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In his new encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti,” Pope Francis affirms and applies the principles of Catholic social teaching to the “new things” of 2020: a global pandemic, an economic crisis, political polarization and social isolation and exclusion. The pope insists that those who are poor or vulnerable, those who live with disabilities or discrimination and immigrants and refugees are not issues or problems but sisters and brothers, part of one human family. Through the centuries, popes have written encyclicals on important issues, sometim...
Mayor Ramon Hayes has proclaimed Oct. 24 World Polio Day in La Conner. The Rotary Club of La Conner is grateful to the Mayor and citizens of La Conner who have supported efforts to beat polio. Polio has been a scourge in the U.S. and across the planet. Before a vaccine was developed, the world lived in fear of this disease that wrecks the central nervous system, especially in children. Since 1979, Rotary International has taken consistent large-scale steps in support of a 99.9% eradication rate. But Rotary did not do it alone. It took...
Tues., Oct. 27 - 6 p.m. ZOOM MEETING (Info to join on Town Website) 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Public Comments 4. Presentations 5. Consent Agenda 6. Reports 7. Unfinished Business a. Interlocal Agreement - Port of Skagit (Bridge Lighting) b. Public Hearing 2021 Budget c. 2021 Budget Discussions 8. New Business a. Interlocal Agreement - Skagit 911...
This is it. Voting has started in Washington. People are taking heed and voting early. Great. Whether you have voted or not, neither the day you cast your ballot, nor Election Day, Nov. 3, nor the day when results are announced in our Washington state or nationwide will be the most important day. Not the day the presidential winner is declared nor Inauguration Day January 20, 2021 will bring peace to our sadly divided nation or local communities. Like the end of the coronavirus pandemic, we do not know what national healing, recovery from the p...
