Bill, I think you are strictly framing journalism as a profession rather than considering journalism as an ideology, and a way of being in the world, and understanding the world. In the latter perspective, which I recommend highly, comments are a part of journalistic discourses. They share the same basic space (physically and conceptually), so they should have some fundamental standards. My argument is really simple. If you work for (or lobby for) a particular special-interest group, then you should disclose that background when you comment on that particular topic. If you do not, you inherently present yourself as something you are not, unaffiliated and independent (of the substructure you belong to). ... And in terms of being your Reader Rep, whether you agree with me or not, my role is to prompt and foster these types of important societal discussions. Whether I agree with you or not, I appreciate your participation, and I hope you continue to promote civil discourse here.


I'm not cherry picking data like your researchers did - here's all of the US crime since 1960:
http://disastercenter.com/crime/

Compare rate in the years and decades before and after the periods of the study you cite. Compare it to other states. Compare it to the US as a whole.


I agree that KYC means a financial advisor is basically hamstrung and has to suggest GIC's here.  The problem with KYC is that when people are unsophisticated, as this couple is, it leads to horrible choices (like putting $300K in GIC's).  What these people really need is an education.

Right now all their income is from GIC's, pensions and annuities.  They are basically 100% invested in secure stuff.  They have $300K leftover, a long-term investment horizon (both mid 60's, so most likely 20 years) and need income.  Clearly, the best option here is dividend paying stocks.

While they were burned by the Great Recession, the only reason they were burned is because they sold.  Again, showing a lack of understanding about risk.  Buy dividend stocks, earn more money than a GIC and on a tax-preferred basis.  And in 20 years you kids will have way more than $300K.


Finally, eye witness testimony.


Keep dreaming.


Apple did they same thing by buying schools computers. Every school when i was kid had only apples, if thats not product placement i dont know what is.


CRA goes after the little guy who might owe them 300$.

But for the multi million dollar international money laundering scams happening all over the country (representing billions), still nothing concrete.


Actually, I don't believe anything that a politician say's. But Sarah, she's in a league by herself. As far as the book, no didn't and won't buy it because I don't need a book to see why she lost. But on the other hand it's sold 300,000 copies in one week so I enjoy the fact that will p!ss all you Billy Bobs off


How many jobs and how much tax revenue does building the odd ferry and processing  logs to lumber create (remember, there is a certain issue with softwood lumber exports to our number one importer)? Geothermal and solar will not pay the bills, both of them suck revenue out of government coffers !


Maybe a nice change for us would be for our PM to look at Canada's needs, i.e. Canada first, rather than chasing  UN kudos.


They tied winners and losers but those terms were outlawed years ago by equally irrational and nonsensical people as yourself.  You see terminology that talks of winners and losers is upsetting to the special snowflakes among us.


it is the perception . he lacks credibility


There is no credit to be given.
He is doing what his boss, the Russian stooge in the White House, wants, and that is to disintegrate American links with friendly nations and destroy the inner structure of American government. That is what Yanykovych did in Ukraine, when Putin and Manafort installed him to run Ukraine into the ground so Putin's Russia could steal land.
We haven't seen Putin's end game yet, what he is planning while he still has the Trump clan infesting the White House. It is Putin's style to hide in the darkness and arm groups who can disrupt and kill and open the doors to Russian military.
I think  of that picture of Trump and the Russians in the White House, and fear.
Hugh Massengill, Eugene Oregon


Yes, and i have double posted many times when i hit submit, and thought it never took because the post did not show up. So i pasted in the reply and post again, only to then see 2 of the same thing show up later in the day.
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Sen Espero is chair of the housing task force / Senate Housing Committee. He is the exact person you want at an event like this.
Not everything is a conspiracy.


http://www.snopes.com/seth-conrad-rich/

Not an IT guy. He simply worked in voter expansion. Highly unlikely this guy had any access to Hilary's email or servers, and would therefor be a pretty unlikely "target" of either side.


May is shameful.  She basks in the orange glow of Trump the Magnificent when it suits her.  And then she distances herself when the baying left applies some pressure.  If you want to play the role of junior partner (e.g., Mussolini), you need to show some loyalty to the senior partner.  Trump may need to look elsewhere for a decent sidekick.  I hear that Putin would make a good dance partner.  And cozying up to Putin would have the added advantage of keeping under wraps Trump's cameo in "On Golden Pond".


"never enjoyed the thrills, emotions and joy that the Hip brought into most Canadian lives, "

Most Canadians have never heard one of their "songs". And if they did wouldn't know who they were.


Yes. I'd rather they joined gangs. Gangs are less deluded and dangerous.


Jim, your passion and will to distort the truth is commendable. Unfortunately, Trump fumbled what was probably an easy at bat for most humans.

Here is his full comments from Aug. 12, the day the deplorables killed a protestor:

"We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides—on many sides. So we want to get the situation straightened out in Charlottesville and we want to study it and we want to see what we're doing wrong as a country, where things like this can happen."

THEN and only then, after fury from his own party (whom como Estas is trying to distance himself from) and every other sector of America, did Trump denounce the violence from those deplorables by name.


The Country is imposing a 20 Trillion dollar debt on our children, grandchildren and yet to be born great-grandchildren.  There was a hiring freeze for every federal agency less those involved with our security.  Is there a way the government can restrain spending so future generations will have the luxury of visiting a national park or will we have to sell off our parks to the Chinese?  Jared Polis is a multimillionaire. He has never been told no to anything he has wanted.  He thinks that is how the world works.


Sidenote:  Vladimir Putin praised Trump after the nomination.  Trump has said that he admires Putin.  Birds of a feather.


So you are opposed to sending any aid to Florida, Texas , Louisiana , and the majority of the east coast ? Good thing there are no Forest Fires that need to be fought in Colorado.


Conservative Alaskans are proven idiots. They'll continue to vote for the 3 stooges regardless of what they do or don't do.  Republicans have ruined this state but people keep voting them in.  It's on them.


The letter had it right. As a Canadian I do not want a convicted criminal admitted to Canada. Obama may have commuted the sentence but the conviction stands. However, I am worried that Trudeau might ignore Canadian law and admit Manning so that he can score a selfie with the convicted traitor.


RangerMC, I suggest you read these fact-checking efforts on the wire-tapping story: http://www.factcheck.org/2017/03/examining-trumps-wiretap-claim/ and https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/06/us/politics/fact-checking-trumps-defenses-of-his-wiretapping-claim.html and ... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/03/05/trumps-evidence-for-obama-wiretap-claims-relies-on-sketchy-anonymously-sourced-reports/?utm_term=.e2680f09f607 Look at the evidence provided, and judge for yourself. ... The accuser doesn't even spell wiretap correctly. ... What you are saying here does not match the facts in public circulation; I'm assuming you don't have personal insights into this case, but if you do, please let us know. ...


If you had paid any attention for the last few years, you would already know that he always stands on principle. This is why he should have been President.


Posted my comment after the pic was up. As for what I was saying, Marshawn, The cops didn't give the community a chance to finger this guy so they could get him off the streets quicker. Meanwhile, they posted the name and image of some young 19 year old gal with a $500 failure to appear warrant and asked the community to help locate her. Where is the priority? LEO tend to take their secret code to an extreme when it behooves them and the communities they "serve" to share a little info to expedite the safety of the citizens.

This all went down 5 years ago and the perp is soon to be released. If his 1 day off in three good time remains intact.


TeeHee...  Here I was, trolling for trolls, and along comes my buddy with some fishing pointers...  what did I do wrong this time ??   ;-p

...is my hook showing under my bait?... swivel too big?  wrong knot?
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Yahh,  when Bill+Byron got elected they inherited a crime scene...
It looks like a botched mass-suicide resulting from a bunch of Hale-Boppers who endured decades of abuse and embezzlement from a consortium of kooky corporations owned by Marshall Applewhite.

