True North60 - 100%


Best you brace yourself, it's coming.  Can't imagine what a wonderful day you're having w/the Papadopoulos plea, the trans ban-ban, and now this.  Your house of cards is crumbling.

But FTR, where do you reckon the laundered money was invested?  Hope your day gets better...


I'm going to stand over here in the corner by myself and say that I'd like to see a Krystal open up. I do love Krystal burgers.


You wrote "... such as lumber, metals/ores, natural gas, et cetera- that are in high demand world wide today, and that will, in future, only increase in their value to the province as exports..."

If lumber is in such high demand, why has the GDP contribution of forestry and lumber industry declined over 20% and mining, oil & gas declined by over 5%? Why did Ottawa just announce an almost $1 billion assistance program for the softwood lumber industry? Why is there still no LNG industry in BC? If you ask the mining industry they would say that the global demand for and prices of metals and ores has dropped off to the point where they are closing mines.

BC should open our eyes to the fact that resource industries in general, and oil & gas in particular, are a sunset industry sector. Our only profitable path to a strong economy is through knowledge-based high tech manufacturing, financial, and service industries.


It must be tough to be a conservative these days...what can they fasten their teeth into..cash for access.. private islands and now sucking up to the citizenry.. no wonder Michelle Rempel has to say "fart" and quarrel with Calgary mayor Nenshi to stay in the news. Wait for it Cons; there will be a real scandal soon I'm sure!


The problem is that Republicans can recognize that Trump is unstable and veering further into madness, so they're liable to ask anything of him now.

Our President is a psychotic.  People need to admit that now.  It's unfortunate but very, very obvious.


A truly crooked headline there!


So I'm not completely clear on this.  Would wearing big sombreros have been more PC or less PC?


I get what you are saying but the woman in the article isn't really the "most" qualified. I don't understand how she thinks just showing up should get her a job. You have to bring something to the employer.


Absolutely!


Petraeus was their candidate Mr. Kon. He blew it in a massive way. In any fair society he would not have escaped with just a misdemeanor. As so many Trumpians and Republicans are complaining with the FBI/DOJ exoneration of Clinton, the system is just not fair to anyone not named Petraus. Turn about is fair play sometimes right?


Hey if you are auaf beautiful women do not want you. Get a reality check


I meant "your" referring to her, not you personally.  Sorry about the confusion.

I believe she was in process for a previous DUI when she ran the bicyclist over.  My point is in response to your comment her act wasn't intentionally.  I'm saying that because of her refusal to change her behavior, she displayed a behavior borderline of intent to take a human life.


They only allowed to worship one God in NK, Kim Jong Un. And his father, sometimes.


A pyrrhic victory in every sense of the term.  How does one celebrate a victory of monsters over murderers?


They represent mine as well. No income tax!


Yes you did.  I'm going to enjoy the fallout.


Maybe you missed the statement "Democrats need their votes."  Voting records for Denver and for almost all major US cities show that Democrats do not need illegal immigrants votes residing in major cities.  Are you that dense? No one was talking about popular vote and the results of the election, we were talking about the article.  Stay focused now.


Good post.


This is particularly valuable information for almost every 71 year old in Canada.  It is an extremely efficient strategy to manage that pesky income tax.....everybody should give away that $60,000 RRIF payout mandated by the Government.


Proudpatriot, what do you think Obama did that he needed to be impeached? List them. Every time I've asked this of someone who states this, they never respond. So let's hear what is Obama's crimes were.


I could go line by line through your tirade showing the logic errors in what you say, but perhaps you should go back and write a sound argument because there is a word limit on this site.


Question:
If fentanyl is so powerful that it kills, why do drug makers kill their source of income?

Is China flooding our market in order to use up scarce vital funding, personnel and emergency services resources to bring down our economy. Didn't the  FBI propose this strategy to destabilize black ghettos in Baltimore, Philly decades ago?


Ah! but don't you nasty, evil women think you are worthy, and sacred enough for priesthood!!!?!

Those who admit to being homosexual are not to be allowed ordination, because transparency is wrong!  Homosexuals should just lie and then they become acceptable for priesthood!?!

Divorced can never receive Eucharist but these sex addict priests, and bishops, only need to say I am sorry in secret, in confession, and they can go on to communion the Sunday, after their orgy on Friday, and confession on Saturday.   Sure - Jesus would be fine with that!?!!  Bull!!!

This is very comforting:
"Alberto Melloni, professor of church history at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, said there is nothing unusual about scandals in the priesthood.

“There is no sin that a cleric doesn’t commit. Scandals to me seem quite normal,” he told RNS."


... gay bars welcome EVERYONE and wouldn't refuse to serve ya.

When I lived in Chicago I lived next to a cross dresser bar, Big Chicks.  Super crappy part of town, rents were cheap, not a Starbucks anywhere near, so I lived there.  The pours at that bar were stiff, the brunches on Saturdays and Sundays were excellent, and no one gave a crap about one's sexual orientation we all lived in that neighborhood in relative peace and harmony ... everyone was welcome and treated with respect at Big Chicks.

THAT is the USA that should and does exist except for this fartknocker in Lakewood.


Chester, you say that "... wide swaths of Alaska that are now off-limits due to dangerous pollution, including toxic chemicals, unexploded ordinance, and depleted uranium."  There are many places in Alaska with pollution, UXO, and DU - as well as many places in other states as well.  As a nation we set aside places for the military.  Sometimes those are used for live fire training.  Not every artillery shell, bomb, or rocket explodes so there is UXO.  Sometimes the weapon contains depleted uranium.  Those are a given on live-fire ranges and a consequence of having national security.  In the past we as a nation did not recognize the nasty effects of some chemicals; there are several superfund sites in the city near where I live - that is historic, not necessarily military.  You don't get to have an unblemished country, garbage and live fire ranges that directly benefit you have to go somewhere.  How about some recognition of that?


Genghis Khan being one of the worst of the worst.  Right up there with mao if not worse.


You still believe Walker when he says something? Have you heard this one?

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

People have lost count of the number of lies Walker has told Alaskans since he campaigned and since he was elected.

And you still believe him?


http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/38620-james-mattis-is-a-war-criminal-i-experienced-his-attack-on-fallujah-firsthand
Tuesday, December 06, 2016
By Dahr Jamail, Truthout | News Analysis
...During the April 2004 siege, more than 700 civilians were killed by the US military, according to Iraqi doctors in the city whom I interviewed in the aftermath of that attack.

While reporting from inside Fallujah during that siege, I personally witnessed women, children, elderly people and ambulances being targeted by US snipers under Mattis' command. Needless to say, all of these are war crimes.

During the November siege of Fallujah later that same year, which I also covered first-hand, more than 5,000 Iraqi civilians were killed. Most were buried in mass graves in the aftermath of the siege.

Also...
Brutes in Suits: Male Sensibility in America, 1890–1920 By John Pettegrew
https://books.google.com/books?id=QT8N-ib2C-IC&pg=PA332&lpg=PA332&dq=mattis+fallujah+white+phosphorus pp. 331-332


Hmm wonder why?


Didn't we just have a story about Springfield patting itself on the back for finally abating the house of a drug dealer? Thirty-two calls for police service in seven years should have caused the city to abate the property.


Tommie's "alternative facts"!


You got a minor point correct. They are #2:  "...The reversal rates in Figure 2 range between 55% and 84%. Interestingly, this comparison of reversal rates reveals that the Federal Circuit has the highest reversal rate at about 83.33%, and the Ninth Circuit has the second highest reversal rate at 80%. The Seventh Circuit has the lowest reversal rate at 55.26%. The median reversal rate is 68.29%. … ".  http://www.snopes.com/ninth-circuit-court-most-overturned/
You never countered my arguments with your own but went straight to calling me a bigot.
Of course whenever your arguments are challenged with facts which are difficult to refute, you scream loudly about bigotry.  You claim Constitutional infractions raining upon foreigners who have no American citizenship.  I can just as easily call you a subversive. I will not because name calling is a losers's last punch.


Had a cozy chat with rip offs in L48? You're leaving too much out, tell us all. Good to hear $100,000 per year in mining...get this Tech Cominco?  Tech owes us more now. Voted this guy before we checked him out!!!!


What? You don't like ole' "Reefer Madness" Sessions?


It sounds like nothing would satisfy you, you are just an anti-Trudeau supporter. Trudeau is preparing for a big change in the government of our largest trading partner. It sounds like we will be as ready as we can for the transition taking place on Friday.


I jealously protect my reputation for perfect accuracy.


If it isn't "security" concerns, it's "environmental" concerns - one weasel excuse after another to try and smear and stop Chinese investment in Canada.  But the g&m sure had no issues with Canadian firms investing in China to exploit its cheaper labour and less restrictive environmental laws to line the pockets of its shareholders and management.


What a stupid ruling.  Zero emissions target ?  Come on get real.  Look at all the cars on the road !  B.C. is totally car dependent due to suburban sprawl including Vancouver.  How about dealing with this issue first and foremost and increase public transportation systems to get people out of their cars.
I want gas heating, a gas stove and gas fireplaces in my home and I should be able to find it in a new build.   It is definitely a preferable heat source to use , cook with and is more affordable than electricity.
Give us a break !


Don't fall victim to transference.  This country is far greater than the dangerous menace who is currently our PM.


Did you know that working at a place like Bell's Nursey is considered agriculture? It shouldn't be nor should domestic jobs.


*shrug*

Four small shops open a couple days. If/when the state gets outta the way it'll be a windfall.


Your president trump told us that everyone was going to have health care and he would not touch Medicaid so why are you in opposition to trump?

"Trump regularly blasted Obamacare and promised to replace it with something that costs less. On the trail, he vowed to have the government pay to cover the poor so they don't die in the streets. And after he won, he said he wanted coverage for everyone.

"What my plan is is that I wanna take care of everybody. I'm not gonna leave the lower 20% that can't afford insurance," he told ABC News' David Muir in late January. "We're gonna come up with a new plan that's going to be better health care for more people at a lesser cost."

"Trump has repeatedly said that the government should help pay for coverage for the poor, dismissing the fact that this is not a popular view among Republicans. "We gotta take care of people that can't take care of themselves," he said in a CNN Town Hall last year."


