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Stan, it's called identity theft. That's why a lot of people on the Internet use a pseudo name just like writers of novels to protect their personal information from hackers. I believe that's just called common sense.
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Great job! Way to represent, 'Wolves! I may have missed it, but would be nice to have the date of the final game included in this Dispatch piece. Yes, I agree with earlier commenters that it would also be nice--appropriate and fair/equal treatment--if the local station could find a way to broadcast the game. #justmakes...
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Thanks for freeing the comment function from Facebook.
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I think I hate this new comments section....I can't figure out why I have to answer 3 or more questions, if and when I reply, to somebody else's comment...Must be a Cali thing....
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Seems California developers have run out of filling every spot with building, golf courses, and luxury spas and resorts. When they discovered Oregon they moved North. Seems everyone in lower 48 wants to bring help to Alaska. Tho some places deserve being run over as they ran over their old neighbors. How many left due...
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Mike, I didn't claim that peer-reviewed moderation was "free speech." I did point out that humans judge speech through our system, not algorithms. I also addressed your assertion that ADN should hire moderators ("then hire some workers!") by pointing out that it's far more fair for multiple people (who are your peer...
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The mental midgets always run like cowards from an intellectually honest debate. But, that is their nature. Demanding illegal immigration be stopped, and our laws enforced by those who took an oath of office to uphold these laws, Is not hate and bigotry as these pathological liars claim. Trump is no worse than any of t...
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I've had the honor of calling Rick Wetzel my friend for 12 years and he is one of the kindest, most generous and interesting persons I have known. Nobody deserves this more!
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Free speech is still here and alive but not for foul language and nasty ness. You don't have to use blanked out words to make a point anymore, judging your words is not the same as judging the meaning of a comment well written is it?
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And they would be his masters, not the fools who voted for him....
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"Who will watch the watchmen?" Based on how the article is written it sounds as if the people who decide whether or not a comment is "worthy" will themselves have to of had their own statements deemed "worthy". This makes ot difficult to get a dissenting opinion "validated".
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I find it ironic that somebody who uses the name "Woyzeck" complains of antisemitism. Go eat your peas and then jump in a lake.
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This a bullshit way to make comments, having to answer a bunch of questions that have nothing to do with my reply.....
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So, our State Government grew beyond belief back when the revenues rolled in by the boatloads from oil & gas, and they spent it like drunken sailors. Now our legislators are addicted to keeping their government at the same level, no matter what, for to do with less revenues would render them less powerful. Since they w...
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Some of the comments here give me a chuckle!
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"One of the dumbest things America did was pull our youth from our agriculture fields as this has created a generation of snowflakes void of a work ethic." Same with the bean fields and cherry orchards here in the valley where I picked in the summer to get money for school clothes.
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The most important element of this story: a Funkadelic reference. Cut the budget, blah, blah; raise taxes, blah, blah. All this talk brings me down, man; I want to smile and tap my foot to a catchy beat. I'm willing to bet that listening to more Funkadelic would mellow our legislators out, which would in turn lead ...
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I've maintained for years that the GOP has got to "divorce" the lunatic fringe groups that have been recruited for votes over the years but are destroying the party today. IMHO Kasich is the least crazy of the remaining candidates. Not that he is a saint or electable, just closer to the center.
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They think everyone will be ok with it because so many will. More than half the states population in on one subsidy or another.
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He has known, for as long as he's been a congressman and senator, and fighting on the floor. But because he's been a Independent throughout, its not hard to encapsulate the reasons for the public at large, finally to be aware. That's why he's running on the Dem ticket, so that he can take the movement all the way into ...
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Ted Cruz is far, far too narrow minded and ignorant to be President, but so far, none of the presidential candidates seem to have any new ideas about how to solve the terrorism problem. Like Cruz, they just trot out ideas that have already failed. Stephen J. Remington
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" oh yeah, ferguson". Where all those white guys burned down cars and buildings. That ferguson???
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When women wanted the right to vote, millions of women stood up and got it done. When African Americans wanted civil rights, millions of African Americans stood up and got it done. When the LGBT community wanted the right to marry whoever they wanted, millions of LGBT members stood up and got it. Now millions of Americ...
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When living in a small town, sometimes the coconut telegraph can put a couple of spins on the locals activity. Stirring the pot, then leaving for a week or three can really get the neighborhood wound up. Hope they can all learn how to get along as neighbors. Good neighbors are worth their weight in gold at times. Very ...
