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The Burden of Getting Medical Care Can Exhaust Older Patients

KFF Health News Mar. 27 2024 8 minutes read

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It’s estimated that an older patient can spend three weeks of the year getting care — and that doesn’t count the time it takes to arrange appointments or deal with insurance companies.

Rising temperatures from climate change depleting oxygen in coastal waters, threatening marine life

Oregon Capital Chronicle Mar. 27 2024 4 minutes read

Jack Barth of Oregon State University and his colleagues deploy a glider in the Pacific Ocean to record oxygen levels in water from Astoria to Coos Bay. (Jack Barth/Oregon State University)

During the summer of 2021, half of coastal waters from northern California to the Canadian border had oxygen levels too low to support marine life.

Police Blotter, March 15 - 21, 2024

Anacortes Police Mar. 26 2024 4 minutes read

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Anacortes Police had to chase down two juveniles driving wildly in a stolen school district van.

Guemes Island Ferry to Transition to Electronic Ticketing System

Anacortes Now Mar. 26 2024 2 minutes read

Skagit County plans to move to a new electronic ticketing system for the Guemes Island Ferry.

Guest: Women's History Month

Anacortes Now Mar. 25 2024 3 minutes read

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March is Women’s History Month, so what better time to talk about women’s roles in World War II in the UK.

‘Really troubling:’ Survey finds poor outcomes for students with disabilities after high school

Washington State Standard Mar. 25 2024 4 minutes read

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Students with autism or intellectual disabilities in particular are much more likely to not have a job or further education lined up after high school.

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