Stanwood Camano News

Empty storefronts and new faces

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:07 +0000

By JEREMIAH O’HAGAN Staff Reporter

Mayor Dianne White said she has “never been one to think the glass is half empty.”

She holds onto her optimism, especially driving through downtown Stanwood, where the empty storefronts are a little disconcerting.

Several businesses have shut down since the holidays, including The Sports Station, which left a long, empty east Stanwood storefront in its wake.

State lawmakers consider surcharge on boats 16 feet, up

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:07 +0000

By MAIDA SULJEVIC, Reporter, WNPA Olympia News Bureau

A $1 surcharge on vessel registration fees of both commercial and pleasure boats is being considered by state lawmakers to fund a Washington Center for Marine Innovation (WCMI) at Skagit Valley College.

A hearing on Senate Bill 6264 was held in Olympia last month by the Energy, Natural Resources and Marine Waters Committee and on the house bill, HB 2444.

Senate passes gay marriage bill; governor expected to sign into law

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:08 +0000

By Maida Suljevic and Scot Panitz WNPA Olympia News Bureau interns

As Lieutenant Governor and president of the Senate Brad Owens announced that the same-sex marriage bill, ESSB 6239, had passed, an anxious audience of hundreds watching the tense floor debate erupted with applause.

The bill, which had bipartisan support, passed the Senate 28 to 21 last Wednesday.

Early deadlines

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:08 +0000

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