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On Saturday March 26th, all those who stand with Bernie, will again help to write a small but never the less, important chapter in U.S. history. I for one am hoping and praying that we have fun time, helping, in our small way to send a visionary to the White House. But, unlike 8 years ago, we must also elect State an...
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A driver kills three kids and injures their mother on Main in Springfield because he accidentally ran a red light. An elderly woman is killed legally walking in a crosswalk in Cottage Grove. A young child is killed in Junction City walking in a parking lot. Discussion ensues: Was a ticket enough? Is a greater penalty...
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Great job Sitka coach and team.
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A murderer and a control freak have produced a child. It's like Halloween, but without the candy.
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To all of my friends who are hold-outs for the Clinton dynasty, Where's Bill? Another $20K a plate fundraiser I'd imagine. Our country needs the Sanders not more of the Clintons.
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1st Stage is denial ......2nd stage is anger
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I feel proud, privileged and blessed to live in a city that is so culturally diverse. As a long time teacher I hear what Judge Washington is saying. We need to bring more cultural diversity into our judicial system. We have the most culturally diverse city in the country. The three top most culturally diverse high ...
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WOW!!! Way to make a good impression there Sparky!!! The last thing one should do when moving into a new place is piss off the locals and be a complete richard!! I know if I was a resident of that wonderful little town I would get the rest of the residents to run you out of town. This kind of attitude may be the norm a...
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You do know Reagan proposed the budget through his stated goals? You do know presidents sign bills, right? Reagan, like all Republicans presidents since, ran MASSIVE deficits. Why, you should ask? Because they try to be Santa Claus, promising huge tax cuts to all, but really only delivering to the fat cats. The resulti...
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I would be interested in when Rocky Street was established and by who. Was there no survey done at that time? I believe there should have been some right of way acquisition done or would have been there long enough to be grandfathered in. Seldovia needs to check it's history.
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I called Dish network last week and was able to upgrade to another package that includes CBS Sports. I watched the game last night on CBS Sports.
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That's funny, because the Governor just last week was praising their progress....
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The proposal to privatize and build on Kesey Square was never going to be a win for the poor people who gather there. The whole point was to exclude them. There is no reason to support yet another example of civic bigotry.
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And unlike almost every other country in the world, must also wait until age 21 to use alcohol because only US citizens (citizenship at 18, vote, contracts, marriage etc.) are raised to be too immature to drink until that age. And, according to the Lane County Commissioners, should wait until 21 to be permitted to pu...
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If it comes to it please pay my tax with my PFD. The State can no longer give away money they don't have. Under no circumstances would I support handing out a PFD and then taking it back from working people with an income tax. Penny and Ron where are you?!
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Given that nearly everyone eligible for a PFD, applies for one, it's a lot more than half.
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Would be nice to see records on how many minorities have applied for the job and what their qualifications were/are. The numbers certainly seem skewed, but without pertinent data it's just another claim (or attempt at a claim) that racism is at play.
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I'm sorry sir but I have flagged you for insulting my right to post here.
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I keep envisioning an artists' market from May until September Wednesdays thru Sundays, noon-8:00 pm, with some well designed and artistic covered areas and a stage to make this public space vibrant. In the cold, rainy months most people won't want to visit, but the spring and summer is when Eugene "wakes up" and t...
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...and they move out of the Anchorage LIO, drop the frivolous lawsuit regarding Medicaid expansion, stop collecting per diem at the federal rate, stop the oil company tax giveaways, and the list goes on.....
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Thankfully I didn't need to make any calls last night, but just in case I did turn on wi-fi calling on my iPhone.
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Good article Mr. Dingman. The legislative system in Alaska is badly broken. Simply changing the players is not the total solution if they don't follow their own procedural rules and instead continue to favor a standing caucus based on "traditions" instead of those written rules. This standing caucus system has crea...
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You're arguing the integrity of a nurse - which I am not arguing. I am stating that for a hospital to bill you $150,000 - you better have a nurse sitting next to you 24 hours a day for a few days, at the least. But like you say - there are a handful of nurses who are floating around 15 other rooms and helping up to 5...
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Wow really? Just having a Native Child doesn't give a woman access to health care. The children do because it is based off blood, people stay broke to get on health care that is a lot worse. A lot of the royalties are only for shareholders and many corporations haven't been allowing shareholders for many years. Your st...
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What are you doing with Native kids? BTW I do believe people hire according to your skills,and personality. There is a tough market for jobs these days. To many lay offs
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This is the comment that was removed. How could anyone say it wasn't civil, it was removed for my OPINION by the people on here that doesn't agree with my opinion. How un-American of them :( It’s OK if you don’t want to answer my original question (why in a town and state that is overwhelmingly Republican the ADN co...
