected.

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