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"So far, even the market for electrified vehicles is sluggish. In 2008, the 12 such vehicles had 2.3 percent market share. In 2015, the 60 different hybrids, plug-in hybrids and fully electric vehicles had a market share of 2.7 percent."
That isn't 'sluggish'; that's more like glacial. Even a slug will move more th... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Why do you people from Idaho come here and ruin everything? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.166667 | 0.166667 | 0 |
In 2014 Alaska Per Capita spending was $15470 (GOOGLE IT) the highest in the United States. We all have heard the "its more expensive in Alaska or we are so rural" reasons for years. That may be partly true but the main reason is OIL and the money it as provided the state. Open checkbooks create many nice to haves... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sorry to point out the obvious, but if the councilor does "deal with it" by paying the $260 fine for being served this ticket, it never becomes news. That she chose to fight by requesting a trial is news. She turned nothing into something all by her lonesome. Any damage to her reputation, political or otherwise, is sel... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Only the preliminary games were. CBS had the exclusive for the semi's and finals. | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 |
I too am happy to get rid of the spam. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best not to sell Davis any more land. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mr. rickro, It would help if the Democrats and people that support them would quit giving away free stuff to thousands and thousands of people here in the state. We could save a billion if the Democratic voting base would go to work and pay for their own medical, food, housing, phones ect. Just my humble opinion. :) M... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ojan from PAX Labs here. We appreciate the shout-out! I thought I'd chime with a few tips from our PAX Pros. First, I have to say disassembling your pods could cause them to leak into the device which would void the warranty. Just putting that out there.
For our PAX 2, it requires minimal cleaning compared to the ori... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.166667 | 0 |
I already know your posts are low on fact, but I can always count on your riding high on your opinion of yourself while putting down others. What a guy.
"If it's good enough for me at 70, it's good enough for her (Betty Taylor) at 90". | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I understand your sentiment but what if there are others with also cold, dead fingers? it's like impaired driving - you do have a responsibility to be safe on the roads. I am so busy...in semi retirement...I can't imagine trying to get things done by bus. I know it will take at least 4 times longer and i'll be hauli... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
really? yikes. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Why didn't you just pay the fine? And be done with it and not draw attention to yourself. You are a City Councilman for god sake's. Sometimes you just have to except the circumstance and rise above it | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Please post an example of them passing regulation without input. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(off topic: to gary crum , "i'm 73....) I saw video of a smart car that had been parked perpendicular in a parallel parking spot. it fit! but they ticketed it any way. beware "google" car? lol) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
So if you lost your job but had $50,000 in savings, you wouldn't spend any of it? Would you let your kids starve, rather than tap your savings? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I went to their website. There isn't a single eco-liberal cause for the past 20 years that they fail to support all in CAPS and Bold Print.
They take all major credit cards as a 501(c)3 tax exempt Corporation and lobbying group and when you get down to the "Comments" section discover that: "You do not have permiss... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I actually DON'T think that. I know the difference, thank-you very much. You, for some reason, made that assumption. Btw, the British didn't outlaw slavery for any altruistic reasons. You might want to read up on that.. | 0.166667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.166667 | 0 | 0 |
well how responsible is that? You having that mindset then what will probably happen is someone in your family will place a call to the DMV, give them your name, tell them how bad your driving is and they'll contact you and demand a driving test. They won't tell you why, they will just test you.
It's sad too many fo... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Absolutely! And how much scarce public money is being spent to deal with this? Put your ego aside for the public good and just pay the fine. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Not when you have to pay out more in tax credits, than you take in taxes. Time to end corporate welfare, wouldn’t you agree Mr. Civility? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
garycrum - it is what it is, even if it hurts your feelings and disagrees with your narrow minded narrative. You're fond of using definitions so here's one for you to memorize...
big·ot
noun: bigot; plural noun: bigots
a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions.
example: Trump haters like y... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
so why do you care how she decides to deal w/this. Where you there? Dang! So much ado about nothing. Either the rag is des.PER.ete for clicks........well......it just must be. This is newsworthy?
Seriously? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1. There is a subtle reference to Martin's piece in there, though I don't think I was under any obligation to mention it.