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If you're looking for a softer, gentler approach to dialogue, I'm not interested. Peoples views and feelings surrounding current events aren't always "G" rated. Life isn't G rated.
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They same thing that always happens with new taxes, they grow! Give government a new tool to collect our hard earned money and you think they're not going to use it? Our founders knew very well the nature of governments to grow obscenely large and control every aspect of our lives, it's why our Constitution and it's ...
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I don't think that's true, love is blind.
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No taxes please until the budget is cut to the bone. :)
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I don't think that's true, love is blind.
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They did that in my home State of Idaho on the Salmon River, that was 35 years ago, that is when i left my State moved to Alaska, now they are doing same to Alaska, 35 years ago this was most beautiful State. Is what happens when these jerks move in.
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Only a left wing moron could write such a ridiculous headline. How about " Why do virtually all terrorists turn out to be MUSLIMS?"
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It depends on how you structure the tax. If you make it a percentage of your federal tax owed (Form 1040, Line 56), then yes, half the population will pay nothing. If you make it a percentage of your taxable income (Line 43) then far more will pay. If you make it a percentage of your adjusted gross income (Line 37)...
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And so the question remains..., How is the current set up working? The recent history is the City has been discouraging loitering and assembly at the "square" by tearing down walls, removing things to sit on, etc., seems the direction the city and a GREAT MANY citizens want to go is clear. As for open space for those...
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Way to keep it classy boys, good job!!
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Mr Craig I think Mr Walker plans on giving them a free ride and only taxing working people, that way he can get elected again by people that freeload, it's the Democratic way. :)
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Prediction: Ingram will get his points, but foul out. Oregon's length, athleticism, and speed will crush the Blue Devils. This won't be close. It will be a destruction. A New Order will be born. Ducks explode onto the national scene with basketball, showing round ballers are up to competing at the highest level just li...
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This sounds great!
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Same with Hood River, a community built on Oregon agriculture and a commercial cannery that is now infested with PC liberals who have shoved their heads so far up their buttocks it has come full circle and back on their shoulders.
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But the legislators are trying to minimize the pain (selectively anyway) because they can't get re-elected if they cause too much pain. I've been known to kick a can or two down the road, but not down such a dark road. I think it's crazy, irresponsible, and unnecessary to take the "pain first" approach, however if that...
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I have learned so much from the ADN comments and the articles in the past. I think we all will benefit even more in the future thanks to this new and improved way ADN set up this system. I miss the place to also post the article and the comments to my facebook. Maybe I have not understood how to do it, any help from an...
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Mr Mathisen. Yes the people that voted for Mr Kelly are his masters and they obviously approve of his handling of the states business. :)
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So far as I know, the state is already required to leave enough water in streams for salmon and other fish. These are the in stream flow requirements. Is this not correct?
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"The EU is America’s most important economic and strategic partner, and if it is hobbled, we will have to do so much more on our own to defend the free world." The EU is great for trade; they will trade with anyone to make money. Including Iran and numerous dictators all over the world and particularly in the Middle ...
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Mr. Walker instead of screaming fire in a crowded concert hall, why don't you wait for all the dealers and growers to give you your cut of their profits? Just think now that the state has become drugs dealers your pockets will be full soon. Mr. Walker when you ran for election were your thinking about the little tid b...
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I have learned so much from the ADN comments and the articles in the past. I think we all will benefit even more in the future thanks to this new and improved way ADN set up this system. I miss the place to also post the article and the comments to my facebook. Maybe I have not understood how to do it, any help from an...
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Mr Alaska Research, I think they call that retirement. Mr. Kelly represents me and I'm so proud of the stance he has on this situation. No new income taxes! Mr. Civility :)
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Mike, Charlie I can only speak for myself. I have live long enough to see writing on wall. Look to the violence in the major elections. That is anger and frustration boiling over due to status quo. No. I do not believe anyone can fix the mess. Nothing outside of Devine intervention. My hope, faith and dreams maybe be f...
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This is a major incongruity when one looks at the big picture. In looking over Oregon laws on the rights of minors, I see that the legislature has given 15 year olds the right to consent to medical treatment or not. Their parent cannot override them on medical decisions. They can even get an abortion, or refuse t...
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Given the Peninsula's voting record there's a higher probability of seeing a palm tree than a Bernie yard sign. Except in Homer of course.
