While I agree with the basic thrust of your comment, it seems to me that First Nations peoples have both the burden and the potential benefit and joy of belonging to both their particular and the general culture and society.  We all benefit if First Nations individuals can fully engage as members of their Frrst Nation and of the larger society and culture.

This undoubtedly entails a lot of complexity, extra work and sources for potential confusion for the individuals, their First Nation community and the general society.  However, it is hard and costly for First Nations individuals (the majority of whom now live and/or work outside their First Nation traditional territories to avoid full impact of the larger society.

Individuals shouldn't be expected to choose between 2 somewhat mutually exclusive options in these circumstances.


I think this is a legitimate compromise.


How is anonymous leaking of highly classified information "taking their job seriously"?  They're not protecting anyone by leaking that info.

If these officials had any ethics or morals or a solid case, they wouldn't stay anonymous.  They'd do the same thing Snowden did.

This is just another hit job by the Deep State.  They're going after Trump because he fired Comey.  And the Fake News is going along with it.  The fact they are so afraid of Trump proves that Trump is the right President at the right time.


Let's see if Trump can be "Presidential" and just NOT tweet about a private business and TV show......or can he simply not resist.........like the 2 year old that he is.


No, The DNC is saying it because the FBI is saying it.


All taxes should be voluntary.
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As it is now is like a fascist tax dictatorship. How can we trust the state?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiJ9PKukFpI


You could have saved yourself this angst by looking at the Liberals ability to a) make promises and b) keep them.  You could have been forgiven had the Liberals track record been stronger...had Liberals kept their promises, there wouldn't GST, nor Free Trade and we'd have a national daycare...


I have spent too much time in little aircraft flying in the bush. I had to have an operation to remove all the impacted PenAir seat cushion I sucked up my you-know-what over the years. We have to wait for the report, of course, but I'm here to tell you some of these outfits don't follow the rules all the time. Once I flew all the way from Atka to Dutch at 250' and then, landed in a complete white out in Margaret Bay. I didn't even know we were landing until we touched down - all by GPS. Three weeks later that plane, pilot and a marine pilot from Homer were lost in Makushin Bay, all they found was a seat cushion -true story.

BUT, even the great ones meet untoward circumstances. Tommy Madsen, for example, a guy I flew with and would have chosen to fly with over any other.

Condolences to all who are affected.


Yes, that's why I said "running and unattended." There's nothing illegal about leaving your vehicle unattended if it's not running.  At least if it's not in the roadway.


Yep, yer boys, after 8 years of moaning and groaning about the ACA, and claiming they could do a better job, have now come down to this last desperate act, just so they can say they kept their promise. In the long run, many of their own constituents are going to be screwed and they don't even care. Heck, I doubt you even care...


Okay...this isn't news.  This is nothing more than you would get from talking over a hedge with your neighbor who watches everybody in the hood...


Trump made fun of women's appearances.
He made fun of women's periods.
His infamous line: "grab 'em by the p****"

And despite all of this:
He won 53% of the white female vote
45% of college educated female voters
42% of women's votes overall
And 9 million more women than men vote in the US election.

Women had the opportunity to break the biggest glass ceiling in the world and vote for a female candidate that was also the globe and fail's preferred candidate as they have constantly reminded us after the election, but chose not to. The biggest whiners, Ms. Renzetti, are reserved for those who participated in the women's march the day after he was elected and could not accept the result of a democratic election.


Picture the NDP's Finance Minister on budget day doing up the laces on a brand new pair of clown shoes to highlight the direction of BC under an NDP/Green coalition. The valley at Site C is already completely transformed (google it)- stopping now would make the NDP's fast ferries fiasco seem like a walk in the park. Horgan made a pact with a group of career activists who are siding with US-funded protesters threatening "direct action" against BC's infrastructure - it's pathetic. The greens are a joke and the NDP is the same party that was reduced to an impressive two seats 16 years ago - it won't take long to find out why. Look at all the free stuff, raises for unions, no tolls, more welfare, cheaper ferries, $10/day childcare, $15/hr minimum wage, and higher taxes and red tape for the private sector... all economic winners! What comes next shouldn't surprise anyone.


I don't know about that. Even in decline the Aces draw more fans per game than all the UAA sports teams draw on any night  put together .  UAA's hockey team would draw more but even a sixth grader knows that if they're in town games are shown live on TV a person can save big bucks staying at home to see the game. With no " black out " or tape delay , UAA shoots itself in the foot every home game . For now this is still a hockey town . We just have an odd way of showing it.   It's sad when the Governors Cup is played in Anchorage and there's more Fairbanks fans in attendance than Anchorage fans.  If just 25 percent of UAA students got off they're lazy rear ends and attended games---UAA hockey would outdraw the Aces.


What about moving to the U.S.A. like many, many scientists have done over the years?  President Trump is planning to increase the funding for climate science by $ billions annually (according to Russian sources, confirmed by several U.S. intelligence agencies).


Interesting article but I'm thinking that either O'Toole or Chong would have been a better choice to go after Trudeau (aka Gerry Butts).


Desperation abounds.


I disagree. Not doing anything to fulfill his campaign promises is totally unacceptable. We need to hold him accountable for his campaign promises. If he doesn't walk the walk then it was all talk.


Unquestionably McCain is an Establishment Republican and one of the better known members of the Anti-Trump Faction.


Dan & Lisa - a pair of RINOs - glad they can't breed!


Considering the audience is largely a bunch of freeloaders, you have little cause for complaint.


That was during a world recession, what is Trudeau's excuse?


This is such a great article; I wanted to link to it when I saw it. So glad the SA picked it up, and it looks like they ran the whole piece too (sometimes they edit AP stories). Very recommended read.


If I am a government employee (I pass gas for a living - keeping patients under anesthesia/alive) then where are my following "benefits":  40 hour work week (I work between 60 - 80 hours/week, including "24 hour" call), paid vacation (I have none), paid sick leave (I have none), government contribution to my RRSP (again, none), drug plan paid for by the government (again, none), paid extended medical benefits (again, none) etc. etc. etc.   If I am a government employee, where are these paid benefits that I am missing?


Someone mentioned HUBs for schools...we need a regional jail, larger area for equipment, building material, apartments, homes, flight terminals and more, but they can't expand an eroding 3 mile community surrounded by water. Try finding a place for a tiny storage area....won't. Our region is fast growing, but because the State and mining companies need Kotzebue to continue advertising Red Dog Mine, we live in poverty.


What fake news?  Can you give us one example?  I read RT daily and I doubt any Republicans do and there is nothing in there that is not 1000X worse on Fox or our own Sun newspaper chain.    Just one example please and I ask this as a Trump detester.


Not true.
Muslims from other countries as in Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, etc. are allowed entry to the US.


The governing association got that part right but failed to realize that these transgenders are taking steroids to accomadate their sex change which also gives them a physical advantage. By not disqualifying herself this girl was basically cheating and being unethical.


True dat. That's where real justice takes place,


"in an increasingly extremist political landscape."

Which she created.


Putting Texas in the same category as California and New York is ridiculous (I live in Texas, and most Texans would be insulted by the comparison).  Other than their large immigrant populations (legal or otherwise), their state-level politics couldn't be more different.  Your assertion of the US dividing into two countries could be true however, but it is along "Red State" and "Blue State" lines - that's the true schism confronting the US, and all the other fractures (racial, economic, etc) follow this pattern.


No charge for the extra protein.


One these days a police officer won't be able to answer a call without taking along a mediator, a social worker, and an attorney.  In our sue happy society, public employees own their jobs and the police can do no right.


I got an overwhelming feeling of deja vu when I saw this headline on CNN, "US B-1 bombers ready if called upon by Trump". I couldn't shake the feeling I'd see it before but I couldn't for the life of me remember where. Then it hit me. Of course! I saw it in the nightmares I was having during the campaign.


As it should be.


Baluqtaq...my sentiments exactly.


The Watergate hearings were always bipartisan, unlike what goes on these days, but perhaps we will get there yet. Once Butterfield revealed that there were tapes, we had us a game-changer, yes, and the Republicans were more aggressive than before; I don't find that surprising at all. But they also went into the hearings--once they got to that--with the sincere intent of finding out what was going on.


The 'liturgy' od 'eucharist' (thanksgiving and remembrance of Jesus' death and resurrection) is first mentioned in 1 Corinthians. And that people were not doing it right, and not sharing the meal.
The question still remains – is there any actual reference to any APOSTLE leading one?


It's about time that Vance made a change!  I'm getting tired of hearing excuses as to why Trevor has been playing so poorly the last few games.  First it's the O-line, then it's the running game, then it's receivers dropping passes.  Truth is, in the last three games, Trevor has made some really boneheaded plays.  His INT's happened because he threw passes that he shouldn't have thrown.  If Trevor is as smart as I think he is, he would go ahead and get sacked if he can't find a place to throw the ball away.  I don't know what'll happen now that Brock is starting.  However, I don't think he could be any worse than Trevor is right now.  And Brock knows Mike McCoy's offense, since McCoy was the Broncos’ offensive coordinator when Brock was a rookie.


Focusing on your last paragraph, I can't imagine reasonable people disagreeing with it.  That we have a duty as Christians to love not only our own people but those of other countries is not debatable --- not to a Christian.  But loving the poor of other countries doesn't require us to take them in, not if it harms us or  is not in our best interest.  While we have a duty to help the poor, we have no duty to turn ourselves into a third-world country.


More proof you don't have experience with the old Waikiki.


To me, she shall forever be the #whitepeoplekissmyass lady and nothing more.   From now on, I shall ignore her and any article about her. Enough.


A DREAM act to cover illegals brought as children is fine, as long as there is a specific  provision those covered can not sponsor family members.  Those who put them in the situation should not benefit from the country's generosity in giving their child amnesty.  I think that's a reasonable trade-off and hopefully will serve as a deterrent to those who might in the future try the same thing.

"Giving the complainers what they've been asking" - yeah, I think that's a problem.  I'm tired of being lectured by lawbreakers as to how we should run our country.