2. David's review is great, but by "unimaginative" I suspect you actually mean "not as effusively praiseful as I would like." | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
or call them. That's what my son did for his Father. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Your explanation is completely inaccurate. The reason is that Pre-PFD we did not spend billions on on rural resident welfare type programs. We now have subsidised windfarms, fuel, food, housing and the list goes on and on. When we had to live within the means of our state income tax, we could because we spent $billions... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The high taxes on alcohol and high taxes on cigarettes may have reduced consumption, but with 25% of Oregonians still smoking $5.00+ per pack cigarettes (and regressive that is, as well), this seems unlikely to be the panacea for obesity, either. The current 25% tax on marijuana is certainly not keeping that drug from... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Did you read the article? The children are adopted. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New TAX? Hell NO, we need new spending cuts. | 0.4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Everyone can move to the new city hall, and hang-out there when its finished. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
our roads are layed out so bad - so confusing. I notice new signage along 6th in the em x-d section that let you know you had to turn left ahead...but also the lane you were in ended in about 1o feet. merge into bumper to bumper traffic. to all those folks who scoot up that "free lane" and then expect to merge in wit... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
no telling what the ticket says but the woman is feisty. I'm not surprised she would argue it. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Here's a link to a series of articles about water bottling plants, mostly Nestle's, in The Desert Sun, from last year. Have a look, then see what you think about letting Nestle have access to this spring.
http://desert.sn/1G2VCDq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
One historic president begets another. Deal with it. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
You make it sound like the Democrats have been in charge in Juneau for the last 35 years. It's the GOP who've been running the show. In DC Ted Stevens was known as the Prince of Pork. The ferry Susitna was one of his great acts. In the House, Don Young thinks he represents Coconut Grove, Florida-he gave them a intercha... | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
It's known as a man-bites-dog story, an ancient journalistic staple, because the councilor's choice made sure it hit the court docket. But by all means, blame the messenger for not being asleep at the wheel. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
judging by her time on the council...betty has a different take on life and her arguing this is completely in her nature. and it was mentioned her possibly having an issue with her insurance may be an issue.... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don't hold your breathe, waiting for oil to go back up to $100. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
40 years, that's it? Seems a little light considering he was convicted of genocide. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guda: The United States, especially in Latin America, has been complicit in so many crimes against humanity that Che and his comrades, in comparison, comes off looking a bit amatuerish. But confronting our crimes requires self-examination, something which few partisans are very good at. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
When you gotta go you gotta go. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
When seconds count the cops are only minutes away. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I think this definition of bigot "Trumps' yours!
": a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance." | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
lol...really? I can't imagine of coming home and find a strange guy, a burgler with a knife, taking a stool in my bathroom. I think he may have been somewhat incapacitated....he would have had to do something with the knife at one point...needing at least one free hand. he did surrender peacefully - maybe the cops fi... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I would imagine a responsible person would get another job or even two even if it were washing dishes to take care of his own. A non-productive person would rather take a government handout, that's why our state and national budgets or so badly in debt, plus our education spending is quite ridicules. That's my humble o... | 0.166667 | 0 | 0 | 0.166667 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Housing is a huge issue in Portland. I hope Bernie will talk about a SYSTEMIC SOLUTION that transforms housing from a commodity to be bought and sold for a profit to a public good? One of the largest Community Land Trusts in the nation is in Bernie's home state of Vermont. The CLT is an institution that offers us a w... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Math is just a theory, no one has proven it, some scientists say it doesn't even exist. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I agree completely with Mr. Corbeil and wonder if Mr. McDowall was here during that time why he would say something that? :) Mr. Civility | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
not my cup of tea....and qualifying for "special" perks does not appeal - it offends..i am very class conscious and don't care for an "elite" or "privileged' status in the least. but, take your good ideas and talk to people but don't make this your grand stand - I would guess you would get censored off fairly soon. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
It's so hard to communicate with the humor-impaired... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boozer, it's very charitable of you to point out that liberals don't lynch blacks. Thank you for being so open-minded. | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 |
You make your master proud! | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
It's more than 3 feet, Bick, it's 66 feet total and spans over 2 parcels owned by 2 different people. Furthermore, this current route is not the Higman's "traditional trail," the "traditional trail" has changed over the last 30 years because at least FIVE different property owners in FIVE different locations have stopp... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mr. muckamuck, do you know how the tax credits work sir? If you did you'd know that the more the oil companies construct the more workers get paychecks. If the oil companies stop all construction that will stop the process of adding oil into the pipeline and layoff thousands of workers, as of last year an additional 50... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mr. muckamuck, I do remember back when the budget started to balloon there was a caucus of Democrat & moderate Republicans in charge for years that help enlarge the budget we have now. I think the blame belongs to them ALL. Maybe you should do a little research in that area sir. Mr. Civility :) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Guidon, you are so right on!!!. No thanks to Merkley who is all about "keep the fossil fuels in the ground." And lets not forget Wyden, who has never been against this monstrous proposed project, and the other state senators and reps and local politicians that all have something personally to be gained. Shame on all... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Current resident permits are $60 per year, so yeah the market might become more a force when we stop equating the value of on-street parking in NW at $5 per month. I say this as someone who has a NW residential permit. I was shocked at how cheap it is given the constraints.
