niryuu/sni-each-converted huggingface dataset:
sat·ire
NOUN

1.the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

synonyms: mockery · ridicule · derision · scorn · caricature 

In a little over a year from now, absolutely!
Output: Yes
I respect your opinion but I'm not sure how you could consider the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as kind of silly.
Output: No
Thank you Governor Walker!!!
Output: No
Good! Now all we need to do is defeat the HECO-NextEra merger and we can kill two birds with one stone!
Output: Yes
to reform politics, we need one item per bill, public financing of every elected official and term limits.
Output: No
There is nothing more anti science then telling healthy pregnant  women with a healthy developing human being,  that they are not taking a life when they participate in the abortion of their developing child.  Abortion is an industry based on lies and disregarding the science of anatomy, physiology, and biology.  Human development includes all stages of life from conception to death.  The killing requires a chemical or surgical procedure.  Nothing natural or healthy about that.
Output: Yes
Shoot to kill policy ? Enlighten me .
Output: Yes
The Senate keeps sending a different messenger every 2 weeks with the same message. (Not our fault or were looking out for you) They do not have a clue so they play the same game over and over BLAME SOMEONE ELSE. I say lets play another game who is the next senator to write a B.S. Column and expect us to beleive them. Great leadership is not done by stating facts that are not correct!
Output: No
i did not know trump had anything to do with this. can you provide details on that?
Output: No
Considering the untold suffering the theft of these funds have caused children across the world, the sentence seems rather lenient. The May Smith charitable trust helps impoverished children.
Output: No
American gold should be mined by American corporations, and kept in American banks. Pebble needs to return to Canada.
Output: No
I guess I can understand why this would be news down in America...  But who cares about another dead bear in Alaska?
Output: No
Kyle, the opposing dialogue isn't going anywhere. :)
Output: No
Caroyln McDermed is an amazing women/mother and I know that she had always put 100% into her work and had always taken time out of her days to help  out with this new UO police department. A single mother raising three teenager's, 4 fat corgi dogs, and taking care of 7 1/2 acres worth of land on a mountain and are taking care of one of those houses that if you want it to stay nice you got to fix small problems weekly. All I'm trying to say is that she really does try and I can promise you that my brother and sister will both back me up on this subject. Love you mom,      - Ty
Output: No
Those stupid liberals are just awful!!! I mean, how can they think that its fair to infringe on our rights to shoot the gay and latino and black people, and keep the women in the kitchen!

I mean, isn't it just an outrage to assume that these people have civil rights???
Output: Yes
Yep. As I thought, you can't quite get your facts right.

And, your attempt to finesse the "boundaries" issue doesn't fool anyone. I've posted the full comments below.

What a funny concept! "Intellectual bullying." Is the definition: "using superior [intellectual] strength or influence to intimidate someone who is [intellectually] weaker, typically to force him or her to do what one wants."?

Well, let's see -- the council vote was 8-0 to use the W. 6th/7th Aves. alignment, if I recall. Must have been a result of "intellectual bullying."

For folks who don't know. LTD got caught with its pants down on the facts -- _most specifically the superior service benefits of running on W. 6th and 7th Aves._

Hopefully, you no longer have any role in transit planning because you haven't got a clue.
 
-- Paul
Output: No
Battle white guilt through the spending of tax dollars?
Output: No
I've always believed that political candidates can rack in the bucks, but in the end the voters have the only say.  Uninformed voters can be easily hoodwinked.
Output: No
Gasp! Shock! Oh my! Someone in a position of authority was having an affair with a subordinate?! What?! She lied about it?! This is scandalous! Unheard of!! Usually, often, too frequently it's some man, senator, congressman, president having sex with an underling and lying about it. She resigned. Stop wasting taxpayer money on this.
Output: Yes
“If we go there (the Permanent Fund) first, it takes off the intensity and energy from drilling down the cost of government,” Dunleavy said.

Wow.  I actually agree with Boss Dunleavy on this one. Before they raid the Permanent Fund, legislators need to drill down the cost of government- starting with the money set aside for Legislator Salary Padding.

http://www.adn.com/sites/default/files/2015%20Legislative%20Travel%20Report.pdf

Legislators exploit an obscure section of IRS code & get "reimbursed" for lodging and food at the federal per diem rate-regardless of expenses- rather than at the state per diem rate used by the governor and other state employees.  

In addition to their $53,000 salaries, legislators use this gimmick to loot the state treasury and stuff thousands of dollars in excess "reimbursement" into their pockets.

Drill, baby, drill.
Output: No
Your right, this is not Iraq. In the US we have that thing called the constitution, which protects a persons right to free speech. That protection doesn't only apply to speech that you agree with, it applies to everyone.

I find Trump protester's behavior to be usually worse than the behavior or words that they claim to have a issue with. But most are either partisan voters who would probably never vote for the guy no matter how he acted, or they lack intellectual honesty along with common courtesy.

When you protest against someone who in all reality only happens to have a different point of view than you it makes you appear to anyone who is rational that your just another self absorbed douchebag. People who think protesters deserve to be shot tend to be viewed in the same light as well.
Output: Yes
James Lima - So your solution to Muslim extremism is brain-washing our kids with nationalism?

