Well, you're wrong in thinking that I only post on Russia-related articles, though I do enjoy countering and debunking the range of BS that the G&M and various puppet accounts spew on this subject. It's also important to do so, because this propaganda of the G&M and the puppet accounts is not passive, but has non-justified and harmful influences on people, policies, and the futures of countries and their relationships.

And if you pay a bit more attention to the posts of mine which contain similar information, you'll see that they're rarely direct copy & pastes.


Health care Jobs won't be a bright spot after the Republicans repeal Obamacare.


'Chickenskin' indeed.


JT a throwback to the 60's and 70's
great intentions on the wrong issues and incompetence to wrap it in


and_I_had_a_marriage_so_neither_should_mine.


oh good grief. maybe mommy n daddy can put away their stash and get a job.


On a different topic, should the ratings section be extended to the articles themselves? And if so, could we get emojis for ‘eye rolling’, ‘you’ve got to be kidding’, and ‘oh brother’?

Just a suggestion....


Yes.  Civil Comments is a joke and a partisan popularity contest.

You will never be penalized for disapproving a comment but can be restricted, just as you describe, for being "too lenient" and approving posts too often.

Also, flagging clearly uncivil posts has utterly no effect.  The "moderators" either don't notice or don't care.


Conrad Black isn't saying anything that thousands of commenters to FN stories have been saying for the past 2-3 years.


Exactly!

Perhaps our two trust fund twins Trudeau and More Dough Morneau who have never had to rein in personal costs in their entire lives might wish to take a walk on the wild side by doing us all a favour and tackling the critical challenges of excessive, wasteful growth in the size and of excessive total compensation of the greater public sector monopoly union employees.

The pay, perks and pensions of these folks now devours over 20% of federal, 50% of provincial and 60% of municipal budgets and it is both excessive compared with compensation of market sector employees in comparable jobs and wasteful in terms of unnecessary positions and dismal productivity levels in public vs private organizations.

Respect for taxpayers and their money instead of contempt for taxpayers and extravagance with their money needs to start from the premise of getting governments into fiscal shape before any further raids on the public's wallets.


Who cares!? Make them leave our country already!


They're just christian conservative perverts. Time to out them for what they are.


My prayers to Sen. McCain and family and making a speedy recovery to rejoin the Senate soon
my opinion is that Sen. Mc will work to the very end.


"independent research" and naturopathy are incompatible concepts.  naturopaths are faith healers.  For actual independent research read the National Academy reports.  There is nothing unique about GE foods, i.e. different from conventional breeding methods, that can affect human physiology.


The Supreme Court of Canada deemed that the Canadian government hadn't upheld Khadr's human rights in 2010. They didn't recommend any settlement for this failure but left the matter up to the government. In a recent Angus Reid poll 71% of Canadians thought that the "Trudeau government did the wrong thing - it should have fought the case and left it to the courts to decide whether Khadr was wrongfully imprisoned." You're the one who doesn't know the facts.


Will Trump apply the same standards and respect freedom of religion when imams criticize him and his divisive, exclusionary policies?

The division between church and state is an important one. Not that Trump would consider that, if he is even aware of it. If it sounds good in his little mind he might as well spout it off! No time to think about forests when you're so busy whittling down trees.


Then why do Trump, Priebus, etc., all agree that there was hacking activity, most likely Russia??


Possibly. But there does appear to be some connection to the Podesta Group in this. As others have said, this is just the start. I'd wait to see how things unfold.


But the Church demands that we accept the Creed to maintain membership in the Ecclesial Body. If you like to characterize that as "Creedal absolutism", so be it. The reasonable man simply refers to it as Catholicism.


"He didn't come back for you." ;-)


Looked on courtview...
4 felony assault charges and 14 misdemeanor assaults. Now a logical person would think that the chickaloony is now just a looney and wont be in chickaloon for a few years. I bet not tho.


You don't sound like a Nazi to me. You also don't sound well-informed.


To be a liar who puts party and agenda ahead of constitution and country is the primary prerequisite for being a liberal/democrat.


easy to say when your family doesnt rely on the dividend each year for things they will not be able to afford.. like food,, medicine, clothing..


In the absence of evidence good people assume the best about other people. Your refusal to do so is proof you are not a good person. It's just the golden rule.


I've never understood where Trump got the reputation or idea that he was a good negotiator. Trump's idea of negotiation seems to be to promise the sky and the moon when he needs your co-operation then stiff you once the deal is done. If he doesn't need your co-operation then he tries to strong-arm you. What's worse, Trump thinks of negotiations as zero-sum contests where only he can win. The best negotiations are where everyone leaves happy but Trump only participates in negotiations where he leaves happy.

After getting rid of Obama's negotiations nobody will negotiate with Trump in good faith, because they know any agreement with the USA will only good until the next president comes in. Don't expect any big trade deals while Trump is in power, and even if he does succeed in one don't expect it to go well for the USA.


Look how well giving farm away did Jindal. Tax credits and perks ran his state, Kansas and South Carolina into hole for Republicans. All these citizens united controled States are going to end up blue due to give aways to corporations. S.C. state workers now have to pay $16+ billion underfunded pension. Haley like Meyer says it would hurt. Really? After Republicans gives welfare to richest Corp in nation and world? I had rather Democrats  give welfare to the people of state and nation. It's cheaper and Local!


Today's "National" page has two, count em, two stories about the same Calgary restaurant.
Remember to renew your Unlimited subscription. LoL.


That graph in the other article was the same as the one here until they changed it out (without adding a notice to the article about the error). Pretty egregious errors, supporting the Globe's/globalists' position, of course.


i can't help but think that the '4 reasons' title when five are listed is some sort of meta-comment meant to point out the general craziness of the postulate, but i can't quite line my brain up with it.


Well we all can't inherit money from our parents like some do.


PR:  Just because you can't think or analyse critically is not my fault.  Your ad hominem comments are nothing but childish.  Grow up or let your kid reply.


Deep ecologists are pretty goofy.


#MAGA#


How mature of the Dems's. Don't give me the "yeah, but they did it first" bs unless you buy into two wrongs make a right.  The R's were wrong to oppose Obama's nominee, the Dems are equally wrong in filibustering Gorsuch.  The whole lot need to either grow up or be replaced.


Bravo!  As are the New York Times and the broadcasts of CBS, NBC, ABC, NPR, and CNN.

That's the post of the day, folks.


Does this end the weaponization of climate against real scientists and tax pay payers?
Will free speech about climate science now be allowed at universities?


Colorado wasn't a state until well after the Civil War and didn't play a role. What a silly school theme to select.


You're probably the center of attention at the holier-than-thou parties


If I were one of the "unskilled" lineman (according to SJ Green), I would give him the opportunity to line up and face all the "unskilled" players on the other side...you know, the ones that are going to grind him into hamburger.

The ability to run fast and catch-the-ball is a skill, most definitely.  However, the ability to take the brute force of 300+ pounds of energy, and deflect it out of the way of aforementioned skilled players, is also a skill, one that so-called highly skilled receivers ought to recognize.


The only ones who look weak and confused are the Trumpsters..


I hope that lynching won't become popular entertainment again. That was family entertainment for white folks in the good old days. Trump's Supreme Court could bring back race based slavery. We know the GOP base hates black people being considered equals. It is not like we don't have precedents for such policy decisions.


Vigilance and intense scrutiny....even of this piddling "little stuff" is necessary once in a while. Keeps these *ahem* public servants on their toes as to accountability and ethical obligations.


Match normally sides with the rednecks. Surprise ruling!

Red's skin will soon make durable, lustrous leather.


"Priebus celebrated Trump's administration as "the best Cabinet in the history of Cabinets," and Bannon said that many nominees "were selected for a reason, and that is deconstruction."
 Well, duh.  Thanks for heads up numb nuts, but we aren't Trumpanzees, we figured that out all by our little selves.


Pair this with the close to $750,000 pregnancy tests (tests + study to study tests)........Senator Kelly's is quite the money pit poster child.  If you want to waste money and have nothing to show for it - swing for the Mulder Kelly love connection.


Skewed facts.
Preseason does not count.
Aaron Rodgers played two meaningless series and Green Bay exploited one Trevor Siemian interception with a two-yard drive.
Ty Sambrailo hasn't done anything that counts in the regular season except look nervous and inept at the tackle position.
Denver's defense can't and won't live on its reputation but it will surely miss the presence of Wade Phillips.
Who is Deion Hollins?
Yes, Shelby Harris, "The Big Push," played great against Green Bay and played great against San Francisco. Three sacks, two fumble recoveries, and a lot of pushing and grabbing, everything you want in a defensive lineman: a rude/crude, belching/farting ingrate who just won't leave the party and wants to grope everyone until he finds the chosen one, the one chosen to fall.
YEEHA!
Devontae Booker disappointed/fell flat as a rookie. So what do statistics count for if you're not on the field?
Jamaal Charles carries the dreams of BroncoLand on both of his surgically-saved knees.


The govt. is finally seeing the rationality and practicality of useful services like Lyft and Uber. The taxi mafia with it's half assed service has seen it's hay day. If they would have provided good service - or if they will - they might be able to stick around.


Why would anyone want to fit in to such a stunted branch of the legal profession?


how many fence sitters made up their mind when the head of the FBI came out with their "new" revelations while early voting was in progress?  How many of them were swayed by the e-mails?  And now we're stuck with Comrade Trump.


Any news on what it costs to move two households from Toronto to Ottawa?  Bigger dollars but this seems to lack any coverage!


Total nonsense.  Saying it, does not make what you say any closer to reality.


That can be said for anyone...state reps, judges, etc.  It's all about being transparent.  I agree with you that their protection is important.  What I would be interested in rather than salary is how much each officer made in overtime....


1/2
"I am not one who thinks a democratic church is the answer".
First, thank you NCR for this series and this profound round-up - and hopefully a further wake-up call for more action.
"Democratic" is a pretty wide concept. The iconic Athens democracy was not. Some take umbrage to calling the USofA a democracy; it's a republic?  So, no resistance to your point. Further, evil, sickness are sadly, intrinsic to humanity; as "institution" is to community. The question for church should be: what are the conditions which most effectively lead towards Mission, wholeness, goodness and which best limit hurt, harm, evil. The absolute minimum, to me, are:
-clarity of mission
-representation
-transparency
-accountability
-discernment, correction, redirection (like the laws of robatics integrates each and all).
Administration/organization is the fluid underpinning, necessary but subservient.


