"We're not getting the resources we need to fight the fire because these people … want to go fishing," said assistant Anchorage fire chief Alex Boyd as a truck passed on the highway with a dipnet strapped to the top.
If things are that bad, they need to close the highway to everyone but essential personnel and possibly nearby residents. If the highway is open, the tourists/dip netters will use it.


The group reeks of cultism...they have their theories, I have mine..:-)..


The Globes constant anti Trump articles has long become tiring and has exposed their journalistic integrity.
Trump won the Presidency, the House , the Senate, two-thirds of the governors’ chairs and close to 900 legislative seats across America.
America is  $ 20 TRILLION in debt, how much more can they spend before the bubble blows and we are allllllll in a deep recession !!!!
Want to see America in all of its glory go to Detroit or Flint.
Please don't tell me its automaton, one only needs to go to China and see entire city's comprised of factories that once were in the USA.
Truly the media needs to get off their IVORY TOWERS and join the living..


If there's a camera anywhere in sight TrueDoh! is jumping in front of it...


Thanks for standing up to the woman Ms. Stock. She has been smearing your good name for far too long on this comments section so it's really good to see you strike back. Good luck in your campaign.


Duke, good post. And so true!


It is very heart breaking to know that she has passed. I known her for a few years. Just shocked to hear that something like this had too happen to her. She is going to be missed. Prayers for her kids and the family. R.I.P LAEL.😢


Vehicle barriers should not leave any openings wider than 4 feet.


Yikes!  We encourage our son, who commutes to UAA from the valley, to fill up in Anchorage.  I guess we will be reversing that now.


And you think the DNC are skilled to fix this country? They couldn't even win the election.


That's probably the  biggest criticism against democratic centralism, if the core is rotten like in the ANC, the whole organization becomes rotten, and the only hope those that are aware & object have of changing the organization, is to reject the central policy binding on members by going against the flow.

Such a stupid concept really; willingly subjecting yourself to the whims of some public servant god-king, capitalism FTW!


Oh great so we can't revoke the citizenship of terrorists and secret ballot voting will be a thing of the past.  Welcome to the new Canada.  We are so screwed


Maybe because NO ONE KNEW WHERE THE BULLETS WERE COMING FROM??????? Until too late????

Couple thousand untrained but packing people laying "suppressing fire"? That's rich. You've been watching too much "Band of Brothers" mate.


Global peoples suffer stultification when an historical meme of top-down dominion pre-conditions religious/ political thinking/ control. The Gospel teaching of service, witnessed and authenticated by Jesus, The Christ, suffers institutional over-reach that frustrates bottom-up, (S)self-authenticating consciousness. However, in our time, The People are hopefully becoming enlightened with respect to eco-cultural frustrations imposed by dated religious/ political structures.
Holy Father, we're trying, we're trying! Thanks for encouraging us!!!


"...nearly half surveyed (48 percent) prefer the additional revenue come from the general excise tax. "

I'm curious as to why everyone is preferring a GET increase? If residents believe that by raising the GET they won't be footing the bill, they are sorely mistaken. A rise in GE tax would only pass the burden on to residents. Companies will not foot the increase on their own, they will pass the burden on to the consumers (most of the time, the increase in pricing will not be proportional to the % increase in tax i.e. you will be paying for the increase and then some).
The state should pursue other options mentioned by Caldwell, including calling on the federal gov. to "pony up" more in contribution's proportionate to the cost increase and calling on the private sector to contribute (see Ala Moana), being that they will be receiving some benefit from the rail.


Debt fuelled growth hath its limits.


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…irrational exuberance.
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Because this year millions of Yemenis are starving. That's because of Saudi Arabia bombing the Yemen ports to uselessness, along with Yemen fishing boats.


emigration  often takes a more adventuresome, entrepreneurial personality - which can be helpful to economic growth. But many of the educated people we are bringing in are competing with our underemployed youth.

I am not convinced we need immigration in the well educated sector. I also wonder if we are poaching valuable human capital from nations who need them more.


Trump's statement that sounds like a big attack possibly with Nuclear Weapons, with a redline of a "threat" by North Korea does not sound too smart. What happens when North Korea threatens us-- probably in the next few hours? We are not ready to launch anything. So it will come across like a bluff by Trump. Trump may need to take the threat back depending on what North Korea threatens (but they will threaten something).


You’re reminding me of Saddam Hussein in his last days, to his remaining loyal Iraqis: “we’re handling things pretty well”.


I just want to know the truth. If the allegations are true, or even close, the officers involved have to face severe consequences.
If, on the other hand, there are some lies and omissions from the woman's story that changes the whole angle, and looks like typical police hatred and anarchy, then she has to be charged criminally and punished for her actions.
Just the facts with no slant would be nice.


Gay activists can do polling just as good as a straight pollster.  So?


Canada already has a detailed statement of Canadian values called the Criminal Code. Compliance with it and other law is the only test of values required.


Transparency is one of the core values of the ASD. Thank you Dr Paramo. I just do not understand why the teachers union president would oppose getting the facts to the public.


Re: "The radio hosts don't even bat an eye. They just nod and agree." Do you also hear footprints?


Perhaps the church's biggest fiscal challenge is not money, but being relevant to the members and overcoming the disappointment of members who are not seeing the results from mission efforts that they've heard promised for decades. My experience with independent ministries has made me aware that members are willing to give surprisingly large amounts where they see God's power working in ministries that touch hearts and change lives. The big difference is that those ministries are innovative and their effectiveness contrasts with the defense of tradition over seeking and following the promised power of God.


Sounds like the biological father needs to go to court to get custody of his two girls.

And why was his ex living with a man over twice her age??   Things just don't add up here.


I stand with Sister Joan.


Hillary's "Nasty Lady" shits are the proof!  First time I have ever seen a Democrat slogan that was true.


An off-week in the editing department. The first 1/2 of the EPA article was repeated on a following page, with no ending to be found.  On the Lyles shooting, I realize it was still a breaking story, but there are three different descriptions of the weapon(s) she was holding. Finally, I watched a short interview on the news last night with a teenager re the shooting. She described it as the cops coming in and shooting as soon as the knives were displayed. Your column roughly says the same thing - after the Taser comment exchange. But you both left out one crucial element: the cops yelling repeatedly at Lyles to "Get Back!" before the shooting started. I might expect this oversight from a teenager, but not The Weekly. It really tipped the balance on what had been an evenhanded article.


I doubt that as the Executive Director of Courage would stand up for the Church's teachings in their fullness, including on chastity.

Also, being uber Catholic is a bad thing?  Shouldn't we all strive to be as Catholic as possible?


One person's intent was to drive drunk, which could get someone killed.
One person's intent was armed robbery, which could get someone killed.

What is the difference?


When it comes to trash removal, it is city policy to "Double Tax" all those living in Condos, Townhouses, and apartments not served by city trash service.

Everyone pays the same property tax yet those not served by the city are hit with another tax. City willfully charges a "Tipping Fee" on the private companies hauling away resident's trash to the landfill. Why?

City has endless shibai excuses for the tipping fee. Suffice it to say there is no need for it. Just another in an endless example of the utter incompetence of the city's bureaucracy, greed of elected bureaucrats for funds to cover their special interest projects.


Might be problematic... Alaska's nearly broke and federal matching funds decrease in 2021.

Recall the Legislature sued the Governor over expanding Medicaid without their approval.

Lawsuit died... state law says the state must cover all mandatory coverage groups.

Obamacare expanded mandatory coverage to poor Alaskans without children.

Under the Senate bill that group becomes optional in 2020.

So expansion may be reversed if legislature re-challenges governor’s expansion.

Under Alaska law, legislature must approve adding optional Medicaid coverage groups.

Seems unlikely with declining federal funding for expansion and a population too small to be taxed enough to make up the difference...

There is, and will be, no deficit reduction.

Basic human rights notwithstanding, costs will rise to soak up every "federal dollar" partly because Medicaid grew far beyond subsidizing just clinical services and medications.

Now what, you may ask...


Why is Andrew Sullivan a Hillary-hater? I never got around to finding out.


"What is for them a forgettable line-item in their massive budget is the future for millions of people, who just want a chance to go to school."

Then THEIR country should make that happen for them.  You seem to be under the impression that we have already solved that problem LOCALLY when we have not.


there is obvious value to expired air miles.  there is some amount accumulated on some balance sheet as a liability pertaining to the air miles.  when the air miles expire, this liability is reduced by the amounts expired giving the corporation a relief of obligation.  i could see why the ceo is pssd.  his bonus is probably partially tied to reducing debt obligations.


Thank you for this letter. The secretive nature of fracking concoctions sets off and should set off alarms for anyone who values their water supply, their health, their children. What you don't know is more likely to hurt. It's a bit like labeling food. Would you eat some concoction with no idea what's in it? If the AOGCC is sure there isn't a danger, they should have no problem answering questions and making us aware of the details. The precautionary principal should rule. Just because the fracking corporations haven't researched or admitted if something is dangerous doesn't mean it isn't. The tobacco industry knew of the dangers of smoking for decades and denied what they knew. Why should we trust the corporations who stand to gain everything by keeping Alaskans in the dark?


When is the press and others who are guilty of inciting violence be brought to justice ? Live video feed of people shooting one another and having it broadcast via the media just fuels the fires of hate and sickness in any society.


In Libya, Fr. UK, and US did the right thing.

But Arab League support depended on the US letting the KSA crush the Arab Spring in Bahrain first. (as KSA is now doing in Yemen).  It was a devil's bargain that made America complicit in crushing democracy.

Wars consume vast quantities of resources - arms, money, and fighters.  Mercenaries don't come cheap.

In Libya, once Kaddafi was gone, our supposed "Allies", chiefly KSA, set about making the revolution fail.  Their unswerving objective in all these conflicts is to prevent democracy from being established in any Arab country - an outcome viewed by KSA as a mortal danger.

They would most like a compliant puppet thug.  But if not, total chaos that discredits the Arab Sprig serves their purpose - if it sets off a refugee wave, so much the better.  That will teach the Europeans that a known tyrant is preferable. to their meddling.

