Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Don't fall for this Democratic red herring

On Jan. 7, during the Republican debate moderator George Stephanopoulos asked an odd question: "Do the states have a right to ban birth control?" to which Mitt Romney replied, "Why are you asking such a silly question? No one wants to ban birth control!"
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My turn: Don't fall for the birth control red herring

On Jan. 7, during the Republican debate moderator George Stephanopoulos asked an odd question: “Do the states have a right to ban birth control?” to which Mitt Romney replied, “Why are you asking such a silly question? No one wants to ban birth control!”
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Education: It's not just the dollars

It seems one can't pick up a newspaper these days without reading a headline on funding education - from the proposed $77 billion federal budget for the Department of Education, to the upcoming vote on the $25.8 million levy for Cd'A District 271, to the protests of teachers unions nationwide.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO