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    Articles by Roy Jacobson
    Quake fault under Whidbey linked to potential mainland dangers
    Quake fault under Whidbey linked to potential mainland...
    By Roy Jacobson • September 22, 2009 7:21 pm

    The quake-prone geologic fault under South Whidbey extends farther east than previously suspected, and may affect the severity of earthquakes…

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    Ether to Langley: New media is the gateway to the future
    Ether to Langley: New media is the gateway...
    By Roy Jacobson • September 22, 2009 7:14 pm

    The past met the not-so-far-out here Saturday. About 120 people, more than half from Whidbey Island, paid $30 each to attend a new-media conference at the historic Clyde Theatre.

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    Freeland healthcare forum’s goal is to put contentious politics aside
    Freeland healthcare forum’s goal is to put contentious...
    By Roy Jacobson • September 20, 2009 10:00 am

    A group of local experts are determined to help clear the air about the increasingly contentious issue of national healthcare reform.

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    St. Augustine’s church expansion project advances
    St. Augustine’s church expansion project advances
    By Roy Jacobson • September 19, 2009 10:00 am

    St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods Episcopal Church in Freeland has cleared the first big hurdle in a planned $1.5 million expansion that would nearly triple its space.

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    Evan peers up the cliff from his spot on a ledge
    Evan the collie learns a lesson: Squirrels can...
    By Roy Jacobson • September 18, 2009 4:22 pm

    Evan the collie didn’t look before he leaped, but he lived to leap another day, thanks to local firefighters.

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    The Goose gourmet meat department employee Tiea Matzen of Clinton waits on Dave Jones of Possession Shores. Jones was shopping for filet mignon.
    Thousands check out new grocery in Bayview
    By Roy Jacobson • September 18, 2009 7:26 pm

    South Whidbey’s newest grocery store took wing on Wednesday, drawing a huge flock of curious shoppers whose cars at times filled the parking lot and beyond.

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    Whidbey General Hospital’s new EMS building at Bayview will have an open house on Saturday.
    Hospital’s new EMS building set to open at...
    By Roy Jacobson • September 16, 2009 10:00 am

    Whidbey General Hospital will unveil its new Emergency Medical Services building at an open house this weekend.

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    Clinton’s famous sign
    Residents upset about plans to move iconic sign...
    By Roy Jacobson • September 15, 2009 7:28 pm

    They’re rallying in large numbers to keep the venerable welcome sign outside the Clinton Ferry Terminal right where it is. But it’s late in the game.

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    Land trust week set in Langley
    Land trust week set in Langley
    By Roy Jacobson • September 14, 2009 10:04 am

    Land preservation in Island County got a big salute at last Tuesday night’s Langley City Council meeting.

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    Preservation to get a boost in Langley
    Preservation to get a boost in Langley
    By Roy Jacobson • September 14, 2009 10:02 am

    Langley has received $15,000 to help preserve its history.

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    Tree ordinance nearly complete
    Tree ordinance nearly complete
    By Roy Jacobson • September 14, 2009 9:54 am

    Langley may soon have a proposed tree ordinance to chew on.
    Planning Director Larry Cort told the Langley City Council at its last meeting that the Planning Advisory Board’s tree committee is nearly finished with its work.

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    Council adopts design plan for city waterfront
    Council adopts design plan for city waterfront
    By Roy Jacobson • September 11, 2009 8:11 pm

    After nearly a year of planning and negotiation, a concept for Langley’s waterfront is in place.

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    Langley sings in harmony on noise
    Langley sings in harmony on noise
    By Roy Jacobson • September 11, 2009 8:09 pm

    In response to concerns raised by some downtown residents and merchants about loud amplified music and “industrial noise” in the downtown core, the subject returned at this week’s meeting of the Langley City Council.

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