Comments by hobbes007
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Posted on June 23 at 2:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I also think that you are unfairly bashing Johnny and Al. Sure Al has an ego but he also brings a proven record to UAF. I've met Al before and I've seen him when he used to go on recruiting trips around the country. I've had the opportunity to talk with him about other things besides basketball and he seems like a genuine person. Johnny and his family have held basketball camps out in remote villages for years and they have always brought UAF ball players with them when they go out there. Now, I don't know too much about the other prospective coaches, but I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Posted on June 12 at 3:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
You can see for yourself on here.
http://fire.ak.blm.gov/
Hover over Maps/Imagery/Geospatial
and click on AK Lightning Map. :)
Also a good idea to check out the AK Situation Report to check on any fires goin on in the state or look for the National Sit Report for stuff goin on down south.
http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/sitreprt.pdf
http://www.inciweb.org/
InciWeb usually has updated fire info on all major fires. It seems to be broken right now, but if you want fire info thats the place to get detailed information.
Hope that helps.
Posted on May 31 at 7:54 a.m. (Suggest removal)
great job graduates. the ceremony was a great tribute to your accomplishments. keep it up and congratulations. i hope you take senator kookesh words to heart.
Posted on May 29 at 3:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Great words from a young man who is on the right path. Keep on saying these words and maybe more people will listen to you and take it to heart to try to change our communities for the better. Keep strong and do not listen to the people who say negatives things to you. God bless.
Calvin
Posted on April 22 at 3:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I think alot of Alaska players are leary of playing for UAF because of the fiasco with Bean and Clark. If you read the posts on Alaskapreps you will see that alot of posters are saying stay away from UAF because of what happened. Seems that Coach will have to build a quality program before any good Alaskan players will commit there. Just my 2 cents.
Posted on April 22 at 8:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Very well spoken LadyNYC. I applaud you for stating what I wanted to say myself, but couldn't find the words for. Now, as a Native I am consciously aware of my surroundings at all times, why? well I think it goes back to my teen years when I tried to fit in with people of other races and found that more times than not I would be excluded. I think I'm a great guy once you get to know me, the majority of my friends who I interact with here at work are white and I consider alot of them true friends. They accept me for who I am and the values of hard work that I bring with me. I never got the feeling that I was owed anything and I started my job here in the lowest level job available and worked my way up the ladder to where I am at today.
I really thought that my kids would not have the experiences that I had as a kid growing up here but I guess there are still some people who think its funny to call my daughter, who is just getting into her teen years, names because of her race and her skin color.
I also remember the white kids who came to the village when their parents taught there. The were called names and made fun of, so there are 2 sides of that coin.
I guess what I want to say is that I still believe in the goodness of most people and I hope that I will teach my kids that believing in themselves will get them far in this world.
For Freezee:
BTW: Regal Cinemas is not exactly the politically correct venue for todays youth. Teach your kids how to deal with these issues or lock them up in the basement - your call.
So how exactly do I tell my kids to handle this situation? When my daughter and her friends are outnumbered by bigger kids. She hasn't really experienced this level of racism before and I always told my kids to just walk away when people started talking trash to them. Engaging in name calling is not the answer and I certainly didn't want my girl to get beaten up for it. She was scared, hurt, and confused and when she told me about it on the way home I didn't know what to think, but I do know that confronting the kids was out of the question because I don't know what I would have done. I do hope that this dialogue will open peoples minds up and help to heal the hurts that racism has left. Again thanks for the comments, all your comments are appreciated and hopefully we can all learn from them. Peace
Posted on April 21 at 1:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Reader1, what is up with you and your special treatment comments? What have we Natives done to you, that you continually bring up special treatment? Well on your question. I didn't say that we should emulate the behavior shown to us, but to try to treat people with respect and to live our lives the best we can. I find that most people who comment generally have positive things to say, but there are a few who look for things to take out of context and make it into what they think it means. I am not a bigot, racist, or anything of that nature. I live my life in peace with who I am and I try to raise my kids to respect people and to believe in themselves. Peace.
Posted on April 21 at 12:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Thanks for your comment Jess. I talked with my daughter and she is doing okay. I will continue to talk to her and let her know to believe in herself and to understand that she can't change what people think of her, but she can be a better person by her actions to those who would belittle her or try to cut her down. I too have tried to forgive those who done stupid things to me or mine. I wanted to point out that Reader1 is right, most white people are not racist, just like most people are not racist, but the actions of a few speak louder than the actions of the many. I wanted to bring some light to what I have experienced in my life. Granted this is just a bit of it, but it is my experiences that have defined who I am today. My parents moved her when I was 13. I have had a beer bottle thrown at me while walking by AIH during a saturday afternoon, the guy also yelled some racist remark when it missed me. I was hit by a car door while walking by AlaskaLand with a friend, the sound of the teenagers laughing still haunts me when I walk. I find myself always walking as far away from the street as I can. There were numerous times that people yelled racist stuff at me while I was walking. Most of those things don't happen now, but they still make me wonder why someone would go out of their way to do those things to a young kid? I was 13 when I had the beer bottle thrown at me, I was 18 when I got hit by the car door, and the last time someone yelled racist stuff at me was about 3 years ago. I'm still here and I still believe in the inherent goodness in most people, but the few who do those things make me wonder whats in store for my kids? Thats what worries me. I hope and pray that we can find a common ground and just get over the petty things which seem to pop up. Peace.
Posted on April 21 at 12:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I was at the JP Jones center on Super Tuesday and I was one of the lucky ones who actually made it inside. There were more people who were for Obama then there was for Clinton. I believe that the superdelegates should listen to the people who actually were there to show their support for their candidate and vote for the person who got the most support. Just my opinion.
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Posted on June 25 at 7:46 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I'm going to fight the fires in California tomorrow. I'll be in Redding, CA helping with the effort. Wish me luck
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