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Handmaid’s Tale in action
I am still in shock after reading in our local paper about The 7B Pregnancy Services! I am giving a huge shout out to our local hospital, the doctor who refused to sign, Kim Manus, Jenny Smith and everyone who knew this was a violation to all women.
I guess, I was not registering the severity of Roe vs Wade, the overturn of it? Living in Washington State we can’t even understand. This is why we can’t back down to right wing religious whack jobs!
Why and how do our sisters believe they are of lesser value than their male counterparts? We all need to rise, protect, love our sisters, celebrate all women, help them, save them, healthcare for all situations, protect contraceptives.
Let them know pregnancy can only happen when sperm is introduced to their bodies! It is not God’s wish for you to be raped or be a mother against your wish! It is science, cells, sperm & an egg!
Protect, Fight, and know we are all equals!
The shear shock of this article!
Thank you to The Miner Newspaper & Sophia Aldous for bringing this story to us!
Cindy Boober Newport
Miscommunication
Dear Sandy Nichols: I’m so sorry, but judging by your July 8 letter, you misunderstood the intent of my letter explaining “why Republicans insist that the USA is a Republic and not a Democracy.” First: I’m not a “Republican.” I voted “Democrat” all my life until the party left me behind with its extremism. In my opinion, the polarized divisiveness between us is stoked by propaganda passed off as “news.” The tone in your letter seems to address me as an adversary; that makes me sad.
Second: conservatives and independents like myself are not trying to “destroy confidence in our elections” by correctly stating that we are a Constitutional Republic form of government (that, yes, employs democratic methods). I was genuinely curious why conservatives kept saying that, so I did the research and reported it. I’m a nerd; I question everything and love doing research.
Third: I began research into documentation of election irregularities when conservatives first reported it; I wanted to verify for myself. I have found lots of evidence, including security videos, statistics, and improper ballots. We want those problems corrected so that yes, we can have free and fair elections. We are on the same team!
Kamori Cattadoris Newport
Proud of our president’s support of children
I have been a long time advocate for the pro-life movement. Today the news of the trumpaccounts.gov for every child born is great news.
For those born in low-income zip codes there is even more.
Our nation has been in a non-sustainable birth survival rate ever since the championing of death to the unborn by the Democratic Party and Roe vs Wade. The Trump Accounts will encourage parents to birth their children and revive our population. We may even thank our local legislators for a county wide land use plan that insures our local zip code of remaining in the low economic rate.
Our President, Donald J Trump, initiated a plan for our children to be able to have an economic future without government interference.
The private accompanying by investors like Dell (6.25 billion dollars) and SpaceX (2 million stocks) are encouraging many others to come along side for the children.
There are no overpaid “professionals,” (government employees) extracting funds from the accounts. I am proud of our President. He has accomplished so much more than any president in the past century.
Trad media refuses to report it.
Karen Hanson Newport
Fire Congress
My last two letters to The Miner addressed my concerns about the US democracy deniers and the connection to attacking the integrity of our election system. Today I see that Trump fired two members of the Election Assistance Commission, making this commission useless. He is seeking to delegitimate our election system to protect the almost inevitable midterm election Republican losses – due in reality to high consumer prices and an unpopular war of choice with Iran.
However, on the other side of election integrity are those officials we elect to protect our elections.
Notables are Raffensperger of Georgia and our own Marianne Nichols (no relation) of Pend Oreille County. Marianne Nichols was recently recognized by our State Governor for her outstanding and long-term public service. I have come to regard most election officials as the true guardians of democracy.
I think we should fire all members of Congress and replace them with people selected from the pool of election officials.
Sandy Nichols Newport
Democrats held to higher standards
How is it that the Democratic senate candidate from Maine is unacceptable over his sexual conduct while Trump got elected twice despite his sexual misconduct?
Democrats must have candidates and elected officials that are free of any misconduct while Republicans don’t follow any self-imposed standard.
Democrats forced the Maine senate candidate to withdraw and will likely lose the election and not regain the senate majority. Frankly, I don’t see a difference when the moral bar has been set so low by Trump. Elections are about political power and not sexual morality.
Democrats shoot themselves in the political foot by eliminating candidates that have sexual misbehavior.
Our incumbent congressman could have a sexual abuse issue and would still win the election over a high-minded Democrat. They say we go high when Republicans go low, but the Republican still wins.
Democrats get the seats in the back of the room, and the majority Republicans sit at the head table.
I would rather see a flawed Democrat at the head table representing the interests of ordinary citizens than a Republican that votes for his ultra rich sponsors. The three richest men in America were in the front row at Trump’s inauguration.
Pete Scobby Newport
More cognitive bias-driven opinions
Let’s examine the letter titled “We are a Democratic Republic.” The writer previously stated, “We are a representative democracy.” Now, they claim we are a “democratic republic.” What form of government is it this week? Additionally, I would like to know who “we” are? They opine, “they seek to destroy our confidence in the election system.”
The writer neglected to provide evidence from previous letters related to this subject to support that claim. That’s a departure from the original definition of a government. Consequently, I am compelled to conclude that this appears to be yet another instance of cognitive bias-driven opinions. The writer also mentions the assertion that “at the time of Thomas Jefferson, only property-owning or tax-paying white males could vote.” This statement is a blatant half-truth intended to convey a specific implication. The writer should consult New Jersey’s 1776 State Constitution and other state constitutions from the same era. “The foundation of this democracy is confidence in free and fair elections.” Actually, democracy’s bedrock principles are that political power belongs to the people, allowing citizens to exercise authority directly or through elections. This ensures government decisions reflect the collective will while safeguarding individual rights.
Renee Webster Newport
Toxic waste
We’ve known about the Hanford Nuclear Reservation being at the top of the list for Super Fund sites in the hemisphere. The work has been ongoing for years with efforts to contain the radioactive material and prevent its migration toward the Columbia River. In their infinite wisdom, House Republicans proposed an additional $55 million reduction from the Cleanup Fund on top of the $300 million reduction requested by the Trump administration.
This is most likely a knee-jerk reaction to pay for the costs incurred by Donald Trump’s war of choice against Iran.
When asked to oppose this, Michael Baumgartner replied with little more than platitudes. His commitment was to closely monitor any developments that might affect progress and to keep my concerns in mind. Given his voting record of toeing the Republican line, I doubt he will do little more than monitor this environmental disaster as it happens and then vote according to party mandate to cut funding.
It seems as though Michael Baumgartner’s “concerns” are primarily supporting the current administration and continuing his political career rather than the health of his constituents. Please keep this in mind when casting your vote in November.
JR Wyatt Elk
