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Not much business was accomplished even in the face of a deadline at the September Fire District 12 Commissioners meeting Monday night. Commissioners Dennis O’Hern and Norm Jenkins approved the agenda and voted to adjourn, but in between could not r...

Skagit County’s seven public school superintendents were on stage at the Lincoln Theatre Thursday, September 21, sharing their districts’ progress in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education in their classrooms. Each emphasized cri...

Standing up for America. What does that look like? Roger Pederson’s letter last week reminded us of Constitution Day. The Constitution was adopted based on compromise and change: slavery stayed and the Bill of Rights was added within a year. That i...

The property lines are clearly drawn at and beyond the northern corner of Pearle Jensen Way: Every inch is privately owned. There is no public access. That is, there is no right-of-way owned by the Town or any other government entity. The path, worn...

When a family of four has to come up with a thousand dollars to go to one of today’s national football games, I believe they do so to cheer their team and hope they win. I don’t think they show up to watch a bunch of multi-millionaires vent the...

It’s 2017 and still people are asking, “What is the best way to educate children for the 21st century?” The film, and book, “Most Likely to Succeed” provocatively suggest that it’s past time to reimagine schools; specifically, authors Tony Wagner and...

Thank you for your editorial “comments and musings” on La Conner’s Regional Library. I was thrilled when I read your two articles on the library’s goals and the Foundation Board’s progress in raising funds for a new regional library. We appreciat...

I have read your paper for several years now and have read a lot of rhetoric spew from Brian Cladoosby’s lips. His latest article regarding the release of Atlantic salmon into Puget sound waters only shows his arrogance and distain for sport anglers....

There is hope a sequel to the protracted Dog Beach drama north of town can be much more of a feel-good story than the original. Former Town Public Works Director Gordy Bell, a La Conner native with pioneer roots, has agreed to help mediate an often...