No, but his Dad is - apparently (according to the CBC) he was quite the war hero.


Would the Alaska GOP give Trump a job? Would they? With what they know he said and what they already know? Holiday gas stations wouldn't. MacDonalds wouldn't. Taco Bell wouldn't. But I wouldn't put anything past the Alaska GOP at this point.


Why should the richest family in Canada get a bailout for trying  to tell Canadians what to think and how to vote ?


Of the several articles written about the bankruptcy, there are none that describe what the problems were at the facility on Arctic Blvd. (where the press would be relocated).  Construction is a risky endeavor and can occasionally involve misdeeds by owners, designers and contractors, so why the lack of detail?


You do realize the station is located next door to our new indoor grow supplier, who knows maybe she'll grow some and try it for herself and ultimately, know what she's talking about.


Well I don't think you see further attempts to discredit her because she is a fringe candidate that stands no chance to raise money or votes.
Frankly her association with Hales doesn't bother me at all; it's her inability to articulate her ideas during the debates.  And that she doesn't really have the experience or extensive background to be a mayor.
Oh and some really stupid tweets alienating white males, because the solution to that is a a white female... not experience, a plan or ideas beyond a couple hot button issues that are not unique or viable.
She's no Jules Bailey (who is also unelectable!)


Excellent column!

Thank you, Mr Paul.


This is the most accurate, fair, and helpful analysis of the candidacy of Hillary Clinton that I've seen.  Jamie Manson deserves much appreciation and applause.


Hi Gary,
"The group’s members are drywallers and flooring contractors, nurses and painters and high school students. They stockpile supplies, practice survival skills and “basic infantry” tactics, learn how to treat combat injuries, study the Constitution and train with their concealed handguns and combat-style rifles."

Kind of a broad brush there don't you think?  I would also add that many of these folks are of the same make-up that moved from Europe to the east coat, westward, and north to Alaska the last couple of centuries.


A child soldiers that happened to have a few grenades and high powered rifles at hand.  What was he intending to do with them but kill anti ISS coalition forces?


People who support Sanders don't use words like 'guvernmint', expect the government to pay for their car stereos or their homes. What Sanders people support is for the conditions that have permitted the domination of the political system by the super rich to end. Their domination has effectuated a transfer of wealth from the majority of Americans to themselves. A candidate that is serious will attack these scumbags from all sides and take not only their power but also reduce their wealth which will keep their excessive greed and power in check. The super rich are a threat to the majority of Americans who are only a job or a paycheck or two away from living on the streets. The super rich view working people as their slaves. Eventually, the slaves will rise up and eliminate the slaveholders.


"Democracy, it’s been said, can be messy. But better to allow a robust community discourse than not."

If this be the truth, then what excuse does the RG offer to their censorship of postings....or should we all have a good laugh about the non-existence of
 "  robust community discourse "?


He had no choice, Andi.  He couldn't create and pass the legislation necessary to discontinue the State's promise of benefits to that industry.  The Gov only has the power to veto the funds this legislature voted to pay out to them - so the 'right' to the monetary benefits the legislature passed [before now] still stands - it would have been the duty of a previous Gov[s] to veto that legislation when it was passed, and we all know where that previous Gov[s] stood in relation to the oil companies.  Walker did all he had the power to do; it is the legislature's refusal to pass new legislation canceling those credits etc this session or last, that leaves us with the obligation in the future.  We [the State] will continue to amass this debt against the future until, unless, the legislature acts to cancel or change the tax and credits system.


Ige must have a salt water aquarium or knows a donor in the business.


Seems that what you would have preferred to write is: most voters disagree with me therefore they are wrong and should be disenfranchised.


I'd rather see MPs study the stress and trauma associated with being a Canadian taxpayer.


You don't know the facts and yet you feel comfortable spewing this.

You seem to dislike America. In fact, you seem to obsess about it. Have you considered alternatives?


Actually, only a fraction over 38% of the people with the right to enter the NIMBY contest voted no. A fraction over 33% said yes and 26% did not think the issue was important enough to "speak". That sure is some democratic revolution. Ha, ha.


So the fact (I know your side hates facts) that 74% of all domestic terrorism deaths in the USA are from the far right means what to you?  Oh the left is about 3-4%....so you were saying?


Closer


The last two paragraphs make tons of sense and are the most reflective comments I've seen from this writer. But much of this article is heavily biased retelling of religious stories; the Globe and Mail is not the place for that.


Not quite the anti-Jewish, sorry anti-"Israel", protests you're used to from resident left wing student groups.  Sorry to burst your bubble.

BTW, since we're such big fans of "quotes", why do you feel the rebel is not "media" per say?  It would behoove you to research the definition.

Or did your prejudice just get confused?

It happens.


600,000 stops and 80,000 arrests. 520,000 times there was no prohibited item or proof of a crime. 80,000 times there was. Okay. I hear that we need stricter gun control measure because it might save just 1 life. How is this different? I understand reasonable suspicion and probable cause.  I support the broken windows and stop and frisk with the full knowledge that I probably will be stopped. I also know that to most Alaskans, the law is something to scoff at. Remember when the city went for photo radar? They tried to go the route of having only machines do it, then it was contracted out and a live person sat in a vehicle in school zones. It was fought by a majority of people because prior to the photo radar, speeders in school zones were rarely caught. You never will have enough cops to be in every school zone and the citizens of Anchorage know that. This is the same. It becomes a sick game of catch me, if you can.


As an air taxi pilot and an avid user of the south district of Denali national park, I read the article with attention.  Before I flew planes daily over Denali national park, I climbed and worked as a guide on Denali for nearly a decade. I am proud (and humbled) to say that I have journeyed on foot over the majority Denali park on foot.  My only access: aircraft.  The access for the soundscape study: aircraft.
          When a plane flew over, it was a friend and not a foe. The south district of Denali national park itself is a staggering 4.3 million acres. The only access: aircraft. Roughly 20 percent of the state of Alaska is accessible by car. The airplane has been an integral and irreplaceable part of our heritage since Alaska started being, well, Alaska.

The heavy opionion and title of the article are inappropriate. I would not tell my four year old daughter to ' shut up,' and neither would I suggest so for the rest of us who love and use the south district.

LF, Talkeetna


Gorsuch is conservative, really? I'm not convinced. If he's a true conservative, then why isn't he standing up and conserving Christian humanist principles being violated by Trump's withering arbitrary and capricious hatred- and intolerance-fueled attack on Muslims for his dark masters? For that matter, wouldn't a true conservative Gorsuch have cared so greatly for adherence to Constitutional law that he should have refused Donald J Trump's attempts to appoint him to SCOTUS, demanding instead that the last US POTUS's appointment of Merrick Garland first be faithfully pursued as the our Constitution demands?


Correct, I don't see them complaining that 11 out of 13 players on each team in the NBA are Black. Racial inequality is ALL in the mind.  For goodness sake, we just had a Black President.
The players message should be: "DON"T BE A FOOL- STAY IN SCHOOL". But, they have NO message. NO solution to their imagined grievances.
And, of course, they never tell other Blacks to stop killing each other. Blacks killing other Blacks is epidemic proportions.
Over 3,000 Blacks have been shot in Chicago alone this year by other Blacks.  I suppose it is somehow the White man's fault too.


drugs = no shame


Actually, even GOP senators were complaining about receiving very little information about McConnellcare prior to the big reveal.  McConnell started the senate process by convening a select group of about 16 GOP MALE senators to "write" the bill.  But even prior to the reveal, even some of them were complaining about the lack of information. Thereafter, McConnell once again went into his cave, negotiating with select GOP members who had the courage to stand up to the initial and then second iterations of the legislation, in order to buy votes.  Then, they've wanted to get the legislation passed without any committee hearings/vetting.  The stories I read describe the GOP leaving the Democratic caucus completely out of the loop on McConnellcare.  Further, the GOP actually has a major talking point justifying this, arguing that the Dems left the GOP out of the loop when Obamacare was passed.  Mazie made an important point about this process, which the Dems may also have been guilty on


With our healthcare system falling apart, with food banks under increasing demand that they cannot cope with, with millenials unemployment at record highs and with Canadians being told by the LPC to suck it up for the next 4 years as economic conditions aren't about to improve anytime soon, the nerve of this elitist
Bunch of propagandists to ask for over another billion just to give us ad free sports that many of us don't even watch.

The CBC should be closed down and its $1.3 billion in Govt subsidy used to boost our sagging and inadequate healthcare system and home care for seniors..


Thanx for your note...
Probably continue floating the idea...
Hopefully, productive Alaskans will realize $300M is simply not enough...
If we are indeed "...all in this together" and in fact "There are no easy answers", then maybe it's time to offer Alaskan non-profits and foundations the opportunity help feed and grow government.


Hold your horses! These are good boys, it's not their fault. They were spanked when they were little boys. I know for fact each one was spanked at least one time. It's someone else's fault. You can't hold them accountable for their actions!!!!


You have to ignore him Tiffany.  He just makes up facts to support whatever point he's trying to make regardless if they're even remotely accurate or not.


How? It's got the ocean on one side and a military base on the other so don't expect a Safeway or Fred's to open anywhere close, and it's not like the trains are going anywhere either. It's a crummy location, plain and simple.


Nonsense. The entire rest of the industrialized world has single payer socialized medicine. The US spends twice as much per capita as any nation and is near the bottom of the barrel on life expectancy. More and more Americans are traveling overseas for medical treatment because it costs half, sometimes a tenth of what it does here. There will be two big losers when this nation wakes up - the Insurance companies and Big Pharma.


Yah right they were blaming the Feds for the depletion of the stocks before and now these people want to totally devastate the industry. They were all told some time ago that it would take a number of decades before you could be back to where they had been. As if they aren't reeling from the Alberta down turn they now want to create an even bigger Newfie joke!


