Comments for Northern Arizona News http://northernarizonanews.com Home of The Lumberjack and NAZ Today Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:40:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Comment on Bill could allow guns to be carried on college campuses by Packing Heat on Campus | Green NAU http://northernarizonanews.com/blog/2012/02/12/bill-could-allow-guns-to-be-carried-on-college-campuses/#comment-22422 Packing Heat on Campus | Green NAU Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:40:45 +0000 http://northernarizonanews.com/?p=34589#comment-22422 [...] John Haeger takes issue with the bill stating in Northern Arizona News that: “I just think it gets in the way of our basic mission,” Haeger said. “There’s not a [...] [...] John Haeger takes issue with the bill stating in Northern Arizona News that: “I just think it gets in the way of our basic mission,” Haeger said. “There’s not a [...]

]]> Comment on NAU needs to make big splash with men’s hoops hire by John http://northernarizonanews.com/blog/2012/02/21/nau-needs-to-make-big-splash-with-mens-hoops-hire/#comment-22420 John Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:28:54 +0000 http://northernarizonanews.com/?p=35318#comment-22420 Who didn’t see this coming with the appointment of Mr. Brown as interim head coach? Anyone with any sense of this game predicted this kind of outcome after hearing the news. Mr. Haeger, President of NAU, should be held to account for his selfish need to flatter a personal friend over doing what was in the best interest of the men’s basketball program, its boosters, fans, and players. In fact, I know speaking with a credible source that the entire coaching community in the Big Sky were scratching their heads on hearing the news of his appointment. Any head coach resigning in the middle of a season results in an assistant coach taking the reins for the interim, 99.99% of the time ( Yes, the drop from 100% was a result of Mr.Haegar’s unorthodox decision to appoint Mr. Brown). There’s no better current example as to why assistant coaches are appointed in this situation, than what Coach Deane Martin has accomplished with the Idaho State Bengals program. In stark contrast to what Mr. Brown has done, Coach Martin took his team from a last place team to a Big Sky tournament team. Mr. Brown’s coaching decision proves he is out of touch with basketball. After not coaching for over 20 years, and by the way never a Division 1 men’s basketball program, his approach of isolating individual players resulting in individuals playing for themselves and not as a team is further demonstration of his inability to coach at this level. In fact, he has created a group of individuals that look more like they’re playing playground or street ball rather than NCAA Division 1 ball. Say what you want about Coach Adras but you need to admire his knowledge of the game and his ability to command expectations of individuals executing as a team. His disciplines and structured rules were fairly applied to all his players and his preparation requirements to have players study game film and then quiz his players on the tendencies of the opposing team or the strengths and weaknesses of opposing players gave his team the best chance of winning, no matter the odds. Yes, the first devastation to this team and program: the “resignation”, of Coach Adras. The second: the self-serving appointment of Mr. Brown, as opposed to the more capable appointment of assistant Coach Hensley or Coach Colins ( I purposely don’t mention Mr. Grogin. that’s another story for another time and date).as interim head coach. What is more globally disturbing than what has happened to the men’s basketball program this year is this: What other programs or decisions by President Mr. Haegar have been influenced by his own personal agendas or alliances and not in best interest of the university’s community in which he’s charged? Just sayin. Who didn’t see this coming with the appointment of Mr. Brown as interim head coach? Anyone with any sense of this game predicted this kind of outcome after hearing the news. Mr. Haeger, President of NAU, should be held to account for his selfish need to flatter a personal friend over doing what was in the best interest of the men’s basketball program, its boosters, fans, and players. In fact, I know speaking with a credible source that the entire coaching community in the Big Sky were scratching their heads on hearing the news of his appointment. Any head coach resigning in the middle of a season results in an assistant coach taking the reins for the interim, 99.99% of the time ( Yes, the drop from 100% was a result of Mr.Haegar’s unorthodox decision to appoint Mr. Brown). There’s no better current example as to why assistant coaches are appointed in this situation, than what Coach Deane Martin has accomplished with the Idaho State Bengals program. In stark contrast to what Mr. Brown has done, Coach Martin took his team from a last place team to a Big Sky tournament team. Mr. Brown’s coaching decision proves he is out of touch with basketball. After not coaching for over 20 years, and by the way never a Division 1 men’s basketball program, his approach of isolating individual players resulting in individuals playing for themselves and not as a team is further demonstration of his inability to coach at this level. In fact, he has created a group of individuals that look more like they’re playing playground or street ball rather than NCAA Division 1 ball. Say what you want about Coach Adras but you need to admire his knowledge of the game and his ability to command expectations of individuals executing as a team. His disciplines and structured rules were fairly applied to all his players and his preparation requirements to have players study game film and then quiz his players on the tendencies of the opposing team or the strengths and weaknesses of opposing players gave his team the best chance of winning, no matter the odds. Yes, the first devastation to this team and program: the “resignation”, of Coach Adras. The second: the self-serving appointment of Mr. Brown, as opposed to the more capable appointment of assistant Coach Hensley or Coach Colins ( I purposely don’t mention Mr. Grogin. that’s another story for another time and date).as interim head coach. What is more globally disturbing than what has happened to the men’s basketball program this year is this: What other programs or decisions by President Mr. Haegar have been influenced by his own personal agendas or alliances and not in best interest of the university’s community in which he’s charged? Just sayin.

