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    Articles by Brian Kelly
    Marked for Death: A South Whidbey Record report on the Douglas murder investigation
    Marked for Death: A South Whidbey Record report...
    By Brian Kelly • March 5, 2012 12:49 pm

    Russel Douglas looked a little lost when he drove up a driveway off Wahl Road that December day.

    He quickly figured out he was in the wrong place, thought the homeowner who had seen him drive slowly through the neighborhood 10 minutes earlier, as Douglas put his bright yellow Chevrolet Geo Tracker in reverse and, fast and straight, backed out onto Wahl Road, then drove away.

    He found where he thought he was supposed to be just down the road, minutes later, because that’s where somebody killed him.

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    Move terminal, ferry riders say
    Move terminal, ferry riders say
    By Brian Kelly • February 26, 2012 12:23 pm

    CLINTON — Keep clam. Faced with four options for keeping the ferry terminal in Mukilteo, South Whidbey residents said they most liked an alternative that would move the ferry landing to the north.

    One option, however, inspired much opposition at Thursday’s public hearing. That $130 million-$140 million scenario for expanding the ferry terminal would keep the dock at the end of Highway 525, but the on-site expansion would mean the removal of Ivar’s Mukilteo Landing.

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    Langley city officials reviewing marijuana issue
    Langley city officials reviewing marijuana issue
    By Brian Kelly • February 24, 2012 7:21 pm

    City officials are continuing to mull over a proposal for a medical marijuana business in Langley.

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    KPG is front-runner for Second Street design work
    KPG is front-runner for Second Street design work
    By Brian Kelly • February 23, 2012 12:39 pm

    LANGLEY — City officials hope to hire the Seattle-Tacoma design firm of KPG to do the designing and engineering work on the reconstruction of Second Street.

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    Many in the crowd raise cameras as the president walks to the stage during his visit to Everett.
    Obama visits Boeing’s 787 factory line
    By Brian Kelly • February 21, 2012 4:00 pm

    EVERETT — He touched down with the pride of the past.

    Then he soared with the Boeing Company’s faith for the future.

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    Lucas Jushinski presents the details of his plan to start a medical marijuana business in Langley to city officials during a packed special city council meeting Wednesday.
    City officials voice initial support for medical marijuana...
    By Brian Kelly • February 17, 2012 7:39 pm

    LANGLEY — The plans for a medical marijuana “access point” in the Village by the Sea got a warm but wary welcome from city officials at a special council workshop this week.

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    Law on medical marijuana leaves Langley in a fog
    Law on medical marijuana leaves Langley in a...
    By Brian Kelly • February 15, 2012 11:51 am

    LANGLEY — City officials met again this week with the Freeland man who hopes to open a medical marijuana “access point” in Langley, but admitted that they’re still unsure what the city can do given the hazy legal fog surrounding medical marijuana issues.

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    Langley may explore waterworks exhibit at fire hall
    Langley may explore waterworks exhibit at fire hall
    By Brian Kelly • February 11, 2012 1:08 pm

    LANGLEY — Imagine the city’s old fire hall on Second Street filled with the pitter-patter of raindrops — and the footsteps of wee ones.
    It sounds good to the city council, if the reaction at this week’s council meeting was any gauge.

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    Diking District 1 opponents win majority on board | UPDATE
    Diking District 1 opponents win majority on board...
    By Brian Kelly • February 11, 2012 1:00 pm

    COUPEVILLE — The critics of Diking District 1’s controversial pump project will soon be in control of the district’s board of commissioners.

    Tom Kraft has an insurmountable lead in votes, 232-105, over incumbent Diking Commissioner Ray Gabelein for a seat on the three-member board.

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    Island County Auditor Sheilah Crider shows a questionable ballot to fellow election workers during Wednesday's vote tally in Coupeville.
    Diking district opponents win majority on diking board
    By Brian Kelly • February 9, 2012 3:22 pm

    The critics of Diking District 1’s controversial pump project will soon be in control of the district’s board of commissioners.

    Tom Kraft has an insurmountable lead in votes, 232-105, over incumbent Diking Commissioner Ray Gabelein for a seat on the three-member board.

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    Langley pub draws a crowd – of complaints
    Langley pub draws a crowd – of complaints
    By Brian Kelly • February 9, 2012 10:36 am

    LANGLEY — The city’s hottest nightspot is proving to be a bit too popular for neighbors of the bustling business. Tension between Mo’s Pub & Eatery and several residents who live near the restaurant has grown since Mo’s opened last April. Though the owners of the business have tried to solve some of the noise and parking problems that have irritated neighbors since the British-style pub opened its doors, some who live nearby say Mo’s is a bad fit for the Second Street neighborhood.

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    Langley agrees to new three-year contract with police union
    Langley agrees to new three-year contract with police...
    By Brian Kelly • February 7, 2012 6:43 pm

    LANGLEY — The city’s rank-and-file police officers will get a pay raise under a new contract approved by the Langley City Council on Monday.

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    Logging project continues at Trillium Community Forest
    Logging project continues at Trillium Community Forest
    By Brian Kelly • February 4, 2012 12:12 pm

    Selective logging at Trillium Community Forest will continue through the end of February, officials with the Whidbey Camano Land Trust announced this week.

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