Art Shotwell
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Art Shotwell
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Skagit County’s 7-day case rate is down 4 percent since last week and the 7-day hospitalization rate has remained unchanged since last week at 11.5 per 100k. One new COVID-19 related death was reported in Skagit County. Our County remains at a “High” disease transmission level.
Art Shotwell
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A cadre of ocean carriers are charging exorbitant, potentially illegal, fees on shipping containers stuck because of congestion at ports. Sellers of furniture, coconut water, even kids’ potties say the fees are inflating costs.
Anacortes Police
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Anacortes Police officers were dispatched to a report of a man running in traffic and waving his arms in the 3200 block of Commercial Avenue.
Art Shotwell
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Research out this week examines how an area’s political environment can affect its mortality rate.
Art Shotwell
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Skagit County’s 7-day case rate has increased by 3 percent since last week and our 7-day hospitalization rate has increased by 15 percent.
Art Shotwell
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Despite a consensus that patients should be able to get mental health care from primary care doctors, insurance policies and financial incentives may not support that.
Art Shotwell
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For the two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. public schools have been able to provide free meals for all students, including to-go meals in the summer. But on June 30, 2022, the federal waivers that expanded the school lunch program will expire.
Art Shotwell
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Whenever a mass shooting takes place in schools, public discussion often focuses on laws or policies that might have prevented the tragedy. But averting school violence needs more than gun policy.
Art Shotwell
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