...no wonder the crime rate is so high is Alaska.
The police blotter looks like Florida, Texas, Chicago, NewYork.

AGDC+AKLNG looks like a dead end trap to me, the blueprints of this megawhopper gasline LNG project are of bogus origin. Bill+Byron inherited a shipwreck salvage project which is out of sync with the tide-tables. We dunno if we are salvaging the Princess May or the Princess Sophia.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_May_(steamship)


"Americans are questioning the value of their global leadership, so countries like Canada have to be prepared to step."
Step how?  Step where?  The missing word would appear to be either "up" or "in."

I beg to differ.  No, Canada does NOT need to spend $62 billion additional dollars.  Whatever spending is done  should be allocated to defend and safeguard Canadians here, at home.  Any military money spent in the Middle East or Africa is wasted.  Buy the jets, build the ships, beef up cyber defense and help prevent radicalization that endangers Canadians right here. That's it, that's all.

Americans are slow to learn: it's taken them close to 70 years to finally "question the value of their global [military] leadership"--or whatever else you might want to call it (and plenty of words come to mind.)  Let's learn some lessons from them, Canada.


Thanks for the input.


What is?
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That you don't have to abide by the law, until it actually becomes a law?


Don't know about Omar but his family has different kind of fireworks in mind.


Wow your a manly man 😅


If they could program something to stop the 50,000 artillery shells that will hit Seoul in the first 30 minutes of any conflict then maybe they'd have an option.


" Curious that you avoid the question of why the girls weren't told the reason for their denial."
I did? You think my statement  "The U.S. is not obligated to issue visas nor do you have special privileges for entry" implies the U.S. is obligated to give them a reason? Oh brother.
"The question then is whether your lack of civil behaviour is a result of bad manners, a bad upbringing, or unresolved anger issues. "
LOL. You just get in deeper and deeper. This has to do with your whine concerning entry into the U.S. , nothing more. Maybe you were never taught to obey laws you like and whine about those you don't, especially when the U.S. is involved?
You're stumbling big time, again blabbering about visits Canadian to websites. The answer is obvious, isn't it? Correcting your myths and taking you and your ilk to task is a favorite past time. Feeble "defenses" that say little are always the reply. And by the looks of it, seems to me you may be the one in need of a less stressful hobby.


Exactly.


Yer repating yerself.


The one who is asking people not be manipulated is the same person who himself is a WMC puppet, who every now and then switches his agendas to divert the attention of the people ! For one second he talks about ANC unity and the other second he shifts the blame on his own party members for spreading corruption within the party.  He keeps targeting Guptas so that the people can be fooled.


If it is a non-profit, there is a board of directors who could be consulted. Undoubtedly they are already aware of Bart. The bottom line is (to me) that the executive director isn't knowledgable enough about IT to grasp that it is almost hilarious to suggest that Bart has some special IT talent that could not be replaced by a high school senior. NGOs don't need anything special in this department, give me a break. The ED is either limited in experience (many NGO hire oldsters w/o a good current knowledge of IT and related marketing matters) or is simply too weak to go through the fit Bart will have when he is shown the door. I would leave.


Number of priests who look ridiculous singing a pop-tune "HALLELUJAH" during a homily:   1 (An Irish priest, at a wedding.)

Number of priests who look ridiculous because they want to dress the part: 1000's.


Oh come  off it. I bet that Sessions would have bitten off Rosenstein's hand to get hold of the document! Do you deny that this paragon of virtue has been sidelined from the Russia-Trump probe because of his sessions(sic) with the Russian ambassador? Be off with you, troll!!!!!


Time for ESL


Carolyn you have made some good points that deserve attention however your case has been weakened by trying to jump on the left's bandwagon and denigrate Trump.  I doubt that you have ever met the man.   You may be working from a political narrative that has been promoted by the Clinton campaign and the media in order to smear him.  "Innocent until proven guilty"?

Only God knows the full truth.  Trump is an imperfect sinner in need of God's Grace just like the rest of us.  However there sure are a lot of people willing to throw stones just before the election!

I am reminded of Naboth's vineyard and Ahab and Jezebel.  It is not that hard for kings and queens like the Clintons to get people to come forward and make accusations - e.g. does anyone remember what happened to Clarence Thomas?

I am very troubled that AT, which is a publication that I have gladly supported since its inception has now repeatedly taken such a partisan position.


The other part of how the Australian model won't work here, is the rabid gun folks.  I'm not talking the run of the mill hunters or target shooters, but the guys who scream that the 2nd Amendment is about keeping the government in check.  Those folks honestly believe they can fight the government with their ARs.  Many of them are couch commandos, but many of them would actually try to fight it out if the 2nd Amendment was repealed.

Personally I don't want to see anything as drastic as the Australian model here, but I do think that we need to find a solution.  That solution isn't just more guns, I'm not sure what it looks like, but more guns isn't' the answer.


"Anchorage will determine every election in Alaska."

Um, it already does when it comes to the electoral college.  And to our congressional delegation.


Isn't that what MSW just did to the Wanderer article?


And Paul you have made your partisanship clear.


WOW. JoelBanks totally legitimate comment was deleted even as I wrote this answer to his question: "What's wrong with my comment?" Allegorical Answer: you're a boxer boxing a rival, you're both taking a share of knocks while also landing a share of blows; the knocks you take are for whatever reason not very hard knocks, and it seems your blows are in contrast quite a bit harder; suddenly you spot an opening during a moment of your opponent's showboating; you wind up and take one amazing swing which lands square on the jaw of your adversary - POW- And it's lights out baby! You win!  BUT WAIT! Your opponent starts balling their eyes out like a baby, gets off the couch and mashes the reset button on the Nintendo.  You see, they were playing a big fat game of Mike Tyson's Punchout this whole time, you know, where they never have to face up to a big fat LOSS because they simply cut all power to the bad bad mean people who beat them. Yup. That's it.


"Is President Donald Trump’s immigration ban an abuse of his power? "
No, it is mass immigration that is abuse of power-turning white majority into invisible minority.


Your 99.5 TDI is a high pollution vehicle....we understand your bias and need to lash out at the USA.


I can top that:  Ebonics.


Do they understand what they are really protesting is free speech?

Nope, they are just plain stupid.


Certainly climate should not be a political issue, it's as scientific as they come. It's beyond me why it should be a requirement for every good Conservative to be a denier and every progressive voter a believer.


Amazing how the public was so eager to elect this bunch of clowns who are now plundering the wealth of the nation.


In the case of Hillary Clinton the hatred is completely irrational. It is the cumulative effect of twenty years of Fox News and right-wing radio vilifying her 24 hours a day seven days a week. It all started because she was perceived as uppity simply by virtue of the fact that she wanted to be a productive First Lady who didn't simply stay home and bake cookies all day. That enraged both men and women on the right for whom such a declaration was a step too far. The right found their villainess and they haven't let up on her ever since Roger Ailes took the helm of Fox in '96.

Hatred of Trump, however, is completely rational based on the very real possibility that he could single-handedly bring on Armageddon, which maybe is why evangelicals like him - they're ready to be raptured and Trump's their man to make it happen. Trump's very instability would instantly tank the stock market and it would never recover from the crash he would cause. Then there are the wars. God help us all.


Says the researcher: "My own son’s first memory was from the age of 22 months. Children who are 2 often remember pieces, three-year-olds have a lot of memory ..."

I'd be interested in seeing the research on that--not the numbers of people who say "I remember", but how researchers know for sure.  Many people claim to "remember" things in early life, but what I think they REALLY remember is what they were told about their pre-5 year old self by others--parents, in particular. Call them "second-hand memories."

