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Mandy, you are absolutely right. however, what might a person find? that person would likely find cheaper housing, what we pay for a house up here would darn near buy a mansion in other states. what else, hmmmm, everything we purchased would be cheaper as there would not be the need to have the international shipping c...
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Such mindless meandering. The the tribes near Reedsport declined to support the mascot. Can't imagine why. How about if an athletic team wanted the Boozer's for a mascot name? Or they could just go with the Alcoholics.
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Arlene, instead of putting this comment under various articles, why not submit a letter to the editor?
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In ta he 2015 Supreme Court ruling making gay marriages legal, the Supreme Court also ruled that it only applied to civil services. In their opinion they also ruled that no pastor or priest had to go against their religious beliefs and marry a gay couple. They used the example of Catholics priest not marrying a divorce...
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You can deduct sales taxes IN STATES WITH NO INCOME TAX. so sales tax will be deductible from federal tax - and no giant bureaucracy created to administer an income tax Get those out of state workers…and WE ALASKANS pay an income tax? Taxing 10,000 slope workers at the net proposed income tax of 1.5% making 100,000 a...
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If you read it, then you must realize that your criticism is unfounded.
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Real hard to get interested in imposing an income tax and cutting the dividend when that clown car full of republicans just voted to keep their LIO. We are seeing cuts to everything from education to seniors living on a dime, but we have yet to see the legislature cut the tax benefits to oil companies or eliminate fund...
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Income tax is the best idea if we have to go down that road of paying taxes. That way we can recoup some of the money from people who live out of state who come here just to take jobs and not pay anything in return.
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That's a silly connection.
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There's no elephant in the room. Peter Pan has made it quite clear they will obey the law and not use the road for commercial purposes. http://www.energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/files/serve?File_id=0856CFE3-D3FA-4E4E-99AD-1FF537180161
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Whoa there fella! It was those "fiscally responsible" Republicans who got us into this mess not Gov Walker, and he at least is trying to find a way out that is the least painful for all.
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Not new. Decades. One of the situations of living remote is lack of road systems. People choose to live in those places taking into consideration of emergencies and difficult access. True that they do have weather problems now, but that same weather will cause same dangerous conditions on the 10 mile extension. So ag...
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Very Good APD ~ !
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How much money do you recommend the Board of Education spend on this "full reckoning"?
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Unfounded? Until found. http://alaskareport.com/news/z46514_lisa_crime.htm
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What a pompous ASS, the public knows EXACTLY what is in our best interest and it is not listening to people like John Havelock.
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Kyle, Have you seen on the conservative side who's running for President this year, or do you live in the world of fantasy and anger like most conservatives?
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They get picked or charged once, then how can they continue to get charged and charged and charged. If the person is Guilty, then sentence him. Our courts are so screwed up because they apparently think they are going to accuse somebody of something that either they did or did not do, but continue to investigate bef...
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Obomba, what a warm and socially conscious thing to say. And your right, state taxes are coming your way. Just like the rest of America has to pay. And you do know that even if the State of Alaska laid off every state employee, we would still be have a deficit? Brought to you by our republican controlled legislature. Y...
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This is a solution in search of a problem. In any event, in the not too distant future, the institutions involved will be embarrassed by their rhetoric.
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Complete nonsense. And in any event, the point is that Senator Murkowski is trying to save lives--in King Cove and among Coast Guard personnel--but trying to get federal bureaucrats to listen to the voices of Alaskans. Check out http://www.energy.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/king-cove-road-information. You might lear...
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Flawed logic. Reasonable reductions to the HIGHERST per-capita state government in America would negate the need for an income tax on those who work and contribute to society. No to Havelock, no to Walker and no to Obama and the liberal media.
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For some reason the RG never prints more than two names on a letter unless it’s from kids. I wonder if these ones know where Hood River County or Cascade Locks (which they don’t mention) are. That said, I generally agree with their opinion. Water is already taken from various sources to actually enhance native America...
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Would that be sales only, or would it include services? When you have your eyes examined for new glasses, would you pay tax on the glasses, but not for the exam? Although you suggest no exemptions, would there be no limit? If you buy a house, would you pay the tax on the full value of the house? If you have a successfu...
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Gotta love that "innocent until proven guilty" thing. Maddening when the defendant is clearly guilty in the eyes of the police and the community, and after a fair trial is found to be so. Not so maddening in cases where the person arrested didn't do the crime. In this particular case, though, I hope the guy isn't ab...