This whole story  stinks of Zionist propoganda


They should put it on Krookwell's desk.


For the last 8 years Republicans warned that the debt was the biggest issue. Now they proceed with plans to explode it again.Zero credibility.


You are the one who has no idea what you are talking about. The initial 2017Q1 growth rate won't be published until May31. It will likely be in the 3.5% to 4.0% range, but even the Bank of Canada, with a higher forecast than most, is only calling for 3.8% growth. A forecast is not an achievement.  In 2016 the growth rate was 1.4%, worse than the UK, the euro area or the US. While Harper's growth record was the best in the G-7 when he was PM, so far Trudeau's is just middle-of-the-pack.


You are correct and orthodox.  If Holy Father Francis truly gets the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the St. Pius X Society to join in Communion with the RCC, we'll have PLENTY of comrades.  PLENTY!  All of the Eastern Orthodox priests who I know are VERY opposed to homosexual behavior. VERY!  Additionally, if we can get married, heterosexual men into the priesthood, this would also drive out the priests and seminarians who are active homosexuals.


Why hasn't the law caught up with Abraham Gallo for his Mexican drug running cartel business?


robber frod never took a cab or public transit.  he always felt safer behind the wheel of his own vehicle no matter how many drinks he's had.  and when caught by police, he was treated with the usual courtesy and respect the police are known for when apprehending drunken drivers, he was driven home and someone drove his vehicle home for him.  so staying home for robber frod was never an option and he was our mayor if in name only to boot!


Your comment might make sense if all the Western media did was report on actual trials. But they report on a wide range of issues and don't reprint mere allegations as facts.

"Liberals Fuel Opiod Addictions [says political opponent."]

"Kingston man abducted by aliens [claims wife."]

"Global warming is a hoax: [report by oil firms."]

That's how it's supposed to be done. The reporter can include anything he wishes that supports or refutes the allegation. So there's plenty of honest ways to bring to light a potential problem. But you don't report an unproven allegation as a fact. That's tabloid 'journalism.'


I would really like to have some factual examples of  spending of people over 80.

If these folks think that they will be maintaining their life style past 80 they likely would be candidates for a independent living complex which would drastically reduce their expenses.

Also if their house is worth 900 k today what will it be in 2 years when they retire.   Just a 5% /year bump makes it 992 k  and if they hang on to it for 5 years in retirement.   1.266 M

Their property taxes will likely be going up as well as cities will be paying their part in infrastructure renewal.

There is no escalation of costs due to carbon tax.   In Toronto they are paying 15-20 less for gasoline than Vancouver.   That will be changing drastically as the carbon taxes are rolled out.

Somewhere in their 80s they will/should be looking at moving into some sort of independent living facility ...


People are going to have sex for pleasure no matter how deadly it proves to be (via STDs or abortion).  The only real societal good that comes from it is children.  The value put upon sex for fun only serves to create conflict when expectations aren't met, be it e.g., one person feeling deprived or, e.g., one person seeking variety outside of the relationship.


I do not see where he is attempting to stop you from mourning - he is commenting just as you are, so get over it.


I've said it before, we can fix part of the budget with 3 ballot measures, passed in order:
1) The Legislature is bound to conform and obey all citizen enacted ballot measures or face impeachment (no more 120 day sessions since 90 was voted on)
2) The Legislature must pass a budget during the regular session. If they do not, they will be held in special session. Pay and per diem will be limited to regular measures, and all costs will be deducted from the Legislatures own discretionary budget for the next year.
3)The Legislature must have voter approval via ballot measure for the following increases: increase in Legislature-related capital projects (ex: LIOs), Legislature-salary increases, Legislative-staff budget increases.


Since Trudeau and his team of fools took over, I have never felt more insecure about the economy and my business.
I feel like I live in a third world country where at anytime all my assets/money can be expropriated.


Those weren't just tires that got damaged. Every plane on that airport represents someone's dream.


40 years of getting ripped off. That is what was made to happen.


Not the same reason. Get it?


Another brilliant move by our illustrious local government.  How about funding more cops?  No, not so from the greedy business owners that run City Hall.


"I have told them time and time again that I think good friends should call each other..." is a passive aggressive technique.  "Why do you ask mom why I haven't called? Why don't you just call me?  I would love to have you call me sometimes"  is a mature and direct technique.  She isn't "friends" with these 2, she's a relative - why would she pontificate about what "friends" should do?

Also, is it possible that on the few occasions they have called her she has cut it short because she was busy, and they have no idea when to call her? The direct questions above would reveal this.


Please explain how is it that, over most of the past 25 years or so, even while Anvhorage has been managed by a long series of allegedly "conservative" mayors who ran as budget hawks and protectors of tacpayer, no structural changes were made during their tenures that would have alleviated our present problems? Did any of them take on the police and fire unions?   Did any of them attract any major new revenue sources to Anchorage?
Did any of them make our streets safer? Did any of them "cut the "fat" - whatever that is - from the Mumi budget?
If we had so many conservatives for so long, why then are we in this situation - and please don't blame it all on Mark Begich!
unless you think he's God we have had a plethora of conservatives running things before and since and all we've been left with is a Port of Anchorage catastrophe and am insanely expensive Mumi software upgrade that failed. Some conservatives!!


The guy had beendrinking downstairs in the pub. He was being daft, not spying.


Free trade is "how" the Tories won that 1988 election. Big win. And their big loss to the Chretien Liberals years later had NOTHING TO DO with free trade. Mulroney's government had thoroughly worn out its welcome - as governments often do after eight years running the show in Ottawa. Liberals expanded his government's deal to NAFTA - and prosperity still abounds. Even the NDP wouldn't want to end the show.


I don't read his posts. That person isn't just nuts, he's a viper, lying in wait to bite whatever comes across his path. I spent years urging him toward sanity. You can lead a horse to water, et cetera. While you're an Old Soul, he is a broken soul. Offer him your hand, and he will bite it.


True , but Goose Creek didn't cost Alaska billions to build.


Your new comment section is un-American it is anti-free speech it is disturbing that the corporation like you can censor our speech with a computer algorithm.


AK Land Voucher   LAND is the answer!  In the Private  Sector. Billions for state revenue. Do you see it now?


Jim is right.

The Alberta tar pits are the cornerstone of Canada's economy. And will remain so for decades to come.


Except they don't rape children.


"And it isn’t just the Trudeau agenda, but the Canadian economy, that the PM must protect..."

That is the takeaway line for me.

Unfortunately Trudeau has made it clear that his personal agenda is his priority and much more  more important to him than is the Canadian economy.


"Snowflake" is soooo 2016.  Can't you come up with something better?  I guess Brietbart needs to direct you to 2017 terminology first so you can use it.   : )


For the love of the greak gods and ferfrucks sake DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT IMMEDIATELY please


He was concerned he'd find YOU there, barking up your "I hate everybody" rants over the joy he encountered. So CAN IT, your WHINYNESS .


I am not an NRA member or in law enforcement, but I don't have issue with either organization. I don't own a gun, but I have no issue with people owning guns.

I read most of your comments, and most of you are trying to place blame on someone who failed to provide us, the public, safety from this man and safety for himself.

The FBI didn't fail. The APD didn't fail. And the NRA didn't cause this failure.

The mental health facility/doctor who treated this man failed him and the rest of us.

There are already Federal Laws in place that prevent people from buying or POSSESSING  a firearm if certain mental health criteria are met.

By this man admitting that he was hearing voices, or thought his actions were being influenced by a source outside his own mind....he should have been deemed too unwell by this doctor or mental health facility to continue to have firearms in his possession.

Why this conclusion was not reached is the question that needs to be answered by the mental facility.


“But what we have seen is a concerted, focused effort to make it about personalities in politics and to focus on retribution towards her company because she made a $1,000 contribution to somebody that she believed in and thought was an appropriate message for the country,” Trainor added."

I believe in and think it appropriate to withhold custom from a company whose owners promote political agendas I disagree with.
Unlike Ms Bean, I haven't $26k to donate to my favorite causes but I can certainly refuse to patronize her source of income.


How about if we have a special deportation party to be able to send enough Mexican citizens back so they can help Mexico City recover from the awful earthquake? Start with the Sanctuary cities? Great!


"The World is Flat", Thomas L. Friedman, laid all of this out starkly for Gerald Butts - a decade ago.  Gerald is stuck reading - back in his undergrad mentality, still really, really hoping that the Soviet Union ... .
Mr. Butts scoffs at Friedman.
Meanwhile the dangerous Mr. Butts is having fun with his Canada play-toy.
------------------
We WILL adjust, as this article's author sets out convincingly, or we sink.
Gerald Butts thinks sink is something in the bathroom.
Watch out Canada.  Look at Ontario in the early 90s for the prototype.
Floyd Laughren blew many billions then, on socialism.  Then: sink!


oil is going no where ignorant sheep, the demand continues to increase around the world


Read the Portland Oregonian. Always go with the local newspaper for the best and the most information.


A couple thinks he can fix is the access to my US$ account when I travel to the US and use Harris Bank; I find it unacceptable that my US$ account is not available to me. Second, fix the credit card, and all transactions when I convert from a US$ purchase to a CDN$ posting, why is the BOM taking 3 percent more than the official exchange rate. There would more account growth if these items are fixed and a lot less work for customers who have developed all kind of work arounds.


If: Fuhs and Joe Smith handed you your hat. You got called out and were slam dunked. Reverting to childish ad hominem attacks is what losers do when confronted with facts.


"...questions over his business dealings years ago in Ukraine, predated the 2016 election"...AP
wooooohooooooo here it is DimmLibs...here's the EVIDENCE somewhere in here you folks were hoping for.
In the mean time POTUS Trump is #MAGA #PMPK.


So twenty years ago she agrees to take a payout instead of pursue prosecution, and a provision of that payout involved a gag order. Yet, now she's jumping on the "smear Weinstein bandwagon" and talking. Regardless of being forced to have sex with the guy, she made an agreement in which she accepted financial consideration (ie. $$$) to squash everything. She's just as dishonorable as Weinstein (just on a different scale) for breaking the agreement. And, oh BTW, she is NOT allowed to call Weinstein a "rapist" because in this country, everyone is presumed innocent until PROVEN guilty. Until such time, Weinstein is NOT a rapist...period. She can claim that she was physically forced to have sex with the guy, but "rape" is a legal descriptor that requires conviction by judge and/or jury.


