Public Favors Masks in Classrooms but Balks at Mandating Vaccinations for Students

4 minutes read
As the spread of the delta variant threatens the safety of classrooms, a poll released Wednesday found nearly two-thirds of parents support schools’ requiring unvaccinated students age 5 or older and teachers to wear masks. 

What are COVID-19 variants and how can you stay safe as they spread? A doctor answers 5 questions

Art Shotwell 6 minutes read
With the delta variant making up over 93% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. at the end of July 2021, questions arise about how to stay protected against evolving forms of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Why refusing the COVID-19 vaccine isn’t just immoral – it’s ‘un-American’

Art Shotwell 8 minutes read
Americans are a highly individualistic nation, and the spirit of “rugged individualism,” or the idea of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps,” runs deep in American culture and history.

Police Blotter, July 30 - August 5, 2021

Anacortes Police 6 minutes read
Police jailed a transient with a half-dozen warrants after he was spotted on the roadway near Sharpes Corner in the midnight hour.

Anacortes Arts Festival this weekend

Art Shotwell 1 minute read
Hundreds of artisans will be here showing their work as music plays on two stages, one at each end of the Commercial strip from tenth st. to the foot of Commercial Ave.

Climate change is already disrupting US forests and coasts – here’s what we’re seeing at 5 long-term research sites

Art Shotwell 7 minutes read
The extraordinary severity of 2021’s heat and drought, and its fires and floods, has many people questioning whether climate change, fueled by human actions, is progressing even faster than studies have predicted and what that means for the future.