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Unbelievable that a former AG wouldn't understand the federal Child Income Tax Credit? Someday in Alaska, could someone find a U.S. Citizen to play AG.
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Surely there is a mascot that would offend persons of German-American extraction.
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I'm not defending Kyle Craig, but have you missed the anger spewed by some liberals in these forums?
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I said a fiscally conservative governor, not a republican. Ton Knowles would do a better job! I agree Republicans got us into this mess. Palin was a tax and spend liberal and Parnell did nothing to reign in spending. I admire Walker for trying to fix the problem. But confiscating my wealth with an income tax and r...
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Beware killing the Golden Goose!
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Except for all the tourists, visitors etc who visit and pay nothing. Out of state workers are a very small minority of wage earners in Alaska. Furthermore most of them are in low wage jobs and would not pay a state income tax. If you want to be fair and have everyone who spends money in Alaska be involved then the o...
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Agree. the "small " income tax isn't small to the few of us who would be paying it. It is projected to raise $100 Million. Easy to cut $100 million out of this bloat. Start with a 10% pay cut and 20% reduction in State employees.
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I suspect that rape kits likely to solve rape cases have already been tested. I further suspect that untested rape kits are untested because DA's have deemed the potential information content to be nil. At a taxpayer cost of $1300 per test, there need be some critical analysis of whether testing rape kits deemed to ...
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What a great addition this will be to outdoor recreation in this area! Kudos to Willamalane
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You demand somebody leave because they posted an opinion?who's the hater?
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Jane Angvik’s piece is disingenuous and misleading. The growth of Anchorage which she so proudly proclaims was accomplished under the tax cap Proposition 8 will restore. She claims Proposition 8 would be a step backwards. Well that isn’t true because Proposition 8 will restore language that has been in place for over ...
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Not sure what you're referring to by "what over 76% of the entire state wants" but in case it's renewable energy, you might have missed that Murkowski also held a field hearing on renewables in Bethel. The point of the hearing was to learn about innovative energy ideas in order to promote them in other communities aro...
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I recommend the permanent fund loan the University system 30 million to maintain level funding for one year. Issue a bond. UAF is huge contributor to Alaska's economy, especially if you consider the long term. It is not intelligent choice to slash the University, which is a long term investment in the State and the ...
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Exactly, as sales taxes are the only model that complies with Article 1 Section 1 of the Alaska Constitution, but of course Havelock still hasn't read it, after all these years.
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Boozer is in reference to Carlos Boozer, the NBA player. Once again you run from the irrefutable fact it was Native Americans who overturned the ban on Native American mascots. In the case of Reedsport this is not a Native American tribe school. You also run from the fact no other mascot of race is being banned, and wh...
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It's beyond comprehension to me why these kits are not immediately tested. The article doesn't state the cost of testing a kit so it leaves us to speculate as to the real reason for not processing the evidence. Did the prosecutor or law enforcement doubt the validity of the cases? To me, judging only by the number o...
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How would an income tax be more fair when less than 50% of wage earners would have to pay it? There are about 400,000 Alaskan wage earners so that means that only about 200,000 would pay a state income. Remember that all 700,000+ Alaskans consume state benefits. So, again, how is an income tax more fair?
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Most of the pilots, like those you cite in your example, claim Alaska as their residency because, even with a tax hike, they pay less claiming residency in Alaska than they do elsewhere ( and they have a crash pad not a hotel room). They spend very little money in Alaska.
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I think their visions were for just that. You seem to believe that every single thing in our society should be privatized. I would recommend reading Thomas Jefferson, his opinions on public education and services are quite frank and had a major influence on our cultural progress.
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The DA's office definitely needs a shake up. Some of Tullos' suggestions are good. I am worried about his apparent intent on prosecuting drug cases since those are, in my opinion, of limited societal value. It is very very good that Tullos is bucking the local lawyers' tradition of allowing DA incumbents of running ...
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At this point you probably would believe this: many outside business who do their business here in the summers (lodges and guides are prime examples of this), purchase nothing in Alaska: they buy their supplies and goods in the lower 48 and ship them here. Groceries and such-it all comes in by barge fro Seattle. I have...
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Remember the original plan was your dividend would be $50 a year based on residency. That was struck down as unfair. How is only giving the dividend to non-working people considered fair? In effect that is what Mr Havelock is asking us to believe. Get a check in October and if you have a job send it back in April. No T...
