All of the hysteria from the left about starting impeachment proceedings immediately is one example.

The two previous Presidents who were impeached actually did something first to start impeachment.  The only thing Trump has done is win the election.

Colluding with Russia?  Still not one shred of evidence of any wrong doing.  Obstruction of justice?  No evidence other than Trump expressing a "hope."  No one in history has been impeached over expressing a hope.

The Left's constant banging of the impeachment drum is the exact thing Dems worried Trump would do if he lost.  Refuse to recognize a duly elected President and threaten our democracy by doing such.

The Left likes to scream that conservatives (or Trump supporters) are Fascists, yet the left are the ones using the tactics of Fascist Brown Shirted Nazi's to shout down conservative speakers or conservative student groups.

We may look back at this shooting as a Ft. Sumter moment when things turned bloody in this civil war.


How about we do this the old way, since you lefties
only believe in a democratic vote if you win. We
load up and start shooting you. That help you
to realize what's about to happen.


Don't expect much from the Senate- especially Valley legislators who have been telling their constituents the lies they want to hear about "right sizing government" and balancing the budget with unidentified cuts. I think anyone who leveled with voters on fiscal realities in the Mat-Su would have no chance of winning a legislative seat.


I think at least they could defer the deportation until his kids reach 18 or graduate from college.


Yes, where was he when Black Lives matter was marching in the streets and screaming "cops are pigs, fry them like bacon", (or something like that). I heard crickets from the former President. How about the riots at Berkeley , when they rioted to protest a conservative speaker (to prevent her from speaking). Media was fine with that, and where was the former President? It seems like protests by one group seem to be "OK" (freedom of speech), while a conservative is not allowed to even speak. Are you ok with that?


When public opinion is intentionally swayed before proper procedure, rights of the accused are deprived. In my diocese alone, 3 accused priests established their innocent. Yet, the inflamed emotion of the public destroyed the ministries of those 3 priests.


I wish Trump luck, I really do. I don't particularly care for his world view, or the truth that he has survived by clever bankruptcies, simply refusing to pay his bills, and a lot of braggadocio, but, he's the pick.  I think probably the worst thing he could do is to try to fund this expansion on the backs of people who have already paid through their teeth, with jobs, wages and benefits. Even if he was able to restore the manufacturing capacity of the US, as it was in the 50s and 60's, he would be faced with a generational deficit of unbelievable proportions, i.e. total debt and obligations in excess of 250 Trillion dollars. It was their politicians who stole the money and left the country bankrupt in the false belief that they would always have growth, and now, many of the same people who have been gaming the system for years are back in control (i.e. Goldman Sachs etc). How he will pull it off is questionable, at best.


I understand.  I feel the same way about Liberal Gov'ts.


A - Canadian history


That’s the claim


You assume so many things
first - that history will repeat
second that Trump is a politician with something to gain form NAFTA??? Explain that one to us genius. Trump isn't a politician and business person and has nothing to gain from NAFTA>
The US economy is the global economy!
The US economy is now deeply diversified compared to the 80's,

and you simpletons don't get it.
You  have nothing to offer the US but burkhas, terrorists, and deadbeats


What we've got here is a colorful and extremely one-sided story telling of the events. While there may be racism involved in the leasing decision, nothing presented here other than the narrative, stands as proof. After all, the restaurateurs were able to secure a lease in the beginning.

This article should be somewhere between the opinion page and the food section. The description of the food made me curious about Western African food so that was done well at least. As for objective reporting, I don't see even a hint of that here.


Can anyone here explain what the booing of Team Canada at the half-empty Bell Centre in Montreal tonight was about ?


Is there a cure for stupid?  50% of the fires were caused by people.  Ditches really work well when glowing cinders are blowing 100 yards or more.


creepy comment


Mr. Rhyner: I don’t trust opinion polls…don’t take these letters to the editor as such. I see what you see though…lots of letters that might not be regular, approved, right-wing conservative. However, your notion "that liberals are well organized in using the newspaper to produce countless letters to the editor supporting their position or candidate” may just be paranoia. Looking at the rather simplistic pro-Trump letter today, the simplistic pro-Trump comments (the simplistic Trump campaign platform) and considering his base is working class White guys with likely limited writing skills, there are good reasons why Mr. Trump‘s popularity is not reflected more in these letters (and comments sections).


She was a lovely woman - always smiling and so happy in her job. This is almost impossible to believe. Rest in peace, dear lady.


One of our many bishops demanded that theology be taught in Latin in the Seminary  .  Not only was there no Latin going on neither was there theology  happening  .  And most students had all they could do to speak English ( a second language  for some .  )
Worse yet the instructors were not trained in Latin itself nor in how to teach it  .
I would be astounded if Latin were spoken in seminaries  .  Were it so I'd find that appalling!


Boots, read the paper once in a while. Trump has not cancelled ObamaCare yet. He has not built a wall yet. Unfortunately, he has people like yourself that complain and lambast his efforts to get things done.
You need to accept the fact that he is our POTUS and you need to climb aboard and help to build this country instead of tearing it down with accusations and silly sarcasm.


This wasn't very patriotic for someone whose first name starts with the first three letters of Patriotic.


Glad to hear the Ducks are working hard again, but hospitalization is obviously taking it to the point of negative returns. Coaches should evaluate where each player is at, then design individual workouts that are challenging for that individual rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. Then require each player to have a teammate verify their completion of each part of the individualized workout. Not doing the workout, or lying for a teammate is grounds for disciplinary action. When my son was in the Army, his drill sergeants would tell slackers and liars (forcefully, and nose to nose!) "Why would you cheat yourself out of the improvements you can make by doing all the reps, or the personal integrity it builds to tell the truth?" It was an approach that worked for most, though they have creative disciplinary measures perhaps not available outside of the military. Still, if done right in front of the team, it will have an effect.


Stan, you forget that 99.9% of the HNL public don't know and/or could care less about any current event news other than who UH plays for football or when the next Mariah Carey concert is scheduled.


You mean Medicare for all?

Yes, by all means!  Thank you!


Let's see, in one corner you have Donald J. Trump, the greatest negotiator in the world.  In the other corner you have Trudeau and the Crying Freeland.  This one is over before it even starts.  A first round TKO by Trump.

And that's great news for Canadians who will be freed from the protectionism, regulation and favoritism that is suffocating the Canadian economy.


He was a medic saving lives. Giving a lotto 6/49 payment tothe killer of an unarmed man is a national disgrace.


Concrete Finishers are skilled - no doubt.  That doesn't take away from the immense training and certifications that a Mix Driver has to go through learning the trade.

Furthermore, my understanding is that generally the laborers that are picked up don't even have to be drug tested so you end up with folk that could not pass a piss test and drive a car much less a 90,000 turning burning cement mixer.

Say I'm wrong - either way, we are all in this together!  Unions unite!


This is the funniest thing I have heard since Halifax declared the donair the official food of the city.


Which is dust, we hope.


His opinion is  not based on facts. Not entirely.     He provides links to some  far out  left field articles written by people with his world view.  CNN is not credible news anymore.  Their reporters have more facial expressions than Jim Carrey in "The Mask"  Good comedy, not good news.

I don't sling "mud".  You did though when you inferred people on this forum are racist. I happen to like former President Obama as a person. He was not a good President, but I believe he is a good man. Jimmy Carter was a good man, still is. His party shunned him for years  as he was  politically bad luck. Both men did more damage to their own party then anyone on the other side did.  Under Obama, Democrats lost more seats in Congress, state governorships and state legislative seats, finally culminating in losing the White House. Jimmy Carter had a similar result in 1980 when the  Reagan "earthquake" shook many long term Democrats from power including our own Warren G. Magnuson.


There are definitely people who know how to make the most out of $1400 per month.  Let's just say I'm working abroad and want to come back for a break from work and live with my parents and don't work.     If I'm entitled to $1400/month, this could be a pretty good vacation destination.


For once in your life you're correct! Actually thanks to Obamacare, many GOOD doctors went private and went back to the good old days where you just pay cash directly to the doctor! For the rest, well, Dr. Jack Kevorkian is a suitable choice to help put you out of your misery. LOL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kevorkian


I Have, I guess you have not you must be a communist......
 I do not have to have the approval of others to speak my mind but that does not allow me to yell fire in a crowded theater their is a difference civil comments violates my  right to free speech by making it so others approve my speech....
THAT IS FASCISM AT BEST
COMMUNIST AT WORST
 what part of that don't you understand......
did you even graduate high school?

 And this is not an English test so I don't care about my grammar  have a great day  TRUMPELTHINSKIN SUPPORTER!


Mr Gruening really ought to provide facts and figures as regards his contention that freight costs into/out of  Juneau could drop and fresh fish shipment out could be part of that. Pieces of the EIS speculate that trucking fresh fish out to yet undeveloped markets could result in reduced freight costs. could, could, could.
 Barges and air take millions of pounds out already, all over Southeast. The fish going south on the barges - refrigerated, frozen, and canned -is figured to reduce freight costs for everything overall by something like 10% as it means they aren't traveling so empty.  And the barges already provide a significant cost savings  to air freight  with almost zero chance of interruption .
Mr Gruening insults his neighbors here in Juneau as well as our Southeast neighbors  with this diatribe. We do not need this silly road. We need decent ferry service  and good barge service with regular air service. It fits the area .


Statement (1) then lead to the question of why the author of the G. of Matthew, writing after the author of the G. of Mark & likely including much of his material, would waste his expensive & limited ink & papyrus to include an exception clause if it wasn't a notable point that the former gospel merely took for granted.

Statement (2) doesn't account for the overwhelming majority of English translation bibles that translate porneia as adultery or infidelity, since the Greek words used to translate the Hebrew words for adultery and infideltiy in the Septuagint translation of the Hebrew scriptures are moicheia & (wouldn't ya know...) *porneia*. The Septuagint was more than likely the version of the Hebrew Scriptures cited by the gospel authors.