Brilliant idea!
Output: Yes
Let it go.  Let it go...   Stop trying to discriminate.  This isn't Alabama.
Output: No
When you were a child, and there were half as many people around...And now we're recycling stuff and that's bad because there's a financial incentive and we're somehow stupid for recycling...and that has a tie-in to an old pick-up you had, which "they" told you you couldn't put a new engine in...

Answer you?  I'm trying to figure out what you're saying here:  Don't you think recycling is a little better than digging it up (or chopping it down) and throwing it in a landfill?  Yes, it takes effort, equipment, and infrastructure---I hope we as a  society are able to engage in a science-and-evidence-based discussion over whether the net result is really worth it.  

I've read studies that indicate we could possibly phase out fossil fuels in a decade:  I can see that as a possible motive for oil producers to flood the market and drive the price of their product down, and try to shift this discussion to the background for as long as possible, with the "help" of people like Sarah and you.
Output: No
When are people going to wake up and realize, these mass shootings stem from a pattern of male violence? What percentage of these mass shootings have been committed by females?
Output: Yes
Heated up, meaning Fukushima. And NO, I'm not psychologically disturbed. Are you a wannabe psychologist?
Output: No
Of those new registrants, how many actually voted in the May Primary?  The information exists, will the R-G publish it?
Output: No
If Mr. Crazy gets elected, we might as well all climb into the half-track, because will be going to Hell in it and he will be the driver.
Output: Yes
Absolutely ridiculous.  You are the President, you and your people can't get it done and you've offered a preemptive defense.  Bravo!!!!  Read you're article over and over and pat yourself on the back.   Pass a budget, cut spending, find a sustainable revenue means, do your job!  You and your colleagues have done nothing but take care of your lobbyists and avoid your number one task for fear of political suicide.  I say to all fellow alaskans, remove these people from office.
Output: Yes
They were advised NOT to attend.......................get the facts!
Output: No
"The criminal justice system should be reserved for the real wrong-doers, he says, with treatment for people with behavioral and mental and health problems and shelter for homeless youth offering better options — at a lower cost in the long run — than jail."

Think I will move to the district so I can vote for Farr.
Output: No
Many of the women I know personally are very comfortable with Trump and plan on voting for him.
Output: No
What a horrific waste. Just STOP making and offering them. Case closed!
Output: Yes
Notice how you failed to address the fact I referenced, and went straight into attacking me with juvenile remarks? The more liberals cram us in on top of each other through high density planning the more traffic becomes congested. More people = more traffic, and therein why the problem is going to become worse. rather then post juvenile remarks attacking me, try addressing the issue of this board, and the fact I have referenced.
Output: No
If we vote, instead, for those who are neither Republican or Democrat, who will we have left to vote for, and will those minor political parties be able to field candidates in all districts?  I don't know any other party that can do that.  The majority of voting Alaskans are registered as non-aligned/non-partisan/independent (choose your label).  But there is NO political party that sponsors this type of candidate.  Now, if enough people choose to rally around "anyone but D / R," perhaps we can see what a Legislature can do outside of the "mainstream" political system.  But, most importantly, we need to have those candidates on the ballot.  Where are they?
Output: No
“This is a 12-point pullquote (PullQuote12_No_Attribution) without attribution. There are also 14- and 18-point versions also 14- and 18-point versions

This is the important part of her column.
Output: No
" Finicum was shot three times in THE BACK by the other officer who was behind him."

That makes no difference in this case, because Finicum was armed, and was attempting to draw his handgun.  In addition, officers can also use lethal force to protect others, and not just themselves.   The Oregon State Police officer had every right to shoot Finicum, in order to protect the officer that Finicum was facing, and posing a threat to.
Output: Yes
"We had to destroy it in order to save it." Where have I heard that before?
Output: Yes
Gary Stevens lost my and my family's votes when he went along with the TajMahawker purchase and all other multi-million dollar options for a new LIO that is unnecessary and not needed. Throw in his support for another mega-million boondoggle, Kodiak Space Port, and sadly he is no better than the other members of the Imperial Party.
Output: No
Phew, I am glad I missed this episode. Oh wait, I have missed every episode. Watched a couple of minutes once. What trash. Television like this is what is causing the ruin of the United States. Aim those handguns at your TV, not your friends and family.
Output: Yes
Having camped in proximity to bear baits myself for decades now without having any such problems, I'd say Mr. Stringham needs a dose of reality to go along with his ridiculous theory!
Output: No
Bill, I can't believe that the judge allowed only 20 K bail.  Forced entry with a handgun, robbery, attempted murder and willful animal cruelty resulting in the shooting death of the victims dog...
What in the world was the presiding judge thinking?  The judge, in this instance, was WRONG!!!
Output: Yes
Probably just out for a quick spin.
My dog used to do that all the time.
Output: Yes
I checked her Facebook page she actually lied about her child having cancer; I didn't want to believe that a person would actually do it; but sure enough for months she was on her page promoting her business and talking about her fight for her daughters cancer.  