It is all fake news!  If you hadn't heard, there is no truth to the professed interference by the WH in any FBI investigation.  Someone is putting out all of this unverified information to create havoc and it seems to be working for the lefties are jumping through their butts and eating up all of the BS.  Have at it and enjoy the special of the day.  Idiots and naysayers, all nonproductive and waste of paper and print.  Money making project for the MSM and their left sloped groupies.  All the psychs need to examine their own minds before making any analysis of the POTUS mental condition.  The smell of the stench coming from the left is totally unbearable and putrid as usual.  When will will they ever learn to take the loss and move on like adults instead of acting like a bunch of over privileged lids with their hands out.   Need to get the belt out!   Maybe that will work?


I know some low level individual will be charged with something, that is what happens with these special counsel/special prosecutors situations. These corrupt politicians will have to get their pound of flesh before this nonsense can be put to rest. Hillary is big part of this nonsense, her losing the election is what brought on this false narrative of collusion. Had she won, we wouldn't be hearing anything regarding the Russian hacking, because Russians has been trying to influence our elections for decades.


It's a fake news hoax perpetrated by China to undercut American manufacturing.


The arabfication of Persian society has blighted a culture with a rich civilization history. Islam is an insidious blight. It is not progressive. Persians need to rise and reclaim their culture and throw off the shackles of their Arab masters. Persian have contributed greatly to human historic development from the pop arts i.e Freddie Mercury of Queen to others.


"for what's going to be the most efficient," said Julie Estey, spokeswoman for MEA."

Grab your wallets folks.  Lowest power costs do not directly correspond to "most efficient" in the world of doublespeak.  In fact, the most thermally efficient power generation in our area has a carrying cost of spinning reserves that raises the net cost significantly.


Sounds like you're the scourge.


The 'environmentalists' will continue to file suits, delay and attempt to stop all of these logging sales so they can hike in their version of peace and quiet.  Of course, they don't worry about the lack of funds for the schools, the fire district, the hospital district.  Here is an idea, why doesn't the Pilchuck A.S. and the Sky Valley E.E.A. buy the land from the State at the value of the land, the timber and at least two more (150 year) harvests.  Of course they won't, they want to keep the land locked up so they can use it for their low, non-economical recreational interests. You can't sell enough lattes and donuts to make up the timber harvest value.


"Mr. Trudeau is Canada's most powerful card. Only he can make a deal with the biggest wild card, President Trump himself, whose motives other than "make America great again" remain unclear."

We're in deep trouble sending someone whose resume reads "part-time snow-board instructor and drama teacher".


The oil price decline did not cause the budget deficit. BS 21 caused the deficit and this occurred before the oil price dropped. The oil price has increased from $26 to $50, so with ACES, the progressive surcharge would be applied to this increase and thus, increase revenues to Alaska. Also, the $700 million in tax credits given to the wealthiest oil corporations on the planet, assisted in causing the deficit. This $700 million per year in corporate welfare has to be stopped, because the oil corporations failed to increase oil production.


Whoever is elected  president will be a dictator?  Or just Trump, because he has a secret plan to overrule American democracy?  I wonder what this plan is....

Anyway, when someone says "we can't let" a candidate win an election in a democracy, I wonder if the person saying this has a basic understanding of what democracy is.


At this point the NFL and owners would likely be better off just ignoring the issue.  The more media coverage it receives, the more they look for a "fix", the longer and more dramatic the whole kneeling cause gets.


I see an awful lot of BC license plates in Alberta. Maybe Alberta employers should look at "paring back" on BC  personnel/companies. It can start with Suncor and CNRL. Punt BC and Quebec contractors out.


Mr. Prud'homme's  stance defending Palestinian human rights earned him many enemies but he had the courage and moral conviction to hold his ground. He was a brave and just man. Condolences  to his family.


The issue is that there are no detox programs available for them and they are not God programs. The health care system has over the years made health cuts to detox programs and increased costs to drug "pain management" programs where they actually give out heroin in various forms. In many cases people were duped into a "pain management" program for issues associated to medical pain from car accidents by physicians themselves and never given treatment for to be taken off the drugs safely when it was no longer required and addictions set in.

Insite was and still is the worst possible program to be introduced to Vancouver.


"Cant" - hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature.
Sounds about right


I went to bed thinking, good for the Oilers: now it's good for the Ducks! Amazing how fast the hockey god's shift their gifts. Like I've always said, stuff happens, always. Don't ever count, any team out, until the game is finally over!


Such compassionate and merciful behaviour, with a focus on others, is actually in the "catholic rulebook" too.


I'm glad you are on board.


Kathleen, I guess you haven't been paying attention to this issue. Let me sum it up for you. The legislatures own legal council said the governor was in his rights to expand Medicaid, but the Republicans filed a suit anyway. Then a lower courts said the same thing. Now the Republicans are appealing it to the Alaska Supreme Court.  You do know Albert Einstein's definition of insanity, don't you? But I guess it's easier to be insane when your not wasting your own money to prove your insane.


"Country number 21 looks attractive." ... and 22, 23, 24 ... 50


Lots of moving parts...I agree.
Here is the simplified version;
Look at a 5 year chart of ENB in $US on NYSE....
.
Ouch...


The sad thing is that the libs added more people to the rolls and therefore added to the cost.   This also without the ability to account for people already on the rolls.


I appreciate this court and I so respect Becca Korby. My heart goes out to the girls and their families. This is from a private school. Sequim School district is not at all involved, despite the headline suggesting differently to those outside the community who read this article.


Not caring is the origin of this institutionalized corruption.  It is shameful.  There should be civil and criminal penalties for these violations.  It only exist because of corruption in government.


The same crooked AG that met Bill on the tarmac in Phoenix probably brought that fix in.


That's what drives them crazy .  They always try to silence those they disagree with.  They demand purity from conservatives yet gleefully support people like JFK and Bill Clinton.   Same with the Bush's and loser Jeb Bush in particular . They refused to accept Trump's apology over 11 year old statements he made . Yet are open arms welcoming to Bill Clinton who instead of talking about it , did those things as governor and president.  They won't forgive the talk , but forgive the actions.  They don't know what O'Reilly did or didn't do , but want him fired anyways . For liberals it's easy---do as I say---not as I do.


Or does whatever President Bannon tells him to do.


Roger that.  If I was her layer, the first thing I'd tell her to do is lose the "Welcome To My Nightmare" mascara.


If your party or your candidate did not win, then, the system must be changed !
What if we had "runoff" elections?  Each candidate in every riding can only be declared the winner with more than 50% of the ballots cast. Then we get to keep the candidate of our choice, not the party's choice. If we had proportional representation then Eliz. May's Green party might have 3 or 4 seats. So, your  protest voie is not wasted. The Rhino Party would resurface, and so would other protest party's.  Eliz May grabs more than 300K a year, and we would have more  parties and more leaders ! Sounds OK ?
We need a referendum.


I've known people to trap them with fishing line and poison them. It's a sociopathy issue, not a gun issue.

Keep trying, Neil; eventually that second brain cell will bump into the other one.


Shouldn't the Liberals do something about the egregious use of solitary confinement in Canada before targeting Russia? Maybe they just ... Look! Squirrel!


Though I agree with and understand what this writer is saying, I immediately can see the bias when 100% of the blame is placed on non-black society and zero% on the black community itself.  The high rates of crime, the high rates of single-mother families, the high rates of blacks committing violence to other blacks, etc, is not 100% the fault of the rest of us - there is some personal and community responsibility on the other side too.  By not even mentioning this, never mind exploring that aspect a bit, overall message pretty much disregarded.


How can anyone disagree with you?  Horgan and Weaver are Regional at best, neither are fit to run a province.   And this is just the beginning, they are already attacking the oil sector and going after the Site C Dam.......they don't give a crap about how many people they un-employ outside of their bubbles...........hell they won't even come to see what they want to shut down.  Completely unfit to govern.


Maybe I missed this - how does TSA know you have a flight that day? And if they do, what is the turnaround time for booking a flight and having that data accessible at a TSA checkpoint (especially for a last minute flight, or you get re-booked for whatever reason)?


Québec is already the most bilingual province even trilingual despite the fact that in Montréal and Gatineau many Anglo-Québécois are still stongly unilingual as Americans. French Canadians outside Québec, who envy them, would love to see the majority using French Canadians words.


All of those things can be used to improve performance in those things. Why would the world's militaries and law enforcement agencies have invested in researching improved rates of fire, larger magazines, and whatever x y or z person or politician arbitrarily considers and "assault rifle" if not to improve their practical performance for their designed uses?


Some evidence you might wish to consider:

http://espritdecorps.ca/on-target-4/on-target-khadr-was-a-victim-not-a-terrorist


Two hours ago I said pls stop with the Hate posts here. People died. Innocent people at the hands of a mass murderer.

But  some have not stopped. So let me tell you'll something.

Years ago I watched a President (who was no 'pick' of mine) speak the day of 9-11. The deep sorrow in his eyes, his words, his sadness for the victims broke my heart for him AND them. His sadness was deep. And real.

Today, I watched live as this President spoke. The deep sorrow in his eyes, the sadness in his voice, his broken-hearted message for the victims  is heartfelt-and again my heart broke for the victims and for this President.

You people who hate-those whose vile hate is triggered by the mere word Trump-understand I pity you.
I pity you as people & sad for those whose lives are impacted by your mere presence.

Do not mistake my pity for feeling sorry. I do not feel sorry for you. I just hope you do not spill your absolute miserableness on too many others who are near you. I find you deplorable.


Obuma loves to hear himself talk, he was neutered in the last by election for gross incompetence - Trump is the outcome

Yes Obuma states blacks MUST vote to keep his legacy alive - oooops, they even stayed at home!

The Democrats look like fools on all fronts, what a bunch of soar loosers.


He obviously lacked all his marbles.  Smoking a lot of pot can do this to you.


And now she can report back to her Sith Lord, Emperor Trump...


