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Washington's education crisis: How funding woes shape Skagit County school districts

Washington's education crisis: How funding woes shape Skagit County school districts

Former Anacortes School District Teaching and Learning Director Heather Paddock started her career in the edu…

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Local Vietnam War veteran with a tireless sense of service to others

Local Vietnam War veteran with a tireless sense of service to others

When Ande Mitchell served as a member of the Air Force's intelligence community during the Vietnam War, he sa…

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Anacortes nonprofit aids women and children at Ukrainian shelter

Anacortes nonprofit aids women and children at Ukrainian shelter

Editor's Note: This story contains themes of war and sexual violence the reader may find disturbing. The name…

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Performance evaluations shed light on Port of Anacortes executive director's termination

Performance evaluations shed light on Port of Anacortes executive director's termination

ANACORTES - Public records obtained by the Anacortes American reveal new details about Dan Worra's final days…

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City of Kittitas pays former police chief $58,000 settlement

City of Kittitas pays former police chief $58,000 settlement

Following an investigation that lasted for nearly nine months, former Kittitas Police Chief Aaron Nelson reac…

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Anacortes mayor critical of proposed ordinance

Anacortes mayor critical of proposed ordinance

A proposed ordinance introduced at the Anacortes City Council meeting Oct. 23 has become a point of contentio…

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After Measure V revelation, Dos Palos also faces cash-flow shortage

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By Caleb Sprous Verified
| The Merced Focus
Reading Time: 3 minutes Just one month after approving a roughly $6.86 million balanced budget, the city of Dos Palos is facing a cash-flow squeeze. Officials postponed authorizing payment of the city’s bills at their Tuesday council meeting due to fears the city would be unable to pay its employees during its next payroll. The council’s decision follows a July 15 special meeting where members approved transferring up to $150,000 from the city’s investment account to make its July 20 payroll.
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Merced school district rescinds discipline for some students who walked out for anti-ICE protests

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By Caleb Sprous Verified
| The Merced Focus
Overview: Parents say four students were disciplined by Merced Union High School District for their involvement with anti-ICE protests. Some say the district was legally out of bounds. Reading Time: 4 minutes Despite hundreds of students participating in the January anti-ICE walkout protests across campuses in Merced Union High School District,  the district disciplined just four students – a move that drew the ire of some parents, advocates, and the local chapter of the ACLU.
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Merced has many faiths. Why aren’t more represented in prayers said before government meetings?

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By Caleb Sprous Verified
| The Best Times Verified
The invocation was Sikh — a faith that’s more than 500 years old, with roots in India and Pakistan, practiced today by thousands of worshippers throughout the Valley, including Merced County. Dressed in his work clothes, Singh admitted his appearance was due to short notice. Still, he prayed in Punjabi and translated to English for those in attendance. “By washing, one cannot become pure, even if one washed thousands of times,” he prayed.
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