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I think this is a great plan that compliments Oregon's increased Minimum wage and increased utility costs with our growing dependence on renewable wind and solar projects. It's well past time Oregon's big businesses paid their fair share in supporting our Oregon communities. Let's bring Oregon into the new age of pro...
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I love my platinum girlscout cookies X wifi alien og
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Tom Collier- what a charmer http://www.steptoe.com/professionals-Tom_Collier.html
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If you're a rational thinker, and not a hypocrite you do not belong to any religious or cult group that you do not have a common interest. Being 'GAY' isn't comparable to belonging to a religious group, going to a meeting for a specific reasons unrelated to a political party doctrine should not compromise you. Re...
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NCAA Men's Basketball Game starts at 5:00PM.....They ain't missing tip-off, hell mind readers such as they are, should know, who wins and if they beat the spread, "because they already know how their constituency would testify" anyway....Next year they won't even have to show up, knowing all, as they do....
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Good job for the team, But this near championship does not justify the 70 million that was wasted by UAA on the stadium they built, or the monies that are removed from legitimate college programs in favor of sports team. UAA needs to abolish their sports programs and concentrate on learning. The sports programs ar...
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It's not "the closer we move to a strict limit" unless you are part of the "we" that includes the justices of the Unuted States Supreme Court ... At least until "we the people" collectively act to amend the Constitution.
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what's the difference between his embarrassing comments and yours?
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Exactly, Koncerned. Those 50 percenter moochers are killin' us! We need to get those lazy, retired seniors (who paid their taxes for decades but WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY??), disabled folks, active-duty military and children to start pulling their weight, get some skin in the game, start paying some taxes, and s...
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There shouldn't be any sports teams at UAA period. Which is a different subject then the legitimate hard work these girls put into this season. But the sports programs only siphon monies from legitimate programs that are now facing the budget axe. 70 million would have done a lot of good at UAA but it was wasted on th...
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Ever check out the number of women at the Highland Correctional facility, Smith? Last time I heard, couple of months ago, they'd already reached capacity. The women will never outnumber men's criminal behaviors.
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The local Constitution's Mining Clause? If you had trouble in the Alaska Education System, it's spelled pennies worth of brains, for those that flunked, 6th grade reading comprehension. Article 8, Section 11. Mineral Rights Discovery and appropriation shall be the basis for establishing a right in those minerals reser...
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There shouldn't be any sports teams at UAA period. Which is a different subject then the legitimate hard work these girls put into this season. But the sports programs only siphon monies from legitimate programs that are now facing the budget axe. 70 million would have done a lot of good at UAA but it was wasted on th...
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Interesting discussion. I googled to find some facts. The most objective and convincing I found was http://useconomy.about.com/od/usdebtanddeficit/p/US-Debt-by-President.htm ... the organization seems objective. They suggest the percent increase is the best measure. Interesting stuff: - Obama 55.4% through 2015 - Bu...
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And you're still doing it.
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He is still a better person then any democrat that has run against him in the last dozen election cycles.
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Many took out "government insured student loans" and many did not graduate and have loan debt, too. Many, like my friend's daughter, needed housing, in Fairbanks using a student loan.
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And what does this have to do with the current conversation?
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You need to re-read the book. A lot of people have noticed a lot of things in 1984 coming true after the passage of the Patriot Act and under both the Bush and Obummer administrations.
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Pretty obtuse! Per your "reasoning," anyone feeling threatened must kill the attacker or have his motives questioned. Makes sense in that there is one less witness. Otherwise, I believe in sufficient force to stop an attacker...not, literally "overkill."
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...and raiding the Perm Fund. Ba-deep-a-deep that's all folks.
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It's been my experience that the USAF doesn't really care to do the ground support missions. It is beneath the fighter jockeys.
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....and Donlin gold mine will be even bigger....another open pit mine, sneaking in under the radar with the potential to fail with devastating results to our environment, damaging salmon spawning and rearing waters.
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I'm confused by the comments. I thought we wanted more military to keep the state afloat?
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The same thing has been said about the M-16 rifle, the M-1 Abrams Tank, The M2/M3 Bradley fighting vehicles, the F/A18 Hornet, the AH-64 Apache, The UH-60 Blackhawk, The C-17 Globemaster.....ad nausum. It is a pretty standard tactic for the anti-military types to demonize something until it is actually proven....the C...
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This bill will (or should) go nowhere - It's nonsensical!! Some combination of Seaton's "income tax with a PFD offset" , plus a minimum PFD per resident cash payout floor ($500? $750?), again with a 3-5 year sunset, would be a more equitable approach that would not devastate the poorest families, and would raise reve...
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Yeah, I always thought that I was fairly resistant to high pressure sales. This year four boxes of Thin Mints ended up in my freeze to scream otherwise.
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Dan Svatass made a back-handed comment which said that Jesus cared about people, sinners, which society tends to discriminate against. My reply to his was also a back-handed comment in agreement with him. My reply to you was to clarify that both of us had made positive statements about Jesus, but in a way that could...
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Over the last several years the Fairbanks community has fought hard and presented great information to the federal government on the value of Fairbanks for the F-35's not only during my time in the Senate but recently. Congratulations, I was honored to have helped during my time. Keep up the good work.
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Awesome season, proud to be a Seawolf!
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Waiting for the lawsuit against the troopers for the injuries caused by the accident their spike strips caused.
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News to me, but locally there is a waiting list of at least a few years for Section 8, if the list is even open. The federal government has been reducing funds for housing for years. The need for subsidized housing far exceeds the supply. Diverting some of the funds to buy houses sounds like a bad idea to me, like some...
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It just puts criminals in circulation faster, but I suppose that there is an argument they won't be institutionalized as badly if they are rotated through prison faster.
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Their parents must be so proud. Maybe they'll be able to share a cell for the next 40 years or so.
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You've got it so fng backwards and you know it..
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There is a probably true story about former state rep Pat Carney. A couple of oil industry lobbyists gave him maximum contributions. He took them, but said frankly, "You know, this won't buy my vote." A staffer walking past as they departed, overheard one say: "You always know where Pat stands." I followed Bill...
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Rebounding was good but turnovers were troublesome. You need a near perfect game to win the title. Kudos on a great season and a fun team to watch play.
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"these people are never going to vote, nor should they..." I guess you're right Art, what Alaska needs is a poll tax - or maybe just ban poor people, minorities and union members from voting outright? Oh the heck with it. We should probably just get rid of that pesky voting altogether. The oil companie and Alec wri...
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This is the worst idea yet. Where do these republicans even come up with this? This is a triple penalty- Triple regressive nature. It also only taxes Alaskans!!!! This sucks wind!
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You've outdone yourself this time, Art. You've let us know there are monsters under your bed, but now they're proliferating at the speed of light.
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Objectively, of course, it depends on the specific community, and on the specific individuals one looks at. At least you use qualifiers like "few" - although that appears more based on your assumptions than on actual study of statistically valid data. Indeed, change is inevitable, and comfortable or not, people and...
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The White House also said a video made them do it.
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How about the "I love trump" lost tax preppies.
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One would hope, but some have been gerrymandered into permanency.
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I'm apparently not explaining clearly. Using a gun to wound is just as much using deadly force under the law as using it to kill. The intent in using deadly force, whether a gun or not, is to stop a threat. If the threat dies due to the application of deadly force so be it, that is a possible result, but not the intent...
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It's been my observation that our Air-Force pilots aren't arrogant, thinking that ground-support is beneath them, but rather, that it is a lot more dangerous than air-to-air combat. And the infantry holds the A-10, and its pilots in high esteem. 15's, 16's, Tornado's, all were too vulnerable below 10k. A-10s were so...
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I have lived here 60 years. If anyone is going to move it is the US AF.
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For a violent crime of this description, the perps should never be set free to again molest the general public.
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I grew up in SE Michigan, and I was taught to respect industry and its products. Ford and Edison were my childhood heros - and remain so. But the rivers were dangerous to swim in until we changed our laws. In the 1950s we began to require you return water ABOVE where you take it out of the system, IN FIT CONDITION t...
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The only people that want more military around Fairbanks are businesses. As for us retired sourdoughs, the military can get lost.
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Actually, no. Competition became so fierce that the smaller airlines couldn't compete and were swallowed up by larger airlines, who then began reducing routes because they could. Then companies like JetBlue and Frontier came in and scooped up that market share which was essentially left on the table out of hubris. So n...
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TAKE THE WHOLE PFD! Just take it. It will cost us less in the long run and when oil rebounds, bring it back. If sales and income taxes are instituted, then we will all pay more annually than we would receive from the PFD. And THOSE taxes will never go away. So keep on crying about your measly PFD. Just don't cry to ...