Oooo, double promotion. Well played. And their apology makes me like them more. I hate PR, it works.


Well, what do you know?, the Trump video is now unavailable??
You can find it on the Investors Hub/Pura site in comment by Daddy Rick.


Despite yet another shellacking, there will still be those posting how good BJ Birdie's dance steps were tonight and how an 18 year old prospect is slated to be the next Joe DiMaggio.

Just ignore them.

Houston, they've got a problem !


Ruth if our cheap fn politicians would stop sending BILLIONS overseas and start treating the mentally disturbed we will continue to have these problem. And I will never get rid of my AR-15 and will always carry my .380. You see i'm handicap and will always be easy prey for the thieves and lowlifes out there and I have only one question to these lowlifes. Can you outrun a bullet


Interesting.  I wonder where "LGBT" did come from.


I think the flat-Earthers are conspiracy nuts along with the JFK conspiracy nuts, the moon landing conspiracy nuts, the Pearl Harbor conspiracy nuts, etc., and I think they are all deluded, but how are flat-Earthers causing ANY harm to society, never mind serious harm?
They have thoughts out of sync with 99.8% of the rest of society (if the Denver Post is to be believed). So what? They're not robbing banks. They're not beating up astronomy teachers. They're not sabotaging globe-making factories.
They're renting conference space and sharing their ideas with others.
Except for the janitors who have to clean the rooms afterwards, what serious harm are they causing?


I'll tune in next week and the polls will show me the cpc continues running 9% behind the Liberals.
You just won't learn, will you? Even when the article tries to help you.
Did you actually read the article?


Sometimes, if it turns out that someone actually was negligent.


One would hardly use Vancouver as a model of a progressive transit city. There are too many left turn signals; there are too many cars on the streets who think they are on highways, e.g. Cambie St. is not Cambie Hwy. There are too many cars allowed to park on streets. There is too much speed----the worst in the world, in my opinion, and I have lived in many world capitals. So we have a few driverless trains. Whoopee!


"Since 1969, the number of Catholics in the archdiocese had declined by 69 percent; the number of priests had fallen by roughly two-thirds."

In business terms the Catholic Church is no different than any major corporation faced with shutting down unproductive facilities or stores and downsizing personnel when its product, services, or business model are viewed by consumers as out of touch with their needs.  Think of Sears and K-Mart in an Amazon world.

Corporations respond by either closing their doors completely or changing their management team and approach to their markets in the hope of reversing the trend, often with harsh but necessary actions that are always accompanied by much angst.

"a sweeping and painful reorganization: consolidating 212 churches down into 126" is the first and easiest part of the solution.  The hard part is what comes next...how does a global calcified organization like the Catholic Church change its approach to its market to reverse the trend?


When one is traumatized, any empathetic ear will do.  Credentials for empathy aren't needed.


Hey Joe,
You went from Disco to the hot tub? I guess you needed some relaxation after all that dancing.


You are alluding to the "Sixth Great Mass Extinction" meme?


All power and support to Symington. What a brave fellow! Phansi with Moyane, ANC cadre scum.


Scientific Facts have not determined the 'pet theory' that vaccines are safe and effective!
Their use is based on Medical Opinion.


Marty  E - the participants, aka the cabal, aren't the least bit interested in actually discussing the merits of the topic because they just want an opportunity to verbally abuse the Holy Father.  Everyone else understood perfectly what AL is about except for the Gang of Four.


The town of Katalla, once the intended rail terminus for Kennicott's copper and gold is a pretty fascinating history!


They gathered 'round the hearth whence Uncle Ted Nugent led a wistful lament of the Tin Man's "If I Only Had a Brain."


Sadly, true. The days of basement boy hackers has given way to espionage. Why is the USA so behind on the defense? The "common decency" syndrome went out with Archie Bunker. Meatheads voted privacy and security away. The New World Order is here.


So adding "too" will make the concept more acceptable? If I say "I have an idea!' does it mean that I think you have no imagination or that I'm smarter than you? The nexus is, the phrase Black Lives Matter was coined because it appears as though there are some who think otherwise. Those who wish to play semantics can hang on to an imagined slight or oversight. In the meantime, we watch the latest videos of  black men being shot...


btw, I posted my comment about 2 hrs ago and this column was on the top web page of the on-line G&M. Two hours later, you have to dig deep  for it.

So there must be a lot of interest in this topic.

So much for 'Class Warfare', eh?


It's to prepare us for his early release because his mom, who was so proud of him for stealing airplanes, is dying. Criminals should get some slack.....


It is a good idea if it's financially profitable.  Aboriginal wallowing has become an industry in Canada.  By some mysterious, magical process everything that ever happened in the past can be quantified in dollars and cents and a claim for compensation filed.

Something happened to one of my ancestors 4 generations ago and now I need a 6 figure $settlement, for starters.  There will be more claims to come - I'll let you know.


More importantly, even if he had Russian help, that is an FEC violation punishable by fine. Voter suppression in Milwaukee, Detroit, Cleveland and Philadelphia cannot be undone, and was likely more because the people who have only voted for Obama were never going to vote for Hillary. Unless there was voting machine fraud in those cities and as a-result, those states petitioned to do an Electoral College revote, it would be a matter for the House to adjudicate, not the courts. It is a politial question and as of the congressional vote count the usual procedure is that all challenges have occurred. Since there is no evidence that those machines were hacked, the result stands. Now, if we find evidence, we have a constitutional crisis that is still a political question and the Dems won't touch it until 2019, when they can make Pelosi POTUS.


You have to be a special kind of stupid to fall for this crap. People still fall for the 419 scam as well.


"..a moral compass"... lol! I'm sure it was great in the '50s as long as you where white, male, heterosexual and Protestant.


Sure it did. That's why he uses it.


What this "smacks of" is an attempt by people who at least know a bit about China to counteract the flood of anti-China propaganda we have been treated to over the past few years. I personally think any deal with China has to be very carefully drafted and well enforced -- just like any deal with the US -- but popular emotion stoked by China-haters and media half-truths is a very poor guide to action.


Do you realize that the majority of state worker unions during the last cycle also are forgoing negotiated increases for three years?  Of course, no one celebrated their ability to "recognize" the right thing to do during a recession.


I sincerely hope this man has a large role to play in the governing of our country, going forward. We need strong, incorruptible people of integrity to withstand the onslaught of rot and rebuild this nation (again) after Zupta. Stick around please, Mr Gordhan.


MMA, tattoos, ISIS, feds.....man, turn up the volume and pass the popcorn, please.


Spoken like an authoritarian wanna be. A what point do the republicans just flat out reject his nonsense. Perhaps maybe deep down inside they really do condone totalitarianism style government. Trumps rhetoric is not normal.


Humans have been paying taxes since time immemorial.  Don't want to pay an income tax?  Move to Mars.


What ever happened to bait and trap?


"The term 'fatherland' ... has recently gained lots of traction here." I have never heard that term, so I doubt it's gained any traction. And Hugh Hefner's been lionized? There were some news stories following his death, but nobody's suggesting a sculpture of him or a block named after him like Ken Kesey. Vip seems to like to make up stuff to suit his agenda.


Thank you, Alice.  I wish you the best.


Yup, the LG would go against precedent and call for a $40M election redo when she has another obvious option.
Then she'd head for the nearest fallout shelter and hope to stay there for 10 years or so.
I can see that happening. Suuuure.
And Brexit: the brits made a stupid decision but they made it. They'll live with it,  so how about you let us live with ours - Clark out and a NDP government with Green support.


When you have 18 year old students attending high schools that also have students as young as 13 in the same building you have a problem brewing. Yes the teachers will tell them to take their joint across the street but that's the end of it. Kids smoking, drinking and taking other drugs is bad enough. To legalize this gateway drug is just stupid.
Teachers will have no recourse when a stoned kid(s) sit in class.


Guy owes Dan Clowes some money.


In 2004 I speculated in an ADN op-ed that members of our legislature were taking bribes to deliver Alaska's fair share of oil profits to oil company stockholders. VECO owner Bill Allen was their surrogate. My confidence in risking that the most powerful people in Alaska would not sue me for saying it stemmed from confidence that bribery was the only logical reason and suing me would open the door to questions they did not want to answer. As the FBI proved two years later, several legislators were taking bribes. VECO got busted, the tax structure changed, and our share of profits increase by about four billion a year. We spent about half and saved about half. It is the savings we are spending down today. It took six years for the oil companies to buy our legislature back. Alaska's producers made cost plus $17 per barrel off of Alaska's oil last quarter. In today's market, they don't make anywhere near $17 anywhere else in the world. comparatively, Iraq and Kuwait pays BP $1 plus cost.


Nope- what you should understand is that A) Abortion is not "preventative care," and B) free and low-cost preventative care can by got at thousands of other places and services around the state and country. PP does not hold monopoly nor sway over preventative care in this country.


Rmoney only vetoed eight line items in the entire bill.
Yes, it is appropriately named RmoneyCare.
Do you see how clueless you are?


The difference is that you get to manage your own 401k fund - PERA folks don't have that luxury.


No, thank you.


Using your logic, then the guy in Mississippi who also claimed religion, was just fine in evicting the mixed race couple.  Can you support that as well?


Like pretty much any vote by Vision Vancouver, you know their decision in advance.

A few gentle steps towards attempting to protect some of the city's architectural heritage?

Of course realtors, developers and their Asian clients won't like that.

So Rennie instructed Vision to vote no, which they did with their usual shameless obedience.


How so?


So joyful for the Church of Newark- who has suffered so much scandal under Myers.
Let's pray that Indianapolis gets another bishop who has the heart of Jesus, and who has read and accepted the memo from Pope Francis - mercy.


