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Is tax avoidance ethical? Asking on behalf of a few billionaire friends

Art Shotwell Jun. 10 2021 6 minutes read
Some of the U.S.‘s wealthiest individuals reportedly pay just a tiny fraction of the billions of dollars added annually to their fortunes in federal income tax – sometimes they pay nothing at all.

Supreme Court weighs voting rights in a pivotal Arizona case

Art Shotwell Jun. 9 2021 6 minutes read
Would you vote by mail if you had to drive hours to a post office to mail your ballot? That question confronts the United States Supreme Court this session in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, which analysts see as one of the most important voting rights cases in a decade.

Police Blotter, May 29 - June 4, 2021

Anacortes Police Jun. 8 2021 4 minutes read
A local woman bought nearly $10,000 worth of gift cards to clear what she thought was a bank problem that turned out to be a scam.

Emily Wilder and journalism's longstanding Achilles' heel – partisans who cry bias

Art Shotwell Jun. 8 2021 8 minutes read
When the Associated Press fired Emily Wilder for violating its social media policy, it caused a firestorm in the media industry. Critics noted that the firing came only days after GOP activists called her biased, re-animating an ongoing debate about how responsible news organizations should deal with such accusations.

Boeing Tested Air Purifiers Like Those Widely Used in Schools. It Decided Not to Use Them in Planes.

Jun. 8 2021 8 minutes read
Aerospace giant Boeing tested two kinds of ionization technologies — like those widely adopted in schools hoping to combat covid — to determine how well each killed germs on surfaces and decided that neither was effective enough to install on its commercial planes.

Parade and Fireworks set for July Fourth

Art Shotwell Jun. 3 2021 1 minute read

The City of Anacortes will be celebrating our nation’s Independence Day on Sunday, July 4th, 2021. This year the city will have a firework display and a Patriotic Parade. The City is pleased to restart this Anacortes tradition. 

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