I always expect this kind of schedule manipulation analysis from fans but not a journalist! Nebraska was NOT RANKED when Oregon played them so the Ducks did not lose to a Top 10 ranked team....they lost to an UNRANKED team in both the AP and Coaches Poll...Oregon was the ranked team. To now suggest Oregon lost to a Top 10 team is typical rah rah small town journalism. The Ducks have played against ONE ranked team this season...UW. Oregon could also go through the season with only ONE game(UW) against a ranked team on their schedule...at the time Oregon played them. Nebraska, Colorado and WSU were not ranked when they played Oregon. Also a quick check shows Nebraska with still Wisconsin and Ohio State on their schedule in back to back weeks ON THE ROAD. If you are going to play "let's look at the schedule" and make silly projections in October, then to be fair look at scheduleS for all the teams in Oregon's picture.


I think probably the idea of inviting the presidential candidates to the Al Smith Dinner is no longer appropriate.  Cardinal Dolan found himself in the unenviable position of literally (and apparently reflexively) turning his back on Trump.  I wouldn't think he'd want to set up that scenario again any time soon.

I would not invite one candidate and not the other; but if you're going to exclude on the basis of "attacking virtually every Christian value ..." surely you would also exclude, although you do not say so, the racist, fascist, misogynist, serial adulterer who is the nominee of the Republican party.


So what they are really saying is, good luck to ever trying to build any large infrastructure resource projects in Canada unless they are government sponsored, inefficient and can be taxed for years. ABL 2019.


I thought it said banana hammock wearing suspects 😁


If you are "fighting" in a war, you are a soldier.
Which side are they on?


I can't wait to see it. Denis is a much better director than Ridley Scott. Incendies blew my mind. Wow!
I think perhaps Dune is one of those unfilmable books-Lynch tried and failed, but if he wants to try, hey;  go for it, dude.


This is completely wrong. In fact robots and automation will create far more jobs than they replace. Immigration is orthogonal to population growth and demographics. Global population will peak in the lifetime of my children (in their 30s) and be on the way down globally, even for Africa, in the life of my grandchildren (oldest is five). Eventually Canada will have to learn how to manage an economy with its own population steady state and most of the rest of the world shrinking. Shrinking population economics is poorly understood (check out the book by that title on Amazon) but is upon us already in Japan and soon China. Germany allowed in 1 million immigrants in a Hail Mary pass to jig its own demographics (won't work though).


More important that the military have more weaponry to end the lives of non-Americans than to provide adequate health care to citizens


Now that this columnist is more mature why don't we retire her? She was once kind of cute but now she is disturbing. I pity her kids exposure to her fears.


Hooey.

The world cheers at his remarks about not imposing their way of life!


Hello Neil
Tolls from  future Infrastructure players may be excessive. How do you know?  Many Provinces , municipalities and States say they  have reduced their blue and white collar forces to save money as  internal government costs are  much higher than outside contractors.
As to their future profits will they go to hedge funds? Our finance minister said that
Sovereign and Pension funds will be the main actors


Too bad the Senate couldn't come up with anything.


I don't see why you have to call George Laraque a "goon," Mr. Boisvert. What license do you have to attach such demeaning labels to people who have achieved more than you? Your own rant is a form of goonery, as evidenced by the fact that you're unaware of the fact that during his "humanistic" quest, Champlain had to resort to using firearms to, as he saw it, "civilize" those around him.


the reason why the FORT MAC exploded everywhere AND WATER WAS EVEN BURNING is because of all the toxic & flammable materials that forests/plants have been sucking up through the toxic lakes were NEVER CLEANED UP.

That fire has been continuing for months all the way to Saskatchewan IN DECEMBER that's how toxic Alberta is. http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-beast-is-alive-how-the-fire-that-tried-to-destroy-fort-mcmurray-is-still-burning-near-the-albertasaskatchewan-border


It's the reporter that said the things you are choosing to believe, not GM.


Then its very very confusing why they would charge him with penetration - twice.... and hes actually admitting to touching her, so if at very least you're implying that's ok...

Just cause you think he's your friend cause you bought a few dogs off him doesn't change the fact he raped a girl or that he committed suicide to avoid the embarrassment of trial. And hes also a repeat offender. "Dredge" up information... its common knowledge and half the reason you read through the article

THE GUY WAS GOING ON TRAIL FOR RAPING AN 18 YR OLD EMPLOYEE>>> HE KILLED HIMSELF TO NOT GO THROUGH THE EMBARRASSMENT AND JAIL.... oh and he sold hotdogs and talked to you while he took your money.. whats inappropriate is the actions he took....and it did happen.

If your relative was this 18 yr old girl you'd be singing a different tune and looking back on your free conversations and $9 hotdog a different way; have some respect for the victims and dont put him on a pedestal and ignore the whole rape thing


You've answered your own question, indeed it is income based, not asset based. As stated he keeps his income low so he can qualify for the Child benefit. For example say you've had a 500k a year job for 10 years and managed to save a million or two of it and then you're "made redundant". You now have zero employment income and as long as your savings aren't earning a ton of interest or dividends, or are in registered accounts where it doesn't matter what they make, you can go on EI, and qualify for a whole whack of benefits despite having a war chest of cash. Justly so I might add, you've likely paid 1.5-2.5 million in taxes and source deductions over that 10 year period, why shouldn't you get some benefit from all the taxes you've paid.


Naw...you've got it wrong...Steinem turned the lens to sand and melted the shutter.


Another oil criminal's, cowardly final escape from full criminal exposure and long term punishment for all of the damage done to the environment and human victims.


These marches baffle me.  Trump has been a liberal Democrat most of his life.  He's by far the most liberal Republican President I can think of.  I can understand why people residing in the USA illegally are afraid of him, but I can't understand why women and homosexuals are.  There's nothing in his agenda or rhetoric that has ever threatened those groups.


PM Harper is a respected world statesman among the western liberal democracies and nowhere more highly than in Israel where he was the only Canadian PM and one of the only foreign leaders ever to be asked to address the Knesset and why he has received other high honours from the state of Israel.

He has founded a consulting form that aims to provide strategic and other advice to governments and major corporations that share the former PM`s values and goals.

So it makes sense that the former PM may very well have lined up a series of high level meetings to discuss possible consulting engagements with Israeli government and business leaders.

This, if it is the case, would require PM Harper to make his own travel arrangements according to his own schedule of meetings.

And travelling alone would provide the added and not inconsiderable benefit of not having to politely listen to hours of tedious and simplistic twaddle from the chap who replaced him as PM.

A real win-win situation!


Okay, so if it was a woman...a young woman,  your daughter perhaps. And some guy starts verbally disrespecting her while she's pumping gas, and she rolls her eyes and looks away and the guy gets out of  his vehicle and starts towards her saying, "Who are you rolling your eyes at, beech?"....so you're saying she should assume he won't hurt her until he's got his hands around her throat and she's helpless and THEN she can try to defend herself?


He injured it trying to catch Janoris Jenkins on that pick 6 he threw against NY. He came back after halftime but looked terrible. Post game Joseph confirmed it was a strained AC joint, non-throwing shoulder. Same one that was surgically repaired. He's seemed skittish since then. Quick to scramble and unwilling to stand tall and deliver the ball then take the hit like the good ones do.


This is way over the heads of the brain trust we know as the OSC.
They are still trying to figure out if BRE-X was a scam.


Your comment is nonsense. Do you know that the editorial page is different than the news pages? A.P. "liberal"? (Yep, I have written strings for A.P. in the past.)
You don't grasp what objective, fact-based news journalism is. Go watch Fox Noise.


thos and Andrew1. . . sitting in a tree. . .

Ask a democrat today, and they will tell you that slavery is wrong, bad, and evil.

Ask a Republican, it appears that 70% may well say it's ok and desirable.

So, the party labels are just coincidental.  And, what is important is what certain people are doing NOW.  NOW, it is Trump, the GOP and their respective bases that are acting in racist fashion.

Healthcare models?  Tax structures?  Immigration and Naturalization?  Public pronouncements?  All those coming from Trump and the GOP have racist under AND OVER tones.

But, your points have relevance, to the extent they demonstrate the extent to which the Democratic Party as EVOLVED, and the GOP has DEVOLVED.

Oooops.  Sorry, don't want to impose evolution concepts upon  you guys.  I know it makes your heads exploed.  Let's see.  Let me put it in terms that will make sense to you. . .  God made the GOP evil. . . maybe to test the will of man. . . .


"and more knowledgeable citizens"

Well you must not be a regular reader of the G&M. Just two days ago as part of the lead up to the Canada day celebration their was a fascinating piece here informing Canadians who hadn't heard that evidently Americans now think it's cool to be stupid.
In the excitement leading up to a celebration somewhat similar to America's 4th of July, Canada's national newspaper ran on it's 'front page' , top center, that your only neighbors think it's cool to be stupid.


Deeply creepy guy


Christy's desire to start a trade war reeks of desperation in the final week of her re-election campaign, hoping to strike home with the less educated BCers.  BC, as an exporter of raw resources, would find a trade war more disastrous than our opponents.  On one hand, Christy says that she is all about jobs, yet a trade war will hit 10,000 to 20,000 BC jobs within weeks, and close to 100,000 within months.  When you are a net exporter, those are the facts.

On being elected, I'm sure that the foreign corporations that control Christy and the BC Liberals will squash that last independent notion out of her head faster than she can say " that, like the HST,  was not on the radar".

If you value BC jobs, then don't let this maiden throw them all away due to her oversized ego.


It would be inhumane of me to put the cop in that position because I was acting like a jerk.

But you, as a convict, may not appreciate that criminals have some say in their fate.


Hell no... whatever happens to the CNN type of journalist brought onto themselves. Tough titty Journalist!


