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I believe Secretary Kennedy, whose mission is to end the chronic disease epidemic, is right on target as evidenced by the media and congress shills rising up to defend the products of the thoroughly corrupted pharmaceutical and manufactured food industries. They have launched yet another wrap-up smear campaign against Kennedy.
Social Media Seeding: Beginning August 8, Dr. Zachary Rubin, a pediatric allergist, posted a list of “high crimes and misdemeanors” on Instagram arguing Kennedy should be impeached, with enthusiastic commenters urging Congress to act.
Media Amplification: MedPage Today published “Groups Call for RFK Jr. to Be Impeached,” citing Rubin’s post and a petition launched by Stand Up for Science, promptly picked up by other media outlets.
Pressure Toward Action: The Senate “theater” at Sen. Cassidy’s HELP Committee hearing excluded Kennedy from testifying – until the plan collapsed under fierce public backlash. Next Rep. Haley Stevens announced impeachment articles, using identical stigmatizing labels (like “contempt for science”, “conspiracy theorist”) and twisted truths and lies rather than verifiable evidence.
A successful smear campaign would result in terminating Kennedy’s career. Now that a well-informed public trusts he’s on the People’s side against these powerful corporate interests, it’s doomed to fail.
Kamori Cattadoris Newport
Democrats need to explain
Democrats face mass defections due to vile, broad-based reaction to Kirk murder. Also due to revelations from Google and others that Democrats forced them to censor and demonetize thousands of accounts. Also due to the copious, debunked lies spewed from various propagandists. Also due to... (fill in the blank). You need to turn this around before everyone wakes up!
I have a helpful suggestion. Instead of whining, complaining and lying week after week about your grievances, go on the offensive! Scobby, as a prolific thought leader, pick a core Democrat issue and explain it to simpleton Republicans. Start with SB5462 and HB1296.
Explain why Democrats have stripped parents of their rights to raise up their children as they see fit; why children’s morality is a plaything of the State; why schools should be indoctrination centers; why narrow-minded parents should not be concerned with teachers and administrators taking their children to drag queen shows where a bearded queer shakes his junk in the face of their six year old daughter; why it is necessary to warp the mind of a kindergartner so that they will later rebel against; parental wisdom and authority; the Creator; everything that is good and decent.
Jonathan Hepp Newport
Lots to see at Pend Oreille County
Museum
I started volunteering at the Pend Oreille County Museum this summer. I just wanted to say that there is lots there to see. Sue Mauro and Rosylon Olsen are the ones who take care it, they do a great job.
Judy Malby Newport
Cooperation stronger than separation
The proposed merger of Fire Districts 2 and 4 is more than a boardroom decision. It is about whether our neighbors will have the protection and care they need when emergencies strike.
Chief Webber’s letter makes that clear. He speaks honestly about the strain: only a handful of responders covering most calls, clocking hundreds of hours, sometimes standing alone at a scene. That is not sustainable. It is also not fair to the people who dedicate themselves to this service.
What stands out most is his willingness to give up his position for the good of the district. Leadership like that is rare. It shows that this merger is not about power, but about trust and responsibility.
As voters, we should keep in mind that both districts already rely on each other daily. They share calls, equipment, and manpower. The merger simply recognizes the reality that’s been building for a year: cooperation is stronger than separation.
This decision will appear on the ballot in February. Before then, I hope every resident takes the time to learn, ask questions, and consider what it means to know help will come when the siren sounds.
Saundra Park Newport
Healthcare isn’t political system
I get that you don’t want illegal aliens, lazy poor people, and all the other undesirables identified by your political ideology to get government funded healthcare. Shutting down the federal government seems like the right thing to do to ensure that those undeserving people are blocked from receiving medical care subsidies.
Have you considered that defunding hospitals and medical clinics might affect your privileged healthcare? Hospitals will eat the unpaid care they provide and operate in the red until they are forced to close. How does anyone, including you, get medical care if the hospital is closed?
You voted (73%) for Congressman Bumgardner who then voted to cut government healthcare. His vote will likely contribute to some of your early deaths. Closing our public hospital will put you beyond the “golden hour” to obtain emergency medical lifesaving care. If that happens, may God have mercy on your uninformed voting soul.
Healthcare isn’t a political system. Medical providers and hospitals must receive payment for their services to keep operating. Reducing financial support by any means makes the medical system fail and closes clinics and hospitals. You are hurting yourself to satisfy a political need to see other people suffer.
Pete Scobby Newport
Constitution Day reflections: naturalization
ceremony
On Sept. 17, 2025 - Constitution Day, I witnessed 52 candidates from 27 countries become U.S. citizens in Spokane. They came seeking what our Constitution promises: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Their stories—many marked by escape from censorship, injustice, and political repression—are reminders of what’s at stake. These new Americans chose our nation not for its perfection, but for its promise: freedom, fairness, and opportunity.
That promise must be protected. Today, in America, troubling signs persist: censorship masked as regulation, prosecutions that punish dissent, and corporate mergers that prioritize profit over people. We see efforts to rewrite history, suppress science, and restrict access to education, voting, and economic stability—especially for communities of color and low-income families.
Some governments shield the powerful while punishing the principled. Some media distort truth, turning platforms into partisan echo chambers. When dissent is silenced and truth politicized, democracy begins to crack. Dissent is not a threat—it is democracy’s lifeblood.
Let us honor these new citizens not only with ceremonies, but with action— in courtrooms, hearing rooms, and ballot boxes. The rights they came to claim must remain real for them, for ourselves, and for future generations.
Gloria Jean Wells Newport
