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KATU - Portland, OR : AMA supports requiring obesity education for kids | Health | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traff

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:28:20 +0000

"Some doctors think soda taxes would disproportionately hurt the poor and disadvantaged." I disagree with these doctors. Poor people do not have to purchase soda to survive. All the human body needs to function is water and our water here is usually clean enough from the faucet, or they can purchase a Britta filter for cheaper than a months supply of soda.

KATU - Portland, OR : AMA supports requiring obesity education for kids | Health | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traff

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:26:25 +0000

I don't understand why everyone thinks schools are just for math and English. Why can't the parents teach the kids addition on their own? Because they don't have the time? Well, maybe they don't have the time to teach proper nutrition and proper emotional responses because they have to work two jobs or they are just trying to relax in the evening on occasion because work is stressful...there could be many reasons. Why not let the schools attempt to teach these things to kids who aren't getting it at home? They can learn it at school, then come home and ask questions about it. What is wrong with creating an environment where kids can be curious about these kinds of things the same way they are curious about science?

KATU - Portland, OR : CDC trying out free rapid AIDS test at drugstores | National & World News | KATU.com - Portland News

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:10:21 +0000

I think this is really a great thing! Our biggest weapon against the spread of AIDS is knowledge. It's really a scary thing though and I am thinking the most likely candidates may be too afraid to get tested and just ignore the risk. However, I will remain hopeful.

KATU - Portland, OR : Texas woman gets $1.4 milion utility bill in error | Offbeat | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Tra

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:05:10 +0000

This is why I never put my bills on automatic bill pay.

KATU - Portland, OR : Overall, number of deportations dropped in the Northwest last year | Local & Regional | KATU.com - P

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:59:16 +0000

"In response to the ruling, immigrant rights supporters said they're concerned that the part that was upheld will allow police to stop and question people simply because of the color of their skin." It's right here in the text of the article. It will allow racial profiling. This is the same thing black people have been fighting their whole life. People comment on criminals who happen to be Mexican all the time on this site saying that they must be illegal just because they are Mexican. Not seeing how something like this can be construed as racists mean you are part of the problem!

KATU - Portland, OR : Singles try to sniff out love at pheromone parties | Offbeat | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Tra

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:26:02 +0000

Hmmmm.. Gross. Yep, Gross.

KATU - Portland, OR : Death threats pour in against boys in bus abuse video | National & World News | KATU.com - Portland

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:22:30 +0000

Personally, I think what we need is to restructure our education to include emotional education as well as academic. We are too focused on test scores. Kids drop out because they can't handle the work. We should teach them something useful, like anger management. I love math myself, but Algebra isn't going to help most people with the difficulties of life.

KATU - Portland, OR : Fee increase for group events likely to be passed on to park users | Local & Regional | KATU.com - P

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:10:39 +0000

What, none of you have a better solution? We need taxes to keep the parks clean. I know I am in the minority, but a sales tax would help. Make the parks free and bring people to the city to shop. We can't just keep complaining about taxes without another solution. I don't think increasing prices for use of parks is the right solution at all! Why discourage people from organizing public events? Stupid.

KATU - Portland, OR : \'I think they knew they messed with the wrong girl\' | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Portland News,

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:53:53 +0000

YES!!! I am also a martial artist with 18+ years of training, and I always wonder what I would do if I were attacked. We are taught to ignore confrontations and not to provoke fights, so it's scary to think about how you might handle yourself in a real fight. Most of us don't have a lot of experience in real life situations. We hope it will never happen. But Ms. Dang was assaulted when someone grabbed her. I think it's so great and brave that she stood up for herself. Who knows, these kids could have had gone further with their assault and she could have saved herself from something worse. And she used her training instinct to back off from the knife. No ego here, just self defense.

KATU - Portland, OR : Officials: Oregon\'s health law will go forward even if Obama\'s doesn\'t | Politics | KATU.com - Po

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:56:20 +0000

EXACTLY!