If the $75 million of public funds that the university is handing the UO foundation to manage suddenly becomes a much smaller amount, the public cannot see the details of how that happened. That's not acceptable.


Then why do they need this? Passports, drivers lic, birth certificates, social security numbers, tax ID numbers. What next? 666 tattooed on each hand and forehead? Chips inplanted at birth?


These men disgrace themselves if they accept appointment to an all-male College that bars women.


very interesting piece. The Globe should run more articles like this. Europe's greatest virtue of yesteryear, its tolerance, is today its achilles heel.


There was a time when Gray was considered the best of the young starters. In April one would have probably said Senzatela was the best. A month ago Hoffman was throwing better than any of them. Now, I agree, Freeland and Marquez look the best now. By September who knows who will look the best. The good thing is finally after 25 seasons the Rockies have a stable of good young pitchers. Now, if they can only stay healthy. You need look no further than the New York Mets who looked like they had a dominant starting rotation for the now and the foreseeable future. What kind of odds could you have gotten this spring if you could have bet that the Rockies would have a better team ERA than the Mets on July 30th?


He wasn't convicted of child sex abuse.


Peters...take the 's' out of his name and let him peter out.


I generally support mass transit, but this seems like a lot of money and disruption/congestion of vehicle traffic for what seems to me would be a very tiny improvement in bus transit times.


Twenty years ago this would have been a fist fight.  Now all the street toughs have guns.


Another desperate attempt to distract from his utterly ineffective first 100 days.


As usual, the Governor is right.


its easy actually--- and to be fair---the first 25,000 earned should be tax free--- now its less than 12000 then the taxes kickin---in actuality it should be the first 40,000 tax free--because thats what costs to live in canada-----unemployed have been getting garanteeed income since 1975---ask the east coasters how its working---


Depending on where you live and your price point I would rent it out and move to a much lower priced area....and rent there for awhile.  It depends on your age, lifestyle, etc.  Maybe try a month long trip and rent an RV, and just tour those states first.  Climate, lifestyle are major factors.  You have the best weather in Hawaii, and if you move to Montana or NDakota you will be in for a real shock.  Better to check them out first, subscribe to Where To Retire magazine, etc. where every issue has a page that compares the cost of living for 50 cities, and they factor in home prices.  A friend of mine moved to Texas from LA.  He bought a small house in LA, held it 4 years, sold it and moved to Austin, bought two houses, rented one out for income, and the house he lives in is free and clear.  The rental has a very small mortgage and he makes $1,500/mo on it. He retired at 43 and consults part time for fun.  Start there. Good luck!


'
…it would look just fine.  We were fine before the boomers, we'd be fine without them.
.


Is there a such a thing as "liberal tea party"??


sandi2000, have you watched FOX? I watch a little every day. Have yet to see anything positive during the Obama years. Constantly slamming Obama. However, some of their contributors have been critical of Trump lately. Smith, Wil, Beck etc.
I don't have a problem with stations who have pundits. Because I recognize them as such. Every station has it's faults but to go as far as attacking news orgs. who put out stories as "fake" is a bit much. Because of "fake news" we uncovered Flynn and his "alternative facts" on his contacts with Russia. Just one example of the news being categorized as "fake". The part about his being released doesn't matter to me. He was and is, imho, unqualified, to be a security adviser but to spin it off as..."because he lied" is suspect. The man is a general, he follows orders.


When Browder writes such obvious and easily proven fiction, how can you possibly believe anything he says/writes?


I understand the concern of the dog owner and hope Rocky fully recovers. We live here because of the proximity to nature and we need to respect that there are consequences of that choice. Living safely with wildlife is our responsibility. Hopefully these types of interactions don't escalate into hysteria that threatens the dwindling natural community we've displaced.


The main point for me is can we trust a State that has a checkered history in handling the money they already have, with the largest increase in history, and be confident that it will be wisely spent.
  I would have to question what has changed to make this even remotely prudent, just because it's someone else's money, and even if it does not increase prices for consumers, which it will, the bureaucrats that currently oversee this State haven't earned my trust in matters of fiscal responsibility. I'll have to vote no.


I sure as heck didn't give the Liberals my vote to use more money on the military, either.


Please show me ANY examples of celebrities hanging or burning Obama in effigy and the DP or any MSM covering for them. I know you can't.


American democracy is under fire, and truthfully, no one can say that it will survive. It is very possible we will end up a version of Russia, with a murderous thug in charge, or a version of Turkey, or the Vatican, a place run by a few old men.
Congressional Republicans have sold their souls, that is apparent.
Putin had better hope people like me never get in charge, the sanctions for subverting our democracy would be pretty close to war.
Hugh Massengill, Eugene Oregon


Umm this is a conference game. Lol


Turn about is fair play Kon.  Republicans Just Say No to President Obama's administration for the past eight years won't  be forgotten just because you and your ilk think it should.  No way man.  I hope the Democrats and independents stick it to tRump and his band of minions.  They'll be washing of teeth and  eating each other soon enough.  I've already put in for my bulk order of popcorn and peanuts.


Go for it man. Its your stuff and it was your money. I am not impressed by your sacrifice. Maybe just give the things to someone who would like them. You are not really important to the Broncos......you know that right?


Mr. Bunda:  As a "Certified Management Consultant" (whatever that is), how come you aren't asking the tough questions of management?  Why is it that year after year, HART management and the mayor repeatedly told us that Rail would be built "on time and on budget" only to see those assertions broken just a few months later with new estimates and pleads for more Rail taxes?  Are they incompetent? Are they in over their heads without a clue of what is going on, or did they just knowingly lie to us?  How is the debt to be paid off? Do you know or care?

Your editorial reminds me of the weasel-worded answer I got recently from a city elected official asking for justification to continue Rail construction. No recognition of the malfeasance or the broken promises or the inability to manage a project of this magnitude. Add that with the threat of having to return "billions of dollars" to whomever and the justification for Rail has become nothing more than a collection of negative phrases.


With some of the quantities of things that were shipped he was either selling or getting stuff for friends.


I found Trump most interesting last night.  I thought to myself he and his posse know the election is bigly lost so he's essentially promoting his new Trump TV network concept.  The line about accepting the election results was the real tip: "I'll keep you in suspense".  He now has a sort of test run of this concept on his facebook page.  He is no longer about politics or a serious run for the presidency, and probably never wanted to be president from the get go.  What he wanted was his own personal round the clock TV network that would compete with Fox, but in reality be just like "O" TV.  Forget HRC, his real goal is to out do Oprah.


It is clear that you don't know which post I was referring to if you think that the above somehow disproves what I said. Or are you of the mindset that says "black, black, black, ... black, white so everything is white"?


Compared to the government?  Pretty much always.


You make a good point about rates of extinction being important.  Human caused environmental damage has been increasing extinction rates for centuries and is accelerating. With damage environmental instability will increase making life more difficult for everything. A good graph and info: http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/earth-s-sixth-mass-extinction-has-begun-new-study-confirms/


Eureka, right out of the book.  Self-possession and humility would have led to no response.


Of course we are, but some people are a bit slower to learn and then have a retention problem.


I agree with your comments here....where was Rogers when they moved the chips into the center of the table????


I think I'll head out for some ice cream.......maybe rockie road. Then watch a rockie balboa movie........


I'll have you know that South Eugene High school is ranked the 8th best college prep school in the state. We have high SAT and ACT scores and the percent of the student body maintaining a 4.0 GPA is very high as well, high enough, in fact, that we have a top 15+% compared to many schools which have maybe a top 2-5%.


Trudeau maybe but not all of Canada

If NAFTA goes bad for us, Trudeau isn't the only one who will suffer - you will too


This news story isn't at all about whether or not Sarah Palin will or won't be speaking at the RNC.  The bigger story is about what tRump isn't willing to say about Palin's absence and would rather make up a fricking lie to save political face.  tRump is doing nothing but showboating and doesn't have a problem being an open face liar.


Was there hate speech at the meeting in question? Surely it would have been reported if there was.

Not every Trump supporter is a racist or a misogynist, especially now that this means virtually every voting Republican. I don't have a problem with stopping hate speech, but proactively stopping a gathering on the assumption that there might be some feels baseless.


My hope:  Trudeau begins with a right cross to the chin, followed by a left hook to the head, and as Trump reaches for his phone to tweet how unfair!!! this is, takes a tremendous uppercut and is knocked out cold.


Bats pretty much went to sleep again after the 4th inning. Thank goodness for a wind-blown double and a four-pitch walk to a guy who usually swings at everything. But Bettis was decent and the pen was excellent, so a win is a win.


That's none of your business.


"Most recent attacks have been by local nationals and Trump's foolishness will not affect that one iota"

The ban may be a little ill conceived, but do you need to be reminded that in Nov 2016 a Somali refugee plowed his car into innocent people at Ohio State University and then jumped out and attempted to stab people? "Abdul Razak Ali Artan, 18, wrote on what appears to be his Facebook page that he had reached a "boiling point," made a reference to "lone wolf attacks" and cited radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.
"America! Stop interfering with other countries, especially Muslim Ummah [community]. We are not weak. We are not weak, remember that," the post said."


Oh hey, a one-man team.


So, do Black Lives Matter?


The judge did not grant Ortiz a 30 day reprieve.  That agreement was made with the immigration officials.  In exchange for the 30 day reprieve, he agrees to leave voluntarily.


IRT Lokela, agree with your post.  Interesting he is hiring Les Fuchigami, my hort classmate at Manoa in the '60's for this project.  I view this project as being successful when production is for Lanai, and then the excess production can be exported to Maui.  Exciting project.


All I heard everywhere was "the path to 270".... and .....Donald will you accept the election results etc etc..
Did I miss something?


I agree with you 100%...the smell is sickening.


Its not the land ....but what is on it or what you do with it.  What I dont understand...after hearing Zuma say that land is bought by the Govt and leased, not given to black benefactors ....whats the point...its not yours.

Ps...watch the latest Special assignment re Touwsriver farm, forced sale of R7m, somehow R19 m was paid by the ANC govt and then the group of 5 farmers were forced to deal with "specific exporters" etc....

