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    Articles by Scott Rasmussen
    Projects in Friday Harbor, Eastsound benefit from 2260 fund
    Projects in Friday Harbor, Eastsound benefit from 2260...
    By Scott Rasmussen • August 5, 2008 2:15 am

    They may not have gotten everything they asked for.

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    Decatur Island man in October pot bust pleads guilty to lesser offense
    Decatur Island man in October pot bust pleads...
    By Scott Rasmussen • July 30, 2008 3:49 pm

    A Decatur man arrested on a felony drug charge in October’s high-profile raid by state and federal officers will likely serve five days in jail, or on work crew, for trying to buy 40 grams or more of marijuana.

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    Can a ‘patch’ put an end to the flap over ballot barcodes?
    Can a ‘patch’ put an end to the...
    By Scott Rasmussen • July 21, 2008 10:06 pm

    Local Greens insists the remedy fails to protect voter identification

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    Cameras banned from Elections office
    Cameras banned from Elections office
    By Scott Rasmussen • July 21, 2008 9:15 pm

    New rules approved last week by the San Juan County Canvassing Board prohibit the use of cameras, cell phones and video recorders in the Elections office while ballots are being processed or tabulated.

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    Cameras banned from Elections office
    Cameras banned from Elections office
    By Scott Rasmussen • July 21, 2008 9:13 pm

    New rules approved last week by the San Juan County Canvassing Board prohibit the use of cameras, cell phones and video recorders in the Elections office while ballots are being processed or tabulated.

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    Blakely group takes aim at fireworks ban
    Blakely group takes aim at fireworks ban
    By Scott Rasmussen • July 21, 2008 9:13 pm

    Local voters pulled the plug on a set of stormwater fees in the first-ever referendum under San Juan County’s home-rule charter.

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    County to pursue purchase of Orcas Village dock
    County to pursue purchase of Orcas Village dock
    By Scott Rasmussen • July 21, 2008 9:12 pm

    For the second time in three years San Juan County has set its sights on purchasing a waterfront parcel just west of the Orcas Island ferry landing that includes a dock, a float and 400 feet of moorage space.

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    San Juan Islands’ early-year tourism stats show slight decline
    San Juan Islands’ early-year tourism stats show slight...
    By Scott Rasmussen • July 21, 2008 9:09 pm

    Lodging tax revenue dips 5 percent in first six months of ’08

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    Cameras banned from Elections office
    Cameras banned from Elections office
    By Scott Rasmussen • July 18, 2008 10:36 pm

    New rules approved last week by the San Juan County Canvassing Board prohibit the use of cameras, cell phones and video recorders in the Elections office while ballots are being processed or tabulated

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    County to pursue purchase of Orcas Village dock
    County to pursue purchase of Orcas Village dock
    By Scott Rasmussen • July 18, 2008 5:47 pm

    For the second time in three years San Juan County has set its sights on purchasing a waterfront parcel just west of the Orcas Island ferry landing that includes a dock, a float and 400 feet of moorage space. and 400 feet of moorage space.

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    Doors open for Friday Harbor’s U.G.A.
    Doors open for Friday Harbor’s U.G.A.
    By Scott Rasmussen • July 16, 2008 12:00 am

    On July 8, the San Juan County Council joined the town of Friday Harbor in an agreement over how development of the unincorporated urban growth area (UGA) on San Juan Island will be managed.

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    $315K in San Juan County lodging-tax cash doled out for ‘09
    $315K in San Juan County lodging-tax cash doled...
    By Scott Rasmussen • June 18, 2008 1:00 pm

    A few new wrinkles and a foot in the door signal that change could be in store in the way the annual proceeds from San Juan County’s so-called “original” two-percent lodging tax are distributed.

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    San Juan Land Bank seeks $4 million in grants
    San Juan Land Bank seeks $4 million in...
    By Scott Rasmussen • June 16, 2008 8:55 pm

    The San Juan County Land Bank is pursuing $4 million in state grants, $1.5 million of which would be a reimbursement for money spent to buy Turtleback Mountain.

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