The result is the current proxy war in Libya:

NATO (democracy) v. KSA + Egypt (anything-but-democracy)


So, they're saying that non-white people are the same, and just any old"PoC" will do? "Your beliefs, experiences and opinions don't matter, we just need to tick off your colour on our rainbow chart. Oh, would you mind posing for a photo?" I would have thought institutions of learning would prize diversity of thought over anything else ("black people all think the same, just make sure we've got a couple to show off")

...and do they realize they're all chasing the same very small pool of candidates? Look, I know they don't mean East Asians when they say diversity (they're honorary white people because they're successful despite all this white supremacy), so that leaves about 10 % of the total population of Canadians. And that's just raw numbers, not filtering for age, accreditation, geography, etc. Black Canadians are about 3% of the total population. It's simple math, all of our universities will not be able to be as diverse as they want to be.


We all are aware that celibacy originated in a manner not at all laudable....protection of money and property. The  Christian Community accepted married presbyters and bishops for roughly half its existence and then "money" became preferable to normal living for our ministers.
Marriage is a SACRAMENT but celibacy is not.....good reason to foster the merits of a sacramental life not one that is out of the norm. Ministers should be of both genders and permitted to marry before or after ordination when they have found the person they wish to share their life with. Remarriage permitted also for anyone whose spouse dies.
If marriage is TRULY a praiseworthy vocation it should not be dismissed or distained by the Church for its ministers.


I'll take you up on that, I'll hunt with the weapon I was born with. My prey will ...... well enjoy the hunt as you say


Yes, we should have universal single-payer health care.  The immovable obstacle:  the health and insurance industries.  Over the years, the combined medical and insurance industries have created a very rich and entitled class that exists off the hard work and productivity of the rest of us.  Charges for medical service and drugs are insanely high and are warranted only to preserve the rich lifestyles of those in the industry.  The dems and Obama dared not take on this massive lobby.  Obamacare has no price controls.  Who can possibly prevail against the insurance + medical lobby.  Only the people in a massive upwelling of demand.  It will be a dreadful fight limiting the privilege and compensation of the insurance and medical industry and revamping it so that more needed personnel are trained.  It would require we the people to forget the partisan bickering and join together demanding change to cost control and single payer.


Predictable, non-sensical, buffoonish response from trump, who cannot take the heat from people who refuse to kiss his behind.  The constant scrutiny from critics is wearing heavily on him, and he responds like he always does...with childish vindictiveness.


Hey didn't say "All", he said "Many". I get that can be taken the wrong as well, implying "Many" as the majority.
But the Sikh community does very little in making a stance against the several Gurudawara's throughout Canada that proudly display militant and martyr related perihelia. Silence is acceptance. It is the same argument as if when one don't speak up against racism, which simply justifies it as acceptable.


The problem is we need more Tax payers, End the EITC.
Then lower the fed income tax exemption to about $12.000 a year per household.
Then do the same for Medicaid.


Total domination by the Rams; sad to watch & hard to stomach. Warrior fans were extremely disappointed as we were hopeful that the program was finally turning around. Offense did not get going until the 2nd half and actually moved the ball well. Defense however, was totally out of it from the start; slow and always out of position, especially Pass D. Takes great loyalty to keep buying tickets or PPV for Warrior Football cause it's not fun to watch.


Or maybe it'll be just a rather humdrum situation: Clinton is elected, rules from the center but plays sometimes left and sometimes right, just like Obama. It's much less salacious scenario than Trump with much less potential for lynching and incest but hey, it's the position of head of state not tycoon star of a reality show despite what Republicans would like to make of it.


Perhaps Kathleen will join the Federal Liberals and save the day !
Talk to anybody from out East and they are desperately hurting, this twit has no clue how to run a county.


Blaming political people for the high drug prices of unique drugs is missing the mark. Would like to see the medical community and the private insurance companies leading these discussions. The price of generics in Canada needs to be brought down considerably, this should be the focus for government. Bigger bang for the buck.


Non sequitur aside, is that what your protestant public school teacher taught you about the EC? What else would you like purged from the Constitution. More importantly, what is more "racist" than white leftists keeping so many inner city blacks trapped in crappy schools and indefinitely dependent upon the welfare state?


Stats are always adjusted for seasonal variations so summer student employment does not affect these numbers. The jobs, full or part time, are permanent positions not seasonal.


"such abysmal results"

You mean the ones in which Ontario secondary students outperform those from B.C. in international tests of math, science, and English?

Data over rants, angelo.


A lot of things are much less expensive when you retire. You can cook at home and eat much better. Many great daytime activities which welcome over 50s open up... cards, Tai chi, crafts - even just going to the library, most of which cost minimal amounts.  You have time to focus on your health.  You also have time to focus on your investments and learning how to grow your money. Turned out.. it was costing money to have me go to work.


Oh JS, and there are the pessimists and optimists...


See.  That's why HPD needs to shoot, then shoot again, and simply remove "this kind" from society. Now one of two things will happen:  we will foot the entire bill for his incarceration, or he will be out on the streets within days because of our pantywaist judges.

Probably the second one.

NEXT TIME....SHOOT!!!


If atheists want to grieve and leave condolences, all the power to 'em, I say.  If a Christian was to attack them for the way they grieve, I'd be all over that, too.  Just sayin'.  Live and let live ... or in this case, grieve and let grieve.  Anyone who wants to tear someone down for the way they grieve is just a bully in my book.


You are making my point.  They should have the same rules as everyone else.  If the law changes they have to change too.


Looking at history, we can see that shortly after the great stock market crash in Oct 1929, tariff walls started going up all over the then industrial world (I believe Europe-led).  Mr Trump proposes to rip up NAFTA and put the USA behind protective walls (border adjustment tax, for one), has already ditched the TPP, and WTO be damned.  Many observers say the financial markets are overheated and a 'correction' is coming.  10% ?  20% ?  Don't know.  This could be  a recipe for disaster -- and conflict.
Possibly an exemplar of the sports maxim "what goes around comes around".


So what. If you don't like a particular brand then don't buy it


Did you loan them money or give them cash outright?

While we all hope that marriage is forever, if they split the ex would walk away with half the cash of a gift, while loaned money would revert to you when the marital assets and debts are split.


As bad as the Republicans were under Bush 2, this is worse.
The party system is broken and available for a hostile takeover by the highest bidder.


Do you go to Waikiki now?  Just curious.  I go to Waikiki weekly for a rotary meeting, but if not for that not sure when I would ever go.


This isn't PC in the slightest. The people who were here before you, me and everyone else named the mountain. Acting like this is a PC move just shows your ignorance of the whole situation. It was renamed to McKinley, which is about as unAlaskan a name you can get, considering he never once came here, and he wasn't even that great to begin with. The native name actually refers to the mountain as great, and you'd be best served by perhaps taking a history lesson or two.


[You are referring to the pennisula that Russia took from Japan as a result of WWII?]
I'm refering to Sakhalin Island.
https://goo.gl/maps/Gfb7G3cDAkw
Not a pennisula [sic].

You are the one cherry picking the terms 'neighbor" and "threat."


I think I must be the only one in America who likes the electoral college system.  It provides a good balance between individual voters and the right of each state to be fairly represented.  Without it, candidates could win big in New York, California, Texas, Florida, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Ohio and just ignore the rest of the states.  The system is there specifically to give a fair voice to small states like Alaska.  Every state is important, just like every voter is important.


You are looking at the wrong column. The economy functions on "current" dollars - when deciding whether to buy a $5.00 "meal deal" for lunch, you don't base your decision on what that would be in 2035 dollars. Inflation is an entirely separate issue than year to year GDP growth. It is also relevant to the editorial to note that percentage growth in private sector jobs parallels the pattern of the current dollar figures over that same period, rather than the "adjusted" figures you cite.


Another illustration of the Trump administrations's modus operandi, best described by MacBeth
" a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing."


Not sure I agree that this raises to the level of mediocrity.


Now we are talking Leaf Nation drama at its finest.


As a middle-of-the-road kinda guy who twice voted for Mulroney, I think you are absolutely crazy to suggest that anybody, never mind some so-called 'liberal-left', should ignore the possibility that democracy itself has been undermined.


Since I like to quibble, John Divivo seems to fit the bill. Shot both pilots, killed one, and tried to crash the plane after his hijacking demands were rebuffed. I don't know for sure he was christian, but since this was the early 70s it is possible he identified as such.

Anyway, "Guido fit the profile"?  Look at https://economics.sas.upenn.edu/sites/economics.sas.upenn.edu/files/imagecache/faculty_main/faculty_images/menzio.jpg

"Had the unthinkable happened, the lady would have been the smartest passenger on the plane". No, she still would have been on the dumb side for mistaking an Italian for Arab and integrals for Arabic. She would have been lucky is all. Is someone that goes the wrong way down a one-way street and hits a robber smart or lucky?


Not that I purport to understand Francis most of the time, but I think his point is not whether one is paid or not, but in how one should be motivated as a catechist.  Just because you get paid does not mean you treat it as a job.


And the 9th Circuit, just ruled that pot smokers, can't have guns either. Publications, are always a difficult read, in, or out, of our our local Circuit of Stoners.

https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2016/08/31/14-15700.pdf


Faked a nice congratulatory comment until reading remarks mentioning shoving commenters into ovens..... ummmm..... that's kinda CREEPY !

The Leafs should probably serve a suspension for that.


Not yet, Trump hasn't. But you seem to keep thinking I believe Trump alone is guilty. I agree that other presidents have also been guilty. The difference between you and me is I don't think what Trump is doing is not a very, very serious problems because Obama, or any other of several presidents, targeted the press. You seem to think what he is doing is not a problem.


"If you can't tell what offends some people and what doesn't, you should just stay home."

What you say offends me. You are holding my "white" feet to the fire because some white people did some racists things before I was ever born? That's incredibly insulting. So it's ok for you to insult me but not the other way around? The world doesn't revolve around you.