Only the GMD system missiles are capable of shooting down an ICBM like one fired over a ground distance of 4,600 miles (from Pyongyang to Honolulu)— far into space then down to its target. AEGIS, THAAD, and Patriot ar not currently capable of doing that. AEGIS and THAAD are designed for shorter range and closer approach of the missile when it is struck. AEGIS and THAAD have been tested to fire at ICBM range missiles and there is talk of modifying those missiles to be effective at ICBM range in the future— or until we develop a better substitute.  They would also require the electronic monitorinng and communication with the GMD system to coordinate firing and deal with a coordinated attack.


The Earth has been warming since the last ice age. With or without us contributing to global warming, it'll still keep warming.  Get over it and go outside and enjoy the great weather while we still have it.


This is Donny'skind of soldier and Trump supporter. He didn't serve either.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/pro-trump-war-hero-featured-on-fox-news-never-actually-served

Before you ask, yes I did serve earlier in my life.


Tragically true - this is often reinforced by the chiefs. Nobody wants to jump off the gravy train.


Your comment suggests an excellent course of action: leave Zuma to Putin to deal with. We should protect our country first. 'Zuma (and family/friends)' is now of little consequence to us.


I always recline my seat for max. comfort. In my opinion it is up to airline to lock seat up. This way they are th BAD guys, of course it is better to blame the guy in the seat on the front of you, then say that we (the airline) don't care about you paying passenger, ant cut the pitch only to allow enough space so you maintain your blood circulation.


MSW - really - your opinion piece straddles both sides:
- continue your rant about Democrats needing to get their act together
- but now you have to reflect what happened on Tuesday

Guess what - you are guessing and projecting in an area you obviously have little knowledge.  Some added points:
- guess what - Virginia voting results indicate that the local/state Democratic Party is recruiting some very good candidates (so much for what you have been complaining about)
- various groups have organized and made a significant impact (so much for lack of identity with the Dem Party)
- bigger issues appear to be - turnout (duh, Clinton failed to generate Obama like turnout and she paid a price....it may really not have anything to do with middle class, industry workers, etc.
- healthcare - most cited reason to vote (duh - cut across party, race, economic classes)

You might want to spend some time studying before posting - go to Nate Silver's 538.  Not sure what happens next but Dem Party ok


Trudeau Sr and Jean Chretien  wanted to abolish the Indian Act in the white paper that they issued.


Hi Mike:
I didn't suggest that an accused must accept supervision; quite the opposite from my parenthetical, above.
I'm not talking about demonizing men, nor social isolation.  They can be physically isolated together, to you point of "accountability and support".  I'm also not advocating that we confine them to a square mile of land in Alaska, give each a fork, and tell them to fend for themselves.
I agree that laicization may, indeed, be a way for a some dioceses to wash their hands of a problem; it shouldn't be.  If they cannot be placed on a sex-offender registry to be tracked (after criminal conviction), the diocese must manage them; I just believe that physical isolation with others who have the same - what - condition? disease? attraction? - is a consideration that should not be overlooked.  The life of prayer and penance, I think, is sound practice.


I've lost count of how many ten of millions of American families now have some type of healthcare coverage;  thanks to Senator Mark Begich, the Democrats, and the US Supreme Court.  ItsMe, if you ever fall victim to a catastrophic illness and don't have enough to pay your medical bills, will you be providing a hospital directive, Do Not Resuscitate?


Until the bubble pops and pop it will.  Hope you time it right and get out before then.


You're just like all the people who think it's okay to use pot (and other drugs.) If I have to explain to you why alcohol consumption is dangerous and wrong, then there is no hope for you. You'll never get it.


For the most part, the American media is not the friend of the American people.


Closely followed by sex education.


For me, Summorum Pontifucum was the worst thing that has happened to our Roman Catholic Church in the last 20 years, along with Benedict being selected Pope.  It allows people who want to live in nostalgia and the past to do so, rather than moving forward in faith as we were all called to do at Vatican II.   God bless those who pine for the past, but I will go back kicking and screaming.  Keep your chapel veils, your all Latin Masses, your ad orientem worship and fiddle back vestments.  I want the Gospel challenge to love and care for all of my brothers and sisters on the journey.  I pray I have the kindness to care for those like Eliane who love the old ways, they are my cross.  Long reign Pope Francis and may Cardinal Cupich be his successor.


I think Shetland Sheepdogs are a great size and perfect for our weather. I can't  pick up a lab or a retriever when they're old and sick, but my 20 pound sheltie is easy.


Well put.


On the issue of the pay-TV licence ("M-Net")  another participant was SA Associated Newspapers, who "just coincidentally" had, shortly before, closed down the Rand Daily Mail, after years of government pressure.


Like it or not, Ottawa will never have an easy time filling the building.  Locating the team downtown will help.  However, corporate support will always be an issue as long as Ottawa remains a public service town.  There's a low number of large private corporations to buy suites and/or tickets.  In addition, many of the local businesses largest clients are the government, and government employees are not allowed to accept tickets as gifts.  If these businesses can't use the tickets for business entertainment purposes, they can't write them off for tax purposes.


Wud luv to see one of those American Boats with all the planes on it at the bottom of the sea.


It is easy to use PETA as the scapegoat for the excuse.  Far easier than to look for other answers that the race committee just does not want to accept: over commercialization.   The race has transpired from an original adventure of dogsled racing to Nome into a commercial adventure with full time racers.  Throughout the year we see coverage of racers preparing for The Great Race. Advertisers utilize racers to promote everything from dog food to Iditarod raffle sales throughout the year. Racers travel to various parts of the States as celebrities.

The race has lost the feel of a group of Alaskan mushers who on their own dime were willing to endure the hardships of the challenge on their own. Today we see live coverage on almost every mile of the trek, mushers carrying cell phones, snow machiners following racers, crowds at every check point and endless advertising throughout the coverage. The Iditarod has become a cash cow for many and thus has lost its appeal of being unique.


I don't own a crystal ball to know what the fuel will cost in the future.


TPII:  W was a disaster and President Obama has spent much of his energy and political capital addressing and correcting the damage he "inherited."

Trump is such an extreme example that it's hard to even imagine that voters could knowingly subject our nation to a Trump Presidency.  Yes, even after seeing W's first term, voters gave him a second one.  However, Trump is so extreme that he makes W look like a statesman.


1. Introduce loyalty program.
2. Sell it off.
3. Stop honouring loyalty program.
4. Repeat.


... then move capitalism is alive n well in Denver.


Can the Liberal government please move rapidly to apologize to those obtained their citizenship through fraud and almost had it taken away?

Also, a payout may be in order for each of the 312 individuals.....


I don't think any commission is going to offer enough evidence about the lack of voter fraud to convinced believers in voter fraud. One can always claim the commissions used poor techniques, had political agendas (gave money to a campaign), or were themselves part of a conspiracy by the deep state.
Part of the problem in using facts to change minds is that some of these people have almost no understanding of statistics. For example, one only needs to randomly sample a little over a 1,000 voters. And while random sampling is sometimes a challenge, it would discover a trend that could be further investigated.
Another problem involves numbers vs. rates. It might be possible to find dozens of illegal votes, but as a percentage of the total the numbers are tiny. Yet people understand say, 47 illegal votes, not .01%.
We should ask why the votes were illegal. Some votes are mistakes. If one has a .01% error rate, 10 million votes would yield 100,000 bad votes. But that never happens.


Once again you demonstrate a failure to understand the Constitution.  The Electoral College system is how a president is elected. The popular vote is not relevant.  You may not like how the Constitution set this up but until it is changed that is how the election will be conducted.
The issue of the Russian involvement is under investigation. Once they are completed it will be up to Congress to deal with any impeachment proceedings if such proceedings are called for. Again you might not like it but that is following the Constitution.


Trouble is, he was nominated by the highly unpopular Ige.


Playing the race card guarantees a win. SAD!


"An average of recent polls by Real Clear Politics put his approval rating at about 44 percent, low for a new president."
.... but a very high rate for insanity in the general population.


Promises. That word will be a highlight in her book of legacies. Yes, she did it her way.
May 9th is finally in our headlights.


There are some long term carbon capture studies on spekboom in a ticket restoration study: Subtropical Thicket Restoration Programme in Addo:  a 15.4 t CO2 ha−1 yr−1 , sequestration rate seems to be the anticipated sequestration rate, but this is not the major benefit or aim.


The fact there is any DOUBT Cheetolini is a smarmy FAILURE makes everyone think u r full of IT.

As we all know ... IT puts the lotion in the basket YOU RUBE!!!


Another great article by Debby Fawcett.  It's time for the residents of Hawaii to exert pressure on a runaway tourist industry. .  If this huge influx of tourists continues call the Island Disneyland and costume the residents in Mickey House outfits. It's simply GREED that motivates the industry and a Bannana Republic attitude of the government. It will take an emphatic public protest to bring a measure of control to this takeover by swarms of tourists effecting our daily lives.


Yes.

A revolver, which would be available if my suggestion to restrict semiautomatics and firearms with removable magazines were adopted.


The Federal government has no problem going to extreme lengths to support an industry that depends on government handouts, yet the same government is going to extreme lengths to discourage other industries that want to invest billions with no direct government handouts.

$60 billion plus and counting in cancelled projects.

Pathetic.


US military commanders in the Middle East do not like the idea of Trump's providing intelligence to Russia to encourage more help from Russia in fighting ISIS. General Thomas, head of SOCOM, and Air Force Chief of Staff General Goldfein have spoken out after they were informed of Trump's communication (careful not to mention Trump's name). Other commanders and officers have spoken strongly against this without being named. The Generals pointed out that they will never fight alongside the Russians because they cannot be trusted, they alert the US to where they will be and go elsewhere, including bombing US supported troops. They note Russia supports Assad and bombs his enemies and not ISIS, we bombed Assad who uses chemical weapons with the help of Russia, and Russia is courting Iran to get bases that will give Russia air superiority in the region (they have flown missions from Iran bases that Russia wants on a permanent basis).


I don't even know about that. Will have to check in on it.


Aww - look on the sunny side.....


So how much ransom did Justin/ Khadr, sorry the Canadian taxpayer, pay for their release?


Did they drive cars to the meeting? Do they have cell phones, computers, hi-tech gadgets, clothes, skis, homes with roofs, microwave ovens, furniture, etc? Do they heat their homes in the winter? Do they go to heated schools? Do they sit on school furniture? Do they have school whiteboards? Until then, they should  move to Oregon.  It is just terrible that adults use children to get their message across. Just like Great AK Schools. Emotion, false facts.


Prices are only going to go up. Consumption on a ten-year trend is down and decreasing, new supply has been increasing. Logically, laws of supply and demand would say that prices should be down as well.  But over the time when demand was down and supply up, prices went astronomically high. We haven't even started pricing in shareholders' profit expectations (and that expectation will be that profit increases year over year), and as you say, profit expectations have already put a dent in the stock price. Delivery charges and other fees will increase as demand and consumption decrease. The more we adopt more efficient technology (or go back to 0-use manual low-tech) and change behavior to use less, the more costs will rise, because the system in Ontario demands it.


There can't be Catholic schools in Canada, if we as a society truly believe in equality for women, gays and other religions.  It's not like were talking about the Egalitarian Christian Churches who believe in equality for all, based off well educated modern interpretations of the bible.  Were talking about the Catholic religion which has primitively old discriminatory interpretations, which they refuse to change.  My concern is how these discriminations over time will effect the self esteem and personal views of young Canadians.  The Catholic school funding by our government simply does not belong in this era.  It seems obvious, unfortunately the only way for the funding to stop would involve a large petition and a political agenda. (:


Is that your litmus test for presidents, whether we can 'survive' them?


Don't need to say it. Just keep kicking the can down the road as the Palestinians are doing, both parties engaged in a pretense that a two-state solution is in the offing. Except that it is to Israel's benefit as it is a thriving modern state with a burgeoning economy, whereas the Palestinians can't figure it out and are relying on the UN to do what they have to do for themselves in order to achieve statehood.


Because it's *gossip*.  Shame on the Examiner.


The politicians are sitting on their hands because they don't know what to do anyway. Ditto the economists. They have plenty of ideas as do many commentators here but no one knows what the unintended consequences will be for each policy proposal. To me, economics looks like a huge experiment that merely reacts to events over a long time frame. Greed is a difficult thing to rein in...probably impossible, so the downward spiral of society continues.


This is a newspaper article, not a list, Peggy.


Perhaps they should expand this to include teachers, Pan Am executives, Hydro executives, etc......


Canadian PM Justin Trudeau is trolling for private investors to provide money to help improve and build infrastructure in Canada.

I guess Trudeau is a troll.


Appears  enough of the brown bags of appreciation  have been delivered to the appropriate  legislators  and
a "deal" has been reached.  The Kabuki play  or dog and pony show can be put on to fool you all out there.
It is sad that good sense and financial sanity will be  thrown out the window along with the future of
our vaunted Republica Bananera. Next stop:  Puerto Rico.


“Is it the responsibility of the federal government to make sure all Americans have health-care coverage?” Eighty-five per cent of Democrats said yes, compared to 32 per cent of Republicans. Among Republican voters earning more than $75,000 [U.S.], only 18 per cent said yes. That pretty much tells you all you need to know."

The top 50% of American wage earners have NO intention (what so ever) in helping the bottom 50% to pay for their healthcare needs.

This is not only tied to healthcare, it is the same situation/phenomenon with education, infrastructure, or any other basic service (including water believe it or no).

The United States has "evolved" into a wild-west completely self-absorbed/selfish society. Thus the millions of "gated" communities. Keep the "other" people out.............at all cost.
.


dd - you are totally wrong again.  only properly elected and appointed officials of the us government are allowed to talk to foreign government officials, private individuals are not.  sessions did not state that his discussions with the Russian ambassador was related to his work as senator.  so the only conclusion is that he talked to the ambassador because he was a trump campaign staffer.  and this was not proper since trump was not elected president yet.  sessions cannot used his position as us senator to campaign for trump, which he actively did.  he can campaign as a private citizen, which he apparently did.


Oh, don't stop there...The Nazi's and other altrightpubs are blaming the anti Nazi protesters because 'antifa' was people responsible for that girls death.

"The violence that occurs whenever Infata, or their affiliates show up is 'planned' chaos. Planned mayhem. They get all the big headlines and this latest affair in Charlottesville wasn't any different, except this time an innocent young lady lost her life".

Harry 904

...and it's not just here. Every altrightpub air siren in the media is spewing that hate. Reminds me of BENGHAZI!!!BENGHAZI!!!BENGHAZI!!! *4 DEAD AMERICAN POEMS*. Now it's the lady and 19 others that got ran over in a violent terrorist attack from a self proclaimed altrightpub. Yunno, "we won't be replaced" and all the loving of themselves and nobody else. The whine of 'division' and the altrightpubs are the only ones trying to unite America.

They'll be back to jack buses full of school children again in no time.


It's called infrastructure, not a bridge to nowhere.

Wrangel Island in the Chukchi Sea is going to get a lot more Ivans and Vlads on it in the very near future. This project has been long in the works.


Alcohol kills millions: in car accidents and liver damage.
Tobacco kills millions by lung disease.
Cannabis has never been shown to kill anybody.  But according to the mass media its really a dangerous substance.


Except there have been reams and reams of commentary on the evils of Trumpism even just here in these threads.

So BS.


You will too once you move out of mom's basement.


I see another angle to this. Further research in this area is eventually likely to reveal that the whole "crisis" 99% nonsense. A new crop of bright young scientists replacing the dug-in, self-interested old guard will make the brilliant discovery that humans putting a minute amount of an already naturally occurring gas into the atmosphere really doesn't make much difference.

Once that happens where's the justification for governments to squeeze us all to death for taxes over it? Politicians pulling the plug before it's too late.


The Americans who want to leave should give up their US citizenship to the approximately 12M illegals (who actually want to live in the USA) and move to Mexico- everybody wins!


Really you think? Don't forget popular vote loser by 3 million. Resistance is growing. Anchorage majority democrat city council. Democrats are killing it in elections across the country.


Actually, gender reassignment is neither cheap nor easy. But what do you care? You have decided that psychological knowledge has not advanced in 50 years, which combined with your easy dismissal of the transgendered shows that you don't actually care about real people with real problems.


The reason that they are getting paid $15/hr today is that they have specific skills that can not be replaced by minimum wage people.

Bosses pay what they have to maintain a workforce and turn a profit.

Ms. Wente, for example, get paid more than minimum wage because she can't be replaced by someone willing to work for minimum wage.


Please name specific buildings that should be closed.


What will this offer that visitgraysharbor.com doesn't?


"...pro-life movement's tendency to absolve women of any blame for choosing abortion."

???


The IOC really fooked up this time. I and many others won't be watching the Olympics in 2018 because the most important sport (IMO) won't showcase the best talent. The other events are entertaining, but not enough for me to pay attention.


At last a voice of common sense, a quality increasingly rare in Canada if most of the other comments are anything to go by.


More left-wing propaganda from the Globe & Mail.


DONE! Share on social media to spread this petition.


Jack Roberts April 2013: "No one told me why they wanted me gone or why they were unhappy with my performance," Roberts' memo read. "Nonetheless, I've spent enough time in politics and in government to know that these things are often as much about personality and other people's ambitions as about merit."

Jack Roberts April 2016: "But he [Roberts] said the governor's office questioned his management only once: When Brown's chief of staff, Kristin Leonard, asked him Monday afternoon to reinstate the employee accused of harassment. The next day, without further discussion, Leonard told Roberts to resign or he would be fired, Roberts said."

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/04/struggle_in_lane_county_underw.html


The New York media loves this kind of story. Take a half-dozen hillbilly lunatics and present them as representatives of millions of Americans. If those guys had tarred and feathered the reporter and photographer it would have served them right. Mostly these "millitants" are looking for an excuse to get away from their wives, get drunk, and make some noise. The idiot reporter can't see that's what it's all about.


Uhhhh, people?  Let's not forget Trump got elected because citizens voted for him. They voted for him because they wanted him as president. It's all fairly elementary.


yes DC 485 is a regular draw hunt without the household and other restrictions of the RC and CC hunts.


OSHA issued a fine.   In accordance with the rules, the company has to take corrective action.  Whether the company will stick with the corrective action is hard to say.   Some companies look at OSHA fines as the cost of doing business.  OSHA can't regulate that.


Kill a bear.................. for nothing.  I guess it's better than relocating to not far enough out of Anch..................Just like they blame the wolves for a moose decline, and forget to mention hunters, trains, cars, and starvation.  WHATEVER.......... idjuts "managing" wildlife................. wildlife has survived without man for a long time............... ok I'll shut up  :o)


TRUMP-man: Respect my au-thor-i-tay!


So both sides tried to dig up dirt on the other during an election campaign.  Not pretty, but hardly surprising.  To make this stick they will have to have clear evidence that with the knowledge of the Donald himself, the Trump campaign accepted assistance from the Russian in return for the promise of future favours etc.  We are still a long way from that yet.

And while I am no fan of Mr. Trump, I do believe that there is a greater likelihood of evidence linking foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation and  personal payments (via speeches or whatever) to Bill and Hillary with access to Hillary or favourable state department treatment during her time as Secretary of State.


Calling Neville Chamberlain


Pedestrians don't have right of way if they have a don't walk sign, or a red light. Not even n Oregon.


Mandy. Depends on the "shrink" at API and his /her interview of the suspected mental. Many differing opinions among those folks. Recall the retiring head warned them about Meach but they let him out on work release. Didn't work out very well.


Not all us hope they are deported.  Of course the hypocritical republicans who preach family values do.  But others who recognize how good these people are want them to stay.  These are the kind of people, with character, strong work ethics, and strong family values, that America needs!


No Kevin isn't a low life. He's my brother and I'm not gonna even explain.     Obviously u or I haven't heard the loser (who ran ) side of story. Why he run. Obviously did something wrong.    Hhhmmm maybe left kids in car is one charge us think Jim Hart


Every time I hear that there is a problem with only one solution, in this case the Philadelphia solution, my antennae go up.
Every time I read the Globe and Mail referencing itself glowingly in follow-up pieces as some sort of heroic journalistic institution for having inspired others to pursue and beat the very same drum, my BS meter hits the red zone.
And every time I see one of these follow-ups on this particular subject, that completely ignores conviction rates as a relevant variable worthy of consideration in the argument being made, despite astute commenters pinpointing this issue every single time, I ask myself if my media money could be better spent elsewhere.
Today it is not if, it is when.


"So far" being the operative phrase, and some say they are helping now- their network has a lot of tentacles funded by dark money.  See: http://dailycaller.com/2016/05/19/exclusive-david-koch-pledges-millions-to-gary-johnsons-presidential-bid/


So now property destruction is ok if you "don't like it"?


Hancock's  friend, a convicted felon and former gang member, gunned down and paralyzed a gang member. He got off, for reasons unknown and NEVER WAS CONVICTED OF POSSESSING A GUN even when its a mandatory prison sentence for a felon to possess a firearm.  No jail time! How about enforcing EXISTING FIREARM LAWS?


I think it's more 'dried skin' - our Queensland had it when we lived in CA..


Lubick says "sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't".  What ever happened to imposing your will on the other team?  I don't hear the coaches ever talking about toughness.  We've been roughed up in the last two games. Time to get tough.


Could you not read my comment through the eye slots in your white hood?


I hope ole Brandon has gotten over his case of the yips.


Oh, I like my comments just fine. I am not as vain and dishonest as you and other rightists are.


Is your diocese booming from natural increase and conversions or people shuffling in from other parts of the country?


LMAO!

I think I know what #1 was.... (looking at Trump's small hands)


A tour through the pages of history would find that Americans do not celebrate those with whom they would engage in war.  On July 9, 1776 a statue of King George III in Bowling Green was pulled down.  All British coats of arms were ordered removed from public places and destroyed.  The difference between a statue erected to celebrate a person for treason against his country and historical landmarks which contain artifacts of slavery as it existed before 1861, should be self evident.  In fact, Monticello was built in 1772, before there was a Declaration of Independence, Constitution or United States.  And, the heroes of the revolution did not fight to specifically to preserve the rights to own others.  In fact, the Revolutionary war can be seen as a step in a social evolution that led to the freedom of slaves.  (Read the history of battles in Congress to end it).   So, the comparison of Washington and Jefferson to the traitorous racists of the Confederacy is not apt.


The Chamber has zero credibility in my opinion.  Their goal has always been business interest above anything else.  I have no doubt they would like to see cuts that will lead to privatization of most State functions.


Social Justice Warriors have twisted society into a knot, you're quoting Jack Layton and probably don't see the irony one bit.  Priceless.


That will only harm the businesses being boycotted; all the empirical evidence is that the Eugene city council prefers the 'homeless' and the 'travelers'  to the businesses who pay the taxes.


False article made up by people wanting to keep their funding making up doom and gloom....getting very, very boring.


This guy can't be reason with diplomacy or any other means of civility. The focus on our President and his presidency are distractions and North Korea's ace in the hole to overcome our country. These people are intelligent and united to destroy and or overcome our placid attitudes to conquer us. It's easy especially when there are dissensions within our " United States! "


I'm on the Houston band wagon now, but as tip2 has noted, the bullpen is their Achilles Heel.


Stop bragging about something done in 1991.  You and WesPac are totally out of touch with the conservation needs of 2016.  If you've been paying attention, since 1991, the monk seal population has declined, our coral reefs have been harmed, and the numbers of apex predator fish in the ocean has declined, and most of are coastal waters are not protected as they should be.  I'm sure you'll have a clever response that will again be very Trumpian in nature (i.e. half truths and lies)


Simply another false narrative here crying about not enough of__fill in the blank__ in certain positions.  What ever happened to "all men are created equal"?  It doesn't seem anyone mentioned in the article can be logically accused of racism or misogyny...the only way to "level the playing field" (not that the playing field actually needs leveling) in Alaska would be to hire unqualified people.
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A conservative making a similar statement would already be in the unemployment line


Oh snap. Monty got called out hard.


I'm pretty sure that as long as he behaves himself in jail, he'll be long gone before 10 years.


There are a lot of opinions but only one truth.  If you're reporting "facts" you're either lying or you're not.  The media today has completely lost sight of the difference between reporting and opinion pieces.

Liberals honestly believe the universe is what they WISH it to be.


Those east coast private schools (aka "prep schools") are now around $45,000 per year (the one I am familiar with was $1400 in 1978).  But that also includes room and board.  Plus the "extras". Best investment in the world.


Islam is a religion, and we have always been free in this country to criticize a religion and disagree with their stance on various issues. Christianity for instance still comes under criticism to this day. It would be informative to hear how those who practice Islam are discriminated against , since like all religions in this country, there has been no impediment to them openly practicing their faith. We have never used the term racist to describe someone who had issues with religion. This country for  decades had a long standing separation between the catholic and protestant religions. Someone could be anti-catholic for instance but they were never considered racist as religion is not a race.It informative as well to hear how the particularly strong condemnation of racist is reserved specifically for those who simply have disagreements with the various tenets of the religion of Islam.


I don't think their liability can be increased.  It is limited to the value of the property.  Not sure anyone knows what streets are worth though.  The AG opinion gives the city excellent bargaining power with the private claimant.  Settlement is almost certainly cheaper and quicker.


Of course Republicans don't openly campaign on the abortion issue because they know that 85% of American voters support Roe v. Wade.  The Republicans would rather use their shadow government methods with the least amount of transparency.


Motley:  let's not be silly......If I have a choice between two options and choose A, it does not necessarily mean I'm censoring B.  If the RG chooses one political cartoon from ten submissions, you seem to say it constitutes "censorship" of the nine which were not published.  Balderdash....as usual, I fear you're simply looking for an argument... Please note the definition I provided specifically mentions "considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to society."  They may decline to print a cartoon simply because they didn't think it was funny.  If I'm in a theater and someone is talking loudly on their cell phone and I ask them not to, of the usher TELLs them not to, it constitutes suppression, would you consider it "censorship"?  I would hope not.... AS I mentioned, I think you're just looking for something to argue about......regards, Gary Crum


"Do not forget Aleppo! Do not forget Syria!”  The writer skillfully omitted the comment of the killer that he supported jihad.

This strongly suggests that the killer is opposed to the Syrian  government and is disappointed that his terrorist cohorts are losing their mercenary war on behalf of US and its Saudi-Gulf State allies.

There is no rational that explains the author's contention at all. The resolve to finish off the terrorists is undiminished. Maybe increased.


In other words if you approve the Parks Bond, a Muldoon Comunity Park would have prevented this!


I remember Chris ranting about Harper not changing or sticking to his guns on policies but when Trudeau does not compromise it is a good thing. Too funny!!


i agree. its too bad we dont have a dark, dank, smelly sewer big enough for them to hold their ball. somebody, please tell me how christians go so far away from the teachings of jesus commandment to love thy neighbor as thyself.


Milo Yiannopoulos is a case in point. He is called a racist, misogynist, homophobic hater, despite standing in defence of   the rights of all people.  The far left, fascist armies of  SJW, universities, colleges and meda hate him because they can not refute him with logic. He speaks exactly what can be verified with published information  That is why his enemies hate him so much: he pokes the bubbles of their fake news, and does it with such wicked humour and gay naughtiness.


Would Montreal have to abide by Quebec language laws and all business done in French ? A death sentence for their bid !


Oregon gets called out in a National Commentator's column for excessive bureaucratic zeal!

That's the kind of notoriety every State wants!

Isn't this the same Board of Examiners who couldn't even monitor the Eugene traffic engineer competently?

The one that City Manager Ruiz chose to hide in the woodwork when he discovered that the guy was legally unqualified to sign off on engineering traffic plans?

I look forward to the spin cycle in Salem on this debacle!

He called it "Gargantuan government".

A little hyperbole there, but "arrogant" could easily be substituted as the adjective and few would disagree!


Its their job to find the staff that caused the problem.  They need to identify the little person who made the problem.


IMHO, you are SO wrong in your rant. Every one of those qualities you say Trump lacks is EXACTLY the qualities he used to win in a landslide in electoral votes, and he also won the popular vote. He worked tirelessly visiting inner cities and stops Hillary's team smirked as ridiculous, and in every venue he had massive crowds and delivered the same message of hope and change. If you LISTENED at all to Trump's speeches (which I did) you would have heard a RATIONAL message of understanding, hope and change for the millions who felt left out. Hilliary delivered ZILCH. She even snubbed the Amish, which might h ave sealed her fate in Pennsylvania. The “hook or crook” DNC will be  history after the 2018 mid-term elections, especially if Ellison leads. Since Obama came to power until today he is responsible for the HUGE disparity in lost congressional seats.  TRUDAT.


Fake, I think she was referring to the possibility of an unelected body determining the overall funding level for science; she was not suggesting elected officials determine whether individual grants get funded.

Dr. Naylor, however, thinks the minister misconstrued the intent of the committee in that they recommended the panel simply advise the government on funding, not actually pull the levers.


Sking cks.


Official inflation numbers are a joke and do not represent the reality of Canadians!


You can't believe a word Trump or Tillerson say.  Period


I didn't think Americans would be dumb enough to fall for the implementation of trickle-down theory for a third time. I stand corrected.

The Laffer Curve sure turned out to be a laugher...


Ted Wheeler is very well educated from an  impressive family who have done well in business.


My mother, an Austrian, used to vacation regularly in Italy during the 1930s (her father spoke fluent Italian). She says that, unlike the German and Austrian trains, quite often the Italian trains did not run on time.


Since competition in any industry is anathema to the buccaneers of that industry, whether it be pharmaceuticals, health care, the media, transportation, how will you ensure it exists without the presence of a strong, regulatory government to enforce that competition?


In the end I believe she has shown what was revealed in some of the Wikileaks email documents that Clinton wasn't sure who exactly we were funding.   Just because she met with Assad does not mean endorsing him.

In using terms like "mass murderers" you too are engaging in spreading propaganda. Of course it is our own government's so it must be accurate.

We should not be aiding in any country's civil war.  I support Tulsi Gabbard's position and her taking the lead on this important topic.  We as a  nation need to stop killing people in the name of "freedom".  Gabbard's voice is one of reason and concern. Her actions speak louder than your words.


Now that is BS, and you know it more than anyone.


Trump said "global warming is a Chinese hoax" What a fool. You cannot deny the climate is warming. You can argue the cause of the warming


Hard to understand why there isn't outrage from the population. I believe the free wheeling decision making is a result one one party control and a complicit, and very limited, local media. It's not a healthy situation. One person who I know would disagree is Nancy Pelosi, who famously said (when She was Speaker),"There's no need for two parties". Scary.


Send over to dennism. He's volunteered to take them in:

"If my brother or sister were homeless, I would take him/her in, help him get on his feet and expect him/her to 'get with it'. "


Gosh Sarah, you sound like you're about to be layed-off.  Maybe you should apply at the city, they may have an open position for you.


"Why, thank you, kindly for the sociology lesson. Clearly, you are an expert. "

Thanks for the sarcasm - - is that civil?


The  group of Trump's  jr clowns that lurk here; I don't think they understand.  They are in a large part, the problem


Or "Where's Waldo"


Guess what!!!  Univ. of Central Florida with McKenzie Milton (Mililani) is ranked No. 25 in both the AP poll and the Coaches poll.  Where is UH???


you plan on adopting soon then ?


with so much bad news lately it's refreshing to see something positive for a change!


You might take note of history.   Hurricane Katrina occurred in late summer of 2005.     W was president then.    President Obama was elected in 2008.   Of course, facts don't mean much to some people these days.


what an absolutely fabulous idea.  It would be very appropriate for Alaska. Think of all the money we could save if all the pols and appointees who are lawyers were forced to serve rather than be served.


Pulling the PTSD card is a disservice to those trying to get their lives back.  It is not an excuse for bad choses.  To pull the defense card if you do not believe the PTSD card  is a joke.  Genghis did not have a weapon.  He was hit with a ax in the back of the head first, then shot with a hand gun, and to finish the job had his head blown off with a  rifle.  You have to ask at what point would Paul have been able to call 911 or run if he was so threatened.  He has had 2 and a half years free on bail to come up with a plea.  The fact is the prosecutor caved.


$26 million isn't enough to educate the ignorant and bigoted folks who stand in the way of civil rights.  Ignorance and bigotry are very persistent opponents.


Tough laws on abuse.  Liberal laws on use.


It's their sentience that inspires our wonder at cetaceans and other animals. Otherwise they would just be muscular plants. Respect the sentience of all creatures. Other than to rescue them from death, there is no moral justification for imprisoning animals in cages or pools.


John McCain is a liar. Americans do not want globalization. Period.


Hello !!! ...

If you don't want to make an interest-free loan to the government every pay period... Change your withholding!

If you want to make income that the government doesn't know about buy a laundromat.

For most of the paycheck to paycheck crowd that tax refund is the only saving they do and then when they get it at the end of the year they blow it like a sailor on leave


TRUMP WINS!


The big question is how do we undo this slow moving tsunami before it ruins this city and this state?


he was elected by the public. I surprised he did not ask for recount in CA, where at least 3 million illegals are able to vote using legal drive licences. I guess with electoral college he does not need too for now.


Apparently no one at the Washington Post has opened a Skymall catalog on a plane.


You seem to be missing the point Joe cool was making: if gains for GM are taxed away or lost to competition the incentive to move to south vanishes.


Whereas his post was ok? I imagine Andi is sick and tired of being called "elite" because we value education. I'm tired of it too.  If you don't value education, don't get educated.  But don't whine and make excuses that you can't get a better job or whatever because you chose not to get a degree.  Having a degree is not some magic bean that automatically drops a high paying job in your lap.  I've worked extremely hard my entire life.


Us, South Africa look like such chumps in this cartoon. No resistance to being sold to the Gupta's


Terrorist attack on Canadian soil...no comments allowed.
Terrorist attack on US soil...comments open.


I think the DP forgot to add the "To read the full story on the Daily Camera..." link.


So sessions isnt a racist or a bigot?


Poll release exclusively to the Globe eh? Sounds like an Exclusive piece of Rubbish. If I call you on the phone and I'm a total stranger to you and out of the blue I ask you: "Yo, do you like the immigration situation ???" Maybe you're going to say yes because you've been passively & even actively badgered for the past ______ days/months/years that if you say anything CONTRA-IMMIGRATION, that makes you... well, as the kids say: "literally hitler." So nobody wants to be hitler right? Point being, the so called accuracy of these so called surveys is in line with asking people about their sex life and expecting Real Answers. Whatever.


Exactly.  It is the marriage partners themselves who bestow the sacrament.  The priest acts as official church witness.  If that is the case, marriages witnessed by SSPX priests (or even those witnessed by anyone else) are all valid, though the ones without RCC priests may not be canonically licit.  As for the Sacrament of Reconciliation, it is God Who extends pardon, not the priest.  God forgives us as soon as we sincerely ask for pardon - no witness is required.  We go to confession not to receive forgiveness but to show solidarity with the Body of Christ and to acknowledge the damage we have done to the People of God.


In 2011 they took only 5 seats in Quebec.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_Canadian_federal_election,_2011#Quebec

Still a majority with 166 seats total, though.  The only reason they pulled it off was that the Orange wave in QC shattererd the usual Liberal walk there.  If they'd been able to field a decent candidate, it would  have been a very different story for little Stevie.


I dont think you understand what the term lame duck means...


You have a serious mental problem if you find this funny burde.... whatever.


20 years ago a fair trade agreement would not have stirred the pot, but today it's a stand against the growing trend towards protectionism that is sweeping across Europe and the U.S. History has shown that protectionist countries eventually fall behind. This is bigger than saving factory jobs, this is about saving a globalism.

As for those factory jobs... statistically, more factory jobs are being lost to automation than to fair trade. Protectionism touted by populist governments is not going to stop automation, and therefore won't stop job losses.


He has to start wearing pantsuits first.


Anyone who has followed Liberal policy over the years knows that ethics have nothing do with this. It is whatever they can get away with and win an election.


I'm with Picard. Let's build public washrooms as part of a re-civilization of our cities.
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instead of running on carbon tax politicians should run on a platform of building public washrooms
Trudeau?
Wynne?
public washrooms are more their thing


Rule of Law
is it unreasonable to ban for only 90 days people from only 7 countries where terrorists and ISIS are operating
7 countries that Obama  identified as countries of concern

just to prevent terrorists sneaking in

in the ivory tower of these authors that is against rule of law
not to common people with common sense


Sadly, these guys have a license to kill.


Alaska is owed billions from unpaid audits after oil companies were caught inflating costs.

Walker proposing an income tax to raise $100 million is an absurd waste of time and money.

Every one of the House and Senate proposals is sticking it to Alaskans in order to allow the continued theft of our oil.

They know that billions are owed but want to make Alaskans pay in the hopes that oil companies will get out of paying their bills by fixing the courts in the repeals process.

They need to sue oil companies for the billions we are owed, Amerada Hess anyone?

Then fix the oil tax structure so that they cannot steal all of our wealth.

The House bill also fails miserably in this. They all suck, I hope all this BS goes down in flames and the legislature is forced to face their obvious corruption.

Where is the FBI?  How do we get another investigation?  They don't need a wiretap, they are all very open with the corruption now.


Relax .............. no one was beaten or injured  .
It was far more peaceful than a Trump rally.


Hey, why was my comment removed?

I was simply reporting that the moth named after Trump has a small John Henry.

Or can I not use the word 'penis'? (Wonder if this will be depleted? Still figuring out the words that we can use and not use.)


" “Go to the mattresses,” a line from the film “The Godfather” about turning to tough mercenaries during troubled times, has circulated among Trump’s friends, said two people close to the war room discussions."

So Trump and his staff's solution to being out of control and more belligerent is to be more out of control and more belligerent.  Grab the popcorn, this could be comical (and sad).


Crime is down but law enforcement is outnumbered and there isn't any money. The thieves are stealing dividends, elections and oil.


I think you need to post a sarcasm alert as some may think you are serious as the content of your post is pretty much identical to many of the Trumpanzees.


All of America would expect a moronic democrat to tell the world our secrets!


It appears that Comey's testimony exposed the president*.  However, what I heard and saw was apparently not what others did.


I agree that the Donut Shop comments are probably not an accurate stereotype and I also agree that they spend too much on the non-essentials you cited. However, the real reason it's open season on law enforcement is because many citizens are tired of law enforcement excelling at intimidation and generating revenue (speed traps, event enforcement, parking fines, etc.). They are very poor in critical areas such as neighborhood patrolling to deter crime,  timeliness and follow up of non emergency crimes,  outreach and immersion into the community and being genuinely friendly. We pay these people, we are their employers and yet it seems their focus is to collect money from us for piddly violations.


Why bother working! The cash they are getting from the taxpayer is amazing!

Cant find employment! Check, same as Canadians. At least Canadians speak one or both of our official languages. Good luck checking the University/College diplomas from Syria!


Yeah. We miss the record number of deficits, right?!


Come on, Gary.  I have an MBA, am a CPA, worked for one of those big accounting firms for 10 years, healthcare and tech firms for 30 years.  So I know you don't know much in those areas.


Just jack up the fines for damage, just like when all of the communication lines were getting cut by careless contractors who were more concerned about profits than damaging utilities. Hit 'em where it hurts.


When you act like a child you get treated like a child.


Don't worry - globalism and free trade will make it even worse. Wait until the agency staff are competing with TFW's from China being paid a pittance. It's a race to the bottom and that's the way the 0.01% want it.


Listen Albertans, you're completely "stuck!" You have no sea port to "export" your natural product out of your territory! No exit to the North ! No way out East!
Even less towards the South and the worst of it, no way out West to "export" your product to China! So to find a quick solution to your problem without constantly whining about the rest of Canada to be non-cooperative


Speaking of Gold Star Mothers... Trump raking over the coals a Muslim Gold Star Family is far more disgusting and offensive than a bunch of NFL players taking a knee to the National Anthem. Let's get our priorities straight and remember what our soldiers fight and die for: "One Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."


We need Sarah Werling-Sandwith on the board.
Sarah is a person that really understands both sides of the issues facing public education.   Sarah understands what living on the islands are like.  Seattle school district might need someone with 40 yrs of experience  but here on the Islands we need someone that understands what being an Islanders means.   Vote Sarah Werling-Sandwith for San Juan Island School District 149 School Board Director 1


No matter who is in power, they are all imperfect humans, & as such will do some stupid things, worse still, they will do self-serving things - to the disservice of everyone else. Hopefully, this time, the Reps will act honorably, pragmatically, use common sense, & be effective in returning our country to the Constitutional Republic it officially is.
Yeah, I'd like to see bi-partisan cooperation & fraternity, but already the Muslim wannabe chair of the DNC is voicing how Dems can corrupt the process in their efforts to obstruct the Reps.
One of my greatest dreads is that Pres.Trump will be the subject of assassination attempts, coming from both the established Left and the established Right.
I predict that Trump will keep his promises, build the Wall, do the other stuff & return our country to American Nationalism.  He will be vociferously opposed on practically all his efforts by the Left & many of the Right.


LMAO!  What a crock of bull!


With any luck, this will prove to be a self-eliminating problem, as those who would kill the unborn, eliminate themselves in so doing; from that same future, shared with those who do not. Speaking of which, if I am not mistaken, Canada's birth rate, has been below the replacement rate, for decades now: hence the need to import people just to keep this place going. I might add that since the Church is regularly criticized for opposing abortion, I would take this opportunity to remind everyone that it was that same Church, that was also furiously criticized, for opposing slavery in the Deep South, prior to the start of the Civil War in the USA. Since slavery there is now banned, I would draw the inference that in due course, so too, will abortion be likewise banned. Fortunately, this procedure can't be used to commit infanticide, where late term abortions that result in live births are then killed. https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/are-babies-left-to-die-when-they-survive-abortion


Amen Craig!!!


You're confusing "confident and dynamic" with arrogance, inexperience, and ignorance.


Who first brought up the notion that the election is rigged - and is still talking about it? Who asked the Russians to release more emails (first debate I think)?

Words have consequences -Donald got away with saying so much  (rapists, losers (McCain), crooked, opponent's fathers who were part of presidential assassination attempts), it was inevitable that this would come back and bite him.


Sen Donna Mercado Kim is RIGHT she said the problem was with DOT itself.  Director Fuchigami talks a good game, but cannot manage his own team. In 2016, the Harbors Administrator had his procurement authority suspended over a multi-million dollar security fiasco and was rewarded with several HUNDRED MILLION more in State bond funding for a terminal that should be funded (and managed) by industry.  This same Administrator was relieved of his duties previously at the Airports, then reassigned to Harbors (despite no maritime experience).  Too much nepotism, but frankly, this whole mess is what you get with a SINGLE PARTY state.


Hydrogen: You're challenged to plainly state the truth as you perceive it, and to support your views with evidence. What examples can you cite of business success by our state? Maybe the railroad, which of course is a monopoly and even then, Return on Assets and equity is anemic. Maybe the Ferry system, which hemorages cash? Surely you're aware of our many, many failures.

The problem is simply that people are careless with other people's money. There's no profit motive within government--no imperative to cut costs to meet financial goals or cash flow. IN fact, just the opposite.

Don't get me wrong; we have very smart and talented people working in State government. Some are brilliant. Almost all are great people. But much more is required to run a business.


It seems to me that the author is identifying church with clergy. I suspect that the abstention of clergy overshadows participation by a significant cadre of catholics (including nominal and "former") among the bigotry resisters, the equality supporters.
Our clergy, it seems, do not wish to jeopardize their position with their bishops who in turn, are significantly aligned with the likes of Jerry Falwell types.  They have no interest in compromising their advantageous allegiance to Trump, money and political influence.  More sensitive hierarchy have no interest in "calling out" their brothers, touting human moral values of equality, decency, civility, peace, justice by participating.
So much for demanding a voice in the public square.


Why is Cladwall authorizing vacation for 10,000 City workers?  Do 10K City workers all work in Waikiki?  Do all these City workers have Waikiki hotel side jobs?  As some other poster mentioned for 10K to just take a vacation with no adverse effect in City services means there are over 10K non essential City workers.  Also some other poster thinks Cladwall did this on purpose, possibly at the union’s bidding so thst they attend the protest marches against Trump. Probably true.  There will be major traffic jams on Oahu, NOT because of whether or not 10K City workers go to work.  The problem is the W Oahu/ Central Oahu to town university & private school commuting crowd on Friday that normally creates gridlock traffic will create the additional traffic nightmare with Trump’s visit to Oahu. If the University & private schools all cancelled classes & all school employees take a vacation day, that would make a real difference. Better play it safe by having bedpans in the car.


Who's going to administer a bike registration requirement and inforcment?


Ben became the first chairman of the Alaska Fisheries Marketing Board. It soon received millions of dollars in federal funds to distribute. 2006 awards included $516,709 to Ocean Beauty Seafoods, $444,852 to Peter Pan Seafoods, $418,942 to Icicle Seafoods, $369,706 to Trident Seafoods, and $187,432 to Norquest Seafoods, which is owned by Trident. The fisheries marketing board also gave the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute grants of $1.5 million to market wild Alaska seafood nationwide, and $750,000 to augment its nationwide television advertising campaign for Alaska seafood. Ted helped secure federal funds garnered from import fees on foreign seafood for distribution by the fisheries marketing board. Peter Pan, Trident, Icicle and the At-Sea Processors records were subpoenaed.


The empirical way to test coconut oil is through cycles of introduction and elimination. For me, skin benefits are noticeable, such as getting rid of recurring athlete's foot. The saturated fat lauric acid (C12:0) is evidently both a fungicide and anti-viral. The other dominant saturated fats (MCT oil) are metabolized by the liver into ketones. This is easily verified by measuring ketones. Ketones are the preferential fuel of the brain (supply driven rather than demand-driven like glucose). A lot of research has been done on the brain benefits of ketone-fuelling, especially by nutrition scientists at Johns Hopkins, Harvard and the Mayo clinic in respect of epilepsy and other neurological conditions. There is also research for ketones to boost mental performance of US Navy Seals at University of South Florida. Coconut oil and ketones have had measurable benefits for Alzheimer's. Dr. Mary Newport and Dr. Bredesen's Alzheimer's protocols use MCT oil and are now in clinical trials.


Canadian voters becoming more like petulant children everyday.  Admittedly the Alberta conservatives deserved to have their A's kicked but to vote in Notley rather than the Wild Rose party means these people deserve everything they get.  Same ting in Ontario and federally with a part-time rich heir school teacher at the helm being the adult joke of the century.  Historians will marvel as the childish socialist 'journalists' we have today are all googly eyed at their hero.  When Trudeau's incompetence and Trump's hardball policies have both had their day Canada could well be the new third world country of North Amerika.  Buckle up.


Not strangely enough, this story reminds me of the first and second episodes of the show Homeland.  The Boyle narrative is quite bizarre.  It is possible that an elaborate plot is underway.


Wait a minute, its clearly more unpleasant surviving a 100 days of Trump than 100 days of The Boy Blunder and Orville Redenbacher Lite.

I mean those 80% of Americans not buried nose deep in the government trough are frantic at the prospect of a huge tax cut in the next 100 days and a freeze on hiring more uncivil non-servants and a reduction already of 60% in Latinos illegally crossing the southern border into the US and the US reasserting its leadership in the world and jobs staying in and/or returning to the US and  big increases in economic growth and the markets and other changes we don't get the space to list here.

Its torture I tell you and as the lunatic left wing fringe that have taken control of the Democratic Party will "explain" Trump is as bad as if not worse than the North Korean dictator.

The only good thing about Trump's presidency is that it gives brain washed, intellectually lazy, untalented left wing hacks something to write about.

Like right here.


the working class of America was watching Trump. was there any real men at this dinner.


Not a bad idea, Taboot.

But I'm sure it also helps that the police station is a block away.


I had to speak up.  We all know the truth.  We all want to help but there is a difference between helping and being taken advantage of.  I am not cold hearted but when I am struggling and my PM (can't stand him) puts me last always and he gets away with murder with his personal useless agenda and I see so much tax payer waste, I seriously think that I should go on welfare - is that what we are teaching our kids?  Seriously these refugees should not receive preferential treatment over tax payers. NEVER.


"When all about you is blaming it on you...." Keep a cool head folks! Getting rid of everyone and anyone to appease bruised egos may not benefit the entire police force.


Ryan c'mon.  Your buddies decided it was prime time to dip their beaks.  Why the surprise?


To each their own. It is a lot of work to keep a bait site going, to be there at the right time, to judge an animal as harvestable or not. It is somewhat risky walking in on a predator as well. Whether to bait or spot/stalk is comparable to many other choices made in harvesting animals such as the ethics of using decoys v pass shooting, fly fishing v lures or bait, whether snagging is ethical or not, bow v rifle, etc. I'll leave the ethics up to the boards of fish and game and try not to be snob toward people who choose differently than I. And of course there are more and more people coming into Alaska who know nothing about game and fish harvesting and feel that doing so is wrong. Those people I just ignore


I'm not opposed to the Permanent Fund Dividend Reduction, but it cannot possibly come without a significant reduction in the oil tax credits. How on earth are the bought and paid for politicians rationalizing stealing from their constituents to pay their oil bosses? They must truly have no fear of ever losing an election


Who said he's a Trump supporter? All the guy said was he's going to complain to the president....as in, the president of Hawaiian Airlines. Duh!


Another informative article from Ned and the scientific community.  Wonderful news about the health of one of the most beautiful birds in the world.


My pension is paid in $ U.S. So I'm rooting for a low $ C.


I meant that when Ford was going to move production to Mexico, Trump slammed them on Twitter and then proposed a 35% import tax on vehicles made in Mexico but sold in the US. Ford immediately cancelled the plans. Where is Junior?


You and your alternates up all night eh. Good ol trump seems to be giving you sleep problems.


Luck is a huge part of the equation, but the skill and experience and judgement of the pilot saved lives today, including his own.


So the Canadian taxpayer pays out $375 Million to preserve an unknown number of 100K jobs.   I used to have a $100K job and no ones subsidized my salary.


Justin got 39% of the vote
so yes a minority voted for the Liberals
in fact 60% voted against
even with the fear mongering from "Anybody but Harper" campaign
even with dumb NDP voting strategically for Liberals


Thing is, NTA, your boy ran on draining the swamp, but has clearly been overruled by Prime Minister Butts.


Whineritis:

Thanks for you being you!

Q. E. D.


Politicians are no different then anyone else, they make mistakes. Trudeau made a mistake in his comments, and the realization of that is accounted for in his not attending the funeral for Castro.


Kagan, the only thing that they missed and couldn’t do anything about, was a Mafia-style, we-can-buy-and-bully our way into the White House with a little help from our Russian ‘Friends’ - they are so experienced at it, after all - esp. with the benefits of modern day info-technology too!


The HPV vaccine is garbage ... anyone giving it to their child should be thrown in jail for abuse.


I understand now Peggy! You own the trail's and the area around the trail's just by being a trapper and dog musher. The rest of us should call and ask if it is ok to "borrow" your trail. As far as agreeing with Richard. All I can say is God help us.


I'm gonna go eat get the popcorn and watch this one.  Ought to be fun!


The desperate Lieberals sure have a lot to say about the Tory leadership race. With the backbench revolting, the thing in Queens' Park doing a Chavaz on the economy of Ontario and the disadvantage of a carbon tax imposed on the country by The Little Potato the days are not as sunny as the rose coloured glasses led every lefty to believe.


You mean the China that under the Paris accords was allowed to pollute the air as much as they wanted until 2030 with no consequences whatsoever while the USA was required to take action immediately and send billions and billions and billions to third world dictators? That China?


Bob, there is an Adventism mindset of it being the final stop, therefore the only one, for modeling life. You have described what I concluded many years ago that there are countless ways to conduct life, all legitimate, outside of this one version.

Adventism promotes the myth that it is the holder of the final solution for personal and universal history. When I was a pastor I watched parents in tears because their child had adopted a different life. Their last resort was to pray them back into the "Truth" so they would see them in heaven.

I have no animas toward Adventism. My choice to opt out was not out of anger, or a result of "backsliding," but a conscious intellectual judgment. Hell doesn't await anyone (or their children) who follow their, mind, heart and conscience.


I wonder if Manafort hired some of the Russian trolls who are about to down vote this comment ...


What BS.
There is no "Iraqi Government".
Just a US colonial administration.


Liberal is becoming synonymous  with FUBAR!

Is there anything they haven't screwed up in the past year?


Actually...it does, pretty much.

And it does appear it is you following me, if one bothers to check the glow of conversation.  Apparently you are attempting to take lessons from another poster who tries to rely on sarcasm instead of discussion.  Try harder.

As far as nasty?  Yes.  You have changed.  We typically disagreed, but not like you do now. There are three other posters here who take nasty to amazing levels.  Are you trying to emulate them?


Nice to know the cabinet if full of toadies who'll say anything to keep their job.  It does sound familiar though...I got it!  The Dear Leader proclaimed this as infrastructure week...


Yeah it would sure be nice to sign up Nolan long term but without a solid closer plus reliable late inning relief, and probably a solid catcher too, it wouldn't matter other than to watch Nolan be Nolan in a lot of meaningless games. DJ would be tough to part with but Rockies will not be able to pay everyone so a trade is not so far fetched.


Move the port to Port Mac and save the funds for Dredging...


how can it be that we are sitting here comfortably worrying about football and cleaning up the garden before winter and 6000 Americans are writing their last will and testaments and finishing those painful letters to be delivered in case they don't come back again?  This is just not right; we have no reason to send our sons and daughters to fight in a black hole that has been destroying white people since the 19th century. the British lost hundreds of thousands of troops here during Victoria's reign, the Russians hundreds of thousands more.." He who does not learn from history is condemned to repeat it." Let's not sacrifice any more of our best and brightest in the quagmire that is the Hindu Kush. Bring them home and close the book.


Given Shakespeare's penchant for cross-dressing his characters, I can't imagine that he would be surprised by having a woman play a man's part.


If there isn't a law that has any meaningful consequences, why not apply to the court for an order lifting the publication ban on their names?  Name and shame.


I don't suffer fools gladly....I have a question for you. If I am complaining like a "weenie" about Trump, does that make you a "weenie" for complaining on a daily basis about "fake news"?


The defective concept ot conscience of the rigorists is tied to a defective conception of truth. They need to go back to Thomas Aquinas, and to metaphysics.


Bet the commission are really nervous about now. What if we pick the wrong person? Just ask the other City Dept for help. The ones who picked the wrong persons for the Rail.


Wait folks..   Sarah Palin is getting the Cdn Ambassador's job.  She can see us from her dog house so that gives her the inside track...


He's here for eight years?  That's a big assumption.  Not every president gets two terms.


The only thing that will ever stop Burke from his insane behavior is death.


I find it sad that the phrase “known homosexual “ has been used in this discussion as if this were the McArthy days and we were discussing “known communists”.  Really senator,  at long last, have you no shame?


As long as we play with agency budgets and do not provide funding to a staff large enough to audit all the oil companies on an on gong basis it will remain a problem.  Every now and the the legislature indicated they will privatize some of the auditing. When asked about the cost they toss out these huge cost figures.  When asked why they will not simply increase the budget for the existing state agency they toss out that would increase the number of state employees.  Then neither plan goes forward.


chicken fingers so small.


If Crudwell resigns as mayor he'd have to give up the sweet Territorial gig as well (he's pretty useless to the bank if he's not mayor) and that would bum him out.

On the bright side, however, he'd get to revert to that "historic home" property tax exemption we'd ALL love to have.


The rationale behind the "Major Contributor Report" (MCR) requirement is to add an element of transparency to large infusions of money in the month immediately before an election IN WHICH THE COMMITTEE OR CANDIDATE is active.
Basically, providing voters with information about the source of funding for any "October Surprise" -
it provides no useful information to voters (or anyone else) but adds a not insignificant compliance burden for those committees NOT active in the odd-year election.


This story convinced me to re invest in BBD
They need some outside blood to show them how to actually run a business,so hopefully they do merge.


'The New York Times reported this summer that he’s on track to insult 650 people, places and things on Twitter alone by the end of his first term.'

Such a patently one-sided view of things is hardly likely to promote civility.  No mention of a rabid press, an uncivil opposition party, and constantly increasing pressure on the line of civility from the political Left.


Another shouting tantrum from the Bankster.


The article says that these construction costs are 15 million dollars. That's not even 1% of the total cost that you mention. Actually rail is almost completed halfway.

But operation will not start until these 15 million dollars and construction fixes are completed and the estimate time now is four years. But by that time we will already be starting on the second phase of the first increment of rail to Ala Moana.

2020 will probably see in operation more than halfway to the Ala Moana Center we'll probably the see a lot of traffic at that time to the airport and perhaps to the Honolulu Community College.


keep  in mind his first choice was the U.S. not Canada


No weak attempts to "repeal" the bill have gained any significant support from voters or legislators.

Support has been strong among Republicans, Democrats, and Independent voters, as well as every demographic group in every state surveyed. In the 41 red, blue, and purple states surveyed, overall support has been in the 67-81% range - in rural states, in small states, in Southern and border states, in big states, and in other states polled.

In WA, for example, after enactment, support remained steady, at 77% overall

Most Americans don't ultimately care whether their presidential candidate wins or loses in their state or district. Voters want to know, that no matter where they live, even if they were on the losing side, their vote actually was equally counted and mattered to their candidate.  Most Americans think it is wrong that the candidate with the most popular votes can lose. We don't allow this in any other election in our representative republic.


Darn right the liberals don't really like choice.

In the end liberal "choice" amounts to two things:

1) The right to an abortion

2) The right to be gay

They don't believe you should have the right to choose to keep and bear arms.  They don't believe you have the right to choose your own school--and empower the poor when it comes to education.  They don't believe you have the right to choose your own health care--and so on it goes.  Liberals indeed detest choice because they detest freedom.  They prefer government control.


I think it would help the discourse if people thought much more deeply, and less emotionally, and more soberly about the words "equality" and "rights"

We are given rights to effect duties we have by our nature and vocation.

I don't have a "right" to be a priest, because my vocation is to be married.

Duties come first...rights are given to execute our duties.

Much of the liberal and secular world only want to talk about "rights" as if they come first.  And in the end that's why there is much sadness.


Guess Roy made it out alright, no telling where he is now that Gorsuch has been confirmed.


You can check in online but you're certainly not going to board the plane without your passport being checked and your identity verified.

You want to use a taxpayer funded service you have to prove who you are, it's that simple.

Muslims might feel targeted but there isn't another religion out there whose practitioners regularly cover their faces.