One of many.....!!


Yeah the truth is awesome except your only getting half of it. The russians didn't expose the rnc or republicans even though its looking like they were hacked also. You dont see a problem with Russia playing a side


Like SFI said this isn't a done deal and it may never happen.  Little of that of course is a reflection upon whether the deal makes sense for ALA.  That is a regulatory hurdle.


Mr Doucet was right.


Affirmative Action is discriminatory towards Asians.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/02/us/affirmative-action-battle-has-a-new-focus-asian-americans.html?_r=0


Ahh the preachers of the Prosperity Gospel, you know, the one where if you are wealthy, it is because God loves you and if you are poor, you must be a sinner.


I need to say the VA is a home for leaders who fail to follow VA directives, who discriminate against veterans and deliberately and fearlessly commit Fraud, Waste, Abuse , Mismanagement. Now for the truth: There is no investigative org that will deal on behalf of a Veterans claim. They discriminate in favor of Gov'T employees including those acting as Whistle Blowers. The Director of the Boise VAMC, David  Wood  is guilty of all above. He caters to employees and says NO to Veterans.  He closes the door on VHA Directives. The Advocate, Hammond,  defends employees against  Veterans.  Wood and Hammond trash my letters to them.  They close the door on the VAMC  Stakeholders and the.Public.  They say if those want to know  about Town Halls they need to check the VAMC's Facebook page.  THs do not have more than 20 attendees. Wood holds back on any thing that Veterans deserve like the Choice programs. He claims it is for Employees only. Everything is for employees ONLY--Vet discriminatory.


There will be more Aliberal power players from Montreal on the list.
And it doesnt matter.
You are so quick to condemn anything “Alberta “. “Western “ and “ “Conservative”
What is your considered opinion around offshore trusts?
On this yiu are quiet other than to rationalize “ well theyve always bern there so  ...”


entrain, there's a village in Venezuela looking for its' idiot.  Raise your hand so they can find you.


No.

Apparently my deplorable is you.

Are you one of the 47%?


WHY ISNT TRUMP AND HIS DIMWITTED FOLLOWERS READING NASAS DIVISION THAT HAS BEEN MONITORING CLIMATE CHANGE FOR YEARS  !!!!!!    HAVE THEY NEVER HEARD OF NASA ???


Glad to see this conversion, the more the better.  It makes our streets safer and puts them at human scale, where they belong.  Hopefully Grant gets converted all the way to Speer in the not too distant future.  It could go to two lanes with bike lanes going each direction.


I'm not blind.  Here's proof--I just read, and am currently answering, a post by a childish idiot who seems incapable of supporting his arguments with facts, and therefore must resort to pathetic, infantile attempts at 'insult' that he should have grown out of by the 6th grade.


Amazing! $2,595,000 buys you a 20-minute commute to anywhere! Funny...didn't see the Elon Musk Hyperloop in the basement — it has to be there right!?!


They aren't fighting terrorism in Syria, they are fighting the opposition and doing so with extreme barbarity.


If NKorea lobs a missle into the sea its all bluster bluster bluster. But a nation mired in conspiracy, corruption and collusion with trumpies/SoS brings it to our doorstep, our the man is all, 'meh'


Yes, the big three should be paying taxes and the progressive surcharge, although would paying less. You cannot argue for a tax free oil industry in Alaska, because that's what you already have. Good paying oil jobs in Alaska go to supervisors and workers from Texas and Oklahoma.


He is doing exactly what the people who elected him wanted him to do and good for him!

What did you leftists and Liberals expect????? A Trudeau, or a Wynn that lies during the campaign and their promises are nothing but BS? The difference here is that people on the right of the political spectrum tell the truth. Remember Mike Harris? Everything he said he would do he did and you know what? Too bad and so sad AND I am taking great delight in your anguish! Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.


jonbutzke,
Teachers are required to have 4 year college degrees and many have masters degrees. Who are you comparing them to in the private sector? It's well known that teaching is a low paying profession.


A key Hawaii incentive to file the lawsuit was the concern that the ban would harm its tourism industry.  Kind of funny.


As a rabble rouser, trumpf is numba 1. Look at his rabble rousing idiotic tweets. Psychotic demented person. Spicer lies on top of trumpfs lies. Conway has been delegated to taking "pictures" in the Oval orfice.


Correlation is not proof of causation, neither is coincidence


If you don't believe in satan it's not a problem


When Furie drilled and found gas at a site in Cook Inlet, per state direction as to location depth of the wells (with a huge state subsidy if I remember right...) they reported the find to the state and press as being nine trillion cubic feet of natural gas!  Upon further discussion of the wild claims, the realistic current amount (far far less!) was agreed to by the agencies and Furie.   A loan program is far more safe and beneficial to the state than credits that can be played by obfuscated audits and claimed expenses and costs..SB21 needs to be trashed and a tax on the GROSS amount of oil needs to be put back into place as we once had.  And no more separate accounting, letting them write off foreign losses from the taxes they owe on profits made here in Alaska.  If there is so much quality oil there it by itself will justify being tapped to go into TAPS.  We`ll be happy to give them a low interest loan with equity for collateral. No more credits to GAME the people of Alaska with.


I would add that the reason the Religious Right is now more often taking refuge in the religious freedom statutes, as a strategy for advancing their agenda, is because they have failed to make compelling arguments in the Public Square and, resultingly, have thus failed, too, in their legislative & judicial strategies.

The Biblical fundamentalists lack arguments transparent to human reason. The natural law fundamentalists lack the more robust relationality-responsibility model of an authentic personalism. Both lack noncoercive inculturational & pastoral strategies. Neither recognize the rights that flow from moral probabilism, rights gifted by one's humanity & not by various magisteria.

So, ecclesiastically, they overzealouly use church canons, while, in the public square, they disingenuously invoke religious freedom, in their cynical attempts to deny others (e.g. LGBTQ) their rights to both the Church's sacraments as well as the secular order's implicit sacramentals.


How can the fund ever be exhausted if people are constantly paying into it?  I suspect PERA, like social security, is feeling the strain or retiring Baby Boomers.  This will pass.  There may be a problem, but I doubt it is as severe as some would make it sound.  (I am a PERA retiree.)


Yeah
So victims of racism are just paranoid racists? That makes a whole lot of sense. There's no sexism either right? That's just a peculiar notion in somebody's head.
Everything is fine people! Now move along!
Let me guess, you're neither female, nor a visible minority so you KNOW.


I teach at a college east of Toronto with lots of muslim students.

The muslim students stay together, they do not join in with the other students. They remain separated, huge clumps of them in the hallways.

With the muslim women, every headscarf sends a perceived message that says "I'm not one with you".

There is no 'getting to know one another'. We're looking at 2 totally separate culture identities.


Ministry of Funny Walks to the Shop for Arguments. Yes it is! No it isn't! Yes it is! No it isn't! Yes it is! No it isn't! Yes it is! No it isn't!

This opinionista does not know what his actual opinion is..


You Sound Off as The Blow Hard ~ Your Addict Logic Is Showing ~ !


Cory Lum:   Best picture ever of Choon James throwing money in the air!


McCain is a self-serving idiot who has been an embarrassment to our State for decades.

Phoenix and Tucson elect him; they LOVE their leftists.

Be quiet, John-John.


That is a cop-out after your criticism of Mr. Brauchler with these comments:

"Are they a lower form of humanity? If you had said that we need to raise taxes to prevent a two-tiered medical delivery system, you might just have a shred of credibility."
Then:
"Medicare for all, financed through taxation. ... And that's just for starters."

Perhaps you know that if the specific income tax increases were detailed and the specific coverage reductions were stated then the support for Medicare-for-all would dramatically less.

Facts not faith.


I still didn't ask you!  You decided to butt in and make a splash.  If I were ever going to "restrict conversation," comments like yours would be high on the "do not fly" list.  So, I would not be at all unhappy if you restrict your own postings here!  And many many others who post here waould be happy with that result!


Fund education BY CUTTING DOWN this corrupt WA state govt!
GET RID of all these d a m n commissions on beef beer raspberries wine
abolish the position of Lt Gov
Mostly if NOT ALL listed on this page MUST BE ABOLISHED!
http://access.wa.gov/agency

WA does not need any more big govt!

And NO the smoking age does NOT need to be raised to 21!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this is a classic nanny state govt thinks it know best AND POS CHAPMAN DOES NOT KNOW BETTER ALONG WITH ALL OF THESE OTHER DEM JERKS IN THIS STATE AND THOSE 2 JERKS MURRAY AND CANTWELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GOVT NEEDS TO GET THE H E L L OUT OF OUR LIVES AND STOP TRYING TO CONTROL EVERYTHING AND WHAT WE DO WITH OUR BODIES!
WE DO NOT NEED THEM TO TELL US WHAT WE CAN OR CANNOT DO WIT OUR BODIES!!!!!!!!!!!!
These bodies ARE OURS NOT THE GOVTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Come to think of it...would it also make MORE sense to investigate Obama collusion with Russia? After all, we have him on a hot mike promising Medvedyev that he would have more "flexibility" after his reelection. Was that a subtle request for Russian assistance with said election? (You get me elected; I get more flexible.) Was it a quid pro quo? (You lay low until the election, and I'll give you what you want.) Was it simply an assurance that the "toughness" Obama would need to demonstrate towards Russia was just a dumb show for dumb Americans? (Hey, Vlad, ole pal, don't take any of this tough talk seriously. We're still best buds!!) I mean...you guys have the Steel "dossier" (sounds so natty!), but we have actual words from the horse's mouth!


What's with all the one and two sentence paragraphs, broken up by ads, pictures and links to other stories? Makes for some very choppy reading. Didn't even pay that much attention to the story, the awkward presentation was too distracting.


It'll be far worse than LTD.   For every dollar an LTD rider pays in fares, someone else has to pay $5 just to cover the cost of the ride.


"It was based on $150 dollar oil"

That is what they are waiting for.  It's insane.

When discussing the oil tax bill and all of the deductions before they start paying taxes, no one in the legislature even knew why they added on an extra $8 "Progressivity credit" per barrel....

