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Hiking: Nothing Gold Can Stay

Jack Hartt Apr. 3 2025 4 minutes read

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Spring brings hope every year as we see seeds bringing forth miracles, buds bursting into flowers and leaves, the air warming after a cold winter’s nap, and the sun returning to rise higher and earlier each day.

April Artwalk this Friday

Anacortes Now Apr. 2 2025 3 minutes read

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Anacortes galleries open late this Friday night for April Artwalk. We've got the list.

Washington governor rejects use of wealth tax to balance budget

Washington State Standard Apr. 2 2025 7 minutes read

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Gov. Bob Ferguson says Democratic lawmakers relied too heavily on new taxes in their spending plans and should “immediately” move in a new direction.

Police Blotter, March 21 - 27, 2025

Anacortes Police Apr. 1 2025 3 minutes read

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Anacortes Police this week investigated a report of an attempted cyber fraud, a man jumping around in a roadway, and juveniles shooting off fireworks near H Ave.

Democrats divided on school funding plans

Washington State Standard Mar. 31 2025 6 minutes read

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There are big differences between the Senate and House on special ed funding and cuts to grant programs. Both rely on budget moves to push off $400M in spending.

Medicaid cuts could hurt older adults who rely on home care, nursing homes

Stateline Mar. 30 2025 9 minutes read

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Congressional Republicans’ proposals to slash billions of dollars from federal Medicaid funding would shift burden to states.

As federal environmental priorities shift, sovereign Native American nations have their own plans

The Conversation Mar. 30 2025 7 minutes read

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 Tribal governance takes a long view based in Native peoples’ deep history with these lands.

Hiking: Fifteen Billion

Jack Hartt Mar. 27 2025 4 minutes read

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It started as a simple walk that turned into a shocking awareness of an invasion occurring in our presence.

$160M in WA health funding axed by Trump administration

Washington State Standard Mar. 27 2025 4 minutes read

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Washington state is losing about $160 million in public health funding as part of the Trump administration’s latest purge of federal grants.

Mississippi’s education miracle: A model for global literacy reform

The Conversation Mar. 26 2025 5 minutes read

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Mississippi’s reforms have led to significant gains in reading and math, despite the state being one of the lowest spenders per pupil in the U.S.

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