If I can't remember anything younger than, say 3.5 years--safe age, in my instance--what's wrong with me, Hmm?  "Memory deficient"? Oh, woe.

  I know I have some "pieces" from about 3.5 that are truly mine--because I've never told anybody else about them and nobody "reminded me" about the time that ______ (fill in the blank.)

The best reason to take  kids younger than 4 on big travels?  Cheaper than paying people to care for them back home.


Supply chain logistics apparently. I'm set


Let's do the test.

Government has:
Full control over the means of production? Yes
Full control over distribution? Yes
Full control over labor? Yes
Full control over prices? Yes
Government sets economic plan/production targets? Yes

Was NAZI Germany socialist?  Yes.

One lie (by Korea) doesn't undercut the tests I've laid out, it only proves they're a socialist goverment as well.  tks.


They also directed that he not leave the hospital to go home to die. Pope Francis seems to have heard the call: “the Holy Father follows with affection and emotion the situation of Charlie Gard, and expresses his own closeness to his parents. He prays for them, wishing that their desire to accompany and care for their own child to the end will be respected.”


As Bob rae found out in 1990s Ontari, you can't spend your way to prosperity. When will these half-wit "progressives" ever learn?


You mean the god who won't allow you to wear mixed fiber clothes, demands that rebellious children be stoned to death, directs you to take the wife of a man you killed as a slave, won't allow anyone with a physical deformity approach the alter... that god?  I see you failed to mention Christ in your rant.  You know, the Christ that directs you to turn the other cheek, love your enemies, don't seek wealth, throughs the money-changers out of the church, give away your worldly possessions to those who ask...  You don't sound like a Christian to me.  Not sure why you are.


oops *2.6mi


After Liliuokalani's attempt to put forth her own constitution J.L. Kaulukou changed his mind about her.  Once a staunch supporter of her, and gave Liliuokalani the term "steadfast", he saw the light and embraced Democracy.
Kaulukou was the Speaker of House of the Republic of Hawaii at the time of annexation. As Kaulukou told the San Francisco Chronicle on July 28, 1898, "I regard Annexation as the best thing that could happen for Hawaii, both native and foreign population. I have advocated it ever since it became an issue in political politics and I rejoice heartily that it has come. For years I have looked upon it as being, if not inevitable, at least as the only way in which the best interests of Hawaii could be protected and advanced".
So, here is a Polynesian-Hawaiian, Speaker of the House, (which was dominated by Polynesian-Hawaiians) saying annexation was best for all.


Guess all those true-blue Your Js fans who were bad-mouthing re-signing Justin Smoak, or who later proclaimed he was this yr's Michael Saunders, there's a big helping of crow over here on this table.

Feel free to gorge yourselves, and once finished there, please partake of any of the other remaining 7 deadly sins menu which happens to catch your fancy.

The decent outings from both Liriano and Estrada this week may pique--or peak--some interest from other teams, so maybe you get back something beyond just a  bag of used split-finger fastballs.


Your argument is better than most, GS, but it still has fatal shortcomings.

TWU doesn't deny entry to ANYONE. Everyone is welcome, regardless of their religion, sexual orientation, etc. Those who enter voluntarily agree to abide by certain rules. LSUC, however, DOES deny entry to certain people: those who got their law degrees at Trinity Western.

I can certainly accept that LSUC may establish rules for its membership, just as TWU does. For example, LSUC could state explicitly that their members must offer professional services to anyone regardless of the sexual orientation. Voila! Problem solved, no?

However that's not the approach LSUC has taken. Rather, it seeks to exert influence over a religious institution by denying entry to those who are or were members of it.


You're the only Nazi here, proudpatriot.


I agree with one thing you say, Franklin Galvin1 - "The simple answer is to uphold our actual human rights laws."

I've posted this before, so please excuse the repitition, but here's what an Alberta court said last year about ordering a private school to find a place for muslim students to pray, a private place convenient to both the school and the students:

"[the private school] characterizes the tribunal’s decision as a “precedent-setting decision with far reaching implications” With respect, that is not an accurate characterization. The tribunal applied well-established principles of law. For many years, public and private schools have been required to adhere to human rights legislation in offering their educational services to the public."


Welcome to Sprockets... I em your host, Dieter !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHZR9SA5pOg


This site explains a lot, and is quite amusing...

http://www.womenpriests.org/traditio/infe_gre.asp


What they are doing would have been called 'sedition' for many many years.

Our expansive view of First Amendment Rights makes sedition laws pretty much obsolete.

'Seditious Conspiracy' is still a viable charge though.

The 'blind sheik' was convicted of this as one of the charges in the first 'Twin towers' bombing attempt.

The far left of the democratic party has morphed of late from 'loyal opposition' to 'seditious conspirators.'

It may be time for Grand Juries.


Eyefly, I will tell you, a professional driver would not dodge a pothole and endanger another life. Also, I see you are not knowledgeable about diesels. Leaving our engines running, ilding is the worst thing we can do for them, they are best shut off, running at rated under load, or using an APU or other means. We may all, be one as you suggest, yet I humbly suggest you take some further education courses. Take care.


I am very partisan.  The guy votes anyway he is told and has been ignoring conservative voices since day one.  You may think that is a good thing but it is not.  He wins every two years because the district includes parts of Jefferson County and Adams County.  It slightly favors Democrats and he wins every two years... slightly.


Please show us the section of the Instruction where it speaks about polygamists.


Funny joke last year.

This year-eh-no.


"In schools today they are taught: Nazism is bad, Fascism is bad.  If they think anything is bad, they then pick one of those two labels and apply that label!" motley

Love those "alternative facts" that you reliably post. You would have not only flunked elementary school, you'd have been sent home for lying.


Are you really naive enough to believe that no charges equals no corruption? But I could settle for "lying" and "self-serving".


They celebrate killing evil westerners, is that western-er-phobia?  I wonder what our PM has to say about that?


For years I have been a loyal reader because I had faith in the reporting.  However, today I'm terribly disappointed with the story as written.  There is a vast difference between bill’s deferral and "Committee Kills Aid in Dying".  Words have meaning.


Governor Bill, you'd better start listening to what Alaskans want you to do, which is to tell them to take a long hike.  I suggest you send them a map of the Chilkook trail.


A shrieking male is a terrible sight to behold, and can instantly curdle blood ... especially if he is in the customary clerical drag of silk, ermine, pearls, various precious jewels, lace and frills and red Prada booties ... just sayin.


Rui- What a  load of rubbish!


One might also ask, how can a dyed-in-the-wool leftie like Caplan be so keen on Wall Street's anointed candidate who has no time for deplorable, irredeemable former blue-collar workers?

Hillary lost because she deserved to lose, and her undoing was the vote of precisely those voters that Caplan should have the most sympathy for.


Why must monuments be used for celebration?

The pyramids are used as teaching tools, for the society (and the slaves) that built them.


Why is mother nature not properly processing the increase in CO2?  Is she mean-spirited or just asleep at the wheel?


Says the party that caved in like a house of cards on softwood lumber.


Wrong again!

News flash: Trump isn't my president, but McWynnety is Ontariowe's Premier.

As an Ontariowe voter, ending the 15 long dark years of breathtaking Liberal corruption and incompetence is far more important than the obsessions of the TDS-afflicted...


You babble more than Hillary trying to explain why she lost the election.


When did Jon Gray become Cy Young? In his rookie season last year he went 10 and 10 with an era of 4.61. The word to describe that performance is mediocre. Perhaps that makes him the ace of the Rockies staff, but it doesn't lead me to believe he is going to make a big impact on the team or season. If the Rockies are going to make a run at the wild card (the last two weeks pretty much flushed the dream of winning the west) the Monforts are going to have to spend some money and young players to bring in veteran players.


