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We first met Aminata through our local church at Penshurst in Sydney. Her story in Sierra Leone was quite horrific: she was kidnapped by the rebels and after some time they released her, with a message, back to the government. UNHCR then decided to work with her on relocating because they didn't think she would be safe.
She came to Australia as a teenager with very little English and I think someone in that circumstance, of Christian faith, saw churches as safe places to mix with people.
I remember my children telling me about this beautiful girl from Africa and I remember going up to her in the car park when she was leaving church one day and saying, "Our family just think you are beautiful, young lady." She tells me now she was chuffed, surprised, and even rang her mother.
And then, as life went on, she became more and more a part of our family.
She was in a unique situation in Australia, we clearly recognised both the outer and inner beauty; she worked very successfully doing modelling assignments for some years.
It was an interesting mix of backgrounds for her: from the war-torn areas of Sierra Leone involving capture by rebels, kept in captivity and then travelling to another country you didn't know anything about, and then the world of modelling. Very different worlds.
She became part of our family and ended up calling us Mum and Dad, which was very touching. She came along to a number of the Australia for UNHCR functions as my guest; I introduced her to the chief executive, Naomi Steer, and she started to do some volunteer work for us.
She feels very strongly and passionately about refugees, because she has been through a most traumatic experience herself. She feels a sense of obligation to other people to stand up and tell her story and hope that people who hear it may be inspired to do something to help. Aminata is a voice for the voiceless.
From what I understand, she came from a fairly well-to-do family in Sierra Leone but when the rebels came through it didn't matter if you were rich or poor.
She's told me stories of how the rebels would cut people's hands off, arms off, to persuade other members of the family to come away with them.
My wife, Janelle, has had a close emotional tie with Aminata and I've tried to help her with advice on courses to study and getting her involved in
She's a special person who wins people's hearts very, very quickly.
Australia is a very privileged country and sometimes we take that for granted. Most people want to help those less fortunate in some way but it's amazing how someone like Aminata asking for help is more powerful than you or I asking on behalf of refugees.
She was honoured to be made a special ambassador for Australia for UNHCR and she's found the love of her life now in Antoine.
How has Aminata changed my life? Well there are two sides to that. We would have loved Aminata and treasured the relationship with her regardless of where she came from because that's what you do when you get to know someone and they become part of your family. But because of my Australia for UNHCR involvement, she has made my work there more than just working for a charity. It's put a real face, and feeling and emotion, to it.
Through Aminata we've got to know her family and we've got to know a lot more about life in Sierra Leone.
Aminata has made up her mind now that in life she will do the things that matter. And she seems to be able to do it.
We feel she is a great blessing for our family. I introduced her as my daughter at the cafe the other day and got a quizzical look, but she is our daughter. I was honoured to give her away at her wedding and she refers to us as her daughter Serafina's grandparents. Like all grandparents we are very proud of our grandchild; she's a blessing to all of us.
I first got to know Michael when we went to the same church about 12 years ago.
When I first came to Australia, I was very shy and a bit scared about getting to know people. I became close to his children, Daniel, Sarah, Jessica and Joel.
Michael and Janelle helped me with English but also with having someone to look up to as a mother and father figure; someone you can call, somebody who is there for you.
I came to Australia through UNHCR because my release in Sierra Leone was very public: it was a trade between the government and the rebels. I was on TV. Then I fled to Guinea. I was there in the refugee camp for 18 months. Because I was on TV, I didn't want people to recognise me.
We were the first group to come to Australia from Sierra Leone. We came straight from Guinea. I came with my older sister and I wanted to go to school.
School helped with learning the language. I was the only African there and that was confronting but Michael and his family gave me really good support.
After that, I went back to Sierra Leone. I spent a lot of time at orphanages after the war and in 2005, when I came back to Australia, I got really involved with UNHCR because I wanted to see how I could help. Michael aided me with that.
I did public relations at TAFE and I'm interested in fashion. He gave me some advice on different courses to study.
After I went to Africa, he realised I was very interested in helping people, so he took me to World Refugee Day and special UNHCR events. He encouraged me to make public speeches. I never thought I would be speaking in front of so many people so many times.
