Theodore (from left), Alvin and Simon get into a battle of the bands with girl group the Chipettes in their rodent-tale sequel. Why “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel”? Be cause, as with “The ...

Skagit County Commissioner Don Munks made it his mission during eight years in office to protect farmland. This pleased many supporters of agriculture in the county. As for those who were less pleased ...

Skagit County is losing one hard-working county commissioner with Don Munks’ announcement that he will not seek re-election to a third four-year term. Munks, a Republican, has been mulling the ...

In 1958, a young father in Van Nuys who supported his family working as a songwriter came up with a novelty group of three singing chipmunks, taking them from hit records to an animated TV show.

Typically unreliable father-figure Dave Seville unloads his six adopted children on a mutual friend, who spends the rest of the day teaching them important lessons in honesty and sharing and other ...