Statement (3) begs the question of the morality of divorce & remarriage by presuming that Jesus made an absolute prohibition that included every form of d&m, when the context indicates that his response was specific to a lax practice of divorce.


"Perhaps we do need reminders so that we do not repeat mistakes made then."

That's a good idea.  Put Confederate statues in a gallery or a museum, with explanatory notes about the history of the war and slavery beside it.


Pretty sad when you have to update "the paper of record" with info from a tv news source.


Failed in parenting? His daughter is a college student and doing well. Don't you think it's more possible that at 19, she's just your typical ungrateful kid who thinks she has all the answers. You must not be a parent, huh? LOL...


Thanks  for this post great https://armasdefogueo.com.co


I said no such thing Phil.  The facts are that US owners and consumers gott the henefit of low wage immigrant workers.  And even at those wages itt was providing a better  income for manual labor immigrants.

I think the US needs an immigration policy it can enforce and meets the needs of our nation.   I'm fine with a refugee program as long as it's enforceable.

The question of people living here already, some for many generations, deserve something more than the back of our hand considering our complicity and benefits from their labor.   There is no ethical 'one size fits all ' answer.       We disagree and that's fine.   But Congress needs a decision and twice the hard line faction like youself blocked majority efforts to pass reform.


Evidently “ADN” finds no fault with Miss Hillary.  I’ve yet to see a negative piece on her.  Fair and balanced reporting?  Come on guys!


Watercraft - boat, PWC, surfboard whatever - that are contrasting colors to the ocean are much easier to see.  I was aboard a Coast Guard Cutter a number of years ago; we were conducting a search pattern for a missing motorized kayak and were practically on top of it before we could see it.  It was dark blue.  I can't over-emphasize the need to file a float plan; leave it with a responsible friend or relative so if something happens it'll be a lot easier for responders to search for and find you.  I'm in the Coast Guard Auxiliary; local flotillas can provide much more information.


diverdave,  An immigrant is simply a person who migrates from one country to another, whether according to the rules of a country or not.  "Illegal entrant" is not applicable to most of the undocumented immigrants in Hawaii because they didn't cross the border without being processed.  Even you must agree that this is true.
 They came to Hawaii under a visa and simply overstayed, which is not a crime.  You claim they are a "cheater" and a "fraud," but those are only your terms that have no legal foundation.  2/3 of the adult undocumented immigrants have been in the U.S. for 10 years or more.  They are living in our communities, though their neighbors may not know their immigration status.  Undocumented immigrants have a crime rate that is 44% below that of native-born U.S. citizens.  Trump claims to  deport the "bad hombres," but he is being indiscriminate and is deporting the "good hombres" as well.  The Kona coffee farmer is a good example.


No insurer would touch it.  It would cost more for the work involved in setting up the policy than they would ever realize in revenue.

Cyclists create very minimal damage in society, especially compared with cars.  And any damage, which mostly impacts the cyclist themselves, is more than offset by the improved health outcomes we get from greater numbers of people cycling.

The idea that cyclists need to be licensed and insured comes solely from a collective desire to punish people who do not fall in line with the dominant force in society.


He who represents himself in Court has a fool for a client.  The only thing more foolish is to think internet law has any local application .
See ORS 18.225 et seq and the local Lane County Circuit Court rules.  Review the  difference between small Claims judgments and those where real money is involved.


Not sure what your point is?  Are you saying we should go back to teaching drivers education and ignore the issue about sexual consent?


No, but just because I vote one way or the other, doesn't mean I'm not going to call Bu11shit when I see it. Maimane decided to pen some horse manure for us to swallow, I'm spitting it right back in his face. Just because I speak out doesn't mean I'm going to stop participating in elections. What is wrong with you man!


The police and others who believed they were helping a homeless family should be applauded, not criticized. Yes, sometimes helpful people wind up helping those who arguably do not deserve it. So what? The net effect of their kindness is still positive.


bycatch, I dont feel I failed at anything ever to include this link. If you read the entire article you would see how high property taxes equal out the difference in taxes compared to other states taxes. This link is in reference to a total tax burden not just state income taxes that so many love to toss about to Alaskans as a free tax ride. Again I say taxes are taxes. This link does the math for you. My research is just fine.


It is exceedingly rare for someone who steps down from office for "family reasons" to actually be leaving for family reasons.


Candy Rohrer, your sentiment is spot on. Whether I agree or disagree with Paul Seaton, he is exactly as you describe him to be, and a good number of our legislators could and should take lessons from him. Pete Kelly is at the top of that list, but there are several "close seconds."


My guess is that the average voter paid very little, if any attention to the fact that Hillary and the Democrat leadership were rigging the primaries........although some of that information did start to leak out toward the end.  And once Obama became a lame duck, the Clintons were once again the face of the party  and the upstart Bernie was not playing by the establishment rules.


"In the report, Jacobs doubted whether the city will have rail ready to operate by its latest December 2025 deadline, and it flagged continued uncertainty over the project’s largest outstanding construction contract — the final 4.3 miles of guideway and eight stations....

"Responding to the Jacobs report, Robbins said its scheduling doubts are being addressed with a new strategy...now HART plans to bid the utility work under a separate contract and start the work in March."

Time will tell. If HECO and the legislature are fearful of utility problems then these problems will be solved at the very start of the second phase. The cost may be much less and take much less time than was feared and the finished utility work will speed up progress in construction for the rest of the rail. 2025 is in the distant future and Jacobs is just being alarmist here.


The researchers might want to find out how many of the suicides were young blond males during the years of the Scarborough Rapist hunt... The inquiry into the failures of the hunt for the Scarborough Rapist indicated that the police stopped looking for him because the attacks had stopped, and they believed that it was possible the perp (too much Blue Blood) was dead.

According to the MR. JUSTICE ARCHIE CAMPBELL review, there were about 3,000 suspects in the crimes later attributed to Paul Bernardo. If a small fraction of those 3,000 suspects received a hint from behind to "don't jump" while standing on the subway platform during the stress of a rape investigation, there is reasonable chance that some would find it to be a suggestion to jump.

I am curious as to whether the number of subway platform jumpers decreased after the Toronto Transit police constable service was disbanded for a few years?


Without specific deadlines in place for development, the state simply ends up with chump change.  At least these bids show that ConocoPhillips is all talk when it comes to demands on "long term fiscal security."


Maybe you might think about giving it a rest. The man has paid for his crime and moved on to a better way.


Well, God made people, so He made science. Why does God and science always have to conflict? Only bad science conflicts with God. He warns people about that bad science.


True.


Whether your Congress member is liberal or conservative it never fails that when money pops up in the federal budget that benefits your state you will "announce" it in a way that suggests you should get some credit for it.


Well, not all of us are fools.

So, you think stained glass windows are supposed to make you think the saints and Jesus are walking in the windows?

You think Picasso really wanted you to believe things were shaped like that?

Get real, BROohthor!


What is inherently wrong with addiction?  If a person receives relief (either real or placebo) from pain symptoms (real or imagined) from pharmaceuticals that are purchased legally and used under medical supervision, what's the problem?

If they acquire and use pure pharmaceuticals legally, we have eliminated or reduced costs for police, courts, health care, property crime, etc.  So, what's the problem?


Saudi Arabia is America's second best friend in the Middle East and Canada needs to suck up to America in our never ending quest for more money , so we follow along kissing the feet of these Isis loving barbarians.


That's pretty silly, isn't it?  Just so everyone's clear, what's your definition of "address the issue?"  Sort of hard to take your approach seriously when you don't offer a single, specific idea that would be more effective than government following the rules they should already be following (i.e., what would have stopped this killer from getting a firearm).


In the movies that's true.   In real life a broomstick can cause "death or serious physical injury", which justifies deadly force.


This is getting REAL old, REAL quick.

All of our personal information has already been hacked thanks to mega corporations and the government.  How many confidential records have already been compromised?  Millions upon millions.  Russia already has most of our voting identification, North Korea has our military secrets and the National Security Agency codes are open book.   About the open people who can't get information is when we try to get our own medical records and do not have a release of information form on file.


so, the department spokesperson reports ferguson's mother had nothing to do with his hiring because she wasn't listed as a reference.  come on, who do they think they are fooling.  they need to be investigated.  let go by HPD, not recommended by HPD to be hired.  Lawyers for this girl must be drooling at this case.  This is a mess!


Milo is an openly gay man purports to be a Catholic and does part of his hate routine in drag.  The Cardinal Newman Foundation should have itself in vapors if such a character comes to a Catholic university.   Milo might corrupt the students and turn them gay.


If you are concerned with fuel consumption, become an anti cruise ship activist. As we watch them pass out the strait all summer, they are burning 4 tons of bulk an hour!  For only pleasure...


What do you expect from a guy with no qualifications to lead anything?


Even with special needs faculty support there will still be disruptions when a student needs to be removed from the classroom.  It will be every other student's focus instead of academics.  Disruptions due to behavioral issues taxes an ASD faculty that are already teaching everything under the sun with a poor student/teacher ratio now.  More stress and the rest of the class suffers.  It is a proven fact that focused students, without interruptions, learn at a better and smoother pace.  Is it fair to handicap the rest of the students at these four schools?  I think the pressure on the special needs children will also be extremely difficult.  Their environment will no longer be set up in the best manner for their needs.  This move helps none of the children that ASD is supposed to be doing their best for.


Well, at least you finally agreed with me on something LOL.


Not much, they both have the same genius for avoiding working for a living. I would agree that street cops have a higher commitment to being thugs, but they both have a similar commitment to physical fitness, apparently.


exactly. but both sides agree that the dog got loose and that fact is key. a person unfamiliar with the dog, much less a pitbull, won't know if an approaching dog is friendly or not. a wagging tail does not necessarily mean the dog is friendly. everyone knows pit bulls are capable of causing grave injuries and who would want to take a chance if an approaching pit bull is friendly or not?a loose chihuahua is a different story. sure the bite would hurt but it's not going to kill you and besides you could probably punt it away 30 yards if you had to. so a loose pit bull? cholo is going to have to side with the officer on this one as much as cholo hates trigger happy officers.


