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It's cold in the Skagit Publishing office building. Very cold. I have considered digging up my fingerless gloves and wearing them at my computer station. I can't find them in my house — otherwise…
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Better linkage between the Cap Sante Boat Haven and downtown businesses has been an ongoing topic for port commissioner candidates during the election forums. Here's an idea from Roger Born, who's been…
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Here’s a quick look at the football playoff scenarios for local teams.

Class 4A: Stanwood is still alive here, but the Spartans’ road to a state berth may be as hard as…
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Last week’s La Conner Town Council candidate forum didn’t end with police showing up. That’s what happened four years ago, according two current council members who were there.
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I'm generally not comfortable with haggling. I'm just not good at it. In the few situations I've been in where it's not only acceptable but expected to negotiate a price, I always come out feeling like…
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La Conner Town Council candidate Cindy Tracey said by phone today that she had a minor…
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This just in...

The state Liquor Control Board has a strategy for offsetting the budget deficit. It’s opening special liquor gift shops in four different malls (but not ours) just in…
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Business is good at the Foxy Lady Latte "bikini barista" stand on Old Highway 99 near Cook Road north of Burlington.

"Every day on my shift alone I get 10 new customers in addition to my regulars,"…
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I haven't gotten to watch it yet, but video from last night's Sedro-Woolley City Council meeting is now Continue Reading »

When the La Conner and Orcas Island football teams meet, it will be the first time Mike Compton and Dennis Dahl have squared off against each other as football head coaches, but hardly the first time they’ve…
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Photo by Ayla Smith of http://www.redaisy.com

B.J. Carol avoided the sheriff's blotter when posing for a photo near the La Conner Senior Center…
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From U.S. Sen. Patty Murray's office:

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, Wednesday, October 14th, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) will join Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius…
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Apologies for the lengthy absence! I had my first five-day stretch off of work in almost a year and I was on the road for most of it. I got to see a part of the country I've never clapped eyes on (from…
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City department heads have thought up ways to save money by cutting their own pay and that of their employees. Now, City Attorney Scott Thomas is asking his bosses to give up some of their salaries.Continue Reading »

Photo by Gilles Martin-Raget / BMW ORACLE Racing

Wondering what was inside the huge shrink-wrapped packages shipped out of Anacortes this weekend? Well, I can only call them "components."…
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If you had told Oak Harbor football coach Jay Turner six months ago that one of his quarterbacks would be the area’s top-rated passer, he would have thrilled.

If you told him it would…
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President Barack Obama blocks a shot while playing basketball with personal aide Reggie Love in New York, N.Y. on September 23, 2009. Official White House photo by Pete Souza
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Friday will soon be upon us. Are you ready for the Battle of the Bridge game?

The traditional game of Burlington-Edison High vs. Mount Vernon High has been held at least once a year since…
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Cole Sager said in a profile story last week that he would go to University of Washington football games as…
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Those looking to get their tickets in hand for Friday’s Battle of the Bridge football game between Mount Vernon and Burlington-Edison will have that chance beginning Tuesday.

Tickets…
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