Then Mexico can send them packing further south. The US doesn't want them and is rightfully getting rid of them.


Seems a shame that a museum, maybe like the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle, couldn't take possession of the boat, finish restoring it, and open it for public tours...it would both showcase a piece of Seattle history and the ticket sales from the tours would undoubtedly pay for the restoration and upkeep for years to come.


Please provide some examples of Democrats who have statements as radical as Trump's.  His rhetoric:'worst ever, most terrible, losers, someone told me'- shows ignorance and not a little fear of the real world he doesn't understand.


What is it about the homosexual agenda that you find unsettling? Is it when we set our alarm clocks to get up in time to get ready for work? Is it when we make plans to go hiking on the weekend? Is it our Netflix queue?


Well, at least now it is clear.  If a state personal income tax is enacted the blame/credit, depending on your point of view, rests solely on the shoulders of the Democrats.  Like the R haters always say - remember that when you vote.


Me too.  Larkridge is a common shopping location for me (usually the Costco).  It was a little unclear exactly where it's going in - a new building or taking over existing space.  I think the left end of the building that has Petsmart on the right end and the billiard place in the middle might be unoccupied, so that's probably where it's going.  I don't remember seeing construction recently so I guess it has to be there if they open next month.


The images from Texas have to prod the consciences of those in the House and Senate who have not fully prostituted themselves to the johns of the fossil-fuel industry. Americans who have been victimized by this historic storm are pleading for both short-term and long-term help: not only do they need immediate assistance to rebuild their lives, they also need Congressional leadership on the climate crisis.

It wasn’t that long ago when Republicans would grudgingly acknowledge that human-caused climate change is real. There’s no place for House and Senate Republicans to hide now. The evidence can’t be walled off anymore by the conservative-entertainment complex. They may not like it. They may not enjoy it. However, in the wake of Harvey–and the harm human-caused climate change is inflicting upon their own–they have to deal with it.


Under MPI they are.  And pickups are generally cheaper as well.


LOL...let's discuss the Lexus' top ranking in YOUR 2017  JD Power bible in the luxury segment and Toyota winning most segment awards. You have used this segment winners to cheer for the best brand not long ago.


Well well well.

On the other hand, CAPP is trying to buoy the market by predicting an increase in demand.  This are the same people that predicted that oil would return to $100 within 6 months of the crash.  That demand may increase  may be true, but a massive increase in supply, coupled with the greed that accompanies entire economies that operate on oil, means that supply will never decline, nor even be controlled in order to allow prices to rise.

We will be seeing the same overly positive corporate optimism, and the same over supply, 10 years from now, 20 years from now, and Canadian bitumen will only be a passing note in the history books.  Taxpayers will be left with the legacy of abandoned wells and polluted country.

The Arabs are pretty smart businessmen;  force foreign governments like Canada to invest heavily in the oil, crash the oil market while at the same time divesting yourself of the oil business.


Yet another liberal loser who can't even put his dislike for Trump aside long enough to recognize a real patriot, and his grieving wife, for doing his duty.  These writers are probably just pissed off because the illegal immigrants brought to the speech by Democrats got absolutely no attention.
These writers cannot face reality and will never stop their condemnation of Trump and his efforts.


On the other hand, (ii) above is liable to be found unconstitutional. With admirable restraint, the author describes it as "curious and troubling." In plain language, that means it's an unconscionable violation of human rights and an embarrassment in any mature democracy.

I foresee a day when Mr. Blackmore and Mr. Oler, like many have before them, may 'shack-up' with more than one consenting adult partner. As to those unions being a marriage as recognized by society, that seems highly unlikely. And should any of their sexual relationships involve minors, then they should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.


I know!   Maybe not Parker specifically, but the pent-up anti-rich-christian animosity was certainly  ready to burst at it's seems, wasn't it?  ...my sentence was kind of like stabbing a shovel into a piece of bloated road-kill.


Hi all, we just reduced the number of reviews to 3, instead of 4. The "1/4" count should update in the review form soon.


Excellent letter Mr. Lafleur, confirms, sadly, what so many of us have also noticed.


Why are they complaining about their medical benefits, or lack thereof? One of the KEY features of the AFFORDABLE Care Act was that people wouldn't need to be reliant on their employer for health insurance. They could simply hop onto one of many exchanges and purchase an AFFORDABLE plan on their own. Total freedom to do whatever they want. So to say that their pay isn't enough to provide for their families is BOGUS. In fact by purchasing an Obamacare plan, they'll save on average $2,500 per family per year! How is that not a great deal?


Trump and his family members are making a mockery of the office of the Presidency. What an embarrsement.


The core is summed up near the end, where she writes she wants to bring Justin Trudeau's quota system, for insisting on plentiful women Cabinet Ministers, into science:

"We led by example with the first ever gender-balanced Cabinet (and with) the first feminist international-assistance policy [which sees the VAST majority of Canada's foreign aid aimed at women and girls!!!]. Science would benefit from adopting a similar approach..."

Hello?

Does the writer think Canadians are blind, lacking in memory?

Look, when Justin Trudeau came to his senses months later, he TERMINATED women cabinet ministers from their posts for lackluster performances and REPLACED them. VERY EMBARRASSING and VERY MALADAPTIVE MESSAGE for gender relations in Canada.

And the writer wants to bring THAT MESS to universities? With SEXIST grant funding akin to Liberal foreign aid ?

I thought Trudeau's team was all about "evidence based" government. Hello? We have seen the evidence. Quotas are sexist and awful.


Hell yes!
There is at least one doing what needs to be done. The nation owes a debt to the people of Kentucky for electing this man.


"A continual stream of sensitive information is published by these two newspapers, who seem to be in a race to see which one can damage the intelligence community and our military the most. There is no thought given to the innocent people whose lives can be seriously disrupted or ended if this information gets into the wrong hands. It's time that these leaks stop and the sources who frequent the Times and the Post are held fully accountable."

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jennifervanlaar/2017/07/22/lead-went-dead-after-2015-ny-times-story-leaked-intelligence-information-n2358483

This is one of the many reasons I don't like journalists much.  If at all.  I'll still read their stuff but only because I have to.  2 yrs worth of work for me and some of my buds down the drain because one dude wanted a raise.  Now, they're laying him off (I hope).


Geez, here we go again with the I-washing (I for Indigenous).  A playground scrap being attributed to "loss of identity and lands"?  Thinly disguised and opportunistic politicization of a bad decision made by some kids, where even the bullies are viewed as victims.

The more appropriate reply would be "We don't know why they did it, but will ensure they get the attention and counselling they obviously need."


... 3rd layer of tin assures all open minded thoughts BLOCKED OUT!!!


I know. The hero in this are the writers of the articles who dared to write the stories about him.  And of course all of the Hollywood stars are using this to make official statements of condemnation towards Harvey, as if them speaking up makes them some sort of hero as well.  They also include the well worn "This is the first I have heard of this behavior and he never did this to me and I never observed any of this type of behavior, ...." so absolve them of any guilt for not saying anything sooner.


"Government should never keep assets seized from innocent people,” ...

Government should never keep assets seized from anyone, unless ordered by a court for restitution, and only if the government was the victim.  If the property was stolen, it should be returned to the victim, not kept by the government.

The attitude of law enforcement seems to be, "Oh, boy, we suspect you're guilty changing lanes without signalling.  We're entitled to take your house!"


I was going to say I read/saw somewhere that a group took care of coral (probably genetically engineered or resistant to changes) and planted them near coral in hopes of them growing and spreading out.  Don't know if the same can be done in the Hawaiian waters, but worth a look.


History will always show that the worst president in history was Little w.


"For even if Trump never becomes president, his candidacy has already achieved two extremely important Russian foreign policy goals: to weaken the moral influence of the United States by undermining its reputation as a stable democracy, and to destroy its power by wrecking its relationships with its allies. Toward these ends, Trump has begun repeating arguments identical to those used on Russian state television. These range from doubts about the sovereignty of Ukraine — earlier this week, Trump’s campaign team helped alter the Republican party platform to remove support for Ukraine — to doubts about U.S. leadership of the democratic world. The United States has its own “mess” to worry about, Trump told the New York Times on Wednesday: It shouldn’t stand up for democracy abroad. In the same interview, he also cast doubt on the fundamental basis of transatlantic stability, NATO’s Article 5 guarantee: If Russia invades, he said, he’d have to think first before defending U.S. allies."


"Russiagate has got legs..."
I'd rather we spent time looking at "Chinagate". What is it with Trudeau and China? How about a long deep hard look at why Trudeau seems to favour China - special increases, just for the country of China, in 10 year visas, student visas, visa offices, tfw's etc. etc. etc. It is a big world with lots of countries in it but Trudeau's gaze seems firmly riveted to China.


Complete insane. With luck the house won't see it this way, or the governor will veto this legislation. There are two reasons for this: 1) young people are hormonal and use lots of alcohol, and 2) it is probably a good idea to allow the regents to set policy on campuses.


"...first major terrorist attack in the U.S. of his presidency?"

So according to this statement, Vegas shooting victims are not victims of terrorism? This is exactly the Orwellian journalistic narrative that would see the end of this planet. As a fierce supporter of journalistic integrity and an avid Globe reader, I expected more from you Joanna, than to follow in the footsteps of mass quasi - journalism that seems bent on promoting itself rather than behold the most essential, the only thing worth holding sacred under any circumstance- Truth.

#seriouslyrethinkingmysubscription


A good book that explains the Trump fiasco is "Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle," by Chris Hedges. The Trump followers simply cannot separate truth from illusion--a peril of being stupid.


its only a broken promise if you thought he could do it.  To the rest of us it only shows his incompetence.  He failed and will do so again.  The only questions are on what and how spectacularly.


I like the ides of no mssile retaliation from US, and China and Russia taking out Kim.  It would not be good in any sense, but a united Korea might result.  Could China and Russia let go?  Maybe a problem.


China has been taking Canada for a ride for years ... Canada has very little actual sovereignty left between China and US pulling our strings.


I'm not certain that the judge who issued the bench warrant was sending the right message.  A failure to appear is in essence contempt of court which is dissing the judge him or herself.  As it was shared with me even if a traffic violation(s), failure to pay accumulated parking fines, etc.  Multiples of "failure to show" can get some judges "upset" and a bench warrant(s) is issued.  No one really goes to go after those with outstanding warrants, however if you get pulled over and they see outstanding bench warrant(s) you can be arrested.  Then you post bail to get released and suppose to show up at your next hearing.  An acquaintance who had a couple of outstanding traffic violations was pulled over for a traffic violation and taken to cell block and held overnight until someone posted bail.  In my opinion, it's best to make sure everyone makes sure that traffic violation(s) and/or warrants are addressed.  Just saying...


Oh yes, Benghazi, which despite what is it, six? witch hunts--I mean investigations--on Clinton by various Republican committees could find she did no wrong.


I love it how Vlad keeps channeling his inner Tom of Finland in these photos.


I caught myself last night. I was practicing a new piece on the piano and I was looking at my watch rather than thinking about the music. It was practice that didn't do me any good so I kicked myself and started over.


From what I have been able to find out about this 'pizzagate' thing, it seems completely scurrilous for alt-right media to allege Hillary Clinton being involved in child abuse.  On the other hand it sure seems like the Podestas are into some weird chit.


The only poll which matters is in November,   But that poll is self-selected, not a miniscule selection of those a pollster 'thinks' will  vote.

I always thought Trump's reliance on winning poll after poll after poll was bogus; but then again, he is now the Republican nominee so a lot  of the pollsters did guess correctly.

The real question is who is going to show up and vote.  The sordid misogynist bullies do have the vote, you know.  And 67% of the 'probable voters' don't think Hillary is 'trustworthy or honest', so They at least, don't believe she is 'carrying the 'moral flag'.

An equal number of 'probable voters' dislike Trump.  Who is going to show up?  Are they voting for a candidate or against the other one?


Culture does not need government support. It will happen all on its own and will be Canadian. Getting the government to pick winners in this area will result in mediocre product that no one will want. Better not to spend the money.


It's always been my theory that the reason that Sarah Palin didn't want to name a Newspaper that she read is that she didn't want to admit to reading ADN.


CNN is already doing their best to hype this nothing story claiming a "bombshell" was dropped today. It's laughable how desperate they are to bring down this president.


A lot of hate has been misplaced on SB91. Yes it's a flawed bill that needs revision, but it's not some poison pill that's destroyed the city suddenly. SB91 focuses on bail for low-level offenses, mostly against property.

SB91 did not suddenly cause a spike in the homicide rate.
SB91 did not suddenly cause a spike in drug crime.

The fact is Alaska is in the midst of a deep recession and uncertain fiscal future. People at all levels of the economy have been laid off, and when unemployment increases so does crime. Fact of life. On top of all this add that ex-mayor Sullivan basically cut funding for police, morale tanked and veteran officers left to other states or retired, leaving a shortage of cops on the street to actually combat the rise in crime.


Yeah and great way to drop your property value as no one wants to be here anymore.  Not everyone wants to shoot or throw down beatings.  (Stores and businesses surely don't). Pretty sure more headlines to follow with that chain of thinking but *shrugs*.  Lead a horse to water and all that.


The businesses, mostly controlled by US, German and French interests, want CETA. The people for the most loath all of these so-called agreements.


I'd say someone's catchphrase center was triggered.


Ham, Yes, I still hold BPF.UN, PZA, KEG.UN and SRV.UN.
Sold AW.UN when the price got north of $35 and yield fell down to that of a couple of the big banks. Will buy back in if it drops below $30.
Are you back to Mexico this winter? Sounds like it's getting more and more dangerous down there.


I can vouch for Mr. Ziegler.  He's the guy at the playground always asking for help finding his lost puppy.  I think Zachariah also did the lost puppy thing.


Senator Meredith had no option but to resign. If he hadn't resigned he would have to been heaved by the senators. In an interesting comparison, Harjit Sajjan didn't produce nearly the same level of transgression and is quite right not to resign. Whoops, it was just announced the Harjit Sajjan is resigning (did I get that right or did I have a brain bump?).


Well, then, read on and apologize.


Treason is a harsh crime.


Granted the Repubs are likely going to simply grease the slippery slope the country is on, but a President who only made matters worse in the middle east, escalated the booming debt, and enacted a health care bill that's a pile of junk is hardly a great president.  He pandered to his voters and the big money, and not the best interests of the entire nation.  The only real difference is he was sharp to sweet talk the public instead of being the loud mouthed idiot who's in office now.


I agree, let's get the facts straight.

I've done forest consulting work within this monument and noted it's unique nature and high diversity, especially of confer trees. When the monument enlargement was denounced by timber interests, I responded by calculating the potential loss of BLM harvest volume in the two affected districts at around 5%. This is due, in part, to the low site character of much of this land.

The oft quoted 1937 O&C Act described 500 million board feet a year as a sustainable timber harvest. In the 70's and 80's, over twice this volume was harvested from O&C lands. The average annual harvest over the last 50 years has been nearly 700 million board feet. It's time to pay the piper!

So why not leave the monument as is, unlogged in the future, and allow it to sustain other important O&C resources like water and recreation?


Actually, your comment about stock dividends is only partly true.

http://www.kofc.org/en/news/insurance/the-catholic-difference.html

Key:

"We are not a commercial company. We have no stockholders. We answer only to our members. We return a share of our profits through dividends to our participating policyholders, and we donate generously."

BTW, it took me 2 seconds to google *Knights of Columbus Insurance Company* and find that policyholders do get dividends.  I suggest you do the same before you stake out a position.


Those aren't clouds. Clouds are a hoax. Since we're denying climatology, we may as well deny meteorology  as  well.


You've made a misleading assertion;.  Although the income I invest has been taxed, why should I be paying a lower tax rate on the GROWTH of that investment than someone earning employment income by "investing" their labour (whether they are a janitor or lawyer earning employment income)? Add in the fact that many people were gifted the income they have to invest to generate capital gains and dividends, and we have the current status quo driver of wealth inequality: some people who make no real contribution to society benefiting from it at a lower price than others.

I'm a professional earning a decent salary and I supplement that income by investing in stocks and ETFs.  Although I benefit from the favorable tax treatment for passive income, I disagree that should I be taxed less than someone supplementing their (generally lower salary) by working another one or two jobs in the evenings to earn the same amount I "earn" by pressing a few buttons to allocate my excess cash.


This isn't a compromise, it is a surrender to organized crime. The government is grabbing for an expensive LNG pipeline that we cannot afford, nor will benefit any Alaskan. Your Representatives extorted your investment account to make themselves wealthy. This is a crime scene.


That's fine.  I did read Mr. Pilger's piece.  He makes his living tilting at the windmill of American Imperialism.  I don't like it any more than you do, but I understand that every president inherits the Middle East issue along with all the other issues, foreign and domestic.  They get the nuclear football.  They don't get a magic wand.


Perhaps, but without American racism and bigotry we wouldn't NEED our guns for community self defense.


Did it ever occur to any of you non military rocket scientists that as a non military person he was not aware of end of day ceremony.  As a combat veteran who was in the military for years, I never remember being told that being inside meant you stood or stopped what you were doing when end of day sounded.  Outside yes, indoors no.


I hate to say this...but hearing about those kind of contract numbers makes me think about many of the  long term deals around baseball and how few actually work out...We just need to think about the Cargo and Tulo deals to see the shortcomings.

The way to keep the team strong is to continue to draft and develop and if need be, trade a player that is up for renewal for more top level prospects in the off-season and keep the ball rolling to stay relevant. This was one reason I hated to see the team give up its 1st rounder for Desmond as it was short sighted especially for a guy who did not have crazy stats to make it worth it.

If Blackmon can agree to something similar to the Desmond deal, I'd jump on that but those long term deals worth 100's of millions I'd pass.


I think they assume that the “founding fathers” shared all of their values and intended the Constitution to protect them and “liberty” and not to protect slavery..,uhhh, I mean private property.


if your housing is truly "substandard" you have some recourse to protect yourself e.g. the tenant's bill of rights. You can put your rent in escrow and then bring action against the landlord.


Trump's voters all understood not to take him literally but figuratively. Silly progressives and Progressive Conservatives, the right in Canada and the USA is so much smarter than you. Trump's supporter's votes and support was all just a meta commentary on Hilary Clinton and Bill Clinton's penis!


I'm cool with mine for the most part. Not that I had a bad one before, except for the premiums going up every year.

But, wait, weren’t they supposed to go down by $2,500?

Still the issue isn’t “are you good with your coverage.” It’s arbitrary mandates that were apparently going to be handled by pixie dust and wishful thinking. That’s not exactly a sound basis for public policy.


Understood.  Like I said, I am far from convinced that if the KKK or whatever they want to call themselves, could get away with lynching, they would.  And for the sake of argument, who's to say when some black guy goes as a missing person down in the deep south, he didn't just get lost in the bayou.


Stephen, 'Lend-Lease' was government-to-government, one country to another. I'm suggesting a private for-profit business venture!


We will never know if the russian disinformation campaign threw the the election to Trump or not.  But the "russian thing" is far from over, there are many ties between Trump's associates and russian oligarchs and organized crime groups that will keep the investigators busy for years.  Garland may have failed the NRA's 2nd admendment litmus test, but that does not mean he was unqualifed.  Actually, there are almost no qualifications per se for being a supreme court judge.  And with the fillibuster gone, the nomination process will just be a series of ideological litmus tests for whatever party has the majority in the senate.