Truly sick and disgusting, exploiting your own kid for money.  How is loss of freedom and losing your children worth any amount of money?  Not just the money she got in donations but the money she got for her company because people used her business over others in a way to help her gain extra cash.  

I'm beyond floored and her marvelous maid business which was expanding from Fairbanks to a second one in Wasilla I guarantee you is dead and gone now.
Output: Yes
Stop the big oil monopoly and open Alaska to Alaskans and other small competitors!
Once the monopoly and rigged oil and gas system is gone then take away all credits and incentives because TAPS will be filled with oil and PFD checks will be 10 times what they are now!
Alaska oil workers should not be laid off work, this rigged system can be fixed!
Wake up!
Thank our Alaskan oil workers, they helped give Alaska’s Government royalty income on 19 Billion Barrels of oil and 8 Trillion Cubic Feet at no cost !
These credits could get Alaskans another Prudhoe Bay Kuparuk so Alaskans can enjoy another 40 years of free oil money!
The cost of 1% of what the oil producers gave Alaskans in royalty, the last 40 years pays for credits & incentives!
HB 247 takes money producers gave and is the least you can do to help find Alaska’s next Prudhoe!
HB 247 is Hell Bent on running oil investors out of Alaska 24/7 and you will have to live off the PFD for 5 years then find more free money somehow!
Output: No
Stuff like this is why Trump is winning and the Republican party is losing
Output: No
I study better with a gun to my head.
Output: Yes
It sounds to me like the dog was probably standing there barking at him and he let loose with his firearm to be a tough guy. I strongly doubt the dog was actually charging him, snarling, and he had enough time to yell at the dog, THEN draw and fire. And fire. And fire. And fire. And fire.
Output: Yes
Surprisingly, the comments are mainly in the + column but for the Usual Suspects.
Output: No
I don't know this guy, but I've seen him out there a lot! I drive by him maybe once or twice a week. I try to wave back, but sometimes can't in time (I drive a manual).
Output: No
Automation has been in use in Europe for years...long before our debate about $15 hr...never been able to figure out why they get tech long before we do.
They were using card chips long before us also...in a completely different way...waiter comes to table with wireless scanner, scans card and immediately hands it back...completely opposite of our use of the chip, where we put card in, complete transaction , take card out. Leave it up to us to screw that up too.
Back to the point - lol - at McD's across euro, enter order at kiosk, get receipt number, pick up at counter. Talk about efficient. Hey, did I mention how much better euro Big Macs taste than ours? Ok, I guess I've digressed enough :)
Output: No
This is hilarious. I love it when "reporters" try and wade into scientific fields. What she fails to tell people is that the zones have been moved so many times it makes it look like the South Beaufort sea is losing bears. When those bears are still there, but now counted in the North Beaufort Zone. What was even funnier, to me, was that a couple Polar Bear Orgs ran with this without even thinking about it. This is good satire/propaganda, but do not set your watch by it.
Output: No
Since when does doing historic research and publishing a book, make one a traitor?  
I suggest you read Fahrenheit 451 by Kurt Vonnegut.  At least read the Wiki.  Please.  Everyone.
Output: No
Easy. We Americans are sick and tired of paying for illegal immigrants. They have been on the gravy train way too long.
Output: Yes
Wow. And human society has endured for how long since the first theaters opened?
I guess you could wear gloves, a germ mask, and sit far from others if you're that terrified of a theater.
Output: No
I guess the Overlords will have their Castle,  the serfs be damned and taxed to support them in all their finery.....
Output: No
Increase the penalties for starting a wildfire and maybe people would wake up.
Output: No
Went the other night, had a great time. Nice to be able to get some interesting beers on tap around here!
Output: No
You do not kill a momma Bear for protecting her young in the wilderness.
Output: Yes
Supposedly, HB 2960, which established this program provides that "(n) Provide that the State of Oregon and employers that participate in the plan have no proprietary interest in the contributions to or earnings on amounts contributed to accounts established under the plan."

Of course, that is a Legislative Law; they can change it any time Senator Prozanski or Representative Barnhart or any other Democrat decides that  they need more money for one of their programs; they are in the Majority and can just slap the Emergency Clause on new Legislation anytime they feel like it and do whatever they please because the Republicans have no say and the people can't do an Initiative to stop them.
Output: Yes
This is the garbage that sickens me; not only is she culpable she's beyond an accessory to the fact as he couldn't have carried out his acts without her assistance!  If she was a man they would have had her in there right beside him but there really is sexual preference when it comes to charging women; the law is always lenient and I think that's down right ridiculous!! 

I hope the lawyers take every damn dime because lord knows those kids deserve every freaking Penny and then some for all the years of therapy and medical treatment they're going to need.  I'm so upset I'm close to vomiting over this; how can they not charge her? How do you think those victims feel?  

Law Abiding Citizen much?  Why do our DAs make deals with murderers and rapists :(
Output: Yes
The Rogoff thought police are at it again. The problem is the establishment. Replace AG Richards, fire the spineless Campion for the sweetheart deal the killer Alexandra Ellis was silver spoon fed.
Output: Yes
Remember the pre oil days, when Alaskan's never cried about how great they had it. Non-Renewable resources, like a State Budget they can't figure out in Juneau either. Texans moving south, imagine that.
Output: Yes
Part #2:  ...was more important than funding services.