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Thanks for the 'technical assistance' Wavemaker. Thought I made my point to Richard Rhyner, using six words. The substance of the message, is oft lost in the bluster of it's delivery.....Just a thought.
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"A 2011 directive from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives specifically prohibits federal firearms dealers from selling to marijuana users, both medical and recreational. Private gun sales between individuals, which are not federally controlled, do not have this restriction." This is false. All re...
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The US is 19 Trillion in debt. Thanks to the military socialism program and those that support it for financially ruining our country.
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Real men walk to their favorite recreational areas.
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Dan Wesson made a .375 Supermag revolver. (I had to look up the details but I half-remembered that.) I'd bet you're right though, typo in the charging document that just got reprinted.
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I think the reason that Seaton's bill is not supported by the majority is that it is too complicated for their simple minds to understand.
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It's a shame these conservatives didn't conserve our money. We'd be getting $5,000 dividends and have a right-sized state government besides.
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You know the feeling, don't you Cate Arriola.
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The data suggested that this legislation may not be needed "THIS" year. That time frame is not comforting to anyone except an incumbent politician. This delay is whistling past the graveyard to ignore the inevitable but not without a purpose (statewide election) and a fallback (CBR funds). Spending the CBR (Constit...
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These things have to be reported. It is like a form of sexual abuse and we learned a long time ago what a mistake it is to sweep this under the carpet. If it isn't dealt with, it will continue to go on unchallenged. There ought to be charges and consequences and maybe the next time people will think twice before ass...
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Simply not true, many, many independant agencies have critized this Fighter, ever here of the Project on Government Oversight? By the way how does one " prove" a fighter jet? Oh I know we start another war. By the way am not anti military I am a veteran, so is my father, my grand father and my great grand father. Are y...
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Just his way of trying to encourage Alaskans to give it up. Greedy #@$%, 35 percent and then the Feds hit ya as well. It will never happen, so get over it you clown.
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Yeah I heard it over and over again ad nauseum and it was just as false the 99th time as it was the first Craig. Bills originate in the House of Reps which at the time of the ACA creation was headed by the Honorable Nancy Pelosi. If you are at all interested in context what she said was that the Healthcare bill put to...
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A more just solution would tax the legislators and aids 75% on there per dium
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There would seem to be a difference between the "deadly force" of seeing a gun-type weapon displayed...and the "deadly force" of having it discharged in your face. You've got the last word here...I'm done.
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my2cents, Sure walk 200 or 300 miles in a weekend to have fun. You certainly are trying to be funny, right? My point is the State of Alaska does very little to expand access to some great spots and it has been this way for the past 40 or so years. For instance, why doesn't the State dress up the Rex trail and allow ...
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Hey, didn't you whimper away saying: _"I’ll be stepping down, allowing those with more time on their hands to create much sound and fury signifying nothing"_? It's certainly no secret that I'm strongly supporting Mike Clark. I helped organize his signature gathering in south Eugene, which collected scores of folks who...
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Well done Lady Wolves. We are all very proud of the great season!
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Proposals such as the subject of this article are intended to have low earners pay what would otherwise be a 2% tax on all income. The high earning individuals would be happy to rip off the rest of us, or at least the politicians believe this proposal will get contributions based on it.
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Stop complaining about your free newspaper.
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You obviously don't all the facts. The City staff were duplicitous in their dealings with the nearby neighbors, as well as the parents of elementary school students. This created a legitimate air od mistrust. I worked with one of the OVE principals throughout, trying to help work out a satisfactory arrangement. That ...
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Notice how in just one year the income tax proposal(s) has gone from 1% to 15%? The number one reason they want an income tax is because they see it as the easiest tax to raise in the coming years. Its also interesting that the ADN continues to imply in its articles, that an income tax will be paid by out-of-sta...
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Thanks for trying. This is going to take leadership to solve. I say across the board reductions in the size and cost of state government by 15%, 5%/year for three years. Cap dividend to $1000. Increase fuel tax including marine fuel. Capture a share of the commercial fish production for Alaska. Increase state users...
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As a disabled veteran/senior citizen I am totally ready to pay a state income tax/increased property tax but not until the Tajmahawker is canceled along with the Knik bridge, the road to nowhere out of Juneau, the Susitna dam, the Ambler road and the remodeling of SB21 to the point where we are no longer paying the oil...
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For crying out loud, this bunch in the state legislature could not possibly be more corrupt. Have you noticed the only budget that is not considered for reductions is the legislative budget?? I think the trips to Turkey (Pruitt) and Greece (McGuire and Bob Lynn) will continue along with monthly tax-free income for them...