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This ones too simple, and obvious, from the United States Supreme Court. How does one spell, "dormant commerce cause." Pay poor income tax, of $15.00. http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/13-485_o7jp.pdf
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If there are 10k slope workers 8k of them live in Alaska.
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He's a turd that needs to be flushed. He'll probably be out in two years.
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The article has essentially zero information content yet folks make conclusions. So much of our lives are like that. Folks project their own worldviews on situations where they have no real information.
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My friend, who I know for a fact caused the '64 quake just so she could wrestle it for fun, and the one outside Homer in January for the same reason, is innocent this time as she is traveling outside for a few days. Either that, or she set it off remotely: but she wouldn't be here to wrestle that one, so there would b...
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A state income will not generate enough money by itself to fix the budget. We will also need a state sales tax, repeal of the oil tax credits, a portion of PFD earnings & meaningful budget cuts.
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William H. Sewards Fourteenth Amendment, always confuses the Alaska Attorney General, and the Alaska Supreme Court. Seward Day, shown best with the drunks in Alaska. Held: The Alaska dividend distribution plan violates the guarantees of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Pp. 457 U. S. 58-65. Afte...
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The state recieves none of the money donated. The 7% fee pays to run the program. In fact, it only covers half of what the program actually costs to run it.
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Exemplary political correctness. The only long term effect of banning native american mascots will be to dim our national memory of those who were in America first and deserve to be remembered.
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Since the public commenting here are the only voices of reason will you please help me understand this. After the judge ruled the lease as illegal and invalid there was this quote -- ("One Republican senator, Cathy Giessel of Anchorage, said the ruling hands lawmakers an opportunity to decamp to cheaper space. “We’re...
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Alaskans have "ponied up" for all their lives. People who choose to reside in Alaska give up their extended families, their places of origination, relocate, pay twice as much for fuel to drive their automobiles, twice as much for energy to heat their homes, twice food and basic essentials. Alaskans endure extreme t...
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For NY and CA to raise their minimum wages does the rest of the country a favor. Business now concentrated in those states will move production and other functions to states suffering from lack of local opportunity.
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I don't think MJ would will be behind this. This was a brazen thing to do in daylight. Almost as if he cased or was aware of neighborhood time schedules. It maybe he was unaware of occupant being home. Chances are he just checked house to see if anyone was home before ransacking it. I would want revenge tho if he kille...
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Very little I have heard from Trump reminds me of the 1950's (and I actually remember them).
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7% of 3 Million is $210,000. If I am going to be paying an income or a sales tax, this is one program we can eliminate tomorrow! People can write a check to their favorite charity and get charged 0, and this is one more state program we can eliminate. I will pay an income tax, so my wealth is redistributed, and th...
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Intersting points made here. If I smoked pot, the last place I would do it would be inside where someone else might get a contact high: that would be terrible, as people working in a pot shop, or congregating there don't smoke pot just like me. However, there could be smoking booths, vented to the outside, or the evil ...
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Great comment, Boozer S. To really understand debt during the Reagan years, you need to look at who was in charge of the House of Representatives during the surges of red ink. Are we really surprised to discover (ahem) that it was the Democrats?? (Although I don't know why modern progressive liberals are still sni...
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Perhaps pick, click, give is down because of the 7% administrative fee. I for one, refuse to use pick, click, give for that reason. I can write a direct check to the recipients of my giving and they receive 100% of the amount I give rather than 93%.
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I made my community better without the help of state bureaucracy and sent a check directly to my charity getting charges ZERO
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Tourist do pay taxes. Hotels and cruise ships charge a head/room tax already to help offset the expense. Out of state workers are very well compensated, that's why they come here to work. Plus, they don't have to pay taxes on top of it. Maybe this will de-incentivize them to come and take Alaskan jobs and will help wi...
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Pick Click Give costs the state no money nor does the state profit from the program. The program is run by the Alaska Community Foundation, not the state of Alaska.
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... and why not hire smaller rabbits to guard the lettuce?
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Dear Mr. Heritage: Ronald Reagan has been out of office for ~25 years, and dead for a decade or so. Isn't it about time to Just Let It Go??? =:o
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Hey ADN, are you aware that there is an irremovable ad blocking my view of the video?
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Actually Art the Navy "built" a ton of the roads you see around there during the fortification of Cold Bay during WW II. The Air Force another to the AC&W radar site on the Bering side. FWIW...I worked for Reeve at CDB in 1969, roamed all over that area on a Honda 90. Tons of old Navy fortifications, sites, the old N...