I was held in contempt of court in Tent City twice while Joe Arpaio was on trial. He was found but never held and got a pardon. Meanwhile, I had to defend myself without a lawyer and was arrested in court. Guess I’m not rich nor racist enough for a pardon, but I was good enough to get on the cover of High Times over it... http://thoughtforyourpenny.com/ethics/pot-sex-issue-of-high-times-january-2016/


@ChuckT

Liberals never display integrity to accomodate the position of the Canadian majority.

It's more important and easier stepping on us to accomodate their extemely flawed social engineering agenda that is based on the failed European model.

Woe is Canada.


How do these fools get elected? An impeachable offense must be cited and evidenced, He has not done either of those things.


Out, I wonder what makes you think that those of us who care about Oregon's racist  history have no interest in prison reform.  Like many people I care and have been active in both, it's not an "either-or" situation.
But I'd guess we do have a large mass of oblivious people who don't give a fig about the cruel conditions and  suffering in either case.


Them GOP'ers are just uneducated and hateful and in many cases, are evil Christians. Git 'em!! Right? And all Demmykrats are well-educated, hate business, are just plain superior in all ways, and rely on Government to satisfy most of their needs. The generalizations just fly around in these comment sections as if they are all 100% correct about all groups and factions. Incredible.


Hypocrisy at its finest. Has been going on for years. Anybody still wonders why the Middle East is so screwed up.


If the air really threatens a person's health so much, then why do they even move to Fairbanks in the first place? Natural gas isn't an option yet and electricity is ridiculous in cost and efficiency. So, what is anyone suing for, their own foolish decision to live there? I never found the air all that bad but I grew up with wood heat, so my perception is probably a little out of touch with more modern folks that can't stand flexibility..


Lynn, there is unfairness in the system, but that fairness lies primarily in insufficient support for those who wish to better themselves.  Society needs to reward those who create opportunity.   We must hang out the carrot to motivate innovation, starting companies, producing inventions and literature.  At the same time, and this is where we fail, we must support education and training for those who want to advance.  Yes, probably the extremes between rich and poor are too large.  But the difference is necessary to motivate productive behavior.


Said nobody ever. I think your comments reveal more about yourself than you care to admit to yourself. If you have never had an impure thought then my friend you may be the FIRST to cast that stone. I might add by the way, that you seem quite expert in the skill of 'conflation'.


Again, a posting that advances discussion not a whit.  Worse, a posting that failed to meet peer review more than once, yet was posted again and again in an effort to circumvent the attempt to keep this board civil.  Sigh.


What we also need to be discussing is the lack of mental health care available in Anchorage and America in general.  I have worked in the mental health system in Anchorage and there is a true crisis here.  Since there are waiting lists for every available mental health bed only immediate crisis patients are helped.  What we need to be asking is what are we going to do to provided more mental health care as a country?  How are we going to add more beds?  More or larger facilities to allow adequate care?  When will the laws be changed.  As the law stands now it prevents patients from being held involuntarily if they are not an imminent threat to themselves or others. We do not need more gun control, more TSA we NEED more mental health!


If the T-shirt fits, go for it.


Laura Phillips, I find your letter offensive and condescending. My family has been in Canada since the 1830s and contributed to making this one of the most desirable countries in the world in which to live. No one would deny that aboriginals were oppressed and cheated in the past. However, to label Canadians like me of European ancestry as 'settlers' is just as derogatory as someone calling you an 'Indian'.


Tommy dont need your aid in open immigration. Wages are flat house prices out of whack.
Keep drinking Justin's Koolaid, welcome to the Walmart economy!


Thomas-
You are correct on several issues. There are old studies that have been done on taxpayer money that sit on shelves collecting dust. Many are conceptual design studies with no funding behind them to implement the design so they go no where.  Where you are making a mistake, these proposed studies, paid for by a third party, not the taxpayer, monitored and reviewed by our city and county officials, have the resources behind them to implement the plan so not to become another wasted exercise.

And yes, I do believe that the additional homes, generating more traffic will create the requirement that traffic be addressed as part of the approval process.  Without a large planned community, adding homes one at a time, the traffic issues will just continue to get worse, and then it will be the tax payer on the hook to solve it.

We have a housing shortage, we have traffic issues, lets all work together to create the best solution for our community, otherwise as you say, nothing gets done


So you also fail to provide any evidence, no different than Neko. Church Militant is clearly against same sex marriage and same sex acts, but show me any proof that it espouses any false Catholic Church teachings.  I won't hold my breath for any actual response to my comment above.


I knew people who were banished.  It was a life sentence.  There was no appeal.  I also know how harsh village justice used to be.  In a case like this, the accused was "put under the ice."  He has no business being on anyone's street.  His sentence should have been life.


Democrats encourage voter participation. Republicans discourage voter participation to the point of obstruction. The courts, across the country, agree.


I agree, just sayin. It disappeared once so not bizarre to think its likely it will again.


God has a plan for the bear.


Whatever.  As long as you don't think you can get our "free" healthcare, go right ahead.  Please spend lots of money here.


VOTE #KASICH4US  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVNxpqndQQg


I thought Springsteen was gonna leave the USA! if Trump won!

Oh wait that was that A-lister Rosie Odonnell or no maybe it was.....

I can't remember,
There were so many communists fleeing the USA that I guess they all decid to stay....
hmmm


another useless piece of dribble by Gerald Caplan


Good to know thanks for the heads up. People don't realize that the people who rent to own or these have money and put a lot of money back into the economy at least from the tourism Standpoint right now.sounds like Cabela's going to get a lot more business from us who do spend money


I'd rather see Frederick's of Hollywood come to town. A little skankier, more interesting models.


Yes, because the world is certainly facing a shortage of oil right now.


"Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"


I don't blame the wildlife managers at all. The information about wildlife risks to campers is well known and readily available. The blame goes to the people who do not take the time to learn avoidance techniques.


You love to use the word "nut job." That reflects your view of the world. For Trump to keep all of his promises and cut the taxes asap will ruin things for America's federal government. He plans to build a giant wall on the border with Mexico too. A massive structure that he has promised repeatedly. It's too expensive for him to try to pull off. Billions and billions of costs facing him while he makes massive tax cuts asap - primarily to the business-world. He also is despised by too many people in the U.S. and on planet earth for him to cruise through and have success. And the growing vengeance from the vast majority of the media may help topple him.  I hope so.


Trump is proof that the criminal justice system is broken and favors white men of privilege who commit sex crimes at will. He should be in jail facing charges. And not surprisingly, 73-percent of Evangelicals are for Trump. Go figure.


Was that supposed to answer any of my questions?  I'm not trying to be difficult.


I don't know?  Some lady did ask if the eclipse viewing party could be moved to the weekend so more people could go.


My maternal ancestors did come over on the Mayflower-very cool family history- but you can doubt all you want, that is fine. I don't care.

 As for this "Hispanic settlers in the San Luis valley," any who are European are the original inhabitants, before American Indian Tribes, before any Hispanic settlers-


I see you are speaking from experience again diverdave... funny you came from that EXACT system you accuse the Hawaiian Immersion School system... you are definitely a product of your flawed educational system as you exude "Racism towards "others", anger, and a hyper sense of self, a super ego, acting out regardless of age".


*Citation needed.


How many times have we seen complaints about wealth distribution when it comes to taxes, most notably the House proposal shot down recently?  Any expectations of hearing the same people complaining about wealth distribution from the same people for Trump's budget proposal?


"Lewandowski continued to be paid $20,000 a month by the campaign; “severance,” the campaign said"

Fun story: Remember when Edwards was running w/Kerry in 2004 and Edwards came to Eugene?  I was close to the stage and a small group of very well dressed people came into the space and right in front of me.  A woman was included in this group.  I vaguely remember they had passes or something to ID them  hanging around their necks.

So I'm right behind this woman and she raises her right arm and I notice this HUGE bracelet.  It was about 3" in width.  It was full of diamonds.  W/in those diamonds was the word 'KERRY'.  They looked like rubies.  I had no reason to suspect they were fake, lol.  I started laughing thinking that dang, that sure is a waste of fine jewelry; who would ever wear something like that afterwards?  Course then we find out Edwards has a woman on the side.  Shoot.  I wonder if that was her?

I don't think I have a firm grasp on just how much $$ is in politics.


If it was so bad he ended up discharged from some branch of the military, it was probably worth a pretty good sentence. Maybe if he'd been even sentenced to therapy or something he'd have made better choices.


Those are traffic infractions, unless one is driving 25 mph or more over the posted limit-then it is a misdemeanor in CO.
https://leg.colorado.gov/content/penalties-speeding-violations

Entering the United States without being inspected and admitted is a misdemeanor or can be a felony, depending on the circumstances... 8 U.S.C. § 1325
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1325#a


Actually, your answers are ambiguous and might just lead to confusion....🙂

Discipline and doctrine are, of course, distinguishable. As is canon law. By definition.

I do agree that Francis is unlikely to make change in canon law in either of these areas of remarriage or ordination. Even while opening the discipline. No need to change canon law at all. Now.


The stories in those publications make it clear there was NOTHING illegal about it all - all those stories do is point out a loophole in our current system.

Not to mention nothing is proven and no aid was direct unlike in the US.  Donating money to FairVoteCanada is not the same as Russia buying pro-Trump TV ads.


for those don't know about this incident

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Rummel#The_Desegregation_of_the_Archdiocese


As far as I'm concerned they only need to accomplish two things:
1. Deal with that wicked daylight savings problem; and
2. Purchase another LIO with glass elevators.  That Wells Fargo building is not nearly grandiose enough.


Lock in the PFD.  Got it.  So then what?  Oil prices won't save us.  Pipeline flow isn't going to skyrocket in the next decade or more.  We can't cut our way to a balanced budget.  Even if the legislature discovered the spine to defy their masters and eliminate the tax credits we'd still be billions short.

That only leaves taxes.  Paying for $2 billion of the budget, probably a lot more, would cost every Alaska over $2,700 per year.  And since more than half of them don't have earnings, every worker would have to pay more than $5,000 per year.

