"Foremost would be to end those absurd salaries lavished on many corporate executives. If there’s that much money slushing around in the company, and it’s not needed for internal investment, hand some of it out to the lower-paid employees. No executive needs or should get $100 million a year." AMEN!
Even a paltry 6 or 7 million or more a year --to run a monopoly, no less-- seems absurd when our streets are lined with too many people who cannot afford a roof over their heads. Selling an entire island or large estates to members of the one percent club makes basic living impossibly expensive for ordinary people who may be living on land that has been in the family for years but who lack the resources to pay rising property taxes.


I have been accused of heresy for saying the Earth is 4.5 billion years old, and that dinosaurs did not walk the Earth, by several people who think the Earth was created in six days in 4004 BC. If I don't believe the literal truth of the Bible, I am doomed to eternal damnation. This is commonplace and you know it. I am certain that you have read Genesis chapter one, a beautiful story but very hard to accept as literal truth, particularly if you know about rock dating by radioactive isotope rock dating.

I pointed out that John 3: 16-18 is contradicted by Romans 9: 14-16. You have spoken out of both sides of your mouth.


Why is that supposed to matter?

Do you think this is a "Well Jeremy Christian supported Trump but look at you liberals, you got Kathy Griffin that's pretty bad too". The two are entirely unrelated. One is a has-been comedian who did something stupid - she likely deserves to be fired. The other is someone is a violent murderer who lashed out at people standing up to his bigotry.

The statements from Trump I quoted exactly. If people can't understand why they are bigoted racist statements then it just goes to show how isolated and out of touch many of his supporters are. I haven't heard one Trump supporter take a strong stand against his most inflammatory statements - that must mean people agree with it. That's the most frightening thing to me. It's not normal, and it's not okay.

And please don't anyone respond to this with something like "Well a liberal said...". I don't care. Neither side should do it. We need to solve problems by coming together and disavowing racism and bigotry.


read much?
Nasa and NOAA admits they faked the data


Just turn it over to the Uber people then watch people grumble.


Very true: they are great role models for other migrant commuities. Proof that a focus on hard work, good behaviour, ambition and family will get you somewhere in Caanda.


I cannot even believe that so many Palmer youth were involved. Please Please Make an example out of these wannabes. I say this as I have three children of my own. If I ever found out one of my children was involved in something like this, they would be begging for prison. I can't even put into words the hell they would pay,before the cops showed up.

I am truly Sorry for your loss. May God punish the guilty and let time ease your minds.


This behaviour of Christie's shows an emotional resonance with Trump's selfish and crass misuse of a golf cart on the greens. Typically Entitled Activities, the actual origin of the TEA Party acronym.


Feed them a few mantras that appeal to them and you can usually get the "booboisie", as H.L. Mencken called them, to vote against their own self-interests. That's the formula. It's no wonder the politicians have contempt for an electorate that they feel they can play like a fish or a fiddle.


I thought you were perhaps talking about yourself in that last sentence Sue?


The only differences between "socialism" and "communism" are:
1. Their spelling.
2.  The amount of time they're a political force in a particular country...usually STARTING as "socialism" which quickly turns to communism.
3.  The "text book" definitions given by Devita don't really apply (or function as "defined") in the real world.


Larsy,
I don't HAVE to refute anything. All I have to do, according to the rules YOU made up, is post a quote that I "think" I "might be able to find," and you'll "find 10 quotes from our founding fathers all supporting the notion that they made us a Christian nation under the Judeo Christian paradigm." You were bluffing and everybody can see it.


You are wrong.  If this project were done without corruption, we would have a stable port right now.  It has nothing to do wit your ideological beliefs.  It has everything to do with skimping on materials and processes, paying people off, and dirty political tricks that Republicans shield themselves from by blocking anti-corruption legislation in Alaska and continuing to allow only the Alaska Bar association to discipline it's own members.  It's corruption, It's disgusting, and it will be the downfall of America itself.


I'm afraid withholding judgment is not that particular poster's strong suit. You fought the good fight, LG, but you might as well be talking to the wind.


Just trade countries instead - easier and faster to do? (grin!)

 (Me, I am staying put, I am very happy with our President Trump in my country)


State income tax and increased gasoline taxes are next.


Sure, and the fact that the richest 1% now has as much wealth as the rest of the world combined is fair too. It would be Marxist if it wouldn't...


You should pay closer attention.  Like the Conservative government of Alberta, Wall's government squandered the province's oil revenues in a time of high prices. It will fall to the NDP to clean up the mess, just as they did in the 1990s following a ruinous decade of Conservative rule under Grant Devine.


And he was vested in that retirement long ago or he couldn't retire today.  And new hires into that Tier One golden system haven't happened since it  was killed off in 1996.   By following the laws since 1988,  he gets to retire now.  The bill for that system was unpaid by all the Legislators and Governors since and now it is due.

Just like the bill for Social Security keeps getting unpaid by the Congress and Presidents and will also come due.


I was kind of wondering why the would-be Dr. Gallagher attracted MSW's attention.  Does not seem to be a lot of "there" there.


So we don't have any worries?


Yes Mr. Bennett. I've also always praised you. My father took a bullet for this country. He wasn't a white man. Why won't you stand in honor of my father's memory?


While it has been neither cheap nor quick, this well-conceived study offers an intelligent antidote to half-baked, knee jerk, seat-of-the-pants policy making that has characterized so many  of Eugene's critical  land use decisions over the years.  Think of how much angst and expense our community could be spared if only City fathers (and mothers) would apply lessons to be learned from this positive, attitude changing experiment.  Such a shift might even convince some persistent nay sayers on legitimate revenue raising votes to re-think their stance.


Polish in honor of their titular "Saint"?


I see they're using traditional methods like guns, trucks and snips


The FDA during a random test.


The author expresses my wishes for a better heath care system but alas there are no grown ups in Congress or the White House to lead such a much needed mission. The Congress and White House are in a bubble that disconnects them from the real world.

Congressional members, staff, the President, Vice-President, and their staff have the best health care the world can offer. Why can't ALL Americans be so blessed?


i can see this but can anyone else?


Al:  What do you think this world would be like if we did not have any enforcement on drugs????   The war on drugs just needs to be stepped up to a much higher level of enforcement.........


You had a bear.  Maybe you should have let him do his thing.


MSW lovingly recounts the memories of fellow hierarchs for John Quinn that they shared at his recent funeral.  I never personally met Quinn, but I know a lot of him since I chaired the SF review board and investigated his record as archbishop dealing with the sexual abuse and exploitation of children by his priests.  It is not an edifying narrative.

I never got to interview Quinn in retirement - his successor, William Levada blocked any independent inquiry.  Yet, many of Quinn's closest associates and inner circle of friends and advisers were credibly accused of assaults on children.

Sadly, we will never know the full truth because Quinn has taken the truth of his role in this criminal scandal to his grave fulfilling Shakespeare's grim prophecy:
"The evil men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones."


Most of San Francisco is well above sea level. It's Trumpian Florida and the southeast coastal U.S. that needs to worry about drowning.


Shame on you.


I showed elsewhere that HV4 does, in fact, employ circular reasoning in its argument. You don't want to accept this. But then, you interest in truth or honesty is minimal at best.


I remember all the ethics complaints.
I remember those that loved her, were rabid about it.


Oh and to give an idea of what I meant by "large" it is 300 feet in diameter.


Sounds like mice or some kind of vermin scratching in the walls around here.


Fear the god fearing person.


No, you are not Marty and you are not R&R, but you most certainly have been Ed Hu.  What some minds seem to obsess over is maintaining a presence on this board no matter how many name changes that takes.  I just wonder why.


“With his own brand of reserved dignity, Mike Pence instilled confidence on the state level then, and on the world stage now."

Translation: "Pence may be uninspired, but at least he's not a raving lunatic like his boss. So I suppose we can let him talk a few minutes without dozing off, and then keep a straight face long enough to hand him a meaningless piece of paper, and call it a day."


Not really.

This Republican has no problem with a cessation of the death penalty.  Nor do I know ANY Republican or pro- life person who "love(s)" to "torture and kill on the battlefield."

I think you need to take a deep breath and stop slinging odd accusations about.....


Summary of the article -

All hail our Glorious and Shining Leader, Trudeau!  May His benevolence bless us for years to come!  We are not worthy to grovel at His feet, or bask in His purely coifed elegance.


I did tell you I'm a frequent commenter, "Doug"  --  unlike you.

What's with your obsession with Dale Wilson, anyway? Maybe it's time you come to terms with the fact that there are obviously many people in PA whose opinions or general tone of voice you don't like.  Really, we're not all Dale Wilson.

OMG, Civil Comments just gave me one to review where he's accusing Rik of being Dale Wilson, too  --  in the piece on moving the apartment building in PT.  In it, he also reveals that Wilson "no longer lets him comment" on Port of Call.  Maybe I should read it more often!

LOL!    Okay, it isn't me  --  you're right, this is a meds thing.  I'm done.


And your criticism of Tabatha's column makes you a ...?


There should be a breathalyzer test for every flight crew who carry passengers


Is Joe that 6 pack guy?


Yes, they are also following the $$$$$$.  Good Luck Donald. lol


Your attempt at sarcasm and humor is beyond the scope of most readers.  Nice try though.


Maybe the Liberals should start concentrating on the Canadian economy.
Stop wasting time on their ideological identity politics nonsense which is a dangerous road to go down - foolishness reigns again.
Build Energy East.
Appoint the judges.
Stop flinging our tax dollars all over the globe.


Pandora17,
It,s not my job to go around correcting everyone who is either unfriendly to others or to correct those whom use attacks and/or bomb dropping as their primary method of discussion on this site.
If/when you do that it is up to you to either apologize or to correct oneself. IOW, it is your job to see to it that you USUALLY act in accordance with the wishes of the site owners and sponsors.
IF you make the mistake of using strong declarative language that causes others to not be able
express their thoughts, or even disagree with you. That IS why the site owners have rules which are meant to discourage that kind of expression.
You may be caught in that mode of aggressive expression for some different reasons. Could it be because you are a rigid trad Catholic. And who made you that way -- probably your father or husband OR did you make yourself that way?
Are you an aggressive person because you are a Republican and learned that behavior from GOP operatives.