]]> Comment on NAU students excited for future despite bleak job market by kevinjacoby http://northernarizonanews.com/blog/2012/02/21/nau-students-excited-for-future-despite-bleak-job-market/#comment-22410 kevinjacoby Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:02:03 +0000 http://northernarizonanews.com/?p=35110#comment-22410 However, we should expect further worsening on joblessness in the country in the next quarter because of political anxieties in the Middle East, check out an article called High Speed Universities for relation between a degree and job and the pay rate. However, we should expect further worsening on joblessness in the country in the next quarter because of political anxieties in the Middle East, check out an article called High Speed Universities for relation between a degree and job and the pay rate.

]]> Comment on Flashes of freshmen talent gives women’s hoops hope for future seasons by Jackfan http://northernarizonanews.com/blog/2012/02/21/flashes-of-freshmen-talent-gives-womens-hoops-hope-for-future-seasons/#comment-22408 Jackfan Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:26:39 +0000 http://northernarizonanews.com/?p=35421#comment-22408 Great talent on this team, but Kelly will need help to get them to the next level. They can score, but Kelly isn't teaching any defense. Lack of a solid defense has been Laurie Kelly's achilles heel. There is enough talent on this team for three seperate Big Sky championship teams. Coach Kelly's teams will be destined for a 7th through 9th place finish in the future unless she plays a higher level of defense with a more aggressive mindset. Great talent on this team, but Kelly will need help to get them to the next level. They can score, but Kelly isn’t teaching any defense. Lack of a solid defense has been Laurie Kelly’s achilles heel. There is enough talent on this team for three seperate Big Sky championship teams. Coach Kelly’s teams will be destined for a 7th through 9th place finish in the future unless she plays a higher level of defense with a more aggressive mindset.