"$50 per barrel taxable value, SB 21 assigns a 35 percent base tax rate, or $17.50 per barrel. Subtract the $8 per barrel “progressivity credit,” when production tax value (PTV or cash flow) is less than $80/barrel, and the resulting production tax is 19 percent. The SB21 production tax on “new” oil at this PTV is reduced another $5 per barrel to a production tax of only 9 percent. In addition, the Gross Value Reduction of 20 percent applied before calculating the production tax on “new oil” reduces the production tax to only $1 per barrel or 2 percent."

When it was explained w/SB21 we are losing $$, GOP refused to believe it.

& Does anyone know why the "new oil" is a secret?

This is called organized crime.


"If I'm president I won't have time to play golf"
-DJT


so did i!...i'm gettin over it..(you realize that , technically, this had to do with math ...and numbers...    don't i get a pass on stuff involving nnumbers?  )


Can't wait for the Moose Knuckles store opening!


Even most of the conservatives in this country agree that there is a problem with how healthcare is paid for and how much it costs.  The difference between the 2 sides of this are in how to fix the problem.  So, yeah, repeal and replace.  Personally, I think fix makes more sense, but that is just me.  O-Care has many flaws, but it is neither evil or destructive.  It has problems that are fixable.


It's time to vote Don out. He hasn't shown up for work for years and when he opens his mouth toads leap out. I was hoping he would gracefully retire. Not.


Now you are saying we need to "reduce" the human population. How should we do that? I don't think sterilization in mass would be supported and people are not going to stop having sex. I'm out of options, what do you think we should do to reduce the population?


This not about TSA. It is Homeland Security's Customs Agency that are the arresters in this story. They have immunity from prosecution and can violate your 4th Amendment rights for any stupid immature or illogical reasons all just because they are protecting us from terrorism. And they don't have to explain themselves or apologize. Now we are reading her side of the story. But WHAT is the reason she was detained? Was there something sinister or a "threat" to national security? Did someone send a deaf person thinking no one will screen her? We need to know the details of her arrest and why she was culled from the passenger list. Was she a lesbian, a bomb maker, a sex anime cartoonist, a former terrorist in Japan who poisoned a subway with sarin gas, too ugly or sexy to be a tourist, a Yakuza queen missing her pinkie finger, what, what, what? Did she have tattoos all over her body? She applied to visit Honolulu through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization Visa Waiver Program. W


Guess yur not familiar with Tom Flanagan eh?


I used to sit in the tower chair just off the wall and fish for ama'ama day time, then pull up the crab nets at night time.


Cuts in programs which serve the "under-employed" are terrible.  These are folks doing their best to "make it" and who are certainly deserving of assistance.  Secondly, cutting youth intervention programs is a great way to, instead, spend more in the future when those young men and women you didn't help "graduate" into the criminal justice system as adults.  ....and, of course, it's fine for folks who have the money or the insurance to afford treatment for drug and alcohol addiction, but let's cut funding for such treatment for the "underclass" receiving such treatment.  Nice going, Democratic leaders, you should be proud.  without my regards, Gary Crum


Well said . The USA person in question  has no experiance and is a dangerous  loose cannon who will probably not complete his term.in office as his problems increase .when you meet a bully like him the best idea is to do business with other reasonable people and not deal with idiots like him .


It is too bad that there was no question in the debate about the dysfunctional renewal of the inflation control agreement last month. It would have given Maxime Bernier an opportunity to set himself apart from the other candidates again. He is the only candidate who favours a reduction in the Bank of Canada’s target rate of inflation from 2% to something lower. Our incompetent Finance Minister, Bill Morneau, agreed to an increase in the effective target rate of inflation with the renewal agreement, as there has been a substantial reduction in the upward measurement bias of the CPI inflation rate since the 2011 renewal agreement.


As far as I know, Animal Control does their job.  If they don't, you go to their bosses:  The Assembly.  If that doesn't work, I'd recommend sitting on the sidewalk in front of their building.  It drove Sullivan nuts.


I will pay YOU  to rent one of my pets.  I go by total pet weight so it might be the old, farty,  blind, deaf and huge dog.  or a couple of little ones that think they are pit bulls.  clean up bags included.  and I will definitely bring them to YOU.  I've also got something in the crawl space....i'll just throw that in...   but really, isn't that about the strangest deal you've heard?  who rents a dog like that?  there was a place here that rented dogs out by the hour to joggers who wanted the safety while being on some of the paths.  that made sense  - I don't see an upside to this deal.


The audacity to invoke church as if it somehow erased his transgression. What do people do at a strip club? In this case Cody Latimer's uncle used the visit to punch some man's fist with his face. The pugilistic uncle wound up knocked out flat on his back. Meanwhile, Latimer instigated the punch-out of his uncle by tepidly pushing and then slapping the strip club bouncer. Vow 11 catches for 42 yards and Latimer shows what a wuss he is by starting a fight and letting his uncle pay the price.


Valuing the livelihood of your fellow citizens over some corporate entities stock price is a good thing.

It's called national pride, we used to have it but now people are focused on cheap crap from Walmart and being scared of a nonexistent enemy.


And I suppose you read Sun media everyday, and think it is the God-given truth!


Reinstate capital punishment just this one time for Mr. Klima, since he loves death so much.


Good


UPCOMING THRONE SPEECH SHOULD COMMIT BC GOVT TO CREATING A LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS CROWN CORPORATION (SIMILAR TO 1970s FEDERAL GOVT CROWN CORP "PETRO CANADA")!!

... &, as part of this, collaboratively with the Govt of Canada:

1) expedite completion of the "site C" Hydro-electric dam;

&

2) pay for + lead development & construction of natural gas liquefication plants on BC's northern coast;

Canada/BC need to be perceived internationally as capable & competent.

If BC & Canada are shown to be incapable of doing something as simple as building a hydro-electric dam & indigenously refining, liquefying & making-available-for-export natural gas/related products: irreparable long term harm to the country's international reputation will be the result.

"21st CENTURY "PETRO CANADA" NEEDED!!
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/petro-canada/
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/petro-canada-limited-history/


How ironic that the very same "conservatives" that erected these confederate symbols manage to poison whatever political party they flit back and forth between!


Nonsense.


Not true.  The Detroit Lions still sell out their games despite Leaf like ineptitude.


Ms. Phillips, I'm one of the lucky few that has no cottonwoods in my yard. They cut birch trees that weren't in the easement. Perhaps they should be required to do a survey before they cut anything. The problem (besides the lack of notification) is they send out crews with chainsaws, not as builts and the trees are gone before a homeowner can protest or request verification that they're only clearing the easement.


Be careful not to put the farm cart before the proverbial horse. You have to learn how to dance to the music that is playing before you can compete in competition.

From my vantage point last effort did not fail it dissolved,  dreams over powered reality. Then again to those who believe it to have been a failure a suggest for ya.

Look at failure as a class we take occasionally in life that teaches us what doesn't work. Don't let yesterday's use up too much of your todays.

 Best of luck.


Way to jam a wedge into the partisan divide, Paul.  We knew we could count on your typical 'adult leadership', you opportunistic hack.


Intolerance, Pandora, the hatred of the 'love, forgiveness, mercy' brigade for anyone who doesn't think as they do.
Have a happy and holy Christmas.


The Star Advertiser did not publish any of the stories about this scandal that were being published everywhere on the mainland for three days, and then it finally had a pang of journalistic guilt and decided to run this story.  With most Star Advertiser readers being oblivious to the previous stories published on the mainland, it probably has most of them  saying “What the hell is Trump talking about?”  The Star Advertiser once again succeeded in suppressing anything negative about Hillary.


Just a America hater. That's the real issue. Poor hater Mall so.


I meant to say the College of Education


I'm not anti gun nor anti christian.  I am anti crime, anti death, and pro brain use.


Before even reading the story there was no doubt which way Dingman would go .  Free speech doesn't mean you have the right to yell fire in a crowed theater . Kaepernick got his right by not being kicked off the team for doing his stunt. He comes across as a total idiot by stating his reasons for doing it--he hates cops rights to be put on paid leave while an investigation is being done concerning a shooting. Just like NFL players are allowed to play for pay while appealing suspensions . This clown gets paid big money to be part of a show called the NFL.  The league tells players what they can wear and how to act if they want to be part of the  show. Instead of appreciating the fans who pay him his millions he wants to give about 90 percent of them the middle finger . Many fans are putting their money where their mouths are by burning his jersey . When you go to a UAA or Aces game they ask men to remove their hats before the national anthem . That's tool much for this over paid chump  ?


I count the scientists' empirical evidence as better quality analysis as opposed to your "quick look at a map."


"Papa Francis is in a lose-lose situation...."

Not really. No pope wants to go against other first millennial churches -- none of which have opted for the ordination of women. (It is different with the Reform Churches -- Lutheran, Anglican, etc.; they are not first millennial.) The CC could, of course, opt for it on its own, at some future Vatican III Church Council; but even at an Ecumenical Council, I doubt any of the CC delegates would unilaterally want to move in that direction, without Orthodoxy.

Regarding the Anglo-Catholics in UK: they are so tiny, those who truly follow Rome (and we are not talking about Anglicans who dress up in Catholic costume, liturgical vestments, etc. but permit same sex partnerships among clerics, etc.), that it really makes no difference. People like Bishop Philip North are rare. The UK Anglican Evangelicals, however, are more powerful, have money, have ear of the bishops, are quite Protestant, and count. That is what I found in UK earlier this year.


What a peculiar column! Vague portents of doom based on vaguely sourced hearsay, never really demonstrating any connection with the C series purchase, yet ending with what appears to be a confident declaration by both Airbus and Bombardier that the clouds will dissipate.  I'm not keen on conspiracy stories, but I do wonder whether Boeing played any part in  the publishing of this Reuters story.


So many tears being shed by conservatives over a liberal man's criminal ways.
But when President Trump was accused, it was all a liberal conspiracy.
When Fox News big honchos were accused, it was, again, just a liberal conspiracy.
No different than when Bill Clinton got caught having an affair, conservatives and Republicans were outraged that anyone would treat women that way -- until Republican Senator Vitter was accused of impropriety. Then they shut up.
The women who had affairs with Bill Clinton are only brought up by Republicans and conservatives when it's convenient. Otherwise, they are stored back on the shelf.
All women should be armed with the knowledge and the legal means to fight back if they are subjected to workplace sexual harassment, regardless of the workplace and regardless of the man's wealth, power, or political connections.
Period.
It shouldn't take years for a woman to have her voice heard on this issue, whether it's Fox or the Harvey Weinstein company.


