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    Articles by Pete DeBoer
    Down at the Port: Finishing touches
    Down at the Port: Finishing touches
    By Pete DeBoer • July 30, 2009 5:12 pm

    It happens each year. We endure all the grayness of winter, usually a soggy spring and the days drag on….

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    Down at the Port: New stuff is happening all around town
    Down at the Port: New stuff is happening...
    By Pete DeBoer • April 24, 2009 12:42 pm

    By Pete DeBoer It’s the middle of April today, taxes are all done, the calendar says it is spring time,…

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    Down at the Port
    Down at the Port
    By Pete DeBoer • March 3, 2009 1:15 pm

    Go Fly a Kite

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    Down at the Port: Getting things done
    Down at the Port: Getting things done
    By Pete DeBoer • February 23, 2009 2:04 pm

    If you have walked through the port lately you have noticed a lot of activity going on along the sea…

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    Down at the Port: a look back and far forward
    Down at the Port: a look back and...
    By Pete DeBoer • December 29, 2008 5:37 pm

    The ending of one year and the beginning of a new one always gives us reason to reflect on the…

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    Down at the Port: Works in progress
    Down at the Port: Works in progress
    By Pete DeBoer • November 26, 2008 2:32 pm

    A look at what’s happening in the Port of Kingston.

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    Down at the Port: Time to fall back
    Down at the Port: Time to fall back
    By Pete DeBoer • November 4, 2008 3:39 pm

    Port of Kingston commissioner gives an update on comings, goings, passenger-only ferries and facilities.

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    Down at the Port
    Down at the Port
    By Pete DeBoer • September 26, 2008 1:56 pm

    An encapsulation of happenings at the Port of Kingston including progress on passenger-only ferry service to Seattle.

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    Checking in with the Port of Kingston | Pete DeBoer
    Checking in with the Port of Kingston |...
    By Pete DeBoer • July 1, 2008 3:29 am

    Let’s hope this is the month when warm weather will return to the Pacific Northwest. June certainly didn’t have any. Summer is about a week old now, right?
    I guess the one good thing about all of that rain is our new lawn down at the port has had a great start. I think the project to remove the asphalt driveway and replace it with more grass really dressed up Mike Wallace Park.

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    Catching up with Kingston’s port commissioner
    Catching up with Kingston’s port commissioner
    By Pete DeBoer • June 2, 2008 9:02 pm

    Here comes summer. I guess the solstice this year is June 22 due to leap year. I am certain there will be ample celebrations to acknowledge how far north the sun has moved before it starts the long slow journey south.

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