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Whenever you promise somebody free stuff you always get their vote, it's the Democratic way. :) Mr. Civility
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Any new taxes should have a sunset provision, so as state revenue increases, taxes are decreased accordingly.
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Whatever one thinks about the Bundy occupation and its methods, I am 100% certain that without it, Secretary Sally Jewell wouldn't have been able to find Burns or the Malheur Refuge on a map with GPS support and three Washington D. C. senior staffers. This is 'oil on the troubled waters' time while she waits to see wh...
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Alaskan government spends more than it takes in through fees and taxes. Providing a new tax base to our legislators will encourage them to: a. keep spending or b. reduce spending? Spending more than we receive is a national past time. Alaska is in step with this practice. When we as individuals and families receive ...
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Quit funding the Ambler Mine road first.
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Watching this Legislature in our current fiscal situation is for me like watching illiterate children who've been given explosives and a written instruction manual. Bad things are likely to happen...
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That is a ridiculous statement. I am a white woman married to a full blooded Tlingit Indian. How dare you insinuate that I am basically a whore for my children. My husband and I have been married for over 20 years and have 4 children together. We have both worked the entire time and support our family. All of our ...
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WHAT is his hurried insistence on a tax of ANY kind? Took years to get here and will take years to dig us out and A TAX IS NOT THE ANSWER. I just don't understand Gov Walker's bull headed idea that his way is the ONLY way. Our legislature must resist this kind of pressure and work slowly but surely to right this proble...
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"I would not have expected that I, who am barely out of savagery, would have to remind gentlemen with five thousand years of recorded civilization behind them, of our Bill of Rights." Elizabeth Petrovich "Antonio excepted, filed an answer denying that they were slaves, or the property of Ruiz or Montez, and denying t...
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SW's screed is a mish-mash of all sorts of proposals from all sorts of sources - some semi-sensible, some goofy. Save up for the inevitable big earthquake? A great idea! In practice, though, any $32 billion-dollar fund won't be allowed to just sit there - the bureaucrats will soon find a reason to move the funds sid...
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The RG's new Civil Comments system promised to change the tone of online discussion, but it continues to be the same usual suspects saying the same usual things over and over again, prompting most others to check out in disgust. In this edition, TIYPS expresses concerns for people who work outside of their neighborhoo...
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Well then Mr. muckamuck we should trust them to cut the fat right out of it if that's what they want to do, wouldn't you agree. I mean if what you say is true then there would be no one else better then the R's that know what's fat and what's not. :)
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Live each day as if it's your last, Jaded. (Because one of these days, you'll be absolutely right!) =:-o
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We already have the eco-viron pests with grandiose schemes and an insatiable need for money to fall from the sky to implement them. And they are a plague on the taxpayers, so 'pestilence and plague' are included.
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But we should give corporate welfare to the oil industry, it's the Republican way.
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Many have tried to elect strong leadership. It ended with old guard CBC members Republicans and Democrats protecting themselves without any regard to voters. The Senators have become dukes over their districts and states and will allow only same mind set in. With all the millions floating in campaigns how can we have a...
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Quit funding the Ambler Mine road first.
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Thanks for getting it!
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Makes no difference. Wweek using either in their name could be deemed offensive (and should be if you apply the same backward logic).
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I'll say the same thing here I said on another news story today on ADN. Watching this Legislature in our current fiscal situation is for me like watching illiterate children who’ve been given explosives and a written instruction manual. Bad things are likely to happen…
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Ward I: You're quite right regarding the biking and walking to the bus stop.....sometimes those bus stops are quite a ways from someone's home. For me, it's seven miles (we live out in the boonies). Putting aside some of the comments which are simply attacks on Ms. Taylor because of her politics, it's very reas...
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And no one wants to even speak about the ethical lapses necessary to support Hillary Clinton. But maybe you don't need this 'soul' of which she speaks when you are supporting a Democrat.
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Well, if she wins re-election to another 4 yr term in the coming election, she will start that term at age 91, and end it at age 95. So far, she is unopposed for re-election. According to the US Census, the average 90 yr old person has a 4.8 yr additional life expectancy. That would mean that there would be about a...
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The problem is that you aren't entitled to make that decision. You can hope she changes the name, choose not to go there, or even spend time sitting on the sidewalk out front for a few days, but that's it. She may just get bullied into changing it by the loud minority of people who find it offensive through their mi...
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well why would a person fight a person that has a blade .....and is sitting on a poopo hole.....its called 911....i got a crazy dude in my house...
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