And since we all know that the legislators, even after minor housekeeping, lack the cojones to establish a tax, where does that leave us?  Bankrupt.  And wiping out the PF anyway.

Before you take options off the table, provide some solutions that aren't based on fantasy thinking.


That's funny. Considering the numbers in Congress and the number of states under a GOP governor, talk for awhile now has been on whether the Dems are in trouble.

To further exacerbate that, the left has a socialist element growing in influence and pushing the party more to the left. The independent vote is made up primarily of people who are near the middle, or moderates. If either party leans too far, to the right, or to the left, they'll lose a large portion of the independent voter group.

Who knows, it might evolve into a fracture of the Dem party sometime down the road. I think a good portion of Dems don't want a part of going that far to the left.


Marine Le Pen is running on a platform of racial and religious discrimination; she's said innumerable bigoted things, and her party has a long history of racism and anti-Semitism.


Personally stoped reading this article when he said growing marijuana is just like growing tomatoes... There's a lot more to growing pot then growing stupid tomatoes... Personally hate tomatoes and think we should out law them who's with me?


What's the difference between an attorney and a carp? One's a mud sucking bottom feeder and the other's a fish.

Oldie but a baddie. The truth of brings a little tear to my eye. If I had a good personal injury lawyer I could probably sue the joke writer for damages


Well sure, there are always excuses when the Patriots fail to win any game. Of course in that game the Broncos had 6 penalties for 46 yards and the Patriots had 5 penalties for 45 yards. You are right that is obviously "horrible officiating in the Broncos favor."


Paper losses don't reflect a full picture. Now if the PF had fully liquidated it's stock holdings into Treasury Notes, the 1% gain would have been "realized".

Poor performance last year most likely due to foreign markets not on par with US market performance.


Illegal aliens, not undocumented workers.   They're here illegally.

Anyway, when the biblical justification is shelter for those who "accidentally" committed manslaughter....the bible may be trying to tell you something.


that's because your bank keeps the spread between the bid and offer rates


They didn't know where the center was


I often wonder if it were any other country that was the primary source of overseas money being washed through our real estate other than the one country Trudeau is courting, would the Feds be taking a greater interest in doing something.

It doesn't seem to matter how many International agencies have Canada on their radar, it doesn't matter that other countries like Australia are more pro-active, it doesn't matter what is investigated or revealed or reported on by media, even media from that country, The Feds are determined to see, hear, say, and do nothing.

You are right, this is intentional.


It's nice the Koch brothers lent their Gardner out for a few town hall meetings. What, he has Colo. constituents? That's silly talk!


ACH:  What does that have to do with anything besides being none of your business?  But while we are headed that way, how much do you make per year?


We will find out in November. One hand clapping is pretty silent.


If we are serious about water conservation we would quickly shift away from animal agriculture and transition to a mostly plant-based food system.  Unfortunately, I fear most people would rather destroy the planet than give up their hamburgers and bacon.

Animal agriculture not only a spectacularly irresponsible misuse of our most precious resource, it also produces more climate-change causing green-house gases than the entire transportation industry.  If we want to destroy the planet as quickly as possible producing lots of meat and dairy is a pretty good way to do it.


Let me be the 1st to congratulate you Galen! Great Job! Well done! You make Oregon proud and you are on your way to a gold medal !


What about Ban on? The guy who for several years, aligned himself with the alt right, published racist, misogynistic and discriminatory writings with Bretbart. Trumps pick for Chief Advisor. Wake up people, if you say you're not racist you sure have aligned yourselves politically , as the alt right ( white Nationalist), have hijacked your party.


All this so-called good news is designed to put lipstick on the SB 21 pig. SB 21 still needs to be repealed to protect Alaska's interests.


Darn leftist political whimpiness: Now airlines do not dare to react properly and give the boot in the rearend to foul passengers, and the subhumans get not dealt with properly .


Has Trump Tweeted that he holds the shooter and the victims equally responsible yet? I mean there were some really big dudes in that crowd...


I don't feel or think anything, and would have no way of knowing I'm praying except that I'm in a church at the time and would guess that.


Did you bump your head, again? Lighten-up on those Kool-Aid cocktails so early in the morning.


Dear Mr. Trump, you won the election and have a lot of work to do.  Stop campaigning and try to stay out of the news & do something constructive (rather than destructive) for your country.


In your opinion, what do Hawai`i's teachers deserve?


And you are wrong. It would be processed by the Gulf Coast Refineries and would most likely displace Venezuelan or Mexican heavy crudes. It would most certainly lessen the amount of crude travelling by rail.


Really ..... so who exactly built the roads and bridges that Ford's vehicles traversed? Who supplied the power and water for his factories.


If appears that if you disagree with a left-wing commentator, you are automatically labelled a racist and a troll.


Can't those walls be reinforced (more) to prevent this?


Sad, sad commentary from a wanna be comedian. Try topics that people can universally laugh about. It would suit your writing style much better. Some of the issues you address are too deep for that kind of humor.


Easy there Life, I was praising you for hitting on things we ALL should do--progressives and neo-cons alike.  Where I gave you extra credit was your use of the first-person singular pronoun.  I'm confused now... are you excusing yourself from this form of self-reflection?


Feelings of the moment?  Which law or section if the Constitution talks about elector feelings? Always verify what you are taught.

BTW, just to be clear, electors pledge prior to the election to cast their vote according to the will of the voters. All of these electors publicly committed to cast their Electoral vote for Hillary if she won the majority of the votes (there's your democracy thing) in the state of Colorado. Because the people of the state of Colorado  (again, democracy) have determined that Colorado's electors will all be awarded to the winner of the majority of votes in the state.

It is these 2 electors that tried to use feelings instead of honoring their prior commitment to the democratic decision of the state's voters. And the state, through the democratically elected Secretary of State, said "No". So your teacher was quite wrong. Electors are not allowed to use emotion in Colorado, they are tied to the decisions made democratically by voters of their state.


Gerson remembers what he wants to remember.  The so-called spirit of the past, supported authoritarian regimes to achieve American friendly governments.  The notion that we can transform other countries into copies of ourselves is, in fact, the less sophisticated foreign policy approach.  Trump was right to say that we are not here to tell others how to live.  By allowing other nations to evolve naturally is overall best.  If America's system is best, it follows that other countries will naturally evolve toward it without American intervention.


She did.


"Trump hits golf course"

I'd love to see the golf course hit back.  If it does, I'll be happy to pay its legal bills.


What's it like to only "think" you are smart ?


This article looks like a high school team project where individuals are given an assignment to look up some information on a subject and the results are combined into a final product. It certainly is a weak example of journalism and if you are going to write an article about a group of people's religious views in a Catholic paper it seems to me that the essential questions being answered are how do their values resonate with Gospel values and the Church's teachings on social justice.


Agree.  It's starting to make "The Onion" redundant.
Both parties need to start giving American voters better alternatives than choosing between neurotic toxic tweeters on one hand and  lying grifters on the other.
The U.S. ending up as a giant nuclear armed Guatemala is not what the world needs.


Perhaps he might choose to retire; then he could drive himself off his cliff.


Why does everyone look down at Iolani?  Because of their success?  If so, then it's just sour grapes.  They have proven over the last couple of years that they do not belong with KS, Punahou, or St. Louis.  They cannot compete physically or in sheer numbers.  This year, I hear the have less than 40 players at the varsity level.  With that knowledge, and not saying whether they have good players on the roster, isn't it fair to put them in the lower tier with school with vastly larger enrollment numbers and players on the roster?  You think they recruit?  Tell me how many football players from Iolani have Division I scholarships over the last several years compared to Kahuku?  Kapolei?  Punahou?  Mililani?


Canada has had a secular majority for a long time. Get used to it.

The Stats Canada numbers for remaining religious belief are a joke. For the Census people give socially conventional replies because the response is being recorded along with their name, home address, birthdate and place of birth, for future publication.

People who say that they go to temple / synagogue / church regularly and give money to their priest / rabbi / ... are lying, as often as not. People who say that they are not religious, do not go to church, and do not tithe are almost certainly telling the truth. Ironic, eh?

http://www.people-press.org/2002/12/19/among-wealthy-nations/

"This is roughly twice the percentage of self-avowed religious people in Canada (30%), and an even higher proportion when compared with Japan and Western Europe. Americans’ views are closer to people in developing nations than to the publics of developed nations."


Trudeau can get a job there making the tea.


Problem is the world is tired of hearing what the corrupt USA will allow and won't allow.   Why do you think the imbeciles in N Korea are doing this in the first place.   Try looking in the mirror you stooge.


You mean 1.6 million  more Californians wanted Killary than Trump ... a state where they allow their 3-4 million illegal aliens to vote


Build a fence?


Right. Especially how DubyaCheney invaded Iraq over imaginary WMDs. Brilliant! How could anyone do better?  Thirteen genocidal years!  What a legacy!


We are falling into the rhetoric of the US  left / right dichotomy and the press does nothing to discourage this. Foolishness.


The only danger is the wasted money spent burying it.

People can move themselves.  Most of them have 2 feet.


Welcome to the third world ...Canada has a smaller middle class all the time.  Rich ....Poor.  As in all third world countries home ownership is possible only by one generation leaving the family home to the next generation and so on. It is too difficult to get a job to make payments on a home for 35 years. Not worth the sacrifice. I am sure many home owners today realize that.


Ah, you don't know them, haven't been there, and yet you know enough about them to form an opinion on their character. I've been there, talked to them, and claim that they are bigoted, and you discredit my opinion. And you seem bitter about what I said to someone even after I explained the context and was willing to apologize because you've also made an opinon of my character already. With such a breakdown of basic logic, I see no point in continuing further conversation with you.


Hillary is disgusted by Mr. Weinstein's alleged behavior. Loves the campaign contributions though!


