This report is basically gossip about gossip.
Could it be that Byron York is under the mistaken impression that people beyond the Beltway are genuinely concerned about this "dossier"?  Here's the key:  "Meanwhile, staffers for the Senate Judiciary Committee are going over hours of testimony..."  Translation:  staffers are paid to make work out of this and hundreds of other sensationalized events.

It is as if the real intent of Big Media is to keep as many people as possible in the dark about any issue that has a genuine affect on U.S. citizens where they live & work. The so-called free press has been overtaken by FEDGOV bureaucracy mission creep.

I read of famine in Africa as Chuck Grassley pockets millions via the wicked & wasteful ethanol scam. U.S Government subsidizes the wholesale burning of food:  http://www.taxpayer.net/library/article/federal-subsidies-for-corn-ethanol-and-other-corn-based-biofuels


Christy Clark makes this proposal to our Federal Government knowing full well that it will be ignored because it doesn’t fit within Canada’s well planned broad strategy to navigate productively through the trade litigation and negotiations with the US (and oblivious to the fact that her false bravado works at cross purposes with our Federal Government plans to pick opportune times to strongly assert Canada’s case on all fronts in the US-Mexico-Canada negotiations).

This is cheap politics intended to make the misleading and essentially false impression with the BC voting public that Ms. Clark is a strong and effective player in the high-stakes international trade negotiations about to begin beginning.


Please cite your sources. Consult your Chicago Manual of Style, look under "Nonsense dreamed up by fantasists" for a guide. APA and MLA do not cover this type of citation.


Never heard if the Second World War?
The Flying Tigers?
http://acepilots.com/misc_tigers.html


Don't worry Dr. Couillard, anglophones will continue to vote Liberal until the cows comes home (there are no other legitimate federalist options -- and I don't buy that the CAQ is one).....


OK Richard let me get this straight: Trump (Republican) is under investigation by Mueller (Republican) who was appointed by Rosenstein (Republican) to investigate the firing of Comey (Republican) with oversight from the Justice Department headed by Sessions (Republican) and the US Congress (entirely controlled by Republicans), an investigation in which charges may conceivably be brought in US District Court (majority of justices appointed by Republicans)...yet this is all a liberal plot? You guys just never get tired of playing the victim. When does the personal responsibility you preach to others kick in?


Tony, so good to finally hear from my silent stalker.
First off, Bill Clinton was terrible.
Bill Clinton may have been a disgusting man lacking morals, but he actually was draft eligible, unlike your draft dodging coward Trump.

Bill Clinton received deferrments, just like Trump. But in the Fall of 1969, Bill Clinton entered the draft and was eligible. His number was never called.

Get it? No?

Why are trying to say it is okay for Trump to be a draft dodging coward by pointing at the very disgusting Bill Clinton?
That is li,e saying since Hillary is a murderer (she is) then it would be omay for Tru p to be a draft dodging cowardly rapist.

Is that what you are doing?
Okay, now why do you support a draft dodging coward like Trump?

Maybe it would be better if you go back to being a silent stalker?
Unless you want to explain why you support a draft dodging coward like Trump.


Alberta has so many service fees before you even get your product, such as heating that it's an absolute joke. You have over 6 service/transit fees on a bill even if you never use your heat.

Add further, Alberta tends to have cyclical EI or welfare because companies don't hire Canadians anymore (they hire foreign temps) or just don't hire long-term full year positions.


Guaranteed, no matter how many billions Liberals spend, there won't be much to show for it. Does anybody honestly expect a fighter jet that will make us proud?, or an awe inspiring navy fleet? Of course not. The next decade will be just more of the same Keystone Cops style national defence, but $30 - $100 billion poorer..


There are many ways. When a person looks lost or confused help them with their problem. Even helping them across a busy street. Taking someone to a hospital who is experirncing an ashma attack.....


The article stated ‘the stakes are high’

They certainly are if a political party the Star supports unquestionably is out of power after the next election - which ultimately is the Star’s only real concern


Is this a guess or a fact?


....No they wouldn't, because they'd immediately bashed by Leftits for being misogynistic-- you really don't know how this works, do you. Do you normally spend your "retirement" years looking at sordid websites?


And the next year we will get to vote to throw Walker out of office, if he is arrogant enough to try and run again.  We wouldn't be in this situation if he spent time being a governor and changing the paradigm and cost structure of state government.  Instead he dedicates all of his time to playing with his gas line fantasy and $550,000 salary cronies.


Go ahead and speculate based on wind and shadows. You are very angry, try decaf.
Who is pulling a “bs session” on you and why are you so mad?


Gee, Mr. Lieb, I seem to recall a group called...I think was the Tea Party. I don't remember them being quiet and dignified. And in any event, shouldn't you be addressing your complaints about lack of decorum to the loud mouthed nut case in the White House for whom you voted?


Freedom of choice isn't as black and white as you seem to think. Rarely do women engage in prostitution voluntarily.

I'd be willing to bet that in nearly every case of prostitution today, both in this country and throughout the world, there's a tragic backstory -- child abuse, physical and/or emotional coercion, drug addiction, poverty, kidnapping...

Besides, compassion isn't just for the blameless. It's for anybody who'll accept it.


They are moving soon, and Melania couldn't be more thrilled!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Of course, she still doesn't want him to hold her hand, much less touch her anywhere else.


so with this new system how do you "dislike" or "disagree" with a comment? flag it?


So you think that if you do not serve in the military, you cannot be a Great American? Interesting. By the way, there was no draft at that time, it was strictly volunteer.


Guess she's got that Shania Twain song playing and the 'Repeat' button broken off her CD player. A great way to clear the mind for writing this Pulitzer stuff.


I would venture to guess that Mr. Giacomo would be more upset about 10 feral cats being culled than 10 monk seals dying from toxo.  I'm a cat lover, own domestic cats (if there is such a thing as humans "owning" cats), and have fed and watered feral cats but no longer do so.  Ya gotta ask yourself - how does human and animal society and the environment benefit from having hundreds of thousands of feral cats despoiling the fragile Island ecosytem?  Answer:  They don't.

Solution:  Place no limitations on properly cared-for domestic cats, and cull 100% of the ferals that can't be adopted out.


20 years ago I ate dinner and still do. More flat tires. They did nothing to solve the problem then and 20 years later SAME PROBLEM EXSIST.


Only intolerant haters believe in free speech.


I hope SO!!!!


No wonder Americans have no respect for public education leadership. What a complete asinine policy that wastes the time and efforts of all involved. Contact the police? To alienate, humiliate, and publicly shame children is in the "best interests of the children"??? The superintendent Christy Perry and the rest of the "leadership" team reflect their innate levels of sexual sadism.


40-20:  I don't presume to be anyone's "savior".  I do support friends and others who are attacked by individuals like you.  I certainly don't apologize for doing so.

I've never understood, and still don't understand the "reward" people get from being nasty and mean-spirited.  Perhaps you can provide me with some insight on this issue.  I don't know of anyone on this site more qualified.  thanks, Gary


You seem to be admitting that the "cheating" over Bernie to get elected was what caused Trump to win.  That would mean Trump cheated to get elected since this came out in a hack (allegedly by Russian hackers in collusion with the Trump campaign).  Interesting times we live in - and hopefully we never have to relive anything close to this in our political future in this country.  (Not sure if you are a Trump supporter/voter or a Bernie lover).


Republcians never try to "limit voter turnout."  Most citizens should want the same thing - that people who have "skin in the game" elect their elected officials.  People who are not citizens should not get to do that here until they achieve "citizenship or skin in the game."


Sanders & Wife, always on the wrong side of logic, the wrong side of history.


It's my understanding that none of these cases involved rendition. I believe you're confusing these cases with the Arar matter.


...& yet, you had to read the article & comment


It is management problem all right, all the way from the top to the bottom. Can not manage, but are telling others how to do  it.


"Grace and courage"?  Wow.  You must be a saint--perhaps the patron saint of self-aggrandizement.


Okay GIP. Could you explain what it is about "the spirit of free speech" that gives "you" the right to come to my house and shout at me? Or demand that I use my property in a way that you agree with, rather than a way that makes me money?

Maybe the problem is that people don't understand (or don't care) vs. a nebulous "spirit" of something. Where does that spirit start and end exactly?


It is the total 'reactions' that matter to GM - it's all about the 'clicks'.


Trump can't be picky.


Par for the course from Southey, cherry-picking comments out of context to support a subjective bias of the radical activist fringe. The Senator raised some important points that seem to get omitted in any discussion of residential schools because it conflicts with "progressive" narratives (ie: it's 2017 so the Senator should check her privilege and be quiet) - she made it clear from the beginning that her remarks are meant in no way to minimize the terrible abuse inflicted on helpless children but Southey doesn't mention that because (it's 2017).
On a side note, where is the Globe's commentary on Turkey's regression into a religious dictatorship under Sultan Erdogan?


ACH:  Gridlock in Washington, unfulfilled promises, a feeling of being ignored, unfair tax system, faulty healthcare plan, "insiders", pay for play, etc. etc.  Clinton promised more of the same, I.e. Maintaining the status quo.  The people said you are not listening and we want change, no more status quo.  Will electing one person make that change - no, but it is a start.  So are people going to want to keep hating and being divisive and further widen the gap between people or do we want to set animosities and hate aside and work together to heal the pain?  The answer is up to the people.


Australian.


I didn't tweet that, your President did. Not a nice try...


The Dems have Access Hollywood and grope victims. The Repubs have WikiLeaks and the FBI has found a missing device or new source..  Lets just call things even.


I like and have rate resets and perpetual shares as a component of my overall portfolio. They are considered fixed income but do not be fooled. These are an equity investment and needed to treated as such.  Just echoing other poster's comments.


Why can't the public vote on these expenditures? None in Bryan's list were crisis decisions that couldn't wait for the next general election to decide? It would eliminate the suspicion that the commissioners were catering to special interests or cutting deals. Why can't we have democracy? Is the public really stupid enough to buy any of the above scams?


