Humanity needs from the Council for American Islamist Radicalization, and from all their Bakri (SUNNI) comrades, is to cleanse their Bakri heritage and tradition sources from all the hate and the calls for violence against others. They need to start with the source that ISIS exploited as an operation/recruiting manual, Bakris call it "Saheeh al-Bukhari". AbuKhari this is the major source of inspiration of all contemporary Bakri terrorists. I studied and examined this, and other sources, back in the late nineties and realized that throughout my childhood, like all Bakri kids, I was brainwashed through Rote memorization of soundbites to love and to take as role models some of the worst terrorists humanity had ever witnessed. All contemporary (SUNNI) terrorists take their inspiration from following historic characters like abu Bakir, Omar, Aisha, Kalid bin Walid, and many others, who were but terrorists. Sad, Bakri mosques in America still invoke blessings on the souls of these evils.


Your remark is insensitive and stupid. A new low.


I am reading this from my beautiful 20x20 dry log cabin in Meadow Lakes. My cabin has been here longer than all the homes in this neighborhood. Yes, I have an outhouse. Who knew that after retiring from a long work life in Alaska, and fulfilling a dream of decades, I would become such an outlaw?


The day any of those tree huggers show up with a cache of weapons and make vailed threats against the anyone who attempts to interfere, then you may just have a credible point. But sadly, you don't.


For all you know, Trump may be dealing with huge egos, who are popular and powerful and working feverishly against him.

But let's just blame Trump, right?


http://www.thundercreekhunting.com/wp-content/uploads/prairiedog1.jpg

you gotta admit, if you squinch your eyes a bit or are blowing by at 60mph, they sure look alike :)  just saying...


Drain the swamp and put in Constitutional judges only


I'm sure that her son and his wife will help her with restitution and fines after all she's done for them.


According to the UH Institute For Astronomy in March of 2016, there are 484 directly employed County of Hawai'i based staff for the Observatories.
Aggregate operating costs were $72.4 million.
Original unadjusted total cost of the existing facilities was $601 million.
The actual additional investment in the original facilities over the past 40 years approximately doubles or more the original equipment costs.
This is one of a very few things we can do here that is both economically
beneficial and cost effective in the middle of the Pacific.
Astronomy in Hawai'i is a resource to be developed and leveraged here
for all our and our children's benefit.
We need to fully develop geothermal, solar and other local energy.
And try to produce and process more food locally.
If we don't, then the only alternative I see is to further develop tourism by starting casinos around the state.
Or expand Federal military spending in the state by hoping for increased tensions with China.


Says Roy.


I'll bet this one is a weirdo rather than about drugs. Same as the double murder on the bike trail at Ship Creek. Could be the same guy. Rocket Park is weirdo headquarters at night.


"Helping underprivileged kids" is a smokescreen from the pro-voucher folks.
The Dougco voucher supporters aren't about to bring inner-city kids to their schools.
But the voucher supporters know that's an easier sell than "We want to send our kids to a ritzy school that we can't afford on our own, so we want the taxpayers to help out."
The rich don't need vouchers but will gladly take the vouchers if they're being handed out.
The middle class with aspirations would use vouchers and their own money to go to the primo schools, the ones with cachet.
The poor would be sending their kids to any school that would be willing to accept vouchers as full and complete payment. That would be the public schools and maybe a few private ones.
And to all the middle-class supporters of vouchers? The whole point of primo schools is that they are exclusive. Inviting in everyone is the opposite of exclusive. They'll raise their rates beyond what you can afford with the vouchers and remain exclusive.


The devastation in Texas is in part do to man-made climate change that has heated up our planet. The bishops need to speak out on this issue if they want to be taken seriously. Unfortunately, since so many bishops support the science denier Trump, they are too afraid to speak out.


Good to see Justin insulate himself with some of his more competent MP's.  Freeland, Leslie and Garneau are the only ones with any verifiable skill sets commensurate with the positions they hold.

Keep Canadas official mascot busy on his taxpayer funded ethical scandal distraction tour and with Butts actually running the country, the best we can hope for is a mitigated disaster from this care-taker government.


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It will be interesting to see what Sheehan and Civil Beat do when the spotlight dims.  The issues raised in her letter are largely not personal to Louis Kealoha.  If the concern is about systemic change, her letter should be re-issued as a request/demand to the Commission to investigate each of the issues.  Sheehan can put it on the agenda and make her case publicly.

        If the Commission declines, Sheehan is capable - as is Levinson - of a detailed written explanation of the issues she raised in the letter.   Extensive public records are available on many of them such as the discrimination case.

        These issues have been raised before the Commission and reported on by CB but only in a perfunctory way shaped as attacks on Kealoha.  What is missing is an honest and thorough analysis of how the chief, HPD, SHOPO  and the Commission have operated within legal and political power structure of the Corporation Counsel, Mayor and the City Council.


If the city staff could actually write a decent contract, outsourcing might be a good idea. Unfortunately, the contract they would write wouldn't have any performance standards or consequences for failure and would be awarded to some inside player.

We've all seen this with other park projects. Notice the Fern Ridge Path extension to Greenhill. That path failed in the first year. The city waited another four years and then put out to bid for repairing it. The company that did the repairs caused other damage that we will eventually put out to bid to repair, and so on.


How about considering the fact that magisterial teachings change. And yes, that is a fact.


Respectfully, I disagree.


Saynt----"In a region that has already way overshot its ability to sustain humans into the future,
ME --- Utter nonsense. Under 2% of Oregon is urbanized

Saynt----"Whether we grow up or out, we cannot do so indefinitely into the future.
ME -- Why not? In case you haven't heard, the Earth's fertility rate has been declining for almost 1/2 century. OF course the sleazy green money grubbers don't want you to know this because the need to scare you into sending them money to pretend to solve the (non-)problem.

Furthermore, growth is highly subsidized by taxpayers, and yet it never pays for itself. See: http://www.fodorandassociates.com/rpts_and_pubs.htm
ME Somehow we grew for 150 years without bankruptcy. So this is more bull crap from the anti-growth zealots. Next you'll try to convence us that we should get out of $0.25/passenger-mile cars for $1.00 per mile buses or $1.60 per passenger-mile toy trains. http://www.debunkingportland.com/top10bus.html


The Fake News Rebel? Odd how they create their own version of facts isn't it? Social media? The fact based source like Wiki where anyone can post "facts"?


Just came back from 3 months in the southern USA.  No problems at all either way.  Very polite agents on both sides.   We have been pulled into secondary a few times over the years for random checks.  I have no problem with that.  The only thing that changes our travel is the low value of the Canadian dollar.  We have booked for next year.


That was a quote from the former chief, not him posting. And no, there are no families on the parcel. Ms. James hastily let Reynolds recycling on it just before the city took possession of the parcel from her, the City moved them next door to the adjoining lot which was owned by Ms. James sister. The sister had sold the lot to the city with the understanding that choon was selling her lot.


'
…though it could be argued that a lot of corporate welfare never goes back into the economy,

…at least not the American economy,

…that's what those offshore tax havens are for.

.


What is a learning professional..?


However, it still could be In Defense of Another.

Picture a man with a knife running towards his wife and children.  Shooitng him in the back would then very much be justified.

And, in fact, this is very similar to the argument he is presenting in his defense.


Why isn't law enforcement doing their jobs?  ILLEGALS are allowed in many with criminal records and some pedophiles yet the RCMP are now bellboys guiding them to accommodation.
 Wearing masks to public events is clearly against the law (Bill-C309) yet...no arrests.  'On June 19, 2013, Bill C-309 became law, banning the wearing of masks during a riot or unlawful assembly, carrying a maximum 10-year prison sentence with a conviction of the offence.[3] The Liberal and Conservative parties voted unanimously in favour of the legislation.'


Whoosh, hear it?


That's not what taking refugees is about and I assume that you know better than that. What you are describing is normal immigration which is a completely different thing.


If wildlife predators are  killing people's  animals then there are two choices.  I would PREFER that the state's Fish and Wildlife step in, tranquilize the predator and relocate it.  However, there are many times when the Fish &  Wildlife will not respond especially way out in the vastness of Eastern Oregon.  So, animal and property  owners have to take measures into their own hands.  Its just like the Residential Cat Owners who let their Cats Trespass on other people's property.  We have to take measures into our own hands as the city, county, state, Gov. will not help.


Schmartypants,

The Republicans have been trying to improve an almost  impossible program to improve.  How about contacting your Democrat rep and tell them to do something.  Like do their job.  All they can do is point their finger and blame Trump for their mess.  That's about as juvenile as one can get.  Trump's a bad President because he has been trying to fix Obama's mess?  He has said he wants a plan where everyone is covered and deductibles are made more  affordable. What's wrong with that?    Democrats are like  Cheshire Cats watching "Americans die and suffer"  from a plan they inflicted on us all in 2010. and are  gleefully hoping Republicans get the blame. Democrats need to remember, they made this messed up  bed...


Drs. Gordon and Kopans,

The NEJM rehash was fair comment on a study with sufficient inconsistencies to question the findings.

The Pan-Canadian study despite the large number of participants had troublingly wide confidence intervals.   In addition the numbers needed to participate (NNP) in screening to prevent one death was 1247 age 49-50, 757 age 50 to 60, 552 age 60 to 70 and 490 age 70-79 would seem high when relating benefit to risk.

The Cochrane study cited in the article has its own problems but nevertheless presents a view that is worth reading.

The first consideration when contemplating mammography, or any other investigation or intervention, is that the physician should have a duty of care to disclose the actual benefit and the actual risk so the patient can make an informed decision.


The only thing that matters is that Trump needs to go.


I'm shocked, shocked I tell you.


A psychopath who is one of the world's most generous philanthropists?

Google "Psychopathic Personality Inventory (PPI)".

.


Frank DeGiacomo, I'd also feel more comfortable if it was in writing in an ordinance.


French President Hollande has recently said that there is too much immigration, Veiled woman will replace Mariane as national icon, and there is a problem with a particular religion.

