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City receives needed supplies for Water System, proud of community’s conservation efforts  

Art Shotwell Jun. 24 2021 3 minutes read
The City of Anacortes says it is pleased to announce the supply of sodium hypochlorite (chlorine) to its regional water system is now stable and there isn't a need to temporarily reduce water useage because of the shortage.

Police Blotter, June 12 - 18, 2021

Anacortes Police Jun. 22 2021 4 minutes read
Police rounded up two loose dogs after a business owner on Commercial Ave. spotted them running at large near the busy street on Friday, June 18. The dog owner said there were contractors at her house who inadvertently let the dogs out.

Lane changes at the Sharpes Corner

Art Shotwell Jun. 22 2021 2 minutes read
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State Transportation crews are restriping the roundabout at Sharpes Corner. After monitoring traffic volume and traffic incidents since it was completed in 2018, this minor change is expected to improve roundabout operations. 

Critical race theory sparks activism in students

Art Shotwell Jun. 22 2021 5 minutes read
Critical race theory – an academic framework that holds that racism is embedded in society – has become the subject of an intense debate about how issues of race should or shouldn’t be taught in schools.

Washington moves closer to reopening goal

Art Shotwell Jun. 17 2021 3 minutes read
The state sits at 67.8% of Washingtonians 16 and older who have initiated vaccination, meaning they have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine.

Millions are rejecting one of humanity’s best weapons for saving lives: Vaccines

Art Shotwell Jun. 17 2021 6 minutes read
Vaccines are one of the most innovative public health interventions in medical history. They activate the most effective human weapon against viruses that exists – our own immune system.

National shortage of chlorine products watched by Anacortes

Art Shotwell Jun. 17 2021 1 minute read
The City of Anacortes is asking all residents and customers in its regional water utility to begin measures to conserve water. 

Supreme Court Declines to Overturn ACA — Again

Jun. 17 2021 5 minutes read
The Supreme Court on Thursday turned back its third chance to upend the Affordable Care Act, rejecting a lawsuit filed by a group of Republican state attorneys general claiming that a change made by Congress in 2017 had rendered the entire law unconstitutional.

Police Blotter, June 5 - 10, 2021

Anacortes Police Jun. 12 2021 4 minutes read

Photo by Marilyn Griffith Pinquoch

Police investigated blue spray paint damage to numerous trees around Mt. Erie and Sugar Loaf in the Anacortes Community Forest Lands this week.

Parking reform could reenergize downtowns – here's what happened when Buffalo changed its zoning rules

Art Shotwell Jun. 10 2021 6 minutes read
For urban planners, parking rules established decades ago have become a contentious 21st-century challenge. Parking takes up about one-third of land area in U.S. cities; nationwide, there are an estimated eight parking spaces for every car.

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