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Mayor Gere's COVID-19 Briefing - June 3, 2020

Art Shotwell Jun. 4 2020 23 minutes read

I want to address the community understanding that COVID-19 has had an enormous impact on our community for the past few months. We have seen many Counties in our state move to phase 2 and we are eager to join them.

Ruth Barefoot, City Library Director Resigns 

Art Shotwell Jun. 4 2020 2 minutes read
Ruth Barefoot, Anacortes Public Library Director, is stepping down from her role effective June 1, 2020.

Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On — Especially During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Art Shotwell Jun. 4 2020 13 minutes read
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, law enforcement agencies have used tear gas in especially dangerous ways. The chemical agent also seeps into homes, contaminates food, furniture, skin and surfaces, and can cause long-term lung damage.

COVID-19 Kills This Year's Anacortes Arts Festival

Art Shotwell Jun. 3 2020 1 minute read
The Anacortes Arts Festical has cancelled its 2020 edition, saying the decision wasn't made lightly. "We feel like we have pushed all of the deadlines for planning as far as we can."

Police Using Rubber Bullets On Protesters That Can Kill, Blind Or Maim For Life

Art Shotwell Jun. 3 2020 6 minutes read
Police in multiple cities are using supposedly “nonlethal” crowd-control methods from rubber bullets to tear gas bombs to pepper-spray projectiles.

Hype Collides With Science As FDA Tries To Rein In ‘Wild West’ of COVID Blood Tests

Art Shotwell Jun. 3 2020 9 minutes read
Amid questions about the accuracy of the COVID-19 antibody tests flooding the market — and the usefulness of the results they provide — the FDA has belatedly stepped in to try to rein in the chaos.

School Superintendent Comments on Recent Events

Art Shotwell Jun. 2 2020 2 minutes read
Outgoing School Superintendent Dr Mark Wenzel says that "continued injustice pervades our country," and that acts such as recent killings at the hands of police lead to a "sense of grief, despair and hopelessness."

Police Blotter, May 23 - 29, 2020

Anacortes Police Jun. 1 2020 7 minutes read
An Anacortes man fell for an online email scam, then after sending off some money, thought about it and managed to stop payment.

Coronavirus Surprise: IRS Allows Midyear Insurance And FSA Changes

Art Shotwell Jun. 1 2020 7 minutes read
Last month, the Internal Revenue Service announced it would let employees add, drop or change some of their benefits for the remainder of 2020. The catch: Your employer has to allow the changes. KHN explains how it could work.

Skagit County Board of Health approves, submits Phase 2 Variance Application

Art Shotwell May. 30 2020 2 minutes read
The Skagit County Board of Health and the Skagit County Board of Commissioners Friday voted to submit an official application to move forward to Phase 2 under Governor Inslee’s Safe Start plan. 

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