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/explosive-new-book-says-francois-hollande-believes-france-has-a-problem-with-islam

And the French Prime Minister sets his eyes on problems away from home.  A typical liberal approach.


The biggest client base for Bell Pottinger is sovereigns like the UK. What hypocracy.


Run all the pictures of these protesters through face recognition software and compare with their time cards want to bet on how many are dipping into the till?


Who is "we" please talk for yourself.


No,  but he can be stroked!  His ego is larger than Mt Everest.


Knowing Bill Clinton he didn't even know what he was signing and if he did it was only for publicity and didn't cost him anything. These people that come out of the cities from the East Coast with arms loaded with sympathy should not fool you, they knew before they came what the situation is and what they should say and scurry back to their cover and are paid well to smooze.


I am confused by your non-sequitur.  Who is the pot, who is the kettle, and who called who black?


And if the patrons of Brother Francis Shelter want SSI checks from the taxpaying citizens who pay these people from personal earnings for which they must work they also need to get after it with snow shovels


If ever there was a good reason to be tough on crime this is it.
Not like the fiasco we saw in Elliot Lake.


Only a complete fool or someone with an agenda would judge the actions of  a historical figure through the lens of today.


Here is an alternate fact that you avoid: ..  Over the last 8 years the Democrats have lost 900 state legislature seats, 12 governors, 69 House seats, 13 Senate seats.

They have no credible leaders.

Right now they have 10 senators in jeopardy of being replaced in 2018 as they are from States that Trump won in the last election.

As for the vote total:  Number of times Trump campaigned in California:  0   Hillary was a numerous fund raisers in California throughout the election campaign.  She really worked hard locking down the 1%.

Saying that Hillary won because she won the popular votes is like saying a  hockey team that won the shots-on-goal  but got outscored 4-0 actually won the game.

Had  Hillary not been an horrendous candidate and the Dems would have won the presidency then they would have had total grid-lock unless Hillary actually negotiated with the Republicans.


Good riddance.  You weren't on the Council to pursue your own racial/social agenda!


Hahaha!  They are!  Just like Hope Solo!  They always blame others when they fail.  Sad!


This is an establishment hit-piece. WikiLeaks information has never been disproven...so it is not fake news. However, it is the function and mission of US intelligence and security agencies to lie, obfuscate, distort and propagandize. Especially to demonize Russia. Trump is more or less right on this one.


Businesses, as legal entities, "may" only have a duty to their shareholders, however the people who own and manage those businesses do have moral and ethical duties to their fellow human beings. That duty is not to exploit and belittle their employees. Just because you have power or some advantage over other people does not give any right (or duty) to use that to enrich yourself at their expense.


"After WW11 top tax rates were in the 90+%: And what were the allowances that were offset against those tax rates - meaning low income workers (who also paid high tax rates) paid a much higher share of taxation than they do today?

"until about 75" That would be Jimmy Carter in the US and Harold Wilson in the UK - UK called in the IMF in '77...


I only hope that comrade chair-man Xi Jinping will pin you medal on your chest for such brave lies defense and  resistance. Only you forgot to mention how you are catching up in your reading:
CHANG & HALLIDAY: MAO
THE BLACK BOOK OF COMMUNISM
I know, it is only western propaganda. Good bye...


Personally, I'd hire the person who seems most interested and capable of doing the job, irrespective of whatever I might think their income/family background might be.

And it might just be the kid that "checks all the boxes" as they've been socialized in a household that valuest such cultural things as "showing up on time".


"Baca and Nemanich in December filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Colorado state law that requires presidential electors to vote for the winner of the popular vote, saying that the founders intended for electors to be able to vote their conscience."

The first and second part of that quote are two entirely different things.  "Colorado state law that requires presidential electors to vote for the winner of the popular vote".  That's pretty cut and dry...  "saying that the founders intended for electors to be able to vote their conscience."  That has absolutely nothing to do with voting for your states' winner of the popular vote.

Colorado has 9 Electoral College votes.  It also has a population of ~5,541,000.  That means each Electoral College vote represents about 615,666 votes.  Why should these two people be able to completely nullify ~1,231,333 votes because they are trying to change the outcome of someone they didn't have to cast their votes for anyways?


And what Political Majority passed this law in 1971 and what was the Party of the Governor who signed it?   It was a major overhaul of the Criminal Code of Oregon and was based largely on the New York criminal Code of the time.  In fact, attorneys in practice at the time were advised to buy copies of the New York Criminal Code to see how their courts had interpreted the language being put into Oregon's version. I still have my copy.

But I'm sure you remember those days, as well.

Hint:  The Governor's name was Tom McCall, his 2nd term.  The Democrats controlled both Houses in the next session of the Legislature as well.


Completely false about a racist and bigoted past. Making an inappropriate joke? Back in those days, middle 80's, a lot of those were made by a lot of people, most were accepted, a few were not, depending on who was making the joke and he did apologize for it. False characterizations and character assassination based on false information, like yours, will not stand.


Dr.  Strangelove,
 I am not going to do Mr. Burke's homework for him, or yours, for that matter.  I don't engage in posting 'links' nor do I click on anyone else's as you can research any subject on the internet without a 'link' being provided.  Everything I provided is easily found by doing your 'own' homework. Asking for proof is just what an investigation is all about, but all It starts  with a reasonable  'suspicion', or 'speculation'.  None of these news items  are exclusively  my own, I'm just the messenger.  Exactly which part of my report do you consider speculative?


Dreyfus?

The drawn-out century-old French Dreyfus affair has little in common with overreactions to a professor's minor, if still regrettable, insensitive comment to a black student.

Unless you're making an odd comment about Richard or Julia.


For months I've been wondering how in blazes Trump got the nomination.  Now I understand. It's because millions of Americans have zero idea what is going on in this country.  They hear a sound bite and believe it, then continue to believe it when the evidence to the contrary is right in front of them.

Take, for example, this statement: "Lisa Murkowski has been part of the Republican establishment, refusing to work collaboratively with anything initiated by Democrats or our president."

 Then consider news like this:
http://www.youralaskalink.com/news/murkowski-heitkamp-bill-creating-native-children-s-commission-heads-to/article_40f34f40-898e-11e6-aa31-e37a354d74a3.html
https://www.adn.com/politics/2016/09/08/conference-committee-on-murkowski-energy-bill-opens-with-calls-for-bipartisanship/
http://www.adn.com/alaska-news/article/murkowski-was-second-split-gop-leadership-shutdown/2013/10/19/

Sheesh.


Who would have thought politics could be so entertaining?


Trump want to fixed the problems for American people, to make American great again.
Obama want to enjoy to be president. then go fundraise.


HPU has been here a long time. I believe they will still be in the mix in years to come. I went there for a bit back then and I liked the school. I really don't think the immigration laws would affect them much.


The best was his commercial during election times....he's driving around in his little red car - I think it was a Plymouth Valiant - look, he's a regular Joe!
Lol, hook, line, and sinker...


A little off topic, but it's time for term limits for our legislators.  No more than a total of 16 years combined Senate and House time - that's 2 terms as a senator and 2 terms as a representative.  Time to retire these career politicians early.  Constitutional amendment anyone?

Career politicians are the most motivated to skirt the rules.  As their political power increases, the special interests lavish more attention (spelled 'money') on them.  They also learn where the best loopholes are.


All noise.  All of the stuff he talked about need to make it through congress.  School choice is probably the only one that will.


what Emily explained I'm alarmed that any body able to profit $4498 in one
month on the internet. you can look here<<<<------->>>>>  http://www.jobpro22.com


I remember some years ago I saw an interview with Alan Dershowitz on Charlie Rose

He talked about racism/anti-semetism etc

He explained that where he grew up there were Italian gangs, Portuguese gangs, Jewish gangs etc

He said 'that was tribalism, not examples of discrimination'

I wonder how much of that (tribalism) is what is what this is all about? After all what Canadian doesn't know what sort of 'hyphenated' variety of Canadian they are?


Libs, are you triggered by this story?
Unfortunately the DP didn't warn you before you read it nor offer counseling as a result. Stay strong snow flakes.


This is the error though. The math is not actually simple, unless you use the simplistic assumptions that have since been proven incorrect. The article mentions how they eliminate externalities like differing factors of growth as well. They compare locations with higher minimums against similar locations without. Like 2 nearby cities in different states. There have been literally hundreds of studies like this in the US alone, which is why the conclusions are so strong.

FYI, most conclude that point 1) is exactly what happens. Resulting in a shift of wealth to those receiving minimum wage, just as it's supposed to do. There is conjecture that minimum wages may impede future job growth. ie it raises barriers to entry for new firms. But it's pretty conclusive that it has no measurable effect on overall levels of employment at the time of the raise.


Describing yourself?


The bleating leftard sheep will follow and support Hillary Rotten Clinton no matter how many crimes she commits, how many women she tries to destroy,  how much money she collects from Russian sources or how many secrets she sells to China. Let's hear all the sheep bleat.


This statement captures the assumption: "I object to the idea that a male can decide he’s a female and that’s enough to make him one."
This is the same argument of "choosing" or free will that has been largely put to rest in regards to homosexuality. It's just resurfacing in the transgendered debate.
Not being an expert, I have to admit to guessing there is a transgendered range from radical transition as in surgery to demonstrating behaviors of the gender one feels comfortable in. Regardless, I can't imagine why anyone would want to suffer the social stigma, let alone surgical trauma to be able to enter a woman's bathroom. But the crux is that this is seen as a choice, not deterministic. As such, it goes to the root of the biblical "bad seed" who intentionally commits a sin.
But why not worry about lesbians in bathrooms? Just because their biology is the same, they still find themselves interested in women. Why are they not a threat, but a transgender person is?


It is incredible that you 'don't get the touching'.  You want to parse it as 'okay touching', and 'not-okay touching'?  There is no reason for him to touch her, period, and you really can't be so clueless as to not know that.


“THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF INFORMATION TCHNOLOGY TALENT/CONULTANTS WITHIN CANADA -LOT OF LOCAL CITIZENS AND PERMANENT RESIDENTS, YOUNG GRADUATES ARE HIGHLY SKILLED AND TALENTED......WE DON'T NEED FOREIGN WORKERS ANYMORE AND NO NEED TO RELAX THE WRK PMT”
  …………Manoj. N”
We are signing paper work monthly, we sent the message to our Prime Minister or asking our local MP to delivery this message in front of our Government. No replies for more than 500 signatures message. Our younger generation finished Graduate University in Canada and either moving with offers to USA or working at Tim Hortons and paying their OSAP Loan to the Government. We need a new party who will be interested to stand-up during next election and take “Jobs in Canada for Canadians….” as the first item in To Do List….We will vote for candidate and we hope that you will walk your words to a success.


Perhaps you are not aware that NOAA  has their very own enforcement officers who enforce the laws protecting sea life, the fisheries etc. They are trained law enforcement officers who carry guns, issues tickets and make arrests. I have a neighbor who is a NOAA "cop".  If a sea mammal is illegally killed, they investigate and make a case if they can determine who is involved. Sometimes they video tape or have cameras set up to video tape.
We have them in Southeast Alaska but then we are/we're home to the NOAA ship too.
I know they are in Sitka and Juneau too.
After they investigate they will forward case to U.S. Attorney's office unless someone else is sent in to investigate. They work with other law enforcement agencies too. They do a really good prevention and education presentation at the Whale Festivals and in schools.
Neat video about them.
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ole/index.html


Another thing the public doesn't understand but the GOP "leaders" certainly do:  taxes paid at the state level are deductible on the federal forms, fees are not.  That means you would actually be paying less than the fee imposed now if you paid the tax instead.  The GOP is happy with it because, as the article clearly shows, fees impact the middle class and working folks a lot more than the well to do (fees are usually flat while taxes are usually a percentage).  A increase of 10 bucks on license fees doesn't effect the guy with the Bentley but definitely affects the guy with the 1989 Geo Metro.


Being in the military does not make you a conservative.


Ok..You had me at Charles Djou's idea to have recipients of housing vouchers be mandated to save money to buy a house. Where does he live ?  No really, what city is he referring to ? Honolulu. I am literally rolling-on-the-floor-laughing-my-(unmentionable )-off. Ludicrous.


At the rate scheer is messing up with two failed attempts at smearing the Liberals in a few days, you may not have a viable conservative party to vote for in 2019.
Anyone who voted in the recent leadership campaign should  ask for your money back,  because the current cpc leader is doing them more harm than good.


Some time ago, I tried to speak about how a demagogue's random words become terroristic threats to those who are intended as the 'target' of those words. The post disappeared. How do we describe the psychology of terrorism except from the point of view of those held in protracted fear, that neither recedes nor escalates? The Sword of Damocles, waiting to drop, isn't scary unless you are under it. Colleges can be a safe place for some but not to all. The toddler who keeps watch for someone who is not coming home...
A demagogue finds pleasure in the pain of others. It swells a sense of power and control without an action -- thats how it becomes terrorist threat, the any minute threat becomes fact. The threat will increase. Do this or the demagogue will cut of this funding, and that funding, and break your commitment through --- temptations through threats to a "greater good".  Gird your loins, this is going to be a long four years.


Wouldn't the cold weather issue be alleviated by preheating the battery? As you know, conventional cars are the same way, using the block heater to preheat it reduces fuel use considerably even if it's warm enough out that it's not strictly neccessary to get it started.


All they had to do all of these years is to fix the ACA, as was the original intent, but noooooo. "Obama Did It", so they have to destroy it and "redo" it. By the way - remember when they said they HAD a replacement and it was sitting on Harry Reid's desk...?


China, nuff said


Of course they should.

Common sense prevails.

The story should read that Bloor St. has a 50 fold increase in traffic capacity.


Spite can be a tempting mistress, no?   But no,  …don't do it.

That's playing to Trump's attractions.

Better that people being duped regain their senses before they suffer too much from their folly.

When they realize they've been played by a con man, I'd rather see them welcomed back to a reality based view.

The hurt is going to be bad enough without wishing for more, …even on those who may contribute to it.


The provincial ministers and premiers  should realize most of the provinces have massive debt and the federal government is sinking in debt, all which will be passed on to future generations. The public will scream for more health dollars but at the same time curse the federal government for running up massive debts.


Yu vs Yuri....karma baby!


Look all they are talking about is letting the troops off the confines of the area they are in to blow off a little steam. But really they should not even be there, get them back to Canada and we can let them enjoy the summer then send them to our north to learn some winter camping skills. It is stupid to think our troops need to be there at all, JT is stupid to think he is making a difference, the liberal et all are stupid to think they make a difference, and the troops they know the whole mission is stupid. It makes me sick to think we have any troops in this area, let alone thinking of more training as reported I yesterday in the globe. There must be a way for Canadian citizens to get rid of a government.


Bryon Murray for president, write him
In America!
He's got my vote. I'm gonna use a permanent sharpie


Woodrow Wilson was a racist too, so what, it's a false narrative put forward by people who have been co-opted by the remnants of the real Russian connection which subverted our politics back in the 1960's and remains to this day. The civil war is history and the nobility and courage of the southern men is well documented in history. Right or wrong in their beliefs, they showed a loyalty to their states (viewed more as separate country's) that is rare today. General Lee's contributions to the United States before and after the war alone would warrant a statue but that is not the point, this false narrative of "white supremacists" is nothing more than racist radical groups like Antifa and BLM trying to rewrite history and denigrate America.


Sending many good thoughts for the tournament--may they lose every game and learn the joy of choosing a new path


I like that Charlottesville draped its Robert E. Lee statue in black as a memorial to Heather Heyer.

Not as good as taking it down, but they're working on that.

I also like the one that was tarred and feathered.

That was even better than shrouding one in black.


cos most richies live behind gates and guards and only venture out in the safety of a vehicle, they don't live life like those in neighborhoods that sport a real community which often isn't spic and span and that's usually due to Official neglect, but are sure more fun and accepting of others and situations. I've seen the wealthy be some of the meanest people and biggest slobs on Earth.


How much black market booze is there?


It just so happens that 100% of terrorists are muslim.


And the crazy...or diabolical...keeps on coming.  I smell Bannon behind this one too, like most things Trump does.


The dominance of silver lasted into the nineteenth century; only the California gold rush dislodged it and created the destructive gold standard that crushed American farmers and workers into poverty.  Silver also caused the most immoral war in history, the First Opium War.  The Chinese would accept nothing but silver for tea; they had no interest in British manufacturers.  British silver drained into China.  Ending their tea addiction wasn't an option for the British, so they cranked up the opium trade from India to China, demanding payment in silver.  Opium was known but not widely used in China.  The British pushed it like corporate drug dealers (backed by warships) and the plague spread.  The First Opium War started when the governor of Canton forbade further importation of opium and seized British cargoes in violation.  The opium scourge continued throughout the century.  Toward its end, it was estimated that about 25% of the male population was addicted to opium.  Rule Britannia.


Strange, I read a lengthy and well annotated description in Wikipedia and there is no mention of gerrymandering or of slaves voting or not.  The only reference I saw to restricting voting rights is the applicable penalty under the 14th Amendment of 1866 (at which time slavery was abolished).

Indeed, the purpose of the system as described elsewhere is to ensure regional balance; that is, to prevent one candidate with a large majority on one jurisdiction to overwhelm the vote.  This goes back to the beginning, when smaller states were wary of giving up "state's rights" to other states with higher populations.  Seems reasonable.

Simply put, the Americans value regional balance over one state having disproportionate power.  That's also why the Senate representation is based on states, not population.

Without California, Clinton would not have won the popular vote, nor the most states.  The system seems to have worked as it was intended.


It might be because it's central to a National Security investigation currently under way.
One involving The President and by extension the Republican Party.
Now perhaps if the White House would release Trump's family tax records and cooperate fully will a National Security investigation then some of this might be less important.
As it stands now, Trump looks more guilty by the day.


I have done the research. Nothing I can find upholds your accusation. You haven't either. You are just repeating what the left and MSM want you to repeat. If you're going to accuse a man of being a racist, at least have proof. Real proof. Like real news. "Come on man"


The photo from Williams Lake brings back memories, as it reminds me of the summer and fall of 2000 in Montana. Smoke from fires to the west got so thick that the sky was brown except for a teeny sliver of blue directly overhead. Also, one evening I was driving home, stopped for a red light, looked up and wondered why in the world the city had installed a second traffic light at the intersection. Then I looked more closely and realized that the "second traffic light" actually was the setting sun, which because of the smoke was the same color as the red light!


You must be smokin Lotsa Whackey..................


Why do you even care? You have a major business trip to get ready for in Perth Australia...and when you get back you're taking your Jack Roush Mustang up to the cottage in Haliburton


Modern civilization requires planning, design engineering, operations, maintenance, facility retirement. These activities require vast sums of money from a populace able and eager to fund them. The combined effort is incompatible with a society that expects others, outsiders -- to pay for everything. Subsidized government kills. It's long past time for the citizens of the Municipality to start paying their own way through life. See: Stop offshoring your problems; keep pols out of the infrastructure business; private equity = the death knell of the world.


Tim's has already cornered that market

no the only things left really are the arctic ice shelf, the moon and the gulag archipelago


And because war is always very lucrative. Trump can make huge amounts of money from a war, just like Cheney did.


You make a lot of sense.  The legislature has not done their job they were elected to do.  Unfortunately, many of these same clowns will return after the next election.  At this point, I don't care if the persons elected are Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Independent, or whatever.  As candidates, they have to willing to reach consensus on dealing with the fiscal problem.  It's obvious that the current legislators are incapable/unwilling to make important decision.  Voters need to kick their butts out...


I support the position that if the Senate fails to either approve or disapprove the nominee in a timely manner, that   they have waived their constitutional right and that the President is free to make his appointment. I would love to see him stick it to the obstructionist Senate. The GOP would fare far worse under the next democratic president! Justice Obama anyone?


