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    Articles by Roy Jacobson
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    Nichols Brothers unveils plan for future of Freeland...
    By Roy Jacobson • February 26, 2010 7:28 pm

    Nichols Brothers Boat Builders is ready to go after its long-awaited master-plan permit from the county, but first it wants to hear from the neighbors.

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    Proposal would prohibit tobacco use in South Whidbey parks
    Proposal would prohibit tobacco use in South Whidbey...
    By Roy Jacobson • February 23, 2010 7:56 pm

    South Whidbey parks director Terri Arnold wants to snuff out tobacco use at parks, playgrounds, playing fields, lakes and other areas on the South End.

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    South Whidbey activist restarts drive to decriminalize marijuana
    South Whidbey activist restarts drive to decriminalize marijuana
    By Roy Jacobson • February 23, 2010 7:49 pm

    South End activist Steve Erickson has put himself on the business end of the statewide push to decriminalize marijuana.

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    Carol Coble at her newly opened coffee stand in Bayview: “It’s been a blast.”
    A cup of cappuccino the cowgirl way
    By Roy Jacobson • February 23, 2010 7:16 pm

    You can get your coffee anywhere, but Carol Coble serves hers with a generous dollop of cowgirl chatter.

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    Clinton nonprofit SomethingToGive.org hopes Pepsi Super Bowl money will provide jump-start
    Clinton nonprofit SomethingToGive.org hopes Pepsi Super Bowl money...
    By Roy Jacobson • February 19, 2010 7:19 pm

    Andy McRea of Clinton has a good idea, and he hopes everyone will vote early and often to bring it to pass.

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    ‘Gunshots’ near Clinton were fireworks
    ‘Gunshots’ near Clinton were fireworks
    By Roy Jacobson • February 19, 2010 2:54 pm

    A report of gunshots and sounds of distress in the South End apparently can be blamed fireworks, the Island County Sheriff’s office reported.

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    Meetings will help chart the fate of Glendale Creek
    Meetings will help chart the fate of Glendale...
    By Roy Jacobson • February 16, 2010 7:18 pm

    The first of five public meetings focusing on the future of Glendale Creek and its delicate surroundings is this week in Clinton.

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    Workers from the county’s public works department gather on Bob Galbreath Road Tuesday and await the go-ahead to begin repairs. The patch for October’s sinkhole can be seen in the left lane.
    New hole closes Bob Galbreath Road near Clinton,...
    By Roy Jacobson • February 16, 2010 7:12 pm

    Another gap opened on Bob Galbreath Road near Clinton during the weekend, right next to the last one.

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    Island County treasurer Riffe will step down at end of term
    Island County treasurer Riffe will step down at...
    By Roy Jacobson • February 16, 2010 7:08 pm

    Linda Riffe, Island County’s treasurer for more than seven years, will retire when her second four-year term ends on Dec. 31.

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    The driver of this Ford Mustang went off the road near Fish Road near Scenic Avenue on Sunday.
    Series of traffic accidents in South Whidbey injure...
    By Roy Jacobson • February 16, 2010 6:58 pm

    Three people were injured in a series of vehicle accidents in South Whidbey around midday Sunday, according to Island County Fire District 3 officials.

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    Mr. Jones
    Langley Shiba Inu takes ‘best of breed’ at...
    By Roy Jacobson • February 16, 2010 6:52 pm

    Déjà vu, Mr. Jones.
    Fresh from a “best of breed” victory at a prestigious dog show in California, the 22-pound Langley champion Shiba Inus, a Japanese hunting breed, collected another coup at the world-famous Westminster Dog Show in New York City this week.

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    Bob Galbreath Road in Clinton has been closed after a sinkhole opened in the southbound lane. The patch for a sinkhole that closed the road last year can be seen in the northbound lane.
    Sinkhole the sequel opens on a road near...
    By Roy Jacobson • February 15, 2010 4:45 pm

    Bob Galbreath Road remained closed Monday after the roadway began to crumble early Sunday evening right next to a repaired sinkhole that had closed the road late last October.

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    UPDATE | Community effort credited with boosting school levy
    UPDATE | Community effort credited with boosting school...
    By Roy Jacobson • February 12, 2010 7:40 pm

    A thorough public-education campaign helped push two school ballot measures over the top this week, organizers say.

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