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The brutal trade in enslaved people within the US has been largely whitewashed out of history

Art Shotwell Oct. 5 2021 7 minutes read
Americans continue to misunderstand how slavery worked and how vast was its reach – even as the histories of race and slavery are central to ongoing public conversations.

Police Blotter, September 25 - October 1, 2021

Anacortes Police Oct. 5 2021 7 minutes read
Police booked a local man after he apparently hit a power pole that was left in danger of falling.

“God’s Will Is Being Thwarted.” Even in Solid Republican Counties, Hard-Liners Seek More Partisan Control of Elections.

Oct. 5 2021 21 minutes read
The political battle in one Texas county where Trump got 81% of the vote offers a rare view into the virulent distrust and unyielding pressure facing elections administrators.

Covid Is Killing Rural Americans at Twice the Rate of Urbanites

Sep. 30 2021 6 minutes read
The pandemic is devastating rural America, where lower vaccination rates are compounding the already limited medical care.

Medicare Annual Enrollment Period for 2022 – Frequently Asked Questions

Art Shotwell Sep. 30 2021 3 minutes read
This year’s Medicare Annual Enrollment Period, which begins October 15, is critical to ensure Washington’s 1.4 millionMedicare beneficiaries have access to affordable care.

SNAP benefits are rising for millions of Americans, thanks to a long-overdue ‘Thrifty Food Plan’ update

Art Shotwell Sep. 30 2021 6 minutes read
The average number of people in the U.S. enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program over the course of a year declined for several years, but that changed after 2019. It grew in 2020 and 2021 to nearly 42 million due to economic upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

These Schools Use Weekly Testing to Keep Kids in Class — And Covid Out

Sep. 27 2021 7 minutes read
Coronavirus outbreaks have shuttered K-12 classrooms across the U.S., affecting tens of thousands of K-12 students. To avoid the same fate, some school districts are tapping federal dollars to set up testing programs and step up their vigilance against the virus.

Police Blotter, September 18 - 23, 2021

Anacortes Police Sep. 27 2021 7 minutes read
Issues with motorhomes parked for long periods on Anacortes streets prompted a check on two motorhomes by police.

A Daily Pill to Treat Covid Could Be Just Months Away, Scientists Say

Sep. 24 2021 7 minutes read
Within a day of testing positive for covid-19 in June, Seattle resident Miranda Kelly was sick enough to be scared. But, she and her husband started taking four pills, twice a day in a clinical trial.

Half of unvaccinated workers say they’d rather quit than get a shot – but real-world data suggest few are following through

Art Shotwell Sep. 24 2021 4 minutes read
Are workplace vaccine mandates prompting some employees to quit rather than get a shot?

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