Heat Wave Prompts Cooling Stations

Art Shotwell 4 minutes read
The National Weather Service issued a Heat Advisory indicating that a prolonged period of hot weather is expected across Western Washington this week.

School Summer Impact Program Takes Kids Outside

Art Shotwell 2 minutes read
Walks in the forestlands, trips to Rosario Beach and Deception Pass and dance moves with Fidalgo Danceworks are all a part of the Impact summer learning program that is taking place throughout July. 

National ‘988’ Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Launched

Art Shotwell 2 minutes read
A new suicide and crisis lifeline number, 988, launched last weekend, will now route people to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and serve as a universal entry point so that, no matter where you live, you can easily reach a trained crisis counselor who can help.

What really drives anti-abortion beliefs?

Art Shotwell 6 minutes read
Research suggests it’s a matter of sexual strategies. People vary in how opposed they are to casual sex. 

Conservative Blocs Unleash Litigation to Curb Public Health Powers

Art Shotwell 14 minutes read
Spurred on by opposition to pandemic-related health mandates, a coalition of religious liberty groups, conservative think tanks, and Republican state attorneys general has filed a cascade of litigation seeking to rein in the powers of public health authorities.

The Supreme Court’s ideological rulings are roiling US politics – just as when Lincoln and his Republicans remade the court to fit their agenda

Art Shotwell 8 minutes read
The conflict over the court and its politics may be making headlines now. But history shows that political contests over the ideological slant of the court are nothing new.