en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/511659 Comments by sushik http://www.katu.com/news/weird/Police-Thief-steals-375000-toothpicks--158317615.html#IDComment378195684 So 125 are worth a dollar? Really? I guess that's reasonable, but still more valuable than I'd imagined. Then you have to wonder... WHY??? Mon, 11 Jun 2012 01:15:33 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/weird/Police-Thief-steals-375000-toothpicks--158317615.html#IDComment378195684 http://www.katu.com/news/local/157204995.html#IDComment374693952 I hate headlines like these. "Money and pot fuel murder". Oh please. Greed and a lack of respect for humanity fueled this murder. Glad the mom turned them in, but you have to wonder what values she was raising them with. Tue, 5 Jun 2012 19:21:41 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/157204995.html#IDComment374693952 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Pole-vaulter-Delta-Airlines-lost-my-poles-robbed-me-of-title-154886675.html#IDComment368727435 "checked in... with her pole vaults" LOL That would make any pole vaulter cringe. Poles, dear journalist, just "poles." Poor kid. Must have been frustrating. I've had a few vaulters in the family and you really need the right pole in a competition. Mon, 28 May 2012 07:09:28 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Pole-vaulter-Delta-Airlines-lost-my-poles-robbed-me-of-title-154886675.html#IDComment368727435 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Kids-found-abandoned-Do-you-know-who-they-are-153875585.html#IDComment367253865 Have you ever known or worked with mentally ill people? Trust me. Many of them do not know to protect their young. The mother is the criminal here. Fri, 25 May 2012 21:00:46 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Kids-found-abandoned-Do-you-know-who-they-are-153875585.html#IDComment367253865 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Kids-found-abandoned-Do-you-know-who-they-are-153875585.html#IDComment367126700 Plus a lot of homeless are mentally ill, and not really suited to making good decisions. Fri, 25 May 2012 16:38:40 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Kids-found-abandoned-Do-you-know-who-they-are-153875585.html#IDComment367126700 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Washington-Ferrari-driver-killed-in-Oregon-crash-153816885.html#IDComment366721732 Exactly. Not easy to predict or even see something coming at 100 MPH or however fast the speeder was going. Fri, 25 May 2012 01:18:18 +0000 http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Washington-Ferrari-driver-killed-in-Oregon-crash-153816885.html#IDComment366721732 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Four-arrested-after-dog-is-dragged-through-Troutdale-truck-stop-152626475.html#IDComment365491438 They all look high. None of them has a hint of sadness or remorse on their faces. Worthless piles of crap. This makes me sick. Wed, 23 May 2012 05:14:38 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Four-arrested-after-dog-is-dragged-through-Troutdale-truck-stop-152626475.html#IDComment365491438 http://www.katu.com/news/national/Mom-charged-with-taking-daughter-5-into-tanning-booth-149832305.html#IDComment353583687 Tanorexic. Thu, 3 May 2012 22:25:28 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/national/Mom-charged-with-taking-daughter-5-into-tanning-booth-149832305.html#IDComment353583687 http://www.katu.com/news/national/Mom-charged-with-taking-daughter-5-into-tanning-booth-149832305.html#IDComment353583067 Haha Twinksmom: "have you seen yourself in a mirror?" I seriously LOL'd. Thu, 3 May 2012 22:24:11 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/national/Mom-charged-with-taking-daughter-5-into-tanning-booth-149832305.html#IDComment353583067 http://www.katu.com/news/national/Teens-sinkhole-plunge-caught-on-video-148883505.html#IDComment347907662 I can't believe this girl is WALKING when they brought her up! I expected a broken leg at least. WOW! Just amazing, and good on you, Mr Wei! Some people would have kept going. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:44:54 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/national/Teens-sinkhole-plunge-caught-on-video-148883505.html#IDComment347907662 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Vancouver-girl-kills-herself-after-being-bullied-family-says-142002693.html#IDComment311979414 Yep the girls that bullied my daughter were the straight-A "good girls" who the teachers loved. They'd NEVER do anything like that.... yeah, RIGHT. Fri, 9 Mar 2012 06:39:00 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Vancouver-girl-kills-herself-after-being-bullied-family-says-142002693.html#IDComment311979414 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Vancouver-girl-kills-herself-after-being-bullied-family-says-142002693.html#IDComment311978471 Thanks for this. My daughter was bullied in sixth grade and because it was girls she used to be friends with I kept thinking it would blow over, and that I needed to give her tools to deal with it and that if I got involved it would only make it worse. Well it got worse until a substitute teacher happened to witness one of the more horrific acts and called it to the attention of the administration. It was called a "disciplinary situation" and the girl bully had her parents called, but the school dealt with it through sort of an arbitration between the kids, which was a joke because the nasty girl just said "I don't want to be friends with her anymore" and that was that. But the brat was on notice that she was being watched so it helped a lot. My kid was depressed for two years, for starters. She's in college now but her personality and ability to trust people was forever changed by those nasty you-know-whats. My advice to parents: get involved. If that doesn't work, and it