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6 Questions Officials Still Haven’t Answered After Weeks of Hearings on the Capitol Attack

Mar. 15 2021 12 minutes read
After two weeks of congressional hearings, it remains unclear how a rampaging mob of rioters managed to breach one of the most sacred bastions of American democracy on Jan. 6.

Federal support has shored up nonprofits during the coronavirus pandemic, but many groups are still struggling

Art Shotwell Mar. 15 2021 5 minutes read
More than 60% of nonprofit social services, arts and culture organizations obtained Paycheck Protection Program loans during the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

After the insurrection, America's far-right groups get more extreme

Art Shotwell Mar. 15 2021 7 minutes read
As the U.S. grapples with domestic extremism in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, warnings about more violence are coming from the FBI Director Chris Wray and others.

Police Blotter, February 27 - March 5, 2021

Art Shotwell Mar. 9 2021 5 minutes read
Police arrested two men after a witness called reporting seeing two men break into a downtown business district storefront.

Ouch! Needle-Phobic People Scarred by So Many Images of Covid Shots

Mar. 9 2021 8 minutes read
The pictures are on the nightly news, on billboards, bus stop posters and all over social media. How can people who fear needles manage to get their covid shots?

ASD to Close Remote Learning Program Next School Year

Art Shotwell Mar. 5 2021 4 minutes read
The Anacortes School District says it will close its ASD@home program for the 2021-22 school year.

School District Names new High School Principal

Art Shotwell Mar. 5 2021 3 minutes read
Daniel Williams will take the helm at Anacortes High School as principal effective July 1. Williams most recently served as assistant principal at New Visions Charter High School for the Humanities in Queens, N.Y.

Coronavirus Vaccine: Will Medicare Cover It?

Art Shotwell Mar. 3 2021 1 minute read
Medicare will cover the vaccine for the new coronavirus. The CARES Act of March 2020 specifically states that “coverage of the COVID-19 vaccine” is taken care of by Medicare Part B. But what about people with a Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage) plan?

B.1.1.7. COVID-19 virus variant found in Skagit County

Art Shotwell Mar. 3 2021 2 minutes read
Skagit County Public Health says that evidence of the COVID-19 virus variant has been found in Skagit County.

COVID-19 revealed how sick the US health care delivery system really is

Art Shotwell Mar. 2 2021 6 minutes read
If you got the COVID-19 shot, you likely received a little paper card that shows you’ve been vaccinated. Make sure you keep that card in a safe place. There is no coordinated way to share information about who has been vaccinated and who has not.

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