My point was not to point out Sam Slom's health problems.  My point is that Council District 4 includes Hawaii Kai, Kuliouou, Niu Valley, Aina Haina, Wailupe, Waialae-Iki, Kalani Valley, Kahala, Wilhemina Rise, Kaimuki, portions of Kapahulu, Diamond Head, Black Point, Waikiki, and Ala Moana Beach Park.  Senate District 9 only consists of Hawai‘i Kai, Kuli‘ou‘ou, Niu, ‘Aina Haina, Wai‘alae-Kahala, Diamond Head.  The City Council and its Committees meet all year long.  The Senate meets only 60 days in the year.  So the number of meetings that Stanley Chang had to attend during his term as our councilmember, were three times as many as Sam Slom’s.  Natalie knows this.  That said, Michael Leong in Stanley’s staff, was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation in December, 2014, by the Kuli`ou`ou-Kalani Iki Neighborhood Board No. 2, for the consistent kōkua he gave to our community on Stanley’s behalf.


Who bought the green house for them?


Hire more people?


Regarding the other topic: I sure hope these pension plans (finally) voting against Beaudoin do not hold much Bomber


Right. So you're not analyzing it on short term cost benefit.

Thanks for making my point for me.


So they want us to pay more for stuff we DO watch to pay for stuff we DONT watch.


It's nice that the funds are available to give this wack job two lawyers.


Where did I say that I am cool with it?  If it happened, it is unacceptable and he should step out of the race.  What I am asking is a reasonable question.  Just look at what is happening in Hollywood.  Some of the claims go back 20-30 years.  That begs some question as to if they happened.  However more and more accusers are coming forward with more recent accounts.  That adds a lot more credibility.  Once a sexual harasser or predator, always a harasser and predator.  That's why I am questioning the case in Alabama.  He doesn't suddenly change and stop doing what they claimed happened.  So where are the more recent accusers?  I'm waiting for them to step forward.  Sorry that logic and common sense stand in the way of the libs jumping for joy over this.


They are being arrested detained and turned over to Canada Immigration officials.  If they make a claim to refugee status then that claim will be processed.  If determined eligible then they will have an oral hearing before the Refugee Protection Division of the IRB to make their case.

The Charter and the SCOC decision in Singh v Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), [1985] 1 S.C.R. 177 require that refugee claimants physically in Canada have Charter rights under s. 7 and must be accorded "fundamental justice" (our version of due process).

If they are determined to not be refugees then they will be removed to their home country.


You do not need Planned Parenthood, but don't presume to speak for all alaskan women. PP focuses almost solely on reproductive health issues, which means pretty much women's health. Without the great availability of birth control (online even) many women will try to improvise, and end up pregnant when they really don't want to be. Truth be told, defunding a widely known and versatile women's health provider like PP will cause more unwanted pregnancies. That is the bottom line.


Eventually the truth comes out  " most are there because of incidents involving alcohol."  Alcohol is the problem, not the criminal justice system itself!


Ignore the negative comments and follow your instincts Leah.  I dare anyone of your critics
to visit a factory farm and not understand your hesitation to eating meat.


I carry a little 9MM pistol around in my pocket. The odds are I would have probably would have shot myself in the foot pulling it out. (Or some other unfortunate part of my body) Then again, maybe I would have popped the shooter and the tool worshipers would have been all over me as their tin hero. Don't know which is worse.


"We’ll have so much winning, you’ll get bored with winning.”


Is it that hard for you to stay on topic?


To be clear, this is a protest of liberal-left women and not representative of all women in general.  That aside, I hope they have a fine day of protest empowering themselves.

  Sadly, their message will be lost as the incoming President has no record of note as President that verifies their concerns.  This results in their message being of no consequence.   The organizers should have waited.  They did not.  Their intent was a warning, which has been lost amongst the celebration of many, and particularly, the President.


Running up debt and deficits when the economy is booming .... what could go wrong with that?


Your comment is racist.  Let me explain why.  You seek to marginalize FN by emphasizing that we are Sovereign Nations in a way to ridicule.This approach ignores the realities of treaty agreements and self-assumed responsibilities of Canadian governments at all levels under the Indian Act.  The facts available through the INAC website show the Fn's in question are grossly under-funded to meet both treaty and fiduciary obligations.

If you read the article, you will see the facilities provided were unsuited for environmental conditions.  This is typical as noted in 10 years or more of Auditors' General reports.

Readers posting comments need to be mindful of the responsibility of knowing the facts on an issue.  The spout unsupported personal beliefs tp denigrate is simply racism


If performance was a factor, wouldn't you think that would have brought out at trial? This was determined in a court of law. Unless you know the actual process that brought them to that number, I don't think you're qualified to opine about it.


This is Still America like it or not, the Rule of Law applies to all people regardless of where the live, YOU CANT BANNISH someone from a town for any reason, that is not a legal punishment on any United States Law Book. How about educating the people on why alcohol is bad for them and the community.


Plenty of competition? Where? Maybe in Anchorage and the valley, but what about the rest of Alaska.


Putting your uncles aside, today we have people who think that whites are superior to ther races. And we have people who disagree. Tell us which group you think is right.


The author's contention seems to be that being noticed is not the objective of people demonstrating in public, and, thus, ignoring them will have no effect.


The bishops of California and all those bishops who have benefited from the priests trained by the Suplicians have a MORAL RESPONSIBILITY for the good of the church and in CHARITY to a BROTHER BISHOP (Cordileone) to raise their voices to Pope Francis about this scandalous act on the part of the archbishop of San Francisco, who is ABUSING HIS POWER.

BISHOPS - stop alienating people, that includes your most key collaborators, YOUR PRIESTS!!!

BISHOPS- I KNOW YOU READ THESE ARTICLES AND COMMENTS- GROW A SET OF B#44$ AND HOLD ONE ANOTHER ACCOUNTABLE - is that not what Pope Francis wants? Remember the German bishops who fiddled as Bishop Bling Bling carried his perverted purchasing spree!!!!


It's pretty simple, work and save.  Buy into the equity ladder, a small condo is where my wife and I started.  We made the move from FL with nothing but job offers.  Renovated the condo piece by piece over the course of two years and sold for a nice profit.  We turned that profit into a house with a nice yard in West Lakewood.  Denver West to the foothills is an amazing place to live.  To build a life here takes hard work.  I'm 32, my friends in down town want out, but they've played too much to save for a down payment.  They go out multiple times a week, I might meet them at a bar once a month.  Priorities...   Why would anyone leave the Denver area for Dallas or Chicago?


12 counties out of 39 went blue in the last presidential election. I would hardly call that "true blue". Even Grays Harbor went red! There is much more to Washington state than the Seattle metro area. Perhaps we are just tired of all the Democratic parties hypocrisy and bs.


Get the damn nets out of the rivers so we have fish again.


Love and respect our PM! His openness and compassion is refreshing and commendable. Will be voting for him again in the next election! I am a proud Canadian!


Attorney Collins probably got paid in taro and ti leaves.  Our mahalos to them brave attorneys for taking the big boys on.   Hewa!!!!


Wall Street is happy because they have a friend in the POTUS.  Look at his cabinet picks as well; significant connections to Wall Street, Goldman Sachs, etc.  You know, swamp people.


Seimien, ur done.

Vance, ur not far behind!


"Delighted dictators, bolder attacks on a free press, expanded Russian influence and betrayed dissidents and exiles." I wish I could show how he's wrong.


rosedale71,
Fantastic.
The defense of the country, your family, people,  come second to the arts,  really?!
No wonder, with this kind of  leftist rethoric, Canada's social and political future is going the european way, look at England, France, Switzerland.


Yes, but their math and comprehension need to be on par in order to learn the trades. If this is what it takes to give youngsters who want to do a reset and jump in, then I'd say go for it. Beats not getting anywhere at all.


I think most people suspect this is the eventual scenario.

Trump faces major opposition for challenging North Korea now while they currently only possess a few nukes possibly capable of reaching our west coast. Imagine how much greater the opposition will be against challenging North Korea once they've developed dozens of nukes capable of hitting any city in the US as well as those of our other allies around world.

The question then will be:
Are we willing to risk losing hundreds of millions of lives in a nuclear war just to prevent 50 million South Koreans from falling under communist rule, most of whom would likely also be killed in that nuclear war anyways? Not to mention what other global rivals might try elsewhere if the US were crippled by a nuclear war with just North Korea.

We pulled out of Vietnam and the world continued on. It's a pretty safe bet we'd pull out of Korea too under those given circumstances.


What the Aga Khan wants, the Aga Khan gets.  New marching orders for the Liberals and their cucks in the media.  Ain't it amazing what a freebie holiday gets you.


I was fortunate to act in three of the films under a SAG-AFTRA contract, for which I occasionally still receive residual payments whenever these films are shown again. No such luck for reality show actors. No residuals, no pension & health or any of the other many benefits from working as a professional SAG-AFTRA actor on an actual feature film.


Skippy, If you don't hurry up and finish eating your Fruit Loops, you'll miss your school bus.


I can't believe this article doesn't mention Leonard Peltier. I'm hoping and praying that he will finally be set free.


How about Ole Trevor Orton's game today?


I hope that a miracle happens and this man is found alive. If not, I hope his remains will be recovered for the sake of the family. He must be a really good man to have his family and friends fly up here tolookfor him!


Short answer, Yes, Butts and Justin have carved this into stone.


Instructors are carrying the loads so Profs can do research.  Research is endless - all day every day. But watch them fire instructors who carry the entire under grad course load... and dump it back on GTF's.


" It unfortunately is a sign of our times, everything that isn't forbidden seems to be compulsory."

Such a great statement!


Not so much that machinery fails at 70 to 80 degrees below water freezing  as you say Dermoit, although that's true. Rather, that operating anything  outdoors at 70 or 80 years of age at these temps is almost impossible, such as me trying to haul and offload water and most anything else outdoors at -40.


But for once, he's right.


Every move the Liberals have made to date on electoral reform proves that they have no intent to listen to Canadians. They have their own self serving agenda.

Their only intent is to pay lip service to our Canadian democracy. Panning the recommendations of the committee was icing on the cake. This latest farce is beyond rational thought.


English is my second language and I understood perfectly.


I would have been more inclined to suggest that the Middle East mess is the result of the outcomes from WW1, where the western powers divided the map and created new countries entrench with sectarian violence.  But even that suggestion ignores that the "mess" goes back thousands of years as the locals fought (and continue to fight) over religion.