Another hack writer.  Making this article about ludicrous but not mentioning that Canada will not give permission to enter Canada if you have ever had a pot conviction.  Ever.  So put that in you pipe and smoke it Christopher Ingraham.. its called "ludicrous"...


You missed the point completely.


Securing our borders and making sure all immigrants come in correctly is how it needs to be to keep Americans safe. If Immigrants want to live in the United States of America do it right the first time. Terrorism is one of the concerns. Sorry Mazie Change is always hard, it always is. For sure it will happen. Aloha


So, now that this funding is tied to a Byzantine formula to identify need, watch schools (and parent councils) try to game the system to ensure that their school falls above the threshold....

Here's a hint:  maybe you should look at factors that a school can't game, like (just to pick one) income inequality in their catchment area.


Government Hill always seems like you've left Anchorage and entered a nice quiet town outside of Anchorage. I am freaked out this morning to see that the sirens we heard last night were because someone was shot in our little community. I hope this was an isolated incident.


Nothing is confusing me at all.  People born in the united states of foreign descent do not refer to a different country other than that of their birth as their home country. "Home Country" is the country of your birth.

I am not arguing that he was born there, only that there are a myriad of reason in which the Obama's have provided to give conspiracy theorist a reason to believe he might have been  born outside the US.  No of which have anything to do with him being black.  Now is that still confusing to you?


Very loving story. Thank you! And I laughed a little when you wrote that the body bag was not quite long enough to fit your dear husband. The Dutch people are so tall!


I think you meant "precedent";
but yeah "dangerous president"
for sure. I concur.


Anyone can sue.  Whether they will win or settle depends on the case


Speaking of " tips" you looked busy, so I didn't want to interrupt, besides with the line that forming for your attention, you were going to have a very profitable day.
Didn't want to force you into a higher tax bracket.
20 days until the end of a error.
It's the most wonderful time in 8 years !!!


I was seriously looking at the possibility of choosing a 3rd party this election cycle. Specifically I was looking at Johnson/Weld. After digging in a bit I came to the realization that they have ideals but no actual plan. Any presidential nominee that is afraid to get "in the weeds" of their own plans will not get my vote.

This election cycle should be embarrassing to all of us. In my opinion not a single candidate is qualified and will only add to the problems we are currently facing, some more than others.

I am still absolutely dumbfounded how easily the Republican party fell for Trump. There is a lot of talk from the Republican party about vetting refugees, I think they should practice on their presidential nominees.

In my opinion Clinton is the closest to qualified and the more honest of the two major parties by far. I would be impressed if she dropped Kaine and picked up Pence as VP. I know that will never happen but it could go a long way towards resolving some of our issues.


This event is a well-documented scam that makes people believe it's for charity, when really they're using charity volunteers as unpaid workers. It's also a blatant cultural appropriation of a Hindi festival. Can we stop letting this stupid event come here?


Yikes...for a few minutes I thought you were going to pull another "lost cause" out of a hat...
Ackman is certainly not starving to death...but VRX shareholders might still move from cat food to shoe leather.


why buy bottled water at a price higher per litre than gasoline, when tap water is available to most Canadians??  Insane.


All deeply religious people feel no doubt in the foundations of their belief.


The reason capital gains are only partly taxed is because part of the apparent gain is the result of inflation and, therefore, no real gain at all. Capital gains were once taxed at 75 %, but this was reduced to 50 %. With inflation as low as it is now, bringing the rate back to 75 % doesn't seem unreasonable.

The reason for the dividend tax credit is that the corporation has already paid income tax. If the shareholders had to pay income tax on the full amount of the dividend, there would be double taxation. The credit is supposed to offset the tax that has already been paid. The foreign tax credit is based on the same principle.

The logic is that "a buck is a buck is a buck" (for the history behind this, see https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/commentary/putting-fairness-back-canada%E2%80%99s-tax-system ) and should be taxed at the same rate. It isn't based on the idea that any particular group should be rewarded.


Let's phase out the Auto industry first. They contribute 80% of the emissions from consuming a barrel of oil. Let's phase out the Forest industry. They cut down our carbon sink at an alarming rate. Let's phase out the arrogance of the Liberal Party of Canada, our comrades in the Natural Ruling Party from Central Canada. We'd be better off.


Mr. Knox, if you want to waive your religious flag and advance your religious views then I suggest you pick a street corner and have at it.  You know NOTHING about Planned Parenthood. You know NOTHING about the reproductive process. You know NOTHING about women. You know NOTHING about human rights and dignity.


The anti-gun nuts always seem to chime in with ideas when they don't actually know what they're talking about.


Hello Mr. Yellin,

You pretend that overseas money is not behind high Vancouver house prices.

Well, let's review some facts:

1. In the past 3 decades, house prices in greater Vancouver skyrocketed to reach dozens of times the average annual local income.

2. In the timespan of one generation, elementary schools went from less than 5% to over 75% students with facial features consistent with Chinese ancestry.

3. Those schools were in places (west side Vancouver, Richmond, South Surrey) where houses are most expensive, about two million dollars each.

So impress us with your insight, Mr. Yellin. Explain to us how items 1 through 3, above, happened.

See, the reality is that they happened because Canada imported lots of rich folks from Hong Kong and Mainland China, who flooded the market with billions of dollars, skyrocketing prices. It is obvious and plain.

There is no other explanation. Local workers CANNOT get house prices to dozens of times the average annual pay.


People said the same thing about facebook, amazon, google, etc., and they all succeeded. Snap has way better video feed and tools than all those other social media apps and it's just a matter of time before ads tap into that. Old people just dont get it.


Where would be Irish be if they had all stayed in Ireland?


Well written but the conclusion is wrong:  We (40 -50 somethings) are leaving and our children are leaving even faster than we did.  My teenage daughters are very turned off due to the church's exclusion of women and the LGBT set.  They are naturally turning elsewhere.


Being a retiree without the wonderful pension of MP's is tough enough as is with low bond returns.   The idea that "the rich" are the only ones impacted by an increase creates a very puzzling question of what we consider "rich" to be.


Why are they so ignorant? Well, they only produce that dirty crap for customers.  They'd give it up pronto if the eco-socialists in BC weren't out there driving around by themselves in their trucks/SUVs - commuting endlessly back and forth to work and then heading off to the anti-tarsands rally on the weekends. Darned ignorant Albertan/Texans.


While I appreciate your memories and the story's morale, I have one practical question: what was the country in your story? Definitely, not Russia (or the USSR for this matter)


They will just raise the gas tax and let those that refuse to change pay a bit more........


Au contraire.   Deriding people of faith is in no way non-partisan.  Bad move on her part and even worse on Trudeau's.    This is not leadership.    It is knee-jerk superiority.   Speaks volumes.


Dear Denise,

Just because one is white, male, educated, speaks English, pays taxes and oh yeah makes a decent living, does NOT mean you are racist!


The USS Constitution, commissioned by president George Washington, is still seaworthy with its guns working. My metaphor is excellent, it is you who is "lousy"; that is crawling with lice. Have a nice life being a jerk, Nate.


All they had to do was sit down with the Dems and hold hearings i bet they could have come up with something. McCain would have joined them.
Try again later guys but don't try to do it on your own.


In sports umpires and referees make mistakes, in the Church thy don't, they are infallible. That is the difference.


Crack is whack.


It depends on which month he said it. A fair number of campaign claims have been reversed or ignored. (Which is not necessarily a bad thing)


Find a single mistake in their reporting.

Good luck with that.


Or maybe NCR has a surplus of commas they have to use up before the end of the fiscal year. You know how it is with punctuation -- use it or lose it. 😊

Right there with you on The West Wing. I watch it over and over again on Netflix. The only problem is it gets more painful as time goes by when I compare the brilliance of that show to what passes for drama these days.


