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Voters pull plug on proposal to start power company

Voters were soundly rejecting a proposal to create a Whidbey Island-based power company, according to early vote returns…

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Langley council approves another pay raise for mayor

Langley council members unanimously approved a new pay raise for Mayor Paul Samuelson on Monday, the second salary…

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Republicans appear to lead in early turnout in Island County

Republicans appear to have the edge in early turnout in the 2008 election, according to a Record analysis…

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Voters facing great divide in District 1 race

There’s one area where both Helen Price Johnson and County Commissioner Phil Bakke can agree: The differences between…

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Early voting: How Whidbey is voting in the 2008 election

More than a third of Island County voters have already cast their ballots for next week’s election, according…

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Homola asked to have personnel file sealed, destroyed

Democratic candidate Angela Homola pressed to get her personnel record with Island County sealed or destroyed less than…

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Stark contrast in battle over District 2 seat

Two candidates with a very different vision of where the county has been, and is going, are battling…

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Puget Sound Energy CEO jumps into PUD campaign

Puget Sound Energy CEO and president Stephen Reynolds is making a personal pitch to Whidbey residents, urging them…

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Island County commissioner candidate was discipline problem as county worker

Angie Homola, the candidate for Island County commissioner who has centered her campaign on improving the way the…

A political flier sent to voters in the 10th District features Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen alongside Yuri Andropov

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Sen. Haugen decries ‘red baiting’ in Senate race

A political "hit piece" mailed to voters in the 10th District has Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen seeing red.…

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10th LD Dems have twice as much cash as GOP candidates

Democratic Party candidates in the 10th District have brought in double the campaign contributions of their Republican opponents…

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Dems again outpacing Republicans in county

With the final votes in the primary now counted, there are strong hints that Democrats may be in…

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Celebrities find their way onto Island County ballots

Don’t have a cow, man, but someone wants Bart Simpson to be Island County’s next auditor. Though Jim…