en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/594146 Comments by MacClary http://www.kval.com/politics/What-health-care-means-for-Oregonians-160755625.html#IDComment395806094 I've been away, but I do understand your point, and I do agree, except they aren't forcing you to buy health care. They're forcing you to buy insurance. My friend laughs and asks me who do I think is behind Obama? The insurance companies get paid whether we like it or not. It's not like you get a choice, like whether or not to have car insurance. You don't have to own a car. And it's not like paying taxes, which go toward supporting your country (and I know that's a laugh in itself). This forces you to pay a private company. If they're so keen on "fixing health care" in this country, leave the dmd insurance company (e.g. middleman) out of the loop, and go straight for the health care problem itself. (Such as charging $50 for an aspirin.) Thu, 5 Jul 2012 02:09:45 +0000 http://www.kval.com/politics/What-health-care-means-for-Oregonians-160755625.html#IDComment395806094 http://www.kval.com/politics/What-health-care-means-for-Oregonians-160755625.html#IDComment391825379 Some people try very, very hard not to be on the government dole, but this will be enough to force them over the edge if they have to choose between buying basic necessities or buying insurance. What's wrong with fixing the health care industry itself and cutting out the middleman (insurance companies)? That just baffles me. Fri, 29 Jun 2012 05:58:14 +0000 http://www.kval.com/politics/What-health-care-means-for-Oregonians-160755625.html#IDComment391825379 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Girl-injured-after-run-in-with-coyote-in-coastal-park-Nehalem-Bay-State-Park-160082065.html#IDComment388179549 That is absolutely the truth. Coyotes go for food, not sticks. Anyone who's actually been around wildlife at all would know that. Sat, 23 Jun 2012 23:08:51 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Girl-injured-after-run-in-with-coyote-in-coastal-park-Nehalem-Bay-State-Park-160082065.html#IDComment388179549 http://northseattle.komonews.com/news/crime/758888-police-roommates-escalating-prank-war-ends-arrest-over-spilt-milk#IDComment385133478 "Boy, the line between "prank" and "misdemeanor" is a thin one, indeed." ~Maxine 04-01-07 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 00:30:32 +0000 http://northseattle.komonews.com/news/crime/758888-police-roommates-escalating-prank-war-ends-arrest-over-spilt-milk#IDComment385133478 http://www.kval.com/news/local/Coast-Guard-airlifts-man-and-his-dog-off-island-in-Coos-River-159220845.html#IDComment382599000 Awesome that they brought in the dog, too! Sat, 16 Jun 2012 20:50:43 +0000 http://www.kval.com/news/local/Coast-Guard-airlifts-man-and-his-dog-off-island-in-Coos-River-159220845.html#IDComment382599000 http://www.kval.com/news/national/Tied-up-puppies-attacked-by-bees-in-Calif-3-killed-2-hurt-158321245.html?ref=morestories#IDComment377713334 The depravity of some people continue to amaze me. Sun, 10 Jun 2012 04:50:28 +0000 http://www.kval.com/news/national/Tied-up-puppies-attacked-by-bees-in-Calif-3-killed-2-hurt-158321245.html?ref=morestories#IDComment377713334 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Officials-worry-about-creatures-on-tsunami-dock-157970535.html#IDComment376448798 Did they turn it over to get the little critters from the bottom side? Fri, 8 Jun 2012 06:46:15 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Officials-worry-about-creatures-on-tsunami-dock-157970535.html#IDComment376448798 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Was-that-a-cougar-that-was-spotted-in-a-Salem-back-yard-156755645.html#IDComment372925570 Not hardly a cougar, bobcat, or a lynx. This is most likely a Pixie-Bob domestic cat. They get really big. Sun, 3 Jun 2012 03:32:05 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Was-that-a-cougar-that-was-spotted-in-a-Salem-back-yard-156755645.html#IDComment372925570 http://www.kval.com/news/local/Big-kitty-spotted-in-Oregon-back-yard---but-what-kind-156782825.html#IDComment372923103 That's what it looks like to me, too. Maybe a Pixie-Bob? They can get pretty big. Sun, 3 Jun 2012 03:26:22 +0000 http://www.kval.com/news/local/Big-kitty-spotted-in-Oregon-back-yard---but-what-kind-156782825.html#IDComment372923103 http://www.kval.com/news/offbeat/Idaho-says-Five-Wives-Vodka-offensive-to-church-155691515.html#IDComment370688476 I would never have associated a name like that if it weren't for this. I automatically thought of 5 wives and 5 spouses. Now I'll see it as one spouse with 5 wives. Thu, 31 May 2012 00:23:01 +0000 http://www.kval.com/news/offbeat/Idaho-says-Five-Wives-Vodka-offensive-to-church-155691515.html#IDComment370688476 http://www.kval.com/news/local/Smell-and-taste-OSU-researchers-unlock-secrets-of-our-senses-155752045.html#IDComment370685114 I wonder how long it took someone to figure out why we used to pinch our nose closed to take nasty