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  • Time is right for a charter to improve Skagit County governance

    Bee Faxon, Tim Manns and Kathleen Kuba|Aug 22, 2018

    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 about Skagit County to run as freeholders to draft our new county charter. Freeholders will be key to this process. Acting as delegates, elected freeholders will work together to design a county government serving the values, priorities and needs of county citizens. Our county government handles a...

  • Sister Districts want to make red "ayes" blue

    Bee Faxon|Jan 10, 2018

    Active in the Skagit Valley and nationally Sister District, a grassroots, volunteer organization with local teams throughout the nation, including the Skagit Valley, has identified a pragmatic strategy that is helping win elections. Five women from the San Francisco Bay area started Sister District on the heels of the 2016 presidential election. Their goal is “to help Democrats win critical legislative seats” and their political strategy is unusual – Sister District pairs residents in “blue states,” those with elected officials who are...