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The Supreme Court’s ideological rulings are roiling US politics – just as when Lincoln and his Republicans remade the court to fit their agenda

Art Shotwell Jul. 18 2022 8 minutes read
The conflict over the court and its politics may be making headlines now. But history shows that political contests over the ideological slant of the court are nothing new.

Community Picnic at Deception Pass Park set

Art Shotwell Jul. 16 2022 2 minutes read
Dust off your picnic blanket and beach chairs and join the park Saturday, July 23 from 1:00 – 9:00 PM at East Cranberry Lake for the Community Picnic in the Park!

More young voters could come out to vote in November, sparked by abortion and other hot political issues

Art Shotwell Jul. 16 2022 5 minutes read
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion has far-reaching personal and political implications and may help decide the midterm elections in November 2022.

Her Ex-Husband Is Suing a Clinic Over the Abortion She Had Four Years Ago

Art Shotwell Jul. 16 2022 12 minutes read
Nearly four years after a woman ended an unwanted pregnancy with abortion pills obtained at a Phoenix clinic, she finds herself mired in an ongoing lawsuit over that decision.

Police Blotter, July 1- 7, 2022

Anacortes Police Jul. 12 2022 7 minutes read
Anacortes Police cited a woman in connection with spray-painting the words “CHILD MOLESTER” and pointing to a nearby home.

Militant white identity politics on full display in GOP political ads featuring high-powered weapons

Art Shotwell Jul. 11 2022 7 minutes read
Republican Eric Greitens, a candidate for Missouri’s open U.S. Senate seat, shocked viewers with a new online political ad in June 2022 that encouraged his supporters to go “RINO hunting.”

A 63-Year-Old Transgender Woman Is Caught in Montana’s Birth Certificate Dispute

Art Shotwell Jul. 11 2022 7 minutes read
Montana is one of a handful of states that bar transgender people from changing the sex on their birth certificates. Health professionals say that gender marker should be erased completely.

Gun Safety ‘Wrapped in a Mental Health Bill’: A Look at Health Provisions in the New Law

Art Shotwell Jul. 7 2022 7 minutes read
The bulk of the funds provided in the gun reform law known as the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act are for expanding mental health services. Will it help improve mental health outcomes and stem violence?

Gun reform finally passed Congress after almost three decades of failure – what changed?

Art Shotwell Jul. 7 2022 7 minutes read
Gun control legislation almost never passes Congress, even when there is widespread public support for action in the wake of mass shootings such as those in Buffalo and Uvalde.

Federal Patient Privacy Law Does Not Cover Most Period-Tracking Apps

Art Shotwell Jul. 6 2022 5 minutes read
A patient privacy law known as HIPAA, passed in 1996, hasn’t kept pace with new technologies and at-home tests.

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