And how should (if they would or could) the US "clean it up"?  Their mere presence is resented as "infidels".

Middle East violence is like climate change.  It has always existed; it is getting worse; it is impossible to fix; the best you can hope for is to minimize its growth and adapt as best as possible; and how to do this remains a conundrum.


"The dog was off the property"?

Really? Then explain how "the dog lay deceased in its own yard." (Paragraph 7)


It is a very Liberal decision.


I'm sorry to say that the march is a pointless activity. This is especially so for those in other countries. Does anyone think 100,000 women in Trafalgar Square is going to have any influence on Trump? As for the march in Washington, 130 million Americans voted in the election, a march by 500,000 is just irrelevant. The election went on for months. Trump won it. End of story.


Stop those doctors who are glorified drug pushers. There exists a conflict of interest between drug makers--who give doctors free samples--and doctors, who push these medications despite their pledge to 'Do no harm'. Many of these drugs have harmful side effects, and drug companies have been defendants in class-action lawsuits.

Some of us want other options than taking medication, and some of these options include second opinions and other treatments. Don't ridicule patients and practioners for wanting different approaches to address health problems.


America's most effective Presidents are rarely the most liked ones, because they are the few who are truly willing to make the hard decisions that aren't necessarily popular with everyone. Presidents of the last 30 years all realized the growing quagmire of illegal immigration, but few were willing to address it because they didn't want the fallout. Trump is ready to take action, but the overall establishment is panicking and lacks the same strength and resolve to truly enforce the country's laws and borders.


A new car running into repairs after 4 years and ready for a new one?  How sad if you really believe that (unless you are collision prone).  3 of my 4 cars are over 10 years old.  These 3 cars are driven daily and all have over 120k km on them.  All 3 of them have at least 5 more years left in them!


And yet nearly every gun in this country originates at a licensed gun store.  Youre admitting there's a massive gray and black market out for guns and then arguing that there's really nothing we can do about it.  And then I wonder what other illegal activities we should just throw up our hands about and give up?


Hah !  So you have no facts to support your assertion.  Have a great day.


Three of the most prestigious publishing company asked President Trump to write a book titled : Politics for Dummy's.
The argument between the two leaders was about the suggestion of President Trump that the Australian leader write a chapter in his new forthcoming book.


I see the PPF intends taking the FICA act to the CC on rather dubious grounds, whilst also asking Gigaba to delay its enforcement. Classic JZ time buying.


The Liberal government CONTROLS the purse strings and in 15 LONG years has done NOTHING.


It seems that Donald Trump still doesn't realize that there are fact checkers out there.


What's with this rating system after every comment?? What if my peers don't like what I have to say? If I wrote 200 years ago that I don't believe in the Witch burnings in Salem Mass., I would have 3 thumbs down and never be allowed to post my fact based belief that the Salem Witch Burnings were all about mental Illness. Yet no one would be allowed to hear my point of view? This reeks of McCarthyism in the first degree. Get off this stifling free speech now Denver Post!


Valid as your criticisms might be, pointing fingers for this or that reason doesn't remove mercury from the oceans.  This is a post-industrial world.  That is the reality people need to adapt to.


ASD needs a complete across the board cleansing of administration/breaucrats.
rediculous that they receive the salaries they do while hamstringing our actual teachers.
lettings Carol run things for 20 years was a huge mistake to start with. Then we hired some guy, he bails before contract is finished but we still were obligated to pay him. Time after time those in charge have screwed us the tax paying public and ultimately our children and future. People on the board seriously need to be takin out back the wood shed and receive a good 'ol fashion all day long country ass whoopin


What exactly are democrats accusing the Russians and Trump of doing. I still don't get it. Yes, call me names, but I really don't get it. On the one hand, they ridicule Trump for saying that the elections were rigged. Now they are screaming that it was rigged. I'd like to know what exactly did the Russians do to affect the elections. Please be specific.


4 of the 8 living PMs showed up for this ceremony. As a parliamentary ceremony it was organized out of the speaker's office so all 8 were invited.

While you are right in your comparison of Harper and Trudeau, my guess is Harper passed because he is the busiest of the bunch in very high demand for his strategic consulting services around the globe.  Plus he was never big on ceremonies.

Presumably, Trudeau and Campbell passed due to other commitments albeit Justin has no genuine love for the institution.

During QP, the speaker introduced the attending PMs sitting in the gallery.

All 4 got enthusiastic clapping from all sides of the House.

Mulroney got by far the loudest, longest clapping, even cheering, and from all sides, when he stood to be recognized.

I liked that as I liked last week reading a NYT society critic piece saying he'd just heard Brian speak for the 1st time and nobody in modern times but JFK and Reagan were in his class as orators.

At 78, he still impresses.


Those get launched.


Wow

The return of a business that even at its peak was something like 5% of the official economy, is not something to look forward to

Especially when you realize the long term damage it did to the province as a whole...(remote villages, people not finishing school, the scam of lotto 10-42)


NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. The Republicans stole a seat and Trump may well have "won" as the result of treasonous collusion with Russia. NO, NO, NO, NO -- do everything possible to block him!


Let me help, Tuck and his group want more money for unions, more for education, more for welfare, more for free healthcare, more for free housing, you know things that will help them get elected.


"said Colorado first baseman Mark Reynolds, who has played in Baltimore and Chicago, where baseball has really mattered for generations."

Dear Kiz - Mark Reynolds never played for either Chicago franchise. He has obviously played "in" Chicago, as has every MLB player, but never for Chicago. Did you mean to say St. Louis?


Also, DP552 in the Q&A after Boasberg's speech, someone asked the specifics of the June 16th mtg.  In the mtg Mendelsberg told the parents that the splits thing is a common practice in the cheer coaching community and there wasn't anything wrong with it.  He dismissed their concerns and the same coach stayed in the position to do whatever the heck he wanted.


Couldn't agree more.


Olopops are quick to murder.  Well, am I wrong?   I have stats to back me up.  Nationwide stats.


Obviously? What makes it obvious? Because there are actually  more losers than winners. 60% of restaurant businesses fail within 3 years of opening.


More importantly, its where all of our drinking water comes from.


maybe if you didn't start your posts with a demeaning comment you would have more credibility GBA ... then again, maybe not


The core purpose of panamice.com is to form consortiums ... to refurbish, and add to, the total infrastructure of North, Central, and South America.  Rail-Roads, Interstates, Bridges, Tunnels, Power grids, Oil and Gas transport pipe-lines, Airports, sea-ports, and etc.  In addition, it will be self-supporting with smaller and varied projects, which will give its members experience at managing projects.  It will span generations.  Of Alaska interest, is to finish the Rail-Road through Canada, to North Pole, and to continue it to Nome, and also to Valdez.  Additionally, to build power-plants on the Slope, with HVDC down the West coast, the Rail-Belt, and through Delta to Valdez.  There are many parties wanting to do the same, but none of them have a big enough project to attract that kind of financing.  PANAMICE is embarking on a 60 (t)rillion project, spanning at least three decades.  The potential returns will be very tempting to Domestic, Chinese, Middle East, and other monies.


They went at her. You must have read the memo backwards. You must wonder why there is a trial system, when all that is needed is a lying cop's word.


Problem is, that pocket is OUR pocket.  Meyer is just supposed to be guarding it against pick-pockets.


HAHAHAHA! 😂😂😂


Israeli propaganda.


Just enough snow so we Alaskan's can enjoy playing in the snow. Thats all we ask.


What ...  you think PRP and the public worker unions don't own Tokuda? She wouldn't be in a position of power without them. Rail will built all the way to Ala Moana no matter what Tokuda or any other Dem says publicly.
They have lots of time to extend the GE surcharge, it doesn't need to be done this year but guarantee it will be done. In the meantime Krookwell will use the opportunity to raise all the city taxes and fees.
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(c)"In September, CUPE served the Ministry of the Attorney General with a notice of intent to sue Premier Kathleen Wynne, Finance Minister Charles Sousa and former Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli for misfeasance."
~ `` ~
Sure seems like Mr. Fred Hahn is a Canadian Patriot... because this Wynne gov't is out of control.

Oh yeah... How benevolent of Hydro One to "restore service for the winter to 1,400 customers who’d been cut off for not paying their bills." . . . so, the Poor get to Live with light & heat & cooked Food over this Cdn Winter.

Suppose that cuts into the 'Vendors Cocktails with Deb Mathews' budget, eh? or perhaps the $70 Million blown out the doors for the new Vendor; 'mr. cutie pie vendor', who had been (tee hee) 'mentored' by Girly Ha Ha Director, who had her ambitious 'thug manager' hack down the competition with dirty lies & grand mal manipulation; earned him a promotion.. Nice eh .

The Snake Pit that goes for the Wynne Gov't Needs To Be Cleaned Out & Sanitized

/ ..


As a finance guy, always looking at financial statements, budgets, etc., "skewed distribution of wealth and income" never showed up for me.

Labor costs and related benefits made up 60% -70%.  Taxes, maintenance, legal, lease rents, transportation,  interest, and depreciation rounded out the the rest, with about 2 to 5% for the bottom-line.

Embedded in those expenses are the compliance costs from regulations.  I would attribute the regs alone account for about 25% of total expenses.


wow, these tax credits are making a huge difference, any day now those +3 billion barrels of oil will start flowing from smith bay and now gas in glennallen!

our problems are solved thanks to SB21 and our wonderful GOP state legislators. tax cuts and fossil fuel subsidies are the answers to our fiscal problems.

we can count on adn for top-notch journalism and critical analysis. alex is here to inform us and not to spread propaganda about the glory of alaska state fossil fuel subsidies.


Evangelicals?  Pharisees is more like it.


Reports say about 70% of the migrants who are now crossing the U.S./Canada border from the U.S.A. to enter Canada illegally are originally from Haiti.

Where are the other 30% coming from?

Which ones will have any real claim of being refugees and meet the criteria to stay in Canada?

And how many people will the Trudeau Liberal Canadian government allow to enter Canada illegally?

Is there any limit?


Well you were taught wrong.  If we went with popular vote, we would be the United States of CalifoNewYorkia.  We are a constitutional republic, not a strict democracy.  A strict democracy in this country would be equivalent to mob rule.  This is precisely why the electoral college system exists, to prevent that.


I must now completely agree with a previous commentator....You have no soul. To follow your logic(?) to the end would make our country the same as ancient Rome while it burned. Nero fiddled as he watched it being consumed by the flames. Now that's a great idea, isn't it? By your logic-not, none of us should have fire protection. All property out west used to be federal lands. Nitwit.


Keep your religion at  home, as you expect others to do.


He was set to get $20M if they let it go to court (+ govt legal expenses)

Puts the $10M into perspective no?

Also FYI he was 15 not 16.  A quible yes, but why misstate?


Always take Military Road during rush hour.


For all of the critics of the Iran deal, get over it. Non-military trade is good for all countries and builds the foundation for peace.


This is also a jury selection problem.

From the article:
"The inherent, powerful bias to back the badge is instilled at an early age and almost impossible to undo, experts say."

There is a community that has to instill a different message about the badge, "Remember that you are always a target and that in order to survive contact with the police, you have to obey every command, no matter how unjust or unfair, and even then you still may not live so try to avoid them as much as possible."

Of course anyone expressing the latter concerns to their children will automatically be passed over for consideration as a juror.

The "I feared for my life" defense is just another way to say shoot first and ask questions later. The more we let these cops off the hook the more they think they have open season on the community they "serve."


agree.  No Warrior was remotely competitive for the draft this year and I agree with Reardon that it may be years before we have that kind of talent in this remote place.  We need a much stronger conference and schedule and we need to consistently win on the road.  None of that is happening now.


Re the headline of cutting jobs. Dermot Cole-what is the mission of K12 education? Is it to educate kids or is it truly a "jobs program"?


Joe Cortright is a broken recorrd.   The city has been listening to his dogma for years and ignores how badly things have turned out.

Easing parking requirements is a present to developers.   People do not give up their cars- they just park further away and experience smash and grabs.

If you look at the big picture- making tenants and the car insurance risk pool pick up the externalized costs of making tenants park ten blocks away- parking should be required.

Remember that Charlie Hales is bitter about Portland- the early polls showed that Wheeler was gonna rush crush him.  He is allowing crust punks to run amok downtown and then siding with the developers over residents.   His motives are bad.


Yes. It also shows how idiotic and insensitive Western politicians and mainstream media are when they compare any world leader they don't like to Hitler.


Do you keep factcheck and politifact tabbed while your hanging out on the yellow snow?


Piggin' Out Bar-B-Que and Uncle Bucks, both are small business and not part of a chain.


Dairy and poultry marketing boards should be used for leverage. When we have to give something up to get a deal, we give up supply management and end up winning because Canadians don't want marketing boards anyway!


"Canadians are forbidden to immigrate to Mexico, why are Mexicans allowed to immigrate to Canada?"

Remember that the next time you are inclined to criticize the majority of Americans who are tired of illegals storming the U.S. southern border and demand better control and enforcement.


I rest my case.


Alcohol kills 20 million people worldwide each year: you are absolutely correct to be fearful of this deadly substance.


Not sure of his motivation. Doesn't seem overly patriotic or have a concern about helping his fellow citizens. In fact his primary concern has always seemed to be for his own well being. Like Trump, he thinks he can run a country like a business, and not even full-time at that.

 Best thing that could happen to the Liberals is that Kevin gets the nod from Harper Party. I suspect it would then devolve into a bar fight that would result in its inevitable split.


Victor:

All true, but I think we should FIRST set out the rules & conditions of fracking before we drill and study whether there is gas.   What we are doing now is negotiating what to wear and what time your 14y old daughter must be home before even agreeing whether she can go to the club at all.

I have a simple test for the frackers : frack all you want BUT only if you do so with unlimited liability backed by a suitable global insurance policy that will cover rehabilitation.   None of this, comply to regulations you helped write, or such exit clauses.   FULL unlimited liability insured

Since fracking is so safe and healthy you should be 150% OK with such a condition.   Right?


couldn't make it through the article. Maybe it'll be made into a PBS Masterpiece spinoff of Downton Abbey. I'll watch it if Maggie Smith has a part.


NK can kill nearly all Americans right now with:

1) EMP attacks

2) Biological weapons -- e.g. smallpox -- released in cities

3) Nukes smuggled in containers and/or launched from subs, freighters, satellites

4) Cyber attacks that destroy the grid.

Especially if 1),2),3), 4) are coordinated.

China & Russia pay lip service to sanctions, but they do not enforce them.  They provide NK with technology, money laundering, and work for NK slave labor.

China is trying to steal most of the South China Sea to control key sea lanes and natural resources. NK diverts attention from
this theft.

Iran, Syria & Pakistan are also NK allies.

Kim is a murderous psychopath who has reason to hate the US & Japan which he daily threatens to annihilate.

Hence the US & Allies must devise a viable scheme to kill Kim.  It is not a perfect solution, but  it is the best solution.

Otherwise Kim will continue to develop better WMDs & delivery systems.

And he will use them against U.S. Allies and the U.S.


There seems to be a common misconception that Dreamers were born here. They were NOT BORN HERE. Children of illegal immigrants who were born here are citizens. These are people brought here illegally as children who have never been naturalized. That has nothing to do with my opinion on the matter, but perhaps you should base yours on facts. If you think they have no responsibility to become citizens, then that is another matter altogether.


PIZZAGATE!


Treating women, gays, Muslims and all the rest of your list as we treat everyone else is not groveling or pandering but acting as a decent human being.


Republicans say "Ohhh Democrats bad, its all their fault" Democrats say "Ohhh Republicans bad, it's all their fault".
This insane spending has been going on since the oil started flowing. It would take someone of true limited intelligence to think only one of the parties is responsible.


All I can say is I  would rather be lucky than good!


Start working at home with Google! It’s by-far the best job I’ve had. Last Wednesday I got a brand new BMW since getting a check for $6474 this – 4 weeks past. I began this 8-months ago and immediately was bringing home at least $77 per hour. I work through this link, go to tech tab for work detail.
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Honestly, Canada lags behind China in efficiency and technology a few streets. For example Canada has to import this (TBM) and that makes subway construction cost astronomically high, while Chinese can make them themselves.
motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/bmbz4d/this-chinese-company-wants-to-be-the-best-at-boring
It is time for you to beg for being bought.


Watch out for the hell and damnation reflection pool


That's absurd to think they are adults.   How about trying the parents?


I was on the Fox News site and I read the story about Ailes. They thanked him for his long years of service. But surprisingly, not a mention of the reason he was leaving. So much for fair and balanced reporting.


Lets gentrify Spenard and destroy everything that makes it popular. They already ripped down PJ's, and are building low income housing there. Who do they think is going to move in there it should be storefronts. Now it's going to be drug houses. The owner of Pj's was selling coke and breaking the law but PJ's served as a resource for old, ugly, pregnant, one boob'd cancer survivors to earn another boob, or  to make a living. It was a landmark, and a source of $6 pitchers of beer cheapest in Spenard, and questionable entertainment. Guess they will go back to hooking on Spenard. Don't forget drinking, hookers, bars, and cocaine are a huge part of Spenards history past&present.


He should! 😀


motley:  I do NOT know what their profits were, but this is what Mr. Lawson stated today.  "EWEB is in its BEST Financial shape in a decade, and he has proposed a possible electricity rebate to customers next year, but he has yet to flesh out details".  Mr. Lawson stated, "EWEB has the money to give a rebate".  ENOUGH said, Just DO IT, and give rebates back until the $25 MILLION is Paid Back.
We will see if he has any B # ^ * S, or is  he just BLOW-IN Smoke........

I personally believe that this is just MORE Smoke  and Mirror Political Blah, Blah, Blah.   Tell the ratepayers what they want to hear and that's where the buck STOPS.


Libya is largely a tribal society. Qadaffi was the only one who could keep it all together: keep everybody happy through compromise.

Now that it's a democracy, or trying to be, the largest tribe will take power and oppress and discriminate against the lesser tribes.

Britain gave Zimbabwe its parliamentary system of democracy. Result: President for Life Mugabe, because his tribe will always vote for their chief, and his' is the biggest tribe.

Democracy by itself just means that the biggest block of voters can discriminate against a visible minority block. Republicanism gives people individual equal rights. But that isn't compatible in a tribal system. And we keep on destroying their societies in the expectation that Jeffersonian democracy will emerge. Something Einstein said about repeating the same mistake over and over again producing the same result (insanity).


I hope that ICE has placed an immigration detainer on Lara.....most likely, we're going to learn that he's an alien illegally in the United States.


Reading coach Legi's comments/excuses sounds so much like the former HC-Chow's responses; and it goes on and on with no improvement(s). That about raps up the defensive game plan; "look for more of the same." Wonder if coach Wagner would be interested in getting on board?? And if so, let him bring along with him his selection of assistants.


Build a wall. Make Waikiki pay for it.


Nobody stands for an hour waiting for a bus. Bus riders know the schedule and use DaBus App to find out when the next bus is arriving. The only people hanging around there are bums.


"If they are irrelevant why would God have created two sexes?"
Thanks for not bothering to read my comment.


The metro and rail guide way serves the most densely populated areas in the State, with the most housing, businesses, schools, malls, civic buildings, financial institutions, hospitals etc., has the most traffic in the State, and is an economic and development engine for Oahu and the State. The metro and guide way will be the spine for future urban growth, and the economic and development engine for all of Oahu and the State


This goes to show you how wonky the draft is with QBs.  Now I am not ready to anoint Siemian as a Pro Bowler, but clearly he is a solid starting QB.  Compare him to the first rounders who have been taken in the past 5 years at QB.  I know a lot of those teams would have been pretty happy with the numbers he is putting up along with his demeanor on the field.  Jacksonville would be pretty happy if Blake Bortles did this for example.


Leave Syria alone and let Russia and Syria drive the Sunni terrorists out of that Country.


