There is no end to the stream of misinformation regarding nutrition.  This deeply concerns me.  The fad diet and supplement industries are a $42 billion per year business. 

A large focus of this legislative session – and most every session – is education. The Washington State Constitution is clear that providing a basic education is the paramount duty of the state. The McCleary decision has given further clarity to the government’s role in fulfilling this duty.

Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, the No. 2 ranking Democrat during the budget writing process, released the statement below following the passage of the 2014 supplemental operating budget on Thursday afternoon. “I want to first thank Sen. Hargrove for his leadership throughout this process. His knowledge and experience were invaluable every step of the way.

Anacortes is named as the eighth most exciting place in the state by the Movoto Real Estate Blog. The blog rated the 110 Washington places with more than 10,000 population.

The Anacortes School District invites the public to review the Washington State and ASD report cards. The School Report Card is a resource for data on student demographics, student performance and school staff in our state.

The weekend snow left hillside trees covered with snow. This is a view looking south along Commercial Ave. on Monday morning.