Funny commentary. But sadly true. Black has made more tactical errors than Jim Tracy. (Why pull a starter that is pitching his lights out due to a rain delay?) As for Weiss, he appeared as if he would rather watch paint dry. Anyway, great point about the "small ball" game, the artistic aspect of the game in my opinion, (bunting, drag bunting, double stealing, etc) so conveniently ignored by most all of Rockies field skippers throughout their history. Infusing the "small ball" game in the appropriate situations and departing from their "must hit ball far" Coors Canaveral mentality could go a long way in tripping up other teams expectations.


Mark beat me to it, but I would add that this is an absurd thing to say, even for you, ACFH. Even if oil rigs cause global warming, the ONLY reason the rigs are in operation is because of the global demand for petroleum. Petroleum isn't just motor fuel or energy; it's plastics, synthetics and a litany of other things. We can not escape petroleum in our lives, so for you to blame oil producers for causing global warming is hypocritical at best. If you want to know who is causing global warming, look in the mirror...and that applies to everyone.


Much of what you say is accurate, but the fact is that in the presidential election the Democratic candidate - the second most disliked candidate in history, being surpassed by Trumpolini - still managed to wi the national popular vote by 2.9 million votes. And there is lots of anecdotal information that some of the disgruntled white males who pushed Trumpolini over the top (somewhat redundant, I know)  found Sanders appealing. That suggests to me that if the Dems get back to representing the people instead of Wall St. and the corporations they wold have easily won both the popular and electoral college vote. So, the problem is not that the Democratic party has moved too far left, its that they haven't moved far enough left.

PS: What you refer to as the "bubble" is where most of the people in this country live.


Got what he deserved for being a purveyor of  bad karma.  Probably in his educated wisdom, he doesn't even know what real karma is, so he has gotten a first hand lesson on what karma is in his case.  Totally support his demise as a educator.


It will be interesting to see how the Cons square their hatred for the CBC with this half wit's candidacy being announced today...

Put your "Make America Great Again" hat back on, NO'Leary.

You are blinding us with your head !


Crying about being moderated is the stance of a loser. But we know this.


There are tens of millions of song birds killed each year by pet cats who are let outside to entertain themselves with "hunting".  Has the CVA considered this angle, or does their perspective begin and end with the discomfort of only domestic creatures?


Here's an excerpt from a Politifact article on the contrary:

"  Nathaniel Persily at Stanford University Law School said one relevant statute is the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002.

"A foreign national spending money to influence a federal election can be a crime," Persily said. "And if a U.S. citizen coordinates, conspires or assists in that spending, then it could be a crime.""


In some countries they give you a yellow signal before the green giving you a couple of seconds to put your standard car into gear.


Oh it's certainly value to the EMPLOYEE to have a guaranteed, generous pension where taxpayers are on the hook if it goes bad, no doubt.  But that doesn't mean it's the RIGHT thing. Government has a responsibility to balance not just their employees, but their taxpayers too.  And like a private business, that means not putting yourself in risky position where your future liabilities can grow out of control relative to your revenues.

You're only looking at it from the employee's standpoint, and ignoring the potential liability you're sticking on the taxpayer. Pensions are great for the EMPLOYEE'S budgeting, but they're TERRIBLE for the employer's budgeting.  I can't believe you even made that astounding statement that "From a budgeting perspective that is easy [to the employer]". That couldn't be more wrong, because there are huge variables 30-50 years in the future (what fund returns will be, what lifespans will average, etc) that affect that future liability (as we're seeing).


When police are unarmed as in Britain, I could find it reasonable to ban concealed carry weapons, but not before.  Arming police tells us that to ensure our safety, we need to be armed.


It’s still being monitored by Trump.  Heck with Trumps paranoia of traitors and his demand for loyalty, I’d guess he may have increased surveillance!   Who knows?

Heck, we are having private habits being bought and sold every day- for somebody else’s profit!

Russians have probably visited this site.  I’m positive we’ve had paid posters from out of state on here.

Privacy is hard to find.

Sleep well nobody’s worried about some old men like us.


As someone who has "been there", I can say that women still, after all these years, must prove themselves over and over to be as, or more, qualified/experienced as their male counterparts and still have to fight for income equality.


A man with a homosexual orientation going into the priesthood is not sacrificing a wife and a family of his own, he is just refraining from activity that as a Christian and a Catholic he is not supposed to engage in anyway. You can't give up something you don't have a desire for. Also, the priest is supposed to be the icon of Christ the bridegroom married to the Church. If a man isn't capable of marriage how can he reflect this in a priestly vocation?


I do not support the majority of Trumps budget cuts. I would however like to point out that our city utility rates, electric ,water ,garbage, sewer have continued to rise despite the fact something approaching 25% of our City residents need to access these federal funds every year to keep from sitting in the dark without heat and water during the winter every year. So even though our city council knows full well many of us can't pay these ridiculous rates without assistance they raise the rates over and over and count on the government bailing out the people they represent. I wonder what the city plan is going to be if these funds are discontinued and about a quarter of our town is dirty, sitting in the cold and dark next winter ? New art downtown , another pat each other on the back feed  at the crab house, how about some attorney fees? Any of you council members need legal assistance for stupid? That ought to pep everyone up


Cathal Kelly has again written an elegant and insightful essay surveying our political landscape, reposted here: http://bit.ly/2i54pCU.  There is an antinomy in the essay. On the one hand, nostalgia is always surging upon us from whatever "non-special place" we happen to occupy in space and time. On the other hand, there are special moments and contexts that punctuate history and allow us to speak of "The Gilded Age:" or now the "Nostalgic Age". Nostalgia peaks most sharply in the face of trauma and dread. We prefer to look back from a precipice rather than forward beyond it. As we move over a precipice and survive, that experience can later be recovered nostalgically. Recall that Gott's somewhat reassuring calculations of human survival depend upon the assumption that there is no special circumstance associated with the moment of calculation. But we are now in a nuclear world and have entered the Anthropocene. The trauma and dread we face are neither mythic nor hypothetical.


It's simply incredible not one Alaskan has ever produce oil and sold it at a profit.

Why is that?


Criticizing elected leaders is fair game in a multiple-party system.  I only mention "special privileges" as a counter to the constant demands for new rights, be it the right to abortion or the right for a man to use my daughter's bathroom.  Stop dividing us by making demands on behalf of the latest group at the expense of others, and you won't hear any divisive remarks in reply.


Sociopaths have structural issues. I am not talking about going after-bipolar or schizoprenic patients. Just the sociopaths who have a pattern of violence and will predictably get worse. They need to be separated from society, including institutional society, without fanfare. I am all for taking the guns. The government should quietly buy all ammo and gun store stock and the stores themselves, as well as all gun show inventory. Doing so is no second amendment violation. Prohibit federal contractors from non-government sales and in violent areas, decree weapons as a public safety hazard and enter all homes and seize the weapons without charging the individuals (unless later forensics shows they used them in a crime, then do an MRI to see if they are sociopathic or just desperate. Also, end the drug war and raise the minimum wage to $15, with a $1000 per month per child refundable tax credit.


It's interesting the Guard  would publish this version of Jakki Staat McDonald's  online comment  in "Crowdsource", "What's Hot...".
Following the posting of this rather extreme statement with its misleading reference to Territorial  Highway, I responded with some facts on Territorial to clarify the situation.  McDonald responded with a  better, more moderate  and thoughtful version of her concerns.  Civil Comments had operated as it should, with a polite dialogue leading to a better product than the original. Certainly her revised version would have been better published than this first comment.
This is also an example of the fact that Civil Comments, with its opportunity for immediate response and multiple dialogues, is often better than the print edition in providing timely discussions of current issues.


I have been looking at topless magazines and pornography since I was a young boy. Boobs are sexual and provacitive. I feel like I'm taking crazy pills reading this shit. These women and supporters are looking for every angle to protest equality. Men and women are created different. Equal and different. I'm a 30 year old male. The way women dress in our society already has me breaking my neck and "objectifying women". Put a nice set of boobs in front of me and I know I'm going look and think sexual thoughts. Without that intention even. The woman in the article stated women should be able to be topless because men can do it. What is being eluded to in the comments about the nature of men and the way we are wired. Is that we see boobs, or tight cloths, and our minds shift to wanting said "object". The sexual urge takes over. My point is this is not about inequality. This is about our physical anatomy being different. Have some morals. Making men wear shirts is more logical than this B.S.


please explain how someone who is so opinionated and rude should have any input on Canada's supreme court judges?


Anything positive about these things, other than the fact that they eat up a lot of litter.  Anyone try them for fish bait?


One SLIGHT problem: The very same reason that trap & kill fails is the very same reason that TNR fails. You just cannot trap them faster than they breed, are dumped by criminally irresponsible pet-owners, or as fast as they out-adapt to any trapping method ever invented by man. ANY method dependent on trapping is doomed to fail before you even start. But hunted-to-extinction most certainly works. It even worked on something as small and prolific as The Rocky Mountain Locust that used to darken they skies of half of N. America at one time. A simple 50-cent per bushel bounty on them made them no-more, forever, extinct, in only a few years. It'll work even better and far faster on something that breeds even slower and is easier to target -- like cats.

It worked where I live! I've not see even ONE cat for miles around in over EIGHT years now.


The Klan did not really disappear from Oregon.  They are still here, just not as visible (no headquarters).  Many have also melded into different hate groups.  We have a multitude of white supremacist groups here, all who had their start with the KKK.  Portland and Eugene have headquarters for some of the most vocal hate groups, including white nationalists, black separatists, and general hate groups.  There are a lot more than what are nationally recognized.  https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map


I don't believe any Presidents have been found criminally liable for anything at all, so no.

We're talking about *impeachment* for high crimes and misdemeanours - not an actual criminal trial - and firing someone to obstruct justice would certainly qualify for that.  I hope you aren't saying the only methods of obstructing justice that would get a president in trouble are methods that are already illegal for other reasons.


