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Everyone should read this before voting.

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Climate art and tribal heritage is all they care about. That and drowning white people in the economic bathtub.

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John it’s not only whites, it’s the middle class workers because I’m classified Female/Latino and not received a dime, although because of the created 1974 consent decree due to the discrimination of females and blacks we were given job opportunities which were not available before 1964 even if we passed all the tests to qualify. The hiring percentages were to match the geographical location percentages. These days it has gone way too far hiring people who do not qualify simply because they are a minority. Minorities have perfected the race card & use it when it doesn’t or shouldn’t apply…..Hugh overkill for sure & racism goes both ways not just one way. Everyone’s heritage is important, history has been written & the Indians are just a part of it like everyone else, no better no worse.

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Richer older Latino's sold separately.

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That’s the ruse John that’s the pretty picture…. The tribal hierarchy pads their own pockets.. let’s just John Grisham here…. Follow the money trail… look at what this will do to home values… some how we need to break this cycle period.

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You are right, Jeff: It ain't pretty. Another industry closing in a small community is devastating. The Commissioners are relying on a grant to tell them how to grow a prosperous community, when all they have to do is look outside their office windows. Their decisions remind of the scene in the movie "Idiocracy", where the people are watering their crops with Gatorade. The best way to help redirect this idiotic path is attend the BoCC meetings, either one/both the work sessions Monday/the regular Tuesday meetings. This past Tuesday's meeting, Jeff, you were on fire! Ouch! Keep the faith, because there are some fantastic concerned citizens in our community, like Jeff and John, who speak up week after week. Enjoy the sunshine this week and soak up that Vitamin D for more brain power!

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We all woke up on the same side of the bed Tuesday morning... we were a force to be reckoned with! By the way, Denise -- I've looked up the term "climate refugees," and despite French's description, the definitions seem like the refugees are from other parts of the world, not other states, as he said. I hope they get on the same page if they continue using that term.

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When Rayonier closed its mill in the late 90s, my wife and I wandered into a bedding and furniture store on first street, down town Port Angeles. I believe it was owned by a sitting city council woman. After a few minutes of shopping, my wife asked her if the closing of Rayonier mill may have some negative consequences to her store. Her reply was no, it was only 350 jobs.

Store closed shortly after.

All wealth begins with the extraction of natural resources. Without that, there is no wealth. It’s a pipe dream to think economic prosperity can come without somebody seeing a stump or a hole in the ground or smell diesel fumes. Ain’t gonna happen, unless your in government.

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This is a good reminder about cycles... I was a kid for that mill you talk about. I feel like I'm at the top of a roller coaster and know the floor is about to drop out. I've got that feeling in the pit of my stomach that tells me it will be bad. I hope I'm wrong.

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WHY???? is the NODC receiving federal grant money only then to award it to the tribe? It is for the development of the peninsula!!! Not for tribal development… not for purchasing (below value) property of others by coercive deceit????

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It happened when Towne Road was shut down too, Ozias stalled long enough and the grant money went to the tribe. Aren’t they self sufficient by now, they own and operate enough businesses, when does this stop and they stop using our tax money? There are many people losing their jobs & going to be out of work yet we keep giving money to tribes when some are more than capable of providing for themselves and others.

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Cont. Then this property returned to tribal non taxed land… bs! Sleight of hand ….

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The closure of the mill is unfortunate but who is the parent company "Bio Pappel"? Are they a Mexican Corp? And how come the needed mill infrastructure was not updated to handle more profitable paper products? And what admin. Group or political entity in Port Angeles was responsible for communicating with the Parent Co. (owners) of the mill to assure at least a 10 year operating process was attainable? Was this just a quick profit scheme to see how long the "paper product" would be marketable? Lotta questions still need to be answered........

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I agree, a lot of unanswered questions. It hasn't been mentioned once in the commissioners' boardroom since the news came out. It would be great to see how we got here, so we could possibly prevent another business from pulling out.

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