I'm Canadian and I feel so sorry for your country   mine too but this president is an ICEHOLE,  sure he made millions but that doesn't mean he knows how to run a country  Hillary should of been president   Donald

Trump is a Man that says Do as I say but I don't have to , I'm a hypocrite. my spelling yes is bad, oh well.Mr President  YOUR FIRED. When is that gonna start. Think of the country and the people instead of yourself and family and MONEY????????.  hopefully YOUR NOT THE  anti Christ.......     This world is gonna see a lot of TROUBLE DUE TO TRUMP  HUMP


The Yummy Mummys have taken their fickle spending habits to Amazon and Apple.


"...no longer treats Canada as a privileged friend...."

After multiple betrayals and lies,  Nova Scotia would be wise to no longer consider Upper and Lower Canada "friends" anymore either -- especially their dishonest media oligarchs.

The net worth of one Upper Canadian media oligarch family alone is greater than  size of next year's projected Federal deficit.

Sad considering that before reluctantly joining Confederation in 1867, Nova Scotia held more capital than all other Provinces combined.


Look in the mirror.


Can you go into detail?


This story is more about lost opportunities than an unpacking of what happened to the Avro Arrow.  Leadership in Quantum Computing is a bigger opportunity today than PCs were 35 years ago.


Ottawacat: The thing about the "you are what your record says you are" is that doesn't always hold. Do you think the Cubs are a .500 team? The Giants a .394 team? I don't.


One of the things that happens when a country is over populated is the building of homes in flood plains.


Wow -- please provide evidence of President Obama and *any* such incident. Ridiculous to say otherwise - as President he was a great role-model as a family man and father of two girls.


Except it doesn't.


Taking away tax credits under the guise of "simplifying the tax code".     Despicable trickery one would only expect from the Liberals.


That's a valid point. I do care about a wrongly accused person just as I care about any other victim in these instances. However the point I'm making here is that prosecutors shouldn't be influenced by the desire of advocates to prosecute sexual assaults, nor by feelings of sympathy for the alleged victim, nor out of a desire to shame an accused before the public, nor for any other emotional reason. They should prosecute on the evidence and its likelihood of obtaining a conviction. Taking a case to trial for any other reason is likely to do more harm than good.


Not only do I pay federal and state income taxes at a higher rate than do the very wealthy (Mitt Romney, D. Trump, B. Obama ) but the result is that the wealthy have far more discretionary income. So you accuse me of not paying my fair share while excusing the fat cats with great accountants and a lot of "pass-through" income, which is just a completely phony tax bailout. Pretty puzzling, Mot, and pretty cheesy.


the gov't has not done well with education, transit or police.
.
I believe health care is a human right and we have a good system in ontario


I'm going to ignore the clearly absurd assumptions you made and try to get to the core of your point here...

You think "liberals" are intentionally putting policies in place to brainwash children with safe sex practices to...turn them gay?

Haha...what?!


"Three CNN journalists, including the executive editor in charge of a new investigative unit, have resigned after the publication of a Russia-related article that was retracted ... The story, which reported that Congress was investigating a "Russian investment fund with ties to Trump officials."" It's sad when you can't believe what major media such as CNN reports.  Star Advertiser should cover this story in fairness to what's been incorrectly reported about this so called issue.


I'm sure the Holy Spirit told Our Holy Father to keep his brother bishops safe in the sovereign protecting arms of the Vatican.  It's what Jesus would want his followers to do.


In Canada we have got to get busy with all seven pipes.


As the article points out, the problem is knowing what is the actual policy?  Putting out significantly contradictory and ad hoc comments does not make an actual policy.  Policy is meant to be pro-active not reactive.


Right? Who cares what it looks like outside as you walk from your house to your car and from your car to the office. Morning light, please, bah!
I realize this post looks like sarcasm, but it isn't. People who claim they "lose light" with this clock changing nonsense are insane. We have the same amount of light, we just change the clocks to fake like it's a different time. If you want more morning light get up earlier, don't make everyone else disrupt their sleep.


There is nothing in the constitution that claims a separation of church and state. Just another liberal lie. As far as infidelity and tax avoidance goes that is a democrat hallmark. Of course this come from aberdeens Daily World so the truth is not expected. If they were truthful they would change their name to Four Days A Week World. For the same price as seven.


6 of the 10 provinces highest personal marginal tax rates are over 50% for 2016.    Professional corporations (i.e. Doctors) will have a lower tax rate and then probably dividend the doctor for a portion of his income.  But your point is correct the doctor will have more take home pay than $140.


You can learn about everything you need to know on Facebook.  The history goes back at least a couple years of this sparring.


It is clear we differ over authority, but not as you describe.  You challenge it, I see it as a tool of civilization; like any tool, useful when used properly, dangerous when used improperly.   Abusus non tolit usum.   It is absurd to say that "Police have everything stacked in their favor".  And it is nonsense to say that they are a power unto themselves in the U.S.   They are, in point of fact, very different from soldiers and are not trained for war.   They are held accountable in many ways.    I will agree that they are indoctrinated to believe that their role is to protect the citizenry and to act heroically, but that seems to me that is a very good thing.


Oh, I'm sure. I just can't wait for the "Terrific"'healthcare plan Trump is going to propose to "replace" it, with most parts stolen from the ACA.  Neither he nor his wife have any shame; they both steal others work.  Gee, I think he should just flat out repeal it and let everyone go back to fending for themselves. Then the people bitching about their deductibles can pay for everything out of pocket, if they don't have a preexisting condition that is.

Oh, and enjoy having no Medicare.  That's the bestest part.


This comment by high ranking republicans says enough: "might force them to fashion a substitute with Democrats".

This is purely about party first with tax cuts for the wealthy.


Ten years ago it was $9 /lb. Two years ago It was under $3/lb to the fishermen. This year it was $7 off the boat. A fair price it seem to me. I would put cold water Fundy lobster above any warm water variety any day and I've eaten most all of them.


And two unsustainable tax cuts that primarily benefited the already uber wealthy. When Cheney cast the tie breaking vote for the second round of deficit inducing tax cuts he infamously made the statement, "Reagan proved that deficits don't matter". True that. Deficits only matter when they can be used as cudgel against Democratic administrations. I've seen estimates that as much as 40% of the current deficit are because of those two tax cuts. Add in the ungodly war of choice against Iraq, zero funding for the Medicare Part D giveaway to PHARMA(close to $800 Billion) and zero funding for No Child Left Behind and you've got some pretty big numbers.


Actually Canadians do not think terrorists have the same rights as law abiding citizens.

Is that a little clearer now?


Dave Ralston was right.... illegal aliens are causing major problems.


Neither know nor care.  Quit whining.


move the train..  build a track to hope.. they need the infrastructure on that side of turnagain anyway.. we need jobs.. federal funds.. where is uncle teddy when ya' need him...


Wide receivers?  Doesn't matter who they are if the turnstile at RT is not fixed.


No need?  Oh, there's a need all right.  And that need continues.

And where were the protests of GWBush?  Right up the street, right out in the open everyday, On street corners and basically everywhere, from small towns to large cities.


What isn't to love about this headline: "Toronto Home Prices Plunge!" followed by fine print that shows "...prices are still 5% higher from this July to last July..."


We will focus more on theft when you clean up your property, stop for stop signs, and put an actual roof on your airport heights home and not a tarp.  It called neighborhood blight.


South tacoma $1000??? Idk where youre looking, bc thats wrong duck dong. My friend lives in an apt thats $500+ you LIAR! Its ok bc we dont want people over taking my tacoma with "outsiders" lol


Golly, I wonder why Putin and his cronies are so eager to have the sanctions reversed, then.


Oh, no. The sky is falling. Run and tell the queen!


WOW!! folks at the facility actually hosted an open house to dis-spell a myth that they were controlling minds and weather, where the heck was I? does anyone have record of that open house, what food did the serve?

here are some other great open house ideas.. flat earth tea party, sun revolves around the earth hot dog barbecue.


Funny, your description matches to perfection the Catalan separatists information releases.


Limelight ? It isn't HRC's Twitter feed that is quoted on a daily basis.


Syndergaard has not delivered the Mets to the promised land and now he's hurt his elbow. Norris has not even arrived yet. Graveman. never heard of him. What's your next smart a$$ comment. This happens all the time in baseball and is not exclusive to the Jays who, by the way, have had more success than said Mets since the trade.


Face it Canada, it matters not which party
governs Canada. They are all in bed together
and just want their six years in to collect their
gold plated pensions. Mulroney has always
worked for USA and always will. Canada will
become a part of the USA. That in itself may not
be a bad thing, as the only way to beat that ME
scourge is to fight as one. With trudeau in power
it won't happen. But if the Us takes over, we can
and will defeat them. We will just all be Americans
though and Canada as we know it will cease to be.
   Now for you globe, point out where what I have
posted is uncivil, like with so many other posts.


Kindness takes place every day in a multitude of ways in our communities.  One wonders why the Herald Editorial Board feels the need to lecture those same communities on the very subject.


Sorry we are importing many foreign doctors in Canada.

Should we pay those countries for taking their doctors?


Thanks for the latitude. I'll make this as simple for you as I can. McCain has always been a proponent of regular order. In his speech, he asked that regular order be followed for this bill. He then voted to continue a process that does not follow regular order.

If that isn't sufficiently clear from the excerpt cited above, try this passage from his speech:

“Let’s trust each other. Let’s return to regular order. We’ve been spinning our wheels on too many important issues because we keep trying to find a way to win without help from across the aisle. That’s an approach that’s been employed by both sides, mandating legislation from the top down, without any support from the other side, with all the parliamentary maneuvers that requires."

Or this:

“Why don’t we try the old way of legislating in the Senate, the way our rules and customs encourage us to act. If this process ends in failure, which seem likely, then let’s return to regular order."


Wrong there! I supported Putin and Assad against ISIS (the US surrogate) from 2015! The enemy of the west is now Merkel's Germany.


