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    Articles by Roy Jacobson
    Max Corell of Freeland is tutored on the SBX by Leah Garton of the Missile Defense Agency at Thursday's community meeting in Langley.
    Possible SBX move to Everett overshadowed in Langley...
    By Roy Jacobson • July 30, 2010 7:25 pm

    Islanders were nearly outnumbered Thursday evening as Defense Department representatives laid out a case for bringing a mammoth anti-missile platform to Everett for maintenance.

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    Clinton burglary, car-theft suspect jailed in Snohomish County
    Clinton burglary, car-theft suspect jailed in Snohomish County
    By Roy Jacobson • July 30, 2010 7:25 pm

    A 28-year-old Tacoma man is in jail in Snohomish County after an apparent wild time on both sides of Saratoga Passage earlier this month.

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    Kevin Rasmussen
    Lakeside Bible Camp in Clinton celebrates its golden...
    By Roy Jacobson • July 30, 2010 7:21 pm

    Lakeside Bible Camp is thriving, thanks to plenty of help on the ground and what camp officials are convinced is an emphatic boost from above.

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    Kathleen Taylor in her doll shop in downtown Langley: “It’s been a wonderful ride so far.”
    Langley doll shop fulfills Clinton woman’s lifelong dream
    By Roy Jacobson • July 27, 2010 7:00 pm

    For 35 years, Kathleen Taylor of Clinton dreamed and dreamed about a sea of tiny painted faces peeking through a picturesque village window.
    This past fall, her dreams came true inside a little shop on First Street in downtown Langley.

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    Lolita the orca whale is shown during her capture in Penn Cove in 1970.
    Sea and shore events will commemorate orca captures
    By Roy Jacobson • July 26, 2010 6:44 pm

    Forty years later, Lolita the orca whale is still doing her two 20-minute shticks down at Miami Seaquarium in Florida after being snatched from Penn Cove.

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    The mobile Sea-Based X-Band Radar platform (SBX) is shown under way. The Navy will host a meeting in Langley to talk about the vessel’s proposed arrival at Naval Station Everett.
    Navy to visit Langley to talk about bringing...
    By Roy Jacobson • July 23, 2010 7:18 pm

    A 25-story seagoing monster may lumber into Everett this fall after being banished to Alaska in 2003 by determined protesters, including many from South Whidbey.

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    Shortfall forces Langley to tap its nest egg
    Shortfall forces Langley to tap its nest egg
    By Roy Jacobson • July 23, 2010 7:12 pm

    Declining revenues and mounting red ink forced the city of Langley to dip into its savings this week, amid predictions that the city’s economic outlook for the next two years is far from bright.

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    Lori Cavender of Langley with a photo of her late god-brother
    Group hopes to set up teen homeless shelter...
    By Roy Jacobson • July 23, 2010 7:08 pm

    They’re living in cars, they’re living in tents, they’re living in campers.
    They’re crashing in churches.
    They’re going from couch to couch, trying to get by and get through school.

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    Langley may need more budget cuts
    Langley may need more budget cuts
    By Roy Jacobson • July 16, 2010 7:55 pm

    If revenue continues to lag, the city of Langley may be in for more cuts, Finance Director Debbie Mahler said Thursday.

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    Langley set to pass noise rules
    Langley set to pass noise rules
    By Roy Jacobson • July 16, 2010 7:43 pm

    Langley may have a new noise ordinance next week, one that tries to balance the boisterous festival and tourist atmosphere with the peace and quiet of downtown residents.

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    Phyllis Cain and Bill Iles of Freeland are looking forward to their wedding next week. “We’ve decided to live to be 100
    Freeland pair in their 90s are heading for...
    By Roy Jacobson • July 16, 2010 7:40 pm

    Being old-fashioned types, Phyllis Cain and Bill Iles look at their wedding next week as a lifetime deal.

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    Diking district residents sue to get their payments back
    Diking district residents sue to get their payments...
    By Roy Jacobson • July 13, 2010 7:09 pm

    A group of residents and businesses in controversy-laden Island County Diking District 1 have sued to get their 2009 tax assessments back and to prohibit the district from levying more assessments.

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    In the photo that launched a thousand T-shirts
    Elusive burglar from Island County caught in the...
    By Roy Jacobson • July 13, 2010 7:05 pm

    Island County wants to be first in line when “barefoot bandit” Colton Harris-Moore returns to the United States to face charges.

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