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    Articles by Scott Rasmussen
    'It's kind of hilly
    Runner with Lopez roots wins San Juan marathon
    By Scott Rasmussen • June 12, 2012 7:58 pm

    Tim O’Brien, who, in his first-ever marathon, finished first, at 3:25:33, has roots that go way back to Lopez Island.

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    Ballot measure for sales-tax hike garners support
    Ballot measure for sales-tax hike garners support
    By Scott Rasmussen • April 20, 2012 8:06 pm

    At 7.8 percent, the sales tax in San Juan County is among the lowest in the state.

    But that could soon change, depending on the outcome of the August primary election.

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    The three members of the traditional Quebec music group will perform at the Lopez’s Woodman Hall
    The sounds of ‘joie de vivre’ come to...
    By Scott Rasmussen • April 9, 2012 2:36 pm

    The three members of the traditional Quebec music group will bring their sounds to Woodman Hall, April 19, 7:30 p.m.

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    A state ferry worker measures vehicle length using WSF's new laser-equipped measuring device.
    Ferry system goes high-tech with laser-equipped measuring tool
    By Scott Rasmussen • March 26, 2012 12:54 pm

    WSF Director of Operations Steve Rogers acknowledges that Ferries found a few flies in the ointment when tickets began to be bought and sold for the new 14-foot-and-under category of vehicles. The 14-foot-or-less category became effective in October, along with a 2.5 percent fare increase, as did an extension of two feet on the standard vehicle category, which now measures up to 22 feet.

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    Limits on Navy sonar?
    Limits on Navy sonar?
    By Scott Rasmussen • February 3, 2012 7:57 pm

    ‘Friends’ joins lawsuit to protect whales, dolphins and more

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    Authorities say alcohol ‘a factor’ in Blakely Island drowning | Updated
    Authorities say alcohol ‘a factor’ in Blakely Island...
    By Scott Rasmussen • November 16, 2011 1:15 pm

    A Bellingham man who intended to compete in Saturday’s countywide sailing competition drowned after he went missing at a Blakely Island marina in the predawn hours on the day of the race, according to local authorities.

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    Price hikes for county building permits
    Price hikes for county building permits
    By Scott Rasmussen • January 1, 2011 12:49 am

    Be prepared to pay a bit more for building and land-use permits in some categories this year.

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    Mini-initiative would protect site plans
    Mini-initiative would protect site plans
    By Scott Rasmussen • December 27, 2010 1:01 am

    Property owners with an approved site plan will have a four-year buffer against changes in land use rules if backers of a mini-initiative have their way.

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    The new orca baby
    And baby makes 87: Orca born to L...
    By Scott Rasmussen • December 17, 2010 7:41 pm

    The ranks of the Southern residents grew by one, as Christmas came early in the killer whale world.

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    Lopez Island teen gets up to 36 weeks
    Lopez Island teen gets up to 36 weeks
    By Scott Rasmussen • January 15, 2010 8:53 pm

    Up to 36 weeks. That’s how long a Lopez Island teen will be confined to a state-run juvenile detention center…

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    Lopez Island teen gets up to 36 weeks in juvenile detention for fatal crash
    Lopez Island teen gets up to 36 weeks...
    By Scott Rasmussen • January 12, 2010 5:36 pm

    Up to 36 weeks. That’s how long a Lopez Island teen will be confined to a state-run juvenile detention center for the collision that killed a Canadian man in July.

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    Lopez teen pleads guilty to vehicular homicide
    Lopez teen pleads guilty to vehicular homicide
    By Scott Rasmussen • January 5, 2010 1:50 pm

    A Lopez Island teen who struck and killed a jogger, and maimed a 7-year-old girl, while behind the wheel of…

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    Power outage caused by ‘perfect storm’
    Power outage caused by ‘perfect storm’
    By Scott Rasmussen • April 24, 2009 2:14 pm

    A car crash on Highway 20 near Sedro-Woolley last night knocked out power to four north Puget Sound counties, including San Juan, leaving residents and businesses in some areas without electricity for more than four hours.

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