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The Continuing ‘Tear Gas’ Debate

Art Shotwell Jun. 10 2020 6 minutes read
The national semantics exercise over “pepper balls” and “tear gas” has continued. Attorney General William Barr objected to the description of “pepper spray” as a “chemical irritant.”

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Anacortes Police Jun. 9 2020 6 minutes read
An Anacortes man was booked into county jail following a traffic stop which uncovered several violations and aa arrest warrant for assault.

When A Doctor No Longer Accepts Medicare, Patients Left Holding The Bag

Art Shotwell Jun. 9 2020 7 minutes read
As doctors look for alternative ways to charge patients for care, some Medicare enrollees may lose access to their physicians.

Rapid Changes To Health System Spurred By COVID Might Be Here To Stay

Art Shotwell Jun. 8 2020 7 minutes read
The coronavirus pandemic has forced the nation’s doctors and hospitals to reevaluate how they work. At least three major changes may have a lasting impact.

The CARES Act Sent You a $1,200 Check but Gave Millionaires and Billionaires Far More

Art Shotwell Jun. 8 2020 11 minutes read
The stimulus checks were meant to get average Americans through the lockdown, but those $1,200 payouts were small change compared with the billions in tax breaks the CARES Act handed out to the country’s wealthiest.

Tear-Gassing Protesters During An Infectious Outbreak ‘A Recipe For Disaster’

Art Shotwell Jun. 6 2020 7 minutes read
Health researchers are among the voices calling for police to stop using tear gas and pepper spray on protesters, because these chemical irritants can damage the body in ways that can spread the coronavirus and increase the severity of COVID-19. 

On the Minds of Black Lives Matter Protesters: A Racist Health System

Art Shotwell Jun. 6 2020 9 minutes read
Black lives are being lost to COVID-19 at twice the rate of others. For protesters we talked to, that’s one more reason to be on the street. “If it’s not police beating us up, it’s us dying in a hospital from the pandemic,” one said.

City response to Black Lives Matter Sidewalk Art

Art Shotwell Jun. 5 2020 2 minutes read
Mayor Gere said the city cleaned Black Lives Matter sidewalk chalk art work in front of the Post Office after a citizen filed a complaint. Gere said she regrets the removal of the art work.

Skagit County Moves to Phase 2 of Safe Start plan

Art Shotwell Jun. 5 2020 2 minutes read
Skagit County on Friday received approval from the state Department of Health to officially move to Phase 2 of the Governor’s Safe Start Reopening Washington Plan. “We are excited to move forward. It is long overdue,” said Skagit County Public Health Director Jennifer Johnson.

School District Hires New Director of Inclusion

Art Shotwell Jun. 5 2020 2 minutes read
 Dana GeaslenThe School District has named Dana Geaslen as the new Executive Director of Inclusion for the district, beginning her position at the end of August.

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