Celebrities like Elliot generally have no problem with a fan taking a selfie together with them.   There is nothing at all wrong about doing that.   Elliot certainly does not seem in any way unhappy, in either of the photos in this article of fans taking selfies with him.  In fact, he seems to be in very good humor about doing it.

People here are making way too much out of this privacy issue.   The fact of the matter is this: Elliot would not have his fancy home in Malibu, or his 220 acre property here in Oregon, if it was not for his fans that have watched his movies and TV shows throughout the years.   He owes quite a debt to them.


By the way, "fiscal" policies refer mainly to tax and spending policies.  I don't think by any stretch of the imagination you can refer to our current tax regime in the U.S. as attributable to the Democratic party.  You seem to be of the conservative ilk who feel our taxes are too high.... they're not, either historically compared to prior U.S. tax regimes or compared to other developed nations.  Our Federal taxes are actually unsustainably low.  Too much of the total pot is Social Security and Medicare taxes which are earmarked for specific programs.  In particular, corporate Federal income taxes have been consistently shrinking as a % of total Federal taxes for decades.  But corporations are people, you know.  Except when it comes to paying taxes.  And dying for your country.  And being executed for serious crimes.  And being capable of empathy, charity or kindness.  But other than that, yeah... they're pretty much people.


Slashed (federal) costs mean less income for entities and less jobs in aggregate...by formula: GDP= federal spending + non-federal spending + net exports. What you think saves money at the federal level, COSTS YOU MONEY. WHY? because:there will be less income hence fewer jobs!. (Refer to the formula, if you have an inkling of brain power.)


Thanks for the tremendous analogy Dante1969.  It's a mess because 2 years after promising legalisation, we are headed to year three.  We don't need city councils sticking their big noses in.  Also, provincial jurisdiction is ridiculous.   The system should be the same across the country.


No, I do not.  As a matter of fact that waste is part of the reason I am against government run healthcare.  That being said, the military budget has been cut too much to satisfy liberal sensibilities.


MandiGoodly:
your comment of How about we just let the banks assume all the risk, no more cmhc insurance, and let them set their own guidelines? let's do that, let's go back to 1880 where the banks assumed all the risk took all the profit and when things went south they closed the doors and told the depositors we don't have your money your are out of luck, starve!


Chiefs issue  a threat to Trudeau. They know a wuss when they see one.


Sher,
Distortions of historical facts have been a trademark of yours. Segregation or apartheid was introduced in South Africa by the Afrikaners in 1948, long after the British granted nominal independence, while creating the Union of South Africa in 1910. and the country became fully independent in 1931.


Perhaps the worst word in the annals of business and public life is the word strategy. There is only one thing true about strategy and that is like terrorism, in the history of the world, no strategy has ever really achieved its stated aims. Grand plans do not work. National strategies, especially in country as diverse as Canada are the worst of the worst. I do not understand why the Globe wastes precious column inches on this stuff. Slow news day perhaps. And the print media wonders why it isn't making any money when it publishes this drivel. Oh wait, lets have a national strategy to use taxpayers dollars to help support the print media so that it can peddle more of this pap. Or let's not.


Awesome!


Nooooo, Somewhere.  You mean groping p___y tRump don't you?


Exactly what race based welfare are you speaking of? I know of no Alaska race based welfare that YOU are paying for, considering that most native Americans go through native corporations which tend to take care of their own.  This includes education, and medical.

Or is it that you're jealous that they have their own hospital? I mean seriously if you feel you'd do better in the lower 48 feel free to move anytime.

Not to burst your bubble but as a fact majority race on welfare are Caucasian Americans.  Due to the fact that majority of the populace in America is, you guessed it, white! (Eye rolls)


Gradual is good. It gives people time to adapt (so long as "gradual" doesn't turn into lifetimes). It also gives time to solve problems that crop up with the replacement.


This is the smartest comment here. There's only one taxpayer and only one pool of money. Why send tax money to the federal government for re-distribution to the provinces? The federal government should get out of funding healthcare altogether and let the provinces tax directly for the needed funds - with a proportional reduction in federal tax.


This article is pure propaganda


Thank you.  I could not keep silent on this.


You and tedwilson2 are finally removing the blinders...now smell the sulfur!


Thanks for the history lesson, Mr. German-hammer.  Now go back to your comfy confines and keep writing more articles about your new president's ADD affliction. His memory and conscience will need to be rebooted every day.


Lt Governor Mallott apparently won't be happy until every non-Native Alaskan leaves the state. And why, Byron Mallott, is not putting into statute that Medicaid Expansion will be funded not a dedication of funds and thus unconstitutional?


Yes, of course.


Wow!  Nice she was seen quickly and glad you are happy and satisfied with a 15 hour wait to be admitted!  I guess it is better than 2 days.


Gary--we need prisons that help as they incarcerate. So many inmates are seeking treatment for substance abuse and it makes sense to provide this option...and perhaps this would be cheaper in the long run. And many more folks might avoid criminal charges if their abuse was treated better beforehand as well...the same could be said for mental health issues that we don't deal with till the police are called. My last comment...please assure that the building get's painted...it's a bit of an eyesore...at least grass green would blend in.
Keep up the good work!


When does Loussac give you some "outside time" Shareblue? Methinks you need it, put the Library computer down and go chase some geese at Cuddy Park.


Sorry Cheryl, you are incorrect. Mckelvey made changes to the bill that he knew would make it unpassable. "But Ashley Lukens, director of the Hawaii Center for Food Safety, said after the vote Monday, “I do not think that Angus amended the bill to address the concerns of my food safety advocates. I think he amended the bill to kill it, which is precisely what the agrochemical industry needed to happen.”


My understanding is that felony convictions and voting vary state by state. In some states, you get the right back after time served, in others - you never do.  It appears from the article that in AK, the right to vote depends on the 'kind' of felony.


And here I thought young people were waging a war on cars by going car-free and trying to ruin all the civilized folks' commutes... Now I learn they're (we're?) all buying BMWs. Okay.


After a recheck, You were right on the final vote.  I could hardly believe that every Republican was willing to sell out the nation for party ideology.  Blind followers of traitorous fascist ideology to the detriment of the nation is not something to be cheered.  Now history will be repeated as they destroy the remaining basic social foundations for the nation created in response to the previous Republican economic disaster in the Great Depression.  All led by a German compatriot of a Russian Oligarch.  The cheering from the gormless faithful abhorrent to any true patriot is disgusting.  Blind allegiance to evil never turns out well.


Kinder Morgan's proposals aren't even correct geographically. it is more than just doubtful that they can build any pipeline that would not spill.

Fix the other pipelines, the new line will not be built in BC.


Its hard for me not to be a little bit sad about the Rockies even though this is the best late August record I can remember from them.  It just doesn't feel like the club has a lot of life right now.  I share other's puzzlement that Tapia isn't still up with the big club--speed doesn't slump and even though Tapia strikes out a lot, he does bring good energy.  Hopefully the Rockies have better luck against Ian Kennedy, although he has dominated them in the past.


I agree with you but missed the infrastructure issue many of the rural areas do not have the water and sewer system to allow much development outside of the current urban centers.


Now we see the real reasons for Joe Biden's visit. He was Obama's emissary for:

1. A treaty banning drilling in arctic waters - one that the incoming president can not easily reverse.

2. The co-opting of Canada into a show of belligerence in Latvia. The border of Russia is already bristling with NATO missiles and defensive weapons. This provocation is unnecessary and only serves to further destabilize the region.

Both of these are Obama's "up yours" to the incoming president. Obama has been no friend of Canada during his eight-year presidency. Only now does he court Trudeau, who in his inexperience has given the finger to both the USA and Russia. Trump has clearly signalled that he wants to thaw relations with Putin, but after a few hours of flattery by Joe Biden, Trudeau has been persuaded to do exactly the opposite.

Obama will be gone in a few weeks, but Trudeau will remain to deal with the consequences of this deliberate provocation. Neither Trump nor Putin will forget.


Yep!  I agree.  And, I rarely ever agree with Greenberg.  The Dems just don't get it.  Change...change...change is what the electorate wants because there is little trust for the Republican Party or the Democratic leaders as well.  Pelosi is a relic from the past.  Democrats need to look forward rather than in the past. New thinking, new strategies, new leadership!


There are still a few elephants left.  Don't want to be too hasty in ending it quickly.


You mean like reducing the size of the federal government?  Long overdue.   Trying to eliminate entitlement fraud?  Common sense.  Enforcing immigration laws?  Long  overdue and common sense.


That was certainly one part of the column, but not the only part.  Read the rest of the article.  Trump has accused Germany of currency manipulation, running an unfair trade deficit (whatever that is), accused Merkel personally of ruining Germany through immigration and on and on.

Of course, Trump can't be trusted.  Not only does he fire off his silly little tweet with little to no thinking, he changes course at a moment's notice for no apparent reason.   There is no coherent thinking behind his actions, no plan, nothing.  Just emotion-based reaction.  That is completely untrustworthy in the realm of international relations.


“Holy negative heel on your sandal Batman! That walk down Bay Street  wasn’t like we planned”
“ Just like a sandy beach Robin , just like walking on  the beach”


That been the excuse given by Chicago for at least two decades.

80% of the guns used in solved crimes in Chicago are contraband, stolen from lawfully owned guns in Illinois and other states.

The shootings in Chicago that result in deaths are over 80% gang shootings. These are battle between criminals over drug, prostitution, or other crime turf.

Rahm Emanuel, btw, disbanded the Chicago anti-gang unit a year or so ago.

In addition the Chicago police force has been corrupt for at least thirty years.