I was just made a special ambassador for Australia for UNHCR. I go to schools and talk to children, and other events [where I] speak and help people learn the impact they're making in other's lives.
Michael and Janelle have been a godsend and a blessing. I didn't grow up with my mum. I grew up with my dad's family. Janelle is my second mum. I talk to her about anything.
I don't know how my life would be without having them in it … I never felt belonging like this before.
I don't think I've met people as humble as them. Not just with me, it's the way I see them with other people; they have such a big heart. It's wonderful to experience that with the whole family. I feel blessed to have them in my life because I know I'm really safe. I'm their daughter. I don't see any strangeness or weirdness about that because I believe that really in my heart.

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Vina Cristina is a typical country finca of this region of White Villages. Set in its own garden backed by mountains and fields with sheep grazing and beautiful views towards Ronda. It has its own built in barbecue under the olive trees. You can dine on the patio under the vine looking out over the countryside. There is an orchard, stream and garden with the mountains behind. In the main room is a large open fireplace, CD player/ books and local maps. The dining area can seat 8. The bedrooms are comfortable; one double and one twin each with a wood burning stove and decorated with simplicity to suit the style of this lovely place. Bedlinen and towels are supplied. The kitchen is tiled with Spanish tiles and a granite worktop there is a gas cooker, microwave, washing machine, fridge/freezer and all kitchen equipment. We leave basic dry goods for your use. The blue and white bathroom has a bath, shower, loo, handbasin and heated towel rail. There is also a hair dryer and hot water bottles for cooler weather. We supply one sack of logs for the cooler weather.
There is good mobile reception.
The finca is in a beautiful part of Andalucía. So much to enjoy yet very unspoilt.
The amazing view and the mountain scenery.
What a wonderful find. Cosy little cottage with stunning views. Glorious garden and relaxing terraces. Everything we could wish for. Thank you
We did return to Vina Cristina after last year's highly enjoyable visit and it was just as good again. Coming in June this time, rather than July, meant that it was not too hot for us to walk more extensively in the area each morning, but it was still a delight to rest in the peaceful surroundings of the cottage each afternoon. We never tired of the views around and devoted considerable time to just watching the vultures gliding overhead. We also spent more time in Grazalema itself on this visit and were happy to do our day-to-day shopping there without having to find somewhere bigger. Thanks again to Judith for the use of her home from home.
I found Vina Cristina online last year and thought it looked our kind of place: peaceful and off the beaten track without being too far from civilisation. Judith, the owner, was both helpful and informative and the booking process was simple and straightforward. Arriving at the house, we found it was all that we expected and more: bigger than we realised, well equipped, with a wonderful garden and spectacular views all around. If we went out in the morning, we were content to linger in one or other of the shady spots of the garden for the rest of the day (it was very hot while we were there). Vina Cristina makes an excellent base for exploring this less touristy part of Spain but is also a home from home when exploration begins to pall. The highest compliment I can pay is to say that even while we were there we began to discuss the likelihood of a second visit and there aren't many places to which we choose to return because we like finding new venues. Over the years we've had the fortune to stay in plenty of good accommodation in attractive locations but Vina Cristina and its surroundings have immediately shot to near the top of our "best" list.
I am a little concerned about writing this review as I don't want this place to become so popular that I'm unable to book it again in the future. Well, simply put, this little cottage is paradise. My wife and I had a wonderful time. Inside: clean, orderly, well-equipped, and beautifully decorated. The photos don't touch how beautiful this little place is. Outside: A gorgeous garden complete with an array of gorgeous flowers, a hearty palm that gives shade all day no matter the temperature, a lovely table area for meals and views to die for. Every morning we woke up to a symphony of roosters, birds, sheep, goats and a lone donkey that we met on one of our walks through the stunning countryside. To top it off, you pick up your groceries from the closest town, which happens to be beautiful Grazalema. There are great butchers there, plenty of food markets and pretty much anything you need. In short, my wife and I had an incredible stay at Vina Cristina. We very much hope to return and would recommend it to anyone. You really should stay here!
A lovely little cottage in a beautiful location. Quiet and peaceful, with a sense of isolation, yet only a few minutes' drive to Grazalema with its shops and cafes. We had a thoroughly enjoyable stay and only wish it could have been for longer.