1.  The SCC itself emphasized his youth, when determining whether his Charter rights had been violated.

2. "His guilt as a killer" was not determined by American courts.  He is challenging this guilty plea (after a decade in jail) on the basis of duress.  Wherever that appeal will go, the basis of the settlement was Canada's violations, not his supposed 'guilt.'

3.  Correct that no Canadian court ordered a financial payout, but the basis for that compensation (Canada's liability for the Charter violations) was confirmed in 2010.

4.  Parties to litigation should settle - as the Supreme Court itself says:
". . . the courts consistently favour the settlement of lawsuits in general. To put it another way, there is an overriding public interest in favour of settlement. This policy promotes the interests of litigants generally by saving them the expense of trial of disputed issues, and it reduces the strain upon an already overburdened provincial court system."


That's more than double the profit BP just announced in Alaska for 2016. And on billions in investment.


only left wingers who love terrorist found such comments distastefull


I was hoping you would respond to my comments. You are normally very fact oriented and a logical thinker. Can you answer this question how could any person vote for HRC or Trump after knowing everything we know? My belief is we need some other person than the democrats or the republican can offer. Love to hear your response.


It's cover your own *ss time. Ozawa is in up to his eyeballs in this taxpayer ripoff and he knows it. Don't pretend you don't know where the money is going, you all have known from day one which special interests were getting the money. It's the same folks that own you and control your vote.
Honolulu voters are stupid to continue re-electing the same corrupt politicians time after time.


When are CNN and the Washington Post going to give up this flimsy snore-fest of a fake investigation into the Russians and Trump? It's getting so bad and so pathetic in its credibility it's turned into this hysterical cultish thing. Flip through the news channels and everyone is carrying news stories that one would expect to see, but come upon CNN and it's Russians-Trump-Russians-Trump-Russians-Trump . . . .

The only entertaining part of CNN right now is when they juxtapose their Darth-Vadar voice ad in the middle of it all: "CNN-the-most-trusted-name-in-news" - one can't help but laugh. Even liberal co-workers I know don't watch CNN anymore - it's boring.

The big questions is this - are we not actually witnessing media suicide before our very eyes? When one includes the recent firing of CNN staffers, Hillary being fed the debate questions by CNN, etc. -  isn't CNN's media suicide the real story here?


Right.  As our economic, social and moral fabric continues to unravel, more folks will need to self-medicate in order to remain oblivious to it.  And of course some will profit from that.  Is this an example of that cloud/silver-lining dichotomy we keep hearing about?


I'm for both - an income tax and a seasonal sales tax.  That lets us capture revenue from both categories of visitors to our state.  And a sales tax would mean that everyone pays while an income tax would pull in funding from where the money is - with the high earners.  I'd even be OK with a flat income tax with zero exemptions.


Pay more get less.   Loveley.   Note our Parliament convened at the end of January while the US Was at work Jan 5th.     And yes reported on a Friday to fool Canadians in the media cycle.   What a bunch of free loaders.


My Amazon experience (all good prices):
Men's T- not as pictured
Men's sweatpants- poor material, shrunk despite cool wash, hang dry
Push pins for bedskirt - so cheap the plastic tops separated from the coil
Second order for different design push pin- worked well
Room essential oil lamp/diffuser- piece of junk
Shoes for gift- Arrived in box stating size 10 (as ordered), but were 10 1/2, but by time given and tried on, could not return.
Outdoor lantern- arrived in pieces.

I could go on, but Amazon is not the place to buy clothes, nor shoes IMO. I continue to use if very straight forward item like garbage pail.


My point is that I'm commenting in a comments section about a particular article in the DP, and the points presented in said article, biased as it may be. I'm not pretending to be on a jury, where just facts are to be presented and then I make a judgement. Or that I've read about the incident from 3 other sources including the police report.


More of those "unruly" dindus, by golly.
Bet they dindu nuffin...just ask 'em.


MA:  Don't  forget to add that it was those same white guys that saved the whales, sea otters and walrus from extinction.


The Iranian leadership laughed at Obama. Today I laugh at this article!! Bennett, you are silly and lost at best!!


Thanks,
I must point out that your examples are but small potatoes compared to sending swarms of MIRVs down upon a nation because POTUS didn't like their Tweet.


Motley, I believe this is because  Will is still a conservative while Trump is a radical who shares "some" conservative goals.


$6400 is one year of rep hockey.


That really got stuck in your craw. I get your bitterness.  I would be bitter also to have to live a compromised lifestyle like that.


Just maybe he is Bi.


The issue though is the bias in "is it in the public interest" - for example, the recent exposure that sexual assaults are primarily dismissed, often by taking a patriarchal view (the harm to her that was already done was less than the harm that would be done to him if pursued).

There is argument that if the numbers of lawyers is expanded (currently limited by law schools) then the cost will go down (resources). This addresses the triage area of the process and supports the arguments for expanding the law school numbers that will result in lower cost for more.


The job he was appointed to do or the job Trump asked him to do? You know, "He's a good guy. I hope you can let this go," wink, wink.

Here's where the right will say "See! He didn't tell him to drop the investigation!"
That is correct. He didn't say that. But anyone with common sense knows what Trump was saying.
And if you Trumpies claim this wouldn't seal the deal for you if it was Hillary or Obama, I'd have a real hard time believing you.


The stands are still filling.  Not one person has asked for a refund of their season pass for the Broncos.  There are plenty to fill the few shoes that walk out.

Oh, if you truly respect that flag, demand it be taken off the helmets and also that big flag they roll out during the anthem is in direct violation of the U.S. Code for respect of the flag. Throw in flags used in commercials...that's showing disrespect for the flag. Take issue with all of those abuses, because they're in direct violation of written law.


So you are saying that an addict can become functioning members of society by getting a job and a home? A job doing what? A baby sitter, a banker, an operator of machinery, a taxi driver? Would you want an addict taking care of your kids? You have been lied to, an addict only cares about their next fix. It is a complete and total waste of tax payers money to fund any program which enables addicts to abuse drugs. Want to save money, don't treat them when they over dose, in short let them die. If their lives are so miserable that they need to abuse drugs as an escape, then leaving them to die is a merciful solution. The war on drugs can be won once all the addicts are dead.


It isn't amazing.

Perpetual outrage and whine.

So easy to see the Gospel in their hysteria.

It's in fact great charity to not listen to them any longer.


Is that what they teach you in your farm school? Inbreeding good, foreigner bad?


I hope there will be a way to block it. I don't want my 'phone clogged with government crap.


**crickets**


Way to keep pushing you're agenda DP.  I think these people have gotten more attention than merited.


Don't the paleoclimate guys tell us that CO2 content was at ca. 400 ppm during the end-Pliocene time, PS (about 3 million years ago?)

Was that an unnatural cycle of some kind?  ;-)


"Gotcha. Right wing funding bad, left wing funding good lol."
You missed the point.
Right wing funding is bad when it is labelled "non partisan"  to mislead the viewer or reader into thinking the writer has no agenda, as done in the video. The Fraser Institute being called "no-partisan" in the video is a blatant misrepresentation.
The left-wing writer here openly identifies her association with the PET foundation, allowing the reader to take that into consideration any bias that may imply.
So it could rephrased as:
Right wing deception bad,  left wing transparency good. LOL.


Our corrupt media at its finest.  And the Waheapost is one of the best at being completely one-sided and corrupt.


I hiked a section of this about 50 years ago.  There was an abandoned geared locomotive on one of the sidings.  Wonder what ever happened to it?


I thought Jesus Christ was a fairy tale in your mind?


Bozo the Clown, had a free speech right. He wore Red, White and Blue. This is what happens to Football Heads, who flunked 8th grade civics.

Join the Democratic Party! When you too stupid to breed in Africa, ask ye cousin's, why they shipped you out of Nigeria?

".I see one--grandson of a hard rider of the Revolution and bearer of his historic name--who was with us at Fair Oaks, and afterwards for five days and nights in front of the enemy the only sleep that he would take was what he could snatch sitting erect in his uniform and resting his back against a hut. He fell at Gettysburg. [Web note: Col. Paul Revere, Jr., 20th Mass.].

His brother , a surgeon, [Web note: Edward H.R. Revere] who rode, as our surgeons so often did, wherever the troops would go, I saw kneeling in ministration to a wounded man just in rear of our line at Antietam, his horse's bridle round his arm--the next moment his ministrations were ended....
http://www.people.virginia.edu/~mmd5f/memorial.htm


It has been said that Robert Stanfield was the best Pime Minister that Canada never had. Hugh Segal again shows me that he also deserves a similar accolade.


Time for traveling up to Deception Pass ...


Read “Anatomy of a fake scandal, ginned up by right-wing media and Trump” in the Washington Post, which begins “President Trump started off this morning as he often does, by settling in to watch the festival of nincompoopery that is “Fox & Friends.” On the show, he saw something that he believes vindicates the bizarre and false charge he made that Barack Obama was tapping his phones during the presidential campaign.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2017/04/03/anatomy-of-a-fake-scandal-ginned-up-by-right-wing-media-and-trump/?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-f%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.53fcf8c3c49a


GoneBack, you are partially correct --- I DO assume that the AFN supports Hillary just so they can get federal handouts.  Of COURSE that is their goal!  It also just happens to be the goal of a large minority, if not the majority, of Americans, which is why this country is going down the toilet at an accelerating rate.  What I chastise the AFN for I also chastise many other Americans for as well: trying to live off other people's money.  The AFN, or Alaskan Natives as a whole, are hardly the only guilty party in the parasite parade.  My criticism has little or nothing to do with the AFN as a group, but with the demonstrated and decades-long political advocacy of increased federal spending in their favor at the expense of the American taxpayer in general.

Now, try to spin that into racism and bigotry, if you dare.


"We owe the Kurds justice"
NEWSFLASH
"We" owe the Kurds  nothing.
Maybe the Turks, Iraqis, Iranians and Syrians do, but we don't. Maybe an article should be written on just how important a Kurdish country in that area is to Israel.