Then the library "enhancement" levy was pasted, to enhance our already award winning library system.  So, effectively this levy will indirectly fund the city hall.

This brings us to our current situation, which includes earthquake upgrades.  The cost of the upgrades is unknown, and the city councilors are now demanding individual offices.  (It never ends.)

On top of this budget MESS and deception, is the ongoing Urban Renewal District, the one the council promised to "sunset" several years ago.  (BTW - A quarter of a million dollars of the URD is earmarked for a bicycle-share program, the same type of program that is FAILING in Seattle.)  

It seems there must be a toilet within the city government that is in dire need of a thorough flushing.  The new city hall design needs to be agreed upon, settled, and accurately priced.  Then it needs to be funded by a voter approved bond measure, not by depleting the general fund.
Output: No
Absolutely! Have you ever watched a loved one in the final stages of incurable cancer writhe in pain, babble incoherently, emit blood curdling screams? Have you seen a vibrant, capable man overcome by ALS wither into a useless body, shutting themselves, wanting to die, but being denied that dignity? Do you think Tesslyn O'Cull's life was worth living? Should Jesse Compton be given room and board and another breath? Speaking for me, my life involves using my body and my brain to take care of myself and enjoy the pleasures and even the trials that I've earned. If I am injured to the point of permanent incapacitation or am stricken with an incurable illness, I'm outta here. That's not "life" to me.
Output: Yes
The terrorists have won
Output: Yes
With all due respect, I am spot on. The Fire Chief in Fairbanks recently lobbied to codify Fire Sprinklers for domestic dwelling  within the city limits , and was lobbied against by the insurance companies , and the AGC because of the additional, one time expense to the contractor( that would be passed on to the consumer ) of 5 or 6 thousand dollars. I am a retired Sprinklerfitter( in full disclosure ) and know a bit about that of which I speak. One needs far less fire insurance coverage when they have a Fire Protection Sprinkler System. Smoke alarms do nothing more than let you know you are on fire, Sprinkler systems extinguish fires. Hence there would be less justification for the high cost of fire insurance ( required by banks to qualify for a loan).
Output: No
Do you think Trump will call for them to allow guns at the Republican national convention?
Output: No
Spock, I am old too and I LIKE the fact that an ambulance and EMTs can get to my house in 3-4 minutes-- as opposed to 20-30 minutes.  Ditto fire and police.  We pay for this (renters too).
Output: No
I'm ever so glad that someone in Nanny land is protecting NIMBY from his spelling errors.  I saw the post come through which suggested his credibility was lacking because he couldn't spell forest correctly after three tries and it isn't on the thread.  It magically disappeared.

Good job, Nanny Comments!
Output: No
The income tax is not the issue.  The issue is the oil and commercial fishing giveaways.  They'll be giving away $775MM in oil credits next year and the commercial fishing taxes are a joke.  Correcting those 2 issues will eliminate at least 25% of the deficit, maybe more.  Why should we be so willing for them to take our hard earned money when they will just be giving it away?  An income tax should be the absolute last resort.
Output: Yes
It's a shame that you have no idea what these Troopers had to deal with on scene, yet you are passing judgement from the safety of your computer. Must be nice. Guy attempts to stab them, a taser was attempted, and he had to be shot. A knife is a deadly weapon, and should be treated as such. Go try doing what they do.... Oh wait, you probably couldn't.
Output: Yes
Why kill those who are supporting the state's economy? Most all money comes from the oil and gas, why kick them when they are down with HB 247? 

The state AND the people have received decades of free income to pay for 90% of Government, plus a free fat bank account with almost $ 60 billion in it that also provides free money ( PFD check) to everyone each year!!

All this with no income tax, thanks to those people that risk money to drill and pay massive amounts daily in Royalty for the state and PFD!!

Sad that Rep GARA fails to write about it! 

All this oil and gas money comes from land given to the state in 1959 not allowing the people to own the land which has lead to harsh rules that keep Alaskans and smaller competitors out of the business so the majors can have a monopoly!!