You decide.


Irrelevant.  Carbon taxes will exacerbate all of those problems through economic chaos, starvation and social unrest.


"it is important to continue to encourage families to be involved, to volunteer, to be the “squeaky wheel” and report on shoddy service and to participate in Family Council meetings."

Do you honestly think that this has not ALREADY been happening?  Instances are being called in to a NON-RESPONSIVE govt entity.  THAT'S what people need to be doing is LOGGING when they called and WHO they spoke with and WHAT they were told.  Publish THAT info.


Yes, America was divided before this respectfully JOHN500AF, the NFL just galvanized both sides of the issue, and ripped the fabric of our nation some more. Regardless of presidents like Mr. Obama's who had issues with wearing the flag or the Mr.Trump's who embrace it, that flag draws some very deep feeling in America. The NFL got what it wanted, a strong reaction, and it has only divided our nation further.
Just another reason to turn the NFL off in my opinion.


An article on this every couple of months or so...There are just so many different situations to draw a conclusion that drawing cpp at 70 is the best option.  There is a large group of people that die in the age group 60 to 70. It would be great for the plan itself since fewer people would be around to draw at 70.


Gtfo of here trask.


We and the federal government should do everything we can to punish Denver for its actions.  Start by spending your time and money elsewhere.  It's a big metro area.


Fact:  Trudeau is a complete disaster.  His list of accomplishments are far shorter than his list of failures.


Let's hope the new immigration minister has the necessary integrity to end the special treatment protecting Maryam Monstef from the unfair and arbitrary process meted out to lesser people in her situation.


I agree that wahabi preaching mosques should be closed. I have been to Saudi Arabia and have seen how poisonous that ideology is.

I think you would agree that neo-Nazi organizations should be shut down. That ideology caused over 60 million deaths in Europe. We should not accept those people under the guise of diversity either.

Communist/Socialist parties across the world should also be shut down. They have caused over 50 million deaths in USSR, China, Cambodia, etc.


In the fall I fish for Salmon on the Coos River.  On the river we troll right by this place and from the outside it sure does not look very attractive to us.  We have never seen it up on land and never will because I believe the seller is just trying to sell a bunch of foregone history.    There are people out there that have more money than brains, we shall see if and when it sells.


Great job CHRISTIAN SOLDIER


Bringing India style politics to little ol' Canada. India has many, many interesting politicians and a more advanced democracy.


Funny how the StarAdvertiser descibed above how the ENTIRE Hawaii Republican Party was there to greet Trump.


Thanks for sharing this information, Rob.  This is really useful.  As you stated, each of us has to do our own evaluation, but that evaluation couldn't be done if we weren't aware of the recent new offers.  Thanks again!


It is like saying a drunk can not consent to turning the key of her car and driving drunk.

A drunk CAN consent, drunks often encourage sex and are known to have sex indiscriminately, so the law is ridiculous.

Alcohol doesn't put you unconscious like K or ghb.


Property owners have rights too, Seehaam – and property owners are not the problem.


Bad decision on the part of the court.  If indeed the treaties speak to providing salmon fishing rights, a better solution to the culvert issue would be to provide equivalent fishing opportunity off reservations or wherever where salmon are present.  For a court to wave its hand and commit many many millions of dollars of taxpayer money to be spent is irresponsible.  When the principles enunciated by the court are applied to hydropower dams, say hello to massive global warming emissions from fossil fuels brought on line to replace the marvelous hydropower.


This car was made for lazy people but best for special disabled persons. They needed this kind of car than like us, working people unless if you are a real busy person. http://www.transmissionrepairgeorgia.com/


Splendid column again today Shannyn. And Happy Birthday to you. The GOP controlled legs is going to give the oil industry $700 Million then fund that giveaway with one half of each Alaskans dividend check no doubt. But then they are going to successfully place the entire blame for the horrible optics of it on the Governor whose balanced plan has been butchered. He needs to veto this pig of a bill and tell the lege to go into another special session where they can come back with a more realistic and sustainable fix for the budget. Don't let them pin this on you Governor Walker. Insist that the Republican caucus rework the bill until it takes back from the oil industry rather than the PFD. Rework the PFD but only after the repeal of the giveaway or nothing at all.


Alaskans, and even more so, non-Alaskans, make tons and tons of money off of OUR fish.  The State of Alaska and her residents, however, LOSE $27.2 Million a year subsidizing the fishing industry and those people.  You can keep spinning it and saying that "HALF of the fish taxes that go into the state general fund" but the bottom line is--The State SPENDS MORE money to support the commercial fishing industry than it RECEIVES---that is called a LOSS.

Again--it is very simple math.  Credits and debits.  No matter how you spin it--we are losing money.  Losing millions and millions of dollars to non-residents personally benefiting from harvesting OUR fish, all while we cut our children's PFD dividend.  Losing money does not help, nor benefit Fairbanks, Palmer, etc.  Saying it does, does not make it so.  Losing money--subsidizing a multi billion dollar industry-- hurts us.

Read the report:
http://www.iser.uaa.alaska.edu/Publications/2015_12-FiscalEffectsOfCommercialFishingMiningTourism.pdf


And their point is . . . what exactly?  That Americans should not play Tchaikovsky because he was a Russian?

Many of us are well aware of the Russians' history in bringing the Napoleonic empire and its endless wars of conquest to an end.  Kudos to Tsar Alexander I and the Russian army for their outsize role.  That said, do we Americans not honor Tchaikovsky by adopting one of his better known pieces of music for our own celebrations?

Honestly, people can be SO petty at times.


In which one of the 57 states can we find Bowling Green?


No headhunt involved, Sparky... I'm harmless.  I'm only interested in equality and full disclosure.    The RG had no problem destroying two professional careers, why not be inclusive of all who were involved?    Why didn't the eavesdropper first confront the administrators personally???

I'll bet you potty mouthed the Russians for eavesdropping on Hillary emails, am I right?


You are wrong. Please look at Child In Need Of Aid Rules of Procedure, Rule 12. The statute you provide applies to wills and intestacy. It has nothing to do with this.


Such a great read  and so needed.


You're links were dead


Seems small compared to a $13 billion aircraft carrier.


I'm just so shocked...


are we to assume then that you're currently posting all of these thoughtful and insightful comments while being shot at, or in an otherwise life threatening situation?  why not put your money where your mouth is and share all of your life and death situations with the rest of us?  it's the least you can do.


So the average person has to live with  bad air, pay extra medical bills and realize a reduced quality of life while the governments get all of the settlement money. Seems fair to me. Uhh.


No, but simply being born in Hawaii (i.e. on American soil) does guarantee his U.S. citizenship. Simple question: can you name the 50 United States?


One does not need to go to a country or speak the language to be able to tell that country is heading in the wrong direction (politically).  Some examples: Stalin's Soviet Union, Pol Pot's Cambodia, Kim dynasty's N Korea, Pinochet's Chile.

It's been proven time and again dictatorships don't work. China won't be an exception.


What da ya mean, Jenkins?  The one that needs drug testing is you and ammosexuals who believe it's their gawd given right to tot ARs in American streets or kill animals.  Wanna carry an AR with clips that pump off dozens of rounds?  Go take your rightful place on war zone front lines.  I'm sure you'd find plenty of action and you'll probably do your family proud.


Asking whether Jesus meant to be taken seriously cannot be the more helpful question.  For if Jesus intended his words to be taken literally, then that disposes of the issue.  For we say, God's will, not ours be done.  It also goes without saying that Jesus intended that we take him "seriously."  You keep talking about the "reign of God," as though taking Jesus literally is necessarily alien to that.  That's illogical.

You also talk about the subordinating God's command not to divorce to the command to love God, love thy neighbor.  They are not inconsistent.  God doesn't give us inconsistent commandments.  In fact, as I have told you, Jesus said, "If you love me, you will keep my commandments."  Your new-age theologizing is hopelessly illogical on several grounds, is counter to Scripture,  and has been rejected for centuries by the Church.


The best news is that most people can now get around the government mandated packages and watch what they want. The Liberals should open up the marketplace, stop government subsidies, and let Canadian movies compete by getting better.


Protest is not a form of disrespect. It is a constitutionally protected right, a way of publicly disagreeing with the policies and proclivities of those elected. Besides, please--Trump has dragged the office of the president to a new low, blow-harding disrespect every second he can and telling whoppers. Respect is earned!


The author is quite right about the naivety issue, but this is an issue not only plaguing our current PM but generations of politicians and senior federal officials. The fact  is Canada has basically  a very weak portfolio of sovereign industrial capabilities, in particular in the Defense ans Aerospace segment. Canadians in general seem to believe that it is better to buy foreign and even financially assist foreigners rather than other Canadians. We collectively have now less clout in the eyes of the power brokers, including China and the US, than much smaller countries. Not until Canafians realize that we actually have to pay financially (and not only by sending our courageous armed forces in front of danger) and actualy start to work together across provincial barriers, will we stop being perceived as 'benevolently irrelevant ' as a British paper put it a few years ago.


I make no distinctions between the park and preserve, unstated or otherwise. The two are both managed by NPS, and the differences between management practices of the two are largely semantic. As is your well-informed correction to my comment.

My intention was to draw attention to the diversity of Denali's heritage. It is doubtful that Denali would have become a national park if miners hadn't built the access roads to the mines in Kantishna. If no person that cared about the preservation of natural resources had been able to see the wonders of this area, we wouldn't have the treasure that is Denali National Park.

It's all good.


"Many people (women AND divorced men) tell me I let my ex get away with far too much."

So the opportunity to take him to cleaners (and you seem to be saying that he would have deserved it) was there if you wanted to (or had the energy to go there).


"release the hounds Smithers!"


Does Prime Minister Justin Trudeau believe that Canada is a nation with strategic interests?


