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    Articles by Roy Jacobson
    State hears challenge to Freeland’s growth plan
    State hears challenge to Freeland’s growth plan
    By Roy Jacobson • August 22, 2008 8:10 pm

    A state hearings board listened to arguments in the challenge to Freeland’s recently adopted land-use plan Thursday, but members of the board said they would not issue a decision in the case until next month.

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    Coupeville Library measures appear to be passing
    Coupeville Library measures appear to be passing
    By Roy Jacobson • August 20, 2008 5:06 pm

    Two ballot measures to remodel and expand the Coupeville Library appear to be passing, but the one that would provide the money is still up in the air.

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    Lone Lake unfit for swimming, warns Island County Health Department
    Lone Lake unfit for swimming, warns Island County...
    By Roy Jacobson • August 18, 2008 8:15 pm

    An algal bloom has left Lone Lake unfit for swimming, said officials with the Island County Health Department.

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    Island County Democrats open office in ‘enemy territory’
    Island County Democrats open office in ‘enemy territory’
    By Roy Jacobson • August 18, 2008 5:48 pm

    New headquarters for party is located in Oak Harbor, a longtime Republican bastion.

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    Celia Procopio and her family Cardigan Welsh Corgi
    Dog shot in Freeland, similar case near Clinton
    By Roy Jacobson • August 15, 2008 8:45 pm

    Maybelline is feeling a little better, no thanks to the person who shot her with a .22.
    The 2-year-old Cardigan Welsh Corgi work dog rested at home with her family along East Harbor Road in Freeland this week after being bushwhacked in her own yard the morning of Thursday, Aug. 7.

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    Firefighter loses battle to get job back in computer-porn case
    Firefighter loses battle to get job back in...
    By Roy Jacobson • August 15, 2008 7:41 pm

    A South Whidbey firefighter lost his apppeal Thursday to keep his job after being fired over an incident involving computer pornography.

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    Clinton storyteller to perform “Little, But OH My!”
    Clinton storyteller to perform “Little, But OH My!”
    By Roy Jacobson • August 15, 2008 5:37 pm

    The 50th Performance Celebration of “Little, But OH My!” will be Saturday, Aug. 16, outdoors at the state park amphitheater at Deception Pass State Park.

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    Connie 'Bubbles' Amarosa
    ISLAND COUNTY FAIR UPDATE: Veteran of the midway...
    By Roy Jacobson • August 14, 2008 8:09 pm

    It was a hot day at the Island County Fair in Langley on Thursday, but 76-year-old Connie “Bubbles” Amarosa was playing it cool.

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    Whidbey General Hospital moves forward on new EMS station
    Whidbey General Hospital moves forward on new EMS...
    By Roy Jacobson • August 14, 2008 2:32 pm

    A new $1.2 million Emergency Medical Services building in Bayview moved a step closer Wednesday.
    Hospital district commissioners voted to call for bids next week on the project, which will be built along Highway 525 near Bayview Road.

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    The 65-foot Indigo is anchored off Langley during a recent visit. The former Korean War-era coastal cruiser has been turned into a floating marine science laboratory for students and teachers as part of SEA
    Floating classroom sets sail from Whidbey Island
    By Roy Jacobson • August 12, 2008 8:06 pm

    There’s an unusual classroom on the horizon, and it’s chugging this way at an 8-knot clip. It’s the M.V. Indigo, a 65-foot steel coastal cruiser, motoring the waters of Puget Sound in search of yet another youthful, inquisitive crew.

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    Keasha Jennings and Deb Smith were honored in Coupeville on Monday for saving the life of a 13-year-old girl.
    Detention officers honored for saving life
    By Roy Jacobson • August 12, 2008 8:06 pm

    Two Island County juvenile detention officers, one from the South End, were honored by county commissioners Monday for reviving a 13-year-old girl who had stopped breathing.

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