Waking up (early) in the morning and have your coffee under the Palmtree, with the sound of the birds and the music from sheep bells, that's
"PARADISE". Excellent holidayhouse, the weather was perfect and we discovered the whole area. Thanks to Esteban & Elena for the Welcome Pack. We had a Great
holiday stay. Judith, many thanks and maybe until later. Jacques & Simonne, Wingene
Vina Cristina is set high in Grazalema National Park with its mountains, cork forests, pine trees and birds. Wonderful walking country, Garganta Verde with its Griffon Vultures is highly recommended. Grazalema, 3 kilometres away is the perfect White Village with two lovely churches, a museum, wool workshop, many bars, good restaurants, a bank, post office and two supermarkets. There is a large swimming pool open July/Aug. July is the Fiesta del Carmen with music & bull running. Horse riding, paragliding and adventure activities are easily organised in the area.. Seville, Jerez and Granada are near for a sightseeing day trip. Ronda 35 Min drive away with the El Tajo gorge, old Muslim town and the bullring - one of the oldest and largest in Spain with an excellent museum. Vibrant night life, and good shops make it a lovely place to visit. For swimming Lake Zahara is 15 min drive and you can swim, sunbathe and canoe from the beaches. There is also a pretty spring fed lido. Guests have also Whale Watched in Tarifa and visited Morocco. The short ferry trip leaves from Algeciras.
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The prices quoted are for 2 people staying for one week. Please add 35 euros per person when booking for more than 2 people.
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Special rates for returning guests
One bag of logs is provided during cooler months
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So, a double-dip recession, eh? Further austerity measures needed, you say? A "lost decade" threatens, is that? Some may be made downhearted by such news. Especially those who are already vulnerable in some way – old, perhaps, or young. Ill or disabled. Recently graduated or coming up to retirement. Unemployed. Underqualified. Overqualified. On benefits. Maybe even some combination of two or three of these conditions, if you've been very careless. But tish and pish! If there's one thing we have learned from the people we did not elect, it's to ignore people like that and concentrate on the things we can do instead of on the things we don't want to pay any attention to at all.
Let us, then, take a look at the bright side of the next 10 long years.
1 Everyone enjoyed the war, yes? Everyone. Well, this is our war, the war on prosperity! Think of the fun you'll have, trying to divide one salary between three or four dependants. Think of all the ancient arts that are going to be resurrected. Walking. Being cold. Crying quietly. Trying to treat depression with weak tea and a stoical expression. We will all be able once more to embrace our inner snob – at the moment only sublimated into a love of Downton Abbey – and sneer unreservedly at other countries as nouveau riche. Or, you know, just riche.
2 Money doesn't suit us anyway. Look what happened when we did that pilot scheme in Ireland. People lost the run of themselves. Embarrassing.
3 You'll be living like royalty. Look at the Queen, keeping leftovers in manky Tupperware boxes. Look at Charles, making curtains into cushions and arguing with Camilla about turning the heating on. Look at William and Kate, living on love alone in their little Welsh cottage. Yes, the Queen's are little bits of leftover silver and gold. Yes, your curtains will be being taken down from your repossessed house and turned into cushions to lie on in the street. And, yes, Wills's love comes complete with a house in the country of which his father is prince. But still, the principle is the same.
4 Don't think of it as a lost decade – think of it as a diet for the nation! Imagine how lean and fit it will be when it's used up all that it has squirrelled away during its times of plenty. It will be like a grizzly bear emerging from hibernation, all slim and sleek and ready to embark on a desperate search for food in an environment that has only become more hostile while it was asleep… Wait, this metaphor isn't working out as well as I'd hoped. Let me try again. Just as you are now taking the opportunity to start preparing your flabby, pallid post-winter body for the summer season – so can the country. And it will have not one, not two, but 10 glorious springtimes to prepare itself! We're gonna be gorgeous! China will come running the minute we bat our eyelashes. We'll be set up with jewels, minks and a lovely apartment in a semi-salubrious part of town for evening and occasional weekend visits before you know it.
5 "Double-dip recession" makes it sound like we're all on a rollercoaster ride. And who doesn't love a rollercoaster ride?