U.S. Department of Justice,
Fact: I Told Geico (many moons ago),
“if y’all really want to save lots and lots of lives and money then
1) install speed cameras on all parkways and all expressways so accidents don’t happen
2) set speed-limiters in all (new + old) motor vehicles to 75 mph
3) start pulling the data from all motor vehicles’ black boxes when accidents do happen
4(e!) install breathalyzers! in all (new + old) motor vehicles”


Wasn't it the USA that pulled their fat out of the fire in 1945? WE also rebuilt that continent. It was because of the economic might of our sovereign nation, lighted by freedom, that caused good to triumph over evil.


This is about as silly as banning horse-and-buggy transportation.

Who still uses asbestos nowadays?


5m/day Art? so over 1.5 billion alone for the exec branch per year? I think you have some figures mixed up.


The highest congratulations Matt! You are a up there with the legends, and we couldn't be prouder <3


GOOD! The sensible citizens beat back the know nothing Prohibes.


What is the big deal it's just yoga lessons and the daughters wedding plans. I mean Chelsea is too old for for the former Congressman.


Does this mean that Ms. Kidd can no longer disrupt a public meeting through unilaterally adjourning a meeting without a full vote of the council like she did in the past?

I guess we'll just have to wait and observe her behavior and watch for another total meltdown because she disagrees with a member of the public who doesn't make nicey face.


Not surprising our PM is an idiot.


oldgit
I can't think of anything much lower than a government committing fraud to denigrate its employees That is what happened in 1980 and has continued ever since. No downward spiral - it has nowhere to go. Revenue was not declining in 1980.


Trump is not yet president, try a different deflection.


If you want to see whining, just read what you wrote out loud while looking in a mirror.


Parayko, stepped up his game. Looked a little like Pronger.


China could lead for 20 years and still be far behind where the US is now. The "BS" in this matter is in China and India.  Trump was correct to withdraw from a totally lopsided agreement that punishes the US economy, our workers and (thanks to sheep like you) our reputation.  The damages were done by Obama, not Trump.


And your point is?
Who is it in Canada now that you think lacks equality under the law?
Or are you just looking for yet another reason to whine and complain, and imagine unfairness where none exists?
Because you are promoting precisely the same type of division and hatred and contempt that you claim to oppose.
That, my friend, is the politics of hate, and it's game you're playing most deceitfully.
It's a game that will lead to a very destructive outcome, to the point that already we are seeing the benefits of the community that the Ukrainians and others worked so hard to build now being eroded.
Adult children who have NO IDEA how fortunate and spoiled they are, are so busy having tantrums about imagined unfairnesses they are completely unprepared for the real dangers of an increasingly unstable world.
So enjoy the whining while you can, because if you keep it up for much longer, you'll look back in 10 years with profound regret at what you've lost, through stupidity and infantilism.


You say to calm down yet you continue to speak like a Democratic Spin-Maestro so I'd suggest you think outside the talking points box and really ask the tough questions about how society has created people with so little regard for human life rather than blaming an object.  You'll find that much of this is in fact a result of the leftist / socialist policies I'm guessing you support (maybe not) along with the "me"-generations' attitude as a whole.


Well said.  Virtually all of our liberal posters have  them as 'criminals' even as they sit awaiting trial.


You're falling for Trump's lies, gofast...but you always do. Go read up on all the reasons PR is "broke" as you put it, then try to not parrot what Fox News just told you.


I'm glad you heard it but if the picture painted is correct it seemed it was going to take a lot more than some therapy; I didn't hear any solution proposed.  Current crime rates etc in SA seem to support the view that whatever is being done is not working at all.

As regards "whites" I really personally think any thought, policy, philosophy that still insists on skin colour as a defining characteristic is doomed to fail; being just plain wrong in principle. SA is typical; does anyone seriously believe that in a country where the "black", 80% or more, majority have been in complete power (putting in place legislation etc that is used limit the power of other race groups) for more than 20 years that "whites" control anything significant?  It is a red herring distraction.

My take on Biko is that he advocated thinking people avoid being defined by anyone's skin colour. But I could easily be wrong which will be sad as I think skin colour should not define character or legal rights.


Yes, as a catechist, if you are asked about a question of fact by a child, you should give a straightforward answer. But these are adults, asking "what should I do?", which is something else entirely.


Thank you, Sylvia. It’s nice to hear a voice of reason in this emotionally charged atmosphere, even if it is from a “dumb haole.” You can count me as one, too. The TMT would greatly benefit ALL the people of Hawaii but, more importantly, the entire human race.


Swing voters from the NDP maybe but not from the Conservative camp - it was adamantly opposed to electoral reform because FPTP is the only way the current CPC can get re-elected.


Yes, let's spend a bunch of money on new employees, computers and software, offices, etc.  This is the proposed State solution for all problems and NEVER WORKS.  Ok, then we will hire consultants.  LOL.


Corruption 101.. The easiest way to destroy a country is to allow the Washington and Juneau fatcats to continue to wallow around in the state and federal treasury troughs, slinging what is left to their corporate masters


Senators don't really have the horses to play at the SidPens' level, but made a gallant effort in this series.

One more Penguins' win and then it's onto the Cup Finals.

Mark Streit and Ron Hainsey have done a tremendous job playing on a decimated defence.

Murray is a money goaltender.

Haven't seen Uncle Fester's predictions here for some time..... strange.


How about you go live in Mexico since you're such a fan of the Mexican president and there'll be no need to trade presidents? I'm sure there are millions in Mexico who gladly trade citizenship with you and presidents for that matter.


No they proudly Open-Carry, Left-wing Anti-fa wears masks, carry concealed weapons(concrete water bottles, feces water balloons, clubs) and prefer to operate in the dark and set fires.(The video is widely available.)


If Freeland represented some other country I would find her childish machinations hilarious. But as a Canadian she is just embarrassing.

Maybe we could have the maturity as a country to wait for the investigation results before falling into lockstep with the Trump regime.


...and you earned that PFD.
You're name is most certainly appropriate.


Yes.  Add this to the list of things botched by DLNR under Suzanne Case's administration.  How many BLNR decisions have been overturned by the courts during Case's tenure?   This is the person most environmentalists supported to be the head of DLNR because she headed  the Nature Comservancy...and yet she can't even get her Dept to comply with the State's most basic environmental laws.


Venezuelans who 5 years ago were cheering Chavez because he showered them with free everything, now expect the same from Canada. And they're not migrants - they're illegal aliens.


suspect this mediation is a good outcome for many reasons. certainly ms donahue had ample time behind bars for  reflection. might add, i reflected as well. owned farm land south of eugene many decades ago and probably towed my kids on snow saucers behind quad atv many winters. it was dangerous; no helmets and what have you. mate would tow me as well; goofy, and irresponsible.  behavior wasn't on  traveled street, but still not the best idea.


Where is the bias?  I have never been divorced.  I have been married 39 years to the same person.


Michael you most be on drugs!!!


What happened to resourcefulness?


Intercept what?


At ONE time the unions served a REAL purpose. NOW all they care about is themselves and how much money they can extort from the companies AT TAXPAYERS EXPENSE. It's ll about them, the rest of the people can 'stuff it' as far as they are concerned. My POINT was that the corruption in the 'unions' in Hawaii are adding to the corruption that keeps us at the level of a 3rd world country choking in poverty and homeless people.. Great job huh?


I suppose you should give up driving a car or flying in an airplane or avoid bananas and avocados at all costs - because using oil is Satan's work? Families in Alberta are struggling and the US-funded career activists are trying to circumvent the rule of law by opposing a pipeline under federal jurisdiction because pipelines don't have a "social license" - undefinable puffery that changes constantly. I suppose we can let Venezuela take up the slack, they are known for environmental stewardship, just google environmental issues of Lake Maracaibo. Oilsands development and environmental stewardship are not mutually exclusive. Lose the smug tone and get over yourself.


Tax cuts for corporations may or may not trickle down, depending on who really pays the tax. If it really comes at the expense of workers than it should be expanded to a full-on value added tax or net business receipts tax and be paid by all employers, not just corporations, with most families no longer filing taxes, with the Child Tax Credit paid through employers and added to every paycheck. In this case, investments can be deducted when made rather than amortized, as is usual, but they don’t have to be (at some point OECD rules come into play). As for repatriation, if we raise dividend and capital taxes to the normal income rate (cutting all deductions except for sales to-a qualified ESOP) and have only the top 10-20% of families pay it (with graduated increases), then bring all the money back to the US tax free, making sure Steve Forbes pays at a 28% rate when he gets his dividend check (take it off the top).


they will buy them or find away around it and get LR card  w.o much fuss or another way ! They always do . We fail to understand who we are dealing with these days ..... Too bad for our kids or the next generation. The politicians and/or the bleeding hearts have canned for them ! Ironic


my goodness, is Saunders weak on foreign affairs esp military issues; the oldest and most reliable maxim for avoiding war is, Si vis pacem , para bellum ; if you want peace, prepare for war. That thought is taboo in polite circles. but in truth weakness brings on aggression, as France found with the Saarland and later on its own territory.


Those condoms are pretty expensive?

Or is it the high cost of birth control pills?

I thought Planned Parenthood gave all those out for free!


Good point.

The best example of this is Germany.  Merkel has outlawed nuclear power and utility rates have sky-rocketed.

Reid was a completely corrupt, incompetent disaster.


I know it hard to understand this, but Jaded, you have no idea what my world view is.  Maybe you should ask.  But frankly you and the others here demonstrate clearly that citizens do not think.  They react.  I cannot change human nature and knee jerk judgment is just as much a part of human nature as obsessive behavior and stalking.  I always look at situations in terms of long term making society better rather than casting blame which is basically worthless.  I believe adverse effects can be reduced through careful analysis of situations and, which is unpalatable to many, ascribe some responsibility on all people to make things better.  The perp and victim model only gets us to where we are - no further.  Ever heard of no-fault auto insurance.  Drivers in each accident are assigned a percentage of fault.  Good system because it motivates all drivers to do everything the can to avoid crashes.  Anyway, Jaded, it is amazing how people with similar objectives can tar one another.