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We also have a resident Donald Trump.....he's a Donald too.
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Somebody better do something , otherwise the chef is going to come out of the kitchen, very angry and with a big meat cleaver ! jb49
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When are we going to learn to keep these self serving political hacks out of military decision making to increase the efficiency of our military?
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I started watching Oregon Football in 1969. the unreasonable expectations place on this team and the Coaching staff has been met with exceptional effort, a sense of who they are and the willingness to change. Oregon coaches work hard to keep the players grounded, focused on basics, and working within the team concept....
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The entire Alaska board seemed to think so; I'm not going to second guess them. Besides, it makes no sense to factor in the planes anyway as they are Airbus 320's, and incompatible with Alaska's 737's in every way, from pilot training to ground logistics. The sooner they can get rid of them, the better.
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Yup, I'm retired and pay income tax in the 25% bracket. Would much prefer to pay state income tax rather than a state sales tax as well. Unless it was a seasonal sales tax that excluded necessities.
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"You have wars between you, because you want, and cannot have." Guns can be taken away, but the wants cannot. There will always be a weapon of choice, and lacking that, whatever happens to be at hand at the time.
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Why not step up and call it an income tax. Idiots in Juneau
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Not saying there is any backroom shenanigans going on, but Kurt is not running for re-election, so voter blowback just doesn't matter. The rest of them can say "look my hands are clean".
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I started watching Oregon Football in 1969. the unreasonable expectations place on this team and the Coaching staff has been met with exceptional effort, a sense of who they are and the willingness to change. Oregon coaches work hard to keep the players grounded, focused on basics, and working within the team concept....
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I agree with you on that, I'm speaking of how the law views the subject of legal use of force in self-defense. As you know, the law and common sense are seldom the same.
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What makes you think that the PFD would ever come back?
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Olson's proposal is silly. Why not just take 35% from the dividend amount before it is sent out? The PF Earnings and PFD programs need to be reformed anyway. Seaton's idea is better but I wouldn't pay out any portion of the dividend in cash. Whatever is left after paying the income tax should go into an individual's t...
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"Family-friendly" is more-or-less synonymous with "child-friendly." Google either term and you'll find a lot of info. Portland has done some good work, see for example: www.courtyardhousing.org/downloads/ChildFriendlyHousing.pdf The south side of the old Naval Reserve site, adjacent to W. 14th Ave and across from Caes...
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Low earners use more government services. They tend to have more kids. And those kids are far more likely to attend public school. Which higher earners will pay for. Along with subsidized food for those kids. And healthcare subsidies for their whole families. Nothing is free. Somebody always has to pay.
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What do you expect from a woman who in 2008 boasted to her admiring "liberal" AIPAC audience that she was willing to deny 70,000,000 Iranian men, women and children their 'right to life'? Funny, never heard the 'anti-abortionists' complain about this one...
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Hillary has called republicans the enemy for years. So has the democrat party. But the repubs have called the democrats the enemy as well, just not as often.
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But not for tens of millions of Iranian children. Hilary wants to NUKE them. July, 2015, Dartmouth College: “I want the Iranians to know that if I’m president, we will attack Iran. In the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate t...
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Try reading the history of this planet and the record of every socialist government since creation. You might discover that Don Young is actually right.
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Hmmm, you giveaway tax money to the oil companies in SB 21 then you strip education and the old peoples money from them then you want to buy a 35 million Dollar building downtown and now you want to tax the PFD?!?! How about you go get the money back from the oil companies that you gave away, you don't buy that buildi...
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I drove by Buffalo Wild Wings - parking lot jammed. I knew with the expanded parking behind, I could get into Peanut Farm. Parking lot jammed. I ended up parking in the woods!! Nowhere to sit, luckily I ran into a couple guys I knew - and they had a booth. SO MUCH support for this team! Great season. WAY TO GO. ...
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Blowback, Olson? You mean a crap blowback from the voters? Better budget for a 4 inch hose to hose yourselves off after the blowback. By the way, the feds are already taking 20% of our PFD, or at least for the ones that are claiming their PFD on their federal income tax.
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If they were acquiring the A320s they could turn around and sell them, if they don't want to operate a mixed fleet. At least they'd get some of their $2.6 billion back. So it certainly makes sense to factor in the planes. If they go to an all Boeing fleet, all the Virgin employees are going to have to be trained on th...
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