Maybe some lady's shroud-like, draping polyester burqa caught fire while cooking: she reached for the cumin on the shelf over the hot stove and *poof*.


Kath, what you are missing with Sanders is that a difference in ideology is healthy for a party - Sanders brought other issues to the table that are obviously priorities for a large part of the Democratic membership.  Not to say Bernie is the answer, he is too far left for a lot of the Dem voters.  And the rest need to be vigilant that the Dem party does not follow the path of the GOP to extremist ends or it will wind up in the same nova meltdown.


Uh, with respect I'm not a Democrat.  Sorry I triggered you.


Long live Makhosi. You are a brand of zero tolerance  for corruption.
Your name will forever be written  GOLD in annals of history for standing up for your God given conscience and priceless values


Your comment was a criticism of the Trudeau government? Who knew?  I thought it was a slam at the Globe, and mostly for their coverage of Trump  (He's that guy you claim not to approve of ;-)

However, a special award to you for finishing your comment with two buzzwords in the final phrase.


Hmmm....closing the G street entrance....

I wonder why that is, oh, wait, I do know, and it is for the same reason that this situation has been allowed to exist for decades.

So long as it does not affect City Hall, on the other side of G street, the 'problem' does not exist, because though they are merely feet away, City officials can deny a problem when it is not within their own building....

As it was, it shall always be.

If it does not exist within our own building, it must not exist at all....

Moronic deniers they all...


Scooter Libby was convicted of lying to the FBI, one time, in the Valerie Plame debacle. Nothing else. Have no idea where you get this fairy tale.


I enjoy people who don't have toxic personalities. Guess which one of these candidates has a more toxic personality.


So if people harass hasidic jews, they aren't anti-semitic?


I'd say we're long past the embarrassment stage. If embarrassment were a factor Trump wouldn't be a sliver away from the Oval Office.


I love a good conspiracy theory!  This 'cadre of high echelon individuals' certainly aren't the gourmands one sees in 5 star accommodations and restaurants around the world. Or those enjoying $100 cigars during a round of golf, either.   Such a cadre, if it exists, would, in my opinion, be more likely to rely on Malthus' positive checks" which lead to 'premature' death: disease, starvation, war.


We can begin the healing process by starting the Progressive Party to get our views out in contrast to the Rs and Ds who don't give a hoot about main street, the poor, or rebuilding our infrastructure and keeping us out of wars. I second the motion to restrict local, state, and federal elections to 90 days, have all elections public funded, and adopt North Dakota's no voter registration:

VOTER REGISTRATION

Registration Deadline: North Dakota is the only state without voter registration. North Dakota law still provides cities with the ability to register voters for city elections.

Party Affiliation: Voters may choose privately in which primary to vote. In other words, voters may choose which party’s ballot to vote, but this decision is private and does not register the voter with that party.

Makes sense to me. Lot's of money wasted on voter registration, goofy rules to exclude people, and still we get problems in voting irregularities. No dogs or dead people vote in North Dakota.


"Arrayed on the other side of the great Muslim civil war are the Sunnis, moderate and Western-allied,"

Moderate? The Whahabbists are moderate? This guy is a running joke - I guess he must of forgot all about 9/11(short memory).


Sarah, someday you and Hillary can sit together and tell the world how you both sold out and became the biggest liars the world has ever known. You are 2 peas in a pod, you just don't realize it yet.
 geobbles would be proud


Don't be such a butt-hurt libtard. After all, HRC said those emails don't exist anymore, so where's the risk? Aren't you at least a little curious as to what was in those 30,000 deleted emails since they directly related to government activities and by law were supposed to be retained.


Same here... I am surprised that he wants to fund infrastructure to stimulate the economy even though at this time it might not be too wise. However we do need to invest in the future. And the best investment is kids in poverty who never receive adequate early education. They do very poorly in school and in life if they miss the important developmental tasks in their early years. For them it's a basic need. And for us it's an investment in their futures that they cannot afford. Studies show that even at ages 27 and 40 they lose out and are on the bottom of the heap.

"...significantly higher earnings, rates of home ownership, and levels of schooling, as well as significantly fewer arrests and social service interventions, than a control group of non-preschool participants. Cost-benefit analysis revealed that, over the lifetimes of the participants, the preschool program returned to the public an estimated $7.16 for every dollar spent."


Canada Child Benefit; Trans Moutain and XL Pipelines; CETA

BTW I would of thought the long leadership contest would give ample time to develop polices. Do you say the Conservative leader was elected without an agenda?


That's pathetic. Being a Turnip supporter requires abandoning all self-respect.


Obama acted to do right by these kids because Congress failed to act. Obama showed leadership as the only adult in the room, and also a sense of compassion and justice. Trump doesn't care what effect his pronouncements have on people's lives or the country as a whole. Not a leader. Just a hateful, spiteful person.


None of what RangerMC says is news to me.  It's all in the public forum for those who are listening to a variety of news sources.  Try Google.  It's easy!


So much for "draining the swamp"; I don't believe we can take much more of this polluted water.


"well-known that the left hates discrimination and social inequality"

Complete baloney. The left could care less about discrimination and social inequality. Ask the multi-millionaires in any wealthy neighborhood whom hire illegals for pennies on the dollar. Ask the mega farming and meat enterprises why all the jobs go to illegals. Then ask all of  them which party they contribute to and every one of them will reply with (D)onkey because the (D) party loves to $crew Americans and pander to illegals after getting massive contributions to lower the labor costs back to Great Depression levels!


Meh.  Only 45kg lighter and still no AWD option or hybrid/full electric options?  If ever there was a platform capable of storing batteries to achieve 700km range... missed opportunity IMHO.   My '06 Odyssey has maybe (hopefully) 5 years left in it.  I'm hoping my next minivan will be full electric with AWD.


What's the point of a band's name, to draw attention?  Obviously it works!

In the meantime, I'm going to find my headphones and listen to the album, CD, iPod, download of "Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols" for the millionth time.  Immediately followed by some Bad Brains, Black Flag, Dead Kennedy's, Minor Threat, and the Pixies.  And to finish with a smile, wrap it up with some Ramones.  Ah, to be young again and live in make believe and not know it, it rocks!


My cat objects. There is nothing like putting a strip of gorilla tape over a tic on a cat.
Forgiveness isn't part of it. :)


Nice one. That cut deep - and you stayed on topic too. Oh wait. 😂


The Fiberals have kept every other promise they've ever made, right? Of course we can all feel confident believing their latest pack of lies, right?

This party should be declared a criminial organization, because that is precisely what it is.


A pitch clock would be an excellent idea. I might even become a baseball fan if the game moved at a reasonable speed. My view is that ten minutes per inning, or 90 minutes for full nine inning game, would be lots of time if the time killers were eliminated.


1. The American public and its courts are not privy to the US intelligence services info on spying and terrorist activities from the seven banned countries. The POTUS and the Security Council have access to various sources and have issued a ban in an effort to finally do something to deter terrorism. There has been no effective method to do this (other than militarily) by any country that has experienced, or is threatened by terrorism.

2. There is no US law (that I know of) that states how many visas must be issued in a given time period by an American embassy in a foreign country. The US State Department (or Secretary of State) could issue an edict to its ambassadors to limit the issuing of visas to a few per month. This would effectively comply with the federal appeals court ruling and slow the volume of travelers to and from the "banned" countries.

3. Under the US constitution, when does a foreigner have more rights than the security of a US citizen?


Natalie what dissapoints me about you is you know the truth but you never pin kirk caldwell and name him for his lies ..
I understand he muzzles you for your bike lanes but you seem to attack everyone else and name them! Kirk is the main one spreading these lies!


Here is joyce's response:-

Fake news! Fake news!


Love all of these Con apologists. Harper inherited a huge surplus and implemented tax breaks that were ideologically driven in order to counter the solid Liberal fiscal plans. Give us a break and stop finding excuses for the Con cons.


A President and Pentagon carrying out illegal military operations from the brain of a maniac.  Since the U.S. privatized military is 99% Republican, they will willingly carry out any orders from their Fuehrer disregarding all laws, domestic or international.  The beginning of the end of the Constitutional Republic destroyed by the Republican Terrorist Traitor Party while Democratic Compromisers whimper into irrelevance.  Only the citizens can stop these mad men.


It's a job for everyone to take on.  The allegations are not of the "my feelings were hurt" variety.


Yeah, that's what I said. I think most people are not being expedient.


McLaren got her job through mumsie and presumably holds on to it for that reason.


Typical liberal PM. A total hypocrite but the holier than thou left-wing voters in Canada eat this baloney up like it was caviar.


I in no way projected on you a mean character, Eric, and if you somehow experienced that I am sorry.  I don't think you are mean from anything that you said in your original response.  And for what it is worth, your reply to me reveals even more and with most of your reply I can agree.  Particularly when you say "....one thing I attribute to others, as a default situation, is conscious volition.  Maybe I shouldn't do that?"  If you really believe that you shouldn't, I heartily agree!  I do wonder how you can hold that as your "default" position while simultaneously stating that "Most drivers on interstates are courteous and cooperative, more or less."  Which is really your "default" position?


Wow. Two complete fairy tales. Harper accomplished nothing but a lot of corruption--including election fixing--and sinking Canada $160 billion further in debt.
The $90,000 was a bribe to keep Duffy quiet.
Maybe Tubby Harper was more like the Airbus affair PM. Complete sleaze.


I hope Cardinal Burke is correct, but I'm not holding my breath.


Maybe Justin can send her a good bag of weed....that ought to shut her up..


Are you a politician?  Every time I hear the phrases "hard-working Americans (or Alaskans, etc.)" or "the American people..." I know it's time to duck and cover because some politician is commencing to stick it to me.


Thank you Johnny for all you've done for Alaska. You are a true statesman sir.


Because in some countries governments stand to benefit enormously from inheritance taxes.


You are correct.  We know of this family and they are very carefree and allowed their boys to also live a carefree mildly supervised lifestyle. Sad that this terrible accident happened, but it is also sad that some are unable to take personal responsibility and become sue happy.  Not meaning to point blame and I cannot even begin to imagine their grief,  but why wasn't this child's hand held tightly as anyone would do when crossing a parking lot or a street? Both parents also asked for and got money from two go fund me pages.