Seems like Chin's definition of close family is anyone he considers his 'ohana'.  So when anything says things like 'family member' or 'family only', that could be anyone in his ohana even if there are guidelines.


Me neither.  Another thing I'm not going to do is think all muslims are like that - no more than I'm going to think all Americans are like Stephen Paddock or all Canadians like Jim Keegstra.


@ Pocho
The Snowflake/Cupcakes just don't get it!! lol


A good question.

I don't have a problem with people who actually use their own time and resources to do good. That's called charity.

I do have a problem with clean finger nailed social justice warriors who shout and twist arms and shame and shake down elected officials and social-crats to do what they want just to allay their own white guilt.

There's a difference.

The Church implores us to "do good and avoid evil".


scary


The Republicans have been the main drivers of trickle down economics. They have been cutting taxes for wealthy people since Reagan. The party of FDR came pretty close to getting its spokesman nominated for the presidency, but now that the Republican Supreme Court justices opened up our elections to unlimited funding, it's going to be harder to do that in the future. I have no faith in either party, but the GOPis are totally out of control.


Love the show.  A wholesome lifestyle and family.  A welcome break from the negative drama of "Housewives", etc.  Thank you Discovery for offering a better option that is also entertaining.  And love the Kilchers, good for them!


Got some names for you:

Valerie Palme Wilson
Scooter Libby
George Bush

Now connect them and watch it end in a Presidential pardon.


agree.  This failed state bureaucracy is a major scandal.  It represents the loss of millions of dollars of tax money and reminds many of Waihee's corruptions while he was rebuilding the airport years ago.  The entire sewer needs to be cleaned and put under an expert, independent agency.  State officials are not able to handle anything and are grossly overpaid.


I can't stand that term they use... "Client" those people are enablers and sustain and support the majority of them. It's a ruse and most people fall for it.


Check these web sites and the slide show out, $50,000 is a give away:

http://www.lanecounty.org/Departments/Sheriff/Corrections/FWC/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.lanecounty.org/departments/cao/capital%20projects/pages/forestworkcamplettersofinterest.aspx

I wonder just how hard the county tried to sell this?  Maybe listing it with a private realtor would produce better results?  I could easily see somebody buying this for $50,000.00 and turning around and selling it for much more.  I suspect, scrapping and selling the equipment/furnishings would generate more than $50,000.00.  Until due diligence is done and more is known, county tax payers need to pay close attention to this.  The RG is probably right about the public retaining the installation until a fair price is determined and the property sold.


(cont)  Schools have huge responsibilities today.....far more than when you and I were students.  There are more single-parent families with increased stress on that single-parent; there are more parents involved in drug/alcohol abuse; there are more kids who are homeless; there are more kids who, themselves, are drug/alcohol involved;  then, of course, we taxpayers have decided teachers are overpaid, class sizes too small, and we need to "cut some corners"..no more music, no more vocational classes; no more PE; etc... we've eliminated many of the very programs which helped marginal students "stay" in school and graduate.

  .......I apologize for ranting and rambling....but, as I look at today's schools, I get really depressed..  C'est la vie.....Gary Crum


We need a special prosecutor to investigate Obama's attempts to undermine the Trump administration.


Ad Hom is all you have this morning?


I agree with the author. The firing of the engineer has certainly put a chill on how I see Google. Claiming you are open and diverse- then directly opposing that with your actions- just makes you hypocritical. I am female and I left a lucrative career for a lower paying one to be with my children. That was my choice, and I certainly don't criticize anyone who makes a different one, but there was truth in the memo. Maybe not the whole truth or everyone's truth, but it was true enough that a debate about it woud have been more beneficial to the company than just firing the guy. Today Google looks like a left wing fascist corporation- what a shame.


how are they greatly affecting you, or the public? any solutions?


That Trump win last night was YUUUUUGE!  A yuuuuge disappointment to some and a yuuuuge relief to others, not because Trump won, but because Clinton lost.  My takeaways: 1.  Obama will no longer be our President come January 20th.  2. Hillary Clinton's political ambitions are forever crushed, and 3. The Lincoln desk will remain in the Oval Office.


I watch sports for an escape, not to be reminded of the problems in the world. I'm considering not watching anymore. I'm tired of this protest nonsense.


Once again you can't resist calling others names, insulting them and their families. Were you born this way?


Chris nothing uncivil about it. some intolerant leftist who can't stand free debate had it deleted but the most vile vitriol against conservatives is allowed by. I will try to post again. Try to get a conservative viewpoint posted  on liberal run ipolitics site, They don't like anything that damages there narrative


Yes.   He is still a human being.  Someone who may have a family and love ones.  His wrong doing should not be judged.


Great letter Thomas !!


Self cleaning fountains to prevent the spread of hep c.


I read the article, thank you, and the article did not say anything about disappearing from a camp site, that the lost teenager allegedly has autism, or that it was raining.  People who live in glass houses should not throw rocks.


Ganot continues with a steady hand to build a program for sustained excellence. No panicking, no compromising on the type of players he wants in spite of the few dodos here (including the old geezer Ferd who has an ax to grind against him). Are his recruits top talent? Probably not, but certainly ones with potential and desire to succeed at the level UH competes at. There's basically only one option for UH to get into NCAA post season and that is to win the conference. That doesn't require top talent, just a right blend of role players and one or two key lead players. Ganot is building a solid foundation to be able to compete in our conference year in, year out with CLASS, something the previous regime knew nothing about.


What a beautiful letter from Kimberley O'Brien!  Makes you love those Irish.
Jim, hard to say whether America's indigenous people actually  prefer "Native American" or "Indian",   Most probably prefer  going by their tribal name, as Kalapuya, Kalawatset, Siuslaw, Molalla, Umpqua, or even their band name as Chafin or Chela Mela.
 In any case basic respect is that we call folks by the name they prefer and we don't use it in a disrespectful matter.  That's not PC,  just common decency..
Roseburg  HS, which has worked harmoniously with the local Cow Creek Indians to insure respectful behavior has kept the name Indians, while Marcola, whose "Indian"                                                                       name came from the local Mohawk -- an eastern term of no relevance locally-- chose to drop Indian.
Fortunately we no longer picture America's First People as ignorant savages from whom we bravely "Won the West" as we did back when I was young, though that image lingers on.


Now report on the other side of this story, do some research and report some facts. Totally biased garbage!


Well stated. God damn the poor. How dare they "invade"  my comfy world with their bloody poverty and needs.


Funding a road for King Cove when there is no actual access seems rather political to me.  Whose trying to buy votes from who?


If you believe in science, then i would suspect that you have a good handle on ratios, and statistics as well. You understand that 23% of the world population is Muslim, that's 1.6 billion people compared to 2.2 billion "Christians" of varying sects.  It just so happens that the percentage of the worlds population resides in extremely impoverished and violent regions which increases the likelihood of engaging in violent behavior.  The reality is, they could be Budhist and, given the same tumult they are constantly exposed to the results would be the same.

You might be tempted to say the regions are violent due to the population's religion, but the reality is they have been violent for thousands of years predating the present religions.

It is also socialy acceptable to track and report on violent acts brought on by Muslim individuals and place less emphasis on violence perpetuated by other groups, so there is an inherent bias when it comes to the perception of a violent demographic.


Bzzzt!

Mark Mackinnon story.


Jacob Zuma commented some months back that he would quite like to be a dictator. At the time we should perhaps have heeded this veiled statement of intent. We didn't because -- even for him -- this seemed impossible. South Africa may be in dire straits but is blessed with a fine Constitution and a still-functioning Concourt, right? Erm, wrong, apparently, given his unilateral manoeuvres of the past year or so.


Rude Comments, what are you 12yrs old. Type of Guy that can't debate one on one.  Where have i said anything Rude?  Its a Fact that DailyMaverick & other news papers censors comments.


Kudos to the lady for caring for the lost dog but 21st century due diligence dictates that she, or a vet, at some point in 3 years should have checked for a microchip.


Uh, vices don't speak. Neither can you spell.


So are you condoning the actions taken by DNC operatives because the GOP has done bad things too? How about condemning both groups?


What a remarkably absurd comment.


Anyone who has made it to a 100 meter final in the Olympics or world championships has used..  If you are russian, chinese,cuban and any other commie country, you've used. 79% of all gold medal winners have knowingly tried illegal supplements. They work that's why. No doping, no medalling. Simple.


The city doesn't immediately generate revenue by maintaining and plowing our roads.


Except he was an overly compliant milquetoast as Speaker of the HoC.


I don't personally believe UAA students don't care about their own teams. I, as well as many others, attended every hockey, volleyball, and gymnastics games/meets last season (because we enjoy those sports.) UAA is very much a commuter-based school. Many people have full time jobs, or children. I do not, so I attend these kinds of events. University sports are part of the college experience. Taking out these sports will send many students down to the states for the "college experience." College students spend thousands of dollars every year for the anchorage economy so there goes that money (if you want to talk about money.)
People needs to think more about the students rather than just the money.


If that's his plan to create jobs; terrorizing the public and trashing civil rights then it's going to be a costly and fruitless endeavor.


You think that's all we have left?  You can't fix stupid.


To quote Harry Truman, Senator Corker is just telling the truth and Trump thinks it's h*ll.


Recession is 'moderate'.

Welcome to the initial stage of the by-products of SB21.

Just you wait till stage 2 and stage 3 kick in.

 I tell you, you'll be looking back wistfully at open shelves full of party balloons then.


The best way to cut state spending is to get rid of state employees, after all state employees cost pay and benefits and they find ways to spend government money both directly and indirectly.  We should cut the number of state employees by 5% every year for ten years to return to the number of state employees we had about 15 years ago.  Somehow, they were able to provide state services 15 years ago.