Most of those 'gray hairs' had been there since the beginning (1970s) meaning they had been working the field for around 40+ years and assuming they were at least 15 years old when they started, we're near retirement age when oil prices crashed three years ago.  Like any smart business, BP offered a nice retirement package to high wage employees.  Many of those experienced employees, who rightly were earning some serious cash, chose to go enjoy the retirement they earned. It's not just BP but every long standing North Slope employer are facing a related issue which is predicted to get worse over the next 5 to 7 years with the 'graying' of the workforce as a significant and important part of the workforce who have been there since the beginning head south for the last time.


I bet you take comfort with a lot of people.


Oh tRump'll be leaving his bankrupt business empire alright, but not for the White House.  Lock him up for rape and sexual assault!  Lock him up!  Lock him up!


It's very goofy, but people don't care.  Get that first shot in!


The shooter was clinging to the hate spewed by CNN and Rachel Maddow...sorry if reality doesn't match your brainwashing.


Yes, their both predatory perverts.


Correct Bronson, Like most of these "protests", about this or that, the FACTS don't matter.  The Sioux Tribe has their narrative, and they are sticking to it no matter how much they are found to be wrong and just a power grabbing shakedown.


I'd be worrying if I was a partner.


Construction Unions are a different animal than public unions. IBEW contractors have to competitively bid in the free market. The country needs better trade agreements to keep construction and manufacturing in our country so union contractors can bid on the work. Obama's trade agreements are destroying our industry. You won't find many blue voters on a union construction job site. I speak from experience. What I hear is a national call for Trump from the blue-collar workers across America.


LOL.  First, your suggestion that calling out BOTH SIDES really means it's only calling out ONE SIDE is laughable.

Second, violence wantonly perpetrated by ANYONE (and make no mistake -- BOTH sides had many that did just that here) should absolutely be called out and condemned.


There seems to be no evidence of mass death by axe or bow and arrow in the US.  Most of the mass shooting have been with an assault rifle or someone armed to the teeth with other things, but not axes.  A few carried a pocket knife.

I would rather look at the gun death statistics by the US Center for Disease Control, but the gun nuts won't let them.  We have a serious gun problem in this country regardless of assault weapons.  Gangs shooting each other is their problem. It's the innocent bystanders and victims getting shot defending your antiquated opinion of the 2nd Amendement.  Australia manned up. When will the US?

In Alaska you can beat your wife and still keep your gun as long as you didn't hurt her too bad.  You can get a DUI or three DUI's and still keep a gun. You can get a dozen Fish and Game violation and still keep your gun.  You can avoid paying taxes and still have a gun.

Guns.Guns.Guns, the more you own the more people die. That's one statistic than can't be denied.


Recuse yourself.  Only a maroon would think that it would be ok to vote on the issue.  Process is already tainted. Stop further damage.


With President Trump now on record having asked then FBI Director Comey to forgo investigating Mike Flynn and his foreign contacts there is a legitimate concern that the Russian connection goes all the way to the very top echelons of the White House. With Robert Mueller now appointed Special Counsel, the Russian hacking investigation and its involvement with the Trump campaign as well as any other illegal activity can now proceed. An independent inquiry, capable of filing charges, is warranted and should begin ASAP before more firings occur and crucial evidence is compromised. Opening this can of worms might just make some powerful people squirm.


Pruitt isn't the sharpest tool in the shed.


Yeah, people with businesses drive pickup trucks and liberals expect them to pay taxes so that a government employee can collect the trash on their behalf. That's not environmentalism. That's enslaving your neighbor to your agenda.


Tell me why... There are 3 times the number of Charter busses going to Washington Jan 21 for the protest than going Jan 20th for the swearing in.   I can tell your Canadian politics,  why are you on the outside?   What did we do to you guys????  Threw him under the bus.. Never to be seen again... Next... Line em up.....  Ontario.... Next year... Watch what happens.... .Brownie will still be on the outside with his 19 yr old Niagara guy trying to figure out the schooling system he never attended.


If  a war begins, the US will conduct a  massive preemptive attack targeting command and control  and will do everything possible to decapitate  the North Korean leadership.  It is not likely that nuclear weapons will be used although  low yield neutron bombs could be used to eliminate North  Korean forces near the DMZ to reduce their ability to retaliate on Seoul and neighboring areasof South Korea.  It is very unlikely that South Korean and US forces will invade.  The focus will be to eliminate and or isolate much of the ruling military elite and let chaos ensue.  The ChiComs may send in  troops but their presence would not be welcome by the North Koreans and would be unwise. The better option for the ChiComs  would be to provide food and medical aid help and police forces to help stabilize things afters the dust settles.   The eventual goal should be for a reunification of  Korea.   Once this occurs, the US will be able to withdraw its forces and the Korean War will finally end.


Yeah, no kidding. Put your money where your mouth is and post your own multivariate analysis. Include links to your data sources and a detailed description of your methodology. I look forward to your professional analysis (worthy of the ADN comments section).


Well not a vocal supporter but I am pragmatic enough to see that single-payer in the US is most likely inevitable. The federal government currently manages through funding and administration nearly 67% of national healthcare right now, today. So it is only a small step to 99% or 100%.
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"Tax-funded expenditures accounted for 64.3 percent of U.S. health spending – about $1.9 trillion – in 2013... The Affordable Care Act will push that figure even higher by 2024, when government’s share of U.S. health spending is expected to rise to 67.3 percent." http://www.pnhp.org/news/2016/january/government-funds-nearly-two-thirds-of-us-health-care-costs-american-journal-of-pub
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Of course the organization that manages two-thirds should accept responsibility for an equivalent percent of the blame for the higher healthcare costs and poorer medical outcomes in America.


"I am sure it would be fine if the letter had any truth in it."
"The letter is filled with opinion and "alternative" facts."

Please! Do share! We do know that one of the other racist Senators, Strom Thurmond, failed to enter the letter and the statement into the record as he should have. What did Mrs. King LIE about, and what are your sources?


Yeah, at least Felony Flats had some character and interesting architectural differentiation. Plus it didn't encroach on nice houses and neighborhoods. 🙄.


typical ignorant lefty, no clue as to the costs that are soaring, the milions that had to giver up thier doctors and insurance cause some government mandate says they have to have this and that,,, trump is thier champiion just not for greedy ignorant left wingers living off the mandates etc... too bad sheep of liberalism like you are blind to the real problems,, i guess you have a crystal ball too since no bill has been put forward thus you have no clue what is coming to replace it


"add in CVT"
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Current CR-V already came with CVT. Not an "add-in"


no can.............money already pocketed ..........gotta bribe some more


R&R, You should really stop and look back at what you just typed! You didn't hit your head or something did you? The one truth you have said in the last three post is about Monday Morning Quarterbacking, After all.......... your in the Hall of Fame of Monday morning Quarterbacks!


Step one is ALWAYS (whether it's disassembly or when handing the gun to another person) to drop the mag and then rack the slide to clear the chamber if it's loaded (or to verify that it is indeed unloaded.) You have to drop the mag first otherwise you chamber a round. My guess is that this person carried without a round chambered and didn't drop the mag first and when he went to safety check his weapon he instead chambered a round.


Clearly a contrarian as am I ! Your chosen name says it all.


"Earth to Truthbender......Canada's laws are based on our Constitution and on precedent. British Parliamentary practice has no status in Canadian law."
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Nope, Truthbender is correct on this one, at least from a theoretical perspective.  Canada's Constitution (more specifically the Constitution Act of 1867, formerly known as the British North America Act) very clearly states that our country will be formed:

"[...] with a Constitution similar in Principle to that of the United Kingdom"

That has been confirmed, by the Supreme Court, to mean that any areas where Canada's various Constitution Acts do not specifically mention or exclude something, we default back to the British Constitution.

That would seem to include the ability for someone to be impeached by Parliament, though I think it's pretty certain any such attempt would face a challenge in the Supreme Court and would almost certainly be blocked by such a challenge.


Caldwell continues to destroy the island. He is the most destructive Mayor in the history of Hawaii.


After 9 months of investigations into Russia stealing the US election there is no evidence and only 3 of 17 US intelligence agencies think they might find something someday. All they found was collusion between Clintons and Loretta Lynch. Gotta be tough for the Alt-Left extremists watching Trump and Putin smile and shake hands like that.


To the Howard Hughes Corporation, based in Dallas Texas, which has 22 towers planned in Kakaako, local small business owner Steve Scott was a pesky thorn in its side. Thorn removed.


So now you disparage how I read?  OK.  Lets go down this road you are trying to lead me down so that you can look like the smartest person in the room.  Cool.  Why not Lesotho?  You brought it up!  Why could not Lesotho already have done it for themselves?  It's not the U.S.'s fault.  They can choose to succeed, just like everyone else.  Right?  Aren't you defeating your own argument by saying that you choose Finland over Lesotho?  You have just created the disparity of which you speak.   The problem as I see it, is you feel you get to choose, but everyone else doesn't cuz you're smarter than all of us.  Smarter than all of us so much that we should just sit and wait for the left (like you) to tell us what we need to do to get out of a predicament.  Sorry.  I get to choose.  So do you.  So do all the other fine readers of fine character who use CB.  If your model is the correct one, you still haven't cited a nation that has used it and is now flush w/ success.


Who's going to notice that she's back? She's the original do-nothing councilor. She has always maintained that she is too busy to bother reading up on what she is voting on and has even voted to put in illegal camps in ward 7 because she can't be bothered to either look at a zoning map or stroll a few blocks and take a look.

I wish her well for her health and all other aspects of her life. Claire's a good person. Actually, she's a very good person. She just happens to be an awful representative for ward 7. In fact, had she not taken ill, which led to an assumption that she would be stepping down soon, there would have been a massive and likely successful write-in campaign to replace her. (There were several hundred volunteers ready to go door to door.) It was halted owing to her health issues. Hopefully that wasn't a mistake.


And Ravn hired most of Yutes staff.


Caldwell continues to be the most destructive Mayor of Honolulu, tie with Mufi , of course.


When Notley talks about a province not having the right to bar access to another provinces' exports, its as if she was talking about cars or furniture, not deadly goop.  Alberta's right to spew carbon into the atmosphere is their business i suppose, but since there's no effective way to clean up a major tanker spill or an incoming diluent spill, this is BC's business.


Good_for_him.._The_Churh_term_is_Doublespeak._Orwellian_Fascism.


He is truly the most incompetent, arrogant, condescending twirp I have ever seen. He is destroying our nation (as is Wynne) in the hopes their meaningless green energy science fair project gets an A. Wake up people his policies are seriously damaging to your kids and their kids futures.

Vote this clown out !!!!


Ref Gordon Matsuda's ltr. What are you smoking? Oh wait, that's more of the PC talk.


Your defence of the indefencible is sad, pathetic and weak.


I live in Ottawa and have seen several  Monarchs this year. Its been noticeable.  But I will not draw any systemic conclusions from that.


Meanwhile, a few years back as reported in the National Post......

OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau caused uproar in the House of Commons today after he called Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent a “piece of shit” during a heated question time debate over the Kyoto Protocol.

No big fuss or pile on from Globe writers.


HB 2877 should help out by taxing all used cars, older than 20 years $1000/ea..  A tax on Oregon's poorest would be so appropriate to help out PERS, just like the failed M97 was intended.


The Kealoha's have a mean history of suing people.  They are so quilty.  Can't believe they tried to get Michael Wheat out.  This is so full of cover here, cover there that they can't keep track of what they have done.  They are just can't tell the truth and they are burying themselves alive.  Good thing there are still some honest people when push came to shove.  Just imagine, the Police Chief puts himself on Leave with pay for his crimes and then retires and get $250,000 and yet they own more than one home by stealing money from their own ohana.  Shame, Shame on them and the HPD guys whom are crooks.


I'm going to assume (not being an astrophysicist or climatologist,) that there are far more variables relating to climate prediction than to the relative position and extremely regular motions of the Sun, Earth and Moon, since ancient peoples could predict eclipses with some degree of accuracy.   It seems that climate trends have been predicted  -  and are occurring  -  pretty much as expected, but someone who argues about inaccurate daily weather predictions (as has Amy,) is NOT  referring to climate, but to weather.


You know healthcare costs are high in Alaska when your insurance company is willing to fly you and a loved one to the Seattle area, pay for your procedure plus room and board. I got a letter from my insurance stating that very thing last April.


publishing the racial slur would also give us a better idea who the culprit is


RR: trump tried to influence the direction of a law officer, to get him to drop a case. And he tried using the influence of his office to do that.
Now try doing that if you're caught speeding - see if it's not a crime.


"... a man whose congressional sanction once was defined by all 100 salons answering “yeah” in the vote over his extension in the FBI job."
I wasn't aware beauticians had that much control over our government. Did you mean "solons?"


Words coming from a former mayor and cheat?  How ironic.  How's Bernadette?


Let`s cut some More Senator Giessel....yeah, that`s the ticket....


Streep is highly overrated.  I saw her in that ABBA film and she was truly awful and can't sing or act.  I don't think she's done anything worthwhile since Kramer vs Kramer.  And how that makes this uneducated Streep an expert on politics, I don't know.  Hollywood is so out to lunch.


cutting income taxes means more money spent in the economy combined with less business taxes means more investment ,, (which would only come with confidence in the economy which we dont have in canada) , , corps have held on to money not willing to risk in a poor economy with increasing taxation, trump is turning that around.


Imagine the reaction if the flow was from Canada to the US!  We're already continuously and wrongly blamed for allowing the 911 perpetrators onto North American soil.  First we should not allow claimants coming from the US, no matter if they arrive legally or illegally, refugee status.  If you came from the US you should be held to their standards.  You may not like them, but they are a first world safe country.  Albeit they do seem to have a whack a doodle holding the reins of power.  He was democratically elected, and the checks and balances are available should congress decide they have the brains and or willpower to act on them.


I think you also sold all your stock when Trump was elected.  You predicted huge stock market crash.  Doesn't look like you're qualified for President, predictions or investing. Good luck.


"...while I sing along and change the God pronouns to the feminine."
Like what?
"Jesus loves me, this I know/ For the Bible tells me so/ Little ones to her <?> belong/ We are weak but she <?> is strong"?
"Sing a new song unto the Lady <?>"?
"Holy Goddess <?> we praise Thy Name"?


It's not the money that's important....it's how much

Alex Karras


I had a 72 Ford Galaxie 500 that I used to cruise the boulevard in.  A sweet Sunday afternoon driver and I killed a few four bangers in it as well.  But since then it has been F series all of the way.  The world seems to be following my lead.


"There's the continuing war on the elites. There's a far right that has gained an unprecedented media clout. Hollywood is more and more divorced from reality, its film offerings increasingly in the realm of escapist garbage."

Hello?

1. So what if there is a "war on the elites"? I mean seriously, should the masses be bowing respectfully and chanting "not worthy, not worthy", at every utterance of Suzuki, Maude Barlow, Al Gore, Naomi and Clinton? And it is funny, when the rebellions of the 60s and 70s were happening, really, were today's older yuppies back then really wagging their fingers at each other and saying "don't fight the elites"? Ha! More like torching or blockading their offices.

2. The far right in the media? What? The top Foxnews shows get maybe two million viewers, under one percent of the US population, and it is hardly "far right".

3. Ah yes, let's get back to reality movies like the Wizard of Oz (1939) and King Kong (1933), realism like the old days (roll eyes)...


another article where the author fails to mention that 9 Canadian police forces also own Terradyne Gurkha armoured vehicles. And who does he think they are planning to use them against if not other Canadians?
It's also a lot of fuss about some Ford pickup trucks with a few steel plates attached


Excellent Post. BLM and other left wingers don't want to hear the facts. They just want to commit violence on those that are different than them. Their diversity only goes as far as those that agree with them. What does that sound like? Old time Nazi fascist's.


The Tongass is a rain forest, for now.  Global warming can quickly turn it into a dry tinder-box.  The no-roads rule will mean that fire crews won't be able to get in close enough to stop the fires.  With local labor and overhead, "Cants" are about the only cost-effective way to sell the timber.  And I fished out of Ketchikan.  The Seattle-based seiners hired their crews out of Seattle.  On the Carl R. I was the only Alaskan, in a crew of Yugoslavians.  Just like Bristol Bay, the lion's share of S.E.Alaska fishing money goes South.  Ship-building shows some promise, but that is very iffy.  Electrical power generation is perhaps Ketchikan's greatest weakness.  Without an abundance of power, you can't attract clean industry.


China is trying to solve this problem, with or without the US.
Buffoonery does not help.
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Ghosts of Presidents Past:
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Donald Trump seems able to lie more easily, more often, and with fewer qualms than even Richard Nixon.
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Donald Trump seems even more thin-skinned, more insecure, and more vindictive - and to treat staff and cabinet more harshly and contemptuously - than even Lyndon Johnson.
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Neither is an easy achievement.
What a combination.
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Despite their tragic flaws, Nixon and Johnson were both genuinely brilliant, widely-read, knowledgeable men of huge intellectual reach.
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Donald Trump?
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Has he read a book in his life?
ever been known for scholarship, like Nixon?
ever been known to have the unquenchable appetite for hard work, Machiavellian knowledge of legislative procedure, and nose-counting ability, like Johnson?
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The honesty of Nixon +
The employee relations and thick-skin of Johnson +
No known substantive knowledge for the job.
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= Make America great again.
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LOL.


I would be happy to order at a kiosk and have it cooked by a robot- less exploitation and drug addled cooks. Sit down restos are a drag-I like in and out and satisfied.


How. How do you suggest that is done.


"The residential sector in Canada dropped 4.1 per cent as municipalities issued fewer permits for multi-family dwellings, due to lower construction intentions for rental apartments and row houses."
--G&M Feb.7, 2017.

Demand peaking; permits tanking. Only in Canadian government.


Oh Wow Man. I like the way you put that. Can I borrow that comment?


On one hand the real estate lobby insists there is no data, but yet states with complete confidence that housing prices have nothing to do with foreign buyers.  There is a point where you get caught in the web of your own disinformation.


I am not against income tax but only would like to see the same prudence in budgeting we all use in real life.  Then applying taxes would come after.


President Trump stands up to the War Party!  We don't need spend our tax dollars being al Qaeda's air force, or doing Israel's dirty work.


Elect this guy for Mayor and get Sheriff Joe for police chief....


Thank you Dee for standing up for the silent majority here who are afraid to speak their minds. As for the Editors Note what did all the 19 have in common?


>>I proudly voted for him 2 years ago ..
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Donning bright socks , sleeves rolled up, no doubt ...


_" a wide variety of people who know her, have worked with her, prayed with her, experienced her leadership, and they all said, “she is warm, funny and truth worthy.” So the impact of this was….wait for it…nothing."_ -- RyanC

As evidenced by the same old false narrative continued without pause by the same old hate-Hillary posters here.

LFS2 took offense because I chided him for not learning about Clinton's true bio ... and not having any interest in learning.

But, if she's so evil, who and what are all these people -- even many Republicans, and not just other politicians -- who have gained such admiration for her through actual experience working with her?

Of course, she's made mistakes; and some of them were big. Some were honest mistakes any of us could have made, and some came from a political calculation that I disagree with. (I think DeFazio is a terrific congressman, but wrong by not supporting more effective gun regulations.)

She'll be an excellent President,

Trump? Crazy!


NDP and Green voters are not the people the Conservatives are looking to. There is a group of people in the centre who sometimes vote Liberal and sometimes Conservative, depending on leaders, policies and situations. Those are the people that gave Harper his majorities, and which gave Trudeau his majority. I think it unlikely they would completely abandon Trudeau so soon but it wouldn't take a lot of them shifting to Scheer to drop the Liberals to a minority government, especially if the NDP gets its act together.


Who said she wasn't and isn't able to protect the rights of a women?  It is within the right of a woman to chose and not have her choice questioned.  If you actually think that she was going to thrust her thoughts on the committee and make them suddenly make abortion illegal then you have been drinking to much red Kool-Aid.


SUGGESTION?
Why not a music format playing songs you never ever hear?
How many songs did the Beatles record?
And some you never hear>?\
The Monkees  many many songs...
but listen to many music formats?
almost the same string of songs.....
Rolling Stones ?/
many aren't heard...
a suggestion....


The 'occupation' had already been thoroughly bungled and the cookie jar broken by GW Bush's mishandling.  The 'Weapons of Mass Destruciion' was such a sham.  Well, gee... We didn't find any.  Surprise, Surprise.  Cheney had his hands on this one behind closed doors working it until he got the 'intel' he wanted.  It seems that you are itching to assign blame to President Obama for this.  It was Bush and Cheney who ineptly bungled and broke the Middle East.


Alaska communications Wireless  went belly up and was purchased by GCI for for $300 million in cash. It also sold 33 percent share of the Alaska Wireless Network to GCI. A classic example of monopolistic practice that should not have been allowed. A massive loss to ACS when its massive undersea backbone cable was "severed. The cable would have drastically brought down prices of cable modem service through competition.


Can we try corporate welfare with accountability for once?  "Here is over $300 million of taxpayer money. Now tell us which executives lose their jobs for incompetence to date".    No one at Bombardier is accountable?  Agree of not,  US banks came under excruciating scrutiny after receiving taxpayer money.


Yup, Trump's actions/words are indefensible. He'll still be better for our country than HRC. I don't want either of them spending time around my kids, but I don't see much threat of that anyway.


Hey, Ms.  manic-depressive, forget your meds today? Seems to be a lot of that going around in the Trumposhere of denial in your own special fact-free zone. It's not a "landslide" when 3 million more people voted for your opponent than you.


I guess the only way to look at this is to add $500,000 to the big bill on homeless that the City and State have spent so far. You can add to that the $2 million-something that the City is having to give back to the Federal Government, unable to spend for housing programs that would have actually helped this group with Housing First and such.

Like the rail, the bill just keeps adding up.


Great to see the community come together and help out. A thanks and a prayer to all, and good luck to Matthew and the family.


Thank you for the clarification.  I took the original post to be true at face value.


Where does my family physician wife sign up for this free money? We could really use some because Trudeau is coming to tax the hell out of us.  The drug reps show up occasionally at lunch time with something from California Sandwiches so you can listen to their spiel at your desk. Your price for selling out to "Big Pharma" would have to be pretty low to be in their pocket for that. I would also like the mythical "free cruise" I always heard about but was never able to find it.


Alright. But you need to provide the examples you mentioned, about right to life.

Matthew 5: 44

Luke 6:27

Luke 6:29

And, of course, that perennial favourite, Matthew 26:52. (It's about living by the sword and dying by it.)

As I said, Jesus is not silent about love and calls for love of all, even of enemies. Is it an act of love towards an enemy to kill him against his will? I don't think so. Nor does Jesus. (See those verses I listed.)

Nothing  contrary to love about defending yourself? Well, there is if, by defending yourself, you take the other guy's life. At least, that's Jesus' view.

What?!!!!! Jesus' death was the sole purpose of his incarnation? You are kidding me, aren't you? The sole purpose of Jesus' mission was to love his Father, in our name, and for which he died. The Father isn't some loony-toon sadist!

That story, of the woman, is proof that not everything in the L and Ps met with Jesus' approval. His reaction proves my point.

Not obeying JC proves that.


If the Trump rejects the validity of the U.S. "intelligence community", we could disband it and save the approximately $70 billion per year that it is now costing us.  No more NSA spying on our emails!

That money would be quite useful in preparing for the coming war with China over Taiwan and the control of the South China Sea, and great for Oregonians, who would be on the beachfront of an attack on the mainland.

Stephen J. Remington


As soon as I saw this I wanted to post: "So is THIS "TERRORISM??" The famous "disgruntled American worker return to slaughter people he's got a grudge against". It goes on all the time here...we are NUMB TO IT!

What's the big difference ... 6 deaths in London by machete and van versus DAILY slaughtering using (mainly) guns and/or other weapons here in MAGA Land??

Sad!
MAGALOL!


As sad as the previous killing.  Why people kill animals is beyond me.  I cant imagine of what value a dead lion is.  Much-more valuable alive.  People do get a thrill out of killing; that's for sure.


Yeah, I think we all got it, the first dozen times you've posted it. But just so we're clear...you're opposed to HB247, are you?


Absurdity rules. ^^
In the event that you were actually trying to be serious, please make your next reply via a single-page, manually operated printing press.


Very helpful having the key Trump headlines of the past few months in one place.


There is no alt left. It's fake news.  This is Mr. Trump's attempt to wag the dog.  Condemning nazi's is easy.  But he can drag this incident out for weeks by failing to do that.  He can also bloviate and chatter about nuclear war on the peninsula.  That'll last a couple of weeks too.  It all distracts constituents from the fact that he is the first American president selected and appointed by the russians.


All three companies will lose big time.....the pond is just to small.......do away with the Jones Act?


people who do not understand that human righs tribunals have become kangaroo courts are ignorant and left wing stupid


Why does this issue keep raising its ugly head a both federal and provincial levels? We 're becoming like the Americans where politicians spend their time raising money for the next election rather than governing.


Good point


Jeff Bridich (Rockies GM) needs to start watching what the good GMs are doing and start following their lead. The Cubs have woefully underachieved so far this season, but are still a .500 ball club and are only 5.5 games behind the Rockies. Theo Epstein (Cubs GM) just traded for White Sox veteran SP Jose Quintana, who will help right the ship and adds a strong veteran presence to their rotation. The Yankees are in a dog fight in the AL East and Brian Cashman is actively trying to trade for a veteran starting pitcher. The Rockies? I haven't read one story about them being in the hunt for trades. Hopefully Bridich doesn't make the same errors O'Dowd did and pass up good trades because he overvalues prospects.


The CPC have made a grave tactical error in spreading their attack on the Government through the Khadr decision into the American press.  It's cynical to appropriate the Speer family's loss in a fundraising campaign to undercut Canada's careful preparations for the upcoming NAFTA negotiations.

That's destructive spite.

Andrew Scheer’s history of success in assorted votes indicates considerable political acumen.  He is likely smarter than he looks and sounds, but it grates that this “conservative” seeks to draw the level of political discourse in Canada so low.  In Scheer we see a man only too willing to ape the Trump tactic of creating electoral-success-at-all-costs, with no thought of the future.


Uh, it was republicans that softened the bill genius.


I have never, not even thru Nixon and Reagan, been embarrassed to be an American. I am now. Putin must be peeing down his leg from laffing! Europeans must be aghast at what "we" have spawned. Are Trumpites contrite yet?


I think your age and fitness level has to be taken into consideration.
Being unfit and of a certain age and suddenly doing interval training is hard on your heart.
It's the reason why runners are coached to get some base training under their belt to condition themselves before doing intervals (sprints and track work).


Sawtooth -- I am shocked to read that the Alaska Native Health Consortium serves non-Native veterans. the Anchorage VA clinic is very unsatisfactory. They offer no alternatives and simply display the "take it or leave it" attitude when a vet complains. How can I get signed up for medical care at ANMC? I am serious!


I look forward to reading his retraction in two year's time.


It appears that we need additional government controls on overseas money in our real estate market.


Wrong! It was not better under Harper. All his eggs were in the oil basket. No actual foresight for years down the road


Just like all the other religions, the climate change religion is a man-made concoction but created by the hardcore environmentalists so they can wield power and perpetuate their lucrative bureaucracies on the backs of taxpayers.  How about some countra articles for once since there is so much money at stake or would you get blacklisted or perhaps fired from your job ?


"Will Macron’s victory slow the advance of right-wing populism in France?"
Thanks for asking, the answer is no.
The election is just a prelude of things to come. France voted for the status quo, no changes in immigration policies, which means in a few more years there will be over 20 million muslims. Time will then be reap for the right win party to achieve victory on the next election.


Typical liberal response : if you don't agree with the liberal view you need professional help. How pathetic.


words to sell copy..... thats all folks.


Do or die, Bull Hockey! This is a political football and that ball takes funny bounces. Who knows will end up with a whole bunch of kala in their pockets?


Alberta unable to afford Olympic bid, no further study needed.

The Alberta deficit is 65% more per person than Ontario ran in the darkest days of the 2008/09 recession.  Who are these financially illiterate clowns who think the people of Alberta can afford to have the government borrow few more billion on their behalf for something as trivial as the Olympic Games?


Including Gary Johnson means that instead of 1 republican in the debates, there'd be 2.

A libertarian is a republican who likes to smoke a little weed. The two big issues that differentiate a libertarian from a republican are drug legalization and keeping abortion legal. But libertarians never invests any significant political will or effort in either one. Both these issues are supported by Democrats and when has a libertarian ever at the national level allied themselves with Democrats? The next time a libertarian works with Democrats to stop the mind-numbingly ineffective drug war effort will be the first time.

For more information on "libertarians" who are really republicans, see Paul, Rand; Paul, Ron; Johnson, Gary republican governor.

A libertarian almost always votes republican when there isn't a libertarian on the ballot...which is most of the time. Libertarian is just another name for Republican.


And we must all watch out for the muslin.


With respect, there was no international element to the genesis of this war, whatsoever.

As for "the most powerful nation I the world, backed up by its regional allies ...", what a laugh.

With allies such as AK, Saudi Arabia, and Likud, who needs enemies?

The war in Syria, like the 30 Years War, started out as entirely internal matter.

But after the elimination of the democracy-desiring rebels as a serious force, it became a regional struggle, with local proxies, where, ultimately, there cannot be peace in Syria without foreign struggles being resolved.  For Hapsburg and Bourbon, read Saudi Arabia, and Iran.

Where once Austria, Spain, France and Sweden fought over the carcass of Germany laid waste, ...

... today Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Russia, and Iran fight over the carcass of Syria.

America (and NATO) are essentially irrelevant to this fight.  They are bystanders left to save Jordan and deal with a refugee catastrophe.


All the cops are trained at the HQ, since most will serve in Toronto then it makes sense to train them there. They must be able to handle multicultural environment, the environment of the city. Orillia is not the place the HQ's.


The dems would let him destroy
America, then look for someone to blame.
Total lunacy.


jack: "effect on THE WORLD economy"
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With, or without internet?


The end results are telling of the personalities involved.  "Normal" people don't spit their beverage on other people. Discerning teenage girls with wisdom and commonsense don't approach 51-year-old men on a street corner and initiate conversations that culminate in physical assault.

You're assuming that Mr. Naval was the only "foul name(s)" calling individual in this scenario.  You're assuming that these little ladies are pristine and fine citizens...that they've incurred no culpability in the confrontation, that they're the victims...yet, I ask you again...has Mr. Naval every been charged with a similar incident in the past?

Witnesses claim that Mr. Naval has been frequenting this area in protest for quite some time; therefore, if he is predisposed to confrontation, surly such a predisposition would have manifest before now...especially considering the "innocent" victims are two young pristine PA residents who are obviously cultured and kind ladies. Yes?

Rick


But I'm center left, not at the extremes, like you are. They have more in common with me than with you.


The Great Cheeto is not fit to be President.  If he is our only hope, we're all doomed to fiery death.


Thank you for that meaningless blather. Now, how about a cogent -- or, at least, coherent -- response?


The extremists on these threads really need to stop wasting electrons labelling their opponents as fascists and/or communists.

They're continuing to miss the bigger picture in doing so.

Generalizing the results of a Dutch election to any other country is also fairly meaningless.

The only poll that matters is the one on election day in Independent Nation States.


Thanks. One can assume such volunteers are not exactly bias-free, in other words.


Another fearmongering piece of hate propaganda in service to the arms industry.  Great work, Globe!


This is further proof that booze is at the root of all that is evil.

This man simply drinks booze, and he is then transformed into a homicidal maniac.

It was a huge mistake for our nation to end prohibition.


Once again Roy please read dnad understand;

“Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief.”
― Frantz Fanon

Another quote I like applies to both the left and right:

“In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.”      ― Napoléon Bonaparte


What the Habs need now more than ever are more 'character' and 'depth' players.....

Either that, or a new owner who will fire Bergevin

Gee, not sure which one......


things from idiots like you kevin you can count on,
lies, false accusations, believing anything you read from nut bar left wing news,,


Not to mention that if one were an actual grandfather, one might have had the experience of supporting the women in one's immediate family reach their full potential.

Ahem.


Pretty slimy but typical. Hackers unable to attack Trump attack innocent victims. Disgusting. Perhaps they would be better off using their skills to do something useful - like trace the money that made the Clintons worth more than $100M, like figure out who and what the leaders of the large foundations controlling about 1/7th of the US economy are doing to manipulate and control the US political system (any hackers with the stones to tackle the Soros foundations?). But doing that would require skill. Attacking hotel guests does not demand skill.


Just go away


Not that simple.


I think many Alaskans are willing to pay their "fair share" when two criteria are met. First, make some real cuts to state government. That includes consolidation, eliminating services that they have no business being in, privatizing others, and getting real with staffing levels and labor agreements. Some villages will never be economically viable.
Second, start holding those who place the most burden on government services more accountable for their poor decisions and skewed priorities. Nobody likes going to work everyday to help pay for peeling some drunk off the side walk on a regular basis at thousands of dollars a pop, or supporting the kids of someone who can't or won't take care of them,  Able bodied adults who seem to have all the time in the world for their social life, love life and party life but not hold down a steady job or get training. Ever try to find a good janitor? If you have a cell phone, flat screen and medicaid why bother.
Hunger is a powerful motivator.


Suggested reading: The Fraser Institute 'First-Past-the-Post: Empowered Voters, Accountable Government by John Pepall.  The author demontrates that so far,no better way of voting has been fond and that First-Past-the-Post remains the best way of voting.

By the way, I have yet to hear Mr. Trudeau or one of minister telling Canadian electors precisely what is wrong with First Past the Post.   I agree 100% with ADIo2


Obviously our Canadian officials missed the point of the morotarian.


I have been reading that China's population is going to collapse since 1991.
Thats 26 years ago and they are still going strong.


This is good, now if all the other organized religions on the planet would do the same for ALL the travesties they have wrought on mankind for the last several centuries we could get closer to their true purpose and then, dispense with them.


Every Alaskan lost something over this.  There are absolutely no winners here.  We can support and pray for the families of The Fallen and pray that healing comes to everyone.


Wait up here, hold on. Is this the SAME APD that won't respond to -low-level crime- because it doesn't generate revenue? Because it's low-priority? The same APD that considers stolen vehicle crimes to be not worth responding to? The Same APD that charged Floyd for reckless driving while he was trying to do the job THEY were 'supposed' to be doing but were FAILING at? Who let the guy who SHOT AT Floyd walk blithely away, while charging an honest citizen?

So they are now saying that, having found a stolen vehicle, they found MORE? And more stolen goods? Linking to possible (gasp) DRUG CRIMES? All related to a possible chop-shop for - get this - Stolen vehicles, a low-level, low-priority crime!

Holy (!) Batman! It's not like the citizenry was telling the *cough* Authorities for MONTHS that this was building, that a Crime Wave was being fueled by low level crimes, that vehicle theft was organized. No, we'un's was just too gosh-darned iggerant. Dat der APD be smart'r'n us!

SMH


I remember when she showed up on the North Shore with her entourage.  Lost had several really great players and she was not among them.


I understand Joe Miller has TENSOF THOUSANDS of mailers paid for by the Alaskan Republican Party claiming Lisa is BAD for Alaska.  I think Alaska voters are going to need popcorn.  Don't worry, they aren't all bad.  Some of the Republican mailers talk about what a good candidate Joe Miller is and how good he will be for Alaska.  Well, I guess that's still bad for Murkowski but good for Alaska.  Trust me, these mailers aren't "junk" they are GOLD!


That would not be accurate in relation to the balanced budget and reduced debt left for the Liberals when they took over.  I do not think the Liberals ever made a complaint about the financial ledgers upon assuming governance.


"This is clearly part of the China agenda with Trudeau, .... right to raise concerns about what exactly it is that we're offering to China."
What is he offering? Canada. Haven't you noticed? China just bought another $1.5B worth of Canada this week.

#WhatDoesChinaHaveOnTrudeau


If  you hear of shops that buy products WITH trichomes, pls. post here or Facebk or LTE to RG, EW or Guest Viewpoint. Boycott the rest and spread the word! Wont be fooled again?
Someone do a survey: maybe RG can in new periodic pub Cannabis Culture? Comments can be made on Leafly.com where local products, stores listed, strains described: ask them.

Agree with concerns about missing trichomes. I have been listening to presentations on GreenFlowerMedia.com for a year+. One mentioned that different terpenes are available in trichomes not found in drastically trimmed bud. Synergy effect of whole plant vs parts is called Entourage Effect. Consumers need to bring this up every time they make a purchase from a cannabis store. It can be more spendy making tincture using whole flower?

Clerks need to convey concerns to owners. When buying tinctures ask if whole flowers used, esp. vital when using cannabis for med application. Lack of trichomes no doubt affects mind elevating experience too?


"I am not stating that the sky is falling or that we must act immediately without careful consideration of all possible consequences."

You've had three years to consider consequences and take action.  You've done nothing.  Get out.  Next!


Yep but it's their car now.


Keep deluding yourself, because that's what you're doing. In case you haven't noticed, they've moved on from the Russian collusion allegation. Yep, they found nothing, so the newest charge is now "obstruction of justice." Present the evidence of Trump's wrong doing. Go ahead, lay it all out here. And by the way, which statute is he accused of violating regarding his alleged collusion? I'll help you with that...There's none. Alan Dershowitz, a DEMOCRAT constitutional scholar and educator, said himself that Trump has done nothing wrong and that the Russian collusion charges are false. But you know far more than an Ivy league Harvard law professor right?


I think what is lost in this debate is something, I believe, that is fundamental but not inscrutable or overly philosophic. Schill is the President of the University of Oregon in 2016, and so while it's admirable of him, as a leader of an academic institution, to consider as much of the totality of Deady's life living in a completely different era as available in the historical records, what we do now directly affects the university and its mission. That's what we are now tasked to do. So, yes, remove both Dunn and Deady from the university buildings bearing their names and replace them with names of those who more directly represent the values and the mission of the university in 2016 and moving forward.


Just another example of felonious activity by our politicos . Wake up Hawaii.  You are being robbed daily.


Australia just got caught " cooking the books". Keep your head in the sand and drinking the koolaid... you'll go so far in life.. hahaha


The truth will come out about McCain.  Bought and Sold.


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you've not got anything straight to date.
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and your recent effort fell short too.
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The legal support that's going to be needed soon is very, very expensive.


You've apparently been mislead by your connections to the "prosecutiors department". Socioeconomic status is a much, much better indicator of the potential for criminal activity than the color of a persons skin is.


I recommend Rohr as well...think he's excellent.


Oh so now it becomes a State project?  Prior to asking money from the State Legislature did the City share with the legislature all of the cost, over runs etc. Was the State ever part of the early contract signing, etc.  The biggest fault of the legislature is that they did not tell the City that they mucked this one up major!


In a free society where the authority of that government is derived from the people and the checks and balances of that power are extremely dependent upon that people, it is essential that the people are informed and that secrets are not kept from them.

I cannot conceive of one essential role secrecy should play in the government of a free society. Our military might does not come from secrecy. Our technological edge is not kept through secrecy (which is impossible to maintain). Having duplicitous agents rather than open diplomacy weakens and erodes trust and influence more than any operational advantage having such operatives contributes. The list goes on and on.

Secrecy only facilitates the free operation of those who could not do their dastardly deeds in the open.

Privacy is a right of individuals and not government and its representatives.


Well, if living in the only economically viable province in the country is "fleecing", I'll learn to live with it.


So one can pick and choose which of Christ's commands we must obey. So why are you nattering at Father Reese for doing exactly that?


(Part one of three)  In the article by Orlandar Brand-Williams and Mark Hicks

Detroit Archbishop Vigneron has said leaders “needed to go back and look at the fundamental mission and in light of that, what do we have to change.”  The first thing to change is to remove the fear of thinking and its corollary, fear of reading.

Stephanie Quesnelle, 26, of old Royal Oak, attends St. Hyacinth Roman Catholic Church in Detroit’s Poletown neighborhood.  And not where she is supposed to attend.  Nationality parishes were abolished years ago.  Accepting what the Teaching Magisterium has to say about which parish to belong is another starting point.  Apparently both Quesnelle and Weldeab are thinking for themselves about which parish to attend, despite Canon Law.

Other local Catholics like Heywan Weldeab of Canton Township also found the event helpful. A lifetime member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Detroit . . .


Mahalo to Civil Beat for reporting on Standing Rock protectors, and mahalo to the kia'i! Protecting life and universal values at exactly the right place and time - BEFORE the destruction happens.


This article tells us nothing of the details or the substance in the bill. This bill could be more draconian than the last, with  spin to make it sound better. There isn't even a comment if this brings C-51 in line with the constitution. All this is doing is putting out hype. This is what is known as "fake news"


They should shoot this monster right between the eyes and Morneau should resign.

What a scam!  What a gd rip off!


For dialog to be authentic, it must seek to be informed and ground in good-faith; on this ground it will naturally evolve into a mind of communal sensitivity. In the least, religions should find agreement on this minimal starting point if ever their conflicts are to be resolved and internecine self-destruction is to be averted. Intentional violence in any form is irreligious.


Alaska is really screwing up.
They need to stop giving away the money and instead put it into a MASSIVE trust fund in which PART of the interest is used for local taxes.
Had they done even 1/2 of their money into a trust fund since the 70s, they would not be worrying about money. Sadly, the GOP up there are SOOO short sighted.


Last night's debate was frankly very disappointing, disheartening even.  I had hoped for far more from him.

Kaine doubly proved what my wife had noted about him a couple of months ago:  a nervousness and a "big watch" pugnaciousness in him.

As some twenty something viewer was quoted as saying last night he was "cartoonish".

Given Hillary's health, I'm now worried about the ticket's solidness.

At Kaine's age, one doesn't "grow into calm leadership."  There seems a lack of "integrality" to him.   No gravitas.


Jackson despised paper money. I rather suspect he would object to having his picture on it, if he were around to give his opinion.


oh? could you be a little more specific, please?


What is Capital markets and Trading?

Actually, most trading and capital markets activity is NOT about banks owning shares for their own account. It is services like raising money for companies and services of facilitating customer trading. Your misunderstanding may be because banks generally do a horrible job of explaining what they mean by trading.


How the Muslim community can tackle the scourge of extremism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRPzkB5mr1U


(i wound up sleeping at my desk last night - my brain is still in the do-tee, do-tee, do...tee, mode)         ....please explain....


That is an honorable sentiment, to be sure, but the people who will do the right thing in that regard are going to find it in their hearts to do the right thing.  The people being insulted are very vocally and obviously stating they will not do the right thing, hence the insults.  It's cathartic.


You're absolutely right. However, Ted mainly looked out for some of the most greedy millionaires in the state. The Usibellis, his old pre-Senate clients were a perfect example. He got $300 million from the feds for their Healy "clean coal" plant that didn't produce a kilowatt of electricity for many years.


Hockey owners, including Murray Edwards, appear to believe that Canadians' love of professional hockey cannot be broken. I think it can. It reminds me - again - that the Flames aren't Calgary's team, that they really belong to Murray Edwards. That the Oilers aren't Edmonton's team either, they belong Daryl Katz.
I love hockey, but this all-to-regular cycle of extortion makes me angry and reminds me I can do just fine without it. And I wonder if there aren't a lot of other passionate fans of professional hockey who feel the same way.


Having grandparents cover daycare is one of the arguments in favor of their being here, given the lack of affordable daycare in Canada. Meanwhile, even if they get OAS, the amount would be small, since OAS is based on years of residency.

It is the potential costs of the free healthcare that I am concerned about.


I suggest you listen to one of the post game news conferences when Gibbons is interviewed--he clearly is functionally illiterate and doesn't have a clue what he's talking about--this completely translates on what moves he makes during a game--even with the teams he's had the last two years he has made multiple managerial mistakes including one in 2015 that cost the Blue Jays home field advantage throughout the playoffs---in the past he even challenged a former player to a fist fight in the clubhouse---he doesn't belong managing at the major league level-or even at the minor league level--?maybe little league?


I'm not talking about ISIS,I'm talking about a religion that in 2017 is light years behind the Judeo-Christian world in tolerance of gays,Jews and women.Incidentally,not exactly values we espouse in the West.If you don't see any truth in the above statement you are just another leftist truth denier who'd rather take the politically-correct road and not have a truthful open discussion for fear of being called a bigot,a racist or an Islamophobe.


So what's your solution, let him walk?


"They believe the school stands to lose as much it gains by slashing the estimated $1 million a year it costs to field teams at UAA ($600,000 for alpine and Nordic squads) and UAF ($400,000 for a Nordic squad)".

Athletics supporters keep telling me how smart these kids on sports scholarships are and how lucky we are to have them in the community. So let's continue down that path of drawing smart kids into our communities. A million dollars in savings from eliminating these sports programs could provide a ton of ACADEMIC scholarships. Academic scholarships for ALASKAN kids.

Gotta tell you, I got pretty damn tired of being forced to pay for sports programs via mandatory fees every quarter. Sports programs that did nothing for me but drove up the price of my education. You want sports at the university? I got no problem with that as long as they're self-sustaining. If not, they have to go.


I guess the concern is that Trump promises Manafort a pardon on the condition that he not testify against Trump.


The fundamental issue is these are NOT SUSTAINABLE in Hawaii. The fact they needed a grant-in-aid from Hawaii taxpayers should prove that. This is totally bizarre as Hawaii has a glut of office space with the vacancy rate creeping towards 20%. Why on earth should the state government get involved in this? If it was industrial space, where the Honolulu vacancy rate is less than 1%, it could work but $900/mo for a permanent office, you can find stuff for that now. I wish the SA was more like civil beat as they would be scrutinized properly.


Can't fathom GM's logic of thinking all drivers want turbos.  At least give me option of the larger displacement, normally-aspirated engine!


"...the church cannot impose mandatory reporting because some countries have repressive regimes."

It can let national bishops conferences make that decision.  Doesn't Francis want more decision making shifted from Rome to the bishops?  I can understand that "some countries have repressive regimes", have not developed criminal and civil law and an independent judiciary.

But some have good legal systems and Pope Francis needs to recognize that and support it.

Maybe this is one of the reasons Card. O'Malley was appointed to the CDF - to get them moving on making the changes needed to allow reporting where it is "reasonable" to do so, get rid of the requirement that a bishop has to try to "cure" a pedophile before seeking to defrock him, clean up the "legal problems" that are an impediment to trying bishops for covering-up sex abuse.

The church is stuck in an impossible position in which children are put at risk. They don't get another 100 years to figure this out.


Are you telling us you believe that every single person that voted for the Libs/NDP/Green voted for electoral reform? A little naive at best, and you should then be outraged that almost thirty promises have been broken that you voted for.


Agree.  When river road was widened, at first they did not increase the speed limit, which remained at 30 mph.  I received the first speeding citation shortly thereafter, and I was traveling at about 35-40.  Then they raised the limit to 40 mph, but 45-50 is the new norm everywhere on River Road, where you will not find a police cruiser.  I hate impeders, but on River Road I feel a public duty use the left lane while going exactly 40 mph.  Because 30 mph was the correct speed limit!


I think Comey has some 'buyers remorse' after 60 days or so..

The problem with Clinton (beyond being a terribly flawed candidate) was that she was such a 'known' commodity.

'Trump? -not so much -until now

There is a difference between the larcenous entitlement of the Clintons (and taking it in through the foundation), and treason.

And while the Clintons have grifted monies from 3rd world types, Trumps real estate business was saved by the Russians. He is beholden, no two ways about it.

At least the clintons have a diversity of revenue source, and it's hard to see how the rulers of say Uzbekistan would be a major string puller compared to Putin...


Good to see someone post about their daughter in all this mess. I also feel bad for her.


What happened to the millions in hiding? They just had to spend 10+ million a couple weeks back! Let's use some of that.


Make no mistake about it. This is insidiously dangerous. It is a  thinly veiled precursor  to allow  the Liberals force through election reform in their own version of ranked ballots so as to keep themselves perpetually in power. The Liberals already took heat from many who accuse them of abandoning their election promise and that is worrisome for the next campaign in 2019. With these rules in place ( which they want quickly adopted), they can bring forward the ranked ballot system and ram it through prior to the next election without consideration of  the proportional voting and first past the post systems. Of course they have the practical problem that Elections Canada has said they need 2 years to prepare for any change, so the Liberals will enact the bill, silence the opposition and have an effective date after the next election. They will then say the next election is  a "referendum" and to keep the bad conservatives out the Liberals must be elected.  They will say "promise kept".


Typical, I ask you a question and you ask the exact same question back to me! YOU MADE THE ASININE STATEMENT, you prove it!!!!and then you throw out Fortune 500 companies not coming here???? In case you haven't noticed, Hawaii sits in the middle of the Pacific Ocean FOOL!!!! the cost to do ANYTHING HERE is hard. Why...... WHY would any company chose to come here and struggle??? Let me guess..... its because Dems run the State. Your a biased MORON!!!!