Now there you go again bigot/racist.  Get out of Alaska if you live here.  Move to Texas or Idaho where bigots and racists tend to live.


changed the comments section - hard to read - not many intelligent comments anymore

just saying


I did not comment on the bizarre event of him driving along during the day with a body in his car.  I just can't fathom how stupid people can be...even criminals.  I'm glad he had not dumped her body yet or else he wouldn't have been caught.  I just wonder what they are going to do with the money!  Maybe the powers that be could divvy it out to substance abuse treatment or some group that works with prostitutes.  They could give it to some child feeding program.


Looks tasty , mmm rare please .


JD is  a great asset, we needed some additional scoring, but given the timing, and the cost, ... Mr Bergevin has yet to demonstrate any positive kind of managerial skills with regards to trades or obtaining players, aside from Radulov that is, and I am not 100% sure what the determining factor was, when he chose to sign with Montreal? Stevie Y on the other hand, not only a great hockey player, but an astute manager as well.


Because they don't know any better.


******* is a political philosophy that advocates self-governed societies based on voluntary institutions. These are often described as stateless societies,[1][2][3][4] although several authors have defined them more specifically as institutions based on non-hierarchical free associations.[5][6][7][8] ****** considers the state to be undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful,[9][10] because******* generally believe that human beings are capable of managing their own affairs on the basis of creativity, cooperation, and mutual respect, and when making individual decisions they are taking into account the concerns of others and the well-being of society.[11]

While this definition sounds a lot like Libertarianism, it is actually the definition of ANARCHY.

Were we all those "perfect beings" described in that last sentence, we'd not need government or laws and those close cousins....Libertarianism and Anarchy .. would work just fine.  Unfortunately, we're something less than perfect...


Vietnam, Nixon, Reagan  Clinton.

Those three administrations on top of the chaos and deceit practiced by JFK, LBJ, McNamara and Kissinger regarding the Vietnam War as revealed by the Pentagon Papers.

Nixon and Watergate
Reagan and Iran/Contra
Clinton and his bimbos

Too many lies.  Too much partisanship as a result from both parties.


I am honest, kag.

I will admit, I'm a little surprised at your piling on.  You don't usually do that..and although we disagree, I have come to expect more from you.  What particularly surprises me are the behind-the-back attacks.


OMG - A Republican is colluding with a Russian!


Energy East bitumen is not slated for domestic consumption.

It would double tanker traffic on the east coast, not reduce it.

Hope this helps.


Megan,  you are a very special person with a big heart.  You show much compassion and unselfishness and I'm sure we will hear about you in the future.  P.S. Thanks to your Mom for instilling the goodness in you.


With the greatest respect; I don't think you'd know a Marxist if one came up and bit you. Do you have a quote from Das Kapital to back up your assertions?


Because violence sells.  Follow the money.


Letting the Feds pay rent for deadbeats - sounds like a winner for everyone except the taxpayers.


Did you mean instead that you'd pay someone a buck to be groped ?


YOU like to claim that you are not second class. Fine. Many other women are, and you want to say "I don't see myself as second class, therefore no other woman should see herself as second class either".

Being barred from the priesthood solely because one is a woman is proof that women are second class citizens in the Catholic Church. It is arbitrary discrimination, just as women are regularly discriminated against in the workforce.

You sneer at women who want to be ordained. This is similar to what I said in the first paragraph: you are saying "I don't want to be ordained, therefore no other woman should want it either".

In both cases, the world does not revolve around you.


I left the GTA 19 years ago to return to my hometown, all of those comments could have applied to the city then.  Since then, I prefer to see it as having blossomed into one of the great, cosmopolitan world class cities.  I cannot get a decent roti or hakka where I live now. :(


This poor guy almost lost his life and by what I've read won't be carving soon if ever again. Yet APD feels the injuries were from a moose or bear rather than a man ?
APD- Brown Bears attack and retreat.
Black bears attack and consume.
If a Moose is using its feet to attack it's usually the front. A young moose would run. A Cow would fight but doing so would tear up the ground making it obvious. When they are being aggressive they stand on their rear legs using the front legs as the weapon. Again the ground would show hoof marks from a 1,000 pound aggressive moose.
Sounds to me like your victim was assaulted by Alaska's most dangerous animal for sure. The two legged kind.


My late Scottish mother-in-law had to wait one full year before coming to Canada to join her Canadian solider husband...and she had her first born already in tow!!

That was 1946....which I'm going to suggest we all now refer to as "the good old days"...

Think about that...

This Liberal government and Trudeau in particular are a god damn disgrace...

I miss Steven Harper don't you?


I would like to reach Desa jacobsson please...it is about my missing cousin in Ketchikan and others that are missing and/or diseased/lack of proper investigations,etc


"Silent?" Don't make me laugh! Wingers have got the biggest, whitest mouths if any political group, by far.

The fact that the opposition won this typically money-wasting Republican stupid recall is what needs to be marked. Next they'll whine about how much money the Cunncil is wasting and blame it on them. Vance and her group should have to bear the entire cost of the recall. Every dime.


part of the reason is the falling loonie.  Exchange rates have a lot to do with our trade both merchandise and services.  Sadly, when the CDN was strong, the branch plants did not invest in capital equipment.


"Wealth One was approved as a new Canadian bank earlier this year."

Unbelievable!  What kind of chicanery is going on in our bureaucracy?


In a sense haven't they already done so by accepting ordination?


Humanity loses eh?  You mean the USA?  Biased reporting again and the Mop and Pail


If you do not need to be ordained, fine; but do not speak for all the other women who have been told to prepare in the seminary and then "it's great that you have the same qualifications as your brothers, but do not expect to ever be ordained as he is."

To claim that female leadership in religious matters is anti-God is your own personal opinion as the Holy Spirit does not seek out only males and bypass all the women or else EGW would have been passed over by the Holy Spirit.  Did the Holy Spirit never reach her because she was female?


My only question is why are you reporting on a house that sold 4 months ago?


"The line between co-existence and complicity is sometimes as narrow as the streets of Old Havana, but it is a definable line, one to be walked with care and caution, but to be walked nonetheless in times of duress."
Under the newly elected US Administration and Congress, "the line between co-existence and complicity" will be as complex as as the streets of nouveau DC.


The Wolves of Wallstreet are drooling already, Scorcese can do a sequel.  With Margot Robbie of course.


Maybe if we had some roads, we might be able "highlight Arctic connections" to the rest of Alaska and even the "lower 48", but alas, all they want to do is lock us up and then bitch about how much money Alaska gets.....


I commend the proactive, positive efforts by the property owners in cleaning up the abandoned areas around their properties! I have no idea who the property owners of the vacant buildings and vacant lots are, but if they are federal property then something can be done to apply for ownership by the City for a useful purpose, police station or a outdoor summer time city jail with a place for inmates to grow food and raise chickens and goats.


I visited the LIS site and your claims are BS.

The last year that they had Canadian data for was 2014.

Your claims are meaningless.

More drivel from the Harper apologists.

Canadians rejected him after ten years of destructive policies and it will take ten years for Prime Minister Trudeau to reverse the damage.

"Oil Oil Oil" is a lousy economic strategy for a province, as Albertans may finally be learning.
It's an even worse strategy for a nation.


So those individuals who work hard, provide for their family, and want to keep more of what the earn are selfish. While others who want the providers to pay for their needs, be it food, housing, or health care, are not selfish. Sorry dependency on others, just because, it the essence of selfishness.


Buy some drones and forget the F18 and 35. A drone can stay aloft for 24+ hours, do a better job of patrol and use 1/10 the fuel. Perfect for a large barren country. 1 engine is OK and also 1/50 of the price...


Leave North Korea alone, and it'll fade back into the shadows.  Trump is trying to make something out of nothing.  Russia and China keep North Korea in check, but they will also defend North Korea if the U.S. tries to escalate the situation into a confrontation.
North Korea is putting on a show, and Trump is the obnoxious heckler.


I think mr hudaks previous political role as well as his current one are adversely affecting his perspective.

People shouldn't get mortgages because they want them, they should get them because they deserve them.  We have seen what happens stateside when people get in over their heads due to poor underwiting and low credit standards.

Anybody with a decent down payment and good credit and sufficient income will get the funds they need, and there are wide variety of financial companies out there who are happy to lend to qualified individuals.


Let's just do a hypothetical then.  A quick look through staff directories suggests that by consolidating functions, half the admin staff in two of the four districts could be eliminated.  Looks like that would total maybe 20 people island-wide depending on how you define administration (are facility maintenance people 'administration'?).

Let's estimate that each body costs $100K with benefits (probably high, some are part time most likely).  That comes to $2M.  The total state POW budget is around $16M.  So that saves 12.5%.  Not bad, though it does leave 20 people unemployed on the island, which is a pretty big hit.

So how do we get to the remaining 37.5% reduction?  Starts getting a lot harder, doesn't it?  Time to start shutting down schools and eliminating teachers. Shut down the school and you pretty much shut down the town.


Go Buffs!


That is the undertone of these stories.: no man is not guilty.

The double negative is deliberate. It means "all men are guilty"." No man is innocent" " all men are rapists" That is the under tone of the feminist cant  and the Globe story.


I agree as long as the faculty opinions are kept out of the classroom.  They are paid to teach the material they are certified to teach, not give opinions.


Exactly, governments don't create jobs, though they might be able to put in place good conditions for the private sector to create jobs, but the governments do not create the jobs themselves.

Also, even give the above, how much the government can actually do is generally substantially less than they claim they can do.


I used to buy a morning coffee from the coffeshop in my office building.  One morning, I grabbed a bottle of water to go with my coffee.  After chatting with the barista, paying, and getting to my desk, I realized I only paid for the coffee because I never set the water bottle on the counter.  On my break, I headed down to the shop, waited in line, and then told them I owed them for a bottle of water.  They were thankful for my honesty but I was amazed that the 5 or 6 people in line behind me all rudely informed me that THEY wouldn't have bothered to come back to pay for a bottle of water.  Even more egregious is the fact that all of those people have to sign an annual ethics agreement at my company to act honestly both in and out of the workplace yet they were all bragging that they would have stolen the water.