The last time Alaskan's were sold a Rosy "Economic Report Summary", it was called SB 21!                  BUT, BUT, the supporters explain: There were VARIABLES outside of our CONTROL!
I do note for the record that the commercial boys in Bristol Bay wont leave a big hole in the ground,and an acid filled lake in perpetuity! Cheers-


Just build the energy east pipeline and you don't need to worry about what team Trump wants.


No job and third trip to Hawaii in nine months, est.($600+) each way?, isn't chicken feed. Still, would be better to get Immigration side of the situation; in this case maybe never.


Your company paid based on usage and required speed.  If companies like Comcast have their way, Netflix would pay more for the same exact bandwidth than another company with the same needs.  The difference is that the other company isn't competing with Comcast, and that is where the problem comes in.


I identified myself as a "layman" each time I made reference to Mr. Trump's sociopathy.  I invited (and once again, invite) you or anyone else to read the definition then study Mr. Trump's behaviors over his life and draw your own conclusion.  I make no apologies for expressing my view.  I feel it's an opinion based on very sound evidence.  Feel free to make the argument that Mr. Trump's behaviors don't fit the description of a sociopath....that would make interesting reading.

On the other hand, Icon presents an opinion which is held by more and more Americans as more and more information regarding the Trump campaign and administration is exposed.  As I noted, the Mueller investigation should clarify the questions regarding any criminal culpibility.  As I also noted, Icon's opinion may be "extreme", but it's by no means "crazy."  Feel free to re-read my post which, I think, focuses on not dismissing Icon's opinions as "crazy" and therefore of no value.  Gary Crum


Why stop there? Enlightened colleges could also house homeless and prisoners in their dorms. It would be a vital revenue source for less-endowed schools. Think of the equality THAT would create!


And, finally, I`m no close-minded anti-vegetarian Trump-esque freak.

At one point in my younger years, I tried to be a lacto-ovo vegetarian for about 18 months.  It failed notwithstanding working really hard to incorporate a range of different types of vegetarian protein and working hard to get the right fats etc.   On the good side, I learned to prepare vegetables in a range of interesting and appetizing ways.   Increasing veggie variety is never a bad thing.

It was actually a naturopathic doctor who told me I needed to be back on meat protein pronto -- and, he was right.   I started feeling better the day after having a yummy lamb stew at a Middle Eastern restaurant, and never looked back.

There are some people whose genetic make-up allows them to function well on a vegetarian diet, but many do not.   Misguided food fortification is part of the problem, where synthetic `vitamins` are added to foods that mess up about half of the general population`s health.


The law and truth are often in conflict. You can see Edward Snowden as a case in point.


The idea that opponents of abortion do not support women's rights is a lie perpetrated by hardcore supporters of Abortion  intended to demonize anyone who doesn't share their view.  The reality is that this has nothing do with women's rights--some people still believe in the idea that some basic human rights should extend to the tiniest and most vulnerable of us.  It always perplexes me that those on the Left, the so-called defenders of human rights, go along with the idea that unborn children should not be considered persons, and even worse, feel the need to attack those who hold that view.


You are not an American if you boycott football. It's as apple pie as America can get except maybe baseball. Go ahead and root against the Seahawks as they stink anyway.
Go Dolpnins!!

It's just a flag. I'm a veteran and honor it often.They aren't burning it so who cares if how they protest as long as its done peacefully. I actually support their protest. Maybe I should just turn down the volume when the anthem is played and back up at kick-off.


Many years ago, I was naive and thought that everyone had the intelligence to be successful but the effort was variable.  Then I started tutoring kids and realized that some people are just dumb, and even with hard work, are limited in their potential unless they find something that they can excel at and pays wells.  If the parents are dumb, the kids are likely to be dumb.  Being dumb means a lot of things, such as divorce, neglect, time not being spent with kids on school, lack of effort, limited success in school, etc.


The article reads as if it was written by a public relations firm hired by the "activist" lawyers to promote their cause.


You should read that article carefully. The writer argues, convincingly, that "Black Privilege" is  purely the invention of white conservatives, not a real phenomenon.

And, Bill, for well over a hundred years, there have been white folks who decry white supremacism, or "yell racism" as you put it.

White folks, including public education icon John Dewey, were among the founders of the NAACP in 1905. There are still many, many white folks in the NAACP and in civil rights movement generally.


*phone rings after 9 pm
'This is Fiege, it better be good'
''Your wife, she is asking too many specific questions. Tell her about family time and "opportunities." '
Caller disconnects.


I am not responsible for Angelo's comments.

Furthermore, I never said that I found Canadian content itself offensive.

And I never stated that Netflix US was the only purveyor of quality viewing. I am not subscribed to Netflix.

It seems that you have chosen to respond to me personally about everything that you don't agree with in other people's comments.


Yes.  It is a good thing that Hokulea cannot sail to Las Vegas.  The politicians would also go there to give them awards and proclamations.


So?


This is definitely insanity at work. Get ready for WW 3 and Mississippi of the north cause here they come. Unreal.


Lets see, wasn't it coal miners that were so fond of the so called president? To "help " them he took away stream protection, maybe now they can get rid of all those silly safety regulations that really don't help, then Medicaid  so they can't get treatment for black lung. Yup back to a third world country, America is going to be so great again.


Trudeau needs to stop this -- Protection of both Canadian Security & Canadian Sovereignty is what is important -- not the Millions$$$$ received from Chinese Billionaires   ... !

Pierre-Elliott Trudeau would not have approved of this type of destruction of Canada.

/..


What about the wall Trudeau has built around Saskatchewan and Alberta


You're deluded thinking illegals here pay their fair share of taxes.  They don't pay a penny more than  they get get caught with.  They cheat, they lie, and they steal from citizens and the country as a whole.  They're ILLEGAL.  They don't want to get in line. They don't want to pay their due. They don't want to pay taxes.  And they don't want to obey the laws of our country. And if they can get away with it, they will.  There is no morality in their lives;  just escaping from their horrific home country and stealing Americas hard earned wealth and power.  And where it's given, yes, we have plenty to share.  But, OUR poor, OUR unemployed, OUR citizens deserve it, not them. And yes we will be paying MILLIONS to Zika infected  illegal  anchor babies and their mothers. And millions of OUR poor will have to do without, or at least significantly less. I think people like YOU should be deported to Mexico until you quit undermining your duly elected POTUS, like some commie infiltrator.


I haven't seen anything like that.


Heil bavius!


I'll consider signing on to a movement to deplore "Islamophobia" when Islam declares that apostasy, homosexuality, and blasphemy are no longer punishable by death.


Dynamics of water flow have changed.


Back to the states and straight to his golf course.  He must be done MAGA.  That was quick. Would love to see how much his golf courses are being paid by the taxpayers every weekend.


Enforce vagrancy laws. Enforce trespassing laws. Arrest any individuals with outstanding warrants, who are violating parole, who are registered sex offenders, who are engaged in prostitution, who are in possession of stolen property, who are dealing in narcotics or are in possession of narcotics. Institutionalize those who have mental health issues.
Doing this will solve 90-95 percent of the problem with the problem with vagrants squatting on public property.
The City of Seattle has the resources to enforce current laws on the books and can do this TOMORROW. Doing so will take care of the vagrant problem - these people are NOT "homeless" - within a week.
Instead, the City will impose a $55 million a year levy on the city, money which will only go to personally enrich the grifters who pose as "homeless advocates".
And they wonder why people can't afford to live in Seattle and why any native Seattleite with half a brain has already moved.


Therefore, this is main reason for program not accepted by the some members in city council.
If Hawaii not welcome Chinese to make investment, developers based on Chinese background will consider if they need to tell Chinese not invest or travel in Hawaii. US President Trump even knows that US should keep good relationship with China. Currently, China is the largest country with high consumption in travel, abroad study, Chinese company's investment in US.Currently, Honolulu TOD Area has 4 projects, and all of them based on Chinese Background. The developer from California has 2 projects. The projects could create jobs in construction more than 2 years. And restaurant and hotel could create permanent job. (4/5)


" proof that Canada’s largest planned military purchase remains on course."

Fear not - the Liberals will find a way to screw it up and turn it into a multi-billion dollar fiasco.


You're leaving us? Is that a promise?


Very similar to my journey. I have found "Roman Catholic Women Priests" to be more 'Christian' than the 'official' Church.
The refusal to Ordain Women appears to make all other 'Dogma' questionable.


Of course! Along with the simplistic understanding that whatever social investment undertaken by the state constitutes budgetary burden. I solely wanted to show you that the textbook neoliberal model does'nt hold anywhere in the world. However, in light of the nature of economic problems that confront us, I believe that the state should intervene more. With the understanding that our dilemma cannot be left at the mercy of the hidden hand of the market, but should be tackled consciously.


I want the contract for the job. I won't deliver on time and I will demand more $$$$ to finish the unfinishable project.


Ignoring the Media Stumping for Hillary, Trumps views are very populist. He isn't extreme. it is his rhetoric that is turning people off.  And of course the leftwing media twisting it into to something it isn't.

If Utah is the reddist state, then it isn't moderate is it? a purple state would be more moderate.

Change from within? Those not towing the line are enemies? Be specific.

Its not a matter of being on the wrong side of history. Its a matter of using the Constitution as your guiding document and living with in its confines. You change the law, you don't interpret it differently to suit you as attitudes change. You don't discover rights that never existed. Woman's right to vote was brought by law, not a judge deciding it was a right denied. Slavery was changed by law and a war, not by a judge. The same thing could have happened with Gay Marriage. Calling it a right denied is a perversion of our constitution. It is judicial activism seeking an outcome.


Police are also victims of extremely oppressive circumstances.

Their sworn duty is to uphold and enforce laws up to the moment those laws are changed.  They are given neither the authority nor the tools to determine which laws are falling from fashion or gathering legislative support on the road to being passed or revoked.  Yet they are castigated for every instance of poor judgement despite serving in stressful and very challenging situations, and maintaining a level of peace and security in Toronto that is truly the pride of the western world.