Sessions is in  terrible spot.  He gave up an extremely safe Senate seat to be AG.  Then Trump repeatedly humiliates him before the entire world.  That's typical Trump behavior.  ....let's remember what he did to Mitt Romney.  Bullying and assertion of superiority is often accomplished by such humiliation....Trump's adept at it.  It would take really huge stones to tell someone who has such power over you to "kiss my $%#$".  In Session's place, that's what I would have done.   But, obviously, I'm not in Session's place.

Looking forward to lunch and a visit.....your old $##$%% liberal friend, Gary Crum


Are you saying those two statements aren't true? It certainly worked for 1930's Germany. It seems to be working for 2016 America.


C'mon Inslee, hurry up and do nothing,between this and education funding nothing's what you do best.


Don't look now, Michael, but the article said that Treadway has a history of criminal behavior.  A slap on the wrist is certainly a platform for bad behavior.


I hunt small game with my dog. He can't hunt while on a leash. Additionally, the dog can't get proper exercise, especially in the winter, while on a leash, because I can't run fast enough to keep up with him.


Of course any rate increases have to be within current law. You and I both know that the insurance companies will use any reason to raise rates. But his premise that rate increases have to follow the current law is totally true!


Fine ... so what's the big deal in my expressing my views? Do they disturb you?


The American 'sisterhood' had its chance to save NAFTA and many other beneficial institutions such as the EPA and the State Department but instead voted against one of it's own to install in the White House a mentally ill, illiterate fascist. There is no case here to imply the girls are any smarter than the boys.


Except for their employment contracts, especially in agriculture and construction. Place the blame on the importer of the labour, not the labour itself.


In the Canadian post nation state you are not permitted to adopt the art of third world cultures. You will be labeled a racist.


When Rail starts in 2025.....who will be our new Mayor?......I live where Rail will never come......yet I grit my teeth and pay my taxes grudgetly


The interesting thing about the Church is that we don't make distinctions between the nouveau baptized and the ancien regime. Converts have the same rights as cradle Catholics, including the right to defend their own views, which we so vigorously espouse at NCR.


I think it's good for a journalist to begin each task by asking "What is it I have to add to the conversation about this subject?" If the answer is "nothing," I suggest a nap.


Actually my favorite is the murder of unborn babies.    yes, I realize that.  Some of the illegals are also heading north.   I did not realize norstog was anglo-saxon or that you were a useless old man. ;-)


They have not yet learned the life lesson. Overpopulation by poor people who cannot even feed themselves let alone 8 plus kids does NOT create a peaceful environment. It is toxic for the environment and the universe at large. Common sense is dead in the whole world. SAD


Trudeau is "the Establishment" personified. I expect the Canadian Diplomatic corps was delighted by his election.


So the bank can repo the building. Did they loan more then the collateral was worth? Did the bank value it at more then it was worth? Inflating the "BOOK" is an old bank trick.


This is unfortunate and unsettling!  But comforting to know that Alaska Airlines will investigate and take all necessary precautions to ensure this does not happen again and treat their employees and passengers properly throughout this ordeal.  I've always been impressed with Alaska's operations.  First class airline.


I see the Denver Post has found yet another continuing source of letters.
Ms. Klein, my wife and I have never declawed our cats. But at the same time, we have never had a cat who "somehow got out". It's called being responsible.
The answer is simple: Advocates can educate the public on why they feel  declawing cats is wrong, but banning it is overkill.


I volunteer to put them on a bus to Seattle


Reminder: Clinton got the popular vote by millions of votes. So populism is not exactly the "Zeitgeist".

And even if the Zeitgeist is against globalization, it is not owned by Trump; nor is it even populist, in the sense of politics which panders to popular beliefs, no matter how stupid.

Bernie Sanders achieved massive popularity by voicing concerns with globalization from a progressive point of view.

And even if the Zeitgeist is "populist" in the dumb-and-proud sense, that doesn't mean Davos is not necessary.

And even if Davos is "elitist" in the sense expressed by the trailer park crowd, then so what?

This type of writing smacks of celebrity style fluff.


I cannot find the. link on the CRA website that refers to this matter however I was able to find newspaper reports summarizing the information.

The summarie indicate that it applies to the top 10%, hardly the wealthy, and yet even they have means if modest to reduce their tax bills.

The real problem lies with the wealthy, top 1 or .1%, who can use aggressive tax strategies not available to others to substantially reduce their overall tax bill.


No, he's not kidding.   ...and Yes, tenant gets a 3-day notice, plus a late charge assessed on the 2nd.
Tenant also receives notice that tenant will be held responsible for Landlord's eviction and court cost from that date forward.  Landlords usually expect all hell to break loose at that point, so landlords take precaution by putting law enforcement on notice, in case of any property damage.  Law officer serves tenant with "Summons and Complaint" after day 3, which tells the Tenant when his court date is--but by that time, it's too late. Landlord will ask court for Judgement of possession, plus financial costs.  ...Court drafts a Writ of Restitution (ordering removal of tenants belongings), ...Sheriff shows up while Landlord puts Tenants' stuff on the curb and changes the locks.  It all happens faster than you might think!


DID "YOU AGREE" - "TO SIGN AWAY YOUR PENSION"?
"FOLLOW THE MONEY" - TO GOLDMAN SACHS - AND THE "GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS OF 2008". THE STATE RETIREMENT FUND - AND KSBE AND OHA AND OTHERS ARE IN - "GOLDMAN SACHS" - DURING THIS "NATIONAL RETIREMENT FUND CRISIS OF 2016".

THE ESTATE AND THE STATE - HAVE BEEN "STRANGE BEDFELLOWS" - AND U.S. - ALL ALONG. PAUAHI WAS NOT - "THE LAST KAMEHAMEHA". ALL KANAKAMAOLI - ARE HER COUSINS - AND ARE  THE "LIVING HEIRS OF KING KAMEHAMEHA" - AND "WE DID NOT AGREE - TO THE "STEALING OF OUR NATION" - AND THEIR - "QUIETING OUR EXISTENCE".

ALL VICTIMS OF THE SNAGGING OF YOUR PENSION AND OUR NATIONAL TREASURY - SHOULD - BAND TOGETHER - AND - "PROTEST UNDER DURESS" - THEIR CRIMES.

I MUA HAWAI`I - RISE TOGETHER.


Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong.  I sincerely hope the widow of the brave soldier who gave his life defending OUR freedoms, the one Mr. Khadr and his fine father murdered, will slap a pair of handcuffs on every dollar before this fine young Canadian and his lawyers have a chance to spend one nickel of it.  Q.  Is Justin planning on handing over the loot in a selfie moment?


As a devout hippie boots, it's your civil duty to pass out doobies to all the police officers at the HPD station. Maybe invite the Donald to your house in November and let him hit the giant bong with you? Spread  the peace brah!


Bwahaha! This is satire right? This guy is as big a numbskull as Ted Nugent!....


S:  No, it doesn't.  Winning requires holding what is dear to a country (center of gravity) at risk.  People can bring pressure to bear upon their leaders to sue for peace but that is all.  Oftentimes the political objectives of a war are not militarily achievable.  At that point politicians should opt to disengage but their ego's get in the way so they blame the military for the failure and many buy that.  War is started and ended by politicians - period.


Pacquiao can now have his name joined to that of Penn at all the local UFC gyms and the membership will triple, at least, knowing that the his ethnic group makes up the biggest minority in Hawaii. Heck, they can have a special match here pitting him against Penn, touting it as the match for the aged. I watched the whole fight, and for an old man, he was game and put out a good effort but for the most part, it was all about missed punches, groping and grabbing, and obvious lack of power and diminished skills.


Chain them to the box and cover them in honey. Let the bees and bears get them.


"When will President Trump respond to Putin’s aggression in Ukraine?"

And no matter how he respond, the MSM (including the G&M) will criticize him for his response.  The elites and self proclaimed experts in the media will pretend to know better and tell him what he should have done.


Basically what the AG is stating is that he wants to layer Even More new state laws on top of already existing Federal laws which will do nothing at all. Already, that is what the State's background system is. When you buy a hand gun in Washington, you have to fill out a Federal ATF 4473 paperwork and pass a (NICS) FBI BackGround check. Then as soon as you do that, you fill out what is basically the same paperwork for the State that does the same background check. Yes its that stupid!
You can regulate guns all you want but it will do nothing to curb the mental health issues in Washington State.
Such a fake concern by Ferguson and Inslee. State mental hospitals alone have been in panic crisis mode ever since Inslee was elected and he's done very little to nothing to address something he could actually affect. You cannot legislate away suicide, and its not a gun issue.


"The simps in the leftist media are still eager to make our democratically elected president look as bad as possible ..."
1 - He does that quite well on his own.
2 - The Dems learned their bad behavior from 8 years of Republican bad behavior.
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Am I wrong about him already holding re-election campaign rallies?


Gay rights is not just about being nice or nudging gays toward a celibate life in the priesthood, it needs to be updated to deal with the fact that gay men do not chose their sexuality, it is innate.  That being so, there is a right to use one's sexual gifts appropriately (although how that is in the hetro-world is changing as well - few wait for marriage).  Many Catholics, if not a majority, accept gay marriage as right and just and even sacramental.  It is time for the hierarchy to catch up.

The John Birch Society never went away and I have the racist e-mails from Birchers from 2008 to prove it.  If the Kochs fund it, its neo-Bircher, from the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth to the Tea Party (the most of the Knights).

Rural areas who don't quickly create a single-payer plan before something happens to Obamacare deserve the Republican governments that probably refuse to do so.

The question is who told Trump to put into his remarks of that day the fact that dirt was coming on Hillary?


That laughably ignorant comment by Mr. Borguno of SleazyPark just showcases how greedy and clueless he and his cohorts really are.  We may have gotten rid of the old and much-hated Anchorage Parking Authority years ago, but clearly the parking Nazis are still with us and very much in charge.


Bears do not play by human rules.  There is no way to say for certain what set off this attack, but the possibility of either the bear being surprised or the possible presence of a cub are near the top of the list.  It could also be this bear was simply having a bad day and took it out on a human intruder.  I have had friends who were mauled by bear and suffered severe injuries.  None expressed any wish for revenge on the bear that attacked.  Even at established wildlife viewing areas where humans and bears may regularly interact with rare acts of aggression it must be remembered that bears are always basically wild animals and must be treated with respect and caution.


