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    Articles by Harry Anderson
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    A Rock dweller’s guide to love and romance
    By Harry Anderson • February 14, 2024 1:30 am

    Although we take love seriously here on the Rock, talking about such things can make us squirm.

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Jonathan Pulley, 18, checks out the weather forecast on his home computer.
    Our January weather draws close attention from a...
    By Harry Anderson • January 23, 2024 1:30 am

    Jonathan Pulley is an amateur weather forecaster and the moderator of Whidbey Island Weather.

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    How some plywood and paint became a Coupeville...
    By Harry Anderson • December 19, 2023 1:30 am

    This simple but beautiful holiday tradition just seems to fit in perfectly with little Coupeville.

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    It’s so easy to find things to be...
    By Harry Anderson • November 21, 2023 1:30 am

    Columnist Harry Anderson made a list of things he is thankful for on the Rock this year.

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    Photo by Harry Anderson
    A beautiful bridge destroyed by hate then rebuilt...
    By Harry Anderson • October 24, 2023 1:30 am

    Harry Anderson reflects on the tense political climate after visiting three Balcan countries.

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    It seemed like a boom but how big?...
    By Harry Anderson • September 27, 2023 7:20 am

    With summer ending, I have been wondering just how big the tourist season has been on our Rock.

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    Column: Remembering a decade of Rockin’ a Hard...
    By Harry Anderson • August 8, 2023 1:30 am

    Here’s a reminder of some of the elements of Rock life I have written about.

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    Photo by Harry Anderson
    Dinner served for 160 on Ebey’s Prairie
    By Harry Anderson • July 11, 2023 1:30 am

    Scenic Isle Farm hosted Outstanding in the Field, a culinary event that takes place in the outdoors.

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    Books on board great big wheels celebrates a...
    By Harry Anderson • June 13, 2023 1:30 am

    This year, the bookmobile celebrates its 75th anniversary.

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    Photo by Harry Anderson
    Spring finally breaks the chill and lifts a...
    By Harry Anderson • May 12, 2023 1:30 am

    Like many fellow emigres I’ve met here, I quickly learned to grow tomatoes, beets and so much more.

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    A long-time dream in Coupeville is finally about...
    By Harry Anderson • April 14, 2023 1:30 am

    A community’s dream that’s been a decade in the making is about to come true.

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    Rockin’ a Hard Place: Schools to pilots to...
    By Harry Anderson • March 8, 2023 1:30 am

    I was off our Rock for most of February on a cruise from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Antartica. It was…

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    Photos courtesy of Island County Historical Society
Original plat map for Whidbey's "Little Chicago"
    Our Rock is where the wrong kind of...
    By Harry Anderson • February 10, 2023 1:30 am

    Humans surveying our Rock have thought up some big dreams to populate the place and make it famous.

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