Comments by authenticalaskan
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Posted on June 30 at 8:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)
We should all be thankful that there are not 10,000 inebriates on the sidewalks,
Go anywhere else in America and you will see that we actually have it really good.
Most of the people you see drunk around town are harmless and mind their own business-
Town drunkards have been around for centuries, this will continue no matter what anyone in this city does- unless we "herd" them somewhere else,
wait a second, if I am not mistaken, didn't the Nazi's "herd" other unwanted folk off the streets? hmmm...
Maybe us "better" people should stop while we can, and yes, the inebriates are human beings guaranteed by the constitution of the U.S. to be equal-some of these people are veterans, mothers, fathers, etc. They just have a disease called Alcoholism- a spiritual malady. Pray for them.
Posted on June 26 at 10:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Without guns, we are subjects.
With guns, we are citizens.
I will be buying more soon.
On Supreme Court says Americans have right to own guns, strikes down D.C. ban
Posted on June 25 at 9:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Incredible.
But not surprised.
Big money is in politics.
Two thumbs down.
After 20 years, what bunch of baloney.
We love our Appeals system.
Posted on June 24 at 1:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Come mow my lawn,
I'll buy the beer.
What a bogus charge.
How lame to ruin a man's record over a lawnmower!
A little harsh.
Drop the charges Fairbanks-Have some decency.
Posted on June 23 at 9:36 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Nice work-Knew you would fill a much needed spot; eventually.
Posted on June 16 at 9:02 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Go Maya and Crew!
Fantastic!
On UAF professor and students travel to Barrow for 10 days of movie magic
Posted on June 3 at 2:07 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Regulating what can be bought and sold in our country infringes on our rights as a democratic, capitalist society.
I should be able to buy whatever drink I want in my country. Thousands and thousands have died for this basic right.
Taking away this right because of drunks or "eye-sores" to all you perfect people is quite pathetic. Most of these drunks mind their own business and wish to drink their lives away.
The sad truth is: you can only help those who want help - whether we believe they need it or not.
Sometimes, All you can do is pray for those you see who are in obvious need of help, pray that they become sober citizens like yourselves Fairbanksans.
Posted on June 2 at 11:24 a.m. (Suggest removal)
So nice to hear of such discoveries,
I think that the helmet should go to the family of the warrior who owned the helmet.
The helmet belonged to a warrior at one time,
He earned it through rites of passage, things not practiced as often anymore amongst warrior cultures.
The lineage of the helmet is most likely impossible to trace, therefore, the story of that helmet is lost.
Either way, there could be warriors out there who could make more and then earn them-as it was done before.
Nice article.
On Tlingit warrior helmet sells at auction for nearly $2.2 million
Posted on May 31 at 11:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)
I won't start clapping yet,
The real challenges have just begun.
I will clap when you all have at least a B.A. or Ph.D.
Then maybe, I will "pat someone on the back."
Good luck.
Signed,
An Alaska Native College Graduate.
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Posted on July 6 at 3:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)
After reading the evidence and having a degree in Psychology: I see, objectively, the facts:
1) The State had (has) no physical evidence,
2) The officers and detectives used psychological suggestion and non-standard, out-of-line interrogation tactics on young, drunk men for hours and days which is purely psychologically draining (a form of torture).
3) The star witness changed his story several times which was the deciding factor for the juries,
4) As a sober, tax-paying, voting, non-criminal NATIVE male, college-educated citizen, I say THESE BOYS WERE RAILROADED, FRAMED, AND SCAPE-GOATED, ESPECIALLY MR. ROBERTS.
I believe the convictions are pathetic and were racially motivated.
On A murder revisited