_Welcome to Anacortes American Online! Romance was in the air this weekend when an Anacortes High School student sent a girl on a scavenger hunt that ended at Cap Sante Park where large letters spelled out “Homecoming.”
, Sept. 26 (UPI) -- Today is Monday, Oct. 2, the 275th day of 2006 with 90 to follow. This is Yom Kippur. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Venus and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Mars and Pluto.
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The Army has extended the combat tours of about 4,000 soldiers who would otherwise be returning home, a defense official said Monday. The 1st Brigade of 1st Armored Division, which is operating in the vicinity of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province, will be kept in place for several weeks beyond their scheduled departure, the official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because