You took the words right out of my mouth.  I am so happy for the whole halau, but especially for Tracie and Keawe.


Not only are governments allows to say 'no', they are OBLIGATED to say 'no' based on the notion of "Good governance".

Any politician that grants such corporate welfare, wasting massive amounts of taxpayers money in the process, is guilty of malfeasance and should probably be recalled.  They most certainly should NEVER been elected again as they are demonstrating incredibly poor judgement.

Sadly voters don't tend to hold their politicians to very high standards of honesty or integrity.


Get the "real news"  from Breitbart and Drudge Report?  Ahahahahaha!  Are you for real?


How, in any way, can this be construed as a good thing?


It's been in a death spiral for what,  7 years now? How long are you geniuses going to keep repeating that lie to yourselves? Even Paul Ryan's CBO said it's stable.


And may I state that I DO have empathy for a pregnant woman.  My empathy, however, is not at the expense of another innocent human life. The empathy I have is for BOTH lives--which is why my empathy does not lead me to support abortion.

As for most Catholics not following Catholic teaching--what else is new? "Wide is the path that leads to destruction, narrow the path to life" says Jesus. I will stick with the minority because based on Jesus remark, I am in good company.

I make the mistake of comparing fetuses to adults and there is no comparison!!?? Except age, what is the difference?

As for pregnancy when the life of the mother is in danger--let me grant that an abortion is justifiable in that case. Would you support restrictions on abortion except when the life of the mother is in danger? If not, why bring up the life of the mother?


Well, he IS fat and unattractive.  Why is it okay when Trump says it but not a female legislator?  Hmmm....?


“It’s a fraud really, a fake,” said James Hansen, the former NASA scientist who has been called the father of climate change awareness

“It’s just worthless words. There is no action, just promises. As long as fossil fuels appear to be the cheapest fuels out there, they will be continued to be burned.”

"He’s right, and the negotiators must surely know it.

The Paris summit: A colossal waste of time - Margaret Wente - Globe and Mail - Dec 16, 2015


Boeselager would probably make a good choice for the top job in the Knights now. Having been on the receiving end of very bad leadership he may very well be just what the Knights need to get their act together. It would also be a big slap in the chops to Burke. Which would be nice.


If the construction of this telescope were being held up by a religious decree from a Christian leader or a Muslim imam, the comment pages would be filled with letters decrying the thwarting of science in the 21 century by ancient superstitious nonsense.  But since indigenous religions are seen to be in tune with our new-age eco sensibilities, there is nary a peep.


Israel is an Island of advanced civilization surrounded by regimes led by 7th century zealots. Hamas doesn't even recognize Israel's right to exist so why should Israel negotiate with rabid Islamists who use their neighbors as human shields for propaganda purposes? Russia took over the Sakhalins three weeks before the end of the World War II - crickets from the UN. It's not a secret that any discussion about a two-state solution has been soured by the UN's pathetic history of anti-Israeal bias. The UN is a joke, it has no credibility and the war in Syria continues to demonstrate as much. The sanctions against North Korea are doing wonders, same for Iran's ballistic missile program... but let's attack Israel while Hamas rewards the families of terrorist cowards who kill pregnant women at the grocery store.


Trump is promoting ethnic nationalism, not civic nationalism. Ethnic nationalism leads to war. Civic nationalism leads to improved infrastructure.


Not so. It is the private sector that is not keeping up. Big corporations and people like Trump live off the backs of the workers. Those who put up with miserly salaries and those who voted for Trump are the ones who perpetuate the low levels of pay in the so-called private sector. They cannot blame anyone who makes better pay than do they, they must simply blame themselves.

As for your little "diversionary rant," I'm nor sure that you are saying anything other than you simply didn't make the cut to go to Oxford for a year, and you ended up being bitter.

Trump is draining the swamp right into his cabinet to make the wealthiest bunch of swindlers and double-dealers that have ever made up a Presidential cabinet. Go, Donny, please go.


Spoken like a perfect person. Must be so nice to have never made a mistake, gone a little over the speed limit, "borrowed" something from the job and forgot to return it... You know what I'm talking about, don't you Bean? Next you'll be saying you never lie.


She died Don Richey. I'll be seeing you at a SEHS reunion if you'll come out of the bathroom and overcome your fear of others calling you out for what you are - a rat.


Families, communties churches, parents and friends? really? They are going to what investigate if abuse is happening? And have what legal authority to intervene?
 I am willing to bet in your world they ride magicla unicorns and stay in a fairy tale castle, can I come too? Somtimes the families ARE the problem, somtimes it is ther church, some parents are  train wrecks. YOU have no clue, what you are talking about none.


Yep, it all those unarmed, praying old men, women, and children at fault for trying peace to defend their land and waters.  All of it against an armored, armed military forces with helicopters, airplanes using the same tactics as the Iraq never-ending war against our own citizens.  Citizens daring to protects against the Billionaire Barons of the Oil Monopoly.  The Bundy bunch was white therefore they got away scot free because they threatened maximum violence and the cowards in government allowed it.  North Dakota fascist Sheriffs misused Emergency Management Compact powers to bring in more military personnel and equipment against the peaceful demonstrators just because they are the hated Sioux.  These fascists should all be in jail instead of the incarcerated victims.


I will track down every fraud posting for the pipeline in BC that stalked my posts to delete them. YOU are SEVERELY wrong for even doing THAT.


HOLY COW BATMAN,  he is a FELON  linked to  a gun used to kill a cop,  he only had 20 grams  of METH on him, (isn't METH HORRIFIC whether  its one gram or whatever),  Jones was born in Las Vegas and had a extensive criminal record, has spent most of his life in prison, MOVED to Oregon to get a "FRESH START",  found a job and relapsed back into METH.  A Real Oregon GEM.

I would like to know who gave him a job at the coast.  I would not support that business.

These types of criminals are moving to Oregon in droves to get a "FRESH START", why is that????????

My opinion, Because of all the FREEBIES...................


An often overlooked culprit in all of this is the licensed medical provider who wrote the prescription which is required for OxyContin. Regardless if these providers where subject to "relentless visits" by Purdue representatives, it was their pen that wrote that script. There are multiple drug reference handbooks that are industry standard that described the full effects and side effects of all current pharmacy medications. For any medical provider with the license to write prescriptions to claim they were unaware is grounds for malpractice. It is standard procedure to reference the medication including unique patient history.
I have 25+yrs in rural Alaska as a Advanced EMT and 12 of those as a Lead Flight medic. We saw a huge increase of OxyContin referenced in patient records during this period for pain that likely could have been managed well with physical therapy and over the counter Acetaminophen and Ibuprofen within dose.
Go after Purdue, but many providers are equally guilty.


The problem is people come here and they think hey this needs to change yet it worked just fine for years. What moral high ground do you think you hold over people who were born and raised here and this is their way of life. Its not the default response. Its the we get sick of people coming from the lower 48 saying hey I don't like this. No one forced you to live here. There is a large reason that Anchorage/Palmer isn't growing at the pace of KGB/Big Lake. People are sick of some idiot on some council trying to rule their way of life. I am quite sure the majority of people of Bethel feel the same way.


This is just terrible this young man has lost his life because of some complication that arose from the eye surgery.  However, the man who had intended on murdering him, didn't murder him.  The vest protected him and he was alive and doing fairly well after this deadly encounter.  To now make the young criminal responsible for his death is not going to happen.  Even though we want to, legally you can't do that.


You are right there, LotL. It is something that I notice in your comments.
However, your words of general wisdom do not help us here.
I am looking for clarification as to what your previous comment means?
In particular, what do you mean when you write:- "We are given rights to effect duties from our nature or from our vocation"?
BTW, I am a professional translator, and so I do recognise the 'style', when I see it.
Thank you in anticipation.


" reasonable" is cutting the outrageous state spending, NOT stealing from the people.


I have a feeling that Los Angeles Unified is just a weeee bit larger than PPS. "Second largest in the nation, the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) enrolls more than 640,000 students in kindergarten through 12th grade..." PPS doesn't need to be smaller to be better run, but more qualified, more focused people running the place would be a great start.


Ahh yes, the CBC.....is Jian back on the air yet?


Dear Margaret,

Of all the problems I face in my life, the rants of a 19 year old are very very low down on the list.

Why don't you focus on things that are less provocative, and more important to us? Old age care (most of us will need it), housing inflation (shuts the young out of home ownership; it is a far more important issue for them) and so on.

This kind of fact free mudslinging from journalists is why a majority of Republicans believe that 5 million illegals voted in the US elections. It is squarely the fault of the media.


carbon emissions...too funny..

You know the number one way someone INCREASES their carbon emissions, is when they move to the First world from the Third world..something like 50x minimum..

On the other hand, everyone is welcome in Canada....


lol, we are not a democracy so how can democracy be destroyed?    Can't have it both ways.


We want Top Golf!!!!


This is yet another example of how we major on the minors in this beloved country of ours. Something that has never ceased to amaze me is that nobody has EVER said anything about the isi-Xhosa name for the Western Cape - iKoloni. A mix of Dutch/Afrikaans and Xhosa - who would have thought. As a Rhodian from the distant past I would hate the name to be changed.


Nothing alleged. The assailant pretty much announced it on Facebook prior to committing the act and was caught by a neighbour. How about the three people that were murdered?  A grandfather and his two grandsons. That's mass murder.


Too bad Obama wasn't still president. He could have negotiated a deal that would give NK billions of dollars AND better guidance systems for their bombs. That's the Obama way.


A few physicians make money. The DA's and the medial boards  need to take care of those crooks. They get away with it because of a lack of monitoring. People in need should not be victims of broad restrictions. Lock up the pill-pushers for five years and that will take care of the problem. However, the addicts will turn to street heroin. I think that was one of the points made in this letter.


Illiteracy becomes you, geek.


By the way is anyone there in the fire department to check places like this and they do have some echedule ?


My deepest ALOHA to his ohana.


Local awesome indeed.