One wonders who insisted on the deadline for action and who is paying them.  That the Governor is cooperating with the Vulture funds is sad.  He needs to lose the next election.  Able executives can move a control board along the correct path, but they won't if they are captured by the Capitalists.  The bishops helped the last time and they helped Trump enough to have a chit to call in.  It is time to do so, this time with an end date to Title 3 authorization that expires when the Control Board expires.   Of course, if the government shuts down, federal courts who the capitalists could use to collect their money will also be closed. No island court should even consider their cases.


As opposed to the oh so honorable Republicans who tossed any idea of patriotism overboard years ago?


That was cassie campbell's invention.


Quit printing the Mayor's PR on Rail.


I just read my response and I don't see where I said anything about them not being vigilant and prepared. Care to clarify your question?


“He said, ‘Kel, he was doing exactly what he wanted to do when he was killed,’” an emotional Kelly said. “‘He knew what he was getting into by joining that one percent. He knew what the possibilities were, because we’re at war. When he died, he was surrounded by the best men on this earth, his friends.’”

In this kind of thing, the wrong word, the wrong intonation at the wrong time, makes all the difference, which is why so many people avoid saying anything at all, they are afraid of messing up.

I think Trump messed up. He tried to do the right thing, asked for advice from the right person in how to do it, but was incapable of actually doing it because he has zero people or verbal skills.

Trump had no choice, in that job, he has to do it.


Things have changed quite a bit since May. He has a right to change his mind, especially when the writing is on the wall re the demise of the Liberals. They corrupted their own party under Clark's leadership. How are they going to reverse that??


Well no one is forcing you to read what they write.


No, it comes from an overly strict interpretation of what Jesus said, an interpretation made by the unmarried. (It's always easier to make rules really strict when they don't apply to you. Marty will now blather something along the lines of "so only rapists should make laws concerning sex crimes" or something similar. The false analogy is one of his favorite fallacies.)


Wow a president that is actually backing up what he campaigned on. How refreshing. I don't understand why the press continues to call those that come here illegally immigrants. I call them illegal aliens or invaders.


Priceless. Words by the notorious Terry Southern, with the directing of Kubrick, the incomparable cast of Sellers and Scott and Hayden and Pickens...


No kidding.
Couple that with Wynne's renewable energy fiasco and tripled electricity bills. ON will self-destruct.


Globalists wanting to destroy all political orders of all nations so that Israel can build their third temple as the majority of Rabbi's state that the messiah can not return if there is no new world order.     So yes this is operated by the end time evangelical cults and along with the help of George Soros and when we saw the leaks that Rothschilds and George Soros was emailing Mrs. Clinton then of course you know is for and against America.


RolandX, you're exactly right!
In many cases, trying something new means trying something old.

After all, true knowledge is indigenous knowledge.
Healthy food is organic food, existing before food became manufactured.
Labour policies were never given sufficient time to work.

The 1970s had a strong middle class. Yes, women were doing different kinds of work back then, and one-third of humanity were under "communism", and thus not competing with the West in trade, but that's irrelevant now.


What's in it for us says Hawaii?


That's actually pretty good, Rmiller. It made me laugh, which is a good thing on a gloomy day. I don't think I've missed the mark too much though.


But, but, we’re post national progressives and diversity is our strength!


Always nice to have a "buddy" to experience and share such unpleasant moments, isn't it?


The Undeniable Pattern Of Russian Hacking
http://www.moonofalabama.org/2017/07/the-undeniable-pattern-of-russian-hacking.html


No one should listen to como estas.

She thinks that anyone can legally force a baker to make a swatstika cake.
She also believes that a German or an Austrian can legally force a baker to make a hitler cake. Not an American, but only a German or Austrian.

This added with her “not just black lives matter” take, is just incredibly ignorant and borderline insane.


This is a very important meeting for Canada. I am sure DT will treat JT like a younger inexperienced partner, the way many Americans look at us: nice and not really significant. However our future and success is very closely aligned with a close partnership with the USA. JT does not have to agree with all of Trumps policies but he has to ensure Canada remains a very important ally and partner. Our friendship/allegiance is very important for the Americans as well: huge border/ lots of natural resources/ we are a short flight away from potential enemies  across the arctic  (Northern flight into Russia). I do not believe DT is going to turn away from us.


And to see Democrat spending plans, check out Puerto Rico, Detroit, or Chicago/Illinois.


every post you make is a liberal trolling paid propaganda bs statement based on stupidity, never reality


Do you really think everyone who dislikes Trump are "liberals"? In reality, they are anyone to the left of Nazism, which likely includes most Republicans.


I can't say this any clearer, he hid the process from his own freaking party.  Ignore the Dems for a minute and think about the fact that his own party wasn't a part of this.  13 people, one was supposedly Corey Gardner, who claimed he never saw the bill before it was made public.  Again, think about that for a minute before responding about how the Dems didn't want to be involved.  One of the Republicans who was supposedly working on the bill NEVER SAW it.

http://www.denverpost.com/2017/06/21/cory-gardner-has-not-seen-ahca-health-care-bill/


You mad bro? I commented on what you said and you get upset about it? Its ok Hillarys mentor was Robert Byrd. Hate comes in many flavors, one doesnt have to hate the color of your skin to be hateful. You can just hate people because they dont agree with you.
http://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/08/25/hillary-clinton-friend-mentor-robert-byrd-kkk/


If the unruly passenger was going to take over the plane and commit an act of terrorism (using the plane), I assume the role of the fighter jets would be to blast the plane, the terrorist, and all the passengers out of the sky.   Scary huh?  Which is why airport security is really important.


So, when is Trump going to fire John Koskinen?


You sound like our Supreme Court which declared racism over as it gutted the Voting Rights Act. As we saw in Charlottesville, America has a very long way to go.


Granny and Gramps once made the decision to be Mom and Dad - they chose to have John and Barb. John and Barb never made the decision to have Mom and Dad. You are responsible for your own life choices - you should not be held responsible for anything you are simply born into.


My goodness, a bunch of guys waving flags and marching. It happens all the time in America on Veterans Day.  What is with those losers wearing masks and protesting a patriotic public display?  The Democratic Party has been taken over by their extremist.  They are an embarrassment.


We need to pick one.

Either acknowledge that our sad company groups, single ships and staff officer delegations are insufficient for a NATO country and make a genuine effort or do nothing at all and be very blunt that we're not interested in playing.  Granted, the US will take over our skies and oceans but hey, that's the way of it.

In any event, this government's fictional defence aspirations manages to outdo the Harper government and that's saying something.


It is odd to me that the Mayor is only bringing this issue up now.    Since 2008, this has been a major concern for anyone who cares about the future of our community.   Any notion that Kent can sustain its parks system with this sort of revenue loss is completely unrealistic.   Did I mention that this has been the situation since 2008?   But, I suppose, better late than never.    As we consider the candidates for Mayor and city Council in the coming year, this issue needs to be kept clearly in view.


Canada produced the vehicles, Belgium the armaments for them. Anybody attacking those who produced the bullets?

It is interesting that when we had Pere Trudeau use the army in Quebec there was not the same degree of Liberal angst. And Petite Trudeau would have no trouble in using the military were there to be a civil war break out in Canada. So the Lib hypocrisy is stunning that another country cannot use military means to quell an internal rebellion. Maybe they would suggest a healing circle.


He is saying that if she is elected, the policies of Obama would be continued. The topic is not about those policies but about Hillary and her fitness to be president. I think she is not fit to be president due to not having the intelligence to know what may be classified information, even if it is so sensitive that would be classified at Top Secret and above. TARP, TARP II and TARP III? Tarp was completely funded when it was passed to the tune of 800 billion. Passed over the objections of almost all republicans/conservatives. The second part of TARP was signed by Obama to use the funds already allocated. Not complain about TARP III? Why not, the money has already been allocated and set aside. That was done in 2008. The GOP stifling reregulation? Thank goodness for that. Do not need more regulation that stifles business and massively increases the cost of doing business. Costing jobs and continuing to cause wage stagnation. But of course, we can definitely agree to disagree. :)


Climate change has been  occurring since well before the dawn of civilization. To suggest we can "fight climate change" is absurd. It makes as much sense to impose a "wind" tax to control the direction and intensity of the wind.


The church calls homosexual ACTIVITY "intrinsically disordered".  If you can't even tell the difference between the sin and the sinner then you are wasting my time with your musings on natural law.


In what way do you think Frum likes Trumpism?


Fight Club: Trump is scrambling to set up an outside war camp — possibly run by former campaign operatives David Bossie and Corey Lewandowski — to battle Comey’s charges. A top official tells me it’s hard to bring these guys inside because of their reputations and styles. So one option, reported last night by Fox’s Ed Henry, is an outside group set up as a 501(c)4 nonprofit. A Trump aide told me it’d be a way to get the campaign band back together in time of need.


So explain to me how that will save money? What do you think these contractors will do on a no snow winter with millions of dollars tied up in speciality snow removal equipment like blowers that are only good for moving snow?  The Muni employees also repair and maintain the streets in the summer. Who does that under your plan?


This was part of my point. The longer one lives and is even technically adept in a cursory manner, the more one sees how tech is rarely revolutionary and more incremental. The thing is, I worked in the Globe building in the early '90s; they had a rudimentary page layout system (Harris) dating from the late '70s and an ugly but equally functional program to copy edit and partially format text (ATEX). Ms. Wente would have been familiar and presumably adept at these technologies, even though they would have appeared pretty cutting-edge to offices getting used to Windows 3.1 and WordPerfect 5.

Perhaps the column isn't about tech and more about the willingness to learn new things.


Just like you did Jesus?


Is 'securing Russian dirt' a crime?


Enron part II


"NYT is disappearing into a cloud of liberal flatulence with the RG following blindly."

I'm not convinced about the "blind" part, more like intentional I'd say. Has anyone ever seen a political in house RG Editor or editorial offering signed? If there was such a thing as a yearly FAKE NEWS award given out, I believe for 2016 the public would witness a three way tie for 1st place between the NYT, CNN and Politico.