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ISLAND COUNTY: JANET ST. CLAIR: $2.27 million grant awarded for fiber expansion project on south Camano Island

This is one more step in our progress to expand and improve internet access in Island County. We have also been working to access funding and partnerships through Internet for All, a federally funded effort through Washington State Broadband Office. For more information on our efforts, please email broadband@islandcountywa.gov.

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CAMANO: School Board director advocates for removal of diversity language, receives pushback (SCN)

The Stanwood-Camano School District Board of Directors held a study session Tuesday evening to discuss positions put forth by the Washington State School Directors’ Association, which ultimately turned into an emotional discussion about diversity and equity, as well as the state’s role in local education.

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CAMANO: Three running for Stanwood-Camano School Board at-large position (SCN)

With the primary election fast approaching, Brookdale Senior Living in Stanwood hosted listening sessions for candidates, including all three running for the Stanwood-Camano School Board District 5 at-large position…. [T]he at-large position is the only to be affected in the primary. The other two seats only have one candidate for each and will advance to the general election in November.

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ISLAND COUNTY: In Our Opinion: Whidbey needs plenty of candidates for local offices (WNT)

The Whidbey News-Times published an editorial on Mar. 29, 2023 to urge Island County citizens to run for public office during this year’s elections. The time has come. Those in the Whidbey Island community who’ve contemplated running for office, those who are upset about local government decisions, those who claim they know better, those who…

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