Now with oil prices having crashed and the oil industry is being killed off by Saudi's plan to stop US production we have this crazy  HB 247 that is Hell Bent to run the oil companies out of business!! Why?
Output: Yes
When was the last time anyone saw a good investigative article in the RG? Looks like reporters have been trained to write soap opera scripts biased with copious amounts of personal opinion. Accurate facts from both sides sell papers not option pieces dressed up as news.
Output: No
Actually a guide concession program would be amazing for resident hunters! Less guides competing in the field means more opportunities for resident hunters.
Output: No
Or else you get your genitals mutilated without ANY consent from you...and, depending on the country of your indoctrination, much worse happens to those born helplessly into a world of perpetual fear of an imaginary sky daddy. You want that kind of life, Mr. Minshall? How very   oppressed you are.
Output: Yes
The remaining wildness of Alaska is what makes it what it is.  The obvious solution is for you to move elsewhere and to not expect the world to cater to your personal tastes.
Output: No
ADP Bernie folks, slow your roll, within 48 hours of Hillary getting the official nod, you will ALL do just like the GOP, develop a sudden case of retrograde amnesia and tell everyone that will listen that you always supported the party candidate. Stop wasting time and accept it.
Output: No
LESSON TO BE LEARNED DONT APROACH ANYONE ANGERLY CAUSE YOUR STUPIS ASS MAY GET SHOT AND KILLED
Output: Yes
"Unwanted pregnancies" struck me as something I hadn't heard before about pot smokers. Care to share a source for that "evidence"? When I think of pot culture stereotypes, I think of two scruffy guys on a couch eating Doritos... not the usual set-up for pregnancy, unwanted or not!
Output: No
You are probably right on this.
Output: Yes
You recall wrong. He converted in 1964, while he didn't get the notice for draft until 1966-67. And no, he was not a coward.
Output: No
Sooner later we'll have to stand up to the troublemakers.
Output: Yes
Maybe you should read the article to the end..."Ragan’s six children, all grown..."
Output: No
Thought in all of the wisdom by those on the road system, they shut down all the bars of the Ferry's
Output: No
ISIS like to rape women, send him to ISIS.
Output: Yes
Obviously the dawg was the problem. Who are these tough guys posting death threats? Over an out of control dawg? Grow up
Output: Yes
You people are all insane! Your comments are disgusting. I hate this state, bunch of disgusting immoral freaks.
RIP woman RIP.
Output: Yes
George W at least went to the Congress before he invaded Iraq, unlike Bill Clinton's 1996 cruise missile attack on Iraq and the Sudan pharmaceutical factory which he 'justified' after the fact.  In that regard President Obama insists he can invade or kill anyone in any country based on George W's congressional approval of the Iraq war.
Output: Yes
BS.  Take 3 years worth our PFD and make our State renewable so we don't have to deal with these greasy oily crooks raping our resources and leaving our State sticky and dead.
Output: Yes
ADN, your phone lines are not working either.
Output: No
Ever since you learned I smoke pot you have turned into a nasty little bigot tr0lling my posts. Up until then your posts agreed with mine 100%. have you ever considered counseling for emotional cripple behavior?
Output: Yes
Glad to see that this guy was caught.  It's not smart to open a door unarmed in the world we live in today.
Output: Yes
Lynn Willis there you go again wanting folks to play by the rules. At our age you and I both know that is not possible. Rules are merely "guidelines" to follow especially with those folks in the legislature that make it their dogma. We all learned as kids: "Don't do as I do, but do as I say."!!!
Output: No
Great idea, but forget it. They'll never take a cop's gun away. Not for shooting children, innocent people. Certainly not for small animals!
Output: Yes
Note to Hilcorp. The folks that work for the AOGCC are really smart. Don't try and BS these people - treat them with respect. They are tough but fair and just looking out for Alaska's interests. Ask questions. Lots of questions.
Output: No
Sorry, Mr. Fredrickson. 

WE - the voters - can do anything. But WE - the voters - won't. And THEY know it, or they would change their behavior. A politician's most terrifying nightmare: failure to be elected

Still, I wish that you were right.
Output: No
So what has the Alaskan Department of Fish and Game Commissioner gained from the death of this last male (who has a pregnant female waiting in the wings)?  Nothing I would assume expect the possible extinction of a particular line of wolf which 1000s of people will no longer visit Alaska to see.  Since when does a National Park allow "thugs" (posing as hunters) to come into its park and kill animals - animals by the sounds of it that are moving towards extinction.  Even if these animals were in excess surely it's the responsibility of the parks board to sort it out and not leave it's borders open to hunters to sort out for them because hunters don't know how to discriminate between what needs to be culled vs what needs to be retained.  You're despicable MR COTTEN.  If YOU have the authority, close the park for the next few years so the wolves can recover - not just for an extra month a year -
and do it immediately.
Output: Yes
Ok...I may get lambasted for this....but for a murder plot, its pretty cute. I'm so sorry.
Output: Yes
Natron Wood Products is not within any city limit, or even within the urban growth boundary either.   It is next to the road in between Jasper and Fall Creek.  The way the law reads, it would thus seem that he would of had to have intentionally attempted to have used the gun against a another person, in order to be charged with unlawful use of a weapon.

Yet, this article says nothing about him doing that.   In fact, it states that he fired in an unknown direction.  So if the direction that he shot in is indeed unknown, how can he be charged with this crime?   I don't understand that.

