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Washington’s presidential primary is underway. Are you ready?

Washington State Standard Feb. 26 2024 4 minutes read

Voters began receiving ballots last week for Washington’s March 12 presidential primary.

Hikes: With the Eyes of a Child

Jack Hartt Feb. 24 2024 4 minutes read

We walked down a grassy path past a building made of stones and logs. Through its windows I could see a beach, and water, and far-away mountains.

State Senate passes legislation pushing back on book bans

Washington State Standard Feb. 24 2024 6 minutes read

Democrats are hoping the bill will slow efforts to ban books about LGBTQ+ people and people of color.

How you can tell propaganda from journalism − let’s look at Tucker Carlson’s visit to Russia

The Conversation Feb. 24 2024 7 minutes read

Tucker Carlson’s sycophantic interview with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, and his subsequent praise for Russia’s subways, supermarkets and cheeseburgers, was not journalism. It was propaganda.

Republicans cry foul on Democrats’ plan for $200 electricity bill rebates

Washington State Standard Feb. 21 2024 4 minutes read

Cap-and-trade proceeds would cover the tab. Discounts could arrive as hundreds of thousands of ratepayers consider how to vote on repealing the climate program.

Wealthier, urban Americans have access to more local news – while roughly half of US counties have only one outlet or less

The Conversation Feb. 21 2024 6 minutes read

The number of nonprofit news outlets is holding steady as they go out of business just as fast as they are founded.

Police Blotter, February 9 - 15, 2024

Anacortes Police Feb. 20 2024 4 minutes read

Anacortes Police were called to help a State Trooper locate and arrest a suspect near Sharpes Corner.

How Washington lawmakers want to spend another $2 billion with this year’s state budget

Washington State Standard Feb. 20 2024 9 minutes read

Debate begins in Olympia as the House and Senate stake claims on where they want the money to go. They have about two weeks to wrap up negotiations.

FAFSA website meltdown: How to avoid additional frustration with financial aid applications

The Conversation Feb. 19 2024 5 minutes read

A college administrator offers insights into the rocky rollout of the Department of Education’s supposedly ‘simplified’ financial aid form.

Washington tribes look to Iceland for help getting teens off drugs

Washington State Standard Feb. 19 2024 7 minutes read

Washington tribal leaders are looking at an overseas model to combat the rise in opioid use among teens. 

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