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State-wide GMO initiative
If one of two packages of, say, frozen edamame on the supermarket shelf says “partially-produced with genetic engineering,”…
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Charter proposition on ballot
Responding to the 2012 voter-approved charter amendments that reduced the size of the County Council from six members…
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Second OPALCO board member resigns
Disagreement over strategies for deployment of broadband has prompted another resignation from the local power and light cooperative's…
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Tug-of-war over CAO headed to court
If you think that the critical areas ordinances took too long — seven or 10 years, depending on…
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Three marijuana stores allowed in San Juan County
Three marijuana retail stores will be permitted in San Juan County, one each on Orcas, San Juan and…
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Downriggers fire: what’s next?
Commissioner Mike Ahrenius opined that even though the downstairs is not destroyed, “the property probably can’t be used”…
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Island Hospital opts out of partnership
At a meeting on Aug. 29 in Mount Vernon, commissioners of the public hospital district governing Island Hospital,…
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Attorney general says public hospitals can’t restrict reproductive services
Local public hospital districts that provide reproductive services or information must also offer access to contraceptive and abortion…
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Changes in county committees
On July 30, Philip Green, Robin Hirsch and Chuck Schietinger were appointed to MRC positions 2, 1 and…
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Lack of permits prompts $1.6M settlement
In the first of what may become many legal battles about the Gateway Pacific Terminals Cherry Point coal…
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Recreational shellfish harvest closes due to toxins
The unappetizing red foam seen floating on the surface of inshore marine waters in San Juan County is…
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Petition to delist Southern resident killer whales rejected
One year to the day after the Pacific Legal Foundation petitioned the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on…
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One-cent increase asked for Lopez dump operations
Lopez voters will be asked to approve a .13 percent increase in the local property tax to partially…