Comments by Made_In_Alaska
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Posted on September 18 at 8:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
It appears to me personally, that Sean is doing exactly what we are asking be done, get rid of Young. I believe Ethan stands a much better chance of winning against Young than what Sean did as some (perhaps many) of the republican votes will now be cast for Ethan. There is no splitting of the vote in a election between Ethan and Young as there would have been if the race were between Parnell and Young. And as a junior congressman, Ethan wouldn't have the power that Young has but he wouldn't be corrupt yet either. He's young and maybe he'll stay ethical for a few years before he too becomes money hungry and in it only for himself and his croonies. This may have been the smartest thing that Sean could have done for both the party and the state, will have to wait and see but it may be the last hoorah for ol' Mr. Young.
Posted on September 1 at 7:55 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Distant Thunder - man that was a good try, I give you credit for that. This whole blog is about a waste of time, she's pregnant, she's going to have the baby and keep it. Doesn't matter what mom and dad did or didn't teach her. It's a non-issue blurring all of the real issues, I agree with DT - first gas to Fairbanks wins!
Posted on August 24 at 10:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Ok, so I'm going to jump in here with some thoughts, good, bad or indifferent. I grew up in Delta, a long, long time ago. I remember having to have someone bring us home from school cause the house was surrounded by buffalo, I remember one taking the window off the side of the house and one getting into the arctic entry and not being smart enough to back out, F&G came and tranqed him and drug him off the porch into the yard and let him wake up a few hours later. Those are not the woodland bison and I realize that but they do thrive and quite well I might add. So all this throwing around of native vs. non-native and subsistence vs. not - if you're so damn miffed that the natives get to do it - start a ranch just like the one in Delta, raise the damn animals yourself and cull them as necessary. Quit the day job, get a grant, work your arse off and quit your complaining. The folks in Stephens were looking ahead, it doesn't matter that their native, hell would you be bitching so hard if it had been a bunch or Germans or Swedes that had come up with the idea? For crying out loud, if you don't like how things are - change it! If you don't like store bought produce, what do you do? You grow a garden, if you don't like buying your beef from the store you either buy it on the hoof at the fair or go to Delta Meat, quit your bitching cause someone is looking out for their own. Maybe it was a bit easier for them than it might be for the rest of us because of their heritage but the grants are out there if you apply yourself, it's not rocket science, for pity sake, not only that but if the supply for beef isn't so great outside the greater Fairbanks area than who knows, maybe the cost will come down for the rest of us folks - geesh.
Posted on August 6 at 11:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
tick tock - by my clock - time's up. What's the decision?
Posted on August 3 at 8:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Lost - you said:
"How many people have been busted for making MILLIONS from illegal guiding and poaching activities in this state alone, nobody seemed to worry about any number but dollar amounts in those cases, then yes for the first time in our history, Natives (NOT every native participated) are likely to be the perpetrators of an illegal if not abhorrent slaughter of animals and you people make like it's the first time you've ever heard that people have slaughtered animals like this, ridiculous"
We are all aware that this isn't the first time animals have been taken illegally, won't be the last, what all of us are saying is that the guilty should be made to pay, just like all of those other's that you mentioned. If they had to pay for their misdeeds, than the people that killed the caribou, native, non-native or visiting from Roswell, it doesn't matter, they too should have to pay.
It doesn't matter what culture you are from, needless killing of an animal for no purpose other than to kill it because you can is wrong. No elder ever taught you that it was ok to go out and kill an animal just because you could. You kill them for food, in protection of house, home or family, for the value that materials taken from them can provide. You don't kill them just to see if your gun works.
Posted on July 27 at 12:12 a.m. (Suggest removal)
MrGreen - sorry if I sounded short with you, I did not mean to come off like that at all. I think one reason we don't hear too much about the older generation is because many of them grew up during the depression and understand what dirt poor really is. I myself don't fall in that category but I have many friends that do and its really tough to see them wondering what they can live without, what medication do they not need, which one can they cut in half. Heart wrenching to hear friends discussing if I only take 1/2 pill of my heart medication, then we can afford the full month of your blood pressure medication. I'm a single mom and so I know the struggle that lies ahead and me and mine will be ok because I'm resoureful, but what about those that have cut to the bare bone and still need to cut more? One of the programs cut under the Murkowski administration was the longevity program, maybe that should be reconsidered. I belive that our pioneers have earned at least that much.
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Posted on July 26 at 10:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
MrGreen - and what do you suggest for those folks that are say 75 and have lived here all of their lives? I'm not talking about the natives who live subsitence either, I'm talking about those hardy folks that once lived in the lower 48 that came here before here was here. Those folks that truely live on a fixed income, what do you suggest? They go to work, and who exactly would hire someone who can only work part-time if they feel up to it? Why should they leave everything that they have known their entire lives? Everything has risen across the board, it's not just energy, its food and medication and the things that some people need to live day to day that may not even cross your radar. I've been here for almost 45 years and yes, I am living within my budget but you know what - by the grace of God only am I doing it. Where do you suggest that our pioneers go? Many of the ones I speak of built this state, not just this town but this state and you say - oh well because you didn't do as good as I did with managing your money, you can just leave? Tell that to someone who has been here for 40, 50 60 or better years and watch their reaction. Its not always so cut and dried.
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Posted on June 25 at 9:19 p.m. (Suggest removal)
DVD - that's my point "or will return later (as already required in the eligibility guidelines" - the guidelines state you have to return for what 72 hours or some such nonsense to be eligible? So, pend those checks as incentive to return here to stay, and not just come back to grab the money and run. If they come back, great, welcome home and glad to have you but on the other hand, if they don't want to make it through a winter like the rest of us do...
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Posted on June 25 at 6:11 p.m. (Suggest removal)
In my opinion, if you're military and qualify, the state should hold that check until such time as your return and become a permanent resident. I've seen far too many people cheat the system by returning for the few days that are required, turn around and go right back from whence they came all the while waiting for the state to give them "their" share. I think that it would be pretty easy for the PFD computer system to flag all out of state addresses, put that money into an account to be "pended" until the eligible recipient returns to AK and can prove residency for the full time that the first time recipient has to wait. At the end of that period, all of the checks that have been held waiting for their return can than be paid out. This could be done for all that are eligible, military, college students, people seeking medical care and so on.
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Posted on October 5 at 8 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I love Barnes & Noble, love going in there on a Saturday afternoon, browsing the racks and new releases, letting the kid go back to the children's corner and find a book or two that she really enjoys and just spending a nice peaceful afternoon among the books, and if there are one or two that I find I can't live without, we get in the car and drive over to Gullivers. Sometimes I can find it there, sometimes I have to order it. Sometimes it even costs me more money but you know, for the service and the smile and the knowledge and the fact that these folks have been here and are (hopefully) going to stay here and genuinely care about the next guy, I'll gladly give my hard earned money to Gullivers any day of the week.
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