]]> Comment on Ron Paul’s opinions irrational by Kat http://northernarizonanews.com/blog/2012/02/13/ron-pauls-opinions-irrational/#comment-22368 Kat Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:50:57 +0000 http://northernarizonanews.com/?p=34737#comment-22368 "What Natasha Reeves is saying is that it’s okay for the government to steal money as long as its to help people who have AIDS, when in actuality stealing is always wrong." The government does not "steal" money, they use your tax dollars. As a taxpayer I would rather see my tax dollars going towards education and healthcare rather than going towards war and oil companies. If you're against paying taxes have fun driving home without using a road and remember that the school you go to is also funded by "stolen" money. If someone is sick or injured the hospital has to treat them regardless of whether or not they can afford to pay for it. If someone gave you aids or ran over you with a car and you couldn't afford to pay them of course you would sue them for their injuries. To think "Oh well I shouldn't have been crossing the street..." or "I shouldn't have let myself get raped by that person with aids..." is unrealistic. Someone's illness or injury is not always their fault, making them pay for that is inhumane. "Opponents of the gold standard are not only wrong, they’re breaking the law." Actually they're not. Here is the entire quote from the constitution : "No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility." The entire context of Article 1 section 10 of the constitution is simply stating things that STATE governments are forbidden from doing, not the Federal government. This was written in because all of the states were previously using their own currency and the rates of exchange differed from state to state, so in the new constitution they wanted to have a homogenous rate of exchange and a national currency. Kind of like what the European Union did when they made the Euro. The constitution says nothing about what should be used to back the Federal currency, therefore Nixon wasn't breaking the law when they got rid of the gold standard. Also Paul is being hypocritical with his stance on abortion. If he is so against the government in people's lives why he for what women do to their bodies? It's interesting that you didn't defend one of the big focuses in this article which was the statements that Paul made on sexual harassment. I haven't actually heard anyone who is a Ron Paul supporter defend that. That was one of the major points of this opinion piece and also the main reason I would never vote for Ron Paul. He has stated that he still stands by those statements. As a woman who has worked in male dominated workplaces I'm comforted to know that someone treating me inappropriately doesn't mean that I have to quit. Even if they are just joking around and they think it's not harmful I still have a right to complain and get them stop. I would rather have that option than quitting and working somewhere where I am paid less. “What Natasha Reeves is saying is that it’s okay for the government to steal money as long as its to help people who have AIDS, when in actuality stealing is always wrong.”
The government does not “steal” money, they use your tax dollars. As a taxpayer I would rather see my tax dollars going towards education and healthcare rather than going towards war and oil companies. If you’re against paying taxes have fun driving home without using a road and remember that the school you go to is also funded by “stolen” money. If someone is sick or injured the hospital has to treat them regardless of whether or not they can afford to pay for it. If someone gave you aids or ran over you with a car and you couldn’t afford to pay them of course you would sue them for their injuries. To think “Oh well I shouldn’t have been crossing the street…” or “I shouldn’t have let myself get raped by that person with aids…” is unrealistic. Someone’s illness or injury is not always their fault, making them pay for that is inhumane.

“Opponents of the gold standard are not only wrong, they’re breaking the law.”

Actually they’re not. Here is the entire quote from the constitution : “No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.” The entire context of Article 1 section 10 of the constitution is simply stating things that STATE governments are forbidden from doing, not the Federal government. This was written in because all of the states were previously using their own currency and the rates of exchange differed from state to state, so in the new constitution they wanted to have a homogenous rate of exchange and a national currency. Kind of like what the European Union did when they made the Euro. The constitution says nothing about what should be used to back the Federal currency, therefore Nixon wasn’t breaking the law when they got rid of the gold standard.

Also Paul is being hypocritical with his stance on abortion. If he is so against the government in people’s lives why he for what women do to their bodies?

It’s interesting that you didn’t defend one of the big focuses in this article which was the statements that Paul made on sexual harassment. I haven’t actually heard anyone who is a Ron Paul supporter defend that. That was one of the major points of this opinion piece and also the main reason I would never vote for Ron Paul. He has stated that he still stands by those statements. As a woman who has worked in male dominated workplaces I’m comforted to know that someone treating me inappropriately doesn’t mean that I have to quit. Even if they are just joking around and they think it’s not harmful I still have a right to complain and get them stop. I would rather have that option than quitting and working somewhere where I am paid less.