So, no, the problem is not Indiana. The problem is in Chicago and it's 100% homegrown.


Well, other States are able to graduate more students than we do, also.

We're 46th out of 50 in graduation rates.  And Oregon got to set its own standards for graduation and then couldn't meet them.

It couldn't be a lack of competence; all of our educators and administrators meet the Lake Woebegone Standard.

They "Are All Above Average"!


wE ARE ALL IN THIS MESS TOGETHER AND YES, PLEASE COLLECT TAXES FROM THE HTOELS ON ALL ISLANDS.


Like Trump, for example.

I was in Iran when the Shah was in power.  Truly the 0.1% were in the ascendant.  The guy on the street had very little, and definitely no say.  Loud grumbling would result in a visit from SAVAK, the much-feared secret police (trained by Israel), perhaps a stay in Evin prison with some physical 'encouragement' to see the true path.  Or worse.  Tens of thousands simply vanished.


The problem here is that with our 12.5% share of production we Alaskans are actually another player at the poker table, not the dealer. We can't just go asking the other players to show us thier hands so we know how to bet. Actions like that where all the players conspire together to fix a market price are what makes the casino (the SEC and foreign trade councils) throw you out on your ass. It pains me to say it but the big three know what they are doing here.


Lynn, that is an excellent idea and for the life of me I cannot understand why the Governor has not already done this.

For one it forces the legislature to take some ownership and It will also start the budget process in realistic territory.


Out of the box thinking...great suggestion.


This idea came from a state employee who happens to single-handedly support our household. Personally, we would be willing to take the cut now rather than put our retirement at risk later. Can you explain your logic behind cutting 10% of benefits? I think that would surely be a savings to the state, but it would be a deal-breaker for most state workers, I bet. Based on your comment, you may have assumed that I work in the private sector? Actually I don't work right now because I've been told I'm dying of cancer. Sorry to play that card, but your response was so snarky, I wanted to make sure you understand that we can't assume anything about anyone on this forum or anywhere. Everyone is dealing with their own burdens of which we will likely never completely know. All I know, is for us personally, we would rather have an income than not have an income. We would rather sacrifice wages (hopefully temporarily) than benefits. But I don't think our moronic state labor unions will go for this.


In what way have they ripped you off?


Not as many jobs in much of the rest of Canada. Easy to say go move to timmins or Sherbrooke.But if there is no work!?


Great article Jiz, I think the Broncos always get neglected.


The public perception of what lawyers do is overshadowed by adversarial litigation.  Most lawyers spend their time negotiating mountains of paper, regulations, complex problems and interpersonal conflicts.  They are expected to deliver elegant solutions to an incredibly complicated set of problems.  Time and financial strain is crushing.  Plus demanding clients, antagonistic lawyers, unsympathetic public servants,  Judges ... with extremely high standards to do everything right and paper it to exacting standards.  It can be soul crushing.


Ajijic, Mexico. A hiding place for senators, the chairs are softer and the air much warmer.


As usual, Ms Collins exercises her biting wit.  It was a bit pathetic to watch Mitt Romney go to Trump "hat in hand" and have Trump make a complete fool of him.  Imagine how much better he would have looked to all of us had he said "no thank you sir, I don't wish to be considered for any post in your Administration, I consider you a fraud and a charlatan."  That would have take some backbone..However, as Ms Collins notes, Mitt is a bit short on backbone.  Too bad, Mitt, you blew your chance to actually "man up."


Your investments are essentially working for you, earning you income. Why shouldn't you pay taxes on that income?


When there are jobs, the Left works for their money and services. The Right Tight Republicans simply recycle money and cut services to our brothers and sisters.


Your freedom to do that is about to end.


Tilly
Tommy Douglas certainly had a lot of money injected into the system. The intent was to move health care for the poor from  volunteer to government.  Unfortunately it made health care for everybody a charge on government. There were and are millions of people who are capable of paying for their own health care, being paid by the taxpayer. Every taxpayer pays part of the health care cost of everybody. Thus poor taxpayers are paying through taxes, some of the cost of health care for those with money. That made everyone poorer including the poor.

The poor need an injection of money, not money taken from them. I am sure Tommy Douglas would agree with that.  Now how to do it?

A guaranteed Annual income for the poor and healthcare in the private sector. The poor, like all others could purchase the health care insurance they want. Taxes would be less because most Canadians will be paying their own way.

Any other ideas?


Shhh, don't tell him.  It will be a surprise.


Very sad.


For the State school budgeting,  the  budget is essentially a labor bill with a vast and generous benefits practice unavailable to the non government sector.  And,  it is about 3/4 of the employees working a very truncated "year",  which is a 180, @ 7.5 hours, contracted days of work,  with the pay spread out over 12 months to provide the illusion of "full time" work and remittance expectations.  Teaching staff is about as work prone as the US Senate,  which is not in session most of the time.    I believe in my local school district 88% of the budget is salaries,  wages, and benefits,  including the 6% of every salary dollar to PERS.  So the lights, water,  janitorial supplies, maintenance,  all come from the 12%.  Legacy payroll costs are significant as expressed in PERS mandated extra contributions and cadillac health insurance costs.  The 5% annual increase is primarily a salary and benefit schedule out of control,  not the cost of light bulbs and computer paper.


you are so correct - i collect floor ashtrays from the Deco years - they range from brass to c*rap pot metal of whatever was left over went into the crucible. .. did silver smithing for a bit and know metal weakens and fails.  BUT, you put your finger on the key issue, and that is maintenance, regardless of plane, car, boat.
 i imagine they machine replacements parts for older planes, also know the military and commercial aviation  has raided the "bone yard" that is in the mojave for years - not sure if they still do.
 anymore i am scared to death to fly which i must sometimes- unfounded, i know - i've avoided certain airplanes if i had a reasonable choice, and ask about the age of the plane which always draws complete silence for  a bit. i say a prayer that the mechanics were honest and not just signing off on things, and were well trained and kept that way...  my life is in their hands - maybe more so than the flight crew.  planes are so unforgiving. oops = death too often. boats :(


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Why would you even begin to think that's humorous?
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Reminds me of a story years back when an elk rancher had a bull killed on his ranch. Eventually the perpetrators were tracked down to a town in Oklahoma, a couple yahoos that had gone around town telling a big tale about their hunt. It must have been rough on those two "hunters" when the town learned the truth!


You should be a journalist for CNN.


Part 2  "...Under the circumstances I wouldn’t have thought I was taking an unacceptable risk in her situation and neither would anyone else who is really trying to be objective and who doesn’t have a misogynistic or ideological bur under their saddle.
Those who study the psychology of propaganda understand that accusation and incessant innuendo can morph into contempt powerful enough to cause people to presume to know another person’s motivation, while research shows that none of us really have a real clue about our own motivation, let alone anyone else’s...cont"


Our country involves corrupt and powerful people who enjoy and nothing really happens to Kpmg and Gordhan....


Vancouver is the face of globalism.  Is this what Canadians want?  Unaffordable housing, sky-rocketing food prices, overcrowding, loss of culture along with deteriorating infrastructure that massive immigration brings?  It is no wonder that nationalism is on the rise in Canada to counter the ill effects of globalization.


huh?


Sher,
‘The Ottomans did not make serious attempts to invade Western Europe.’ The Sultan sent an army to take Vienna twice, and failed in 1529 and 1683. So he sends 100,000 soldiers to take Vienna, just for fun. Be serious.
‘In the Roman Empire  .. Turkey.’ If you knew history you would see there was no Turkey then. The Turks were nomads in Central Asia. What is called Turkey now was Asia Minor aka Anatolia.
‘The increases of population in Europe were of the poor and starving.’ Another fantasy: How can there be an increase in population if the people are starving? Europeans multiplied because of their medical advances.
‘Same reason no Indians went in the other direction (to Britain) 16th to the 19th centuries.’ Indians did not have the physical means to travel to Britain; no Indian ship knew how to sail to Europe. Indians have flocked to Britain in modern times, illustrating your saying ‘the poor have almost always emigrated (correction, immigrated) to richer countries’.


Idiots are perfectly legal, as a issue of educational standards, that is not condescending, but collaborative fact.


Homophobia isn't fear of homosexual people, it's fear of homosexual feelings/attractions the person has inside their own mind. Thor has a semantic point.


Millions of young Canadians also face employment barriers, such as too many immigrants.


Stealing traps is against the law.

Are you proposing that just because you disagree with the law that it's OK to break it?


What?


The numbers in the table above are painful to look at.  I'm not sure that closing most parishes is going to make things better.  My parish is the result of three older parishes merged into one.    The process was so painful that, as a result, some people went from active to nominal participation.


Saying that increasing supply with fix housing issues assumes that the free market to is working properly. For this to be a valid assumption, the legal system has to adequately and fairly address any issues arising from rental contracts. The article in question points out that this may not be the case and so the author is jumping the gun. I'm guessing from their use of the regal we that they are a lawyer, did they fail logic 101?

It's not more rules, it's ensuring the fair applicability of existing rules.


I support Hillary because I read the posts from Trump supporters who generally like to attack others.  Do you get that, like me, you are free to voice your opinion but having to attack someone when you do it is why the GOP has had no traction in heading to the White House and the US Senate now has a 60% chance to flip Democrat. Years of bullying Clinton and Obama has had the opposite effect that you wanted, voters have heard so many whacky conspiracy theories they are immune to it as Hillary heads to the finish line. It has come at a time when Obama's favorability rating is very high, better than many presidents before him as he leaves the office. Hard to keep trash talking Obama when the" people "like him a lot.  A lot of non-stop bullying and Trump polices that change on a whim along with close members of his campaign staff has tanked his bid for the White House. But good news is you have a handy excuse for then Trump loses, the "system" is rigged and your beat will just go on.


