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    Articles by Scott Rasmussen
    Tourist facilities to receive ‘status quo’ funding for 2010
    Tourist facilities to receive ‘status quo’ funding for...
    By Scott Rasmussen • July 2, 2009 5:47 pm

    Some will get more. Others will get less. But for the most part, San Juan County’s tourist-related facilities will have…

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    Council takes first step toward reducing business hours
    Council takes first step toward reducing business hours
    By Scott Rasmussen • June 30, 2009 6:11 pm

    Islanders would have a little less time to conduct business at various county departments under legislation that’s designed to help…

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    Joseph Guiliano, U.S. Border Patrol’s former 2nd in command, gets four years in prison
    Joseph Guiliano, U.S. Border Patrol’s former 2nd in...
    By Scott Rasmussen • June 27, 2009 7:29 am

    A Whatcom County judge on Thursday rejected the recommendations of prosecutors and a defense attorney and sentenced the man who…

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    Four public agencies share in 2260 funds
    Four public agencies share in 2260 funds
    By Scott Rasmussen • June 24, 2009 3:30 pm

    Some costly upgrades, repairs and renovations may prove somewhat easier for four public agencies thanks to San Juan County’s so-called…

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    Styrofoam ban falls short
    Styrofoam ban falls short
    By Scott Rasmussen • June 17, 2009 2:21 pm

    Supporters of a proposal that would ban the use of Styrofoam to-go containers and polystyrene food service products in San…

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    Jobs at stake as county prepares $1 million in budget cuts
    Jobs at stake as county prepares $1 million...
    By Scott Rasmussen • June 8, 2009 7:24 pm

    Four employees have been laid off at the county Community Development and Planning Department since the beginning of the year….

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    Anti-litter group pursues ban on polystrene
    Anti-litter group pursues ban on polystrene
    By Scott Rasmussen • June 2, 2009 5:41 pm

    The end could be near for Styrofoam to-go containers and other polystyrene food service products. Members of the San Juan…

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    U.S. Customs agents inspecting cars coming off the international ferry at the Friday Harbor ferry terminal.
    Tougher restrictions on travel abroad now in effect
    By Scott Rasmussen • May 30, 2009 12:06 pm

    By Scott Rasmussen County reporter Procrastinators, beware. You’ve already missed the deadline. On Monday, new federal rules went into effect…

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    Plans approved for Lopez Village UGA
    Plans approved for Lopez Village UGA
    By Scott Rasmussen • May 21, 2009 12:52 pm

    Ding, dong, the ban is dead. Property owners in the heart of Lopez Village may now go forth and subdivide….

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    Tightening down rules on dangerous dogs
    Tightening down rules on dangerous dogs
    By Scott Rasmussen • May 15, 2009 8:11 pm

    A few new wrinkles. A bit more teeth, and a lot more detail. There’s an assortment of changes in store…

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    San Juan County Sheriff’s Department Log
    San Juan County Sheriff’s Department Log
    By Scott Rasmussen • May 12, 2009 4:36 pm

    May 1: Excessive speed prompted an early-evening traffic stop and arrest of an Orcas Island man for driving with a…

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    Orcas Island’s Jonathan White to chair NWSC
    Orcas Island’s Jonathan White to chair NWSC
    By Scott Rasmussen • May 12, 2009 4:35 pm

    Orcas Island’s Jonathan White is among a growing roster of islanders taking the reigns of a decade-long, federally-funded and locally-driven…

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    Council Clerk Ann Larson to join Ranker’s staff
    Council Clerk Ann Larson to join Ranker’s staff
    By Scott Rasmussen • May 6, 2009 3:18 pm

    San Juan County Council Clerk Ann Larson is moving up, not just on. The 31-year-old Larson last week announced she…

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