]]> Comment on Ron Paul’s opinions irrational by Steve-O L. http://northernarizonanews.com/blog/2012/02/13/ron-pauls-opinions-irrational/#comment-22365 Steve-O L. Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:07:58 +0000 http://northernarizonanews.com/?p=34737#comment-22365 Obviously MSG you haven't really read over the Constitution. What that section sets up is that the states CANNOT make currency of their own. It sets up a national currency. It basically says that the states cannot create a currency that has NOT been created by congress. So whatever congress says is acceptable, is acceptable. For all we care, congress could vote to make gallons of milk our standard, and that is what we would base our trade off of. There is a limit on gold. Simple law of supply and demand. The day we have mined all the gold out of Earth, and it will happen, it's value will rise exponentially. Since there is no new gold being mined, what is in the market is in the market will be limited. With limited supply any value on it would rise too. So for example, owning a bar of gold before the end of mining is worth say $2000, it would jump to crazy heights because it is limited. Why do we value dead artists work so much, why is Vincent Van Gogh's paintings are worth so much? He isn't producing paintings anymore, just as if we run the world dry of gold. The government was set up to provide the people with the things people need and want. To deny someone healthcare who has AIDS is unethical. People that are in a situation like that are in NEED of help from the government. Obviously MSG, you haven't been stricken with any sort of disease where medical bills start becoming more than you can handle because you need expensive medications every day. The government doesn't have the right to deprive us of or essential right to live. The problem with FEMA in the Katrina disaster was poor leadership all around. George Bush made mistakes, and so did the head of FEMA. Talk to someone in Joplin, or in the Northeast about FEMA shouldn't be there. A disaster is a very trying time. What if a town is destroyed by a natural disaster.. or man-made, local emergency services are stretched to the limit, and without FEMA, people trapped or injured in that disaster may die. The government letting people die, again, blatant violation of the Constitution. LIFE, liberty and pursuit of happiness. You sound like a cliche' out of touch Paulbot. Yes, there are some common grounds we can meet on, like staying out of Israeli affairs, but there are many things we cannot. The reason why Paul's ideas would fail if we came into power is because people CANNOT be trusted. People are naturally NOT responsible. We need laws to keep people semi-responsible. Can we trust a company whose only job is to max profits to dump toxic waste safely? Same goes with individuals. Paul does have his place in politics, just like Bernie Sanders has his. Obviously MSG you haven’t really read over the Constitution. What that section sets up is that the states CANNOT make currency of their own. It sets up a national currency. It basically says that the states cannot create a currency that has NOT been created by congress. So whatever congress says is acceptable, is acceptable. For all we care, congress could vote to make gallons of milk our standard, and that is what we would base our trade off of.

There is a limit on gold. Simple law of supply and demand. The day we have mined all the gold out of Earth, and it will happen, it’s value will rise exponentially. Since there is no new gold being mined, what is in the market is in the market will be limited. With limited supply any value on it would rise too. So for example, owning a bar of gold before the end of mining is worth say $2000, it would jump to crazy heights because it is limited. Why do we value dead artists work so much, why is Vincent Van Gogh’s paintings are worth so much? He isn’t producing paintings anymore, just as if we run the world dry of gold.

The government was set up to provide the people with the things people need and want. To deny someone healthcare who has AIDS is unethical. People that are in a situation like that are in NEED of help from the government. Obviously MSG, you haven’t been stricken with any sort of disease where medical bills start becoming more than you can handle because you need expensive medications every day. The government doesn’t have the right to deprive us of or essential right to live.

The problem with FEMA in the Katrina disaster was poor leadership all around. George Bush made mistakes, and so did the head of FEMA. Talk to someone in Joplin, or in the Northeast about FEMA shouldn’t be there. A disaster is a very trying time. What if a town is destroyed by a natural disaster.. or man-made, local emergency services are stretched to the limit, and without FEMA, people trapped or injured in that disaster may die. The government letting people die, again, blatant violation of the Constitution. LIFE, liberty and pursuit of happiness.

You sound like a cliche’ out of touch Paulbot. Yes, there are some common grounds we can meet on, like staying out of Israeli affairs, but there are many things we cannot. The reason why Paul’s ideas would fail if we came into power is because people CANNOT be trusted. People are naturally NOT responsible. We need laws to keep people semi-responsible. Can we trust a company whose only job is to max profits to dump toxic waste safely? Same goes with individuals.

