Pharma Campaign Cash Delivered to Key Lawmakers With Surgical Precision

Art Shotwell 10 minutes read
With an eye to shutting down Medicare drug price negotiations, drug companies and their lobbying groups gave roughly $1.6 million in the first six months of 2021, with Democrats edging closer than they have in a decade to Republicans’ total haul.

Babies Are Dying of Syphilis. It’s 100% Preventable.

Art Shotwell 27 minutes read
The United States’ inability to curb a treatable sexually transmitted disease shows the failures of a cash-strapped public health system. Increasingly, newborns are paying the price.

Police Blotter, October 16 - 21, 2021

Anacortes Police 9 minutes read
Anacortes Police are investigating the theft of a bronze sculpture worth $10,000  along with other items from a private residence.

An infectious disease expert explains new federal rules on ‘mix-and-match’ vaccine booster shots

Art Shotwell 6 minutes read
Many Americans now have the green light to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster – and the flexibility to receive a different brand than the original vaccine they received.

Early Holiday Market Scheduled

Art Shotwell 1 minute read
Frannie Bigge with RhinoCat Designs will host the November Holiday Market taking place at Buxton’s (formerly known as the Kennelly Keys building) on Nov. 5-7, 2021, and featuring over a dozen of local makers, artists, and more.

School District Meets Vaccine Mandate

Art Shotwell 2 minutes read
The Anacortes School District says it is in compliance with Washington state’s vaccination mandate, which requires that all state employees be vaccinated against COVID19, or have an approved exemption, by October 18.