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Right-Wing Media Mark Health Care Reform Anniversary By Renewing Attacks
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Right-wing media used the anniversary of the passage of the health care reform law to renew their misleading and false attacks on the legislation.
Right Wing Claims Health Care Reform Is "Short On Action"
Fox & Friends Claims Health Care Reform Is "Long On Words ... Short On Action," Then Recites Law's Immediate Benefits. On the March 23 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends, correspondent Peter Doocy reported on the one-year anniversary of the health care reform law. During Doocy's report, on-screen text read:
Further on-screen text stated:
However, during the segment, Doocy listed several of the law's benefits that have already gone into effect:
DOOCY: Like you said, the 2,073-page Affordable Care Act, known by some opponents as Obamacare, turns 1 today, and even though a big chunk of its provisions haven't even taken effect yet, some of them have. For example, kids can now stay on their mom and dad's health insurance plans until they're 26 years old. Companies can no longer deny insurance coverage to kids with pre-existing conditions, and older Americans on Medicare are now getting help with expensive prescriptions in the form of $250 rebate checks.
An on-screen graphic that aired while Doocy spoke showed each of these provisions:
[Fox News, Fox & Friends, 3/23/11]
Fox Allows Hatch To Attack Law As "Job-Killing," Promote Repeal Efforts
Fox & Friends Hosts Sen. Orrin Hatch To Attack The Health Care Law. Later during the show, guest-host Dana Perino hosted Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) to attack the health care law. Perino encouraged Hatch to hype efforts to repeal the bill and allowed him to refer to the bill as "job-killing," even though she began the segment by citing an Urban Institute report that says "the health care law will have no significant impact on employment." From the show:
PERINO: It's been a year since President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare into law. Before it passed, then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi promised it would create jobs.
PERINO: But the left-leaning Urban Institute now says the health care law will have no significant impact on employment. Joining us now is a man who saw all of this coming. Utah Senator Orrin Hatch. Senator, thank you for joining us this morning.
PERINO: One of the things that Speaker Pelosi was also famous for saying was that we had to pass the bill in order to find out what was in the bill. A year later after President Obama has signed the bill, what do you think Americans are still surprised to be finding out about this legislation?
HATCH: Well, they're surprised that they're -- they've lost 800,000 jobs. They not only have not only haven't created jobs, they've lost 800,000. They've also seen $113 billion more put on the backs of the states that are already $175 billion in the hole. They've saw -- they've seen that there is $2,100 in additional premium costs when they were told that this would bend the cost curve and the premium costs would go down. They actually, like I say, have just about -- I mean, they've come up with a program here that was so partisan to begin with, not one Republican was even asked to participate in the end, and now they're stuck with this dog, and they don't know what to do with it. And so they keep saying things that aren't true about it, when we put the facts out and our facts are backed up by the authorities.
PERINO: So for those who don't support it, are they also stuck with it or what -- can you give me a little insight into the Republican plan going forward in order to replace it, or repeal and replace, that was the mantra of last fall's election? Where does that stand now on March 23, a year after the bill was signed?