I'd agree that suburban Denver isn't perfect; but you said that living here is "desperate" and that's ridiculous. Maybe it doesn't fit into what you'd consider a great place to live-maybe you aren't into outdoor activities, maybe you like denser cities where you can walk, etc. However, your personal preferences don't apply to everybody.

Furthermore, I get the feeling that when you say travel, you mean other first world countries because no one would visit a third world country, where a lot of people live in poverty, and call Denver's suburbs "desperate."


Scottie: Now, now lets try and be nice!  You and I are old hands at this, you also know there is always a new game to be played. A few tweaks and Habs will be better  next season. Not the glorious Habs, but they will always be there sport. Lets not get silly, because Buds had a good year. As we both know, that might not be the case in a new season.  Buds have some serious talent, but also have some serious problems, just like the Habs and Oilers.  But a new seasons always brings new outcomes.


The article barely mentions local broadcast TV. With an inexpensive "leaf" antenna with an amplifier, I get 12 channels. I stream Netflix and Amazon. Might consider Hulu if they have a discount deal.
I used to have Dish, but it has the same disadvantages as cable - price hikes, having to pay for a lot of channels you don't want in order to get a few that you do - plus this far north the signal's weak enough to be disrupted by heavy rain or snow falling.
One cool thing Dish does have - a live feed from a camera on one of their satellites, aimed at Earth.


So they withdrew their application when New York financial asked for more information but our officials shrug their shoulders and have no explanation?    What is going on?


What makes you think Sen. Tokuda had any ability to stop this scam?  At the end of the legislative session, she was effectively stripped of any power to make any decisions over her committee.  Effectively, Dela Cruz ran the show with Kouchi's approval.  This kind of shenanigans always occur at the last minute with only a few legislative leaders' knowledge.  This is similar to the conference committee sneaking in provisions like raising the hotel room tax to pay for rail with no public hearing.  Looks like the crooks are back in power and the deal making will be rampant until the voters decide to "clean house" and get rid of all the incumbents.  Corruption now rules the Hawaii State Legislature!   Let them all eat cake!!


Looks like Postmedia is trying to keep the lights on.. Let's hope all sides of the political discussion in Canada can exist.

The National Post represents a side to Canada's political discussion that is just as important as the Globe & Mail.

/.


Yup, totally peaceful. Except for the flaming piece of whatever that was tossed at the police at the 00:12 mark of the video. So what's the protest about? Clean water? We live in AK and have the TAP. How many spills over the last 30 years from TAP? Is this about sovereignty? Why now? Why not when the other pipelines in the area were built? An agenda was picked, a narrative pushed and the reality has nothing to do with the stories being pushed. We see stories about police brutality and militarized police but so far no dead protestors in 7 months of confrontation. Also 7 months and this is allowed to continue which puts the lie to mention of a police state. Just because you want to romanticize, glamorize and empathize with the event does not justify what is going on.


But didn't I read somewhere that they are a "Non Profit" Group?


OK, so you reported the news. Same as last year and the year before that, and so on. Nothing will change, nothing meaningful will be done- just like in the decades past. Nothing to see here... just some dead Native children in some remote location.


Is this a scenario from a real person in Alaska, or did W/W make it up? Sounds like a Cosmo article.


Calling this a "war on first-time home buyers" reminds me of Republican Party tactics - OREA wants to convince first time home buyers to oppose policies that are actually in their own interests that are designed to protect them from getting in over their head into debt particularly given that interest rates are going up.


They have never been the "party of civil rights," and no historian agrees with you-- anything you're misconstruing as "civil rights" means "social welfare programs," which is not the same thing. "how we got to where we are today" in Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, etc. are because of that-- sorry, you won't revise history.


Our government will defend the interests of Bombardier, the Canadian aerospace industry and our aerospace workers," Freeland said.

Why is Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs broadcasting such overt favouritism of Bombardier when Boeing employs over 1,600 Canadians while doing $4 Billion in business in this country ?

PS.  Don't get all emo again, Crystia...  am just asking a question


Wonder if the Iditarod hasn't evolved into just another over-commercialized, overhyped event like the Fur Rondy...


Essentially, MP Chan asked his colleagues to "raise the bar."
With a comment such as, "former drama teacher Trudeau who inherited his arrogance, stubbornness and disdain for parliament from PET and has neither the intellect nor inclination to answer questions with anything but a handful of prescripted generic non-answers ..."

I'd say you were some distance from the bar yourself, Teddy.


What makes you think they have an interest in contacting other life forms...if they in fact exist. Not every race may be as curious (or nosy) depending on your point of view as we are. I assume you left your grammar skills and IQ in the pub.


It's wrong for priests to demand people NOT kneel. Some folks have been shamed or denied Communion for wanting to receive kneeling.


Stop using multiple accounts to lie.


Hmmmm. You sure about that?


"The Speech that Jeff Sessions Should Give”

“. . . I am informing Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller that his charter has been cancelled, and his job is at an end. I regret that he and the large team he has assembled were set on this wild goose chase, but there is no goose, and the taxpayers will be spared any further expense at chasing it.”

Read the whole article:

https://walkingcreekworld.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/the-speech-jeff-sessions-should-give/

/L. E. Joiner


Thanks, AnnieO.  :-)


Well, if it says so in the newspapers, it must be true! (sarcasm intended)
The comparisons alluded to in the article cited have nothing to do with the substance of this matter. To wit, calling someone uncle Adolf just because you don't agree with policies that have nothing to do with liberty and freedom is just villifying by association.

The substance of this matter is the gradual and subtle transformation of this country into a police state. Uncle Adolf didn't have the monopoly of police states. "Papieren Bitte" could also be applied to East Germany, which was not a National Socialist state. The point being is that in Canada, you are not supposed to go to jail for the mere refusal to show your ID if you are not suspected of committing a crime.  It now appears that, in this country, you will go to jail for the refusal to submit to a breathaliser, even if there is no reasonable cause for police to request it.


In the 1990,s most if not all public employees unions did indeed accept per,s promises instead of pay raises.
We knew what was going to be the numbers down the years. Don't make the mistake of blaming the unions for putting the PERS noose around all Oregon taxpayers necks. All unions had to do was collect all the the offers vote it into a contract.
Despite warnings to Oregon,s mostly liberal elected leaders and their pet judges this bunch treated pers as a pot of gold that was going to solve all budget worries. Your union bashing is misplaced unions didn't do pers to you, Pers put a smile on county contract negotiators faces and a spring in their steps when we told them it's approved.
Some of those smiles disgust me still.
Unfortunately the unions and politicians each side with their pet judges in tow just a few years later are wearing those same smiles usually in a private I love me moment .
Even if someone has a solution there is absolutely no so called leadership in Oregon poloti


ADN again follows the Huffington Post, the most stop Trump site on the Internet.  I follow Drudge and Breitbart.  WND isn't too bad, either.


So Richard on what you believe then is when some one is shot it is the guns fault not the person that pulled the trigger?Because this murder was because of pot and pot caused his death not the person who shot him.


About 60% of business owners voted for Trump, and that's from the people who's polls said Hillary would win. Guess there are a lot of uneducated business owners.


Things are looking up. One small step.


Lets wait a year, then come back and review.


Hypocrite and fraud work too.


And remember, if the oil companies hadn't pumped it out of the ground and made their profits, then there never would have been a PFD and you would still be paying State income taxes.  Is that what you're supporting?


And so the Mariners rolled the rock up the hill, getting close to the top, only to have it roll back down upon them.  Time and time again.


Nice try...


Roy Moore, Strong candidate for most disgusting human being currently alive, has a human son, go figure.  Well, Much like most white conservative Americans I know, Roy has done a real terrible job of raising a responsible human being.   Roy’s son was recently arrested again this time for trespassing on other people property and hunting wild game over bait, truly the laziest least skilled hunting method.

It was the ninth time he was booked into jail.


Can the media please report the reduction correctly.  The elimination of the 8% portion of the HST is not a savings to small businesses that currently claim an ITC on HST.  So the reduction for most of us is only 17%.

And after doubling our hyrdo rates over the last number of years, a 17% reduction will do what for us?
Oh ya, this reduction is being funded by more provincial debt......


As an agnostic, I don't involve myself in prolonged (or even brief) debates over God's (or god's, or gods') sovereignty.  I don't have the foggiest notion of the metric by which to measure yours, mine or anyone's qualification to engage in such a debate either.

As I look around at the world, however, I can't help but feel that if there's a god or gods "in charge" of things, he, she, it or they must have a really warped sense of humor.


Actually a little.  Look, I get the fact that we live in a society where people are becoming more and more self-centered, selfish, unconscious to others, etc..

But I have to admit that I just can't get my mind around the level of narcissism and mean-spirited, selfish self absorption that would make someone think it's okay to destroy something of such historical importance.


As many times as it takes to unseat an incumbent.


For me it's the endless use of apostrophes to pluralize words.

 Oh look, squirrel's.


Actually, traffic peaked in Portland on June 6th of this year when it took me three (3) hours to go from Vancouver,  WA on I-205 to I-5, a distance of about 26 miles.


I don't get Soros, he survived the Nazis (National Socialists), then fled the Communists to make billions here as a capitalist. But he is determined to engineer his own vision of a socialist world. But it is all over the international news feeds that these are anti-american protests funded by leftist organizations. Soros backed non profits are just a couple. Pays 15 bucks an hour. This is not the Facebook Craigslist rumor.


Unifor has treated the residents of Port Elgin, Ontario, in a selfish, shabby, disrespectful and dishonest manner for years. As a result, Unifor deserves no respect on other issues including its opinions on NAFTA. http://blackburnnews.com/uncategorized/2017/09/02/unifor-plans-resume-sound-tests-around-port-elgin-wind-turbine/ http://www.shorelinebeacon.com/2017/07/27/unifor-must-submit-partial-turbine-noise-test-results http://www.shorelinebeacon.com/2017/07/11/port-elgin-wind-turbine-frustration-falls-on-deaf-ears http://blackburnnews.com/midwestern-ontario/2017/07/11/still-no-acoutstic-testing-results-unifors-port-elgin-turbine/


Please contact the FBI in Anchorage. It is important for whistle blowers to come forward. The FBI investigates white collar crime.


40% seems high.


Hey globe and mail get your facts straight it's 10 thousand protesters not one thousand!!! take heart though you will have your own Standing Rock soon enough right here on the west Coast with the Kinder Morgan Circus,,... woo hooo


Where is oboobas comments on this? He will say the same thing as when black lives matter criminals rioted and destroyed others property, they were just blowing off some steam.
Doing this to a mentally handicapped man at that. Pitiful.
Since they hate Trump so much they must have been hillary supporters. Be proud fellow Democrats. Probabaly worried Trump will make them get a job and get off of welfare. Does the article say where they work?


Bosco how do you feel about a $1.2 billion bill for a 3 day G20 summit of the world's elite's?  Be honest now you can do it....   I think Harper's is the most expensive to date.    Oh btw the Gas plants were $1.1billion (still a disgrace).


webcams in strategic locations and a few friendly signs to declare your protected with video surveillance.


They will live in nazi USA starting Jan 20th.


Warren:  Thought provoking, articulate, and civil, criticism should always be welcome, even if it is anonymous.  It keeps everyone on their toes :)


Matthews best before date expired years ago.


Why not a change to US policy to re-define Christians from these war-torn nations as refugees?


Take out The Granola State (California, the land of fruits and nuts and troughers) and Trump won the national vote by 1.4 million votes.  Take out the other two loony left states - New York and Massachusetts - and Trump won by about 5 million votes.

View the results from the perspective of the founders which gave weight to Little States Votes Matter and Trump won 31 of the 50 states.

So lets cut the crap about Trump losing the election.  He won by the rules in force since 1776 or thereabouts.   And he won the over whelming majority of the states.   Period.


Bittersweet existence we mortals are oftentimes saddled with that is for sure. Remember always reading about Kesey's success but never saw him in action.  Austin told the story so well it makes us yearn for whatever happy ending could be possible.


A fine article that does honour to all the soldiers who served and sacrificed themselves for Canada.


sorry, I have re-read your post several times, the first 3 lines, is not making sense.
.
Great, you have been studying the idea for 30 years. Then you should be able to explain this since you understand it, as I would love to.
My and most peoples question will be, Who pays for it ?
Where does all of this magic "free money" come from ?
I mean, personally i think it would be an awesome thing to know that people have their basic needs met. I run a non profit org and work with the homeless daily. To know or think that with this we could eliminate most homelessness once and for all ? freakin awesome!  It would free up so many other resources to focus on bigger and better things, higher education, cures for diseases, real renewable energy.
But even as a non profit org, we get money one of 2 basic ways.  1) or we earn it (which is most of our money) or 2) someone gives us some - someone else earned it.  We have no governemtn grants, those are all tax dollars.
Who pays for A Minimum Income?


"None of the charges involved are criminal because the borough's authority extends only to borough code. There will be no court appearance in this case unless Seilsopour decides to appeal".

Ridiculous! Take away his PFD's and tax returns until he has paid for all the medical care needed for these animals to recover. We as Americans, have turned our justice system into a million ways to protect the criminals and justice be damned!

We give out handouts to everyone who wants to work the system and lie, cheat and steal while the rest of us pay for their medical, housing, food, clothing, childcare etc. This is not what our founding fathers intended this country to become. I'm so disgusted and frustrated. I'm over the excuses and bullshit. Hold people accountable for their actions.


"Look the other way", America. "Look the other way."


Broken law continues to draw disrespect from a huge fraction of Canadians...

Those who imagine Emery's motivation is economic have over active imaginations. Marc and Jodie are activists who have used revenue from their various schemes to fund campaign after campaign against foolish laws. To see who will become rich from their work, take a look at the TSX!!!

The Globe's position fails to recognize that activists are often put in the position of having to defy bad law in order to fight it. Meanwhile millions of Canadians demonstrate *their* disrespect daily.

To their credit, the Liberals have recognized that cannabis prohibition is a donkey, so to speak. Greater would be their credit if they were to encourage respect for rule of law as a whole by getting us through the transition expeditiously. In the meantime, hypocrisy rules and good activists do time.


Presidential as always, clearly demonstrated by his intelligent, thoughtful, reasoned and articulate response.


TRUMP IS A FRAUD


Did you have any proof that “the descendants of the indigenous groups” didn’t already “realise that reconciliation is a path to the future” before you launched your condescending lecture? You know, since you’re concerned about “hateful racist statements.”


This is called "dodging the question".


And do you think these jurisdictions will be thankful? Absolutely not. They will complain about how this process is making their cities 'more dangerous'. If ever there were a most asinine attitude of all the asinine attitudes on the Left, this takes the cake. I'm glad ICE has a work-around, and I wish them godspeed. More, please!


This is the state of medical ethics in Lane County.  A group of physicians and administrators pocket $34 million intended to provide medical care to the poor and the greatest in need.  Congratulations on serving your own greed and avarice.


I like that. I am stealing that statement


I find it all interesting how groups vigourously complain about cultural appropriation ("don't write about my culture") and then make criticisms that the general public is not reading enough about their culture ("why aren't you buying my books").  Some folks seem to want diversity dictated on their own insular terms.  I don't think that's how it happens - there's got to be a "blending" or a "merging" along the way.  If someone creates something that is outside their race or culture it is because they have been inspired to do so and they want to share that - not 'steal' it.


I'm concerned those international lawyers may be haters.


In the case of soccer, it's not so much the revenue brought in, it's how much men make professionally vs. women. They have no choice but to pay the men much more because if they offered them a pittance they'd laugh and simply not come. The women have no such leverage with their pro leagues that don't make any money. Not saying it's right, but that's it.

In this (hockey) case I'd tend to side with the athletes. Even if they don't bring in much revenue, the USOC clearly values medals. So that alone should get them more funding than just 6 months' every 4 years. Women's hockey is hardly the only sport that doesn't draw spectators outside the Olympics, and they're relatively successful.


Tell that to the Syrians and the Ukrainians and the Chechens and the Georgians.


"There's a lot of ignorance online."

Another topic altogether--although a very valid one.  Sometimes to two appear together--in addition to revealing his/her specific trait (narcissism, for example), the troll sometimes also reveals a stunning ignorance about the topic and issues being addressed.  I do NOT give most of these people credit for being clever enough to deliberately make ignorant comments to inflame the victim.  I just don't think most of them are THAT clever.


Privatizing profits and socializing costs is one of the core concepts behind crony capitalism.  And it's why this nation is headed to the ash heap of history* without serious reforms to break the back of the oligarchy that has seized control quietly since the Reagan-Clinton years.  (*There will surely be something calling itself the United States of America, but it will be rather like Rome pretended to be a Republic long after that premise became sickly laughable.  "That government of the oligarchs by the oligarchs for the oligarchs shall not perish from this earth . . .")


Yes, China has finally recognized the problem of environmental degradation, and is on track to become the world leader in both greenhouse gas/ air pollution reduction and as the go-to source of cost effective and very profitable, renewable energy technology.

Meanwhile, the Trump is working hard to enable a few more U.S. coal miners to spend their short lives working underground.

Stephen J. Remington


Pot and Tobacco two quite different products, and different results by the Body!


I am seventy years old..At 65 I had a chance to buy a little cabin in the area..I had to decide weither to work  5 plus extra years of my life to pay for my dream..A humble quiet little place where the air is clean, the streams are full of fish at times, and there are few neighbors except for an occasional moose or bear..Talkeetna is up the road, and Friday nights in the summer there is music in the bandstand put on by local people..So few locals that people at the hardware store, the grocery and the Art Council recognize me as a local cabin owner.. I don't continue to work so hard to live where there will be gas and oil exploration, possible influx of people, homes, trucks, machinery, noise, crime, drugs and all I continue to sacrificed to escape.


No the broncos still have about 11 million in cap space.  If you remember he tried hard to sign Calais Campbell which would have cost 12-15 million per year.

He cnose to not go after a tackle this offseason because everyone was driving up the prices of average journeymen tackles.  Heck Okung signed for like 50 million with the Chargers and was HORRIBLE for Denver AND Seattle.   Insane.   But if he wants to not waste this Defense hes got to address this OL seriously in the offseason and via the draft next season.


How about you send the feds your address and let them try a smallpox blanket out on you and yours and see if it works.  Generations have been inaculated.


four plants in my home
mystic smoke halos result
embrace sunny ways


Say what?


Oh, is that the standard now, it must be "survivable?"


This why the King tide is a good method. We maximize the effect of the Moon. Its effect can't be any greater.


66 in total, 39 in the old, and 27 in the new. those that study say there are no real issues, though non-believers often tout there are. i am in error, i thought it was the woman at the well. but that is not the point. the point is this: Jesus did not just wink and smile and say go on your way, He said: Go and sin no more. I am Protestant- so have no knowledge of the Catholic beliefs about the books included in their version. I am not concerned with exactly when the books were written- but believe the Bible to be, as stated, wholly inspired and without error. but then you say you studied alot, but i don't know what ccd is.


You don't need to keep liking your own comments. If you didn't like them you would not make them. Are you a bit insecure?


His_AG_told_district_attorneys_to_end_these_cases._Why_Jeff_Sessions_is_so_toxic_now.,


Gary,

I've changed my view of what qualifies as "old" and "geezer" as I've gotten older, I'm only in my 50's, so I'm not a "geezer" yet.

I grew up watching movies on a 19" Black and White TV, I first saw the movie In the Heat of the Night on TV in the 70's when I was in grade school, it was powerful and left a lasting impression on me.

Gladys


Shakedown, right out of Clinton Foundation Inc.

Trudeau, an arrogant  clown.


Donald Trump is spending this morning of his vacation lamenting the removal of various monuments to treason in defense of slavery:
One thing I’ve been surprised by during this slow motion car crash into a raging dumpster fire is the sheer depth of Trump’s stupidity and ignorance.
You could tell during Tuesday’s press conference that he thought he had come up with a new and especially powerful argument when he lectured the reporters about the previously unappreciated fact — no doubt just relayed to him by an advisor in the previous day or two — that Washington and Jefferson owned slaves (wait until he finds out that Jefferson liked to rape some of his).
On top of everything else, he’s just really really dumb — and of course he remains blissfully unaware of this.


Naïve. Naïve.


What an appropriate drawing to illustrate this article!
Dear gay brothers, we know some of you are gay.  We think others of you are gay.  We love you.   Well,  I love you and I believe you are some of the best priests in the church.  I wish you could all come out of the closet.  If all of you came out of the closet, what would Rome do?   Fire at half of the priests in the world?  The hyprocrisy from Rome is disgusting and disheartening.  Please know that we care and support you.


My email showed your sweet response.  Thanks!


It was and is a matter of secrecy.  Reasons why action/s take place are often guarded national security programs.


Very cynical to say that.  you make an assumption of people "they" as being racist.  That is sad you would believe that. I guess if you can't make a good case for your cause, you can always pull the old race card out.  Not good.


President Trump did try to repeal and replace but was shot down without enough votes. Democrats would not get behind him as expected so they still have the plan that they created and shoved down our throats. If you're not happy with it you can thank former President Obama and the Democratic party that created it and forced it upon us before anyone even knew what was in it.
it will now become the dysfunctional behemoth it was destined to become and continue to be a drain the working people of America as planned.


Also: Obamacare is still in place, the wall is not being built, and his immigration ban was legally botched through being carelessly written.
I wonder how many of those coal miners are back to work yet.


She just doesn't have a clue. She was a kindergarten supervisor ( I can't be bothered looking it up.. If I'm wrong someone will correct me), and the voters gave her the job of running a major economy.....sigh!


For many big companies and investors wars are lucrative.
No matter what our stance on any type of war, it pays to know where our tax dollars are being spent.
Following is a detailed rundown of some companies squeezing the most profit out of controversial conflicts
The beneficiaries of chaos https://undiagnosedmentalillness.blogspot.com/2017/09/rocket-man-vs-con-man-who-really-has.html


Jebus since when did subjective emotion trump rationality. Working hard (whether office or labour, man or woman) to earn $$ trumps making the bed ANY DAY and EVERYTIME. Seriously, no $$,  no bed to make!


This legal claiming money from Alaska by legislators should be stopped, and they should REFUND what each received that now in retrospect was WRONG!  It won't close the financial gap - but every penny will help. THIS should be stopped, and monies returned from their unwarranted past acceptances. Legislators should receive one paid trip to and from the capital each year - other trips from their own pocket!  Democrats and Republicans and all others can stop raiding the State of Alaska cookie jar as if they believed they were entitled. The State of Alaska should not fund legislator world travel, vacations, or any meetings around the world.


Where money originates, political influence is sure to follow.  Where political influence follows, regulation is prone to be compromised.  Which leads inexorably to the Golden Rule:  He who has the gold rules.


