Ruth Barefoot, City Library Director Resigns 

Art Shotwell 2 minutes read
Ruth Barefoot, Anacortes Public Library Director, is stepping down from her role effective June 1, 2020.

Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On — Especially During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Art Shotwell 13 minutes read
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surfaces, and can cause long-term lung damage.

COVID-19 Kills This Year's Anacortes Arts Festival

Art Shotwell 1 minute read
The Anacortes Arts Festical has cancelled its 2020 edition, saying the decision wasn't made lightly. "We feel like we have pushed all of the deadlines for planning as far as we can."

Police Using Rubber Bullets On Protesters That Can Kill, Blind Or Maim For Life

Art Shotwell 6 minutes read
Police in multiple cities are using supposedly “nonlethal” crowd-control methods from rubber bullets to tear gas bombs to pepper-spray projectiles.

Hype Collides With Science As FDA Tries To Rein In ‘Wild West’ of COVID Blood Tests

Art Shotwell 9 minutes read
Amid questions about the accuracy of the COVID-19 antibody tests flooding the market — and the usefulness of the results they provide — the FDA has belatedly stepped in to try to rein in the chaos.

School Superintendent Comments on Recent Events

Art Shotwell 2 minutes read
Outgoing School Superintendent Dr Mark Wenzel says that "continued injustice pervades our country," and that acts such as recent killings at the hands of police lead to a "sense of grief, despair and hopelessness."