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Coal project is a very bad idea | Letter

The proposal by Peabody Coal and SSA Marine to build a terminal port at Cherry Point near Bellingham…

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Arts education: planning for the future | Letter

What do the visual arts, performing arts, music and dance have to do with education? Everything! Reports from…

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Technology ordinance – be aware | Letters

I would like to applaud Steve Ludwig for his recent letter regarding the telecommunications/wireless ordinance.

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Shop local, save money | Letters

I recently ordered two books from Amazon and was shocked that with shipping and handling, the bill was…

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CAO lacks information | Letters

Much of the conflict or controversy over the critical areas and other local land use decisions is primarily…

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Another week, another Friends attack on community groups | Letter

Clearly, the Friends’ feathers are quite ruffled about the wave of citizen opposition to the ill-conceived CAO revisions…

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‘The Lightening Rod Man’ | Letters

In 1854 Herman Meville, author of “Moby Dick,” penned a short story, easily read in less than ten…

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San Juan County says goodbye to a dear friend | Letter

Carol Ellen Dockstader Marble passed peacefully in her home on the evening of March 18 having battled the…

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Permanently protect BLM lands in San Juans now | Letters

We currently have a great opportunity to permanently protect the nearly 1000 acres of Bureau of Land Management…

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Support for protection of BLM Lands | Letters

We are writing this letter as representatives of the Lopez Island Conservation Corps, a local 501c3 nonprofit organization…

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Wake up and get “Big Brother” off our backs | Letters

Happy to see the ad by the Sheriffs Dept. in the March 13 Weekly announcing a county anonymous…

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Hamlet House deserves five-star rating | Letters

For some time I have wanted to express my thanks to those who conceived the idea of "The…

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Complex CAO regulations | Letters

Site-specific buffers are complex. In a perfect world, site-specific buffers would be better for property owners and better…