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    Articles by Brian Kelly
    Langley embroiled in dispute over mayor’s pay
    Langley embroiled in dispute over mayor’s pay
    By Brian Kelly • July 3, 2010 4:00 pm

    A dispute over Langley Mayor Paul Samuelson’s paychecks has sparked turmoil inside city hall and prompted the city’s chief financial officer to seek an outside investigation on alleged “improper actions” by the mayor.

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    Langley Passage hits calm before the ongoing storm
    Langley Passage hits calm before the ongoing storm
    By Brian Kelly • June 30, 2010 6:05 pm

    The potshots and sniping have subsided for now, but Langley’s lengthy battle of the bluff will resume in earnest early next month.

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    Effort to reopen Holmes Harbor Golf Course falls short
    Effort to reopen Holmes Harbor Golf Course falls...
    By Brian Kelly • June 4, 2010 7:05 pm

    The quest of the Holmes Harbor community to reopen its namesake golf course is dead.

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    Officials hope to land federal money for Freeland sewers
    Officials hope to land federal money for Freeland...
    By Brian Kelly • June 4, 2010 7:04 pm

    Officials of the Freeland Water and Sewer District are increasingly optimistic about their chances of landing federal stimulus funds to help pay for a new sewer system in Freeland.

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    Langley Passage builder pitches affordable homes
    Langley Passage builder pitches affordable homes
    By Brian Kelly • May 28, 2010 7:42 pm

    A new home in what could be the city’s newest neighborhood for just $150,000?
    Proponents of the Langley Passage project dangled that possibility before the city’s Planning Advisory Board as they got their first chance in nearly a month to defend their controversial housing development.

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    It’s official: Highland Games are coming to Langley
    It’s official: Highland Games are coming to Langley
    By Brian Kelly • May 26, 2010 9:00 am

    Break out the bagpipes. The Highland Games are coming to Langley.
    Officials with the South Whidbey School District and organizers of the annual celebration of Celtic culture have inked a deal to bring the big event to the Langley Middle School property.

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    New numbers on Langley Passage project lead to postponement
    New numbers on Langley Passage project lead to...
    By Brian Kelly • May 17, 2010 10:26 am

    The developer’s defense of the controversial Langley Passage housing project will again wait for another day.
    Proponents of the project asked Langley’s Planning Advisory Board for a two-week delay on Wednesday, at the beginning of the restarted hearing for the 20-lot development near the city’s eastern end.

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    Organizers may move Whidbey’s Highland Games to Village by the Sea
    Organizers may move Whidbey’s Highland Games to Village...
    By Brian Kelly • May 14, 2010 7:11 pm

    Whidbey Island’s Highland Games might not be homeless much longer.
    Officials for the annual celebration of Celtic culture said they are now working to bring the games to the Langley Middle School property for the event’s 12th year.

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    Late-night ferry sailings on Clinton route to be dropped
    Late-night ferry sailings on Clinton route to be...
    By Brian Kelly • May 4, 2010 7:15 pm

    Washington State Ferries will make several late-night adjustments to its weekend schedule this summer on the Clinton-Mukilteo route, ferry officials announced Monday.

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    UPDATE | Hearing postposed after consultant collapses
    UPDATE | Hearing postposed after consultant collapses
    By Brian Kelly • April 30, 2010 7:47 pm

    A public hearing on the controversial Langley Passage housing project was abruptly adjourned Wednesday evening after a consultant collapsed moments after beginning his presentation.

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    Langley Passage hearing abruptly adjourned after consultant collapses
    Langley Passage hearing abruptly adjourned after consultant collapses
    By Brian Kelly • April 28, 2010 9:57 pm

    A public hearing on the controversial Langley Passage housing project was abruptly adjourned Wednesday evening after a consultant collapsed just moments after beginning his presentation.

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    The Highland Games has featured more than bagpipes and Scottish dancers in recent years
    Whidbey Island Highland Games are homeless
    By Brian Kelly • April 23, 2010 7:47 pm

    Here comes the bride, and there goes the Highland Games.
    A scheduling error at Greenbank Farm has left the annual celebration of Scottish culture homeless.

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    Arun Raha
    Recession is over, but economist warns of continued...
    By Brian Kelly • April 23, 2010 7:30 pm

    The Great Recession is over, but the unemployment rate will continue to climb in Washington in the months ahead.
    That was the grim forecast from Arun Raha, the state’s chief economist, as the much-anticipated panelist outlined the economic state of Washington at the Island County Economic Development Council’s annual luncheon.

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