Now, this insult.

If Pride and BLM have decided the police have no place in a parade that celebrates relief from oppression, I have no time for either Pride or BLM.

In sending the  NIMP message to the police, Pride richly deserves to see corporate and government sponsorships disappear.  I will be sending that message to the bank I deal with, and to the municipal, provincial and federal government politicians that represent me.


Because you are in the 'cafeteria' you try to make out that everyone is in it; it simply makes you feel better about yourself, especially when everyone who disagrees with you is "blathering" and "talking through his hat".
You keep bringing up Eichmann, you seem to have an inordinate fixation about the man. Obedience to the the Magisterium is not "following orders", it is entirely voluntary, an act of will so your Eichmann analogy is absolutely wrong.


Fade to a scene in the fable the Emperor's New Clothes. As the naked emperor walks by, one onlooker turns to another and says, with a thick layer of condescension, "My recommendation, Henry, [is] dig a little deeper. I think you'll understand what the emperor is trying to do. You may not agree or like it, but he's not really naked."


Guns made this situation...better?


Whats funny is can't answer any of my simple questions. Just more blah blah blah.


This has always been about money. To think it was about Native suffering is a bit of a stretch. Once the government dangled the carrot, every native who went to a residential school became a victim and was instrumental in creating a lottery win for lawyers.


This administration is running like a well-oiled machine. Everyone lubed-up and waiting for the 'winning' to begin.


Average life span in the 1930s was about 60. No doubt back then, it was thought that most people would have expired before retired and collecting.


The Year of Mercy is over, we are halfway through the Year of Wrath!


I was thinking the same thing; it could be more like a 70% correction. 30% just gets you back to a year or two ago.


1. okay, and if it wasn't them, then what? If it was the freshly elected councilors, see points 2 and 3
2. No you spoke about democracy, as if it's defined by the DA's constitution (why else in your view are party members obligated by democracy to vote according to party lines?)
3a. What constitutes new info? You're in an impossibly grey area. T A secret ballot is a secret ballot.
3b. Last I checked, secret ballot for electing a leader is the established principle. It's the principle of secret ballot for vote of new confimdence that has only just been established (though not yet employed), giving the ANC a better argument than the DA's.


This argument that the use of chemical weapons crosses some red line and demand a response - like ineffective  bombing of assets, leaving airstrip intact - is beyond ridiculous.  The inane, depraved, unconscionable, assumption is that it is better to kill babies with barrel bombs?  Is this REALLY an argument we are making or want to make?  At the root of it all is the KILLING OF INNOCENTS.  SMDH.


What the author and the liberal machine won't tell you is, immigration term, used as if it comes evenly from many places in the world, when in reality our young and inexperienced PM has personally leaned toward immigrants mostly from a certain troubled and violent part of the world, not tolerant with the western world  traditions and values, who mostly do not wish to assimilate and be part of one Canada, as young Trudeau has confirmed by facilitating a 'motion' to specifically protect the religion of peace, soon to be law.


This has been a blast for years. Wish I still could. Body says nope, just a nice fire and a cup of  hot chocolate. Happy Holidays.


Ahhhh... Action, not words my friends. I don't agree with what he did but he did do what he felt was in his conscience.

I pose the question to many out there condemning him. How many are you willing to sacrifice watching Monday Night Football? Purchasing NFL merchandise? Refusing to  frequent businesses that advertise during NFL games? Write letters to the school board? Boycott sporting events and supporters of the events? Start a grass roots movement based on your beliefs to let these people know that you do not approve by hitting them in the pocket book and in ballot box? Not many... As long as your cell phone, internet, social media is not screwed with, all of you will continue to be sheep or play the keyboard commando and complain but not act.

JFK said it best and it should be the mantra of these difficult times for America:

 "And so, my fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country."


Dowsn't matter, which it is, or which it ain't!  The anti-Bergoglio crowd out there on da right wing will NEVER be satisfied, with what he says or with the silence he keeps!  Not even the "perfect"  set-up was perfect!


That's what I said. It's not just me.


Canadians have every right to denounce  President Trump's militaristic, dictatorial, odious policies.


Sounds logical; not sure how feasible. But hey, every new idea starts somewhere


Nope.  The ultra-conservatives have divided the Catholic Church, especially Ray Burke and friends.  They have politicized the Sacraments and the Eucharist and attached the Church to an ugly hate movement.  My understanding is that Ray Burke is attached to Steve Bannon and actually heads an organization associated with the alt-right.


I needed protection one time (and last time) I was at Saturday market.  A Montana couple had assaulted me.  It was crowded so I left. I was riding close by looking for them.  I found them getting into the huge SUV.  I pulled my bicycle in front of the car and proceeded to dig in my purse to find a pen to write down their license.  The woman got out, grabbed my arms and held my arms/hands pulling towards her and her cute hubby started the car and started driving forward.  I was screaming/crying asking them to stop.  A prayer group not 2 ft behind us ...about 15 folks holding hands but they couldn't do anything I guess until they stopped praying.

So I tipped over by the car w/cripple hands still being yanked by her and then they let go.  Two cars pulled up of EPD.  One came over to me,  asking what happened while the bad couple behind me laughing and yucking up w/2 cops.  I turned when he said they could go and started screaming at him.  He laughed.

I still have nightmares ovr that.


This article is incoherent.  What kind of assault are we talking about? Sexual? Physical assault while a robbery is taking place?  Something else? Why the secrecy around his name? The motorcycle belonged to him or not? If the police are protecting his name, then why? That's a story. And how, in the name of all that's holy, can that many resources be used and the perpetrator isn't captured? That's a story too. Who. What? When? Where? How? Writers are supposed to ask questions. Do it RG.


Ige and every thinking citizen of this country better fully understand we've been suffering an endlessly ramped up Civil War with this Nation's right wing and subversive packs of lynch mob devils along with their spawn since they lost 150 yrs ago but could never get over it. they said the South will rise again, it's happening because too many are allowing it. there is no working with them, they've proved it for decades and dedicated themselves to divide and conquer the people long ago, now they plan to get revenge for all their nastiness being subdued to any degree. Ige's trip will just be taken as weakness, a classic attitude of bullies, and the only things bullies recognize or respect are devastating retaliatory responses each and every time they try something. we're watching serious time and effort being wasted by the Dems / everyone when they need to ferociously fight this bunch tooth and nail every step of the way while there's still a chance, no matter what it takes. THIS IS WAR!


Is Mr. Lundberg living in  his own dwelling,  or living with MOMMIE????????


On the contrary, they are made to escape with a heavy package that will ensure they won't have to work again in their lifetime. How would you feel if someone who stole your car gets a reward of another one from the police? It's ridiculous - their power and influence.


If Trudeau is becoming a populist likened to mean old Mr Harper, then I suppose the author should support the NDP and see how that works out.   I would presume that her middle class neighbours will be none too pleased with the internet 'levy' when they depend on that service to search for a new job after the NDP taxed their former employer into the dust.


The loony St Louis Democrat Mayor Lyda Krewson allowed the protesters "space to break things", so after they were done throwing bricks at cops, about 1000 of them went over to the Mayor's house and broke her windows when she wouldn't come out to "talk"-
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/protesters-surround-mayor-krewson-s-central-west-end-home-break/article_e1ae8685-64bc-5833-8785-2859002b1276.html

Meet your new-and-improved Dem Party folks, setting the table for their own defeat in '18 and '20.

LMAOOOO


Failure to recognize that short term success does not equate to long term success....
Effectively zero net growth in 10 years....
Unemployment rising steadily, population decreasing...
And Manufacturing is top of GDP composition with Real Estate next... Yea... that's not a house of cards....
https://ig.ft.com/sites/numbers/economies/japan


http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/renewables/for-us-jobs-creation-renewables-are-a-better-bet-than-coal

http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/policy/calculating-the-full-cost-of-electricity-rooftop-solar-pv

As the Globe warms Air Conditioning will be in great demand, to save lives, not just as a convenience. Solar power and Air Conditioning are a close to perfect match, since AC is needed most when the Sun is high in the sky on a clear day.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/renewable-energy/my-off-grid-solar-powered-air-conditioner

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_European_heat_wave

"Peer-reviewed analysis places the European death toll at more than 70,000."


Factual information is self-validating.

The most glaring example of Black Privilege is that which is enjoyed by Barack Obama. He is at best an incompetent fool, with the most secretive administration ever...... but his Black Privilege status keeps him from being described this way by the PC media.

Black Privilege demands that Black rappers who sing the dirtiest, foulest words about women and killing police officers are celebrated as “artists" ..... even at White House parties hosted by the Obamas.

One of the major appeals of Barack Obama was his promise to unify people, that he had a record of working with people from the other side.  In a famous speech, he proclaimed that there are no blue states or red states, there is only the United States.  He also consciously implied that he could  reconcile the racial conflict, especially since he is half white and half black.  Lies.  America is way more divided now than when he was first elected.

"Change has come to America" - BHO 2009


If you read my post correctly you would understand any meant all.


You have to hand it to President Trump, he calls a spade a spade.

Our Courts are political too. Look at how the 9 Santa Suites in Ottawa took away Canadian's Free Speech rights. They actually categorized speech, calling political speech core speech yet talk about immigration or refugees in a negative light the only core you will have is the the rotten apple core on your food tray in the hoosegow. They sided with the indigenous east coast population over Lobster fishing in the Marshall decision and caused one of the worst race riots in Canadian history later to back track.

Yup President trump called that one right.


Liar, liar pants on fire.  A requirement to run for Governor, Mayor or Senator?


I'll be surprised if Mr. Scheer makes any big goof-ups in his first while as leader. He seems to calculate the impact of his words and actions carefully before speaking. I suspect he'll be successful in reining in the extreme and unrealistic expectations of some Conservative supporters.


If I am in my F350 and you are in your civic or whatever and we have a headon.  Guess who walks away.