Paul does have his place in politics, just like Bernie Sanders has his.

]]> Comment on Ron Paul’s opinions irrational by Frankie http://northernarizonanews.com/blog/2012/02/13/ron-pauls-opinions-irrational/#comment-22315 Frankie Sat, 18 Feb 2012 01:21:52 +0000 http://northernarizonanews.com/?p=34737#comment-22315 "Natasha Reeves opinions irrational" "Gold Is Money, Everything Else Is Credit" -JP Morgan “Natasha Reeves opinions irrational”

“Gold Is Money, Everything Else Is Credit” -JP Morgan

]]> Comment on NAU grads and current students facing debt, tough job market out of college by Rebecca http://northernarizonanews.com/blog/2011/09/13/nau-grads-and-current-students-facing-debt-tough-job-market-out-of-college/#comment-22297 Rebecca Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:17:50 +0000 http://northernarizonanews.com/?p=27046#comment-22297 Of course, it is not a secret that Arizona’s rate of student loan default is now about to double the national rate according to new figures provided by the U.S. Department of Education. I think the schools that maintain excessive default rates may now lose the ability to offer federal student aid programs and other subsidies. This year, five schools are already subject to sanctions due to the default rates that exceeded 25 % for three consecutive years, which is 40 % in one year. Just think about it... Of course, it is not a secret that Arizona’s rate of student loan default is now about to double the national rate according to new figures provided by the U.S. Department of Education. I think the schools that maintain excessive default rates may now lose the ability to offer federal student aid programs and other subsidies. This year, five schools are already subject to sanctions due to the default rates that exceeded 25 % for three consecutive years, which is 40 % in one year. Just think about it…

]]> Comment on Ron Paul’s opinions irrational by MSG http://northernarizonanews.com/blog/2012/02/13/ron-pauls-opinions-irrational/#comment-22288 MSG Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:27:09 +0000 http://northernarizonanews.com/?p=34737#comment-22288 The only irrational opinions expressed in this article are the ones of the author, Natasha Reeves. "the price of gold fluctuates too much to make it an efficient way to measure the value of money." The price of gold in general does not fluctuate. There are historical examples of nations with strict gold standards keeping a stable currency for incredible amounts of time, such as the Byzantine Empire. The actual fluctuations are those of the paper U.S. dollar, when it is inflated or deflated. When the price of gold rises from $800 an ounce to $1200 an ounce, it isn't gold that's getting more valuable, it's the dollar losing its value to inflation, requiring more dollars to buy the same amount of gold. Inflation is a bad thing because it destroys the value of our savings. Did you have $50,000 in the bank? Not anymore. Colonial America had horrible experiences with fiat money (money not backed by gold or silver), which is why when the Founders drafted the Constitution, they wrote in it "No state shall make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts" (Article I, Section 10). Opponents of the gold standard are not only wrong, they're breaking the law. Even Alan Greenspan used to support the gold standard before he lost his mind. "Because gold is a natural resource, there is a limited supply of how much money can truly be backed up, this would limit our economic growth." As Murray Rothbard explained, the supply of gold does not affect its ability to be used as money. Money is a tool to measure how valuable something is. An item doesn't become more/less valuable if you measure it in dollars or Euros or pounds or yen. If it turns out there isn't enough gold in the world to use 1/4 ounce gold coins in daily transactions, we'll simply use 1/8 ounce coins or 1/10 ounce coins instead. We'll adjust to the proper amount as long as long as the Federal Reserve isn't constantly inflating the money. And when you consider the dollar has lost 97% of its value since 1913, it becomes obvious that we need to return to the gold standard. "Anyone who has AIDS has the right to health care." Ron Paul is right. We have a natural right to our lives, liberty and property and the government has no right to deprive us of these things against our will. What Natasha Reeves is saying is that it's okay for the government to steal money as long as its to help people who have AIDS, when in actuality stealing is always wrong. Medical funding needs to be voluntary. "Without FEMA it is as if our government is abandoning the people when something as traumatic as a natural disaster happens." Try telling someone who lives/lived in New Orleans that FEMA does a good job of helping people affected by natural disasters. You'll probably be run out of town. "Some other policies of his will also be put into effect such making abortions illegal" Those pro-life people really suck, don't they? They have this crazy idea that murdering people should be illegal. Where do they come up with this stuff? In short nothing to read here, just more establishment nonsense. I'm writing this so that people who read this op-ed won't be led astray. -Ron Paul support, NAU student The only irrational opinions expressed in this article are the ones of the author, Natasha Reeves.

