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Wild Beauty: Photographs of the Columbia River Gorge

Jan. 17 2009 2 minutes read

wild_beauty.jpgThe editors of Wild Beauty have selected more than 130 images by some three dozen photographers to chronicle the history of photography in the Columbia River Gorge.

Broken traffic light working again

Art Shotwell Jan. 15 2009 1 minute read

That traffic light at 17th St. and Q Ave. has been fixed. It had been blinking since it was damaged during a winter storm last month.

 

Rep. Morris questions spending priorities

Jan. 15 2009 1 minute read

State Representative Jeff Morris questions the consistency of a policy that includes $11.7 million for the Enhanced Driver License (EDL) program, while cancelling the primary maritime route between Washington and Canada.

Community opposes ferry cuts

Art Shotwell Jan. 15 2009 3 minutes read
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Anacortes spoke with a near-unanimous voice in rejecting the ferry system’s Plan B to drastically cut ferry service. Ferries director David Moseley listened to Save Our Ferry chair Duane Clark tell him “Plan B doesn’t belong on the table."

New Maritime Collection at the library

Art Shotwell Jan. 14 2009 2 minutes read

2009-0114_maritime-1.gifAnonymous donors have made it possible for the Anacortes library to establish a new Marine Collection consisting of nearly 300 boating books, marine charts and DVDs.

Anacortes to get adult day care center

Jan. 12 2009 3 minutes read
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There has long been a need for an adult day care center in Anacortes and now it looks like one will open this Spring.

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