The Hidden Fees Making Your Bananas, and Everything Else, Cost More

Art Shotwell 23 minutes read
A cadre of ocean carriers are charging exorbitant, potentially illegal, fees on shipping containers stuck because of congestion at ports. Sellers of furniture, coconut water, even kids’ potties say the fees are inflating costs.

Police Blotter, June 3 - 9, 2022

Anacortes Police 5 minutes read
Anacortes Police officers were dispatched to a report of a man running in traffic and waving his arms in the 3200 block of Commercial Avenue.

A Deep Dive Into the Widening Mortality Gap Across the Political Aisle

Art Shotwell 5 minutes read
Research out this week examines how an area’s political environment can affect its mortality rate.

Skagit County COVID Update, June 8, 2022

Art Shotwell 2 minutes read
Skagit County’s 7-day case rate has increased by 3 percent since last week and our 7-day hospitalization rate has increased by 15 percent.

Patients Seek Mental Health Care From Their Doctor But Find Health Plans Standing in the Way

Art Shotwell 8 minutes read
Despite a consensus that patients should be able to get mental health care from primary care doctors, insurance policies and financial incentives may not support that.

Changes are coming to school meals nationwide – an expert in food policy explains

Art Shotwell 6 minutes read
For the two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. public schools have been able to provide free meals for all students, including to-go meals in the summer. But on June 30, 2022, the federal waivers that expanded the school lunch program will expire.