The protestors that I saw on the news  this evening looked liked folks that didn't have anything better to do and just were there for something to do.

That being said - let's face the Liberals did little to educate Canadians on what the 3 options, and their various derivatives, would mean to voters.

The survey that was done was abysmally ridiculous as well.


What I think I like best about Trump is how he can get the lefties frothing at the mouth mad.  I wish we had something similar in Canada.  Instead we have something that gets us Righties frothing at the mouth mad every time we see a selfie of him.


So you're saying that all the women voting for Trump are choosing party over women? What about those of us who are nonpartisan?


I'd happily take any or all of them to a hockey game.

http://www.pentictonvees.ca/


It is amazing that the President of the United States speaks, yet the words are not taken seriously.
At one time, the President's words would represent the official position of the country.
Now, they are nothing more than trolling.
He makes even GW Bush look good.


Pure, rank populism.  No thought, no analysis, just reaction.  A questionable way to run an economy.


"I am always anxious about them wobbling into my lane causing a horrible accident that I would be considered responsible for."

Cyclists don't generally "wobble", but if you suspect that there are issues with control, then you need to allow some space. And yes, you would be responsible if you did not allow that space. Such are the rights of people.

Your reference to a "use tax" is right on. If cyclists want additional infrastructure, then (IMHO) it only seems appropriate that they ante up.


I'm not crying, I'm reading documents that directly contradict what you are saying.  Here are two more scientific articles that show what I said is accurate

iprc.soest.hawaii.edu/newsletters/newsletter_sections/iprc_climate_vol5_1/changing_rainfall_china.pdf

link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11442-012-0978-2

This is from the abstract of the last (published) study: "This (evidence) implies that with global warming, seasonal variation of precipitation in NCP (north China plain) tends to decline with an increasing of precipitation in winter season, and a decreasing in rainy season, particularly in the sub-humid northern part."


Yawn. One dimwit replacing another.

Outing of incompetent Nayef indicates that campaign against Daesh/ISIL is not going well. It also means it will go worse under untested Salman.

With Iran-Saudi and US-Russia rivalry rife, and Saudi fate in young hands, the ME future is a foregone conclusion. Out with US, Saudi, in with Russia, Iran, and Turkey. The West is on the wrong side of history.

Saudi Arabia represents 1400 years history of "the religion of peace" - father following son in Kaliphate or Monarchy in futile pursuit of gore, glory, conquest, and colonialism, just to live off other people's money (OPM) by imposing Tariffs (Arabic word of Kaliphate origin) by controlling world trade and closing the Silk Road. Maggie Thatcher famously said the trouble with OPM is that it soon runs out.


Yeah those stats are a  bit weird.  BC Assessment authority is busy mailing out notices that show sf detached increasing 30-50% all through metro Vancouver, and yet this is now winnowed down to an average 1.8% gain  from December 2015 - December 2016?  That's a whole lot of properties that must have dropped in value to wipe out the gains shown by BC Assessment from July last year.

It would be nice to get more accurate and meaningful statistics.


Just racist.  All societal problems are the result of him being black.


Greed. The sailboat sailors I know follow the jet contrails to their destinations when crossing the Pacific.  But on the other hand, you can be stuck at sea for weeks in dead air.


The Eugene Board is kind of clueless giving out such a big raise I think.  This is the guy that is having all the new hire teachers write an essay in defense of their jobs, with the layoff decisions I assume, being at least partly based on what they write.  Really?  What a cruel thing to do to people.  The district is putting their incompetence directly on the backs of those who have no power to change anything.  How about foregoing the raise, and shift the money to the classroom, where it actually makes a difference in a kids life.


You are arguing with me about a point I did not make.


Antifa, indeed, opposes the individuals and organizations which threaten liberty, justice and equality.  Their very title "antifac" means "anti-fascist".  Regrettably, their tactics are, in themselves, threats to the very concepts they profess to be protecting.  IMO, it's impossible to justify violence and censorship in the name of freedom and equality.  The only exception I can imagine is a genuine rebellion/revolution against a dictatorship.  Even then things can work out well.....or they can work out very badly.  Examples:  The American Revolution, which most folks would agree worked out well.  on the flip-side: the Cuban Revolution against the tyrannical Betista regime, which led to a government arguably just as dictatorial.

Today, IMO, antifa is an example of "The ends DO NOT justify the means." following is a definition: Gary Crum


But you have moved from saying it "does become" a social club to it "can devolve into such". Difference that either "does become" or "can devolve" into BIGLY DIFFERENCE. Yours is an example of one as explained by one person.

We will be left where we begin, although you believe the author should be critiqued for not saying that Catholics are centered on the mass and I believe the author assumed that we knew that.


I agree that the federal govt. has grown in authority. And I know the points of strict constitutionalists who don't like that. (Ironically, our latest supreme court pick is a literalist who was chosen after Congress refused to follow the law and pick Obama's nominee because "precedent" had allowed for delays - whatever).
I tend to think the constitution has and will evolve.
We just disagree on that.


"Talk about yourself again, you're not saying anything...."


Because Murky and all the rest are cowards and Lars like you, Mabry. None of you can ever accept responsibility for anything;  just a bunch of whiny little bit*#^s.


I included 'university educated' because all elementary school teachers have university degrees.  The fact that a person can be accepted and graduate from university without any serious mathematics knowledge is a different, but important, part of the problem.


"Unacceptable sexual context"

What exactly is unacceptable?  Please be specific.

Is it unacceptable because there's a sexual connotation at all?
Is it unacceptable for a man to want sex?
Is it unacceptable for a man to offer sex?
Is it unacceptable for a woman to remain vague regarding her intentions?
Is it unacceptable for a woman to understand the mans intention, and purposely be contradictory and confusing regarding her own intentions? (That may be a loaded question)


"eight others arrested."? How is that possible? Wasn't this just another "lone wolf" attack? Or was it workplace violence?


BUT OBAMA!!!!!!   (spittle flying everywhere!!!)


And the sad thing is that it's probably going be replaced some boutique eatery that will be gone in about 3 years when it isn't trendy anymore.


So very sad. A rotted tree finally falls and kids playing just happened to be in it's path at the time. I can't imagine what the family must be going through. God bless you all.


Marvelous idea. The "Waste Watchers".  Give them brown uniforms.


The National Popular Vote bill was approved in 2016 by a unanimous bipartisan House committee vote in both GA (16 electoral votes) and MO (10).
Since 2006, the bill has passed 35 state legislative chambers in 23 rural, small, medium, large, Democratic, Republican and purple states with 261 electoral votes, including one house in Arizona (11), Arkansas (6), Connecticut (7), Delaware (3), The District of Columbia, Maine (4), Michigan (16), Nevada (6), North Carolina (15), Oklahoma (7), and Oregon (7), and both houses in California, Colorado (9), Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico (5), New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.

It changes state winner-take-all laws (not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, but later enacted by 48 states), to guarantee the presidency to the candidate with the most national popular votes, without changing anything in the Constitution, using the built-in method that the Constitution provides for states to make changes.


Opus Dei is still the RC church's lone personal prelature, and thus does not qualify as a lay organization.  The lay membership is formed like clerics, and act like clerics, and celibacy is imposed as a condition of membership, NO exceptions!  The personal prelature designation is a clerical brand on persons not recognized at canon law as clerics!  That was the brainchild of JP II, and the sooner it goes, the better for the church!


If there is one thing we can all agree on is that that is one heck of a shiny table. That dang thing is like a mirror!


I had 2 different doctors tell me to use my back or I would loose motion. One in primary care, and one in the ER. They both treated me like I didn't know what I was talking about, and I like I was some pill seeking junky. Switched my primary care doctor and with tears in my eyes begged him to do something anything for me. He finally sent me to get an MRI, and I had one of the worst herniated discs that they had ever seen, requiring surgery to repair. I don't know how many people have told me of similar stories. Tired of being treated like I don't know what's going on with my own body, and tired of being treated like a 3rd class citizen at ANMC!


Pandas too!

Vegan to the core.


I am so ready for the lid to blow off on this. I wonder if there is a special prison for convicted politicians? There will be so many, a new wing may need to be added.

Finally the MSM can be proven to be the biased liars they are. And the liberal trolls, how I cannot wait until they are silenced.

I have stood my ground since Trumps campaign and have never wavered. I have been 100% correct so far. So believe me when I say, you ain't seen nothing yet!!!

Strap in and hold on, it's gonna get wild!!


Cry me a river. ^^ Mr McBride.


Maybe some Karma in play. If they want to protest thats fine as we all have that right, but do it at home or in a public place where people didn't pay to come to see you do your job. The NFL is not a stage for anything other than football.


Interesting you bring up the 1968 democratic party convention and the riots. Are you aware that the catalyst that began the violence started on the floor of the convention? The catalyst being the refusal of the party leaders to seat a black delegation on the convention floor?


one sick piece of liberal trash


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My state is full of nutjobs. It is always like this.


This is in the Summa:
Aristotle says that a female is an occasioned male. But it would be wrong for something occasioned and [hence] deficient to be part of the initial creation. Therefore woman should not have been a part of that world.”  Summa Theologica, 1, qu. 92, art 1, ob. 1
Thomas: “….. the active power of the semen always seeks to produce a thing completely like itself, something male. So if a female is produced, this must be because the semen is weak or because the material [provided by the female parent] is unsuitable, or because of the action of some external factor such as the winds from the south which make the atmosphere humid. … the female is not accidentally caused but is intended by Nature for the work of generation. Now the intentions of Nature come from God, who is its author. This is why, when he created Nature, he made not only the male but also the female” Summa Theologica, 1, qu. 92, art 1, ad 1.


Can you(someone?) make a presentation to the legislature?

Walker is paying all kinds of consultants executive salaries and they haven't considered this?

