Comments by polarmark
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Posted on May 15 at 8:48 p.m. (Suggest removal)
it's not really welfare. we are an energy state. per the constitution that energy we have as a resource in this state belongs to us. this is the states way of shuffling some of the energy back to us (it was already ours anyway) for use at home. we DO need a permanent fix. this is good for the short term. (and frankly, i still think we should let the market determine the outcomes)
i don't think every pfd recipient qualifies. i think just the head of the household does.
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Posted on May 15 at 8:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)
if you click on "about the arctic cam" above the weather info it will show a picture with the names of the buildings.
Posted on May 15 at 9:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)
no, i think that guy is taping the windows in preparation for painting
Posted on May 14 at 10:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
i looked on a web site and it said the official all time low here is listed as -66f. now i know that they take these "official" temperatures at certain locations that do not get as cold as surrounding areas(like at the airport). hearing of temps in the past reaching below 70 below zero is easily believable. and who knows what the REAL low temps have been in places like tanana or bettles?
Posted on May 14 at 1:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
nope, wasn't here in the 1960's. was born in south dakota and spent half of my childhood in seattle. went broke in college and was being evicted from my college apt. so had to take a job on a floating processor sailing from tacoma to kodiak island. woke up that morning after we had docked, looked out the port window, feel in love with the place at first sight and vowed to make it my permanent home. that was january of 1980. wandered up to the interior after a salmon season in southeast in the summer of '83. by 1986 i called the interior my home.
Posted on May 14 at 1:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
no reported cases of west nile virus here yet. that i know of anyway. big mosquitos aren't the problem... you can see those coming, and can feel them land on you. it's them little, quick buggers that are such a problem.
Posted on May 14 at 10:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)
first mosquitos of the year are the big ones. they are the ones that hibernated in trees all winter. they will be gone soon, to be replaced by the much smaller quicker ones. some places are bad for mosquitos. if you are venturing anywhere outside of town it is wise to have mosquito repellant with you. in town they aren't a problem..... for the most part.
Posted on May 14 at 9:39 a.m. (Suggest removal)
what part of the state are you asking about the weather for? is a bit of a large state. we have 5 distinct climatic zones.
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Posted on May 16 at 8:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)
i work at sam's club. one of my job codes there is the maintenance dept. i am one of those who would will the trash into the trash compactor. i have seen all the food that gets thrown away. i, having to have used the food bank to get by in the past myself, was disturbed by the amount of food being thrown out that could be donated. i asked a manager what the deal was. he kind of took me aside and started to explain. he said that he personally would love to donate this food to the needy. the head store manager would too. all the managers wish we could give this food to the food bank. but it's the lawsuits. i paraphrase here but the most telling statement he made was "there are people out there gunning for the walmart corporation. they just hate walmart (for whatever reason) and look for any excuse to do it damage. they will take whatever excuse they can get to sue." what can i say? i just shook my head and my estimation of humanity fell another notch. most would be grateful for the walmart corp. donating everything they possibly could.... but one bad apple (one greedy lawyer) does spoil the whole bunch. just like a whole tray of strawberries with just one flat with a bit of mold on it has to be thrown away because those strawberries that don't have mold on it soon will. (and we certainly can't sell it either) and by the time food bank gets it, stores it, and eventually gives it away, those strawberries WILL be moldy too. then one greedy walmart hater shows it to a newsminer reporter and says look what the walmart corp. tried to give me and my hungry kids. (insert a picture of a sad hungry looking kid here) and then come the lawyers along with the bad publicity.
btw, the local managers have no choice but to follow corporate policy. to do otherwise would result in their being fired and being replaced by someone who will follow national policy. guaranteed.
i have sat in employee meetings where we have brainstormed on how we can do more to help local charities like the food bank. we try, we really do. i guess the writer has forgotten the day that sam's club sent over a whole crew of workers to help work in the food bank one day. that dispite the fact that ever since i started working there over a year ago we have been chronically short of employees. we have jobs available people. come on in and apply after you get done going to the food bank to get your food box.
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