Another wonderful article Wayne. The Zuma era has come at a enormous cost to us, not in financial terms alone, but in terms of spirit,National pride and the will to keep moving forward to the future that we all dreamed of. What do we want more, Justice  or to be rid of all of those who have sought to bring us down. The truth is that there will never be justice so lets pay them to go, cut the losses and move on. Lets face it if we allow them to stay it will cost us more. You have to treat these people with what the know best....greed!


decision was made a few years ago when 1st lady was hired by galera to be VP at Moanalua High School.  Retired so he can go out and trash matayoshi, head up gov task force, hand picked to be on the BOE.  Little too obvious.


It was right there in the appended 25 page article.

I tend to read those sorts of things  before I ask questions that turn out to be rhetorical because I didn't.


With a list like this the dems really are on suicide watch.  Love it.


where is russel martin when we need him?


No, they like the idea of getting rid of Trump, same as many of us who aren't a lefty or righty.  Duh.


Surely US allies are not stupid enough to believe that Trump is anything but erratic and irrational? Any other belief is just wishful thinking. Remember where wishful thinking got the world with George W. Bush. Sometimes it is just necessary to accept that the US President is every bit as incompetent as he appears to be


Good luck. Some people would watch "Soylent Green" and their only thought would be, hey, why don't we do that? I could picture them standing up and cheering at that steam shovel and dump truck scene.


It's not all bad that religious are re-converted and rejoin the ranks of the laity. :-).
Of course  I'M PREJUDICED because i speak from personal experience, as that is what i did, and in conscience still believe i did the right thing.


I carry a gun, not intent to use it! It's for the unwanted in our state that our Govenor won't get rid of! Gangs law breakers, these people aren't wanted in any city, but we have more than our share! Read the trooper report everyday and see how many unwanted people we have on the streets! Per capita we have as much crime as Chicago Il not right thanks Mr Govenor Walker!


My thought too in addition to the fact that Alaska has significantly squandered its oil wealth as have the recipients of the PFD.  It would be outrageous to re-institute an income tax on a few while continuing to give out money that nobody has earned.   Everybody rich and poor should have flesh in the game which makes a sales tax more equitable.   Poor people are also a drain on the system and should at least pay something.


You're likely right Overeducated....otherwise there wouldn't be three, count 'em three articles/columns on the ...gasp.....secular invocation proffered by young Iris from the Free Thinkers in Soldotna.  If it bleeds it leads.


Sure, kpare, but if we don't get access to these highly skilled leaders in their field, there are no jobs for the new recruits.  As Canadian tech companies - I lead one - we don't know what we don't know.  Searching the world for the best talent to help us grow quickly ("scale" as many like to call it) helps us add new junior positions that we're pleased to fill w Canadian kids.

C.


charge the homeowners a pay toll 5 dollars a day when driving on your street and 1 dollar and hour for parking on the street or the parking lot. good payday for mr. and mrs. cheng.


Anything before 1867 could be considered colonial provinces or New France.  People of the COUNTRY called Canada were Canadians.   Canadiens is a French speaking term and not a translation.  I am of French ancestry so I think I know.  Lets not be divisive.


Hey why wouldn't China continue to want free trade ?
- it could bend the rules whenever it sees fit
- communist country with horrible human rights record
-unlimited slave labour to exploit
-largest trade surplus in the world

They've been the primary benefactor of the modern era globalist trade scheme.
Seems to me like they have the cake and are eating it too.


Read and study closely chart 4-2 from the latest USCCB chart.

Those are the key counts.  And even that chart is badly laid out.


You need to do some more research and recall.


A faith is not sacrosanct if it's core doctrine which formed it's subsequent legal system contains in it commands that are abhorrent to modern day society. There are reasons that countries have tried to ban the Quran. Some of us don't want to a parallel court system operating within our borders (as is presently the case with some parts of Europe). The end goal of this is to establish Sharia Law in Canada and some of us have the wherewithal to stand against the potential subversion of our laws. I suppose you would like to live in a Muslim country and gladly pay the Jizya??


No, I sound just like Killer Clinton.  Seems your having trouble following along but fear not, I will continue to guide you along my little friend.


It's nice to see the winners together.


The Globe loves to fuel the housing speculation in Toronto, do they have no shame.
Why is it every time I meet some one from Toronto the 1st thing they say is " do you know what my house worth " not "I feel sorry for those poor family's who are stuck in life long debt"
The funny think is most of the articles in the Globe are left wing articles bleating out the outrage of the day. I guess once they are done  making the world a better place it allows them the moral high ground to run back to their  heavily financed  million dollar homes.
Got to love the TD advertising with calculator and the incredible  amount of interest one can pay - oops get the deal done on a bidding war and live a dream life.


Yes, Clinton is very much an establishment type. If she does get elected, and continues the policies of her husband and Obama, I think that will finally convince Democratic voters that neoliberalism is dead.

Reading comments from her supporters tempts me to vote for Trump, but then I realize that her neoliberal supporters LOST the Oregon primary, so obviously they don't speak for the party, at least in Oregon. The recent mayor election leads me to believe that most of the commenters here don't speak for Eugene.


Have Oregon demographics changed?

Brown must have a poll showing she is at risk with little  appeal beyond Portland.


Political reminiscing etc is not solving anything.
Canadians need ? an impeachment process or something...there is zero accountability....no matter what party has the reigns......just buck passers.


MW's piece was a good example of the "constant barrage of hating and vilifying" that causes you to wonder if life's worth living.  So, the reasonable thing, Emmett, would be to call NCR and complain.  But no, you complain about CM.  God, I love this place.


That's over 7 years away.


Exactly.....u see only what they want you to see ...


Wrong lmfao


I'll admit my knowledge of immigration is very shallow, but aren't you talking about a different category of visas - family preference visas? But yes, the wait times to obtain family preference visas are scandalous.


In 2016 humans added ~10 billion tons of CO2 and other greenhouse gases to the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels:
https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-data#Trends

But I do agree with you that human burning of fossil fuels was not responsible for the warming at the end of the last ice age. But do you suppose that there just might be some things that have changed since then? Like, maybe  the industrial revolution?  Like burning huge amounts of carbon rich fossil fuels that have been stored away for 60 million years or more? Like burning those fossil fuels and  releasing billions of tons  of CO2 and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere? Like increasing the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere from about 280 ppm (parts per million) to today's over 400 ppm?


The actual answer is to slap on import duties on US made product.  We will lose exports but will more than make that up with manufacture of replacement product for the US goods we no longer import.  I suggest we begin with the Apple iphone.


How arrogant of these presumptuous people to hold themselves forth "correcting" others whom they have not met and never will, accusing those unnamed others of things so nebulous that defending one's self would be impossible. Between the lines, I pick up that what they really seek is societal agitation to stoke up differences among people and create strife, rather than bridge divides. I, for one, opt out.


The council was formed in 2011, and yet nothing has been done, except the closing of our parks and $500,000 worth of damage to the facilities. Good work!


The only provocation I see is that of US warmongers closing on another country half a world away from their mainland. Déjà vu.

The U.S. Permanent Rep in the UN Nikki Haley, who is made from the same cloth as the previous zealot Samantha Power, exclaimed the other day:  "We", meaning the United States, "are the conscientiousness of the whole world". Judging by atrocities her country has repeatedly caused, has been and is involved to this day in different parts of the world, it is one flawed conscientiousness, indeed.


Here is the link to the Gatineau father accused of 'honour-based' violence against daughter.

http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/gatineau-father-accused-of-honour-based-violence-against-daughter

‘Police say the teenager told authorities she had suffered repeated violence by her father for more than a year. And when he learned that his daughter was removing her hijab as soon as left the family home, the violence escalated.’


And if my car had wings it could be an airplane. I'll bet you a dollar the election isn't close. :)


Fact: Everything the Chinese touch becomes a ponzi. One has only to look to China and the residents and say, yup. The latest is the bitcoin 100 percent distorted by Chinese money. Last year all the Chinese money went into the local stock market then it of course crashed. Now all the Chinese money is back into Chinese housing and drum roll please... in a few months' time the housing market will once again crash in China. Get the point? The point is what the Chinese did and do back home they did to Vancouver real estate.


Keeping on going in the face of negative consequences (like losing $2B & likely overruns) is called addiction.


We have to ignore their wonky past, just as we do with the silliest parts of medicine. But naturpaths can keep cholesterol from ever becoming a problem, prevent cataracts, avoid hip and knee surgeries - and for this reason are worth their weight in gold, for prevention. Going to a doctor is mostly like calling the police after the car accident, when its far too late to avoid it altogether.

We also need to give naturopaths the right to get m lab work done, and we need to get true and honest feedback on medical treatments, not the pap we hear now.


I would say it is more embarrassing (and sad) for the POTUS to tweet this out to everyone.  This coupled with his constant verbal diatribes against the media and others can be a problem.

Look what happened to Senator Scalise a couple of weeks ago with all the crazy rhetoric going on.  You never know when some idiot will snap and attack a journalist (like when the Guardian reporter was body slammed by the state Republican candidate recently) or something worse.

Threats are threats - even if against Trump.  You are kind of proving my point with your link.

I think the criticism is warranted since not everyone has the same mind set as you or I (we see the levity in some of this - some do not).


It's a bit misleading to note that Australia's immigrant population is proportionately larger than Canada's. It has to be considered that the two leading countries of origin of these immigrants are the U.K. and New Zealand. In fact, it's my understanding that in general Australia has maintained a fairly significant immigration stream from Europe, presumably because in general the land down under offers superior lifestyle and economic opportunities in comparison to those available in Canada. Australia has in recent decades opened its doors to non-European immigrants and the fact that this has engendered controversy despite the country's broad prosperity suggests that large scale immigration itself tends to be a disruptive process, something its proponents too easily tend to dismiss. Whatever their backgrounds, human beings are, well, human, and as such most don't like change and especially don't like change they view as being imposed on them by others.


