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    Articles by Harry Anderson
    Rockin’ a Hard Place: A rock dweller’s wish list for Christmas
    Rockin’ a Hard Place: A rock dweller’s wish...
    By Harry Anderson • December 7, 2018 1:30 am

    With the plywood snowmen now up around Coupeville and the plywood toy soldiers now up on Pioneer Way in Oak…

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    Doug Kroon stands on the porch of the old officer’s house at Camp Casey where his family once lived
    ROCKIN A HARD PLACE: Island life’s sweet for...
    By Harry Anderson • November 16, 2018 1:30 am

    How’s this for an idyllic childhood? A large family with seven kids — four girls, three boys — moves from…

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    Rockin’ a Hard Place: Want more in your newspaper? Subscribe
    Rockin’ a Hard Place: Want more in your...
    By Harry Anderson • October 19, 2018 1:30 am

    I think I was born with printer’s ink in my veins. When I was 3 years old, I sat on…

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    Rockin’ a Hard Place: Some lessons we can learn from Irish
    Rockin’ a Hard Place: Some lessons we can...
    By Harry Anderson • September 25, 2018 1:30 am

    I’m just back from a three-week dream vacation to Ireland.

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    The 1960s
    Rockin’ A Hard Place: From small roots to...
    By Harry Anderson • August 7, 2018 1:30 am

    Annual Coupeville event hits 54

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    Photo by Harry Anderson                                Cauliflower develops large tough leaves to protect the young head.
    Rockin’ A Hard Place: A cure for the...
    By Harry Anderson • July 17, 2018 1:30 am

    I am old enough to remember the summer of 1958, when a rockabilly singer named Eddie Cochran released a song…

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    Anderson at the parade.
    Marching, waving, saluting, singing … because it’s fun
    By Harry Anderson • June 5, 2018 1:30 am

    As soon as I moved to the Rock nine years ago, friends kept telling me, “You absolutely have to go…

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    A venerable local captain acquires three new — and young — commanders
    A venerable local captain acquires three new —...
    By Harry Anderson • May 8, 2018 1:30 am

    The Captain Whidbey Inn, a beloved Central Whidbey landmark, has been around for 111 years. Last week, as we sat…

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    Trading her keyboard for kale: A rock farmer’s tale
    Trading her keyboard for kale: A rock farmer’s...
    By Harry Anderson • April 10, 2018 1:30 am

    Farmers have little time for chit-chat. If it’s not planting time, it’s harvest time, or it’s time to clean the…

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    Spotting a few moments of world peace during Musselfest
    Spotting a few moments of world peace during...
    By Harry Anderson • March 13, 2018 1:30 am

    The first weekend in March I toiled as a volunteer over a hot grill, cooking and selling “prairie dogs” at…

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    Celebrations, events planned to honor of 40th anniversary of Ebey’s Reserve
    Celebrations, events planned to honor of 40th anniversary...
    By Harry Anderson • February 27, 2018 1:30 am

    Special events throughout 2018 will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the creation of Ebey’s Landing National Historical Reserve, a community…

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    Rockin’ A Hard Place: Remembering a whole lot about a land that time forgot
    Rockin’ A Hard Place: Remembering a whole lot...
    By Harry Anderson • February 16, 2018 1:30 am

    It’s always good to hear visitors marvel at our beautiful sights here on the Rock. Last fall, while taking a…

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    Rockin’ A Hard Place: Happy trails to you, until we meet in Coupeville
    Rockin’ A Hard Place: Happy trails to you,...
    By Harry Anderson • January 16, 2018 1:30 am

    Over Christmas and New Year’s, some friends sat around our house sharing favorite memories over hot cider. I chimed in…

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