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    Articles by Michael Watkins
    Oak Harbor, Coupeville EIS meetings draw much different crowds
    Oak Harbor, Coupeville EIS meetings draw much different...
    By Michael Watkins • December 13, 2016 1:30 pm

    Navy public meetings held to inform the public may have resulted in attendees leaving with more questions than answers.

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    Photo by Michael Watkins/Whidbey News-Times                                Sen. Barbara Bailey presents letters of appreciation to the 2016 Sailors of the Year Friday at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
    Luncheon honors NAS Whidbey sailors of the year
    By Michael Watkins • December 13, 2016 1:30 pm

    Naval Air Station Whidbey Island’s Sea, Shore and Reserve Sailors of the Year were honored by the community during a…

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    Luncheon pays tribute to WWII veterans
    Luncheon pays tribute to WWII veterans
    By Michael Watkins • December 9, 2016 3:00 pm

    More than 90 WWII veterans are currently living in Island, San Juan and Skagit counties

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    First snow falls on Whidbey
    First snow falls on Whidbey
    By Michael Watkins • December 9, 2016 1:30 am

    Wyatt Waite, Grace Waite, Maggie Waite and Isabel Waite take advantage of thefirst snow of the season in Oak Harbor…

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    On 75th anniversary, Pearl Harbor attack vivid in Oak Harbor woman’s memory
    On 75th anniversary, Pearl Harbor attack vivid in...
    By Michael Watkins • December 7, 2016 1:30 am

    It has been 75 years, but Pauline Williams remembers watching Japanese aircraft drop bombs and the machine gun fire that…

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    Holiday spirit lights up downtown Oak Harbor
    Holiday spirit lights up downtown Oak Harbor
    By Michael Watkins • December 7, 2016 1:30 am

    The crane that towers over Oak Harbor is no longer the city’s lone landmark twinkling with holiday spirit.

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    The first of five public meetings will start next week to discuss results of the Navy’s long-awaited impact survey released last month.
    The first of five public meetings will start...
    By Michael Watkins • December 5, 2016 1:30 am

    The Navy is holding a series of meeting this week on the draft Environmental Impact Survey, or EIS, on the…

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    School bus cameras catching passing violators
    School bus cameras catching passing violators
    By Michael Watkins • December 3, 2016 1:30 am

    Drivers thinking about illegally passing a school bus should think twice.

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    Tree lighting, Santa arrives downtown Saturday
    Tree lighting, Santa arrives downtown Saturday
    By Michael Watkins • November 30, 2016 1:30 am

    Oak Harbor is gearing up for the holidays with its annual tree lighting and events Saturday on Pioneer Way.

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    Residents learn about Navy well testing for fire chemicals
    Residents learn about Navy well testing for fire...
    By Michael Watkins • November 26, 2016 1:30 am

    More than 80 people who live near Naval Air Station Whidbey Island arrived at Oak Harbor Elementary School Monday to…

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    Oak Harbor schools’ fill the bus campaign a big success
    Oak Harbor schools’ fill the bus campaign a...
    By Michael Watkins • November 25, 2016 12:30 pm

    More than 19,000 much-needed food items collected by students of Oak Harbor Public Schools were delivered to North Whidbey Help…

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    The Brothers in Arms Motorcycle Club prepares to donate complete holiday meals and gift cards to those less fortunate. Photo by Michael Watkins/Whideby News-Times
    Bikers bring bounty to those in need
    By Michael Watkins • November 23, 2016 1:30 am

    Local club rides with the purpose of giving back to the community

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    Photo by Michael B. Watkins/Whidbey News-Times                                Construction workers from WhidbeyHealth cross at State Highway 20 in Coupeville as protesters behind them protest the Dakota Access Pipeline stand outside Wells Fargo Bank in Coupeville last week. The group opposes the bank funding the pipeline project and the potential impact to the environment and native people’s land.
    Group rallies in Coupeville in support of Sioux...
    By Michael Watkins • November 23, 2016 1:30 am

    More than 100 island residents converged on Coupeville Tuesday to rally in support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s efforts…

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