It's official now. Will the last one out please turn off the lights.


So we begin to see a microcosm of the cost to Canadians of the Liberals indulgence of their own politics of feelings. Extrapolate that over the numbers taken in by Germany, Sweden, etc and its quite easy to see how it becomes such a burden when you drive government policy in accordance with your own western guilt. That sucking sound is your childrens future going a little further down the drain while to improve someone elses.


Social Security, Railroad Retirement, Medicaid, Medicare, etc. are all "entitlements", meaning in federal budgetary terms, that these are expenditures to which the recipients are "entitled" and are not discretionary in the budget process.  (Sorry that I confused you with my use of a term widely used to describe areas of the federal budget.)


""All for tax cuts for the rich""

Because many of the poor don't pay any taxes at all and in fact, some pay no taxes and still get a tax refund.


It's illegal because of all the suicides brainiac.


Lies about what?  Can you give an example?

Or should I ignore all these comments from newly created accounts with no posting histories to speak of?


Adjust service to match ridership: If AMTRAK did that it wouldn't lose billions a year, novel


That's exactly the problem. The current reality is that the police can and do abuse their power without fear of interference. Even in a situation in which the officer is clearly at fault the innocent would be punished. It's no wonder our law enforcement culture has become violent and absolutist, the consequences of bad behavior only apply to civilians and not to officers.  I'm just not sure how much longer people are going to put up with it, and there will be violent consequences. The police need to start self-policing with greater rigor, it's their responsibility to keep everyone safe and their current behavior is encouraging suspicion and retribution.


Bought a couple of couches on sale at Ikea. Before we could buy them, they had to be disassembled, parts placed in bags and taped to the frame by us, then we wheeled them to the delivery area, where we waited in line to schedule the items for arrival at our house.

I have no idea how an older couple would have managed this. An employee told me that they are not allowed to assist.

A day later when the delivery truck arrived, the floor of the vehicle was dusty and dirty and left stains on our delivered furniture.

For all our work and the poor service we were charged 70 dollars.

Furniture cleaning and liniment not included in the price.


It seems to me that Mr. Graff is not just "insinuating" that the presence of Bascom Village has created theft/car clouting issues in his neighborhood, he's rather directly stating it has.   .....no problems before Bascom Village,  lots of problems since.....and low-income housing developments need to include a 24-7 security force.....to protect the neighbors from the residents of the development.  "This security precaution should prevent the multiplying incidents in our neighborhood. "

Wow....perhaps those low-income developments should also have high fences with razor-wire and a "manned" gate to keep those low-income folks contained at night so they don't roam the neighborhood and commit all those thefts.  That might be even more effective.....

I'm sorry Mr. Graff has experienced thefts.  We have too and it's no fun.  However, I don't think it particularly fair or helpful to blame them on Bascom Village.

regards, Gary Crum


And moments ago, the House rejected the Senate version of oil tax reform. Back to the drawing board as the clock winds down to zero.


Fix what? Consider how much worse things would be if DeFazio had  been replaced, for example by Art Robinson. Who knows, you might even be living in a home made out of nuclear waste!

Stephen J. Remington


From what other Chinese have told me, increasing people (and money) have left the country since President Xi started cracking down on corruption.


I'd really rather Justin even feign an effort to save taxpayers some money, even for a week or two.


"Zipper merge" only works if those people already IN the lane you're trying to merge into leave space between themselves and the car ahead. Unfortunately, many protect this space as though their lives depended on it. As a result traffic comes to a stop. It's not the mergers who are at fault - it's the people who prevent merging who are the problem.


You  get what you pay for, Bubba. Like the Toyota Sienna,  these minivans just about last forever if you take care of them. By the way, the Odyssey is a recommended buy in Consumer Reports magazine.


Mandated mediocrity.


These extended rent controls will also choke off future condominium development, because all of the condos built since 1991 are also subject to these controls; therefore, many fewer investors will be interested in buying condos for  use as rental units. Not only will there be a reduced supply of rental accommodation, but there will be much more unemployment in the construction business. Here in Ottawa, for instance, there is likely to be little in the way of new condo construction in the foreseeable future. Thank you Kathleen Wynne.


I have found most recycled products cost more then new products. More companies care about making money off the Green movement then helping the planet.


Haha, clearly you seem to care - otherwise why are you hell-bent on posting on every other story trying to convince everyone it's not offensive? Look dude, I don't care about attention - otherwise why am I posting under an anonymous account? If you really believe I like doing this, you're completely clueless. Get off your high horse.


"North Korea’s foreign minister warned Saturday that a strike against the U.S. mainland is “inevitable” because President Donald Trump mocked leader Kim Jong Un with the belittling nickname “little rocketman.”"
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Really? Well. that kind of goes along with the relatives of Kim Jong Un who were killed when they "dissed" him.
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If we look back at all the rhetoric that emulated from Un's mouth over the past 8 months......all that rhetoric that vowed to teach the US a lesson we would never forget....to level the US....to engulf the US with destruction.....this is like the worst reason (so far) given as to why Un and NK plan to wipe out and level the US.
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It also shows us that Un is unstable, a tyrant, a psychopath, and, if nuclear-armed, is capable of putting the US and 300 Americans in great harm.
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So, do we let an unstable psychopathic tyrant....do to the US what he is threatening to do.....with weapons he is currently striving to build in order to carry out his threats?


Not fair, even if I think Outsider has some personal experiences, that he choses not to share, that distorts his cynical opinion of women.  Accusing him of approving torture is just a loss of temper Gary - I certainly have done the same.


We don't "hope to find" anything, you Liberals hope there is nothing to find. Granny Mao is finished, Trump will be President, and you are still lying through your teeth about abused "C" markings. Either that, or you should be in prison for covering up mishandling of classified materials. So what's it going to be? Do you come clean and report mishandling of Classified documents, or do you cowardly hold your tongue? My guess is that you will take a third option and continue to try and paint yourself as someone that had a security clearance in another life...


I'm sure that Dolan across the river from NJ has gotten the message, big time!  We just found out what Papa Francesco thinks about Dolan paying hush money to survivors of sexual abuse and exploitation by priests.


Putin's poodles may have tiny teeth and brains, but they make it for it with numbers and noise.
They also aggressively attack anybody that dares to disagree with them...


Why is the dead guy called the victim if the killing was done in self defense?


Utter poppycock, Globe, and you know it. The Canadian military was called in to aid in the stealing of native land in violation of signed treaties in order to build a golf course of all things over a sacred cemetery.  When the natives justifiably stood up to the unprovoked aggression, the Canadian military, complete with armoured personnel carriers, killed a native band member for his efforts.

Canada has no moral leg to stand on when it comes to human rights (not to mention sovereignty) violations and is not fit to lecture Saudi Arabia on the subject.

Saudi Arabia is fighting a genuine terroristic insurgency and it has nothing to do with golf courses.


Seriously G&M, is the best you have? This "writer", and I hesitate to use that word here, exposes her lack of any kind of objectivity or sanity, for that matter, every time her drivel is posted. This one happens to be so ridiculous, it's actually entertaining, but in a pitiful kind of way. What is wrong with you people?


HB 247

http://www.legis.state.ak.us/PDF/29/Bills/HB0247F.PDF


Let's give this kid the luckiest boy in the world award


Best debate ever.


your focus on only one word of what he posted speaks volumes.


Oh yes, America is so boorish for "retaliating" when Putin attacked our country. How crass of us. We should just sit back like his lapdog, Trump, and take it in our nether regions. Of course, cyberattacking our country is probably A-Ok under international law. Oh wait, no it's not.  But Putin has denied he did that. We should just believe him and bend over.

Unbelievable.


So if all of us that legally own guns them turn them in, we will all of a sudden be safer from an attack by a terrorist? Someone should call France immediately and let them know!


Aren't the Confederate monuments the most endangered?


The optics are very bad here. It would appear the PM is granting favours to a foreign government is exchange for cash.


This reads more like a personal favor than anything else. I'm not crying any tears for this swamp-dweller. He'll find some other cushy think-tank job to push his crackpot notions.


Fire judge who gave bail


Trump is the man! He should throw that lady in jail who came up with that lie, or at least tell her to get a real hat 😁


If it were 25 states it would be half of them!


To my mind, Columbus is ALL about Bobrovsky the way Montreal is all about Price.... And they fired the guy that traded for Bobrovsky and won the Rick Nash Trade and traded for their team Captain....Scott Howson deserves his name on the cup more than anyone in the Columbus front office


" ... Jeffrey Lord, KellyAnn Conway and Lazy Eye Huckabee all rolled into one."

The last you named never fails to remind me of the rural Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.


Well apparently she is not republican since she lost her leadership position.  Not sure why you say she is not a democrat?   What reversals are you talking about?  Can you be specific?


Odd that some would prefer Denver to be more like Cleveland, Detroit, Cincinnati or Indianapolis vs. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, New York and Portland...


Agree with everything you said, but Pence is not my wish.  We'd be headed down the path to dystopia -- sort of an American version of Iran with the religious right rather than the Ayatollah.  Osama Bin Laden must be laughing from the grave.


Sometimes the safety of the consumer needs to be put ahead of the privacy of the employee.  Airline pilots are a prime axample of this.   Whether it is a mental health issue or alcohol consumption issue the passengers expect healthy sober pilots and the unions involved need to protect everyone, not just their members.  Of course that will never happen which is why unions are a disgrace to the modern employment framework...they outlived their usefulness a century ago!


I find Hillary Clinton matching each and every element, as well.  D

Disregard of feelings of others:  See Jennifer Flowers, Monica Lewinski attacks.
Lack of remorse or shame:  See above and Benghazi.
Manipulative behavior:  Her entire political career has been devoted to that.
Unchecked egocentricity:  Hillary 1st, last and always.
Lie to achieve one's goals:  FBI Director is only the latest example.

These are the two best Presidential candidates in the United States of America.