There must be more to this story.
Output: Yes
I guess I do miss the connection.  on the federal minimum wage someone could afford to buy a house?  when?  I thought high density residential was in answer to a high population.  mistakes were made with the "projects" or huge developments for sure, but yeah ...I don't get what you're saying.
Output: No
I referred to the level of competence of both C0dy Roman Dial and George Leigh Mallory, not the specific situation. CRD did not share McCandless' lack of wilderness skills and knowledge. He had experience in tropical regions and forests since an early age, mirroring or exceeding Mallory's skills and knowledge. I'm thankful for this sense of closure and relieved that he was not killed by a cretinous, fellow human.
Output: Yes
Wow, thanks for the high opinion.    I was part of the IT support that kept the whole thing running.
Output: No
Thank you for writing this piece and putting out the facts in context.  Much appreciated.  While the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is the current "thorn in our paw" over public lands my hope is that folks understand that it is just a small, but painful element of a much larger plan to wrest away our public lands to allow exploitation.  That it is being done with lies about our US Constitution and our Founding Fathers is appalling and should anger all of us.  If the militias and protesters are so anxious to deal with "tyrants" and those destroying the promise of America they have only to look at the forces bent on stealing our lands for exploitation and buying our political system.  Thanks again for arguing for lawfulness and reminding citizens that our public lands legacy is on the line.
Output: No
I believe the saddest thing that has happened since this Obama Care debacle has occurred: 
is that, as an older Alaskan, I may struggle a bit more with medical costs,  but the ones that I feel the most sad for, is the younger generation.  They are the ones that will be 'burdened' more than we will be.  
Most physician are no longer accepting Social Security, or Medicare recipients, so what will the upcoming 'oldsters' do?  Just something to ponder.....  Too scary for me to even think about........
I am most sorry for my grandchildren, and what they may be in store for, with regards to future medical care.
Output: No
Living comfortably while focusing on my band and screen printing guerrilla art while I work part-time at a bike store is an unassailable right.  

With the rising desirability of this area my SNAP benefits, SafeLink Wireless cellphone plan,  subsidized apartment rent and TriMet pass are just not cutting it anymore.

I demand an increase in these benefits so that I can afford to live comfortably in this desirable and increasingly expensive city.
Output: No
As we have seen on news casts even with video proof you have difficult time removing cops from the force for unprofessional behavior or unjustified shooting. Wooten like to flaunt his copship. He was not a true law enforcement officer. Idiot fits in family of disfunctional idiots.
Output: Yes
You are insulting someone who doesn't deserve it. She is not stupid, clingy or a nag.  She is strong and helps other people at the drop of a hat.  You don't know any of the story so quit reading between the lines. Instead of getting a pat on the back, hopefully he will get several years in prison.
Output: Yes
OH BULL She knows more about Anch Gov than you know.
Output: No
Daniel, thanks for your reply.  I don't believe that the people that disagree with my opinion are "idiots" or have "mental issues".  I do however think that insulting people that disagree only ensures that they will not change their opinion.  I believe that most people that want laws designed to protect people from themselves have only good intentions.  In my opinion most of these types of laws look great on paper, just not in practice.

I live with chronic pain, I choose not to take pain medications because it would effect my work.  I am happy with my choice because its the right choice for me.  If the consequences of a persons choices don't have direct impact on my life, it should be none of my business what they do.  This doesn't mean I shouldn't share my concern for the person, just that I shouldn't be empowered to coerce their decision making.

I also think that a doctor/pharmacy shouldn't ever be forced to write/fill a prescription they don't feel comfortable with.
Output: No
This wasn't date rape.  It was a guy raping the sickest, drunkest girl he could find.  She didn't know him and she was in no position to consent, and he knew it.
Output: Yes
Interesting
Output: No
It's nice to hear that all the candidates for mayor are being asked about the issue of homelessness.  After many years of working at ShelterCare, it's clear to me that Lucy Vinis' depth of knowledge and capabilities to move us forward on this important issue will set her apart from the other candidates.
Output: No
Totally agree. In what little I heard of his talk on video, he just talked about himself and how great he is. It's like he commissioned a study to see what the 3 most hot-button issues are that will bring people to the poles and focuses on them. He lacks even the tiniest bit of sincerity or humility. His "I love women" and "I love Hispanics" couldn't be more insincere and shallow, nor could his ideas on running the country.
Output: No
oh, please. then let's cut it all together. just what DO you think they are teaching? sex ed is in the health texts at the high school level.
Output: No
A sales tax is challenging for large geographic areas where the basic cost of goods is so very different throughout.  When the cost of milk in the Bush is 4x the cost of milk in Anchorage, a sales tax will hit the Bush 4x harder, making an expensive part of the state even more expensive.
Output: No
It's about time to get rid of those piece of sh!t golf courses.... Thank you Spring Capital!!!
Output: Yes
Well as an elder, I have watched PP grow from  a 60's Gloria (let's burn bras) chant to a full blown political lobbyist group with unlimited money and backing. Backing from giving campaign donations and  servicing labs with (baby tissue). Through all these decades the rate of teenage births have still gone up up up. So my statement is: does PP really work to stop unwanted pregnancies or is Planned Parenthood a corporation to make money off abortions? In 50 years nothing has changed to justify PP. If you do not want to have children then keep your legs together or use a condom. How difficult is that. Sex can and does makes babies. Hello stupidos think about consequences before you swim with alligators!
Output: Yes
Sentience and its antithesis to that -"senseless", has and have taken hold, ironically paradigmed by the Rivers of Babylon, that Cradle of Civilization both mythical and actual that our nation's Owner class callously selected from which to re-make the current world into a unipolar, Cold War-founded and funded current madhouse.
These were actual choices made by the Owners of the (this) Nation. And in their determination to Own the rest of the world. It's an old ploy, it goes back to Manifest Destiny and where Teddy Roosevelt and his fellow white supremacists determined international brown people as both incapable and impediments to the larger cause of "white is right."
As if the 1965 US Civil Rights act ever made a dent in the above notion.
And then the cacophony of utter silence across the fruited plains of America when confronted with Abu Ghraib. But that's OK, we not only massacred hundreds of thousands in the Philippines, we waterboarded several thousand to ......Death. For Freedom!
Output: Yes
That is not a tax that is a choice. 