Anyhow, there is some connection to busines... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I am all for free speech, but this article disgusts me. Another low point for Willamette Week. This isn't journalism. This is sensationalism. Drag the wealthy out into the public square and eviscerate them. Making philanthropy look like a footnote in a supposed life of privilege with no regard as to how difficult it is... | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
I can see that anonymity is going to be the way to go, now. :) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alaska needs a tax alright, Gov. Walker. It needs a tax on oil companies. The majority legislators are in the pockets of big oil or outright employees of the oil companies. 500,000 barrels a day of oil down the pipe given to the corporations ? No production taxes until oil hits $73 per barrel. How is SB21 working for A... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Communists like Stalin, Mao, Ho, Pol Pot, and Castro roughly responsible for 100,000,000 killed, to say nothing of ruined countries and chronic poverty. Equivocating wet work done by the Dulles brothers with Commie brutality is no comparison. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I can't say for sure what the people who rejected your comment thought, and neither can you. For all we know, they may have decided it was uncivil because they flipped a coin. I hope not, but for all we know about their minds, it's a possibility.
For my own two bits, when you say I don't want to answer your question b... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Justice Fabe can't be replaced on the Alaska Supreme Court by Judge Washington, because Judge Washington isn't an applicant for the position. The list of applicants is on the Alaska Judicial Council's website here — http://www.ajc.state.ak.us/selecting-judges/current-and-recent-judicial-vacancies . The basic method of... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Were I normally would not comment in times like this I think I need to make it clear that my past indiscretions had no influence on my decision to suspend my campaign. My past has made me a strong advocate for those affected by mental illness and drug and alcohol dependence. I dealt with my issues and now am supporting... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
"big·ot noun: bigot; plural noun: bigots a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions."
example: Obama haters like yourself ... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
"I hope Bernie will talk about a SYSTEMIC SOLUTION that transforms housing from a commodity to be bought and sold for a profit to a public good?"
He won't. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thank you for one of the few honest and accurate reviews of this current tour. For those of us that go to many shows in a single tour, hearing The River album over and over gets a little old. Yes, he puts on an amazing show, but the beauty of a Springsteen tour used to be that you never knew what gems would show up. No... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
So, a Donald Trump would go to Cuba and insult someone, or have his minions punch someone, what does that accomplish? Even as someone who has voted Republican, I can see how dangerous a leader this man would be. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I didn't actually see Wohlforth make any accusations of racism; rather, he made observations about the differences between the diversity of our population overall, vs. the lesser diversity of our judiciary. He did provide some statistics, which are objectively true.