How long do you get tired of your new car? Your job? Your new house? Your best friend? Your spouse? There's a limit to a human's love for everything and anything. Loss of interest happens to everybody. It's called boredom. The marriage institution is a invitation to failure. Remember what Danny DeVito said as a lawyer in the "War of the Roses" movie. "The biggest cause of divorce is marriage." Don't get married. Just live with 'em. Separate when your interest wanes. Take financial responsibility for the children's welfare.


If only it were so all over the world.


(b) it is not used as a basis to scam extra money out of government programs. The problem is, that is exactly what could happen. I remember someone being interviewed on the radio regarding this issue a couple of years ago and the guest  who had studied polygamy said that in some African tribes some men have 20 wives. What if they all made their way here and applied for welfare and all the generous benefits we dole out. We can't afford that.


Again with personal attacks ACH? Typical liberal that's lost an argument.


Wow. You couldn't have done a better job confirming James's points about racism. It is alive an well -- in Canada too, as you demonstrate.


Hate speech is not protected under the law. Its as simple as that.


You are perfectly free to disbelieve the evidence from a highly credible polling firm.

Particularly if it doesn't conform to what you want to believe, without benefit of evidence to the contrary.

Sorry, but I'll continue to put my faith in hard math and science, rather than your unsubstantiated opinions.


Thank you very much!


The FLOTUS is an actual porn star. Proof: http://www.thedailyinternet.net/yes-melania-trump-porn-star-proof/


Thanks for asking, Henchar (although the sarcasm wasn't necessary).  I teach HR  courses at a university and posed this question to my students....therefore, not "magic insight", but from just asking the question...and why I asked in this forum what others thought.  Business students may not necessarily be representative of society at large, but most of my students expected the living wage + tips, and were mortified at the thought that some people might expect to forego tips if living wages were being paid.  A minority worked in the service industry and actually opposed the new minimum wage for this reason.  They would rather receive tips, and declare only a portion of them on their taxes, than receive the higher minimum wage (without tips) and pay tax on it all.

For businesses, there are no payroll taxes on tips.  Replace tips with higher wages, and payroll taxes go up too.  This may...MAY...result in the Law of Unintended Consequences where good intentions result in lose-lose.


I am 100% for anyone who is not named Brad Avakian

Avakian failed as a lawyer
Avakian has been sent to colletion on tax and medical bills
Avakian solicited new job offers while in office - Illegal!!


He was sentenced to one year probation, so he did not receive the deferral.  The fine was also part of the sentence and the 45 days in jail and community service would have been conditions of probation.


The original post said professional.  Did it matter?


Here we go,  fear tactics starting,  black goo coming from your taps,  when did you have goo coming from your taps,  like never and neither does anyone else.


So you think kidnapping people's children and taking them to live hundreds of miles away, while abusing them, is okay? Maybe you and Beyak should have lunch.


90 minutes from Salt Lake City and across the state line in Nevada is a little casino town called West Wendover that fewer than 5,000 Nevadans call home.
The place is packed on weekends, as Utahans dump their quarters into slots, and bet their dollars at the craps tables.
Since UTAH has this reality, it would seem that HAWAII is the only state without convenient access to legal gaming. You have to spend $800 for air/room for a jaunt to Las Vegas--and that's the cheapest option.
It is time for Hawaii to give in. The social ills of gambling are here, and have been for decades. The underworld has 100% control of it. Keeping gambling illegal is just protecting their interests for them.
Everyone has enthusiastically jumped on the pot-smoking-for-fun bandwagon, yet legislators still balk at gambling.
SMH.


Does anyone know Leary's status? How bad was the concussion?


I've never been a fan of Shavelson, but Foerster and Hendrix need a refresher course in charm school.  Why did they even have the hearing if they weren't interested in anyone's opinions?


Thank you for reading my piece and for sharing your opinions, which I will give the attention they deserve. I'm afraid you seem to have missed my point. The questions I was asked did not concern my "goods"; I was asked what the purpose of my visit was and other personal questions.


You know who was really to blame for Jonestown?  The cups.


Not bragging, but I do know a fair bit about world religion.  And I've never seen a religion that frets more about what other people are doing.   This is true for both progressives and Trads.   The entire focus of both factions seems to be based on consternation about what the world and other Catholics do and believe.


Notice, one thing that never gets cut, administration.  Cuts will only ever be made where it hurts the least able to defend themselves.


I am sure that trump thinks so. Trump boasted that he could shoot someone and not lose votes:

http://www.snopes.com/donald-trump-fifth-avenue-comment/

'Donald Trump claimed he could "stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody" and not "lose any voters." ' TRUE


Broke the law... go to jail


I just hope Richard Turbin turns down the brown envelope.


You keep attempting to mis-characterize objective reality as a "social construction".  The vast majority of this planet's animal and plant species predate human society.  A significant percentage predate human EXISTENCE.  Therefore Virginia o'possums, snapping turtles, Australian lungfish, tarantulas, redwood trees, sponges, elephants, bison, cormorants, crocodiles and many, many more are emphatically NOT products of human "social construction".  Again, they predate it.

Or to rework an earlier example in a way in which you might understand it (unlikely): get a group of "progressive" thinkers to pass legislation repealing the law of gravity.  Then step off your roof, secure that these "enlightened" individuals have just "protected" you from falling.

To summarize: you're simply wrong--not to put too fine a point on it, and my saying so by no means "violates your rights".  Nor does the fact I refuse to accommodate your delusions by referring to you with nonexistent pronouns.  Khalas.


Jane, slavery was part of the Polynesian culture and existed in Hawaii long after it was outlawed in the United States.
Apparently, Jane, you have not studied enough of your own history to know of the kauwā (slave) class that existed in the Kingdom of Hawaii until it was replaced by indentured servitude, that was legal until annexation when the United State's laws outlawing such practices went into effect.


" under-valued human capital we have in our multi-cultural country today to forge new trading relationships with countries other than the U.S"
Well I see that Trudeau clearly wants to get most of our new immigrants, TFWs, 10 year visa holders and foreign students from China. So that would mean we'd be forging "new" trading relationships with China. A big "No Thanks!" to that.


That misses the point. The Klan was there to spread hate and their fascist ideology. They weren't there to protest the removal of a statue. The counter-protesters were there to protest Nazism, hate, and fascism.


Wiliki, all you have done is lie about rail.   This stems back from the Honolulu advertiser forum days.


Sapphic lewdness and harassment are far more common that people know.  It is as wrong as heterosexual harassment.  This sounds like another plane ride from Hell.  Why didn't Alaska Air move this passenger?  Or order the harasser to stop?  Terrible.


You cannot outsource Observatory jobs. All the more reason to keep them.


You are right. Many organizations recognize large donors but the organizations are private. As private organizations, It is their right to do whatever they want. This bill is talking about signs at public facilities and public parks owned by the taxpayers of Hawaii.


Agreed, Mazie as head of anything having to do with the military is laughable. Besides, she's one of the cogs in the wheel, not the chairman.


Forgot to lower the boom.  I bet his boss lowers the boom...on him!


Good thing it died before it got a chance to bite a young kid or baby.


Get with the times, Tom. The NCCB hasn’t existed for at least 20 years. 😊


As a Vietnam War veteran, I have never forgotten, how I was treated at the UH, in the early 1970s.  Oliver Lee created, a small student army, of Vietnam War haters, against the Vietnam War veteran students.

Oliver Lee was a communist leader, who had many Hawaii social issues, as well as USA issues, on his political plate.

My objections, were his strong held beliefs, that made my UH time, filled with looking over my shoulder, for some communist inspired UH students, who had it in for me.


So 20 years ago there were problems for a different set of politicians. Who cares.? That's the best you can come up with?
Clark is fleecing us NOW. If you want to enable that, go right ahead and vote BCLib. You will be in the minority.


Glad to hear this Dan, I'll be looking for you in the recruiting office.


How about no pollution control? I mean, that stuff costs businesses. Need a citation that it drags down all other wages. Would you say it's dragging down executive salaries? I would, as for every penny more they pay the lowest workers, it's a penny less in the executive's pocket. How bout them apples?


The devil is in the details. Who decides what is essential and what is pork? Alaskans, that's who. And Alaskans have taken surveys that time and again say that they want trooper protection, decently maintained roads, a good education for their children, a state university, and so on. If it is the will of Alaskans that they believe that these things are essential, then its time to pay up! We've gotten these things for free for too long.


You just made my point.


I don't think that people cease to attend Church Services because for a lack of faith in God, though for many that may be the case, but for a lack of connection to an imponderable institution that is far more regulatory than welcoming.

As a student of theology, I understand and appreciate where the regulations come from, but for most people they are an incomprehensible burden that support more woe than weal.

Our forebears forsook the municipal and imperial cult of classical antiquity because the Gospel called them to a life-giving connection to God and neighbor.  Perhaps the contemporary institution is just no longer capable of issuing that invitation.


Wow. Doubling down on dumbing down. Sounds like the entire Trump administration so far...


The GOP controlled Legislature insisting that oil companies get the PFD dividend earnings instead of us is what instigated this.  The Legislature has the power of the purse - and they gave that $1000 to oil companies.  The Gov. Walker is simply opening your eyes to this reality.


Admitt it sir, you are a freeloader that will never consent to any taxes to pay for State services. You want a free lunch and the state could never cut enough for you, and you will scream bloody murder if they cut any program you personally care about.


Oh, the irony.
If you and your gang would stop distracting from the real issues that affect Hawaii, maybe our elected officials would have the time and energy to get more accomplished.


Donal Trump is simply pathetic.


