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Lawmakers Eye Forced Treatment to Address Overlap in Homelessness and Mental Illness

KFF Health News May. 17 2023 10 minutes read

Democratic politicians in California and Oregon are reconsidering the restrictions of involuntary commitment laws. They argue that not helping people who are seriously ill and living in squalor on the streets is inhumane.

Police Blotter, May 5 - 11, 2023

Anacortes Police May. 16 2023 5 minutes read

An Anacortes man narrowly avoided a potential loss of thousands of dollars in an online fraud scheme.

Moped rider dies in Anacortes crash

Anacortes Police May. 16 2023 1 minute read

Officers closed 12th Street on Monday morning to investigate a crash that killed a moped rider.

Public Works Sets Open House for June 1

Anacortes Now May. 16 2023 2 minutes read

The City of Anacortes is hosting a Public Works Open House on Thursday, June 1st, 2023, from 9:30am to 3:00pm at the Wastewater Treatment Plant at 500 T Avenue.  

AI May Be on Its Way to Your Doctor’s Office, But It’s Not Ready to See Patients

KFF Health News May. 12 2023 8 minutes read

Giant corporations like Microsoft and Google, plus many startups, are eyeing health care profits from programs based on artificial intelligence.

Hikes: Singing in the Key of Spring

Jack Hartt May. 11 2023 4 minutes read

You know that feeling, when bird songs fill the dawn of morning, when the air is actually warmish for the first time, when the bare brown earth disappears under bows and flows of freshly emerging green growth, when sunshine sweetens your smile, and sweat actually beads on your skin.

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Upcoming Events

7 Nov
Author Event: D.W. Ulsterman 
Date Sat., November 7, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
7 Nov
Joe Whitney and Streetlive Family
Sat., November 7, 2026 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
8 Nov
 Christian Casolary's Resonance Quartet 
Sun., November 8, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
8 Nov
All Ages Jazz Jam  
Sun., November 8, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
16 Nov
Writing Circle  
Mon., November 16, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
17 Nov
Salish Sea Salmon Night 
Tue., November 17, 2026 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
18 Nov
The Gift of Gabe
Wed., November 18, 2026 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
19 Nov
Jazz Lecture Series
Thu., November 19, 2026 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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