This from the ADN

Federal water bill requires fresh look at an artic port for Alaska
https://www.adn.com/arctic/2017/01/08/federal-water-bill-requires-a-fresh-look-at-an-arctic-port-for-alaska/

We need to start selling our gas now, and without the $60 Billion price tag.

Walker complained that global warming will cost the state millions, this could save the state billions and we could make money on our gas ASAP...that is if it isn't considered 'new gas' and given away for free.


Paul, in 1 Corinthians 9:5, says that he has the right to be married.


We don't have congressional leaders, so don't hold your breath waiting for a response.


REALLY?! This is the best excuse the G&M apologists can come up with for the lack of medals? COME ON! The real reason is the lack of pride / funding the general population has in these athletes. It would be different if it were a professional, team franchise. But Canadians only care about these athletes every four years when the Olympics comes around (I am not including the Athletics World Championships due to the paucity of coverage in mainstream media, particularly on TV, compared to other countries). The G&M should be embarrassed by such nonsensical reporting.


I'm pretty Progressive and I disagree with much of what the Senator believes but I appreciate the dialog and am extremely disappointed with the behavior of some of the attendees. Apparently the incivility of the current administration also has infected some on the left. I'm ashamed of the rude yellers.


Are you suggesting that an unarmed person had any other choice in this situation? I'm baffled as to what the point of this article is, maybe you can help me out here.


I am sorry to say that Don Cherry is as far from being a Christian as GW Bush Jr. was before he sent the military to Iraq.   They are the western version of the Taliban only claiming to be Christian but in fact following no part of it whatsoever (like Bin Laden claiming to be a follower of Mohamed).

And yes, those Christians in the ME deserve our prayers and help the same as the Yazidi's and Shia's etc.

Mr. Richards comment was intended to emphasize the reason for the recent player's protest which is noble; bending a knee to pray to Jesus after a touchdown is not a Christian act.....it is a misguided act that shows the typical American distortion of the teachings of Jesus.


We owe much of our concept of hell to St Jerome.  When Jesus mentions Gehenna (sp?) He's referring to the garbage dump outside Jerusalem.  Devil's horns, fire, and pitchforks came much later.


Then there is the "image" of the socks, selfies Gulliver's Travels administration.


The legacy media didn't fabricate the Gulf of Tonkin story. It reported information provided by the NSA and the executive.


Different times. Different circumstance. Different players.


Kind of makes you wonder why the Park Service needs thousands of rounds of rifle and pistol ammunition.  Or like how the Department of Homeland Security, in 2010, needed to buy 1 billion rounds of ammunition (over 5 years), to secure a country with only 300 million people in it.  That's 3x more bullets than people.  Or how the Department of Education needed Glock handguns with high-capacity magazines and Remington Pump shotguns.  The DoE doesn't even run a single school.  They are mostly an education standards and finance organization.  I guess you never know when one of those no-good kids is going to try to welch on their student loans.


Housing is a provincial and municipal issue

Lobby your premier is the best bet.  Surprised Alberta hasn't made any moves since polls typically show them the most concerned by this phenomenon


Democrats aren't greedy and dont answer to big business?
You're delusional


A house was listed for sale? News? Really....?


Why is DP asking what posts are civil and yet let this one slide? Racist and absolutely uncalled for. DT isn't the DT from before. I think we should whisper it so someone takes him but that comment is awful.


What about the moral duty to not impoverish one's hardworking neighbors by enslaving them to your socialist agenda? "You shall not steal" is one of the 10 commandments. "You shall provide unsustainably expensive medical insurance to your neighbors" is not.

Jesus told Christians to feed the poor and care for the sick PERSONALLY. He didn't say "Hold a gun to your neighbor's head to force him to feed the poor and care for the sick on your behalf."

I am probably one of the most personally charitable people around, but I refuse to force my neighbors to give to my pet causes. I PERSONALLY owe God a moral duty to support and participate in the ministries He has laid on me to support and participate in, but that's because of a covenant between myself and God. I can't obligate anyone else to fulfill MY ministries. Other people may have ministries that are very different from mine and they need their income to fulfill their moral obligation to God's commands. Stop stealing from one another!


Free speech like a free lunch is never free!  The term "free speech" has no meaning until it is put into a context.  For example, free speech about helping refugees is vastly different from free speech that denigrades people, encourages violence, and incites others.  Free speech is a right but its value is determined in part by its context.


I grew up in a small city where my mom worked for a 35 doctor clinic which included the GPs and specialists.  Not only did the doctors have equipment that a smaller practice would have been unable to afford so that patients had quicker care, the doctors shared their expertise  in solving difficult cases.
On a personal note, in 1990 my father was having a stomach issue and the doctor sent him downstairs to have an ultrasound.  The Tech decided to check out my father's entire chest area, noticed an aneurysm on my dad's aorta.  He asked dad to stay in the clinic and the tech called the internist.  2 hours later, my dad had his surgery scheduled in Calgary.


Good on China for being tough on its criminals and troublemakers!


He said he would.  Does *he* realize he doesn't have divine power?


Baloney. Harper was the king of deficits. $55 billion? Harper never accomplished anything but adding $160 billion to the national debt--unless government corruption and electoral fraud count as accomplishments.


Excellent news! The use of face covering is deeply offensive to women. It is the equivalent of a KKK costume representing as it does womens second class status in ME countries. It has no place in western society.  And just for the record it is not related in any way to religious observance.... it is a middle eastern customary practice foisted on women - a sort of cage to protect the property of the male. Women fought for decades to achieve equality and the wearing of this shroud heralds a backwards step to the dark ages of female subjugation. It is very far from simply being an issue of choice of dress.


I think it is a fair question to ask. One should also ask if one believes in concentration camps, or looting countries (Europe has had a long record on both)


Kag1982. - I agree - that is what I do after communion. I find it difficult to grasp the reason for poking one's nose into whether another is worthy to receive by those so obsessed with rules and regs. It would be a kind and loving gesture if they  could simply follow Christ's example.


Just a matter of time for all women to be obligated to get covered up and hidden up veils to not offend Muslims. They are winning .


This article is entirely WRONG!
An ongoing deficit will disintegrate
the financial system AND THE COUNTRY
in less than 30 years.
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Computer projections by more than
one analyst suggest a "kinetic" outcome
within 15 years...


Order of big party priority:

Your re-election.
The party.
The big-money influences.

(the people, if it doesn't conflict with the first three)


Madame? Be original.. Or was that another rape jar for a woman set up at BOG meeting that you cockroaches contributed too and had not the decency to remove? That made the news too, should I post a link?


Opposition parties always try to counterbalance the plans of the party in power.  The real question arises when that opposition party gets into power themselves.

Since the NDP have never been in power Federally it is tough to say exactly how they would behave, but based on their Provincial counterparts I think it is naive to believe they would be much different from the Conservatives or Liberals with regards to openness and transparency.


Boy oh boy ! Southern slang and this old thing can't even speak and write good standard English. Auwe, more humbug and risks of miscommunications between generations. In addition, fading memories sure won't help much. Congratulation of having a granddaughter doing well slang or no slang!


Another one!
Civil Comment Moderators - Where are you?  Get this garbage off our blog.


Yes, some say that it is silly and ridiculous for Catholics to determine, despite being nothing more than laity, however devout, that they have the authority to decide who is and who is not a member of the church.  Perhaps those who do these things should try reading the catechism more, or consult with the God Ordained Clergy, who alone have the power to eject people from the Church, and hence condemn them, rightly, to eternal torment in the pits of Hell.  I do hope this comment is well received and provides some guidance and insight where it is so evidently needed.


If you remember that from 15 years ago it's doubtful cyanide in your Canadian marijuana will affect your memory.


An excellent article on this issue. The U.S. should go to great lengths to use diplomacy, instead of provoking as they do with North Korea and Russia.


Sure it should count. Wait and see what happens after he takes to Twitter after coming back to the US and then revisit this issue.


Or you could just do the opposite, exempt businesses here and encourage foreign businesses to set up shop.


That's odd. The online version of the Oxford English Dictionary defines charisma in this way:

"1. noun, Compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others."

Even by a brief dictionary definition of charisma, the term does not suit Trump. Trump has devoted adherents, as does any country's leader. But he does not have compelling attractiveness or charm. He's not a charismatic president. He's the antithesis of one. And when one fleshes out the notion of a charismatic leader into its common attributes, the term suits Trump even less.

The above also speaks to why Trump was elected. Typically, America's political leaders ARE charismatic. They're charming, admirable, and attractive in so many ways. But Trump tapped into a current of public distrust in career politicians. Doing so helped bring him success. He would have had a hard time doing that if he seemed like every political leader.


Of course we have no idea what Ms. Balkisoon`s ancestors were up to in the mid-1600s.  But that is not relevant either. What a silly piece.


Gee, Leroy, if only all of those anonymous sources in the WHITE HOUSE had been wrong, then maybe your whine would have some legs. But of course, the sources are telling the public the truth, while Trump and the fools with which he surrounds himself continue to lie to us.

As for the hate part of your rant, including  "throwing mud pies" and "distract, delay and destroy;" you've just described Trump to perfection.

The majority of Anericans do  "see through" the controversy machine that Trump has created and that's now his problem. Ever read "The Boy Who Called Wolf?"  It's about a little boy who lies so much people eventually ignore him, even on the one occasion he tries to tell the truth.  Unfortunately for America, Trump has yet to tell the truth & when he does (if ever), I doubt we'll recognize it.

He created the circus you accuse of mocking him.  And his devoted Trump Chumps are some of his best customers. You want to point a finger? Look in the mirror and point away.


Think Maliki very much did not want to be perceived as a quisling.


Why gas is so expensive in Alaska.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxMR7njQ-Y8


1 in 15 in Canada on social assistance....soon to be 1 in 14.

Send them back......either across the boarder or back to Haitian. If not....they will end in Toronto to add to the crime problem.