You are correct! This type of racism is has a catch phrase these days, microagressions. The speaker is completely unaware of their own aggression and stereo types of other cultures. Example, " I'm not racist, I have lots of native friends." People with a lack of self identity or a loss of cultural identity "don't see color" (which is basically Watson's remark) because there is nothing to identify with. The culture is lost or buried in guilt. In that, anger, anxiety, passive aggression all come to the surface and empathy is lost. It is easy to say on the internet what we really think because we externalize the comment. We don't have to face the person we are attacking.It is cowardly, it destroys community, and it demoralizes every culture. As an EMT, we have a saying, "If you weren't there you have nothing to say." If I wasn't at scene I have no comments to make. Same could be said for life, unless you have lived in Western AK and experienced it, you have nothing to say. Good Job Chris!


Steel balls? From the Trump Collection?


The officers performing the warrant arrests probably have other tasks that limit the amount of time they can devote to operations like this.  Also, have to remember that a targeted operation requires a fair amount of man hours to plan and coordinate prior to conducting; not something you can do everyday necessarily.


Jonathan Pie.


Not a kid. An adult. Would be interested in knowing if Lindsay Young's organization is getting donations from Damon Estate


well go up and inspect it and tell us what you have discovered


Kim Still has been the still point in the turning world as one who, like Thoreau's chanticleer in the morning, woke up downtown Eugene every Saturday in season with music's delicious magic on stage. Will miss her zany outfits, leadership skills and wish her and Dean Best in the West futures in Cottage Grove. Party on, party meisters: Cottage Grove has not yet begun to party!

Vi did a fantastic job also, and her spirited leadership will be remembered. Saturday Market would not have been the same without these two intrepid orchestra conducting magicians.

For those who have not been to The Cottage Cafe in CG, check it out, early example of down home passive solar and appropriate technology (AT we called it in the 70s) in which Dean's dad, Doug Still, former EPUD chair and Solar Energy Assn. of Oregon (now Solar Oregon) chair, and famous UO retired Professor John Reynolds played major roles in its design. Go Solar!


Hillary was a tired  old hag who wasn't electable - Yes Hollywood NOBODY cares what you have to say, wow big surprise!!!!!

Middle America needs to stop supporting these entitled out of touch elitist - poor babies just can't handle how meaningless they truly are.

We should drag these  zombies in hand cuffs back to the American border every time one of the slithers its way over to Canada to cry about our energy sector!!!!!!!


Wasn't me, I did say sarc-off at the end of my rant...


For my info which team ha the most Canadians on it as I will cheer for them ?


I think we will all need to wait and see what happens at the trial. Goughnor is going to claim self-defense, but based solely on what is in this article that defense is going to be a tough sell. The charges of both first and second degree murder would not have been made so quickly if the police and the district attorney's office thought he was acting within the legal definition self-defense. Just "feeling threatened" is not enough. The threat needs to be real enough that a "reasonable person" would have felt his or her life was in imminent danger.

Everyone who noted that Merritt should have stayed in his car was obviously correct. Sadly, hindsight is always 20-20, and people too often fail to operate on the basis of even a small degree of common sense (which may be less "common" than it used to be.)


A worthy legacy for the late representative Takai.

One of the very few "honorable with integrity" politicians Hawaii has produced.

***sigh***


I was listening to NPR last night, and heard someone talking about some area of policy or other in reference to the upcoming Trump regime.  (I hesitate to use the term "administration" in regard to them, as that seems to be one thing they have no interest in at all.) He said "I have no reason to believe" that Trump would not be reasonable in some area of policy.  However, I don't think that we have "reason to believe" anything of the sort.

 The unspoken assumption of this column, along with so much blathering right now, that we are looking at "four bad years" but then the next election could fix things.  What in the world would give you "reason to believe" that many people supporting Trump have any interest in their ever being truly free elections ever again?  The Republican Party has been promoting one scheme after another since the late 60's to make sure that the votes of the "right people" count more.  Actually winning a majority seems to be out of their playbook at this point.


Sorry about my so-called rude comment, but this is a highly contentious issue, with those against continually asserting falsehoods, so it is important to be accurate in citing details.


Ironic that the Rocket Man and his propaganda machine is actually sounding more eloquent than the Orange Lizard an his staff of speech writers.


Exactly, what happened to "ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country?"


Palestinians are occupiers of Biblical Jewish land.  They should move to neighboring Arab states.  That is the solution.  Muslims will never give up their historic, and religious hostility towards Jews.  That is the problem.


Insulated wind pants make more sense for winter warmth nowadays since we live in well heated spaces indoors.  Like a jacket, they can easily be removed when coming inside.


My suggestion : address problems at home first (Hawaii) before we tell the rest of the USA how things should be done.  Try to work on our "worst of the worst" list in so many categories so when we complain about all of the republican everything, they don't say "hey, you had 50 years of pure democrat control. Think you can get something working right over there yet ?"
- Worst homeless problem
- Worst budget planning (Rail, H3, state retirement fund)
- worst schools, worst heat in the schools, overcrowding, high dropout rates.
- worst place for teachers. new teachers get purgatory in the lowest performing schools.
- Worst cost of living, worst housing prices
- Worst traffic
- Worst state to make a living.
- Corruption. The Chief of police and his prosecutor wife are under FBI investigation - this list is massive.
- Drugs, kronics everywhere.
- Too many Gangstaaass wanna be.  (but if the chief is doing it, then wtf ?)
- Everyone is an MMA fighter.

We need to start leading by example.


How can anyone be so stupid or to knowingly kill someone when they know what the lifetime consequences are going to be. This will tell one story of why I guess.


This obscene mess will continue as long as government has it's grubby corrupt hands in medical extortion. The Oregon Department of Insurance was created to prevent insurance companies from going bankrupt and leaving the state and still operates under that goal. The solution is not a single payer system. Thinking government could control price under a single payer system is a naive fallacy because of corruption. The government could sue the industry for unjust enrichment just as they did the tobacco companies but they will not as that would stop the flow of lobbyist money. Unfortunately the only solution is for government to completely get out of the medical corruption/extortion business and let the entire system collapse. Only then will the thieves scatter as there will no longer be enough money in the business to attract them. From the ruins will rise an industry that has learned a very painful lesson about greed and corruption. Our government has created this shameful, obscene mess.


They are free to practice their faith, but being "treated as a stupid idiot" isn't a constitutional infraction. The constitution guarantees against material harm, not scorn.


Drones can't deliver packages - get real. People will always want to go to a store and buy produce. Get real again.


The "18 billion dollar boondoggle" is actually one of the smartest things this city has ever done.

The positive effects of DIA are felt not only in Denver, but throughout the nation's air traffic system.


Can you imagine what would happen to Bristol Bay IF the Pebble Mine Debacle would be allowed to commence operations.....???????
I VOTE NO, NEVER, EVER GOING TO HAPPEN!!!!!!!  Thank you....


Hi Margaret:

I didn't read this article.  I just wanted to wish you a happy 7th Anniversary for your all-time worst opinion piece - "The Great Global Warming Collapse" - Feb 5, 2010.


Marissa, until the story is finished, by the questions about her meetings being directly answered, the story isn't over ... sort of the point of the column.


Many "survived" the bias and discrimination in the family court system, if it is MEP, or the stakeholders to keep it that way....many did not 'survive" and died. Something no one seem to talk about here in Canada....is it the money at stake? from psychologists, lawyers..the unnecessary over burdened court system, the so called social workers....etc.


And he is so surprisingly stupid.  Trump is both ignorant and unintelligent.  But he continues to think and act as though he is the smartest guy in the room.


as terrible as many - too many aggressions have happened - i can't agree completely.  i am a lousy, but try my best christian  - you know the reason for THE  second coming..  but  Christianity has had it's moment with the inquisition and the crusades.   torture, the rack,  drawn and quartered.....heard a saying  - you can convert some people with a bible but you can convert a lot more with a bible and a gun.

 there has been ethnic cleansing since humans became.  caveman "you different and me want your woman/food/clothes/cave...  it's genocide that we just don't have constant news of ... rivers running red with blood - it happens elsewhere.

islam is a legitimate religion - if i believe that christianity and judaism are legit - i gotta allow for islam.   there people who are muslim and think they are being true to it's call - i think they are twisted.  "our" god doesn't start this stuff...  Con't


Ha!  Yeah, who cares if the economy is doing better in less than 2 years under the Libs than it did in 9 years under Harper. No pipelines in years.  At least we now have a government that is doing something for the environment, seniors and First Nations.


You are 100% wrong here.  First the relationship between Blackberry and the RCMP was totally over blown.  In most cases the access involved criminal investigation with court orders.  Blackberry did what was right and what ALL phone companies do, which is cooperate with police.  Next that issue has NOTHING to do with their enterprise products.  All enterprise products are such that the users create their own encryption keys and Blackberry has no idea what they are.  No one can break Blackberry's encryption, including Blackberry.  Police can get into Iphones and Androids but they needed Blackberry's help to get into their phones.  So actually you are better off having blackberry encrypted data as no one can hack into it, any other phone they can.  However if you are a horrible criminal maybe you should take your chances with an iphone.


Dog dog may be able to bring suit and get a settlement for being tased.


Well said!
I will drink to that!


When you can't even build something out of a shipping container in your own yard in city limits cause city passed ordinance banning shipping containers in city limits yet a neighbor can collect 10 cars "literally" in their yard and nothing is done, the city is dysfunctional and doesn't deserve to think on their own.


We know why you don't post your photo because everyone knows that a hemorrhoid looks like.  LOL


let's see how CIBC blows this one.  The egos of the CEOs having to try and outdo each other.  Can't leave well enough alone.  Wonder how much extra Doig gets for this?


I have more concerns about the minuscule $7 monthly social security increase for 2017 which will help pay for the approximately $17 per month increase the municipal light and power folks will be charging. Now, don't that make you want to throw your hat in the river.


Did you read the article at all?  It was about the rule of law not immigration.  Nor are the two equivalent though it seems from various comments you are trying to argue as if they are.  On the subject of what is in the Constitution there is also a bit about "equal protection under the law" which was also mentioned in the article and also not equivalent to immigration.