Healthcare spending in this country is what is unsustainable.  We would be doing ourselves a favor by moving to a completely free single payer system like virtually every other wealthy country has.  Better results at half the cost.


Your 'be respectful' simplistic comment is just what neo-fascists like to hear - that's how you stifle dissent, curb citizen involvement and turn democracy into a soviet-style authoritarian regime. Guess that why Trump says he likes the uneducated. Congrats.


The health care system needs to stop administering opioids as pain relief is a start.


We ARE the Church! The deep doctrinal reexam requires a searching together as sensus laicorum, theologians & hierarchical teaching office for the sensus fidelium. All are presumed to engage in this reexam.

Perhaps you misconceive "the Church," overidentifying it with the hierarchy? That would explain your confusion. At the same time, anyone with the slightest acquaintance of the concrete lived experiences of the faithful, sociologically, and current moral methodologies of the theologians, anthropologically, would justifiably anticipate changes, magisterially, as the teaching office passes on what it has learned!

For some moral realities, different opinions, variously probable, could well coexist within the Church. So, there would be no justification for imagining that all disagreements are necessarily rooted in invincible ignorance, poor formation or sinful refusals. They are often just a reflection of human finitude, which does the best it can as it remains epistemically fallible.


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…tough guy, ….probably pounded those keys really hard, eh?

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Impressive.  …not.


When will we learn mercy is given freely? It is like grace. we don't earn it.


Gavin DeBecker makes that point in his excellent book "The Gift of Fear". Everyone should read that book.


Acosta needs an official WH pacifier. He whines more than a toddler.


Weird article. it tells us businesswomen have children but completely fails to outline how the tax changes affect that. Maybe because they don't.


Prime salmon feeding areas of Cook Inlet - in the Knik Arm and Turnagain Arm. Of course that area has the largest concentrations of salmon in the Inlet.

If you exclude the middle part of the Inlet, where the Kenai and Kasilof rivers are home to huge returns of salmon.

Funny how the National Marine Fisheries Services pardons 125,000 fathoms of gillnets spread across the Inlet as no obstacle to Belugas health and well-being. 750,000 feet of gillnet, close to 150 miles in the center part of the Inlet, of course can't be contributing to a decline in Beluga. Access to their primary food source could never impact these whales.

When the commercial fishing fleet is out in full force, of course it doesn't disrupt the number of salmon entering the rivers. Just ask any Anchorage or Mat-Su dipper who rides home from the Kenai with an empty cooler when the commercial nets are out. No connection whatsoever.


There is an old joke that the difference between a tax collector and a taxidermist is that at least the taxidermist saves the hide.

The Trudeau 2.0 Liberals seem bent on making this joke a reality.

The problem for them is that nobody who has had to make his or her way in the real world and its competitive marketplace is buying and even Liberal and NDP politicians are now joining the opposition to this amateur night policy.

Unless sanity and a review of this cynical political ploy prevail, we shall see a tax policy that promotes class warfare and further divides Canadians and the government revenues from which will actually be significantly less than the cost of compliance and audits and the loss of revenue that comes with the partial destruction of the small business economy that contributes some 70% of the jobs and 50% of the GDP in this country.

This policy is an economic disaster and won't even be a political winner in the mid to long term.


It seems to me that the policy was changed at the last minute of the OBAMA administration and set to take effect 2 years later should be by far the weaker position than a 50+ year policy that stood unchallenged for decades.


Although I think it would be more productive for you to figure that out by yourself, I will give it a spin. As Elie  Wiesel put it, "It is better to help others than to speak about God". Or as a friend told me, "Don't be an armchair Bodhisattva". Find a way to participate positively with your communities, personal, local and global. It may be inconvenient, but it  is possible. As Obama said, "Democracy is hard". Well so it practicing wisdom and compassion.


There is NO way any sane person could watch Trumps performance and conclude ANYTHING but that Trump is bat shite crazy.


Agreed.  It's not bread made the traditional way that's the big problem, it's industrialized bread that's the villain.

The thing I would add to this column is it that the chemicals added to industrialized bread also cause digestive and metabolic problems and make people sick -- whether in bread or in other foods.   I figured out there was something wrong here in North America when I lived abroad for a period of time and ate REAL bread (sourdough rye) without any issues at all.   I was also slowly losing weight without trying while eating it and didn't feel "addicted" to the bread.    I returned to Canada, and all the old issues came back when I wasn't able to check the ingredients of the bread carefully.

Do yourself a favour and buy bread from places that use traditional techniques for milling, sourdough yeast and very simple recipes.


There are at least thirty statements on video that would have disqualified any other candidate. And the hate of Hillary was created largely through the millions spent by Rupert Murdock and Fox News.  When you look at her fibs versus his outright lies, again you have to wonder. When you have so called conservative Christians who have thrown in the towel as they will need to have quite a conversation with St. Peter when they are asked about their commitment to their values. And the leadership of the GoP has been exposed as they are only concerned about power, not the United States, not their constituents, not really to anything but raw desire for power.


Ms Brown, it might "behoove you" to install security cameras outside your business as well. The safety and security of your business is technically your responsibility. It's not the responsibility of the city to protect merchants' assets, even though it may be a nice thing to do. Also, it may be beneficial to bring in the outside items when you close for the evening, in order to protect your assets. It's truly sad that we cannot trust strangers anymore to do the right thing. Even small towns are no longer safe from thieves. Sorry this happened to you.


The same women are supporting Islamic misogyny, they're a bunch of hypocrats. They are trying to overturn the results of a democratic election. Won't work. Identity politics is dead, get used to it!


Daniel, your comical diatribe aside, the Constitution states:

"The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."

Personally, I don't think bombast quite reaches that threshold.


The Big One will make Portland shitty again.  And the sooner the better.


You've had more than a year-and-a-half to get over your Harper Derangement Syndrome. It's sad that you're still clinging to it.

And Trudeau has already done a lot to try to dismantle democracy. Or maybe since it's the Liberals, you don't mind that they keep trying to introduce anti-democratic legislation so that they can control any and all debate in the House of Commons...


You calling them facts does not make them facts. Maybe fake facts. But not facts.


... the Berkeley students dragged em down ;)


My neighbors car blew a motor because his timing chain let go. You are just fooling yourself if you think it can't happen to you.


agree...too much irresponsible stuff going on out here


The good news, life will eventually regenerate on this planet regardless of man.  Out of curiosity, what is the other 87% of the federal budget spent on?  Can any of it be spared for NASA also?


It's similar to the truly old joke that is reputed to have circulated among Vatican hierarchs that, for example, the ordination of married men to the presbyterate would not happen in their lifetimes but perhaps in the lifetime of their children!


No.  It is not, nor are the comments about the article.


The "Bigly" Chicken has been a hot seller in China , there's even a shopping mall that has a solid 20ft version in front , they find it amusing.


Mike Pence needs to be held to account for the same odious views that most Repubs hold about women and other minorities.  Pence is only the more cleaned-up corporate version of Trump.

And if Trump would prevail, Pence would be in a position more powerful than Dick Cheney was because Trump has demonstrated that he has no talent or interest in governing - Trump will just go around the country mouthing "Make America great again."  Pence needs to be exposed for the dangerous politician that he is.


"Force-selling credit to you for the purpose of putting you in debt for life?" Come on, that's away over the top. The agent was selling in order to hike his commission or fulfill a target, not to "put you in debt for life."

Consent is a central question here, as it is in other areas nearly as sensitive as cash. If the salesperson felt unable to to reach the assigned target, then "no" would have been the right answer -- not "force-selling" or (worse still) raising credit limits or moving customers to pricier accounts on the sly. These are the illegal actions of individual employees.  I doubt very much that TD promotes and condones institutionalized fraud.

Customers are responsible for consent too. Rather than being passively conned and sheared like sheep, the simple word "no" works wonders. Do try it.

The angry and alienated are always with us. It seems the CBC turned over some rocks and found a few. I guess they had targets to fulfill too. Shame on them for their muck-raking.


Maybe they should write about a lodge owner who constantly complains about problems but never offers solutions?  It could have a catchy title like" Whiner 49er".


A walk off home run to complete a series sweep.  This is what fans of MLB would regard as pretty fine play of the game.  The boo jays would find fault with the Jays getting themselves out of the cellar and approaching the middle teams.  From a terrible start to back into contention.  Four and a half months to go to get back into this.  Sadly another injury to a starter- Pearce.  He was hitting very well.  The Jays injury bug continues.  The good news is the talented replacements.  Pillar's home run was a sight to behold, timely and convenient for the GO Train fans.


Where's "D", "Forecast is incorrect"?


Are you sure about that?    There will always be the good doctors who will work as long as needed even under a salaried scheme.     Then there will be the bad doctors (in it for the wrong reasons) who will have to clock in more than they are currently.     Then there will be the doctors who will huff and puff about going to the U.S. to hang their shingle.    I say:  good riddance (and also "you'll be back...)

So the net effect may be far less drastic than you assume.


"....then we should know..."

Why?  I'm guessing you are not an American citizen, not sure the fixation on another country's political process.

There are plenty of underhanded and political expedient matters within our own borders, perhaps Canadians might choose to focus on those.  Runaway debts both provincially and federally along with OPP investigations that appeared to be stalled in Ontario for examples.


He should have been there.


Same old tripe lacking context. Hint: there's no new covenant in  Islam.


And I love the fact you don't know that Barney doesn't hit lefties any better than he does righties, nor any better than Goins does.

It's a real laugh...er, you get the drift, eh?


You make a valid point and I am no expert on this subject not even close. Just a layman looking at it from a very base level. But having said that, I been living in Anchorage since 1985 and read and seen it all. No matter how much money we put in, the "children are still failing". That is punch line that goes back that far. Obviously the system needs to be fix. Maybe you are too close and I am too far to correct this. But it clear that money is NOT the real issue here. That is the problem with this article, when the author start to use children as a human shield to get funding, it get old and tiresome because everyone uses the kids as a metaphoric force shield since days of Flintstones. And nothing is improve. What we really need is food for thought on this problem. Any ideas??


