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Police Blotter, June 3 - 9, 2022

Anacortes Police Jun. 14 2022 5 minutes read
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.

A Deep Dive Into the Widening Mortality Gap Across the Political Aisle

Art Shotwell Jun. 9 2022 5 minutes read
Research out this week examines how an area’s political environment can affect its mortality rate.

Skagit County COVID Update, June 8, 2022

Art Shotwell Jun. 9 2022 2 minutes read
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.

Patients Seek Mental Health Care From Their Doctor But Find Health Plans Standing in the Way

Art Shotwell Jun. 8 2022 8 minutes read
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.

Changes are coming to school meals nationwide – an expert in food policy explains

Art Shotwell Jun. 7 2022 6 minutes read
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.

School mental health resources critical to ensuring safe school environments

Art Shotwell Jun. 7 2022 4 minutes read
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.

Burlington business supports "Welcome Back Skagit" campaign

Art Shotwell Jun. 7 2022 2 minutes read
Image360 Burlington is partnering with the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce and the Burlington Chamber of Commerce to provide businesses with free signs to help announce to the public that they are officially open for business.

Police Blotter, May 28 - June 2, 2022

Anacortes Police Jun. 6 2022 5 minutes read
Anacortes police said an 88-year old man made it out of his house as a fire burned in outside walls.

How Not to Count Salmon

Art Shotwell Jun. 6 2022 10 minutes read
Data reporter Irena Hwang thought counting fish to evaluate the hatchery system in the Pacific Northwest sounded like a fun project. That was before she started asking biologists about what the publicly available data could really tell us.

Skagit County COVID Update: June 2, 2022

Art Shotwell Jun. 2 2022 2 minutes read
COVID-19 hospitlizations in Skagit county have increased significantly over the past six weeks.

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