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Saturday, June 29, 2013

Navy Growlers 'too loud' on Whidbey Island

It's the solitude that lured Michael Monson and his wife Judy to Coupeville from bustling Seattle.

When they moved there nine years ago, they knew the birds in their backyard would share the skies with noisy jets from the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station up the road, but they never dreamed of the extent to which they’d have to go for a little peace and quiet.

“My wife and I are both forced to wear ear muffs inside our house,” said Monson, holding a pair of construction grade ear protectors.

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