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Doctors Sound Alarm About Child Nicotine Poisoning as Vapes Flood the US Market

KFF Health News Aug. 3 2023 7 minutes read

Popular e-cigarettes lack packaging that stops kids from consuming the hazardous nicotine inside.

First Friday Art Walk Joins Arts Festival

Anacortes Now Aug. 2 2023 3 minutes read

Anacortes' monthly First Friday Art Walk happens this Friday, from 6 - 8pm. We have the locations.

Guemes Ferry Fares Increase

Art Shotwell Aug. 2 2023 2 minutes read

Fares on the Guemes Island Ferry will increase an average 14 percent on August 15.

Early Anacortes Primary Vote Count

Art Shotwell Aug. 1 2023 1 minute read

With only a few votes counted, two races in Anacortes seem to have clear winners, though the vote count is preliminary.

Vote!

Anacortes Now Aug. 1 2023 0 minutes read

If you haven't voted in the primary, now's your chance. Drop your votes off at a ballot box. Here's a list of locations. 

Police Blotter July 21 - 27, 2023

Anacortes Police Jul. 31 2023 4 minutes read

An Anacortes Police Officer spotted an extension cord running across an alley, across a sidewalk and to a camper parked on the street.

Do smartphones belong in classrooms? Four scholars weigh in

The Conversation Jul. 28 2023 7 minutes read

The 2023 Global Education Monitoring Report has proposed restrictions on the use of technology in the classroom.

Police Blotter, July 14 - 20, 2023

Anacortes Police Jul. 25 2023 4 minutes read

Anacortes Police, along with city fire units and other crews from neighboring fire districts, responded to an apartment fire.

New Weight Loss Drugs Carry High Price Tags and Lots of Questions for Seniors

KFF Health News Jul. 25 2023 8 minutes read

Although nearly 40% of Americans 60 and older are obese, Medicare doesn’t cover weight loss medications. Meanwhile, studies haven’t thoroughly examined new drugs’ impact on older adults.

Books: Welcome to Beach Town

Anacortes Now Jul. 24 2023 2 minutes read

Pacific Northwest author Susan Wiggs returns with a compulsively readable tale of an idyllic California beach town forced to reckon with scandal when a high school valedictorian’s speech reveals secrets that shake the town to its core.

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