en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/296755 Comments by concernedmom http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Port-Angeles-teacher-accused-of-child-rape-141456293.html#IDComment308817982 This is a case of a very troubled adopted teen who got mad at his dad, and is now making these accusations against a well known and well respected teacher/father. I hope the truth comes out very soon, so that this teacher can get on with his life and back to teaching. Many people in our community respect Mr. Brinkman and believe he is innocent. I will not post things I know about his son, but he is a very troubled teen. I just hope that Mr. Brinkman is able to get back to his normal life when all of this is proven to be false accusations. Mon, 5 Mar 2012 19:44:26 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Port-Angeles-teacher-accused-of-child-rape-141456293.html#IDComment308817982 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/127792748.html#IDComment183431418 I have a personal objection to 1 vaccine(varicella/chickenpox) for each of my children, but they have had all the other vaccines. The reason for the exemption is that they have both had chickenpox before it was required to have the vaccine for school, and I don't want to subject them to this vaccine when they have already had the virus. Otherwise, I am all for vaccines and think that all children should be vaccinated. Tue, 16 Aug 2011 02:19:19 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/127792748.html#IDComment183431418 http://www.komonews.com/news/consumer/125050714.html#IDComment170380339 Boy tell me about it...I have had to replace 2 appliances recently. One was a Kenmore washer that was only a year and a half old (shortly after the warranty expired, it died). The transmisson went out, and it would cost 350 to repair it, when I only paid 500 for it brand new. I decided to get a new one, because who knows when something else will break on it. The other was my fridge. I had a nice stainless side by side GE fridge that is only a few years old that decided to die. It would cost almost as much to repair it as I bought my new one for. I bought a nice bottom freezer model that I like better than the side-by-side model anyways. Now, if another appliance breaks, I'm gonna scream!! They DO NOT make appliances like they used to!! Wed, 6 Jul 2011 19:15:15 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/consumer/125050714.html#IDComment170380339 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/122282554.html#IDComment154406355 Not arguing with you, Just wondering.....I can't seem to find any info on the property tax exemptions. I find info on disabled and elderly, but nothing on "foster or multiple adoptive parenting in Wa. State". Wondering where you got this info from. Fri, 20 May 2011 17:25:23 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/122282554.html#IDComment154406355 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/121431244.html#IDComment149836417 We are foster parents here in Washington. The worst sexual behavior we saw was actually from a 4 year old. So, age does not have anything to do with it. Even at 4 he was exposing himself to our children and other things. Sat, 7 May 2011 19:38:28 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/121431244.html#IDComment149836417 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/117493904.html#IDComment133150791 she had fallen asleep in the McDonald's drive through, and the police were called. She was charged with DUI. She was very much drinking and driving. Mon, 7 Mar 2011 17:03:09 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/117493904.html#IDComment133150791 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/111381924.html#IDComment114139238 It's posted on KIRO, that they found his body. His dog was still alive close by. This is so sad. Mon, 6 Dec 2010 21:22:11 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/111381924.html#IDComment114139238 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/102085253.html#IDComment96633814 Yes, and last time it was on a Friday, so it gave them a 3 day weekend there as well. Thu, 2 Sep 2010 18:48:48 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/102085253.html#IDComment96633814 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/97265474.html#IDComment82599533 He was not 25 miles down a logging road. He was 25 miles from Port Angeles (on a highway). He was 3 miles up a dirt logging road off that highway. Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:13:16 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/97265474.html#IDComment82599533 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/97265474.html#IDComment82599329 no, he was 25 miles from Port Angeles, but had been camping a few miles down the road from where the car was found. Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:12:19 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/97265474.html#IDComment82599329 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/97224864.html#IDComment82578408 FYI: the only road out of the campground is the cement road. He would have to drive on the cement road for a couple blocks to get onto highway 112. Then drive several miles west on this highway and turn off the highway to the south to get on the logging road he was on. Then he drove 3 miles up this dirt logging road in the dark. I just have to wonder what was really going on? And our local paper reports that there are tracks leading down the power lines. Why would he walk down the power lines in the dark instead of back down the road that he knows leads to the highway. The powerlines go for many miles through the woods. It will be interesting to see what happens. I hope nothing bad, and that they find them safe somewhere. Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:01:03 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/97224864.html#IDComment82578408 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/97224864.html#IDComment82470881 I live close to this area and have camped here before. It is a cement road all the way until the loop that the campground is on. It's maybe a block of dirt road. I don't know what video you saw, but the car would have had no problem driving on this very short dirt road, of approx 1 block as I said before. Sat, 26 Jun 2010 22:28:42 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/97224864.html#IDComment82470881 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/97224864.html#IDComment82408926 This is a DNR FREE campground. So, it really cost them nothing other than the food they are eating. Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:36:01 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/97224864.html#IDComment82408926 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/97224864.html#IDComment82406749 There are several logging roads out by this campground and he could have gone down any one of them to try and calm her. Some of these go for many miles and connect over to other roads. He could have gotten lost. Or, there are many of these roads with steep cliffs on the side. I hope he didn't go off the road somewhere. Especially with a crying baby in the backseat, possibly on a logging road, in the dark. I hope they find them all safe. Sat, 26 Jun 2010 17:27:31 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/97224864.html#IDComment82406749 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/83587812.html#IDComment55429894 Our daughter was bit by her grandmothers dog when she was 5, for no reason. The dog just came up to her and bit her. She had 2 huge gashes. Our daughter was barely ever around the dog. We also have several dogs of our own. So, she knows how to treat dogs and would never do anything to hurt or tease one. So, YES, dogs do bite without being provoked. Fri, 5 Feb 2010 02:41:57 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/83587812.html#IDComment55429894 http://www.komonews.com/news/business/67014137.html#IDComment41011267 Yes, I had to be on food stamps about 15 years ago for a couple years. I would never have been able to shop at Costco at that time. Every extra dollar I had went to paying bills. Also, you save much more money buying stuff on sale at other stores and using coupons. I do shop at Costco all the time, but that is because I am well off enough to be able to afford it! Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:07:11 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/business/67014137.html#IDComment41011267 http://www.komonews.com/news/business/67014137.html#IDComment41000350 If you are poor enough to need food stamps, how can you afford the $50/yr membership fee to be a Costco member? Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:28:45 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/business/67014137.html#IDComment41000350 http://dev.www.komonews.com/news/40965562.html#IDComment16630512 I believe that if someone did truly commit a executable crime (confessed to it, or have overwhelming evidence such as videotape of the crime, etc) then they should be executed. And not long, drawn out appeals, etc, but they should be executed ASAP. I also believe the execution method should be that of what they did to their victim (an eye for an eye). Now, if there is even a shred of doubt as to the guilt of a person, then I don't believe they should be executed, as we have seen several instances where they find out the person is innocent after they have spent several decades in prison or were executed. Mon, 9 Mar 2009 16:27:04 +0000 http://dev.www.komonews.com/news/40965562.html#IDComment16630512 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/39312837.html#IDComment14892573 It's so sad that it took so long to bring justice for this poor little boy. Mon, 9 Feb 2009 17:04:50 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/national/39312837.html#IDComment14892573 http://www.komonews.com/news/39240967.html#IDComment14832093 I am also a foster parent, and I am irritated with what the CPS staff themselves get away with when they want to. Like favoring family of staff members. Not doing background checks on people they know, and letting them have unsupervised contact with children without any background checks. Also, getting waivers for criminal backgrounds, when the law clearly states that if someone has been convicted of certain crimes, they cannot have unsupervised contact with children. Sat, 7 Feb 2009 16:31:43 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/39240967.html#IDComment14832093