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        <title>Tennis group lobbies for third court, wins</title>
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By KELLY RUHOFF, Managing Editor
Stanwood/Camano NEWS
A group of men and women tennis players that began on Camano Island 21 years ago has outgrown the county-owned courts.
The club, originally affiliated with Camano Senior Center, whose members average in age from 60 to 87]]></description>
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        <title>Dean's open house urges resident participation in government</title>
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Staff Reporter
&amp;nbsp;
Communication builds bridges, and Island County's newest]]></description>
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        <title>Camano Fire &amp; Rescue lands $475,1943 grant</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced that a $451,433 federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) has been awarded to Camano Island Fire and Rescue (CIFR) for the purchase of new radio communications equipment.&amp;nbsp; The Fire District]]></description>
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        <title>Dean primed to start his job</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;By Paul Boring, Whidbey NEWS-TIMESJan 03 2007 
Island County Commissioner-elect John Dean is not on the clock, but he is already on the job. 
Dean, a Camano Island resident, will be sworn in at 1 p.m. tomorrow in the Coupeville Law and Justice Center courtroom of Judge Alan Hancock. Although]]></description>
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        <title>Voters show good sense (Whidbey NEWS Times editorial)</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Whidbey NEWS Times Opinion (excerpt)
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Island County voters can usually be counted on to display common sense when voting on issues and candidates.
Electing John Dean as county commissioner, for example, was eminently sensible. A Democrat and newcomer to elective office, Dean brings a breath of fresh air to]]></description>
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        <title>Election 2006 Results: Banks, Brown, Dean take lead</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Whidbey NEWS Times Nov 08 2006By Jessie Stensland
Call them Sheriff Mark Brown, Prosecutor Greg Banks and Commissioner John Dean. 
The results in the Island County election seemed pretty clear cut Tuesday night, with 11,198 absentee ballots counted by 10:30 p.m. 
About 8,400 ballots cast at polling places were yet to]]></description>
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        <title>Election 2006 Results: Most coast to victory</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[WHIDBEY NEWS TIMES
Nov 11 2006
By Paul BoringThe preliminary results for Tuesday's election are clear cut in Island County, aside from the tight race between Barbara Bailey and Tim Knue for District 10 state representative. 
As of Friday, Republican Barbara Bailey held a slim lead over Tim Knue, the incumbent owning]]></description>
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        <title>South Whidbey Record endorses John Dean</title>
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Here's what the South Whidbey Record says about John:
&quot;His ability to communicate and listen to people from all points of the political spectrum will be a breath of fresh air on a board of county commissioners that currently appears to listen only to the]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp; Oct 18 2006, Whidbey News Times
Election 2006: Byrd's not finished, unless Dean winsBy Paul Boring
Two candidates from different generations and with varying perspectives face off in the race for Island County's District 3 commissioner spot.
&amp;nbsp;Incumbent Republican Bill Byrd, 71, is hoping to expand his original goals of four years]]></description>
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        <title>John Dean for commissioner: Whidbey NEWS Times endorsement</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The following is an editorial endorsement from the Whidbey NEWS Times, dated Sat., Oct. 21, 2006:
The best thing John Dean has going for him is that he can make approximately half the population of Island County feel that it finally has a voice in Coupeville.
That would be the half that]]></description>
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