Island Hospital to Host Community Briefing on COVID-19

Art Shotwell 1 minute read
Island Hospital will host a virtual community briefing next week on the current state of COVID-19 in our region.

At UW Medicine, over 95% of COVID-19 patients share one thing: They’re unvaccinated

Art Shotwell 5 minutes read
As an emergency medicine and critical care doctor at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle, I’ve lost count of the number of COVID-19 surges since the U.S. pandemic began in Seattle in February 2020.

When human life begins is a question of politics – not biology

Art Shotwell 6 minutes read
A Texas law that aims to eliminate almost all abortions in the state is part of a long-standing nationwide movement to restrict the right to abortion. The Texas law went into effect on Sept. 1, 2021, and severely limits the right to have an abortion in that state.

Do US teens have the right to be vaccinated against their parents’ will? It depends on where they live

Art Shotwell 7 minutes read
The principle that certain minors may be vaccinated without parental consent is woven into our country’s history.

Police Blotter, August 20 - 24, 2021

Anacortes Police 4 minutes read
A caller reported a 14-year-old boy gave a 9-year-old boy a joint at the Skate Park.

 

State efforts to ban mask mandates in schools mirror resistance to integration

Art Shotwell 6 minutes read
When the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education decision that struck down segregated public schooling, white Southern politicians responded to the decision with ferocity.