Attitudes:
On gun laws = no
On democracy = no
On human rights = no
On war = no
On religion = no.
Canada is heads above the USA.


Not sure who is condemning other citizens to that mythical abode but currently the federal government is spending 67% ($2.5 trillion) the $3.9 trillion annual federal budget on entitlement programs.
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$2.5 trillion would seem to prove that American society is providing vast resources for the direct benefit of citizens.
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You might feel that even more should be done and you may certainly be correct but it is beyond argument that American society does provide for the well-being of the community.


Time for a shake up of the tired old Laurentian elite and O'Leary seems to be the guy- French in the job  description"  is a nice to have" . Quebecers now need to realize their power has slipped and at 22 % French speakers are approaching nonessential in the election scheme of things. Go Kevin Go- because it 2017 !


"Aegis missiles"

AEGIS is a complete combat weapons tracking and deployment system, not a type of missile. It is the backbone of all Arleigh Burke class DDG's like the John S. McCain.


You do realize that the short form of Richard is Dick, Mr. Head?
Appropriate...


During the time Lee had the Pig War Museum on Tucker & put her play on there, a couple of tourists came in to the store where I work in town. They had wandered into the museum & were aghast to find themselves locked in & unable to leave. Lee had locked the door behind them & refused to unlock it until they'd watched her play.


"After a series of attacks by Muslim militants last month, security forces and allied mobs retaliated by burning down thousands of Rohingya homes in the predominantly Buddhist nation."
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Muslim militants who may have represented a minority in the Muslim community.....instigated a series of attacks.....that so outraged a nation of "normally peaceful" Buddhists......that the Muslims are being driven out of the country.
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Whether one feels that the Buddhists responded with over-kill is besides the point. If the Muslims have a complaint, they can take it up with the Muslim militants in their midst.


um, Reagan was giving his inaugural speech the moment the Iranian hostages were released.


". . . there is the possibility of issuing long-term bonds paid for by some of these same revenue sources . . ."  Is this where the proposed revenue bonds come in (from the HART charter amendment)?


I really hope you're wrong.......however, this could happen.


So we voted for this person? She knows what’s best for the city? I’m so glad we have people that are in office that tackle the big issues like declawing your cat

Who cares about the little things like education, crime, taxes


Thanks! You listened and learned and disseminated the truth about Alaska. Of course it isn't all Alaskan men. There are A and B grade, equal-human-rights-believing men in Alaska, those who reject that atrocity, the gender "double standard." But on a continuum, that's generally around only 20%. Violent and obscene Don Trump and Don Young's behavior/beliefs, by the ample evidence, put them in the bottom 20%.

BTW, it wasn't only former Gov. Parnell who ignored mistreatment of women AK National Guard members. Sen. Sullivan was Attorney General at the time, but told me "I didn't know!" about the sexual assaults (SA) or even harrassment of women because "there were no women in my unit." While, by their own surveys and statements, most in the Guard were well-aware of the climate. And Sullivan still repeatedly votes (on DoD Reauthorization Act bills) to keep military SA prosecutions  under chain-of-command's control instead of victim's choice: independent prosecutors.


Ho-Hum.....how original tea party boy!


Me thinks Russell is a little nervous with the prospect of Federal University funding starting to go balance towards Conservative institutions.  It's alot tougher to state a position and stick with it than play both sides of the typical leftard proverbial fence, and he knows it.


Dems represent good values and work for the good of the country.  Repubs. try to destroy the government so they can go back to the days of Carnegie, Rockefeller, etc.


Is this an application of the "Ignatian rule"? Just how is your accusation of "hierarchicalism, legalism & rigorism" made against those with genuine concerns about the confusion and ambiguity of the Pope's teaching, consistent with this?


"I'm noted for my warmth and compassion that way." Kind of like your hero , donny boy, a planters wort, or a drinking problem :)


If I quit working at 60 with the max benefit relying on my RRSP's and then defer CPP until 70 will I get 8.5 % per year more, or will that amount be reduced because I stopped making payments for 10 years?


So it's a Hageland plane if it crashes and a Ravn plane if it doesn't?


Winnipeg!


That's not how it works.


Great patriotism there: my insurance company is screwing me, so I'll help screw up the whole country.


"And with the power of today’s computers, it would be easy to keep track of weapons by using serial numbers. Caught with a gun, the serial number of which has been removed…go to jail."

It would also be very easy to create a centralized registry under that scheme, which could be used at some point in the future to confiscate guns from lawful owners. Guns can't be confiscated unless the government knows who owns them, which is why the anti-gun people are trying their best right now to establish a back-door registry. BTW, it is already illegal to alter or remove a gun's serial number and you can go to jail for that. Existing law also already covers improper transfers and negligence.


There is no problem.
Having more than one vaccine at the same time does not cause any problem whatsoever.


"That’s really the fundamental problem. Mr. Trudeau promised electoral reform, but he never said what it was."  It is one thing to say you want something new and a different thing to agree on what that might be.  Not knowing this was either political naivety or crass manipulation.

In the end all political parties want a system that helps them.  Surprise, surprise.


Because Flynn is not stupid enough to get involved in the kidnapping of a dual citizen who is likely also on the payroll of the CIA. Sorry if I did not make that clear.


Hi! Scott, thank you for your comment
Genesis
"Be fruitful and multiply,
Psalm 127:3
“Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward”.

Onan wasted his seed on the ground in a Self-Serving act (Sinful,) what he did was displeasing in the sight of the LORD; so He took his life, as he had taken Er, Judah's firstborn who was evil in the sight of the LORD also.
 His sin became known as "Onanism,"
Contraception was so far outside the biblical mind-set and so obviously wrong that it did not need the frequent condemnations other sins did, as the gift of new life was seen as a blessing (Approval ) from God.

We see this in the statement by Jesus below, as it amplifies the mind-set of some of those who now teach in His name in duplicity “Blessed are the barren” In Approval of those who while partaking with our Creator in His Plan for new life, commit a deliberate act, of denying another the possibility of life.
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If he "just dropped" due to playing golf with Trump, you're just another person in a long line of people that got duped by marketing. Manning played a character in those commercials, not himself. You think he drives a mid-size sedan or eats Papa Johns a lot? Definitely Not.


"I don't read newspapers or watch the news. I figure if something important happens someone will tell me"
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Justin Trudeau
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Is it possible that no one told him he won the election?      Perhaps Canada is just drifting aimlessly without a functional federal government?
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\that would explain a lot


This is taken from the article,
"And the $2,400 the family paid in rent each month was nearly two-thirds of the approximately $3,700 it received from the federal government."


Ivan, I think it would probably be better to push the state government to improve the public education system.  Why are our public schools so inferior to our better private schools?  What would it take to fix it?  Answer is obviously money.  Punahoe and Iolani cost over 20,000 a year.  How much does our state put in to the public schools on a per student basis?  I doubt it is anywhere close.


No, national data such as Sports Illustrated polls conducted strictly of Native American's, time and time again debunk your position. I pointed out how here locally your position is thoroughly debunked. I also asked you to name just 1 reason that makes mascots created by Native Americans for Native Americans are racially offensive stereotypes of us red skins. You have yet to answer the simple question. Give just 1 and I look forward to introducing your delusions to reality based facts.


Wipe the dust and cobwebs off behemoth.


What about the mute button, you hypocrite stalker?


Hello MilesD,

My impression is that comments can be "disappeared" through various mechanisms, none of them to do with "a glitch".

1. The laypersons who do the initial reviews trash them as badly uncivil posts, when they are not, and it does not see the light of day on the baord.
2. The laypersons let it get posted, but it gets flagged by others as offensive (when it is not, it simply grates on their sociopolitical preferences), and in some silly fashion gets deleted when it ought not get deleted.
3. I suspect the columnists and journalists themselves have access, should they want it, to fast-track intervention with those in charge of board moderation.

I am not suggesting it is a Globe and Mail editor who is behind what is happening.

But whoever is behind it, come on, surely you have noticed that in some subject areas, lots of posts get "disappeared" for reasons that have nothing to do with "civility" of written content (examples, anything related to Islam or indigenous natives).


Yeah, well, that's not what his lawyer says.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/united-passenger-david-dao-lawyer_us_58ef8daee4b0b9e98489f02b?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009


a felon can't own, carry, or be around firearms.


So Quebec is rising and Pacific Islands are being flooded - better get Mark Shore here to help us better understand.


White Americans seem to say that whenever fingers point at them.  When they finger-point and black or brown folks, it must be something other than "race-baiting", right?  Muslim guy shoots up a marketplace, he's a "terrorist".  Black guy fires into a house, he's a "criminal".  White guy murders a black bible-study class, he's a "troubled youth".  White French Canadian shoots up a mosque full of folks, he's "mentally disturbed".  Is this what is called "white privilege"?

Did I FALSELY describe either incident in my previous post, John Butcher?  Please explain.  Speak up!


If South Korea had to belong to the EU insanity, they would not have grown at all.


It would only be fitting given the qualification of his Trumps proposed cabinet that he select Joe Miller. At least he's a lawyer, but let hope not. It won't be an Alaskan good to say.


H.L. MENCKEN’S prediction:

“As democracy is perfected, the office of the President represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day, the plain folks of the Land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be occupied by a downright fool and complete narcissist moron.”

  -H.L. Mencken
The Baltimore Evening Sun,
July 26, 19


Agreed.  And if the Rockies stick and go deep in the playoffs this year maybe they can get him to ink a couple of year deal.


The Chicken Hawk in Chief Trump doesn't deserve to be seated in front of the Medal of Honor.


Alexandra, we both know that’s not true.  The Pentateuch describes God as telling the Hebrews to slaughter Canaanites (though it was usually the Hebrews who got beat up pretty bad).  It’s a classic case of people wanting to believe that ‘God’s on our side’ and writing history accordingly.  But that’s the Bible as history.  It’s all past tense.  The OT doesn’t tell anyone to go out and kill unbelievers, or wage war to spread ‘the faith’.  It simply doesn’t.

But the Quran does, and that’s why Islam is dangerous.  Sure, there are plenty of Muslims who don’t take it seriously, or who explain it away.  But if only a tiny %age follow its precepts, there’s serious trouble.  We’ve learned this the hard way in the UK.