But for more info see the article "Selecting and Ev... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Well ok-- you didn't like my response I see- you wanna blame the nurses working to save a life-- all 1,2 or 3, 24/day. But mostly you wanna blame the hospital for inflating costs which is way against the law. There are govt agency that oversees that. But the umbrella is you wanna blame Obama for healthcare coverage for... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nice try... If you look at a map, the majority of those properties are a subdivision he is trying to develop. And if you want a story, how about how Mr. Smith and his wife are longtime Seldovians, retired Susan B English school teachers, local business owners who have put many Seldovians to work over the years, and com... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
billhooper5
If, in my letter, I indicated that I agree with or believe the 2100 projections to be accurate, that would be an error on my part. I really don't know what to think or believe in the case of global warming. The fact that the majority of the scientist engaged in this and allied disciplines agree that mankind... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pity you can only execute someone once. May he live a long life... in prison. | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
Ms. Parker's point is a good one. Generations from now, will the world wonder how we could have been taken in? Donald Trump has told us repeatedly what his values are, and how he would apply them, control the press and punish anyone who disagrees with him. A free press is crucial to democracy, even if occasionally b... | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
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 w... | 0.5 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
Why is it when I click highest rated, the first comment has 7 stars and ones below are 19,9,23? 'Most Liked' just seems to bring up random comments having nothing to do with the number of stars? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
So your understanding of US involvement in Latin American begins and ends with the Dulles's? And none but commies commit atrocities? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Then dont do the crime. Pretty simple | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Weird, because using my gci phone to call another gci phone still didn't work either...so apparently there was something going on with gci as well. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The governor will demand you be taxed.
The legislature will gavel in.
The legislature will gavel out.
The legislators will go home.
The governor will demand you be taxed more.
The legislators will travel at great expense.
The legislatures will gavel in.
The legislature will gavel out.
The legislators will go home at gr... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
YES !! Governor--YOU are on the right track !! BUT remember--THE PEOPLE keep saying !! NO touch the PF--THE legislative branch MUST follow suit--YES BUDGET cuts and broad based TAX-is the ONLY WAY to GO--NOT -NEW TAX--the fools dropped the state income TAX-during flush oil times--RE-INSTITUTE the STATE INCOME TAX---th... | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
They belong with native families | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Since virtually all African Americans are mixed race as are a significant number of other groups it comes down to how one identifies oneself . This may be reflected in the statistics but does not reflect how others see you. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
If we protect the resource now by being cautious and develop a call in or online reporting and spot inspections at the docks the resource can be available for many years. and hopefully avoid an over harvest crash. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The revenue side of the budget is a huge problem that needs immediate addressing. Not only does failing to address it quickly erode our ability to address it later (spending down PF savings means there's less money to earn returns) but it also sucks all of the oxygen out of the room. Alaskan politics will (rightly so... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
How's Clinton doing? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I think "Damaged Hardware" was one of the opening acts at the Alaska State Fair in 2010. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thanks to Deborah Holland, Richard Olson and Vicki Vermillion for speaking up about the broken process for getting a budget plan. The Permanent Fund system is NOT what's broken. The Legislators are seeking easy money without raising new revenues - cherry picking our PFDs. Follow these Alaskans' example folks - Call Leg... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I called AT&T at 6:30 PM to report this issue and apparently was the first, or one of the first, to report it. By 11:30Pm, the issue, which mind you was distributed among hardware all the way up to a tower at Trapper Creek, was resolved. The tech went above and beyond by providing me text messages with updates about ... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
We are so proud of our Sitka team and coach!! Way to go!!! Glad everyone got out safely. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Richard, it is a different day. Clayton has it pretty much right. Court decisions, for example, have mandated a far more robust rural education system than in 1979. Or circa 1956 when I entered first grade on Annette Island. It at least had a multi room school building, the later ones I attended had one (Gustavus) a... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
I wonder if some of GCI's voice traffic could be routing through ATT gear? | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Make history ladies !!! | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The PFD is TAXABLE income. Other dividends, payouts, etc are also in that category. My kids have paid taxes on their PFD's since birth. That puts the "no income" side to rest for those unemployed, ie some rural residents. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
You left out local indigenous personel on the warpath, me thinks I'm gonna catch the next wagon train heading east (where it's safe). | 0.166667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
So why should cyclists be able to utilize public space for free? Same principle is at work here...just with a different footprint. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Agreed! Our "just keep at it" mantra remains alive and well in our family. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special session well yea spend some more money,how much is that going to cost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Extracting a publicly owned resource and charging the public in the form of "cash tax credits" and refusing to provide the public with basic information about that outgoing cash is why Alaska is a banana republic.
While I appreciate that Governor Walker is pragmatic with the oil industry he looks like a fool cheerlea... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Linda, we are spending ~3.5 billion to cover the shortfall annually. We only have ~14 billion in the bank. 4 years and we are broke and the only thing between a bankrupt state and solvency is the PFD. All of it. We don't have years to sort it out, the problem gets more vicious (and the personal impacts to us) every... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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