The Broncos have struck gold in the attitude department with this draft. Same with the FAs.


Right on Comrade!  Burn it down!  Burn it ALL down!!! No more Press!  No more voting!  Then we can rebuild a new swamp from scratch using straw..and sticks...and bricks!  One deplorable nation governed by deplorable leaders....wait...what?


If this attention results in an increase in rehab treatment beds, that will be good.  it will, of course, have to happen on the state level, because federal money will not be forthcoming -- at the very least, for the next 4years.


None of these vehicles make sense if you never go off road?  Gas mileage on these vehicles  is on the brutal side?  unless you have a business and write off 50% of the expenses......


It's WAY too easy to cry rape!


Exedus, On a different note the other day you asked a commenter what industry they worked for.  I asked you the same question after you asked  and you failed to respond.  I also supplied my info.


China weaponised its economy with the express goal of grabbing as many assets as possible overseas. Canada is just one of the easiest countries to grab assets in (Australia being another). The housing market is nothing but a bubble driven by the key element of a bubble: an unlimited supply of credit chasing a finite supply of houses.

It will have a crisis at some point. Either the high cost of housing will wreck the Canadian economy and make Canadians poorer, or, the market collapses when governments eventually take measures to stop the flow of easy credit. More likely, the government will have to drop the currency to 'ease' the market bubble.


That may be true for unskilled laborers, but not skilled. All laborers are not the same.


Thanks for that information, maybe we could amend the law to only one child and offer free/mandatory birth control at the same time. Helps the taxpayer and helps the person in need.
I didn't want to believe that handouts( PFD or other) created a culture of wanting only handouts but I have seen it over and over again. It's a sad part of the human condition.


My wife is Native. Going to ANMC is a joke. It is an assembly line outfit that implements every gub'mint medical fad whenever the CDC tells them too.
There is NO comparison between real, quality medical care one gets at a private doctor, or Alaska Regional or Providence to ANMC. Which is why she doesn't go to ANMC anymore. If you were bledding out on the street, they'd be okay I guess, until you could get to a real hospital like Regional or Providence.
You white folks should follow a Native through ANMC sometime, just for a small dental workup for example. You'd be disgusted.


Sting is here? Helping the Police? When's the concert? He must be staying at "The Inn" just like Justin Bieber did. Why isn't Chelsea Gorrow all over this?

(Headline check: It was 15 drivers cited Friday; the 18 citations were in June, if the story is to be believed.)


Bernie wanted a political revolution. A revolution isn't just a crowd. This isn't Walmart on Black Friday. They don't leave once the commodity is gone. Or at least, they aren't supposed to. So when you have people like Sarah Silverman, who once was all about Bernie, telling Bernie-or-Bust folks to give it up, what does this suggest? It's very difficult to just accept "well you know, you gotta vote for someone, or else bad things will happen."
A true revolution won't just be quelled or helmed by some changeling telling people that she'll do what the revolution holds as a main call to action.
Hillary's words about holding corporate America and Wall Street accountable ring hollow, especially knowing who her donors are. Even as I watched this, accepting that this is the thing we have to do for now, I see that we have even more of a simmering anger. An anger towards a system that doesn't represent a widening majority of Americans.


Dear Bob... many among my near and dears would put me to Left of Mother Teresa. I don't even think in such terms. Its not even in my vocabulary. I can learn from everyone. Its the reasoning in the comment -- too many years as a trained debater. Debating one side of the question and then having to switch sides on the same topic, has deep roots in me.

 If you line up with those who would believe that what we need is another "Noah-esque" solution then it is playing at, playing at God -- When you line up with that attitude then ! then it is game over in your own heart. No matter what banner the advocate waves...it is playing at God. That's way out of my pay grade.

Also, I am not into shooting the messenger when its the facts of the message that call for amending. It was Sunday's readings that had me dashing to send you an email. If you have any thing amiss "leave your gift at the altar!" sort it out, and then come back. And so compelled I asked your forgiveness and Alexandra's too.


The antifa group are violent protesters/counter protesters. They appear in places looking to fight, they look to antagonize and escalate. They intentionally break the law because they think they have the "moral authority" to do so. This makes them no different than the violent racists.


Well of course, because he is entitled to his entitlements.


Actually, I think you are incorrect. If I recall, when the NDP were left with only two seats, the Liberals actually gave them official party status. Without that, they would be just two Independents with little funding.
Tit for tat, I guess we could talk about the fast cats. How many homes could have been built with those funds? Of course there is Bingogate, but I think you get the message.


Good for you DougCo parents!


…"I would have preferred if David was more of a visionary and had a plan for Hawaii’s future,” she said."
The nerve!


Instead of banning words, could they ban a verb?  I would like to see "pandering" banned.


Whatever happened to ukeleleblue? I don't recall seeing a post, singing the praises of rail, from him/her in awhile.


sad thing is there are several models with the national leader being a megalomaniac/narcissist. it never works out well for the citizens.  trumps goal is to pillage what little actual wealth left in this country. worked for putin, for ceausescu, for  marcos. etc.  being as blatantly uncooperative  as he has been stuns me.


I bet you're fun at parties.


To " Chris in Ottawa, this about J. Trudeau.
This is about J.Trudeau promise for open nominations.
Trudeau lied.
Trudeau promised to legalize marijuana,  Ooooh, maybe after the next election, and so on.
Trudeau lies and says stupid things, and does stupid things.


"Hottubjoe (nee DiscoJoe), often does not rely on facts when he offers an opinions, and offers many opinions on subjects he knows absolutely nothing about."

The same can be said for most of the Trump backers on here.


Gary Johnson is on the ballot in Alaska and therefore not a write in candidate.


Hopefully even Spacey himself will get a wicked giggle out of that one, as he watches his career collapse in the same fashion as the show itself


The point is that Iraq was a stupid war and so was taking out Quadaffi.  Now we have a real mess over there that Trump is going to have to clean up.  We wasted trillions of dollars and what do we have to show for it?  ISIS.


And Jesus' death on the cross was never meant to be a blood offering to appease the anger of a vengeful Father.  Surely you recognize that.


So, actively managed mutual funds, both closed-end and open-end, are worried about the loss of business to ETFs, and of course they stomp all over them. Well, former mutual fund holders like me (I've dumped most of my MFs in favour of ETFs, which in turn have done much better than my ETFs did), got fed up with being ripped off by the MFs' excessive management fees and lackluster performance. The bank MFs are among the worst, but the others aren't much better. Here's my response to FPA Capital and what I have to say to mutual fund managers in general: I think that mutual funds, especially the ones in Canada, have been among the bigger scams of our time.  What's your response to that?


Re: "The only evidence is some pictures."

See argyle5663's response with the OTHER "evidence" that you (and all Trumpsters) choose to ignore.

Conway and Spicer LIED when they said the National Parks service posted numbers. They did not. They simply published two pictures taken at the same time and from the exact same location. They let people with eyes to see decide which had the bigger crowd.

That T-rump's entire stance is built on "the biggest", "the best", "the most ..." is infantile. And, contrary to reality.


What a stupid waste of money.


I really don't understand. If he didn't like the lack of due process, then he shouldn't have resigned. He should have forced the University to fire him and then dispute the firing. Perhaps he should have a psychological assessment to determine is he is of sound mind. Perhaps he has a history or racism, but now that he has resigned without a fight, we  may never know.


http://tinyurl.com/klyqxwb

Trump voter before and after.


It always baffles me when Obama (or anyone on the left) accuses Trump and others of lying when the biggest lies of the decade were perpetrated on the American people when pushing Obamacare. The added cost of Obamacare to the middle class instead of $2,500 average savings per family is a financial lie that makes Madoff look like a pebble of sand on the financial beach.


"I believe the vast majority of this "Russia thing" is made up fanciful stuff..."

Do you accept that the Russian successfully interfered in the 2016 election by, at the very least, successfully breaking into the DNC computers, downloaded emails, and causing them to be given to Wikileaks by a third party? And that this operation was directed by Putin, and its objective was to get Trump elected rather than Clinton?


Did you read the last item on HART's list:

"Exposure to Lawsuits from Developers and Investors with Developments Near the Rail Alignment".

Wait .. what?  Why would they have any standing to sue the City?  Did the City promise them that Rail would be built at any cost and put it in writing. or maybe a legally binding wink-wink?  The developers didn't contribute to the construction costs.  Yeah, if Rail dies those Kakaako monuments get devalued overnight, but that was the risk they took in building them.  Booo-hoooo.


They hate Hillary Clinton so much they were even willing to work with a foreign government to undermine American elections on behalf of a incompetent imbecile. My God.
https://www.lawfareblog.com/time-i-got-recruited-collude-russians


I agree with you. Transit needs funding badly and the trucks on the 401 the Gardiner and the DVP use it way more than anyone else. Why isn't there a commuter tax or a truck tax to pay for heavy users? Not everyone in the 905 or other areas should have to pay because they don't use it nearly as much.
The property taxes will catch up with the house valuations. Just watch. Still won't be enough to repair Torontos desperate infrastructure deficit.


Ernie: the two have little to do with one another. Yes, there are some cases where alcohol is sold by Alaska Natives. Bethel is not the only place; the City of  Klawock owns the liquor store in that town. These are, however minor by comparison to the major outlets which are caucasian owned. It was white settlers who brought the stuff in the first place. Along with other things which have been disadvantageous to indigenous people.


Yes, catastrophic geological events like the Paleocene Eocene Thermal Maximum have caused warming this fast on a global scale. I was going to add that tidbit, but I was stymied by the character limit. Thanks for mentioning it. What does that prove? It proves the planet is currently experiencing a catastrophic geological event - this time, it's human stupidity.


