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Police Blotter, July 18 - 24, 2025

Anacortes Police Jul. 28 2025 3 minutes read

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Anacortes Police responded to calls regarding man using drugs in a store restroom, a report of a man walking a white line on Highway 20, and the theft of a dog that wasn’t.

Summertime on South Whidbey

Maribeth Crandell Jul. 25 2025 5 minutes read

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I was on the straight and narrow… Well, not really narrow, but straight and wide doesn’t sound quite right.

Island Health Responds to Anticipated Healthcare Funding Cuts

Anacortes Now Jul. 24 2025 2 minutes read

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Island Health said, in a statement released Thursday morning, that anticipated federal and state funding cuts could impact as many as 6,000 Medicaid patients here in the coming years.

Police Blotter, July 11 - 17, 2025

Anacortes Police Jul. 22 2025 7 minutes read

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This week, Anacortes Police dealt with several suspicious cyber fraud cases. And, then there’s goats here, then there.

Hiking: Whispers of Rosario

Jack Hartt Jul. 21 2025 4 minutes read

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Kath and I had labored hard this busy week. We needed a break and new perspectives. A short hike at Rosario could be the cure.

Washington’s outdoor school programs reel from state funding cuts

Washington State Standard Jul. 21 2025 6 minutes read

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Last year, subsidies from the program covered $190,125 of the $200,000 it cost to send all of its fifth-grade students to overnight outdoor school programs at the North Cascades Institute in Skagit County and Camp Kirby on Samish Island. 

Is there any hope for the internet?

The Conversation Jul. 15 2025 7 minutes read

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The author of the new book ‘Attention and Alienation’ wonders if the online world can ever become a place where kindness and human flourishing are the prevailing ethos.

Police Blotter, July 4 - 10, 2025

Anacortes Police Jul. 14 2025 7 minutes read

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Anacortes Police investigated a DUI at Rock the Dock on the Fourth, responded to a small fire, and arrested and jailed a man on a domestic violence charge. Oh, and police responded to fireworks complaints.

Music & Weather Combine for a Good Weekend in Anacortes

Art Shotwell Jul. 11 2025 2 minutes read

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Good weather. Fine music. Combine those and you've got Anacortes this weekend. Highs Saturday and Sunday will be in the mid-70's and music varies from jazz to Americana, to top 40's.

Hiking: This Place and Time

Maribeth Crandell Jul. 11 2025 5 minutes read

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The past, the present, and the future are all so evident on this walk.

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