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Salvation Army celebrates 59th anniversary
May 17, 2012

Long-time Salvation Army Advisory Board member Dr. Bud Strom receives thanks from Anacortes Corps officers Lt. Ryan Boyd and Lt. Josh Boyd during a recent event at the R Ave Salvation Army center.

The Weekend
May 17, 2012

Happy Week of Sunshine! It's Ride Your Bike to Market Day this Saturday! 9am-2pm. Get those rusty squeeky wheels out and ride them on down to the market. We'll have Nick from Bikespot sharing a Workshop (inside the Depot) starting at 10am.

Cash Mob hits Bob's Chowder Bar
Around Town
May 15, 2012

Bob's Chowder Bar co-owner Barbara Atterberry takes an order from a customer during what was billed as a Cash Mob Tuesday afternoon. While business did increase a bit above normal, it wasn't a crowd. This was the first attempt at an event similar to events in other towns across the country.

Summer Farmers Market kick-off popular
Around Town
May 14, 2012

The Farmers Market kicked off its summer season last Saturday, and there was one surprise. The market was again out blocking R Ave., leaving much of the newly-completed Depot Plaza empty. There had been some discussion between Market manager Kerri Knapp and Parks Director Gary Robinson over the issue.

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ProPublica
by Cora Currier The hedge fund Magnetar helped create billions of dollars' worth of risky deals called collateralized debt obligations, many of which failed spectacularly in the financial crisis. Magnetar, meanwhile, had t...
by Megha Rajagopalan Last week, the Department of Homeland Security revealed a rash of cyber attacks on natural gas pipeline companies. Just as with previous cyber attacks on infrastructure, there was no known physical dam...
by Mike Webb Dafna Linzer has been reporting on the presidential pardon system since late last year. What she found is that white criminals are nearly four times as likely to receive a pardon than people of color. Commutat...
by Cora Currier Update, 5/15: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta set new limits on F-22 flights, ordering that they stay within safe distance of a landing strips due to ongoing concerns about oxygen deficiency. Last week, CBS...
Skagit Valley Herald
The body of a 16-year-old Sedro-Woolley boy has been recovered, Skagit County sheriff's deputies confirmed Thursday.}
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Thursday over the constitutionality of a voter-approved initiative privatizing liquor sales.}
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Some people were complaining about a series of snow and rain storms in March but not Washington wheat growers.}
BURLINGTON — A little cooperation is going a long way to save money, as waste material from the construction project connecting Anderson Road to LaVenture Road is being used to build up the levees in}

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