I don't believe anyone will be "made to kill" doctors who believe in "dying with dignity" will do what needs to be done ... Hospices will likely modify their mission statements making sure anyone who enters knows the situation one way or the other, and patients will choose a hospice based on their own beliefs.  If the law is to function it's has to be based on full disclosure for both the hospice and the patients so everyone knows what they are getting at the start.  There will be hiccups along the way, but there is no reason this can't work out to everyone's benefit.


A decision of the Supreme Court fashioned a right to privacy out the gossamer of the “penumbra” and sequentially undercut the ground out from under laws against abortion and same sex marriage.

Many citizens, without a scintilla of animus towards LGBT citizens, oppose so-called same sex marriage for a variety of reasons, religious, social, and scientific and continue to oppose it. As your post demonstrates sweet reason will be no more successful impacting this judicial edict than it has been restricting abortion.

The turnaround on this issue thanks to the experience with abortion, and the mood of the country, will be faster and the solution is a constitutional amendment.

“Homophobe”, according to the Oxford dictionary, is a noun, “A person with an extreme and irrational aversion to homosexuality and homosexual people.”

Opposing same sex marriage for good reasons does not make one a homophobe, but accusing someone of it without good reason may tag someone as a heterophobe.


See the latest news on Kevin Spacey? More people are coming forward. The man is sick and needs help.


He should have said:  "The US Supreme Court just said my magic pen is broken."  "I can't do everything I want and ignore Congress."


Just so RG readers know, the author of this spiel is a guy named Michael Barbaro -a guy who's been repeatedly called out for dishonesty and bias by FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting) and is well known to shill Republican's like Jeb Bush (who he claims- get this: " is “bookish,” a “voracious reader” and “self-described nerd” who “flew in Ivy League social scientists for daylong seminars with his staff.")

And also for Paul Ryan, whose outright lies about basic arithmetic apparently make him some sort of maths and economic wizard. To Barbaro, at least.

Quite frankly, given this guy's background and utter disregard ethics on the record- RG readers have a right to ask why his material is being reprinted here.


The flag is not the President and never has been.  The Broncos and other NFL players may think they are getting back at Trump but the average fan sees this as a slap in the face to them.  I've never seen a more tone deaf organization than the NFL, when it comes to stuff like this.  People want to sit down and watch football, they don't want politicized messages from either side.  You already see the ratings declining.  This is pretty much 100% on Roger Goodell who refuses to do anything about this, but fines players for wearing shoes that commemorate 9/11 or the Dallas Cowboys who wanted to wear a patch for the slain police officers at a BLM protest.


If this thing is mobile and trailer-mounted, the trailer can be made level.
What do trees have to do with anything?
I agree with your advice to Trump.


Geez with that childish name I am wondering what kind of narrative you prefer?  The Libs could balance the books and have the country and full capacity and you would still be complaining.  Sad when a lamb does know it is one.


There's always the gratuity.


IRT "Let’s have a safe and happy Halloween"
The downsides to avoiding unsafe potholes in the street is the inevitable potholes in the teeth, and prospective child obesity.  But, that's no fun and grinchy to dwell upon here.  We rightfully quarantine the Grinch to Christmas.  Happy Halloween, all you tykes!


Can someone please get him back on his meds?


More Whine.


Bravo Marine LePen! I wish we had politicians like her.


Well, of course every President is a 'salesman.!  Two hundred years of slogans demonstrate that!

Or as Ronald Reagan once said:  "How can a president not be an actor?"
-- Response by Ronald Reagan when asked by a reporter "How can an actor run for President?" during the presidential campaign (1980)


OMG, who needs sex, drugs, and rocknroll? I  just have to read the ADN comments for entertainment. I am laughing my self silly. I'm surprised Obama hasn't been blamed for who knows what. These comment forums do a commendable public service...keeping people occupied---off the streets, furiously hacking away at their keyboards, and out of trouble.


The ACA has been bad since it was passed in the dead of night presuming the glitches could be worked out later. It will always be bad and should be scrapped

We should turn the indian health service and the Veterans system into insurance providers and allow one health system evolve in the US so all paticipants can access the best care. In short, get doctors and nurses providing healthcare and get the politicians out

Those few who are incapable of living with their health problems we can provide a safety net. But the majority need to take care if their personal health responsibilities. Only personal involvement and professional competition will enable cost effective care

The ACA needs to be repealed. Many of those who would "lose" insurance want to - read the report. End the scare tactics and study the facts


You are confusing state with local municipality or borough issues.  Whether the PFD cut is overriden or not, the vote will not directly affect your property taxes.


Own it? We don't own anything.
Your agent got run over. Oh well
Sirencall??
hmmm interesting name,
We know who you work for....
Yup we know
Where is your pride
Instead of working at Tim's after college you work for the Alt Left terror groups...
nice


Sadly,  it seems that the members of the USCCB long ago made their own version of a Faustian bargain by backing an amoral, violence-promoting r@cist birther for president in exchange for possible single issue  favorable SCOTUS nominees.  "Sanctity of life" indeed!  I'm not convinced that they (in majority) understand the meaning of the phrase given their behavior.  Poorly considered political/voting choices have lasting and deadly consequences for ALL of humanity.   BTW,  does anyone seriously believe that Trump gives a hoot about a fetus? ...or for anyone other than himself for that matter?   His book should have been titled "The Art of the Con".


Fake arguments.   Arar was innocent while Khadr is a guilty teen terrorist murderer.    He would not have won a dime from any sane judge out there.  There are some irrational judges, but going to trial is a roll of the dice often.


Just trying to keep the Riff-Raff out but they need to work our southern border more.


I think it's pretty clear that insulting a good school is just a way of compensating for a person's own ego needs.   I suspect the emotion is 'they think their so smart just because they went to (fill in the blank)'.    The facts are that some schools are more difficult and demand more from their students, than other schools.

Stanford is also an incredible school, also near the liberal bastion of the Bay Area but well know for it's faculty and expertise.   Stanford is also considered among the top 5 schools in the world by some and is often seen back to back with Cal Berkley.
When you use 'sissy' the implication is always 'feminine'.  You comment is demeaning to both women and men, IMO.

Let's be real, jobs require different skills.   No one school is going to be the top of nation in every department .    Part of the myth of 'better than' comes from personal bias.  What fits one prospective student, or what what fits one employer, is not the same for every student.


That's right. Maybe find some more links to prove our views. I've found Breitbart to be very reliable. Anything there Carpa?


Sarah the LoonBot comedy hour, either that or smokingbthe very best Alaska has to offer.


Have any of the recent cases in Canada involving terrorism, successful acts or not, been shown in any way to have links to "some rich countries in the Middle East?"


Why you care so much what she says? Politicians can't do much when they just spouting. It's what they do that counts. Look how she votes, and her questions in the hearing today and with Comey.  She's one smart cookie. Town Halls are mostly for looks and feel.  But they can say anything to us. What does that do?


The Pentagon,  The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission and the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee all have national security concerns about this sale.

Why not just do a full national security review? There is no reason whatsoever to avoid doing one unless you are trying to sell allied military tech to China without transparency.


HEADLINE isn't true.


But you don't have to sign a religious covenant to go to publicly funded Catholic school or university.  It's the religious adherence TWU requires from its students that is at issue in this case.


who attacked him?


Brilliant article. I support you.


Of course, KPMG is is a private sector, capitalist company - so capitalism is certainly not blameless in this whole mess...


could be either man or woman teacher


Yes, atheists (the shooter's blog was full of atheistic comments) are mental cases.  All the genocide in the last century was by atheists (Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Castro, Hitler, etc.)  they were responsible for 100 million deaths last century.  Christianity is the religion of peace.


A small Canadian?


Is your car methed up? Call us!


Citation please.


If we go, WHAT? We're headed that way next summer fm FAI.


You are exactly right. That is why previous Mayor Fink wanted to change the payouts to a system  where every Alaskan was given the full share of oil revenues & then tax it back so every one could see that we are the highest taxed citizens in the USA & we have the most wasteful state Government in the USA.


its not for me to say. There is a longheld saying in Royal succession, "The man does not choose the crown... the crown chooses the man".

historically whenever someone proclaims himself monarch his reign is short and his end is unkind.

I was appointed Minister of Information, Deputy Interior Minister and a Member of The Privy Council based on my loyalty to crown and country, hard work, courage, determination and commitment to the restoration of the Hawaiian Kingdom. This is the role I humbly serve.

Even though though I am mamo o na mo'i ali'i of pa'ao, pi'ilani, pai'ea kamehameha and ka'ahumanu as well as the royal and noble lines of Germany, England and Scotland through my 4th great grandfather's marriage to kamehameha's granddaughter ali'i nui wahine papapaunau'apu, I serve the kuleana that pai'ea and ka'ahumanu have laid before me, the kuleana to assist in the restoration of Hawai'i in whatever ways I can.

pono


ZIIIIIINNNNG!


Fly eagles fly! 😉


Be civil


Crooked Kathleen- lock her up!


Just build a 80 foot high wall to keep the Mexican Americans off his yard and bill trumpf.


Soros is the money source for almost all the muslim travel ban lawsuits. That's why Saunders and Alceste love him.


I can see that you are lacking in key information... and are not willing to investigate it for yourself...   as for the natives... I am part native american...  I also know which species are of commercial importance and which are not and steelhead are no a commercial species... only subsistence and sport value there.... take some time and educate yourself on these issues... you'll find there is not one issue but many


There or just about anywhere else in the CBC lineup.


It actually happens all the time. Boards that have community members run many medical organizations. Doctors are not necessarily experts in enacting policy or setting strategy. The board that governs my clinic is run by an old rancher. He may not know an IM from an IV, but he knows how to lead people and how to run a profitable business that serves his community.


F U Boeing


That’s my whole point knucklehead. I’m going to type slowly so you understand.  US ground troops are stronger than you and your AR15.  With or without a bump stock.


