by Sue | Jul 8, 2017 | Republican Party News
Susan with CCRP Chair Matthew Rainwater
The State Committee meeting was held on January 28th, and your chair, state committeeman and state committeewoman attended to participate in reorganization, including elections.
The Washington State Republican Party issued the following statement on January 28:
“The Washington State Republican Party (WSRP), meeting this afternoon in Ellensburg, re-elected Susan Hutchison as Chairman for another two-year term through January 2019. ‘We will continue to build on our successes of the last four years with a great team at the state party,’ Chairman Hutchison said.
“The WSRP also adopted organizational by-laws, elected members to serve on its Executive Board for the next two years, and elected Grant Peterson as Vice Chairman. Peterson, from Stevens County, was Director of Emergency Management in the Reagan administration and is retired U.S. Air Force.”
by Sue | Jul 8, 2017 | Uncategorized
(Note: Although this letter to the editor was written about Jefferson County, it can apply almost everywhere. Some excellent points are made.)
by Gene Farr
Jefferson County, WA – The County Commissioners are getting ready to have a property tax levy passed to fund “affordable” housing, without considering the causes of this problem. In fact they are declaring a housing emergency so they can exceed the one percent limit on property taxes. (more…)
by Sue | May 23, 2017 | Communism
by Maria Malkasian
(as presented to the Clallam County Republican Party on May 8, 2017)
“A wise and frugal government which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government.” Thomas Jefferson
The history of the Romanian people that have lived under the heavy hand of the harshest regime in Eastern Europe is a story of resilience, strength, and above all faith that got stronger because only faith in God could get them through such harsh times. (more…)
by Sue | Apr 8, 2017 | Education, Sex Ed in the Schools
Posted April 3, 2017
From time to time, researching, I’ve come across stories about teen sexual activity, contraceptive use, declining teen pregnancies, and highest ever STD rate. One obvious question seems to be why we hear about decreased teen sexual activity and epidemic teen STD in this same period. Comprehensive Sex Education tells teens that that contraceptive drugs are safe. True? If you have not already reached a conclusion, after reading the following stories, you may deduce what now seems apparent though my research is, by no means complete. Some of the most salient facts directly below precede following details.
Emergency contraceptive, i.e. the morning after pill, Plan B, became available over-the- counter in 2013. The latest available figures about morning after pill use by teens extend up to 2013. (more…)
by Sue | Apr 8, 2017 | Education, Sex Ed in the Schools, Worth Watching
Posted April 3, 2017
Below, you will find a list of organizations promoting School-based Health Centers, info about funding, supporters, etc.
In an Atlantic article, School, Birth Control, and Parent Consent, Sept. 2015
we read,
“There is something amazing and different about seeing students on their home turf,” said Sonja O’Leary, a Colorado-based SBHC pediatrician. “Students will divulge things that they usually wouldn’t if they were sitting in a doctor’s office, even if their parents are outside in the waiting room [at school].”
[Some SBHCs] offer long-acting reversible contraception, such as intrauterine devices and injections, or LARCs, which tend to be especially contentious because they’re longer-lasting and more physically invasive than, say, the pill. The issue appears to be particularly fraught in the 21 states where minors are allowed to have IUDs implanted without parental consent. Most of those states do not distinguish by age in granting youth autonomous birth-control rights, which means kids as young as 11 could be given access (more…)