Sexual predators are toxic.  Masculinity isn't.  Conflating the two - especially in a headline of Canada's 'national' newspaper -  is ridiculous.


I arrived at a place a few years ago of seeing America as a failing empire, and it is failing as almost all empires fail. I am no historian but it helps me sleep at night. Unless there is a way to fight income inequality and the lack of decent jobs, we will be a the Soviets were...at the mercy of those with brutal ways and enormous bank accounts.
I have no, absolutely no, respect for the national GOP. They are dedicated to the principle that it is perfectly fine for the 99% to be ruled by the rest. In the 1950's, to be a Republican was to be for good jobs and...
I have an enormous respect for many of the past, including FDR and now Barack Obama.
Hugh


Speaking of insufferable...


JT never said that those practices are acceptable. His objection was to the term "barbaric". He said he would prefer "absolutely unacceptable", or another such term. I don't see how that makes him a weak cultural relativist.

Webster's dictionary: Barbaric = 1a: of, relating to, or characteristic of barbarians; Barbarian = 1: of or relating to a land, culture or people alien and usually believed to be inferior to one's own.

The word has other meanings too, but you don't want to use ambiguous words in a citizenship guide.


Latvia is not in the Middle East....it is in the heart of Europe and a member of NATO.....it prefers not to be swallowed up by Putin's Russia.

Canada is acting as a peacemaker, its traditional role.

If Russia does not bother Latvia and its NATO allies such as Canada, they won't bother it...Canada's presence should reassure Putin that Latvia is not about to nvade it.


Oh Chuck, this chip on my shoulder is why I've made it through being homeless, surviving wartime and being enough of a success in business to be able to retire at 55 move over seas and enjoy myself for the last 9 years. Think I'll keep it. Besides without it you folks wouldn't be so fun.
  What pi$$es most of you off is the ballboys are making more money than you are


Voice your concerns to the city about SB91 9am this Saturday at the Loussac Library. THIS IS YOUR CHANCE to be heard!


Double the property tax on non-resident owners. Simple, creates revenue and mirrors other jurisidictions like Florida.  It's not subject to treaty challenge because the municipalities are not income tax treaties.


the chinese don't pay taxes yet we let them in by the millions and they demand medical care and attention.  I am sick of it. i pay into the system and I have no access while refugees and tax avoidance chinese are lapping it up.


Yes, rally against public ownership of land.  We need the entire country diced up, developed and planted with 'private property keep out' signs.  Nothing says freedom like being forbidden to access or needing a permission slip for every step outside of one's front door.


Rebalancing.  In a democracy there's always compromise.


Hogwash. Unless you lived in rural America citizens in most towns rarely had weapons in the 50's and 60's. I know I lived back then. First and only gun I ever saw in private hands was an flintlock pistol missing lots of key parts. Never saw another until I came to Alaska. In my 17 years in that town of 20,000 there was one gun fatality and it was a suicide. Large scale gun ownership is only decades old and was done with little or no planning except by munitions and arms manufactures. The Gun Rush. But like with any rush toxic stuff is left in it's wake a the poison is starting to leach out.


To see results of republican austerity plans checkout Mesa county or Kansas or Alabama or.........


Trump's doing a good job given the swamp to be drained is big.  Keep up the good work !


Pistol Pete's for me.


It is likely to be the most contentious session in history. And lots of punting back and forth between House and Senate. The game will probably go into triple overtime this time.
And we thought last year was bad enough?


Only in an analogue world.


OCare is not collapsing.
It is being sabotaged by trump, price and the relentless RW propaganda machine.


The place is begging to be a vocational training facility.  The need is there and the payoff is a well trained future workforce for the state.


Is it possible that all of this spending has something to do with new real estate "wealth" in the GTA? The U.S. saw similar consumer spending trends in the real estate bubble of a decade ago.


You wrote:

<< The left doesn't want to engage in discussion; they want to silence opposing points of view.>>

This from a supporter of President Trump, who wants to suspend broadcast licenses for media that doesn't fawn over him.


Ethan is going to get his hands on your paycheck whether you like it or not. He's got bike lanes to build and lawyers to pay so he can seize private property. We need wider side walks & more bushes for the drunks to sleep under. Who needs cops & safe roads? LOL!!! Progress my fellow Anchorites! PROGRESS!! You bigots need to get out of the way of PROGRESS!


I'm all for it, unless it interferes with pain management after surgery. There are millions of people that require medication after surgery. I had surgery for a broken tibia and fibula. Screws and a metal plate were involved. My surgeon prescribed opioids for exactly the time I needed them. By the time the prescription ran out, I was good. The same applies to my wife's knee replacement surgery. Go after those that over prescribe. Do not penalize those that truly need them.


"Alexandra Morton, a biologist and long-time fish farm critic ..."

Voila, the white instigator and a Northeastern American Liberal to boot.


Sticks and stones!


"Would you like to super-size your fries and drink today"  No thanks.

"Would you like to add $2 to your grocery bill to help build wells in the Arctic?"  No thanks.

"Would you like to review some new offers for a TD Visa card"  No thanks.

See, pretty easy.


The quote went zing right over their heads


Would that be Alpha-2?  Red Diamond?


Canada was a place where people who didn't want to fight the Vietnam war could go seek refuge.  Kaepernick is a different category of trash you'd just not want around in a dump.


I'll second what others have said, and add:

Don't you realize, we already have privatized health-care delivery -- most family physicians are for-profit, small businesses, working on a fee-for-service basis.  We also have a number of specialized clinics working similarly on a for-profit basis.


Your hatred of "browns" is well documented, racist one.


No mention of Harper because Harper correctly deduced that this was not a kidnapping/hostage event worthy of any effort on behalf of the alleged "victims".

Just to review:

The apparently unfortunate Mr. Boyle, formerly married into Canada's first family of terrorism, suddenly "found" himself backpacking in Afghanistan.

He and his wife were then captured, allegedly.

Boyle then chose to father three kids, while allegedly in captivity.

Harper understood who or what an enemy of Canada was. Justin, the $10 million dollar award-man himself, does not.


Oh hell, yet another desperate realtor. Can't we ban these people?


Nor is Ms. Slade an economist. I find many Libertarians have had introductions to economics, but not the advanced studies that would enable them to understand by Stackelberg's ologopsonies are not free markets in spite of multiple "competitors" or why the tragedy of the commons requires government regulation of resources.


"Flygare has a court reporting business and feels that gives him insight into public safety issues"

yeah, like how a xerox machine thats made copies of romeo and juliet has insight into playwriting issues


"Someone is giving the PM bad advice."

You dont need anyones advice not to praise a brutal dictator like Castor.

You dont need anyones advice to sneak off for a holiday on a private island owned by someone who receives millions in donations from the canadian Govt.

These are simply  choices made by someone who is both naive, unperceptive, and indifferent to ethics or appearances.

In short, he lacks the necessary common  sense to conduct himself properly as out PM.

That was evident all along but is now painstakingly obvious.

 He will be ignored in international arena .

I can even deal with that.

What I can't deal with is the mess he is making of our economy and the increasingly diminished chances that my family will have to reach a decent living standard in their lifetime.


many marry and have kids because society forced them into it and family pressures and people like you.  I isn't worth talking to you though as you are so closed minded and believe you are always right and everyone else is wrong.


The fear is that if the zero tolerance people succeed, workers would either be screened out and not hired, or else fired, rather than being accommodated by being placed in those parts of the hospital that do not require compromising their religious beliefs on abortion.

As for TWU, the background is that TWU has been refused by the bar associations of three provinces, so it cannot commence; hence effectively students are denied studying law there.


Rent 'Ex Machina'.


Couldn't have asked for a better team to lead HCG out of this nightmare. They have the right people in place to right the ship financially and negotiate a deal, but it'll still be an uphill task to regain confidence. Gut instinct says they'll make it. They'll focus on originating mortgages instead of renewals, they have some breathing room with locked-in GICs that I suspect will mostly auto-renew, and mortgage payments that people have a high incentive to pay, considering these housing prices.

At the end of the day, this is an important Canadian institution that keeps the big banks in check and a test of our world-class financial regulations. Unless you're an American short seller, there's not really a good reason you should want this company to fail completely.


If you remove the word 'mistakenly' , you have summed up my reading of the article and the news release Xavier quotes below.


Do you want nobody to take you seriously? Because that's how you make sure nobody takes you seriously.


He'll always be the gutless wonder who couldn't put mad dog killer Nathan Dunlap down, and who was too afraid to have public input on the magazine law, because he knew it would fail if he did.  Hick's a coward, plain and simple.


Its time for media to spend a little time and money to track down these conspiracy morons and expose them for what they are ....mentally deranged attention seekers. Also a  good time for people in general to get the hell off Facebook...along with Twitter it is the biggest mistake on the web.


This is the problem with our democracy.. giving the vote to people who make a decision based on the length of someone's tie.


Does Softbank have $50Bn to invest? They have a $100BN tech start up fund, most of which was already slated to come to the US..

The Carrier jobs come with large Government subsidies more akin the Quebec than the Good
ol' US of A, and will probably result in the tax payer subsidizing the automation of the plant


Finally Judicial integrity! I've heard  there are investigations going on with the judges that have legislated from the benches  Who are in for some rude awakenings !!  They should be arrested and charged for breaking the very laws they swore to uphold, blind of political activism or ideology !  It cannot happen fast enough !


If charges are stayed, a person is released from custody, right? If he reoffended, he would go back in. Why do you and your sarcastic buddy, DB-TA, think that the judge erred? You cannot keep people in jail illegally, right? At least, you shouldn't be able to in a democracy, right?


The NEB hired some clowns that know nothing about pipelines, or even the scope of their powers.  Disgraceful.  This government is in shambles.


I have two white male sons of this age and that is literally the last thing that I worry about.


" I have one position in public and another in private."  For private matters that is quite acceptable.

For a politician to say one thing in public and then in private to say another thing to get money from Wall Street raises the issue of honesty, trust, and whether that politician has any moral position at all or will say anything to advance her own interests.

