CONCRETE — The Concrete School Board race is neck-and-neck after a third round of vote counting.

Challenger Bill Thompson leads incumbent…

• Cutbacks force planning office to reduce hours
• Planning meeting for Rockport State Park
• B-ESD staves off insolvency a while longer
• Summer Reading Program
• MV budget as bad as feared; tax levy gets slight bump
• A Cunning Ruse
• Today’s hearing on Winco store canceled
• Investigation continues in Stover’s disappearance

BURLINGTON — In between the Burlington-Edison football team’s regular season and its trip to the state playoffs, the Tigers always get to…

• Concrete football team earns state berth
• Tigers earn state berth
• Sedro-Woolley football team’s season ends
• Nelson takes on Mount Vernon wrestling program
• Monday’s Prep Scoreboard
• Mount Vernon girls win district opener
• Saturday’s Prep Scoreboard
• Friday’s Prep Scoreboard

If you ask Brenda Mueller, there’s nothing mushy and overly sentimental about the classic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “The Sound of…

• Another generation catches the ‘Thriller’
• New exhibit of works at MoNA mixes literal, abstract
• Alfredo Arreguin: Spreading his message through art
• Native American Day celebration continues
• Through Native Eyes: Celebration this weekend
• Gamers unite: PAX 2009 hits Seattle this weekend, and I’ll be there
• Entertainment beat not crime reporter’s cup of tea
• Keyboard artist Larry Knechtel dies at 69

No dog or cat wants to show that it’s weak and vulnerable to predators.

The instinct to protect themselves when they’re ill is…

• Mmmm … Pumpkin. Not just for decorating
• Falling in love with color
• Home project for child rewards area builders
• Home project for child rewards area builders
• Awards announced for pumpkin pitch
• U-pick farms expecting bigger crowds this fall season
• The season is changing for area farmers markets
• Slow Food on a fast track

• Letters to the Editor, November 4, 2009
• Letters to the Editor, November 3, 2009
• Letters to the Editor, November 2, 2009
• Letters to the Editor, November 1, 2009

• Defeat of I-1033 doesn’t mean Eyman goes away
• Budget process should align with priorities
• Approving R-71 only fair and just way to vote
• Oct. 18, 2009: 1033 – Symptom of dissatisfaction, but not the cure

• Voices of the Valley, September 28, 2009
• Voices of the Valley, Sept. 19, 2009
• Tender topics still often news
• More changes and additions at Skagit Publishing