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It is often said that if you want a job done, assign it to a busy person.

In that case, the Skagit County Historical Society couldn’t have found a more qualified candidate to preside over its board of trustees.

Local attorney Pat Paul, known for wearing many hats – including as food editor for the La Conner Weekly News – was elected earlier in October to chair the historical society’s governing panel, which administers policies designed to preserve Skagit County’s cultural heritage. She has been a trustee for two years.

Paul, an Alaska Native of the Inupiaq Tribe, has resided in th...