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Yesterday | KING-TV Seattle

Washington 2Q retail sales and trade down

Retail sales in Washington state fell in the second quarter of 2008 compared to last year, but the state is putting a positive spin on it, saying sales are still up from 2006.

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Related Topix: Skagit County, WA

Tue Oct 07, 2008

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Wanna pool or PUD? Orcas off Whidbey. Scrappy ferries.

Supporters of a recreation center with pool are hoping voters will vote YES . Sue Frause photo .

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Related Topix: Orcas, WA, Freeland, WA, Langley, WA

Sun Oct 05, 2008

Business Pulse of Skagit County

Officials worry about how credit crisis will affect bond market

In the face of the national credit crisis, some government officials in Skagit and Island counties are growing concerned that higher interest rates on bond issues will make it more expensive to finance ...

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Related Topix: Skagit County, WA, Education Etc., Anacortes, WA, Camano Island, WA, Sedro-Woolley, WA

Fri Oct 03, 2008

Whidbey News Times

Racist vandal strikes again

The head of a statue of an African mother was ripped off Wednesday night in the latest in a series of vandalism incidents at a thrift store owned by an African-American church in Oak Harbor.

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Related Topix: Oak Harbor, WA

South Whidbey Record

10th District Senate race reflects the national theme

It's experience versus change. Sound familiar? Republican Linda Haddon of Oak Harbor is challenging longtime incumbent Democrat Mary Margaret Haugen in the 10th Legislative District Senate race.

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Related Topix: Oak Harbor, WA, Camano Island, WA, Port Townsend, WA

Wed Oct 01, 2008

South Whidbey Record

Bakke promises: No new county taxes

Island County Commissioner Phil Bakke is promising he won't raise taxes if voters keep him on the Island County board of commissioners this November.

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Mon Sep 29, 2008

South Whidbey Record

Stores pick up the pieces after burglar strikes in Clinton

' For a smooth-looking professional job, it left a big mess. Three Clinton businesses are still picking up the pieces after an early-morning burglary last weekend that netted 45 cartons of cigarettes and ...

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Fri Sep 26, 2008

Arlington Times

Coupeville Middle School teen taken into custody over shooting concerns

A report of a student planning a school shooting in Coupeville turned out to be more benign than originally thought, according to the Island County Sheriff's Office.

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Related Topix: Coupeville, WA

South Whidbey Record

Clinton area businesses burgled

Several businesses in Clinton were robbed over the weekend, according to Island County Sheriff Deputy Lt.

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Wed Sep 24, 2008

Journal of the San Juans

San Juan man gets 1 month in jail for car crash that killed best friend

Robert Benedict will serve one month in jail, eight months on house arrest and one year on probation for his role in the car crash that cost the life of his best friend.

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Related Topix: Coupeville, WA, Friday Harbor, WA

Tue Sep 23, 2008

PNW Local News

Woman injured, Chihuahua killed when dogs attack on North Whidbey

You could almost hear Treva Rogers' heart break when she got a call from a veterinarian office Tuesday afternoon.

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Whidbey News Times

Tour De Whidbey offers more than ever this year

Whidbey General Hospital Foundation announces the seventh annual Tour De Whidbey Bicycle Ride on Sept.

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Related Topix: Coupeville, WA, Oak Harbor, WA

Sun Sep 21, 2008

Whidbey News-Times

Island unemployment soars

A state labor economist characterized an 1.5 increase in unemployment in Island County over the last year as "a large jump," but he said it's just a local reflection of the national economy.

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Related Topix: King County, WA

Sat Sep 20, 2008

Whidbey News Times

Island Heritage Network studies PBY history

The Island Heritage Network will tour the PBY Memorial Foundation facility in Building 12 on the Seaplane Base starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept.

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Related Topix: Oak Harbor, WA, US Military, US Navy

Whidbey News Times

Charges combine for 7 months in jail

An 18-year-old Oak Harbor man who assaulted his girlfriend and threatened to take her child will be spending some time in jail.

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Fri Sep 19, 2008

Business Pulse of Skagit County

PSE challenges PUD over campaign

Puget Sound Energy has called "foul" on the Washington Public Utility District Association in a complaint filed with the state Public Disclosure Commission, claiming that the utility group supported local ...

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Wed Sep 17, 2008

Whidbey News-Times

Traffic change seen as fire truck hazard

Fire Chief Marv Koorn told commissioners of the North Whidbey Fire and Rescue District that a change in traffic flow at the intersection of Troxell and Monkey Hill roads has created a safety problem at Fire ...

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Tue Sep 16, 2008

Business Pulse of Skagit County

Former sailor gets one year for possessing child porn

' A former sailor who once volunteered with a Navy youth drug prevention program was sentenced Monday to a year and a day in prison for possessing child pornography.

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Related Topix: Oak Harbor, WA

Mon Sep 15, 2008

Business Pulse of Skagit County

Your key to real estate in Skagit, Snohomish, Island and Whatcom counties

Your key to real estate in Skagit, Snohomish, Island and Whatcom counties. Available every Saturday in the Skagit Valley Herald and Wednesday in the Anacortes American.

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Related Topix: Coupeville, WA, Snohomish, WA, Anacortes, WA, La Conner, WA

South Whidbey Record

welcomes new publisher, Terry Tinker to lead advertising on Whidbey

Marcia VanDyke is the new publisher of The South Whidbey Record and On!Whidbey magazine.

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Related Topix: Oak Harbor, WA, Coupeville, WA

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