HATCH: Well, we don't have enough votes in the Senate. We've got to really turn this around in the next election in 2012. There are 25 Democrats left and only 10 Republicans. Hopefully we'll get the majority. But we've got to replace this bill. We've got to change it and make it so that it's something that the American people can afford. It's running us into bankruptcy. I mean, my gosh, everybody admits now, it's at least $2.6 trillion over ten years. Well, we have no way of paying for that. They're taking $529 billion out of Medicare, if you can believe it! That's a program that is $38 trillion in unfunded liability as we sit here. And then you add that unconstitutional employee mandate, that I believe will be held unconstitutional, and then I believe that the employer mandate, which the small business people are complaining about, that employer mandate, I believe that's unconstitutional, too. But it's a job killing mandate, as we can see. [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 3/23/11]
Right Wing Falsely Suggests Health Care Law Is A Government Takeover
Wash. Examiner: Health Care Law "Mandated The Transfer By 2014 Of One-Fifth Of The National Economy From The Private Sector To The Government." A March 22 Washington Examiner editorial stated that the law "mandated the transfer by 2014 of one-fifth of the national economy from the private sector to the government." As Media Matters has noted, PolitiFact named "a government takeover of health care" as its 2010 "Lie of the Year." From the editorial:
When President Obama signed the $938 billion Obamacare into law a year ago today, it capped a long march by advocates of nationalized health care that began in this country years before Medicare was approved in 1965. Obama's signal legislative achievement avoided a health care system run entirely by the government, which was the goal of national union leaders and liberal politicians like Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Tom Harkin of Iowa. But it mandated the transfer by 2014 of one-fifth of the national economy from the private sector to the government. So even if Obamacare isn't quite the perfect replication of the British National Health Service romanticized by Donald Berwick, Obama's man in charge of managing Obamacare, it is still a government-directed health care system with roots deep in the European welfare states of Britain, France, Sweden and Germany. [The Washington Examiner, 3/22/11; Media Matters, 12/17/10]
Right Wing Claims Law Is "Leading To Rationing" And Is An "Assault On Our Freedom"
Wash. Times: "Government Care Should Face A Death Panel." A March 22 Washington Times editorial claimed that the health care law is leading to "[g]overnment control" that will "[lead] to rationing" and that "[i]t's time to put Obamacare out of its misery." From the editorial:
The president signed Obamacare into law one year ago today. Washington's takeover of health care has imposed more bureaucratic controls on a system already hobbled by too much government intervention. Solutions should spring from good medicine and good markets, not from a Big Brother power grab.
The way forward is to focus on a market-based approach. As James C. Capretta of the Ethics and Public Policy Center explained in Thursday testimony to the House Budget Committee, the structure of government subsidies for Medicare, Medicaid and (through the tax code) extravagant employer-provided health insurance is responsible for causing health care costs to skyrocket. Medicaid, for instance, is financed by federal matching payments "with no limit on the amount that can be drawn from the U.S. Treasury each year." There's no surprise that busts the bank.
Government control raises health care prices and limits supply, leading to rationing. It's time to put Obamacare out of its misery. [The Washington Times, 3/22/11]
Wash. Times Op-Ed: "Obamacare Represents Something Of A War On Doctors." In a March 22 Washington Times op-ed, former Heritage Foundation fellow Dr. Jason Fodeman and Manhattan Institute fellow Dr. David Gratzer claimed that the law is "[s]tripping patients and doctors of authority over care" and that the health care law "represents something of a war on doctors." From the op-ed:
This week marks the one-year anniversary of Obamacare, and there has been no shortage of Washington rhetoric on the goals of the legislation for the occasion: Bending the cost curve. Reducing health insurance premiums. Expanding the number of insured Americans. But as we mark this anniversary, it's important to note the other agenda that has been missed in the debates of the past two years: reining in our doctors. Look carefully at the legislation signed into law by President Obama last March, and you'll discover a not-so-subtle campaign to dramatically reshape the doctor-patient relationship. From compensation to autonomy, Obamacare represents something of a war on doctors.
Skeptical? Consider key aspects of the legislation. The newly established Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is mandated to fund research comparing the efficacy of medical and surgical interventions. At first glimpse, PCORI seems reasonable enough. If taxpayers are footing the bill, after all, let's ensure that we're paying for effective treatment. However, the body could easily and quickly become a way to favor certain treatments while restricting others.
PCORI is only one agency of more than 159 that were created in the 2,800 pages of Obamacare, and virtually all of them will move power and control to Washington and impinge on physicians' ability to provide for their patients. This is part of a larger trend in Obamacare - treating doctors as tradesmen in need of guidance and restraint.
Let's be clear: Obamacare did not fire the first shot of this war on doctors, but it certainly will expand and accelerate it. The profession will survive - doctors have demonstrated enormous flexibility. Though these policies certainly are a nuisance, like any government contractor, doctors will change and adjust their behavior to successfully navigate the battlefield. Ultimately, the brunt of these regulations will be passed along to patients in the form of access problems and compromised quality of care - just as they have in other countries. [The Washington Times, 3/22/11]
WSJ Publishes GOP Senator's Op-Ed Claiming Health Care Law Is "The Greatest Single Assault On Our Freedom In My Lifetime." On March 23, The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) that began by saying, "Today is the first anniversary of the greatest single assault on our freedom in my lifetime: the signing of ObamaCare." From the op-ed:
I am convinced that ObamaCare was designed to lead to a government takeover of our entire health-care system, which is one-sixth of our economy. As I traveled around Wisconsin in the last year, I asked thousands of people a simple question: "Do you think the federal government has the capability of running one-sixth of our economy?" Only two people ever raised their hands.
