Articles from the August 22, 2018 edition
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Trump will triumph
Editor Ken Stern: We were underwhelmed by your August 1st editorial “Damn democracy!” As you stated in the editorial your paper’s publisher is competent, has character and integrity and cares passionately about his country. With such crede...
Vote on charter and election of freeholders will be on fall ballot
On August 3rd the citizen’s group Home Rule Skagit submitted 3,333 signatures to the County Auditor petitioning for a county charter. On Aug. 19 Skagit County Commissioners heard a report on the petition from County Elections Supervisor, David C...
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Air quality measured at 'very unhealthy' in Anacortes
A reading in the very unhealthy range, of 241 for fine particulate matter, PM2.5, was recorded Tuesday morning at the air quality monitor at 202 O Avenue, Anacortes. A reading of 167 PM2.5,...
Citizens outreach program is fire district's special calling
A local fire district is turning 13 into a lucky number. That’s because Fire District 13 residents have the good fortune to be served by an outreach program rarely found elsewhere – even in u...
Primary elections settled
All but 100 ballots have been counted through Aug. 17 in Skagit County for the August primary election. The 1,400 counted ballots did not change any outcomes and neither will the last 100 votes. Final counts and certification were completed Aug. 21....
A river of oil: Dwindling orcas and expanding pipelines
Compiled by Tim Johnson Tahlequah the mother orca is no longer carrying her dead calf. “The ordeal of her carrying a dead calf for at least 17 days and 1,000 miles is now over,” Ken Balcomb, founding director of the Center for Whale Research, rep...
La Conner Rotary fundraiser a Mo-mentous event
In an era largely defined by self-service, Maureen Harlan has opted for a more time-honored approach. It being unselfish service to others. Those selfless efforts, carried out over the course of a lif...
Musing -- on the editor's mind
La Conner is 320 miles north of Harpswell, Maine. That is why the mixed hardwood-conifer forests there were so familiar to me. The 10 years I lived in Minnesota and when in Michigan during the 1980s, I walked in woods where the evergreens were...
Time is right for a charter to improve Skagit County governance
In November, Skagit voters can shape county government for the future. As members of Home Rule Skagit, a non-partisan, local citizens group working to update county government, we strongly support the charter resolution. We also urge those who care...
This Charter opportunity is for you
Now you can be a freeholder. Or at least, you can run for the elected office of freeholder and gain the thanks and gratitude of you fellow Skagitonians. Applications are open August 27-32 at the county auditor’s office. But wait: What is going on? T...
TOM MINIFIE
Tom Minifie, age 73, of La Conner, Wash., passed away on Friday, August 17,, 2018, in his hometown of La Conner, surrounded by family and close friends after a five year battle with cancer. He was born October 1, 1944 in Corpus Christi, Texas. He...