Trudeaus climate plans is working !   Here is my proof.    He is a genius,  I can smell the difference in the air already !    This just out today in tge Globe.....Sunny ways!
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'Canada’s gross domestic product shrank unexpectedly in October as factories suffered their worst month in almost three years, adding to signs the country’s outlook is worsening."

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canadian-economy-shrank-03-per-cent-in-october/article33421218/


I***t a better word to be more civil. You know that's untrue.


Remember John Kerry demanding a ceasefire in Aleppo practically every day, and blaming Russia for horrendous civilian casualties?

Mosul is a lot worse.


Well, if Doug gets elected he will be an improvement over the out-of-control Rob.


Strada: Strada's assumption is that just because the US Senate has the majority=the majority of American people are being represented.  NOPE.
Trump has no control over the Paris Accord...The majority of Americans continue to support it and they will organize via states, cities and businesses to join it...starting with the former mayor Bloomberg of New York.  Finally, 54% of voters say Trump is abusing the powers of his office according to a Quinnipiac survey, and 37% approve of his performance.  Fifty-nine percent say Trump is dishonest...Cheers.


You're obviously not an accountant who can gin up all sorts of expenses that quickly zero out any profits...on paper.  And with no State audits of these claims, we're essentially taking them at their word.

If the oil companies are hurting that badly, why did their CEOs get paid so much last year?

ConocoPhillips - $17 million

ExxonMobil - $28 million

Chevron - $19 million


But the policies of conservative government are worse than the liberal policies. Ideology shows that a mix is best, but if there is an extreme, I'll take lazy over evil any day. Just look at those instances where conservative policy ran amok and millions died.   I can name many of those instances.  Conservative policy is too individualized and narcissistic, when we all know a team is better than a group of individuals. But then we get too close to the dreaded socialism. But citizens of western, more Socialist countries do enjoy a happier existence. Hitler was a conservative and Jesus is a liberal. Liberals need to remember that Christ wasn't lazy, or expecting someone to take care of Him.  Something to ponder.


Maybe if the “voiceless”, as you so euphemistically refer to them, weren’t so busy robbing, assaulting, and murdering other “voiceless” people, their interactions with the police would be more pleasant.  This whole inane protest is based upon a foundation of lies, beginning with Mr. “hands up, don’t shoot” himself, Michael Brown.

While I have no doubt that the players do not think of it in this way, they are essentially protesting for the right of violent criminals to resist and/or assault police officers without consequence.  Nearly every recent example that has undergirded the “Black Lives Matter” agenda has involved a completely justifiable police shooting.  In only one example that I can think of, the one involving the man on the street in New York City who was suffocated, was there any reasonable question about the actions of the officers involved.  Also frequently ignored is the fact that in some of these cases the “evil” officers were themselves black.


Under Mansbridge the National has become almost unwatchable.  What was once a decent hour of news, national and international, it has turned into a few stories, in most cases far longer than needs be,  The worst has been the "let's ask Petey a question segment"  , followed by the back and forth banter between him and other reporters, especially when they don't have a thing to add.


Without disagreeing with the main point of the article, I do disagree that it is difficult or time consuming to find out the CEO compensation of public companies. In fact it is incredibly easy. Just Google the Company name CEO Compensation and many easy to read sources appear, from Canadian Business lists, MorningStar comparative reports etc all drawing from public information like financial statements and Information circulars as required to be provided by the companies.


After the big protest, did you people fill up at the gas station and drive home?


So the Reagan Amnesty was OK?


yes....best part of the Globe often


Call%20Northside%20777 comments a lot, but solves nothing.   R U part of the solution,  or R U the problem.. Pick one.


The high prices are driven by the corruption of the McGuinty and Wynne governments. Ontario had ample electricity supply for the forseeable future. We did not need a single windmill or solar panel and we certainly did not need to enter into long term contracts at ridiculous prices with a bunch of liberal buddies.
The question now is how do we get out of these contracts and reduce electricity rates. Could these contracts be bought out and the windmills shut down.
Wynne's attempts to hide her stupidity and corruption by hiding the real costs or renaming themdoes nothing.


This is why you earned and are very deserving of that honor.  This is the valuable gift which teachers bring to their students.  The State cannot pay enough for all the positive things teachers do for their students. They only focus on the negative and blame teachers for everything.


I am called a liberal all the time, and I consider myself more of a progressive but here we have a case that reaffirms my belief that I am neither and should not accept a label. I do not know what has happened to those on the left with free speech. Free speech is free speech, not just when I agree with you, goes both ways. I completely disagree with Ann Coulter and Milo, but guess what, Berkeley need them, they need opposing view points they need ideas they may not agree with. How else do you check your self? Beside if you don't want to listen don't go, right?


Soon enough all those Trump supporters will find out what's really in store for them. A cabinet full of rich guys who have made fortunes by exploiting them, tax breaks for the rich at their expense and the destruction of government programs that might actually help them. When anger trumps common sense (pun semi-intended) the result is bound to be bad.


I actually did check out Breitbart.
Yes, it is an alt-right, fake news site. Thanks for playing..


But does he understand the bigger picture? All this will do is hurt US sales overseas in the large expanding markets. That will have massive problems for cash flows and shareholder value causing capital to leave the US. Something it can hardly afford. Trump is a fool catering to his stupid base.


You REALLY need to spend some time doing some research, instead of spitting the kind of vitriol such as you have dispensed here. If you were being raped by a man who was overpowering you, would you prefer the cops use a taser or a gun?


"But the expression is 'walking the talk'."

I think that's a mutated version of the original, which was, "You talk the talk but can you walk the walk," which I remember from the 1960s.  Stanley Kubrik put it in the mouth of one of his characters in Full Metal Jacket (1987):  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-RduxAYCQM&lc=z121idl4pxayerjzp04cilt5kob2e5igu5w


I want to run a marathon in high heels and a snowmobile suit, is that a smart choice?


Gubmit is not limited to specific actions enumerated by the Constitution. There's no mention of the Interstate Highway System, for example.


"Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All Act, introduced last Wednesday, outlaws private health insurance. Curiously, not one of the Democratic presidential wannabes crowding around Sanders for photo ops mentioned this alarming fact.

If Sanders has his way, 180 million Americans who currently have private coverage would have it ripped away and be automatically enrolled in public insurance.

Kids would be enrolled at birth."

http://nypost.com/2017/09/17/how-berniecare-slams-working-people/

All together now..."Womb to da tomb....Womb to da tomb!"


If you go to Japan everyone drives made-in-Japan cars. There are very few foreign cars. That's govt policy.  Japan has a high standard of living yet it's a relatively closed economy. Or Japan protected key industries and exported their products while putting heavy tariffs on imports.


Make all these idiots pay the cost associated with this. Make them clean up their own mess & give them a big fine. Why are we letting these people just do as they please. It is definitely sending a wrong message. Wake up you dumb politicians.


The problem of course is people who think that they get to decide for others whether something is true or not.


Please stop posting judgemental, unnecessary comments regarding this story.  This is a very brief and incomplete synopsis of what happened, written by a reporter that was reporting from a "police spokesperson".  This is an amazing young man, who was with his FAMILY and was doing nothing wrong.  He was enjoying a summer night in the land of the midnight SUN.  We all do this.  If you are not from Alaska, you would never understand.  Negative comments not only hurt his family, they are extremely hurtful to all of his friends are devastated by this, and are doing what needs to be done - PRAYING.


That is an interesting argument and probably explains why the Navy is evasive when accepting blame for the recent contamination from fire fighting chemicals.  If they can use your argument and get a court to agree that Island County is partially responsible then millions of dollars of clean up will be foisted onto the property owners of Island County and their tax bills.  Since there is a small population living in Island County one can only imagine how much would be attached to property tax for clean up.  And if you don't pay the county for three straight years they will seize your home and sell it at a tax auction.....


The market complacency will not last too much longer.


And I can only give this outstanding comment of Wolf Eagle's 1 star - (SIGH)


Trump may have some feeling of kinship with Putin, but generally in a relationship between three mutually opposing countries, it is more often the two weaker ones teaming up against the strongest one. Because once one of the weaker one is gone, the other weaker one knows it would be next.


Bill, do you think McCain is a war hero?  Yes or no.


You obviously don't understand what the power of the keys means.
I imagine this post will be treated to the customary inane grin, don't disappoint me.


Let Alaskans police themselves.    Publish a list of all those who apply for a PFD and  let fellow Alaskans point out the cheaters.   This is a small state and everyone seems to know everyone's  comings and goings and no one wants anyone to cheat on the PFD.   Or would that be much too simple?


R Knot  I Yam!   : )


So he was speaking at the Israel Public Affairs Committee? Anyone who continues to ignore the failures to adhere to international law by Israel has no business commenting on NAFTA. Shameful.


You're an independent? That's what they all say.  Just afraid to commit so they claim independence.  Hey you didn't say you're not a psychic. So I hit that one on the head huh?  I knew it.  We have a psychic here folks.  BTW how much do you charge?


Nonsense. The move to private markets is the single factor that brought millions of Chinese out of poverty. Yes there is government involvement, usually taking bribes.
Countries in Africa and Asia that have become more market oriented have also have high rates of growth.
Countries have tried your economic theories and found them a failure.


Much too high


Weird. A Democrat who wants to raise taxes?


Why so I feel like I've been bent over?


To which question?


I think the reality is somewhere between Matsuoka's fears and Kaulukukui's understanding.  Unlike Matsuoka, I think the City can find a way to upgrade and manage the park better.  The park's potential to be a great gathering place for the community is woefully under maximized.   On the other hand, Kaulukukui and the City's vision needs to be better described and vetted to the community.  Why don't you two get together and collaborate for the benefit of all.