For a pile of brown dust?


ha ha ha ha


We people of color should use social  media in a positive manner to combine resources share information in such a way as to provide each other with the resources we need to improve our economic and social conditions and show white people in a positive manner we are their equals and should be treated as such. We have the resources and ability to help ourselves now we need to show the maturity and will to act together non violently and help  ourselves achieve a better life. That is the way mature responsible adults act. Let's work together to show in a positive way we are equal to whites.


Precisely.

There would be 1000 screeching liberal monkeys banging away on 1000 little monkey keyboards accusing conservatives, rednecks, bigots, racists and on and on, but it's Quebec, and a liberal government, so it's clearly different.  Yup.

Pitting region against region, and Canadian against Canadian is what this divisive identity focused government and it's sycophants does best.


Most police will only use force if necessary, but a few are rotten and should not have a badge or gun. Almost always given the benefit of the doubt in the past, cell phone cameras have dramatically created questions about some police conduct. Unarmed citizens should not expect to be be shot and killed when pulled over for a broken tail light. The way I see it, cameras will protect police officers from false accusations far more often than not, but police that misuse their power and authority need to be purged and prosecuted. Police need to be trusted by the public, not feared. The BLM movement has some legitimate issues as nearly any black person can tell you.


A Seattle food bank, which was located right in the middle of the women’s march Saturday, got a surprise from all the people passing by.

Marchers donated nearly $10,000 in cash to the Food Bank at St. Mary's.


“The City and County of Honolulu does not have the tax base that can pay for this project,”

This is ALL that matters.  WE CAN'T AFFORD THIS RAIL....Stop the Madness !


"Bring on the PhDs in geophysics, physical chemistry, biochemistry, engineering and so on... "

And yet you have a string of posts here dismissing those very same people because you dislike their research findings on climate change.


El Duque 2, it's fair to say that you're one of many Globe commenters who post countless comments against Islam and islamic countries.  Let's discuss this topic again, after you return from your own trip to demonstrate in the streets of Iran and Saudia Arabia.


“Have the clients been done wrong? Yes. Do I have anything to defend? No. Do I want to do the next right thing? Yes, by answering these questions honestly.”  - Good going.... You just lost your client's life savings...... And obviously with no supervision.....


Peddle your religious wares elsewhere, I'm not into fairy tales


"In the past three years I have never had the opportunity to sit and talk to the pope"

Francis does not have time for Marie Collins,  but he does have time for Kim Davis.


YUP.  I agree!!
There is a reason for trying/straining to see what's in front of one's nose. It is because Trump is using Cognitive Dissonance.  Look it up. Those who have had Psychology or Linguistics already understand this concept. However, in today's United States EVERYONE MUST understand Cognitive Dissonance as a technique for confusing, shaking up and re-framing what oone is or wants to attack.
This technique is very widely used by the Right AND by the RRs(Religious Right).
Pope John Paul II used it to great success when he used abortions as the reason why every Catholic voter MUST vote for Ronald Reagan and the GOP. He USED this technique to force voters into putting the Republicans in power. THEN he could use GOP hate and venom to go after what he really wanted -- his real true goal. The goal of getting Communism out of his native country of Poland. Then he spread his anti-communism wars into Central America and into South America then into the U.S.


Yep. There's no right for foreigners to be granted entry to a country that isn't their own. They can moan about it all they want, it won't matter.  If they don't want you you're not welcome.


Lower recoil and easier target reacquisition for that common second shot. I'm not a huge fan of them used for hunting but there are some reasons for it.


Well, at least a sales tax in Anch will help cover costs like these (insert sarcasm here)


Ya that makes no sense at all. Could you imagine if the burden of proof was on the victim of a crime? People would be accusing people of things they knowingly couldn't prove all the time. Such an abuse potential.. Ive lost all confidence in a board that could pass such an illogical and damaging rule.


Rick, why are you eating all the animal's food? Those poor animals are starving because of you selfish vegans.


What an odd thing to say. What's your point?


Salena,

I am third generation military. My son makes if four generations.  Service goes all the way back to 1917. Should our family forget all the lessons and history from multiple military careers and focus only on the social dysfunction that is the military today? Don't think so. Duty, honor, country.


It's 60. Sometimes 65. Depends on the highway. Get your facts right.


He works for swamp gas in an otherwise empty barrel.


Nice rant, completely off topic, which is completely expected from a die-hard leftie.

1. Concur, but NOT at the expense of American citizens
2. Concur.
3. Concur, REASONABLE regs, not stupid, senseless, overbearing ones that are more concerned about a small fish than farmers and other Americans
4. Concur.
5. See #3

I've got a rant, as well.

1. Americans deserve to have their Constitutional rights respected and protected. Yes that includes - gasp! - the First and Second Amendments
2. Americans deserve to be left the hell alone from their government, as the Founders imagined, and NOT have every aspect of their lives ruled by leftists who think they are the smartest ones in the room.
3. Americans deserve to keep what they have earned, rather than have it confiscated and given to worthless lumps who sit on their fat asses watching Ellen all day long.
4. Americans deserve an HONEST media that is more interested in reporting the truth than advancing a leftist ideology.


Thanks Tim you picked a specific set of circumstances for marketing, told half truths and played on mythical stereotypes. Consider having some respect for yourself and your credibility.


Grow up and live miserably with someone who he has no attraction to?  Sounds like torture to me...


Probably the same reason why they were scrambling to buy out properties along the rail line at the last minute. :D


I agree with that. "Small ball" isn't going to cut it. Right now all this is just exposing the problems with the system. Health care in America is very expensive. Either you have some people subsidizing others, with the wealthy paying the most, or you have many people without insurance and running up costs even higher by depending on emergency rooms. You can't cut the taxes and keep pre-existing conditions and subsidies. No one so far is addressing costs in a meaningful way.


sober women have had sex with me when I was drunk, sometimes I woke up beside a gargoyle and regreted it, but that was my mistake for getting black out drunk, she didn't rape me


I didn't say otherwise--just asked why it was an "overreach." Seems that has become the new "literally" among people who don't know what words mean.


I as only one out of tens of thousands do NOT support their buying that monstrosity of opulent corruption when they are forcing the rest of the state to make deep deep cuts that is now and will permanently affect the state agencies negatively in keeping the state running.
The legislators do NOT make the show run.......it is the individual agencies that keep it going.   The legislators only throw wrenches into everything make things worse every year.
They obtained that upgrade to that building and the lease in a corrupted, illegal and underhanded way.    They deserve to be booted out on their rear ends ........without their automatic motion detecting trash can to do you know what in .


...and trans people should be given bingo cards that have numbers that are not in the hopper. That's the way to stay happy and blessed.


Maybe Washington Examiner should be more thorugh before they publish an article. Considering that ULA receives more tax payers money for each launch than SpaceX. ULA and the Air Force is also helping developing the Blue Origin BE-4 and the Rocketdyne AR1 for use on ULAs new Vulcan rocket booster due to launch for the first time around 2020, well before the ban on the RD180. Of course Blue Origin is also developing it's own launch system called the New Glenn, which in capabilities will be placed between SpaceXs Flacon 9 and Falcon Heavy.

The main thing about the new space race is the continued development of new technology reducing the price for access to space both for private companies and the government, thus reducing the amount of tax payers money used to send equipment to space.


Finally something positive in the news. Thank you Safeway!!


Doesn't the U.S. government require that employers only hire people who are documented to legally work in the country?  It seems that Panda Express was just periodically checking that their workers' documents haven't changed.  They should be commended for their due diligence.  The Feds should be fining companies that are hiring illegal workers.


Interesting that you know the sealed court documents from Washington.  There are two parties involved with this situation, Luke and the girl.  The crime was horrible no question, the problem is you want to continue to punish the person who has already completed their rehab as prescribed by the courts who has a very low likelyhood of relapse.  Why don't you just put two scarlet letters on the chest of Luke and the victim?


If there was a time for the Electoral College to save a country from a disaster surely it is now.


Break it up and create artificial reefs so we have more fish to eat.


Classic Useful idiot of the Red kind! They just can't believe the truth no matter what.  Oh, if they do not agree with you, then you are "trolling".  lol  She is they type no body trolls for.  Probably looks worse than Chelsea That is why she is a progressive!


I'm siding with Spirit on this one. Why didn't the writer ask Mark Andes what he thought about the verdict? The photographer got his picture so he was there.


Hollande was a weak, incompetent leader.

See some ideologues have again taken this opportunity to turn this thread into their personal anti-socialism sounding board while the Scandinavian countries remain the strongest democracies, the most competitive economies and host the most free medias in the World.

You got your President-Elect Trump, and you're still whining, Duke.

Sad !


I agree, but now he said, he said and he said.  Nothing came out of this except giving news outlets something to talk about. Waste of time, Comey had given all his information and nothing new today. When someone has information say so, other wise our government is crumbling because of nonsense.


"... which nobody in society can question without being branded a racist, misogynist, anti-science, cultural appropriator, etc. ..."
If your values are anti-racist, equal opportunity and fact based, then you don't need a "new dogmatic religion" or "an Inquisition".
You just stick to your values and your critics will be judged by their actions.
It sounds like you've had a visit from HR and don't like being accountable for your behaviour.


Amen, Monica, AMEN.


How do you describe a bunch of elected officials and bureaucrats that are so in to themselves with a little power that they will do anything including perverting the spirit of the gift Mr Skinner gave this community. It's a shame that the voters responsible for giving this power stand by and watch while these people drag this community's honor through manure.
This attempt for a second blessing is nothing but a way for some of them to calm their guilty souls.
But gotta say also that for the community to sit in silence is no different than the bottom feeders refusing to stand for national anthem.
And for nothing but a overpriced boondoggle.
Ask yourself why does this county need a $200 million plus courthouse for criminals and lawyers
Insane.


By overtly supporting the targets, Ms Windsor is dangerously close to violating Trudeau's Bill M103.
She should show more even-handedness.


you don't need to "understand" Keillor....just enjoy him.  I think this one is funnier if you're 70 or older...


