Haitian migrants at the border: An asylum law scholar explains how US skirts its legal and moral duties

Art Shotwell 7 minutes read
Both international and U.S. law recognize the basic human right to seek asylum. It is entirely legal to approach U.S. borders and request asylum.

Anacortes schools report vandalism to school property

Art Shotwell 1 minute read
Vandalism, graffiti, and stolen property is taxing the district’s already limited resources, in what appears to be related to a current TikTok trend encouraging vandalism on school property. 

A pediatrician explains a spike in ear infections this summer after COVID-19 restrictions lifted

Art Shotwell 5 minutes read
This summer, with the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, we have seen a return of many respiratory viruses, and with them, middle ear infections.

Ask KHN-PolitiFact: Is My Cloth Mask Good Enough to Face the Delta Variant?

7 minutes read
Public health experts increasingly urge people to upgrade to surgical masks, but also maintain that cloth masks still offer protection.

Police Blotter, September 11 - 16, 2021

Anacortes Police 8 minutes read
A police officer narrowly missed a head-on crash with a wrong-way driver on highway 20 this week.

Washington Farmland Trust & Viva Farms to host a virtual benefit concert for local farms

Art Shotwell 3 minutes read
Washington Farmland Trust and Viva Farms will come together for the second year in a row to host Love the Land, a virtual benefit concert for local farms featuring The Decemberists as the headlining act.