Bee is the last snickering buck private  of the horde of entertainment shock troops who were going to  send the Trump campaign into oblivion, as far back as  June 2015. Now they hide out in the gated parts of Mexifornia,  dreading the  inauguration, which by the way is in 12 very short days.


Right on Cal. Now, added to the liberals list of discussion ending epithets is "morally deformed", soon to be deemed as damning as the unsubstantiated, over-used charge of being "racist".
   The cerebrally & factually challenged left cough out "racist" hoping to end objective deliberation ... & too often it persuades the uninformed to accept that slur as truth.


SJR, unless you're telepathic, you probably have no idea from what, or if, the letter writer suffers from anything...except, perhaps, the inability to write coherently and adhere to a theme. It seems to me, Mr. Kughn was attempting to put every defense for ownership of fully automatic firearms he'd ever heard or thought of, into one, 250 word letter.
That aside, I understand why Mr. Kughn would respond to Mr. Conte as he did. Mr. Conte's assertion: "On the other side, for the most part, are men who own these kinds of weapons as compensation for their sexual inadequacy." is a prime example of painting someone else with the specific psychological flaws you have but can't recognize or to which you won't admit.


Until I was 16, we didn't have running water and took baths once a week. Still, my parents managed to have produced 11 children by then - I'm guessing a little ripeness is no obstacle to procreation.


A dying party in Colorado. Good riddance.


Of course Egeland was convicted - he didn't have a leg to stand on.


Is there any ethnic Hawaiian or better yet a full blooded Hawaiian running for Governor or Lt. Governor on the Republican side?  I can only think of former Lt. Governor Duke Aiona.  Unfortunately the local Republican party is not showing support for him now or in the past.


It is ominous the said comparisons above between Pres. Mbeki and Pres. Zuma as it is devoid of all accounts but rather succinct of all material facts and paints only a glimpse of what the person said and or meant during speeches and their personal views and styles. Lacks the substance to give credence to the topic line at least that peek my interest to read the opinion peace more ..........


Istanbul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgc3F1XZTAw
(copy-paste in wb address)


Are you kidding me ? Who in the heck cares about the Isobel cup or wants a picture of it ?  Now if the Real NHL cup is in town , lets get photo's .  This event is a million miles from when Scott Gomez brought the real cup to town . Now that was something to celebrate.


My older brother kept on "moving forward"...caught his first wife cheating-divorce cost him $300k. His second wife buggered off and took for $200k. His third wife,same as before. Now he's 50 years old and ought to have been retired,instead he'll be working until 65. And you think he should keep trying? Wow


Only USD 1,125


I'm not aware of Jesus forming close friendships with or condoning the behaviour of adulterers or  homosexuals. Can you provide citations?


Why is a rally with protesters news? Happens on a daily basis. Surely there's a worthy news story that could have been put in its place.


OK then....


I wouldn't presume to fathom the extent of "God's blessing."

But by your repeated expressions of condonation, you do exactly that.  BTW, you surely appreciate that "with God's blessing" was merely a figure of speech meaning only to convey that God regards an act (whatever it is) as sinless.


still obviously smarter than heil harper


But for Jesus Christ and His Church, marriage is indissoluble.


It's "fake news" but you "watch a lot of" it. Lol!


If it glares, swears and threatens
Who cares.


The Globe and other news media will publish whatever attracts clicks.

You clicked on this article, so you are part of the 'obsession' you are complaining about.


No way. Sea levels are up. Here's what NASA data shows:
https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/sea-level/
How can you look at the graph and honestly say sea level is down? The stock market is up about 2000 points since the start of the year. But, it lost a dozen points last Wednesday. By your reasoning, the market is down.  Sure, it was down on Wednesday but the TREND over the last year is up, up, up. Likewise with sea level rise. It's clear from the data there are a few minor, temporary dips like 2011. But the trend over the last century is up, up, up.

You see, if lots of rain or snow is dumped on land, that water is no longer in the ocean. Sea level is lower. When the snow melts and water flows through the valleys, guess where it's gonna go? So, we expect short-term weather-dependent ups and downs imposed on the long-term upward trend of rising seas and downward trend in snow cover.


This column is actually THE BEST COLUMN that has appeared so far in the Globe and Mail since the massacre.

And I am not being sarcastic.

Read it and notice its EXCELLENT features:

- It does not have multiple sentences dumping on America
- It does not name Trump
- It names many Canadians
- It invokes an affinity for a Canadian/Canadian product (Gilles Vigneault and his book) instead of invoking a repulsion for an American/American entity.

This column is the ONLY column in this newspaper to have achieved the above accomplishment, succeeding in all of the above areas.

Well done, madam, you have written the kind of column that MORE GLOBE AND MAIL COLUMNISTS SHOULD WRITE.

Your words make Canada bigger. All of your colleagues' words, who failed in this competition, their words make Canada smaller.


i met ron in the late 90's on a personal level and he would have been proud of this well written and concise memoriam. i've never met anyone as humble and dedicated. his drive to succeed and help others was incredible. he had a grand wine collection and introduced me to chateau lafite rothchild vintage. he loved his frank sinitra music and had a beautiful home on angle lake. i lost touch with him and recently read an article naming alaska airlines the best u.s. carrier. i thought of him and my search led to this article. i'm saddened, but grateful for his guidance, widsom and knowledge. thank you for honoring him. -donn p.


Don't let the door hit you on your way out ingrate!


I would tend to agree. The people of Alberta voted for change just as the entire US did. THe lesson is that those politicians who loose touch with the electorate do so at their on risk. No 'wing' is smarter than the other, they just have the propensity to vote against complacency.


you would think a "science teacher" would have the proper education to understand that since these clowns have shut down logging it has ran our schools into the dirt in lost timber revenue. You would think this clown would have the education to understand this has placed a huge burden on home buyers, and in our outrageous property taxes this has created an emergency poverty, affordable housing crisis. No wonder Oregon public schools are an international embarrassment. Look who is teaching.


A pubic schrool diploma is now a participation trophy.  That happened when we decided that graduation rates were more important than quality of the graduate.  If you raise the level expected from students, they will raise to the challenge.  Everyone is capable of college level work, with very few exceptions.  It's the teachers/administrations fault for passing students who don't put in the work.  It's the parents fault they don't meet the level they should.

Maybe we should just double the amount of money.  17k per student is just not enough I guess.......


I believe that evangelical converts make great Catholics.  I'm sure the Pope is pleased that these people have converted.


The author is correct here. Most everyone realizes that there will be changes coming, perhaps some types of taxes or changes to the PF and/or PFD are eventually coming down the pipe. But there is an order to the process and step one is in the form of some belt tightening. This is an absolute must and the minority party apparently is blocking it as the pander to their contributors.


California business sense would not fit well with BC enviro-whacks.


BC Assessment advises average price for an older (30-40 years) sf detached house in west Richmond is 1.8 million. Lot value.


What does that have to do with anything? You propose to trot out some stats to promote the idea that it will be risk-free or the equivalent of driving in Toronto? FYI, there's a reason traffic accidents are high on UN missions and it starts with the quality of soldiers that many Troop Contributing Countries provide. Quite honestly the same can be said for many of the military and civilian staff on mission.

Aside from that, have you ever driven an armoured vehicle? At night, with black-out lights or hatches down on night vision? How about a LAV 3 on an incline?

Vehicle accidents either in tactical training or on operations are not all the equivalent of your grandmother's fender-bender. They are real and additional operational risks no different than rounds going downrange.


In the legal review the expectation is that Officers actions are reasonable. Not that they are right.

Given all the background on this story (it's not like the cops went out looking for trouble) it's easy to piece together why their actions were concluded to be justified.


I have a question related to the abortion debate.  Courts in Canada have ruled the biological father has no right to stop a woman from aborting an embryo he created one half of.  Even if he commits to taking the child and raising it solo, the woman can insist on an abortion.  If she doesn't want the child to be born, the decision is entirely hers.  Doesn't seem fair.

It might seem fairer if the reverse held true, that if the father doesn't want the child to be born, he could insist that the woman either have an abortion or commit to raising the child solo.  Why should the decision to commit the man to twenty years of child support be entirely made by the woman?  The man and woman created the fetus together; they have equal responsibility.  Yet the decision to abort or not falls solely to the woman.

It doesn't seem right that one party controls the outcome of a issue that commenced as a joint venture.  Anybody have thoughts about this?


Perhaps they could also look at doing something about the number of deaths from children and guns. You know, like child safety devices on firearms?


Stated by a dummy that doesn't live in Jeffco.


Merkel has been with her coalition partners for a while. And Germany has a proportional-type electoral system where governments are used to coalitions.  May is from a FPTP system, and she called this unnecessary election to increase her majority, only to be reduced to a minority.


Wow....."sundown parks".....is that like "sundown towns" in east Texas long ago?


Was there another vehicle involved ?
If so, did they return to the scene of the accident  ?
Did they turn themselves in ?  Or was the other vehicle identified ?

 Was this a T-bone accident or a hit and run?

Maybe...
Someone ran a red/ yellow light?  Not much info in the article.


Can you specify the "racism" in this column? Also...what colour were the good ol' angry boys at the march?


Anchorage tax payers are paying for highly inflated medical costs now without the clinic.  This is a cost control measure to address overhead for the city.  Unless you are an advocate for Universal Care, quit trying to blow up the solution before it ever gets started.


I think the author meant that the budget is 6.5 million higher than what the governor proposed. The first sentence stated that the budget was 4.25 Billion, with a "b".


Uh, I hate to bust your bubble here, but have you heard of the 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Report? It's been in the news about 9 years now and the myriad stories point out the decades of genocidal policies and ongoing consequences with 94 calls to action to not only heal them and more, but to end the lack of to outright fallacious understanding of Canadian history. Which most certainly is known by all the Indigenous and most Cdns.

Maybe you also weren't around for his 200th anniversary in 2015, during which huge numbers of stories were printed regarding his entire history.