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A dead sand dollar on the beach.

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Sand dollars versus eelgrass

From red octopus to giant clam worms to bay ghost shrimp the waters around our islands are home…

Bob McCabe

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The heart of carving

Bob McCabe started carving when he was 30. Now many years later he still gets lost in the…

Caleb Klauder with his band.

Life

Where country, bluegrass and Americana meet

Caleb Klauder and His Country Band create a honky-tonk sound that makes you feel like you should be…

Shabazz Palaces

Life

Inside Doe Bay Fest | Slide show

Doe Bay Fest offers a chance for visitors to escape the city and listen to quality music all…

A Western yellow jacket with flowers. There are at least seven species of wasps in the Northwest.

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Wasps in our midst

Smooth, tiny and winged – yellow jackets tend to make people recoil and in some cases scream.

Bouts of insomnia may be more normal than we think. According to research by historian Roger Ekirch of Virginia Tech

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Not getting enough sleep?

You lie in bed in the darkness. It could be that the entire island is asleep and you…

Finch nestlings

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Celebrating 30 years

Looking at the past and future of Wolf Hollow Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

L-R: Fire Chief Kevin O'Brien and Fire Marshal Paul Turner

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Town Hall meeting addresses arson concerns

The crowd looked frustrated, concerned and maybe a bit afraid. A recent series of fires labeled suspicious in…

Finn and Ada Sandwith enjoy a quiet moment together on a warm day at Cascade Lake.

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Summer adventure

A list of activities to keep youth occupied all summer long

Strawberries in a container garden.

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Watch your garden grow – the perks of potted plants

What do plants say about a person? Now that I live in an apartment located in a sunnier…

Josh Bouma

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Abalone nurseries arrive | Slide show

Just as he brought the snails out it started to rain. Luckily these are animals that like to…

Abbey Road LIVE!

Life

A Q&A with a band member from Abbey Road LIVE!

The music of the Beatles takes listeners through a journey of time, melding different genres from the late…

Opinion

Freedom of the ride | Editorial

Happiness eluded me for many years. I knew where it was hiding, but it felt like a treasure…