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Just like those pilgrims who migrated to Plymouth, enduring extreme conditions, and paying a tax. The new world, was not tax free either. http://www.pilgrimhallmuseum.org/pdf/The_Plymouth_Colony_Patent.pdf
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You should ask the nonprofit you donate to why the participate in the Pick Click Give program. The return on their investment is incredible and they receive many things as part of the 7% fee like fundraising training, marketing items and more.
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People pay State income tax in the State they reside in. It is unconstitutional to double tax people who already pay State income tax.
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Vote YES! Without the tax cap, property taxes would be twice what they are today. With the rule change, a typical homeowner would be paying $1200/year more in property taxes.
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Testing rape kits also can exclude the possibility of someone being guilty as well as identifying those who are. There is this pesky US Constitution which requires known exculpatory evidence be provided to defendants. If a test proves that you couldn't have committed the crime, a rule of exclusion by a DA is not go...
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Its amazing how many people work in Alaska and reside ibn the lower 48. Reaping the resources and leaving nothing. Miners, fishermen, ferry boat officers, lodge owners, charter boat owners, the entire cruise industry, from the bus driver taking them on or hiking trails to all of mainstreet jewelry stores gift shops, vi...
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Think it seriously more young people will fall in drug addiction with no job and no money, were they going to get it ?. And most already vote for it ,so what's going to be.
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Alaska is living in a state of wounds ..... bleeding out.
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Guess how much fund will increase when Cherrault and gang invest for Alaska! Billions spend just as fast as hundreds!
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if clergy are not prepared to perform their duties then they should stop being clergy...
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I think Hollis French would be an excellent match to fill the vacant Commissioner position on the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Hollis has the intelligence, strength of character, and judicial temperament to work with the current Commissioners and staff in fulfilling the important responsibilities of AOG...
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What the advocates for this can not seem to figure out is that it is a circle. Wages go up to help people afford to live. Prices go up to help pay for the new wages. This means wages have to go up to help people to live, which means prices have to go up to pay for the wages, and on and on. Where does it end?
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I suspect they participate in pick, click, give because it is an additional source of funding. They are happy to receive 93% of something rather than 0% of nothing via this particular funding channel. However, they also receive separate funding via other sources where there is not a 7% deduction. Pick, click, give i...
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The ban on the using 'braves' leaves me with mixed feelings. I does help keep our native american tribes images alive in some ways. The question would be if it means anything at all as a reflection of their culture? For the most part it is Indians as see through European eyes. Banning a school mascot seems...
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One of these days another big one is going to hit right underneath downtown Anchorage and we want have to worry about the LIO building. It's all glass.
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"It is not intelligent choice to slash the University,..." Our legislature has not been very intelligent with its behavior...no surprise at this idiot move.
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I see he was arrested for a car prowl last month, too. Wonder if it was another relative?
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seems to me if we turn half our pfd over to this legislature they will do as they have done for the past ten years.. spend it and create more debt... then come back for more until their ain't no more... make this a loan to the State.. not a gift.. its your PFD..
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Well Well little Johnny f===k== f===t== just come up with a way to fix all of Alaska's problem just another phony program. I have seen these program before and they don't work. Okay I'll go for the tax, If Little Johnny does this #1 all State Legislature cut wages 35% if not at work 8 hrs. per day you are dock. #2 No f...
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It's unfair to judge anyone by the behavior of family members. Wheeler's dad isn't on the ballot. Ted is.
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seems to me if we turn half our pfd over to this legislature they will do as they have done for the past ten years.. spend it and create more debt... then come back for more until their ain't no more... make this a loan to the State.. not a gift.. its your PFD..
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I'm not really for or against the road per se but I think its noteworthy that the justification for the it has changed over the years...which makes it seem that the current medical evacuation justification was "settled on" as the best selling point. Also...what makes King Cove so different from hundreds of other tow...
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Enough religion to hate, not enough to love.....
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Maybe the Reedsport school district could go with a marine biology theme and call themselves the "Polychaetes" (or "PCs" for short). Their mascot symbol could be a spineless invertebrate with its head up its own ... er, never mind. :-/
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Thank you for donating. It helps a lot!
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Alaska is no longer "The Last Frontier." In the Frontier, advances are made for the good of the people. No one bats an eyelash at the building of a road here and there. In this case, the road could likely be built with a minimal impact on wildlife, but that's not the issue at stake...it is the sacred principles of l...
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Where the heck is 2016 so I can stay away from that place, too.
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