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. 

What Will It Take to Boost Vaccinations? The Scene From Kentucky’s Back Roads

11 minutes read
With Kentucky in the grip of a covid surge, public health workers are taking their vaccination campaign house to house and church to church, trying to outmaneuver the fantastical tales spread on social media and everyday hurdles of hardship and isolation.