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it a hundred times over the last twenty years). Type in
the word “renowned”. Now once again we can have
“renowned artists” and “renowned, Northwest classic
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yachts”, and grammatical peace.
Whew. I feel much better. And so should you. Your
otherwise high editorial standards are no longer marred by Our service policy has never wavered:
the printed equivalent of fingernails on a blackboard.
Provide clear options and excellent
Here’s hoping you have a wonderful holiday season
value. Now, more than ever, we stick
and a happy new year.
to that mission.
Clyde Jenkins
Mukilteo, WA
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Of course you are right. You caught me trying to be a bit too
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reappearance as the Norstar 40, I was going for it being
“re-known.” Get it? Atrocious grammar but still an excellent
yacht. Emerald Harbor Marine
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Dear Abby,
info@emharbor.com
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I have suspected for some time now that my wife has
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if I answer, the caller hangs up. Repairing or upgrading your boat?
My wife has been going out with "the girls" a lot
recently, although when I ask their names she always says,
Building a new boat?
"Just some friends from work, you don't know them."
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I always try to stay awake to look out for her coming
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out again and I decided to really check on her.
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Around midnight, I decided to hide next to the garage
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street when she arrived home from a night out with "the
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girls". When she got out of the car she was buttoning up
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her blouse, which was open, and she took her panties out
of her purse and slipped them on. Sailboats, hobbies,
It was at that moment, crouching behind the boat, that
surfboards, sailboards,
I noticed some hairline cracks in my gelcoat, right where
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Signed,
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What a heartbreaking thing to find out. If the cracks are just
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