But, we have no income tax in this State, remember? We, as residents, don't pay for this fiasco! That said, if we did have some kind of tax, say an income tax, or sales tax, then we would have skin in the game. I suspect the elections would have more voters if that was the case.


Sprawl, Gridlock. Conspicuous consumption.

Who calls this 'good' for society?


As a brakeman on the BNSF Railroad, I worked the Maltby Turn that ran from Renton, all the way to Snohomish.  Along the shores of Lake Washington over the bridge at Bellevue, up to Maltby.  Was one scenic ride, and many memories to cherish...


The Liberal Left like to throw around the accusation of those with different views as being Nazis and Fascist. Yet if one bothers to research the actions of the Nazi  Sturmabteilung (SA) or "Brown Shirts" you will take notice of the striking similarities in the behaviors and tactics of the self-appointed "Anti-Fascist" groups across America. As Winston Churchill predicted, the next fascist will come disguised as anti-fascist!


Fifteen years of Hillary Clinton’s tax returns are available online:

http://www.taxhistory.org/www/website.nsf/web/presidentialtaxreturns

Previously, Trump blamed an ongoing audit for his failure to release returns, an excuse that was questioned by tax experts. As recently as Sunday, Trump pledged to release the returns “as fast as the auditors finish.”  Now, Trump says that he’s not planning to release them because “there’s nothing to learn from them” and voters aren’t interested in the information.

Whatever is hiding in Trump's taxes must be REALLY bad!


Do you use your personal email and server instead?


Way to read only the headline you dope.


"Perhaps I missed it, but I never referred to Longmont as any type of utopia."--I didn't say you did, that was the OP.  Pointing out that the mayor of this supposedly "conservative utopia," as the goofball up above did, is a Democrat is hardly out of bounds.

"I try to judge politicians by their merits, instead of their party."--You and the OP might try doing the same with communities.


Probably not, as the overwhelming majority of folks in the military will not have their lives shortened from that experience, but the overwhelming majority of tobacco users will.


It's one thing to preach pacifism, another to live it.

Take MLK (whose real name was Michael King Jr. and he never had his name changed legally) for instance.   Adultery is a form of violence against one's spouse.  And he was an adulterer.


That's correct.  In fact per ARRC policy,  smoking is prohibited,  though if the Ak cannabis industry were to get the proper approval and licensing, edible products could be offered.  Several confrontations have in the past occurred as a result of drunk patrons on the beer trains. That's a less likely occurrence with stoned patrons. Look at this as another revenue opportunity for the railroad,  not a for or against pot argument forum.


The psychology of wanting to go straight to the gate as quickly as possible is 100% undeniable, foreseeable, and unchangeable.  Anyone with common sense knows this.  Ignoring human nature in order to press a different agenda (such as making already-harried passengers walk at least double the current distance to force them past retail shops) will predictably result in furious passengers and reduced satisfaction with the airport as a whole.  Even more concerning is the fact that the plan involves several radical changes to the terminal structure that will forever preclude returning to anything resembling the current traffic flow if the new version fails.


It will be admirable if the League's effort to end gerrymandering in our state prevails and I hope it does as it would place Colorado in the forefront of this sorely needed reform. That practice has debased our representative system to an extent that it serves the few instead of the many. Both parties and the special interest groups who fund them will assail this effort tooth-and-nail; getting politics out of the redistricting system is like denying the alcoholic the next round.


Another nice rant!

While it is impossible to extinguish a  preference for greed over ethics I wouldn't lay this at the feet of the educational system.  Business schools are trade schools, nothing more, and have no place in university curricula.  And, yes, not unlike prison they are a good training ground for those students with psychopathic tendencies.

If you actually paid attention during your studies of Shakespeare you would have seen the whole panoply of human behaviour on display both good and bad, honourable and dishonourable.  It is a shame that the humanities have been dismissed as a waste of time because they encourage critical thinking a commodity that is in short supply.

If you want to conflate rights and personal responsibility it is a two edged sword applicable to all levels of society and this includes the responsibility of the wealthy to the poor.

Okay, another rant, but there you have it.


I've always enjoyed your historical perspectives and look forward to reading your book which I just ordered.Thanks Doug.


True to toaddum...yes I have read the constitution, and your non-sequitur suggested you are bating. So I'll bite...my wife is free to do as she pleases and if she were to convert I would chat with her and, because I love and respect her, I would support her. That said, we fought a civil war over the interpretation of the constitution, we fought two world wars to protect it...and little d represents a real and disgusting danger to it. I do not preach...I'll leave that you. Because as a thinking human given, with rights and a free will, I choose to think, listen, observe and learn...it's mind-blowing what happens! There are many conservatives I admire because their actions are consistent with their values...and they make our community a better place. We might vote differently but their choices and vision inform mine because I listen...Mark, Vic, Bob all had important contributions to Oregon. But what I can't stomach is the marketing of vitriol and misinformation as it feeds hate.


Let us not forget $650,000 of that is for a single individual for ONE YEAR. http://www.youralaskalink.com/news/anchorage-assembly-approves-k-sap-project-manager-contract/article_2123d47e-e64f-11e5-891f-0f77b39ab155.html


Hatred is exclusively the purview of the right that's clear to all Americans and the entire planet - It's exclusively the right who continues to bring up hate - the morons declaring this are merely projecting, it's that simple. Come back with a new noun and a new group to blame - we blame the likes of you for this crisis in America simple huh? Notice you're not hated, simply not worthy.


The blurring between media and politics continues.  Seamus O'Regan being considered for a cabinet post too.  Adrienne Clarkson as GG, Peter Kent, Christy Clark, etc.  It used to be enough for media personalities to report the news.  Now they have to make the news.


And that's how our children and grandchildren, along with fifty years' worth of priests and religious and religion teachers, would optimally have been catechized, and have become a part of what they celebrate!


Men are often biased in their judgment on account of their sympathy and their interests. 								       George William Norris


Where do you get your info, may I ask?


Walker is obsessed!
Obviously Walker enjoys gambling and spending other peoples money!


The gig economy, no benefits, no house, no family, no saving for pension.


We had trouble with opium in the late 60's!  Many Vietnam Veterans would be discharged from continued use.  It made you feel too good!  Half a century later and the up-turn in stupidity has raised it's ugly head!


It's called "supply and demand".


I would  take Trump over suffer dude any day of the week !!!!
Funny how all your Reactions are negative, must feel lonely at the bottom.


How will destroying the Canadian economy improve the environment??


Shadow Ridge Middle School is being used as a search HQ, I saw 5 local police agencies, the Red Cross, and the FBI there. A helicopter has come and gone a few times. The school is right on the creek that was being searched in the article pictures.


Definitely corporate welfare to Bombardier by the Trudeau Liberals and past governments, I am sure this is a forgivable loan by us tax payers.


So no mention of a Ford Taurus or Chev Impala. At least they are sedans with a fair size trunk.


I saw the article mentioned EMS-- it seems like the shortage there is not so much because of unpaid leave, but because of actual shortages in hiring.
Two questions: what happened to the city program started under Carlisle that targeted the top 10% of repeat calls and was a big success. In 2016, when asked, Kirk Caldwell's administration said it ended but they weren't sure why. Did they ever reinstate it? If not, why?
On a second note, what is the city doing to try to hire more EMS? The article didn't mention that we actually had to shut down EMS services on part of the island due to staff shortages (I believe everyone maxed out on overtime).
There have been great suggestions, like articulation programs for military medics. Has anything like this been started?


Very interesting article. My European friends were always in awe of the SA history knowledge of my generation, 60+.  They explained that after World War II, the young people in Europe just did not want to know anything about their history.  Maybe the reason why our young people do not know their struggle leaders might be for a similar reason.  I am very positive that our grandchildren will  know about our long and interesting history and know all the names of their struggle leaders. Not because of a curriculum in school but because they WANT to know.


It seems very few people recognized the threat of ISIS at the conclusion of most of the fighting in Iraq?  For any President to 'stay the course' with a policy that no longer is working, is worse than making a correction.     It seems ISIS has stalled at the moment and losing some ground.   If that happened at least partially with the help of US armed forces, I'm glad that early results have been mostly positive.

Bush won the war, Obama won the war.   Nobody has been able to build a foundation of peace using the Western solutions that we are accustomed to.


This is driven by Soros-backed idiots. Their trying to take them down, one at a time.


Sure it will.

There are hundreds of thousands of Americans pining to pick fruits and vegetables in the Salinas valley, since the wages and working conditions are outstanding.  Still more want to work as chambermaids in cut-rate motels and toil for below minimum wage keeping the lawns and gardens of the Bay area neat and tidy.

The fly-by-night contractors who need day labourers to work in unsafe conditions will see a groundswell of applications from Americans who have been cheated of their birthright by those lousy illegals.  And let's not forget the hot, greasy kitchens that offer such generous wages and benefits.

Yup, those jobs have the potential to end the vicious cycle of underemployment and poverty that plagues America's working class.


Or a true Irish brogue. My parents understood the Vietnamese priest who celebrated their 25th Anniversary Mass more than the Irish priest who married them in 1950


Instead of spreading your brand of Aloha, mo, why don't you do something to help others.

http://reliefweb.int/report/nepal/nepal-flood-2017-office-resident-coordinator-situation-report-no-3-18-august-2017

But if spreading invective infections for others to read is your thing, great.  As for me, I'm getting on a plane in 20 min.  I'll see you there.  Or not.


Mason, I've graced those trashy towns too. All of them. Gulfport, MS., was the worst…..almost got lynched there for walking down the sidewalk. Nineteen and '72 that was. Boy howdy Mason ya'll.


Sorry, but those ideas are only for those who really don't know Church history.  First of all Vatican II is a real bona-fide ecumenical council.  It has more authority than any pope alone.  This is because the bishops of the world---who are the successors to the apostles VOTE on documents proposed there.  NO pope has a right to repudiate any ecumenical council.  But JP II and Benedict XVI did their best to circumnavigate the V II.  That's not fake-history.  Pope Francis is bringing back many of the Constitutions and Decrees of Vatican II which were 'side-stepped'.

It's a good thing that there is a written history of not only the documents passed at Vatican II but also copies of all the debate and discussion on the floor of the council---that gives 'flesh' to what was passed.


from a stone age culture that hadn't  developed a wheel yet