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Five ways to find happiness.

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Five steps to winter happiness

Being happy isn’t a mood that is 100 percent achievable 24 hours a day. I like to think…

Bruce Distler

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Undersheriff looks back on island years

On Monday, Undersheriff Bruce Distler will get on a ferry with his wife Bonni, their car and trailer…

Ladies from the South End General Store and Restaurant.

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Southend General Store and Restaurant – a community hub on the island

Lori Honeywell took over the Southend General Store and Restaurant almost two years ago. “The community was so…

Linda Di Bona and Patt Moore.

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Fulfilling the dream of green living

It all started with a dream inspired by an article read on an airplane. Now 23 years later…

Rep. Rick Larsen

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Larsen tackles jet noise

She was gardening when they came. She said she could see their faces. She said it was as…

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Lobos forge ahead in football

Despite having to face two of the highest ranking teams in the state, the Lobos are not a…

Bottom row

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Volleyball : A chance for fun

This fall, 13 Lobos will be hitting the court ready to bump, set and spike their way through…

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Conflict at Rep. Larsen’s kickoff

Islanders showed up with signs promoting green energy at a recent campaign kickoff forRepresentative Rick Larsen of the…

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WSF changes ticket policy in response to alleged theft

After numerous complaints about Wave2Go ticket theft, Washington State Ferries has changed its policies. Beginning June 15, ticket…

'Island Medicine'

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‘A history of medicine’

The Catherine Washburn Medical Association recently asked author Lorrie Harrison and photographer/designer Robert Harrison to produce a book…

Polecat

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Polecat comes to Lopez

The band finished their sound check and prepared to play their first note when the lights went out.…

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Island Sinfonia conductor says farewell

Whether in a school on Kodiak Island or conducting Island Sinfonia, Ned Griffin has a simple philosophy –…

The Battlefield Band

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Battlefield Band bridges the old to the new

Battlefield Band, founded by a group of friends in 1969 and named after the “Battlefield” area of Glasgow,…