persists, put your kid in another school. It's not the parent's fault but our kids tend to tell us less than what is happening because either they don't want us to worry or they are ashamed of what is really happening to them. I'm glad there are teachers out there watching out for kids, and so glad that one substitute teacher put a halt to what my daughter was going through. Fri, 9 Mar 2012 06:36:57 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Vancouver-girl-kills-herself-after-being-bullied-family-says-142002693.html#IDComment311978471 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Medics-treating-shot-student-at-Bremerton-elementary-140050373.html#IDComment299372762 Same. My kids played violent video games and watched R rated movies, etc. We talked about it all though. They're all successful educated and responsible adults (well one is still a responsible teenager)... but yeah. It's not the video games. If I was to guess I'd say it's more likely a teenage or young adult sibling/family member who portrays an image of guns being "cool". That would be a powerful role model to an 8 yr old boy. Enough for guessing. Hoping the girl survives and recovers fully. And that this boys learns a lifelong lesson he never repeats. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:11:39 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Medics-treating-shot-student-at-Bremerton-elementary-140050373.html#IDComment299372762 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Man-arrested-for-spanking-baby-50-60-times-139156709.html#IDComment290128924 My kids are Ducks, but me too. You have my sympathy. The real victim is the poor baby. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:00:20 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Man-arrested-for-spanking-baby-50-60-times-139156709.html#IDComment290128924 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Man-arrested-for-spanking-baby-50-60-times-139156709.html#IDComment290124292 YES! Great idea! Post some community resources for parents for parenting classes/support groups, etc. If the young parents weren't taught another way, they probably don't know how to deal with the stress and issues required of parents. Put a link to it on your front webpage so it can be found. Put a reporter on it and have her interview some child development experts, and include references and community resources. If I wasn't in nursing school right now I'd do it myself. This would be an awesome service to the community, KATU! :) Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:52:16 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Man-arrested-for-spanking-baby-50-60-times-139156709.html#IDComment290124292 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Man-arrested-for-spanking-baby-50-60-times-139156709.html#IDComment290120047 Me too Swimbad. Four kids, 23-14 and never been spanked. All honor students and athletes, hard workers, one working on her master's degree. Never had any trouble with them. And I get TD'ed here every time I say there is no reason to spank. Spanking a toddler? absolute insanity. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:48:05 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Man-arrested-for-spanking-baby-50-60-times-139156709.html#IDComment290120047 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Police-arrest-18-year-old-after-downtown-crime-spree-138297184.html?clmob=y#IDComment278192601 Why did no one kick his butt? Seems he needs a little dose of consequences. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:02:54 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Police-arrest-18-year-old-after-downtown-crime-spree-138297184.html?clmob=y#IDComment278192601 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Mom-of-slain-man-believes-he-was-killed-over-custody-battle--138250334.html#IDComment278067435 CanOrAz. He was working and going to school. That education would be the best thing he could do to secure his child's future. He was doing everything he could to see his child more, and the mother and her family fought him every step of the way. Having a child outside of marriage is not ideal, but getting married simply because there is a child may have been adding one big mistake after another. We don't know for sure, but I see nothing to indicate this young man was trying to do anything less than be a father to his boy. He didn't have a time machine to go back and marry a woman before the child came. He could only move forward with the best intentions. What more are you suggesting he could have done? Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:23:22 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/Mom-of-slain-man-believes-he-was-killed-over-custody-battle--138250334.html#IDComment278067435 http://www.katu.com/news/weird/Brazilian-bikinis-burgeon-to-fit-the-fat--138259734.html#IDComment278053695 If these women are modeling the designer's plus sized bikinis, she should have made sure they had tops that fit the models. Two of these women are still hanging out of their tops. How is this an improvement? Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:02:12 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/weird/Brazilian-bikinis-burgeon-to-fit-the-fat--138259734.html#IDComment278053695 http://www.katu.com/news/local/12-year-old-who-collapsed-during-practice-is-awake-family-says-136956553.html#IDComment260025173 Hoping for a great outcome for both of these boys. As a community we need to push for coaches and staff to have current CPR training (it changed in just the last couple of years) and schools to have AED's. Glad 911 did such a great job of coaching the coach. Nice work, everybody! Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:49:15 +0000 http://www.katu.com/news/local/12-year-old-who-collapsed-during-practice-is-awake-family-says-136956553.html#IDComment260025173