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Articles by Jim Larsen
Vandals steal memorial plaque
Vandals steal memorial plaque
By Jim Larsen • March 17, 2009 7:02 pm

The family of Matthew Hubner never had a grave to visit, but at least they had a memorial plaque attached to a bench at Deception Pass State Park.

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Building without a permit to cost double
Building without a permit to cost double
By Jim Larsen • January 16, 2009 5:19 pm

Island County is headed back to the past in doubling the building permit fee for anyone who decides to build without a permit.
That was the policy until 2004, when the county, following the state’s lead, adopted the International Building Code, said Andy Griffin, Island County’s building official. The new code does not include the provision to double permit fees for scofflaws.

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Oak Harbor’s Royce Cardwell flips his man over at 119 pounds. Cardwell won the decision.
Wrestlers charged with escaping pins
By Jim Larsen • January 9, 2009 5:47 pm

In wrestling, a coach pins his hope on — pins.
Not enough pins was the problem Wednesday night when the Oak Harbor Wildcats hosted the Anacortes Eagles in a WESCO 4A battle.
Oak Harbor won 6 of the 14 contested matches, but ended up far behind in the total score, 45-25, due mostly to pins, said coach Mike Crebbin.

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Editor’s column: The top news stories of the coming year
Editor’s column: The top news stories of the...
By Jim Larsen • January 6, 2009 7:20 pm

Anyone can review what happened in 2008, so we’ll break with tradition and look back at what happened the following year, 2009.

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Thief grabs Salvation Army kettle and runs
Thief grabs Salvation Army kettle and runs
By Jim Larsen • December 5, 2008 6:50 pm

Oak Harbor police are looking for a thief who grabbed a kettle filled with holiday donations from a Salvation Army site at Wal-Mart early Wednesday evening.
Police Chief Rick Wallace said the volunteer bell-ringer manning the kettle was a Junior ROTC student. He left his kettle momentarily to go inside the store for a soft drink, and when he returned the kettle was gone.

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EDITOR”S COLUMN: Our campaigns need to be dirtier
EDITOR”S COLUMN: Our campaigns need to be dirtier
By Jim Larsen • November 6, 2008 6:52 pm

With the election safely over, I can now express my minority view that campaigns aren’t nearly dirty enough. What passes…

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Joanie Johnson and her children
Storm front reaches Whidbey Island
By Jim Larsen • November 6, 2008 3:08 pm

Rain started falling steadily Friday morning in Oak Harbor but that’s just a taste of things to come in the…

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McDowell, Smith still have a chance in Island County
McDowell, Smith still have a chance in Island...
By Jim Larsen • November 6, 2008 11:57 am

Don’t count Island County Commissioner Mac McDowell out quiet yet, and the same can be said for 10th District State…

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Oak Harbor High School offensive player Donovan Hunt drags an Arlington player down the field at Friday’s homecoming game.
Wildcats must win at Lake Stevens
By Jim Larsen • October 21, 2008 6:28 pm

The defending Wesco North champions and winners of the 2006 State 4A football championship will be battling for a playoff spot Friday night at Lake Stevens.
“We have to win this one — this one’s a must win,” said Oak Harbor Wildcats football coach Jay Turner.

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Candidates agree to cut, spend
Candidates agree to cut, spend
By Jim Larsen • October 14, 2008 5:55 pm

Citizens, we are facing difficult economic times. The country is broke, the stock market is eroding, and by this time…

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The secret to animal longevity
The secret to animal longevity
By Jim Larsen • October 7, 2008 7:26 pm

After opening bills for eye exams, blood tests and the other routing family medical procedures, I looked at the dog…

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Pastor Fannie Dean reaches toward the broken thrift store window and picks up the head of a statue she has loved for 24 years. A vandal possibly motivated by hate decapitated the statue of an African mother holding a baby.
Racist vandal strikes again
By Jim Larsen • October 3, 2008 6:44 pm

The head of a statue of an African mother was ripped off Wednesday night in the latest in a series…

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We’re happy to bail them out
We’re happy to bail them out
By Jim Larsen • September 23, 2008 6:40 pm

The bailout of Wall Street couldn’t have happened at a better time for the average American who will have to…

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