BTW change you username, if you live out of state it is inappropriate to refer to yourself as an Alaskan.
Output: No
I'd like to see a picture of the thugs.
Output: Yes
Yeah tell me again parents are not the reason behind the LACK of discipline here. A 15 year old took a shotgun, to an elementary school. First, the child obviously has mental issues, and a HORRIBLE set of parents at home who are blind to the obvious. PUNISH him hard...
Output: Yes
Bet China and Russian equipment works real well in space and on ground base.
Output: No
Why are these two still in office? Cant their constituents see what idiots they are? Vote them out.
Output: Yes
That is a blatant lie.
Output: No
And how does corporate welfare we are all paying for, in a global economy suit your careful sensibility? The narrow focus of one aspect of manipulation of so much that is interconnected, shows how you could move elsewhere, yet still manage to complain about indigenous land ownership in perpetuity.

They had all that before the European industrial revolution allowed them to steal with impunity. And treaty upon treaty was supposed to allow them to recover from that loss; yet the indigenous peoples were repeatedly put into a smaller holding cell & given less rations than previously.

You are on stolen property & yet would seek to stand 'your' ground there? ;)
Output: No
Ross was on the all star Babe Ruth team from Ketchikan, way back about or before your dad and Russ Brown disappeared, He's come back home
Output: No
That's the thing about legislation...if there are concerns about the constitutionality of it, it's best to let it die. The fact that Dunleavy was this enthusiastic to push this potentially unconstitutional bill speaks to his incompetence. I know he has worked in education, so it's a little weird how out of touch he is with some of the realities of...well, reality, I guess.
Output: Yes
Here's what's going to happen - Republicans will lose the White House. That's a given. If you haven't yet accepted that fact then kudos to the echo-chamber that continues to feed you false information. They're certainly succeeding in doing their job.

Republicans will also lose the senate. Democrats only need five seats to retake the majority. Given that Trump or Cruz is a disaster for the down ticket races PLUS Republican senators refusing to do their job, Democrats will have an easy time taking those five seats. They may actually succeed in getting a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority.

When Republicans lose the White House and the senate, their plan is to give Garland the vote. That is not going to happen. Obama will withdraw the nomination and allow the Dem victor choose the next SCOTUS nominee. 

The next SCOTUS nominee will be someone Murkowski despises (IF she wins her own re-election). 

That's called karma. She shouldn't have played games.
Output: No
"...does the dog actually provide value commensurate with that valuation."

Yes it does.  

If the dog alerts its' handler to an IED and keeps just one soldier from losing his legs or worse, that dog is worth whatever it cost to train.
Output: Yes
Gary, if you use the little "reply" arrow on the bottom-right of each comment, your reply should show up below that comment, as expected. Only the comments that are not direct replies are sorted by highest-rated.
Output: No
1 in 9 have not been the victim of an assault. According to the survey, 1 in 9 have been victims of sexual misconduct or sexual assault. About 1 in 20 has been the victim of sexual assault.
Output: Yes
I've been around drugs enough to know FORcA FACT that opiate drug users seak these doctors out and are highly aware of the presence for cheap/legally prescribed drugs. They get a few of their buddies to round up a few hundred dollars cash to get in, then they divide up the drug prescription. You act like a doctor who runs a pill mill, and he does, do not kid yourself so you can make an opposing comment/opinion, that he would not know the exact patients to prescive and the excuses he can use. Drug users do not go to get bottles of pills to go kill themselves. They go to get high. If you want evidence, go to every patient he most recently prescribed and do a pill count and new large TV purchases.
Output: No
Gee I recall how on at least two occasions when tax payers stood before the Eugene City Council and flat out rejected proposed tax schemes yet the City of Eugene went ahead and place those on a ballot only later to be defeated. So what is the real problem with placing a rural measure on the ballot by Lane County, other then the cost of the measure in ballot  print form. Seems governments in Lane County have some strange type of issues when it comes to making available an actual vote of the people.
Output: Yes
People are feeling disenfranchised by both political parties. Big money interests have purchased politicians in both parties so that no matter which party is in power, they still win. The rise of Sanders and Trump are testament to the frustration of the American people to the status quo. Sanders represents the desire to return to the progressive policies of presidents beginning w FDR that made this the country the envy of the world. Sadly, this country started turning it's back on populist policies in favor of corporatism beginning w the Carter administration. Unfortunately, the Trump candidacy is channeling this same frustration into baser human emotions of hate and prejudice.
There can be no hope for this country as long as we have a stranglehold on our political process by the two party system controlled by corporate interests. The current system of closed primaries and presidential debates is designed to prevent the rise of new parties responsive to the will of the people.
Output: Yes
hell ya. i'd hit it.
Output: Yes
in other words he is right and you can not come up with a response.
Output: No
well, you are entitled to your delusions. and I am not surprised in the least you are proud of your liberal bigotry and shameless staggering hypocrisy.
Output: No
The author is correct here. Most everyone realizes that there will be changes coming, perhaps some types of taxes or changes to the PF and/or PFD are eventually coming down the pipe. But there is an order to the process and step one is in the form of some belt tightening. This is an absolute must and the minority party apparently is blocking it as the pander to their contributors.
Output: No
Based on the prices I had to pay at the Whole Foods in Redmond, Washington when I lived there for a year recently, I wouldn't plan on banking a lot of money in your savings account.  