tasting medicine, which was usually everything considered medicinal back then. Thu, 31 May 2012 00:16:48 +0000 http://www.kval.com/news/local/Smell-and-taste-OSU-researchers-unlock-secrets-of-our-senses-155752045.html#IDComment370685114 http://www.katu.com/news/national/Colo-boy-6-suspended-for-reciting-Sexy-lyric-150241365.html?clmob=y#IDComment354373130 If the first thing a person thinks of is sexual harassment concerning a child that age has no business being anywhere around children. I can see sending a 6 yr old kid home for disrupting a class, but to call it sexual harassment? That's just wrong. Sat, 5 May 2012 01:43:36 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/national/Colo-boy-6-suspended-for-reciting-Sexy-lyric-150241365.html?clmob=y#IDComment354373130 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Worlds-most-expensive-coffee-is-processed-through-a-cat-148363425.html#IDComment344662218 Isn't a civet cat pretty much a spotted skunk? That's the only kind of civet cat I'm familiar with, and I try to be familiar with it at a distance. A long distance. Sun, 22 Apr 2012 04:01:11 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Worlds-most-expensive-coffee-is-processed-through-a-cat-148363425.html#IDComment344662218 http://www.katu.com/news/national/Obama-says-US-cant-afford-tax-cuts-for-richest-147446885.html#IDComment339292968 Oh sure they'll pay "their fair share" of taxes, BUT they'll pass that extra cost onto the consumer. They aren't out anything, they pay "their fair share", and the consumer is the one who gets to shoulder THAT burden. Problem "solved". Sun, 15 Apr 2012 04:08:39 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/national/Obama-says-US-cant-afford-tax-cuts-for-richest-147446885.html#IDComment339292968 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Mummy-mystery-finall-solved-for-Wilsonville-woman-147250875.html#IDComment337813525 Hahaha Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:55:58 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Mummy-mystery-finall-solved-for-Wilsonville-woman-147250875.html#IDComment337813525 http://www.katu.com/politics/How-Obamas-health-care-law-affects-lives-of-7-Americans-143436396.html#IDComment320205160 Which leads me to wonder how you're supposed to pay for insurance from a private company if you're out of work. Or how you'll pay the "fines" the government will impose if you don't pay for that private insurance. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 07:28:42 +0000 http://www.katu.com/politics/How-Obamas-health-care-law-affects-lives-of-7-Americans-143436396.html#IDComment320205160 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Bastard-Blasters-Centralia-men-put-politicians-faces-on-clay-pigeons-142150483.html?clmob=y#IDComment312621657 AWESOME!! Sat, 10 Mar 2012 02:35:37 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Bastard-Blasters-Centralia-men-put-politicians-faces-on-clay-pigeons-142150483.html?clmob=y#IDComment312621657 http://www.katu.com/news/weird/Detroit-area-woman-stalked-by-aggressive-turkey--141706023.html?clmob=y#IDComment310250376 My Uncle had a turkey that pretty much guarded his entire place when I was younger. It was a mean old bird. Wed, 7 Mar 2012 07:47:13 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/weird/Detroit-area-woman-stalked-by-aggressive-turkey--141706023.html?clmob=y#IDComment310250376 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Girl-13-saves-pets-from-burning-home-140505003.html#IDComment302527772 I was trying to figure out where it said she went back after teddy bears, but it doesn't say that. It says the teddy bears in her bedroom survived - not that she went after them. She'd gone back in with her grandmother - probably to see what exactly was on fire, although the article doesn't say that either. In any case, neither one of them should have gone back inside once everyone was out and safe. Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:35:26 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Girl-13-saves-pets-from-burning-home-140505003.html#IDComment302527772 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Plans-to-drug-test-welfare-recipients-get-momentum-140392203.html#IDComment301135258 Employers all over require their employees to submit to a drug test to get a job, as well as periodic and/or random drug tests to keep those jobs. How is that any different from asking public assistance recipients to undergo the same? I don't see how something like that assumes every person receiving benefits is a drug user, any more than employers assume all their employees are drug users by requiring periodic and/or random drug tests. I see it simply as a requirement to get and keep your benefits, whether that benefit is public assistance or a paying job. Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:21:52 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/Plans-to-drug-test-welfare-recipients-get-momentum-140392203.html#IDComment301135258