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    Articles by Janis Reid
    Island County makes strides toward GIS system completion
    Island County makes strides toward GIS system completion
    By Janis Reid • June 26, 2015 6:42 pm

    It’s a rare moment when all three Island County commissioners are silent and enwrapped.

    Just such a moment was witnessed as Public Works staff unveiled a first glimpse of the county’s long-awaited Geographical Information System (or GIS) at a recent work session.

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    Oak Harbor base opens doors to the public for Prowler sunset
    Oak Harbor base opens doors to the public...
    By Janis Reid • June 23, 2015 5:51 pm

    Naval Air Station Whidbey Island is inviting the public to its second annual open house this Saturday, June 27.

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    Holistic ‘nedicine’ doctor sues state, Oak Harbor
    Holistic ‘nedicine’ doctor sues state, Oak Harbor
    By Janis Reid • June 16, 2015 4:00 pm

    A holistic practitioner who was arrested by Oak Harbor police in March is suing the state Department of Health for $25 million.

    C. Hugh Jonson filed the lawsuit in federal court in Seattle last month claiming that he should be able to practice “nedicine” — not to be confused with medicine — under a federal trademark. Jonson and the organization that issued his license are fighting on a national level to retain their right to practice their own brand of natural medicine.

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    Whidbey hospital, agencies remain noncompliant with state auditor
    Whidbey hospital, agencies remain noncompliant with state auditor
    By Janis Reid • June 16, 2015 6:46 pm

    Despite firing off a warning shot in January, the Washington State Auditor’s Office has still not received required financial data from Whidbey General Hospital and other local entities.

    It is the fourth year in a row that Whidbey General Hospital has failed to file documents on the state auditor’s website as part of an initiative to increase public access to information. Those filing the documents complain that the process is arduous and redundant and, for the moment, noncompliance carries no penalties so it tends to fall low on the priority list.

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    Pat Rodden pedals along the Rhododendron Trail in Coupeville on a recent sunny day. The Coupeville man used the Warm Showers network of hospitality exchange on some of his bicycling journeys.
    Coupeville man rides network of international cyclists
    By Janis Reid • June 16, 2015 6:22 pm

    Pat Rodden didn’t have to fall on his head to decide to take his passion for cycling to the next level.

    But he did.

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    The Island County Beach Watchers are breaking free from Washington State University Extension
    BEACH WATCHERS TO STAND ALONE: Group casts off...
    By Janis Reid • June 12, 2015 6:49 pm

    The Island County Beach Watchers are breaking free from Washington State University Extension, citing frustration with restrictive policies and conflicts in vision.

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    Wetlands like this one in Maxwelton are considered critical areas
    Frustrations, concerns mount over critical areas ordinance update
    By Janis Reid • June 9, 2015 6:34 pm

    The long and drawn-out process of updating the county’s critical areas ordinance continues as the county outlined yet another plan last week.

    The state’s hearing examiner rejected a quick-fix ordinance protecting wetlands and other critical areas in May, a process that has been ongoing for years.

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    State Route 20, Deception Pass construction project began Monday
    State Route 20, Deception Pass construction project began...
    By Janis Reid • June 9, 2015 6:33 pm

    The paving project from Frostad Road to Sharpes corner began Monday and will include five nights of full closures for Deception Pass and Canoe Pass bridges in mid-July or August.

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    Rob Cook and Joanne Pelant
    Homeless count yields a few surprises in Island...
    By Janis Reid • June 5, 2015 8:09 pm

    Nearly half of Island County’s homeless are working.

    This fact is one of several revelations discussed in recent weeks with Island County commissioners as the result of the 2015 point-in-time count performed in January.

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    A sea star wastes away because of a disease that drastically decreased populations along the West Coast
    Sea star populations make slow recovery from disease
    By Janis Reid • May 29, 2015 7:06 pm

    Sea stars around Whidbey Island are making a slow recovery after the effects of a deadly disease wiped out millions of them over the past year.

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    Langley man rams neighbor’s car over property dispute
    Langley man rams neighbor’s car over property dispute
    By Janis Reid • May 27, 2015 8:00 am

    A Langley man is facing assault charges for allegedly ramming his car into a neighbor’s vehicle and threatening to kill them.

    Christian Devon Irmer, who was charged this week in Island County Superior Court, and his neighbors had an ongoing dispute about property lines, according to a police report.

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    Stay away from Whidbey fawns, experts say
    Stay away from Whidbey fawns, experts say
    By Janis Reid • May 22, 2015 7:05 pm

    The first two weeks of May is when Whidbey Island sees an increase in the number of adorable and seemingly helpless baby deer.

    Despite the human urge to gather them up and protect them when they appear abandoned, state and county officials urge people to keep away.

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    Judge vindicates Island Transit in racial lawsuit
    Judge vindicates Island Transit in racial lawsuit
    By Janis Reid • May 22, 2015 6:35 pm

    An Island County Superior Court judge has ruled that Island Transit leadership did not fire a former lead mechanic because of his race or age.

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