And then there was the Whole Foods scandal from last year where the were proven to be mislabeling their food to make more money,  Their excuse was basically that everyone was doing it and that they were 'singled out'.

http://www.businessinsider.com/whole-foods-ceo-says-the-company-was-a-victim-in-overcharging-scandal-2015-7

And then they were caught selling GMO products in 2012 when they were 'all organic'.

I seldom eat or shop organic, but for those that do, caveat emptor near Whole Foods.
Output: No
For me, in public interests dialogue, civility is basic. If you prefer to deal in issues of civility rather than public interest substance, then this forum on news articles will not satisfy you. Nor should it! Confrontation over civility is not among its' (:or my own) goals.
Output: No
Friend, shooting to maim is not good shooting.
Output: Yes
This sounds rather like the apocryphal story of the Texas coroner who said the corpse with 43 gunshots to the back was "the worst case of suicide he'd ever seen".

Who filed the initial report with Harney County?
Output: Yes
The shooter could have gone back to his vehicle and locked the doors, tried running away or ran inside holiday. Would have been better then the predictament he's in now! Pulling gun is absolute last resort in my book!
Output: No
You're fooling yourself. The people that you mentioned have little to  no power in the legislature. The problem is the Republican majority. Kick them out! They think they are above everyone and that they can do whatever they please and still be re-elected. So far, they've been right. Its time to prove them wrong.
Output: Yes
You're a lot of things, Dick, but I'm pretty sure lawbreaker isn't one of them.

These crimes are coming from the same small demographic involved in the same illicit activities. As long as you avoid association with scumbags, you have nothing to worry about.

Yes people will try to rob weed businesses. Just like they rob banks, coffee stands, and convenience stores. Criminals go where the money is. However, consider that banks, coffee stands, and convenience stores are not required to have the same security as cannabusinesses are. That's right, not even banks.

The sky's only falling inside your head.
Output: Yes
I've lived in the Eugene/Springfield area going back to 1993 when I first settled in Eugene.   And I certainly cannot remember the RG ever not endorsing any tax increase or new taxes, no matter how outlandish or excessive they were.  

That includes both the 2011 Eugene City Income Tax proposal for schools  ( which was soundly defeated ), and also the Monthly Eugene City Fee ( defeated in 2013 ).   The RG supported the 2007 County Income Tax proposal too, which 71% of the voters voted against.

The Register Guard clearly believes that the public should be taxed much heavier.
Output: No
Tar And Feather Him And Run Him Out Of Town.....  Oh wait I guess we can't do that now days.....    So just SLAP HIM and tell him to straighten up!!!!
Output: Yes
Tell your annology to Russia, we - the US of A bought all Alaska from them,,, Everything in the box for 25 cents per acre...
Output: No
Exactly. Anyone who actually thought that Clinton was going to win in Oregon was not paying attention. OPB should have known better.
Output: No
Sometimes, things just don't make sense. For the Troopers to move away from Palmer will leave residents in Sutton, Lazy Mountain, South Knik River and Butte virtually unprotected. Butte and South Knik River will suffer the most due to the well-known reckless recreation activities in their home area.
Output: No
Byeeee Caelus! Let the door give you a nice smack on the way out.
Output: Yes
Translation: "Old white folks deserve 'freebies', but Jesus will curse us if we give 'em to struggling black and brown families."
Output: No
I don't know why anybody's gonna get their panties in a bunch over this election.  Oregon will vote for Hillary Clinton so it doesn't matter if Trump or Cruz win the primary.  One good thing about living in a one party rule state, if you don't vote you don't get those pesky jury duty notices.  (Sarcasm)
Output: No
Hillary Clinton voted to get us into a war in Iraq that killed over one million people.  Also killed were over 4,000 American service members.  Clinton should have taken responsibility for this criminal act and resigned.  But because she is a raving narcissist she thinks the American people are so stupid that they would elect her President.

Vote for Bernie Sanders- he voted AGAINST the war in Iraq.
Output: Yes
According to cate arriola( who posts here as wavemaker but denies it) you need to man up and pay the piper. Is it not amazing the same people who pay zero taxes demand you pay more?
Output: No
Didn't know you could read or count, O'Booba.
Output: No