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Longtime elementary school teacher James Clark almost became an electrician.

“Initially, that was my interest, said Clark. “I always liked fixing things and tinkering with electronics,” Clark said.

Have you ever listened to the inside of a sea shell and heard the roar of the ocean? Or placed your ear on the forehead of your child or over the heart of a loved one and listened to their unspoken longings? Upon doing so, have you heard their wishes and have they seemed to say, “Come closer…

Dr. Mitchell Kahn is in his fifth year as general director of Skagit Opera and is on the board of directors of Bellingham Festival of Music. He’s the kind of person who fits the adage: “Ask a busy person” to do something.

When asked how he balances everything in his life, he answer, “How…

Richard Rossiter hasn't owned a television since 1974. He doesn't read the newspaper, either, or listen to the radio.

"How do you get the news?" I asked, sitting next to him outside at Avery Brewing in Gunbarrel.

"I don't," he said.

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