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Hikes: Senescence

Jack Hartt Jan. 23 2025 5 minutes read

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The messages were clear and concise: "You're old, deal with it." 

Police Blotter, January 10 - 16, 2025

Anacortes Police Jan. 21 2025 4 minutes read

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Anacortes Police this week dealt with reports of an attempted burglary, a pipe in the roadway, and a mother and daughter sleeping in their car.

Skyline home destroyed by fire

Anacortes Now Jan. 20 2025 1 minute read

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Fire roared through a home on Cove Court in Skyline on Sunday night destroying the home.

Washington lawmakers look at making packaging producers pay for recycling

Washington State Standard Jan. 20 2025 6 minutes read

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Democrats are back with a “streamlined” version of a bill that seeks to standardize the state’s recycling system and cut down on waste going into landfills.

Anacortes Schools Assistant Superintendent moving to new job on Whidbey

Anacortes Now Jan. 18 2025 2 minutes read

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Becky Clifford, currently the Anacortes School District's Assistant Superintendent, will be leaving Anacortes for a new job as Superintendent of South Whidbey School District. The move will take place this coming summer.

WA’s new ‘Hope Cards’ offer alternative to carrying thick protection orders

Washington State Standard Jan. 18 2025 4 minutes read

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The orders can be 10 to 20 pages long. Now, domestic violence survivors and others can request a state-issued card to carry instead.

Reykdal says Washington risks lawsuit if school funding isn’t hiked

Washington State Standard Jan. 17 2025 5 minutes read

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The state boosted spending to comply with a ruling in the landmark McCleary case, but the public schools chief says it hasn’t kept up.

Police Blotter, January 3 - 9, 2025

Anacortes Police Jan. 13 2025 3 minutes read

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This week, Anacortes Police took multiple reports of mail theft and package theft.

WA bill would offer unemployment benefits to immigrants not authorized to work in U.S.

Washington State Standard Jan. 13 2025 4 minutes read

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WA bill would offer unemployment benefits to immigrants not authorized to work in U.S.

Trump’s Return Puts Medicaid on the Chopping Block

KFF Health News Jan. 13 2025 7 minutes read

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Republicans in Washington, DC, are working on plans to shrink Medicaid, the nearly $900-billion-a-year government health insurance program that covers 1 in 5 Americans.

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