Note to Governor: To Do List - Stop the madness around the State trying to build the AKLNG project. The State has no business being in business. When the major producers, who have buildings full of people that read the world's economic projections, back away from a project, the State should be smart enough to realize that we are about to jump off a very tall economic cliff without a parachute and that we will not be able to recover. This foolishness will cripple Alaska for generations to come.


From the movie "Dave"

"If you've ever seen the look on somebody's face the day they finally get a job, I've had some experience with this, they look like they could fly. And its not about the paycheck, it's about respect, it's about looking in the mirror and knowing that you've done something valuable with your day. And if one person could start to feel this way, and then another person, and then another person, soon all these other problems may not seem so impossible. You don't really know how much you can do until you, stand up and decide to try."

But, you have to get them to accomplish that action in the last sentence.


Try to stay on topic.  We're talking about beardyman here.


I don't bother flagging you - it isn't worth the effort.  I don't flag anyone - your comment was crass, and someone else realized it.

And of course, statement like this current one - drawing a red herring into the conversation - is how you avoid the issues raised.

You know?  I never have agreed with Hooded Claw on anything - but the other day, he called you the "overly aggressive AnnieO" ... or was it "ever aggressive AnnieO"....either way, it certainly suits.


Whiny coddled minority exploiting a tragedy & making stupid jokes about it.  Denial.


The dairy as proposed by Omidyars  is a very bad idea because of the dangers to the environment and
to peoples health. If you have ever been to a dairy you understand what I mean.  The amount of
poop and urine these cows produce daily is pretty overwhelming.  Rather than cows, maybe a better
alternative may be goats. Goat milk is healthier and as goats can consume almost any kinds of
vegetation, there is no large expense to ship in feed as you would need for cows.
Omidyar needs to rethink his dairy proposal.


Agreed!  Just know that we took care of business by kicking their a$$ and are now moving on to the next round this Saturday!  Our state is so small you can't expect "Aloha" everywhere you go!  Continue carrying yourself with class and represent your family name with pride!  That's what makes Hawai'i special!  Well those who live it anyway….


The pay off using other people's money in exchange for votes is well underway.


Yes, I agree. Not only would her thoughtful reflections be good for all of us to read, I also think an honest reflection would be particularly helpful to the Democratic Party which seems to be floundering with unclear policies which bounce from liberalism to progressivism to socialism. I am an independent voter and have voted for both Democrats and Republicans in the past & will continue to do so. I do not vote according to party lines but for the candidate that I feel best represents policies that benefit our country. I think that both parties need to be strong and need to articulate very clear policies so that voters can better understand what they are voting for. Perhaps her writings and reflections could help achieve this. I was not satisfied with either of the candidates that the last primary brought to us, so I am not satisfied with the outcome of the general election. Clarity in platforms would help us make better choices in candidates in both primary & general elections.


I don't follow

Immigration grows the economy, it creates job and demand.

Lowering immigratino would hurt job prospects and growth.  You have it backwards


Let's be honest, every city and town in this wealthy country has a 'homeless problem'.
Most people are but a paycheck away from their new adventure of living on the streets. It is but a short time now untill  the pitchforks will be out hunting and  nations  wishing us harm will be in to harvest the pieces.


World-changing news...


and that is a shame - the msm is the only source of opposition to any government since the political parties deal in slogans and denial.

The question is NOT about readers willing to pay but the number of people willing to read and be aware and discuss


Pete Buist, the eastern boundary of Denali National Park and Preserve was not fixed by biological realities -- it was fixed by land ownership.  When ANILCA passed in 1980, the eastern boundary of Denali could not be moved further east by federal legislation, because the land to the east was (and is) owned by the State of Alaska.

The easterly boundary of DNP was not establish with any recognition of the winter migratory range of Denali's wolves, following the caribou and other food sources.  That's why there needs to be a buffer that encompasses these state lands.  A simple solution that the BoG once implemented, but now refuses to consider despite strong public support for it.

i was involved wit the enactment of ANILCA and have been a member of the Board of Game, so I think I have a pretty good perspective on this issue.


wonder if Sen Tokuda runs for Lt Gov and Rep Hanabusa runs for Gov.  Maybe we'll see some real change.


I didn't say there were no differences. I said he made no comment about their differences, which is the way adults pay their respects to other adults, even if they happen to disagree.


what does draining the swamp mean?  Given he has appointed former members of Congress and employees of Goldman Sachs, I am not sure what your expectations are for swamp draining.  That is the beauty of slogans, then can mean whatever the hearer wants them to mean.  effective propaganda appeals “to the feelings of the public rather than to their reasoning ability”; relies on “stereotyped formulas,” repeated over and over again, to drum ideas into the minds of the masses; and uses simple “love or hate, right or wrong” formulations to assail the enemy while making “intentionally biased and one-sided” arguments.


The fight to ban GMOs is being led and fueled by organic activists. But what they fail to explain is that GMOs pose no risk whatsoever to organic crops. So what's all the fuss about?


You'd now have an insurance premium and another $40-50k in salary to pay.  I'll take the one time financial hit of a small vault.


Defending free speech is defending speech one does not appreciate hearing, ignorance in this instance is good.

Tolerance of intolerance will eventually get tolerance defeated and disenfranchised, so I support the voice of intolerance but will fight power to the intolerant.

That said, further looks at more pictures of the Charlottsville incidents, I could not  help but notice the cops indifference to violence against counterprotesters and active defense (backs to the white supremacists) against unarmed people of color.  When the cops stand down and let schoolteachers get gang beaten by cowards and bust others for standing in the street, something is wrong.


Yes.....but it's going to cost tons of money that they said Mexico would be providing....and I think we know that was a load of bovine feces.

Besides......over 1/2 of those in the country illegally overstayed visas.  A wall won't change that, as those folks came through border checkpoints and airport customs.


Osuna  deservedly  was chosen for the All Star Game.  Why does the G&M have to state  "Chosen as a last minute All Star " as if it was first thought he didn't deserve it


Oregon this spring.


Thank you, 12th night, for adding this quote.  In my comment above, I didn't get to carry my thought out all the way to its conclusion, due to character limits.  We have projected all our discomforts about the nature of God and the world we inherited, onto Eve.  And therefore, by association, all women are objects of the projection.  This quotation is the premier example of a Christian theology that is unwilling to accept mysteries, paradoxes and confusion (remember that is of the devil!) and has to create a scapegoat.  The resulting suffering is legion.


Affordable for who ?


So silly the way people actually think they are connected to an entertainment they watch.
Sporting contests are only a diversion folks. You aren't part of it, it's not your money. Quit saying "we" - you can't walk into the locker room.

If your employer's competitor offered you a guaranteed salary with a raise you'd change companies in a heartbeat. And nobody would call you a traitor. Your old boss would just start interviewing.
Similarly if you don't do your job as well as the next guy they have no qualms tossing you to the curb. Pro sports is no different.

Just cracks me up how emotionally invested some guys get over a tv show.


I served in Vietnam. The film M*A*S*H and the TV show too were built on truth, as well as laugh tracks. It is uncanny how each time I see the movie and episodes of the TV show--admittedly set in Korea--I say, "THAT's the Army I knew." I admit the movie was much more powerful and truthful, but the TV show was masterful too. When we were shown the movie in Nam, right after its release, we marveled at how close it came to the reality we knew and that we saw around us (especially in the hospitals). I guess you had to be there. The movie and Hooker's novel should be must-seen and must-read by every Catholic proclaiming expertise in war and what goes on because of it.


Shouldn't the G&M call this a "Non-confidence vote" as in we have zero confidence in Crusty's ability to either come clean and/or tell the truth ?

This BC Liberal defeat only comes 16 years too late.


Thank you, thank you, thank you for saying that her decision wasn't a mistake!  Making a bad decision isn't a mistake: it's a conscious, willful and deliberate selection. It's a choice. It was a bad choice, it was a selfish choice, it was a stupid choice, but it could never be called a "mistake". Which part do people think is the "mistake"?  That she didn't mean to drink while on probation for a prior DUI?  Was it an accident to get behind the wheel when she meant to call a cab/friend/take a bus?  To rebrand our bad decisions as mistakes is to try and deflect responsibility.  It never works. I've done many stupid things in my long life, but not once did it ever cross my mind that they were mistakes because I MADE THE CHOICES - NO EXCUSES.


Agreed. Trudeau campaigned on a platform that included ''openness'' and ''transparency.'' He promised ''real change.'' The apologists who say that it's been done before, or everybody else is doing it, are abandoning the very core of Trudeau's message, and one that helped him get elected - I'm Not Like Those Other Guys. No amount of rationalization and doublethink will change what's rapidly becoming evident:
Trudeau is just like The Other Guys - or worse. That's what's really transparent.


That's just your Dorian Gray side showing again. It's actually a public service cleaning up after such an incontinent mutt.


I thought maybe Great White was on tour again, then I read it was a rave.


So prog do our companies benefit from our universal health coverage or do American companies benefit that have to pay the insurance on top of the salaries.     You really hate government workers eh?  I believe Trump is now one as well.


We are a nation built by immigrants. Illegal, legal, enslaved - all have played a part. Now, apparently, we are supposed to fear devious foreigners who want a better life for their families.

Visit the Statue of Liberty. This is what is written on the base:

"Give me your tired, your poor,

Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,

The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.

Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,

I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"


And the mean spirited actions from this administration targeting our social structure, the needy, education, the environment etc etc etc  in order to pay for military build up  get even deeper.....


Question? Why don't they "grow" these fish in United States?  Because the United States have stronger laws to protect the consumer from bad products.


Good one Charlie. Thank you.  And Dr. Laufer is a good man too.  Your line:  "The forces that make markets work — supply and demand, competition and price transparency—don't exist here. For doctors with their own practices, it's a strange world in which to work. " Is a major problem in our whole system and I have believed so for years. Sometimes it makes me wish for no insurance at all; that would force the system into a more rational form. But as caring humans we can't ignore the many needs of those who have little means. I do wish the system could be changed to force more market pressures on the whole system.


Another mentally challenged local politician going for the "feel good" factor to get his name in the news and hopefully re-elected. Just like Ozawa and his "no smoking in the car with kiddies in the backseat" law.

