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    Articles by Melanie Hammons
    Brothers equal family
    Brothers equal family
    By Melanie Hammons • April 28, 2012 10:15 am

    With a name like “Brothers in Arms,” it comes as no surprise that Dudley McNutt, a four-year member of the…

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    THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
    By Melanie Hammons • March 23, 2012 10:05 am

    Good road trips are like the lessons learned by Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz.” To paraphrase, some of the…

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    Bridge Club
    By Melanie Hammons • March 23, 2012 9:22 am

    You have no doubt heard the phrase, “Let’s build a bridge to the 21st century.” Well, when it comes to…

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    The next greatest generation?
    The next greatest generation?
    By Melanie Hammons • March 16, 2012 10:15 am

    When you hear the term “Navy Warfighter,” some people might think that’s a term that refers exclusively to Navy jet…

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    Admiring the Arrow
    By Melanie Hammons • March 9, 2012 10:58 am

    It was a promising, Cold War-inspired Canadian aircraft. But what happened to the Avro CF-105 Arrow? Canadian members of the…

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    Commissioner talks budget to DAV members
    By Melanie Hammons • March 9, 2012 9:13 am

    In an election year, budgets are on everybody’s minds. Although the attendance at Disabled American Veterans Chapter 47 meeting last…

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    Mother knows best
    Mother knows best
    By Melanie Hammons • March 2, 2012 10:22 am

    Here’s a math problem that’s really a no-brainer: When babies and young children are treated with tender loving care, it…

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    The goods on the Growler
    By Melanie Hammons • February 24, 2012 10:09 am

    There’s nothing quite like a first-hand account of an important event to make a story seem more exciting. Now imagine…

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    A connection beyond words
    By Melanie Hammons • February 17, 2012 10:28 am

    When Cindy Hurn’s friend invited her to come to Iraq in 2011, the local author and ghost-writer’s first reaction was,…

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    VAQ-129 CO sweetens February’s ANA meeting
    By Melanie Hammons • February 17, 2012 10:18 am

    Association of Naval Aviation Whidbey Island Squadron 40 members and guests enjoyed a quick course in the role naval aircraft…

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    Shifty Sailors share passion for music, nautical heritage
    Shifty Sailors share passion for music, nautical heritage
    By Melanie Hammons • February 10, 2012 10:20 am

    Although January’s snowy weather postponed the Whidbey Island Shanty Fest 2012, it did not dampen the enthusiasm of the Shifty…

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    Disabled veterans fight the good fight
    By Melanie Hammons • February 9, 2012 10:53 am

    They may be retired from active military service, but members of Disabled American Veterans chapter 47 never retire from their…

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    Marine’s sacrifice honored
    By Melanie Hammons • February 3, 2012 9:18 am

    A quiet crowd numbering in the hundreds, many holding American flags, lined a four-mile route in Bellingham Saturday to honor…

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