Our health-care system has problems that must be addressed. But ObamaCare will make those problems much worse. Instead of increasing consumer choice, it narrows it. Instead of encouraging innovation, it stifles creativity. Instead of expanding access to care, it will ration it. And instead of allowing competition to help bring down costs, it increases spending and puts our health-care system on a path to ruin. [The Wall Street Journal, 3/23/11]
Fox Promotes Claim That Law "May Threaten [Obama's] Re-Election" Because "Nobody Really Knows What It Is"
Stirewalt: "Nobody Really Knows What It Is. It's Just Out There Floating In The Ether." On the March 23 edition of Fox News' Happening Now, co-host Jon Scott discussed the anniversary of the health care law with Fox News Digital Politics Editor Chris Stirewalt. Scott promoted Stirewalt's FoxNews.com article attacking the health care law, and the two of them agreed that the law's "goodies were simply not good enough." From the broadcast:
SCOTT: There are new questions looming a year to the day after President Obama signed the healthcare bill into law. The American people remain divided over that massive overhaul, raising Democrats' fears that health care will become a lightning rod in the president's re-election campaign. Chris Stirewalt is Fox News Digital Politics Editor. And Chris, you wrote an interesting piece about this today. We'll tell people how to read that a little bit later on. I like this line in the middle of it -- you say, "While the administration planned to woo voters with freebies and a barrage of ads starring Andy Griffith, the law is still an unknown quantity, the goods -- goodies were simply not good enough."
STIREWALT: Well, that's right, Jon. If you remember, a year ago Democratic strategists were touting the fact that the major components of this law wouldn't be going into effect until 2013 or 2014. And they were sort of laughing and saying, look, this is great, because we are going to put the good things up front. Twenty-six year-olds get to stay on their parents insurance, extra Medicare money for senior citizens. Those things come first. The tough stuff -- the health care -- the insurance mandate, new fees, taxes and other things are down the line. So --
SCOTT: Cuts in Medicare, for instance.
STIREWALT: A half a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicare. Those things were delayed. So they thought they had a pretty good political strategy. Bu if you look at what's gone on in since then, in the past year, there is reason to question that. And one of the biggest reasons, that line that you pointed out, is that people don't really know what is in the law. People don't know much about the law. And when you see polls that say that a fifth of Americans are undecided about it, what that demonstrates is, is that there's core opposition but general uncertainty. And with all of these things looming out in the future, it's hard for the president to demystify or tone down concerns because nobody really knows what it is. It's just out there floating in the ether.
SCOTT: And I know my email box has been bombarded today with press releases from primarily conservatives who are saying -- using this opportunity--this anniversary as an opportunity to blast what they call Obamacare. [Fox News, Happening Now, 3/23/11]
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Bear and four cubs spotted on Government Hill
Government Hill resident Stephanie Kesler says her new neighbors showed up Monday.
"Four cubs. You've got to really feel for the mom. She must just be at the end of her rope. Four rollie pollie playful cubs," Kesler said.
They've been sitting on porches, climbing up trees and hanging out in the park. And while they are certainly cute, Kesler fears they're dangerous.
"Kids, baby bears and mamma bears don't mix," she said.
So far the bears haven't acted aggressive and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game hopes it stays that way so it doesn't have to step in and put them down.
"Black bears do not have a history of defending food sources or cubs from humans. Usually we have to see something in particular in that bear's behavior to take action," said Fish and Game biologist Dave Battle.
Although it may seem like there's been a lot of bears wandering Anchorage streets, Battle says that's not the case.
Bear sightings in neighborhoods aren't anymore common this year than past years.
But the word of caution remains the same. Lock up your trash and only admire from a distance.
On Wednesday there was no sign of the Government Hill bears.
Maybe they've moved on, but as long the forest running through Government Hill is home to urban wildlife, residents say they'll do the best they can to be good neighbors.