I think it's referred to as hypocrisy and lying.


What this entire episode shows is an almost comic lack of maturity on the part of the political culture of Port Angeles.  In most of the country, once the 1950s were over and flouridation had ceased being regarded as a communist plot, this issue had long since faded into its deserved obscurity.  In Port Angeles, in the 21st century yet, it became the issue that turned the city upside down.  Realistically, flouridation or the lack of it doesn't make a great deal of difference in people's daily lives.  The extended drama over the great flouride kerfuffle is, more than anything, a clarion call to the city to grow up.


You gotta say, Trudeau is doing a great job on this difficult file.


This crowd of hopefuls is really another episode of the Good, Bad and Ugly.  It will be Canada's bad luck to land obe of the far right Trumpish clowns to dig the hole deeper for the Conservative brand in Canada.  The Conservatives big mistake here was to rule out Rona who is doing a great job and should be acclaimed by all and a great candidate for PM.


Soap on a rope guys, don't forget.


Actually the processes and targets were established by the Conservative gov in power at that time. The only thing the Liberals did was maintain the status quo


Prayers for a speedy recovery Mazie.  You are a fighter.  Thank you.


He didn't kill anyone.


Let's not forget that it was President Bill Clinton's Interior Secretary, Ada Deer, who formally federally recognized 247 Alaska Native tribes.  This would have never happened under a Republican Interior Secretary.  Alaska Natives are now legitimately protected by federal jurisdiction.  And no we don't vote blindly like you and the rest of your ilk do.


"Bringing a gun to a civil disturbance changes it to an armed revolt........"

No it doesn't.


I'm not over reacting.  The guy fired into an area where there are homes while riding a bicycle using a pistol.  You think he was going to be accurate, as if in a prone position?  Heck no.  The guy is careless with a weapon.  He should pay the penalty for that crime.

Kinda funny that some of the most frightened users of guns are also the ones who abide by the rules.  My guns scare the heck out of me, so I treat them with complete respect.


These kids weren't taught respect for their country. They dislike this country if they kneel. And after cops beat the crap out of blk snowflake he's kneeling at Anthems, It doesnt help that cops are murdering and beating all races but taking a knee is ignorant. Brandon Marshal , police brutality on blk's and social injustice and So he'll spit on the flag. Riots.. Hmmmmmm....


Investigators need to check the MSD servers and see if any names on the committee pop up in a query which would indicate someone in the MSD checked them out using County resources.


And Elotro believes cops can do no right


Most?? How many bears do you think it takes to snack on you like a cupcake? One is the answer in case you are still thinking. And guns do the trick just fine, a hell of a lot better than a can of jalapeno juice


Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...


Should the high seas by-catch be curtailed? Of course. But it's bogus to use that as an excuse to hammer kings in the river. And this is all about taking precious kings, not whitefish, sheefish, lush, or pike. Consider this: except for a few weeks each year, Kuskokwim residents can take unlimited quantities of these fish with the smaller mesh. Unlimited. And these few weeks out of the water will create a food crisis? Get real.

The past few years have demonstrated to the adults at Fish & Game that people will target kings with 4" mesh, and they're having none of it. Good for them.

As for the "Kuskokwim River Intertribal Fish Commmission", their first action is to open up on a resource in trouble. And they were formed why?

What we and the kings need is a Kuskokwim River Fish Conservation Commission. Until then, Fish & Game is doing the tough, and often unappreciated, work in the interest of the fish.

The 7th generation will be grateful.


Rather than call you a liar, I'll just post a link to HART's helicopter footage of this "most densely populated" ag land.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opJzRWWVDdw

And if you've been following a little closer, you'd know about the luxury towers and boutique hotels that developers are planning on fulfilling their TOD requirement with "cash gifts" to the city instead of actual affordable TOD.


These people who still support studded tire use should ask themselves why studs have been banned almost everywhere but Alaska.  It certainly cannot be said that other areas and jurisdictions do not have equally, or even greater, snowy and icy road conditions to contend with, yet they still do not use studs.  As I have never done, either, and I have lived and driven in Alaska for 20 years, and in northern climates for my entire life.


as opposed to the abundance of neo progressive delusionists


Well, when did it become reality that Allie's thoughts trump the legal facts that my comment refers to?


I find it interesting that the commentary has focused only on what the judge said about consent.  It is true that a drunk person can consent; it depends on the level of intoxication.  However - why is nobody concerned with asking whether this woman really consented to having sex with the cab driver?  The cab driver doesn't appear to have been her boyfriend or even a previous casual acquaintance.  Why on earth would she consent - even if she were legally able to - to having sex with a cab driver?  This is not to demean cab drivers in any way; just to point out he was a complete stranger, and there is no imaginable way the topic could have arisen.  On that basis, he should have been convicted.


Could you imagine Truman or Churchill having dinner with Stalin to celebrate Lenin's birthday?


George Will - Though I have often disagreed with your innumerable columns over the years, your analysis here is spot on.  Particularly well stated is one of your reasons for Trump staying atop the GOP ticket... "Third, by persevering through November 8 he can simplify the GOP's quadrennial exercise of writing its post-campaign autopsy, which this year can be published November 9 in one sentence: 'Perhaps it is imprudent to nominate a venomous charlatan.'"


"People" have been posting about this on this site way before Trump made light of it, seems you're the new guy to the conversation.  Experience adds substance to answers, police are responding to calls now with an onslaught of people crowding around yelling racism anytime a minority is involved in any contact.  You believe this is safe for anyone?  As far as BS stories, I let juries determine the substance of someone's defense, they have.


I suspect it was access to the Koran that had a bigger role than access to a gun...as soon as this story came out the press was saying the suspect was "Mexican" so I knew within a day or 2 we'd find out he was actually from a Middle East hell hole and surprise surprise!


The Winter Solstice is the reason for the season. Christians had to have something to bring the Pagans around to their way of thinking, so they changed the birthday to the winter solstice. This guy is a complete idiot.


Because_washing_the_feet_on_Holy_Thursday_is_an_empty_ritual.


McGregor winning over Mayweather would have been a hate crime.


Look, if you hide from your constituents long enough and vote to destroy access to health care for 475,000 Coloradans, you can be sure they'll want to discuss that with you -- regardless of whether you wished the conversation was on another topic.

If 75 percent of Coloradans want the ACA fixed, not destroyed, and citizens press their representatives on that point, how are those folks suddenly "left-wing activists"?

I'm an unaffiliated voter who pays taxes and needs health care. And Gardner keeps voting to take it away in order to provide big tax cuts for the top 1%, while he hob-knobs with billionaires who pay for his campaigns.

Doesn't take much intelligence to call that for what it is: betrayal of the people who elected him.

It's really that simple.


The affect of local environment on temperature measurement is well known in the scientific community.  Given that fact, we are not making new science here.  As a scientist, however, I read reports like in this article and wonder what they mean.  There is no discussion of the temperature measurement and whether it has been corrected for environmental factors which are not trivially easy to identify.  The point is the matter was not discussed which is not surprising since the article is about weather and not climate change.  Many educated people would like to know more out of curiosity.  Science is about questions, not assumptions.  It is my life's work to ask questions.  They have lead me to hundreds of peer reviewed technical publications and approximately 80 US patents.  Thank you for the discussion.


Mainly because of compassion for the unborn, whose very lives are at stake.  For them, it's not merely a question of whether the U.S. is a better place to live.  It's whether they live at all.


Look carefully before placing forehead on ground; someone may have been walking their dog.


In a sane society you would have proven your competence and had liability insurance for your guns just like your car.


Add Russian to that list.


My proposal: that every one of us look into our own religion, and weed out the fanatics in extremists in our own house, instead of looking into somebody else's religion. Let the Muslims oppose Jihadi extremists  and the Christians oppose Christian fundamentalist extremists and we'd all be better. It's like the opposite of the grass is always greener; the religion is always worse from outside in.


On the brink of further labor employment deterioration, the voters approve increase to their property taxes - incredible! Let's just watch where the bond funds will go - not toward academics, but another new turf, new stadium, new seats for basketball, and other wasteful areas, areas that I'm not willing to sponsor!
The road drainage bonds were approved last time and not a single drainage was improved.


Obomba is not Muslim.


Considering how many restaurant kitchens are essentially run by Mexicans, I wonder how much spit this guy has eaten.


Oh, great come back.  Guess you don't have an intelligent response you u resort to your usual hate comments. Sad


This troubling move by the Justin Trudeau government is another signal that Canadians should gaze less at Donald Trump and his antics and more at the policies and trends of their federal government.


Could those of you who prefer to speak Latin go offline to speak to each other, please?


Always the optimist huh Lynn?   I hope when the time comes to eat that crow we`re cooking up for you, there`s a few condiments to make it a little more palatable..


Judging from 'my' comments?
I would say it is judging by other people's comments and ratings that many folks don't agree with my take upon the direction of NCReporter's presentation.
The Catholic Church is universal, world-wide and not a national, American Church. Everything heterodox coming out of the Church in America affects the whole Church throughout the world.


You should be at some of the shoplifting episodes I have had to deal with.  Maybe they haven't gotten physical yet.  But I am sick and tired of having to deal with this.  I have been dealing with more issues this year than the last 15 years combined, all because of SB91.  Sure it is working because no one is getting arrested anymore.  The number of small crimes is growing to the point the police cannot even handle them all of which is why most often they don't even show up anymore or if they do it is hours and in some cases days later.  I have had rocks thrown through my windows after forcing punks out and yet I have no rights.  The criminals have all of the rights, I have no recourse whatsoever.  How is that fair?  Is that your idea of the way things should be?  I cant touch them, I cannot shoot them and they know it so it is just getting worse and worse which is why the number of violent crimes will continue to grow as well, ask any cop.  Theft and drug crimes need severe punishment


"Actually, "the majority" voted for Hillary by +3 million, another fact that the Trumpers flee from."
Why? Did she actually win and you're keeping it secret from the rest of us? Truth be known - consistently mentioning this fact makes YOU and others of your mindset feel better over such an embarrassing loss. Move on - its old news. Clinton isn't POTUS and never will be, no matter how many times you want to recount the beans.