Articles from the September 18, 2019 edition
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Caring about cats
To whom it might concern: I must respond to yet another letter to the editor concerning the population growth of feral cats in La Conner. These wonderful girls are not targeting pets at large, but a specific “family” in my own back yard, a momma and...
Polite Trump criticism
I want to congratulate our wonderful friend Clara Duff for the magnificent letter in last week’s paper. Everything she had to say was right on and said with such grace. I am not that gracious and not a Democrat but rather a Webster Liberal. For t...
By Libraries light our way
Sunday starts one of the most important weeks of the year: Banned Books Week, celebrated the fourth week of September annually since 1982. Each of us can impersonate a newspaper editor – or be our normal citizen selves – and celebrate...
Insightful view of Trump
Well said Clara! Your comments [“Citizen’s view,” Sept. 11] explain precisely what liberals are experiencing under the Trump administration. Thank you for your insightful response to her letter. Tanis Roelofs...
2020 Russian election attacks will be intense
Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman (R) was emphatic Monday night in Mount Vernon: “Make no mistake. In 2016 Russia had the best coordinated attack on our elections. They were not the only s...
Welcome back: Totem pole raised during elementary school ceremony
At La Conner Elementary, it isn’t just back to school time for students and staff. The iconic campus totem pole has also returned. A large crowd gathered around the school’s parking circle last Wed...
Orchids grown on a grand scale
David and Jane Edgley live in greater La Conner. They moved here five years ago from Whidbey Island. David is an enterprise architect with a large computer company. His hobby and passion is growing...
Democrats picnic, proselytize at Pioneer Park
Legislative District 10 Democrats from Island, Snohomish and Skagit counties came to La Conner’s Pioneer Park Saturday, holding a salmon lunch fundraiser to buy metaphorical political bricks to e...
CHARLES ROBERT HEDLUND
Charles Robert Hedlund passed on September 10, 2019 at the age of 81. “Chuck” to his friends, which was just about everyone, was a lifelong Skagit Valley and La Conner resident. Born on June 20, 1938... Full story