Overreach...nanny...tiring...and an assault on sensibility.


I don't hate anyone .  As for my intolerance---if that were my case I'd be out on the sidewalk protesting this lady's wedding.  You must have me confused with the Bernie and Hillary supporters out there beating up and throwing bottles and eggs at Trump supporters.  My mind isn't closed . It's wide open . I can clearly tell the difference between right and wrong. Conservatives choose right , liberals choose and celebrate wrong.  It's a sad turned upside down world .  Stories like this show us it's getting worse every day.


This is what asylum is supposed to mean, not the economic migrants who crossing our borders from the States. Why can the Globe not tell the difference ?


Accidentally clicked on an article about reality TV.

Stopped reading at the beginning of the second paragraph, when the author started writing as if she was texting her BFF.

ADN, I'm regretting my 99¢ investment already.


It's a rifle designed to be used by military troops in combat.


Crustaceans 3:28.

Ha, even better!


"was just one festering pustule in a diseased industry."
 I take it she doesn't like the leftist liberal Hollywood culture? A lot more can be said about that but no point in discussing it here while the G@M censors wield a heavy hand.


Dear Unifor, GM could care less about your demands it is now a matter of time when, not if GM leaves Canada and takes all those union jobs to Mexico!

Just saying.


I was getting everything right but quit when I reached the second "Drake" question.
Is this quiz for readers to have fun with or another goddammed advertorial?


At some point we need to move beyond trial by media accusation.  People will lose jobs, livelihoods, careers, businesses, and reputations over these types of allegations.  In many cases this may be completely justified but surely we can agree that there has to be a better process than unsubstantiated public accusations, followed by piling on with more unsubstantiated public accusations.  How far are we from a McCarthyesque "Are you now or have you ever been a sexual harasser".  What made the Joseph McCarthy period so unpalatable was that once accused you were deemed o be guilty.  There was no way to defend yourself.  There was no due process.  I have no sympathy for Harvey and his ilk, but everyone, yes EVERYONE, should be entitled to due process.


Offshore nationals with Centuries old hatreds and racists like you should have never been allowed into Canada starting in the late 1960's.


Note that the crime begins with a shot fired at the owner of the vehicle. Then the four carjackers drive away.The police had every right to be ready to fire as they knew for certain that the carjackers were armed, and that they had already fired a shot/s.

Maybe the engine of the crashed, stolen vehicle popped some fuel in the exhaust, a possibility.


The Republicans have begun using the phrase Deep State to demean the traditional separation of powers, rule of law, and the Bill of Rights.

Trump has ignored Congress. He has not formally nominated many offices. We've known the name of the ambassador to Canada for some time, but only this week was her name put to the Senate.

The president is not a dictator. The president presides. The Supreme Court, the House, and the Senate are all separate entities. And there's an independent civil service as well.

If Newt thinks this interferes with the will of the people, so it should. The Constitution was designed to avoid Mob Rule. That's why the House is elected every two years and only a third of the Senate. That's why most of the president's appointments must have the advice and consent of the Senate.

And that pesky Supreme Court is there to make sure the rights of the people aren't infringed because some populist lucked into the White House. Trump's contempt for Democracy will undo him.


The  Liberals have been saying that thanks to them Canada has the fastest growing economy in the G7. We are, until next July, when the UK ONS publishes a May 2018 real GDP(O) estimate, the only G7 country that publishes monthly real GDP estimates, but the US has a monthly index of industrial production. The annual increase for August was 1.2%, whereas the industrial production component of Canadian real GDP went up by 1.1%, so it seems that the American economy is now growing more strongly than ours is.


Nice Reporting! Should we take 'a guess' where the busiest ballot box is or any of the others for new comers, finely voting for once people? Who, What, Where, When, Why . . . you must have missed the class. Please try again. And where are the editors?


I thought RMiller was a take-off on one of my aunts whose name is the same.   At one point, a very mean take-off going back to earlier this year and before then.  (And I'm not speaking in reverse.)


Flags sporting the hammer and sickle I'd wager.


Those who support this will no doubt be amazed at the huge leap in prices for common goods. But there won't be any whining or crying allowed by Trumpnuts. You bought it, you pay for it.


How so Gene.  Can you be specific?  How can an attorney general operating in Hawaii be responsible for something that happens on the other side of the world?  This is what is illogical.


Moved here a couple years ago and always enjoy spending time in Boulder.  Great food at Mountain Sun.


In his delightful The Melody of Theology, the historian of religion Jaroslav Pelikan said "there was not a single Christian thinker before the Council of Nicea who could qualify as consistently and impeccably orthodox."


Yeah. So? What's your point??


Yes, I'm well aware of your view that right-to-lifers are acting in bad faith for political ends. Needless to say I don't share that view. Nor does Winters, to his credit.


May I suggest you move to rural Josephine County? The populace there seems much more in line with your philosophy, and property is a lot cheaper than in Junction City.


Its quite obvious that both China and Russia are enjoying the 'children's show' featuring the petulant man-child Trump and the equally rotund and unchecked 'fearless leader', aching for attention and respect, NK's very own Kim Jong Un.
China wants the US to be on the ropes- courtesy of trump's abject void of knowledge on foreign policy, detente, global trade, inferred isolationism and nationalism, trump is the perfect patsy for China to become the new global leader.
Putin disclaims trump as his wife, but still enjoys the stumbles and gaffs that trump brings to the show.  trump yaps at NK but doesn't pay attention to US intel- Ukranian technology powers those ballistic missiles!
China needs the US to be on the defensive in its truly strategic plan to promote the yuan as THE global currency, to be the leader in trans-Pacific trade, to name a few.  China also does NOT want an influx of NK refugees taking flight into China.  It will help prop up NK as long as it serves their purpose.


An excellent review of Funny Girl by Marianne Thamm. I heartily agreed  with everything she said, except that the one rather lukewarm reference to Matthew  Wild ' s direction of this amazing production , did not do credit to the outstanding skills of Matthew Wild, the real brains behind the enormous success of this show.


And real Hindustanis (not Jaichands like you) should be allowed to show Muslim conquerors what it feels like when their places of worship are demolished. America. As if your Jaichand attitude benefits African Americans or Vietnamese.


God's first instruction to the male and female was, "Be fertile and multiply." (Gn.1:27,28). God settled the man in the garden to care and cultivate it with a suitable partner. (Gn. 2:15, 18) The man and his wife were naked, yet they felt no shame. (Gn. 2:25) This was God's invitation to discover the miracle and mystery of human sexuality.
God said, "I will place my law within them, and write it upon their hearts." (Jer. 31:33) When we look at others according to the law written in our hearts, we see with the eyes of love. When selfish lust clouds our thoughts and actions, we deny God, sinning not only against a divine image of God but also against our own self.
Human sexuality is not sinful. It is willful sexual abuse that goes against the law God has written in our hearts, whether that abuse is heterosexual, homosexual or self abuse. Our task is to teach our children about human sexuality according to the law God has written in our hearts.
Paz y Bien, Rolando, OSF


Because Tokuda is letting your own prejudices as a windward resident affect her judgement and she's not doing her job.


He' right behind you!:  "They're not moving here for anything legal".  Sorry, you are mistaken, they are moving here because of all the FREEBIES.  FOOD STAMPS, Free Health Care, EUGREEN'S Reputation of its criminal Revolving Door Policy, (arrested and back out on the street within the hour), ease of buying drugs like METH, HEROIN, LSD is making a huge comeback, the public's generosity in handing out money to them standing on the street corner.  These are all LEGAL..........


How forgiving would you be if Khadr had lobbed a grenade at you?


I can't wait for Comey to testify!


What strikes me as most significant is that water drawn from the "high-level aquifer" is already brackish and approaching the point of not being drinkable.  That most likely indicates that the Ghyben-Herzberg freshwater lens under Lanai is relatively small and thin -- probably an ongoing natural condition (since Lanai sits somewhat in Maui's "rain shadow") and partly due to historic long-term depletion for agriculture.

It's an obvious fact of nature that one can't continue drawing more fresh water from this lens than it receives from natural "recharging" processes, without depleting it.  Excess withdrawal causes the "mixing zone" of brackish water to rise upward, and eventually freshwater wells start turning brackish.

That the high-level aquifer water is brackish is great cause for concern -- and fiddling with the definition of "potable" so it can continue to be used for golf course irrigation is turning a blind eye to the problem and will only make it worse and more intractable.


I guess you didn't bother googling Child Soldiers under the Geneva Convention . Too bad you have obfuscate. The Taliban may never have signed it but we did, as did the USA.
Bye. It isn't worth discussing this with you.


You really don't see how your example of a double standard ALSO applies to you??? You sound like the same Libs that you are attempting to poke fun at...#MAGA


My brother told me to check out Fairbanks.  After 7 years in Savoonga and Nome, I was worried that there was a bear behind every tree!  Fairbanks is home now and my only worry is that it is becoming "Anytown" USA with all the chain stores.  Let's keep some of the originalness, please.


I see they corrected the headline.  :)


Eric:  I considered flagging the "Chuckles" comment.  It was certainly condescending and patronizing.  Thank you for flagging it.  If we all are going to have hope for any genuine imporvements in racial relations in our community the "civility" issues is really important.  This goes for "both" sides.  As polarized as the stances are, it's easy to "throw bricks", but accomplishes nothing.  regards, Gary


Get a life of your own instead of following all over the Dispatch . You'll feel better about yourself.


We considered the same MTA plan. As much as we hate GCI the added $10 remains a better deal than MTA.  MTA says their download speed is maxed at 20mps where as GCI is 150.  Upload for MTA is 6mps where GCI is 10.  The wife and I have decided a cut has to be made somewhere and we have decided to ditch GCI cable for over the air local channels and streaming.  In the end GCI still looses a portion of our business.  Prices are out of control and very few options are available.


Monica, from what I understood about the hologram theory, we were once projected thusly but are now no longer a hologram. I agree with your last statement 100%.


That's what California said before they had to file for Federal Bankruptcy protection.