“the price of gold fluctuates too much to make it an efficient way to measure the value of money.”

The price of gold in general does not fluctuate. There are historical examples of nations with strict gold standards keeping a stable currency for incredible amounts of time, such as the Byzantine Empire. The actual fluctuations are those of the paper U.S. dollar, when it is inflated or deflated. When the price of gold rises from $800 an ounce to $1200 an ounce, it isn’t gold that’s getting more valuable, it’s the dollar losing its value to inflation, requiring more dollars to buy the same amount of gold. Inflation is a bad thing because it destroys the value of our savings. Did you have $50,000 in the bank? Not anymore.

Colonial America had horrible experiences with fiat money (money not backed by gold or silver), which is why when the Founders drafted the Constitution, they wrote in it “No state shall make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts” (Article I, Section 10). Opponents of the gold standard are not only wrong, they’re breaking the law. Even Alan Greenspan used to support the gold standard before he lost his mind.

“Because gold is a natural resource, there is a limited supply of how much money can truly be backed up, this would limit our economic growth.”

As Murray Rothbard explained, the supply of gold does not affect its ability to be used as money. Money is a tool to measure how valuable something is. An item doesn’t become more/less valuable if you measure it in dollars or Euros or pounds or yen. If it turns out there isn’t enough gold in the world to use 1/4 ounce gold coins in daily transactions, we’ll simply use 1/8 ounce coins or 1/10 ounce coins instead. We’ll adjust to the proper amount as long as long as the Federal Reserve isn’t constantly inflating the money. And when you consider the dollar has lost 97% of its value since 1913, it becomes obvious that we need to return to the gold standard.

“Anyone who has AIDS has the right to health care.”

Ron Paul is right. We have a natural right to our lives, liberty and property and the government has no right to deprive us of these things against our will. What Natasha Reeves is saying is that it’s okay for the government to steal money as long as its to help people who have AIDS, when in actuality stealing is always wrong. Medical funding needs to be voluntary.

“Without FEMA it is as if our government is abandoning the people when something as traumatic as a natural disaster happens.”

Try telling someone who lives/lived in New Orleans that FEMA does a good job of helping people affected by natural disasters. You’ll probably be run out of town.

“Some other policies of his will also be put into effect such making abortions illegal”

Those pro-life people really suck, don’t they? They have this crazy idea that murdering people should be illegal. Where do they come up with this stuff?

In short nothing to read here, just more establishment nonsense. I’m writing this so that people who read this op-ed won’t be led astray.

-Ron Paul support, NAU student

]]> Comment on Grand Canyon to eliminate sale of disposable plastic bottles by The Grand Canyon Bans Sales of Bottled Water | Green NAU http://northernarizonanews.com/blog/2012/02/08/grand-canyon-to-eliminate-sale-of-disposable-plastic-bottles/#comment-22286 The Grand Canyon Bans Sales of Bottled Water | Green NAU Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:49:24 +0000 http://northernarizonanews.com/?p=34402#comment-22286 [...] and financial costs caused by the bottles as the reason for the GCNP’s ban. You can read a full article about the National Park Service’s ban on bottled water in the Lumberjack or on Northern [...] [...] and financial costs caused by the bottles as the reason for the GCNP’s ban. You can read a full article about the National Park Service’s ban on bottled water in the Lumberjack or on Northern [...]

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