COMING TO A FULL STOP, AND THEN SOME – Construction is in full swing on McLean Road. The PUD water main replacement project will stretch from Beaver Marsh Road to Best Road and is scheduled for an end of September completion. – Photo by Ken Stern
New Nell Thorn co-owner and chef James Donahue has a simple ambition for greater success for the signature restaurant: make it known statewide, though he realizes that won’t happen overnight. The soon-to-be-30-years-old executive chef understands the opportunity in front of him. He and Albie Bjornberg are partners in Nell Thorn with Ted Furst, owner...
People living in the 10th State Senate District are fortunate to have two kind, considerate representatives who are working hard to advance the district’s interests through their strong working relationship. In Skagit County, people are fortunate to have a strong League of Women Voters chapter that organized a forum Aug 12, bringing Reps. Dave Paul...
SPEAKING FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF THEIR STUDENTS – Sharing a panel with other area educators, La Conner Schools Superintendent, left, discusses how staff support homeless students in her school district. Mount Vernon Superintendent Carl Bruner, Kim Welling, Burlington-Edison schools and Fran McCarthy, Anacortes schools, are from left. – Photo by Ken Stern
Painful stories of trauma are at the heart of the homeless crisis found in most every community in our country. Job loss, health emergencies, domestic violence, substance abuse or physical, emotional or mental health problems put neighbors, family members or friends out of their homes and on the street, said Jennifer Johnson, Skagit County Department of Public Health director, in introductory remarks Monday at a forum on homelessness organized by the League of women Voters of Skagit County and the chapter of School Retirees of Skagit-San Juan-Island Counties. Johnson called many of the causes tragic. Family collapse was a result of structural failures in their households, she said. Wednesday, August 21, 2019