I watched about a minute of it before I started laughing out loud. It's not worth the time, believe me. When colorless Don Richey writes over and over
like a stuck record (16rpm) about _______, I'm once again reminded of those words of wisdom penned by Jerry Jeff Walker, "You're just p****'n in the wind, bettin' on a loser friend". C'mon Don, you must have something going on instead of hovering over the RG's CC. Turn off the monitor, head out of the house and down to the 7-11 for a Snickers bar, a big gulp, and biscuits and gravy. That oughta hold you over for a while until alt-ambidextrous comes calling.


What a malcontent!


Got me, Just call.  Perhaps I should have said, "didn't use it; didn't take away anything."

Our PM did.  He took what Trump said, and used it--and earned Trump's respect!!  Not just at the rostrum, but, later, with Trump's wife, too.  Wow.  Did Merkel?  Not so much.  Lackluster performance--but understandable, given the circumstances.  It's a tough one.  Felt some sympathy for her.  But, haven't we all been in situations where--later--we reflected and said to ourselves, "what I shoulda said was..."  "what I shoulda done was..."  I know I have.  And I bet the Chancellor had similar thoughts, flying home.  Trudeau nailed it.

In an alternate universe, Trump to German journalist: "Your question is inappropriate given why we are here.  We're here to invite your questions to the German Chancellor about US/Germany relations, not her country's internal affairs. Address your questions to her, please."  Ahhh, if only...


If it's a crime then why are there no charges?  And what about the NDP and all the union dues deducted that flow to them without members even knowing about it never mind approving it?


Like so many of Trump/s claims, this one is full of holes. Please cite his alleged church membership and any evidence whatever that he attends church regularly or has anything like a cogent theological viewpoint that resembles Calvinist Presbyterian beliefs. He spent some time in church as a kid and sat in on Norman Vincent Peale's positive thinking sermons, but so far as I can determine, never committed himself to a creed or a denomination after that. But I'm open to being corrected (the incorrect name at the top is a good start -- my typos twisted my name -- ken briggs)


Grow up Marty.  You have no real proof for the existence of the God you define in your head.  Putting me down doesn't make your God any more real than the God I have in my head.


As a Tier 1 retiree, I say "get your hands off of my gold-plated pension!"

I am a Tier 1 retiree (from a few years as a UO faculty member back in the 1980's), but I actually fought hard to claw back some of the illegal allocations to me and other Tier 1 beneficiaries.

Boy, was I excoriated by my "friends" who weren't about to give up any of their undeserved gains.

At the time, I had a unique opportunity to get to bedrock facts because I was an EWEB commissioner as EWEB pursued its lawsuit against the PERS board for 4 years of illegally high allocations (instead of funding reserves). EWEB won on the facts, but 3 years were ruled as beyond the statute of limitations.

The simple story is that the investment board did a good job, but the PERS board that made the allocations literally "stole" the earnings from future generations of workers.

There's more to this story -- the mismanagement didn't end with the end of Tier 1.

But those are topics about which my knowledge isn't as deep.


The profits go to executives and shareholders.  90% of companies these days are basically just hamsters on a wheel, that was purchased by some billionaire, Oligarch, or multi-national conglomerate.  The end products have been homongenized to near worthlessness.  The processes have been engineered to the point they really don't need skilled people.  All that is left for employees to do is to suck up, cut throats, and backstab.


...and in 1986 it was 80 bucks a quarter and has remained the same ever since


I submit that we don't know what those marches might have impacted, behind closed Washington doors, or what they might have inspired in others, or what might be different if those marches had never happened.


"Where"s the evidence"???
Look up !!!


Moron extrodinare


Walker's line-item veto of some of the funds that would have gone to higher PFDs last year has not yet been proven to be either legal or illegal, Andree.  As I suspect you know, Senator Wielechowski's (et al) suit is currently pending before the Alaska Supreme Court.


Thank you for your comment. Your point of reference seems to be left and right within a Canadian context.  Using your scale someone from the U.S might say that Canada has no centrist, or right wing parties of any note, just ultra left wing (NDP), Far left wing (Liberals) and left leaning (Conservative). I stand by my statements within the context of the U.S. political scene. What is lacking in all parties is the Moderates ability to compromise with those of opposing political views to find enough common ground to actually govern. Bi-partisanship requires moderates on all sides and it is dead in America. In Canada, Trudeau appoints Rona Ambrose to Canada's  NAFTA  advisory council. That is moderation and bipartisanship. That is missing in the U.S.


I'm sure there are several considerations, passerby, but yes - it's still just 20 minutes a week.  Not even in the same ball park as having their own school board and system, which was the comparison made by the original poster.

And factors like having storage space for mats is a lot closer to a molehill than it is to a mountain.


Let this child die.   There are far too many babies that need this money who doctors know will survive.   This couple needs to let their child go and move on.   Take this money they have and give it to other children who need the help.


How sweet for Casey.  Go Ducks!!!


"The couple lost a significant amount after they sold following the stock market crash of 2008-09 and are haunted by the experience."

Buy high, sell low. Classic way to lose money. Had they just held, more than likely they would be sitting on a tidy profit.

Sigh......


It's an interesting predicament.
The "densify"  movement wants to use the same rules for all neighbourhoods.  Which seems fair but it can have very different impacts on neighbourhoods.

My parents live in an old working class neighbourhood.  Our city has allowed infill development of duplexes, triplexes and low rise condos.  In almost every case, these developments improved the area and property values for everyone.  That's because the new buildings replaced derelict properties that were basically a blight.

However, in other more prosperous neighbourhoods, densification has made the areas look a little less leafy, roomy and lovely.  The new projects replaced homes that already had charm, good square footage and could have been restored.  Essentially, the neighbourhoods were already as improved as they could be and any zoning changes are actually making things worse there.


ALL lives matter, Bambam.....

ALL of them!!!


Oh yes, Kevin is such a silly man, every one knows the Trudeau Liberals created the Not-Winstanding-Clause to abuse Canadian's Human Rights, not protect them. Silly, silly man.


Thanks Maggie, I needed that.  Merry Christmas.


How can the democrats get to see any evidence when Nunes is more concerned about briefing the Chump than his committee. The whole investigation is a terrible and embarrassing mess.


Oregon Recall Secy of State's Office

For all other public officers the recall process starts with their appropriate elections filing officer.

A chief petitioner begins the recall process by filing the following form:

•SEL350: Prospective Petition - Recall cover sheet (PDF)

http://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/SEL350.pdf

http://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/RecallManual.pdf

The chief petitioner may begin gathering signatures after receiving written approval to circulate, and after reviewing with circulators the legal requirements and guidelines for circulating a recall petition

"For all other elected or appointed public officers anytime after the office holder has served 6 months of current term."

"The number of valid signatures required to force a recall election is 15% of the total number of votes cast in the public officer’s electoral district for all candidates for Governor at the last election at which a candidate for Governor was elected to a full term."


Yup.


If you did not convert currency from CDN to US when the dollar was at par of above, it does this every 20 years or so and will again  you missed, so you can buy Canadian companies that do a fair amount of US business and avoid the traders taking any of your money. I put 25% in US at 80cents plus the 3 cents the banks charge and will come back out after we have a couple of US rate increase. I will also sell all my other US stocks bought back when we were at par.  I will increase my exposure to oil, minerals and banks all who depend on the US to do well and wait for par again. If it does not happen than I will not travel to the US to reduce my need for US $. There are lots of other places, like last year we went to Portugal instead of Scotsdale so it is quite easy to manage because the TSX and DOW will also line up as well.


Once the function of Churchill as an ( artificial +/- ) wheat shipping terminal was abandoned to more cost effective transport this whole rail link into Churchill has become a dead end boondoggle. Might be less expensive to bite the bullet and leave it as a "fly in" community.
Or if the FN insist - then let them buy it - and find out about reality.
In the meantime the lawyers love the job security .-)


Can someone explain to me how our dividends will disappear by 2020?  I thought the account was starting to generate more money in investments than in oil?  By this logic wouldn't our dividends continue to grow as the economy grows.  Just looking for answers


Ok, that's nice. But from what I am reading and understand, this is not tribal court.


Chicago Crime stats.

JAN. 1, 2017 - FEB. 6, 2017
351
shooting victims
JAN. 1, 2016 - DEC. 31, 2016
4,367
shooting victims

Don't think too many automatic rifles were used.

Ban guns in Chicago!

They ARE already banned!?


They walked away because the fascists in the EU are trying to force evs down the throats of their own people.


I thought it already was named Kesey Square for the past five years.


It is definitely time  to reinstate regulations governing airlines in the U.S.  They are addicted to profit and so are willing to risk life and limb=--not theirs, of course to make another buck. Big government as evil is a fallacy created by the repubs to convince the uninformed that corporations should be allowed to do as they wish--and we, the taxpaying, baggage fee, extra charge for leg room, public just suck it up and pay through the nose. Time to demand more control over the profit ho's


remove the armour plated elbow and shoulder pads should be mandatory. And so should mouth guards be.


Name an urban planner?
Robert Moses.
Ebenezer Howard.
Frederick Law Olmstead.
Georges-Eugene Haussman.
.
Jennifer Keesmaat was, and is, an ok planner, and an ok public speaker.  Her answers to questions at meetings I attended did not impress as demonstrating soaring intellectual mastery of her brief.
.
But there are worse.  Lots and lots.
.
Planning is immensely political.  That is the nature of the beast.
.
She should have known that trying to tear down the Gardiner, at all, would be an uphill fight.  Trying to do it before the DRL is built was political folly of the first order.
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That seemed an issue of bad judgment.
As did public fighting with John Tory.
As did insensitivity to everything North of the CP line.
As did unwise use of social media.
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The political capital wasted could have been used to improve transit, now, today.
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She was too young, and much too outspoken (in my view), in a job that requires tact and finesse to build coalitions and consensus.


you're a quick one there mot... got that google just smokin'