KATU - Portland, OR : Officials: Oregon\'s health law will go forward even if Obama\'s doesn\'t | Politics | KATU.com - Po

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:20:13 +0000

Well, it's also possible for me to obtain a Ferrari, but that doesn't mean it's worth it. Typically people get help from their employer from being a member of a group. Also, being a member of a group helps keep costs down and it's easier to get coverage in the group setting. It is unfair people who are self-employed who have to pay full price just for themselves. Everyone makes is sound like it's easy to get coverage and if you are not covered then you are just lazy. I think not being able to afford health care is the same as not being able to get covered because of per-existing injury. The point is, it is expensive and not easy to get unless you can afford it, and we shouldn't focus on those people who aren't contributing. We should aim to help people who are contributing, but are having trouble because of the broken system.

KATU - Portland, OR : Officials: Oregon\'s health law will go forward even if Obama\'s doesn\'t | Politics | KATU.com - Po

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:10:49 +0000

Exactly. I am lucky enough to have a full time job with medical benefits. But I also feel that most people who comment here are quick to judge those who are not like them and pool everyone into one category. It makes me mad and I am glad you spoke your mind!

KATU - Portland, OR : Officials: Oregon\'s health law will go forward even if Obama\'s doesn\'t | Politics | KATU.com - Po

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:07:58 +0000

$617/month is not a reasonable cost in my book.

KATU - Portland, OR : Officials: Oregon\'s health law will go forward even if Obama\'s doesn\'t | Politics | KATU.com - Po

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 15:59:24 +0000

So...I get what all the commenters are saying about abuse of the system or laziness....but I have a friend who lost his job and started his own business and finds himself unable to get health insurance from ANYWHERE because he checked the wrong box on a form once. What about people like him? What should be done to fix the system so that hard working Americans CAN get the health care they need? I don't want my friends to have to spend all their savings or risk their lives because we can't agree on a health care plan that benefits everyone because we are upset over some lowlifes to abuse it. It isn't fair, and I think we need to focus our attention on how to get health care to those who DESERVE it, not focus on how to keep it from people we think are abusing the system. Doesn't make sense to me that everyone suffers just so we can feel good about where our money is going. What is more important, money or health?

KATU - Portland, OR : Loud, proud and thousands strong | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weat

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 21:00:03 +0000

http://www.news-medical.net/news/2006/10/23/20718... Here is an article about 1500 species who practice homosexuality. How do you know it is not what nature intended?

KATU - Portland, OR : Man spends night on river after kayak outing goes awry | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Portland News

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:57:37 +0000

Maybe they just have confidence? And this particular person did everything right according the article, so the "theory" stands.

KATU - Portland, OR : Clark County tracks its employees with GPS to save money | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Portland Ne

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:29:35 +0000

I think this is really great for safety and efficiency. The only reason it would bother me is if the monitors began to micro manage my job. Ask me why I was sitting on a corner for 10 minutes. There was a recent study done that people actually perform their job better with more frequent breaks. Too much focus over the entire day causes fatigue and lowers productivity. As long as everyone is doing their job, employers shouldn't interfere too much. If it's one coffee break, they are actually entitled under law. If it's a coffee break every 20 minutes, then it's a problem.

KATU - Portland, OR : State Rep. Wingard leaves leadership post after sex allegation | Politics | KATU.com - Portland News

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:37:18 +0000

"According to the investigators' report, the woman told authorities in January that Wingard pursued her while she worked for him during the 2009 legislative session. She said Wingard would ignore her if she didn't agree to his requests to have dinner or to send explicit text messages. She said she felt like Wingard was punishing her, so she complied to avoid a hostile work environment." Hmmmm. I find this statement a little confusing. It sounds like they are trying to say something, but didn't give the entire story. Was she being emotionally abused? Was Wingard leading her on and then "ignoring" her as an abuse of power? Or was she upset that he was working instead of giving her all his attention?

KATU - Portland, OR : Free Rail Zone gets the ax under new TriMet budget, other cuts | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Portl

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 16:11:53 +0000

I ride the bus every day, and I am not a low life nor a bum!

KATU - Portland, OR : Oregon man contracts the plague after bitten by stray cat | Health & Fitness | KATU.com - Portland N

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:51:44 +0000

What do you mean you "get rid" of them? Hopefully you take them to a shelter?