Premera Blue Cross is one of their largest creditors? I wonder if they accounted for employee healthcare costs in their decision to buy when comparing to other papers from "similar" cities...we live in the most expensive healthcare state in the most expensive healthcare country in the world. Ask any business owner what those costs might do to your margins! Good luck (but really)!


I heard Latinos for Trump are illegal aliens. All 50 of them.


By this new commenting system the GM like the Torstar have brought comments to an end.


Ted Cruz calls this lying under oath "a nothingburger".I wonder what kind of burger it would be to him if  it was a Democrat caught lying about such things. No honour, just clinging to power, thats all that matters.


Every barrel we don't produce here will be replaced by another country with lower standards.


Of course, the truth will be that Trump will not be found guilty... for reasons of insanity.


With Attorney General Jeff Sessions, as appointed by President Donald Trump, what other kinds of charges could there possibly be but "Trumped-up charges" against anyone?

A prosecutor only has to convince a jury of 12 people; some of whom may very well be one or more of those "forty million ignoramuses"!

Remember, a jury is largely composed of people not smart enough to avoid jury duty...or sometimes even  those who have hidden agendas.


"Ontario government grant of about $120,000 is going toward a giant rubber duck for Canada 150 celebrations"
"$212,234 was spent on the 2017 Federal Budget cover"
An admitted and convicted terrorist got $10M.
How about it Liberals?
Since it's obvious that lack of finances is not an issue is there anyone left in Ottawa or Queen's Park that has any idea of what "do the right thing means" when it comes to our Canadian history and what one man was willing to do for this country?


Unfortunate that all legislators do not come up for re-election annually.  Governors?  Once every year - special election in October just a day or two after the PFD payments go out (or not).


Wacko Alex Jones will always persuade more people than affirmative action Megyn ever will.


Welcome to Alaska, Mingming! Come to Yakutat and I will host you in my tiny hostel. I am on Facebook.


that will teach her, and all other women, the 'mens gods' wants you all back in the kitchen.


Chris:  I posted the link to the FOXnews story regarding the condition the Rainbow Family leaves after their gathering.  Perhaps those folks who condemn the Rainbow Family could take a minute and check the report which includes an interview with the Forest Service personnel involved in the area.  To the Rainbow Family I wish the best for a peaceful, loving gathering.  Best to you, Gary Crum


The purest example of servant leadership.  Thank you Wendy!


You realize you're making assumptions motives and modus operandi for hundreds of thousands of men every year, right?  If anyone made those kinds of broad, unsupportable assumptions about women, we'd be pilloried.

Face it, you know a tiny, tiny, tiny fraction of men that get assaulted.  Just admit it.


“The first wave of soldiers on D-Day had better odds of survival than a Trump senior staffer,” quipped John Noonan.


Dear Sir, I understand your argument and for the most part agree that FB and Google should pay taxes. The part I'm unsure of is the claim that the FP pays GST and PST.  The FP is only submitting to the government that which is collected from it's customers. As for EI, and CPP I hope the figures you quote are the company portion of those expenses and don't include the employee portion. The health and education expense is a mystery to me since I'm not aware that any government specifically taxes any company for those two items. If those items are taxes that are charged on your employee benefit plan, again it is your employees that are paying the tax and not the FP. Let's also not forget that for every tax you pay it is deducted as an expense thus reducing your corporate tax. Without providing a link to the "list" you refer to, it's difficult to determine whether your statements are entirely correct.


As with most of HFP's politically bent articles, I'm seeing no supporting references attached.  I tried to do the work for you & what I found fell somewhere between Dr. Cascini's article (a trace of a substance in one sample (possible cross contamination according to her) & urban myth.


Because few priests have been falsely accused.  Many have been correctly accused and protected by the Church.  And many loyal catholics obediently mouth the defenses used by the church to avoid admitting its guilt, including the sad and sorry claim that many priests are suffering from false accusations.


Seems like the average Canadian is being squeezed out of the housing market. By whom?


Sounds like you've never had a girlfriend from Texas


Don't touch the dang savings.!!! OMG as soon as you politicians see money in an account somewhere you just gotta have it. Like the what was it 28 million in an account and schools needed funding? Education first public safety first, get rid of the deadweight city jobs appointed only for conveniences. Surrender 1/2 of your pay and any other job holder that makes over $100,000 a year, surrender some of theirs as well.!!! You politicians will think of any reason to take from us. Oh look over there, and when we turn back to see what happened you've robbed us blind.!!! You and Walker are disgraces.


In a hearings process such as this the decision is passed down and a penalty is assessed at a later date.  Lawyers (or agents) for both sides make submissions about their view of the penalty (the article suggests this is happening today).  The hearing panel decides and then (later)  issues reasons for their decision.


LOL, call yourself what you want. You certainly are a WEINER!!!. I didn't lose a thing.! It hasn't even been 8 months and Chump is struggling soooo bad that even his own constituents are second guessing him . But you keep drinking that cool aid old man. Your an easy target to go after so keep it coming!!!!


Mr. Piper,  absolutely  one of the best teachers my daughter ever had. He has a gift and a talent to bring out the best in his students, Hope he can influence all teachers in his school to be even half the teacher he was.


Calling Bannon's ambitions for political realignment "cosmological" is a bit much. The guy is a white nationalist thug and self-described anarchist. Why dignify him with supernatural stature.

<<The dirty secret is that TPP was not an example of “free trade.” Its hundreds of pages of provisions represented a grab bag of goodies for Big Pharma and other large corporate interests.>>

For a more temperate explanation of the TPP:

http://www.vox.com/cards/trans-pacific-partnership

Say what you will about the TPP, but by pulling out Trump has ceded American global leadership to China. Btw, China will have no compunction about disposing of worker and environmental protections insisted upon by the Obama administration in negotiating the TPP. Perhaps MSW can expand on this "social market economy" that will manage to encompass a protectionist, isolationist regime. Rather, Trump Inc., like the Putin oligarchy Trump so admires, promises corruption and kleptocracy unrivaled in US history.


There was nothing uncivil about that post.  Grotesque censorship is another reason the MSM is failing.


Excellent article. Blind self-interest, like all human failings (and wonders) is universal. The reckless greed evident in our government is echoed around the world (maybe not as blatantly as ours, which has betrayed us all and allowed -
even promoted - racial stereotyping to flourish).
And the planet-wide looting by the financial giants, the logical conclusion to the "greed is good" ethos, has caused us to become even more selfish, fearful of economic ruin with debts mounting (planet-wide totalling more than the amount of capital available).
I don't know if there's even space now for Madiba's vision. Maybe incorporate Trevor Noah into our school curriculum - his gentle mockery of human quirks in all "racial" groups is wonderful. And make "Guns, Germs and Steel" a set-work.


Highlander Yank,
" put the citizenry in the position of being forced to apologize for an unscrupulous and unprincipled leader"  Yeah, Thank God Obama's not our leader anymore    Maybe he can spend some time apologizing for his own sins, of which I'.m sure he has a few.


CO detectors have a finite lifetime. Anywhere from 6 months to 5+ years. That's not the battery life, it's the life of the actual hardware. Over time they become less effective and will eventually stop working all together. If yours is over a couple years old and you don't know the lifetime of that model, its best to just replace it. Make a note on the detector itself of when it will need to be replaced.


Nice try! Typical Caldwell tactic - can't defend the message so you attack the messenger.


This could turn into a gigantic clusterthing for the nascent marijuana industry. Nobody knows what Trump will do, but he is impulsive, and if Sessions has his way they will be sending in the storm troopers. Remember the massive bust of the bong industry back in the Bush years?


I think u meant " when cougars start killing livestock, not wildlife


Well the donation of some compensation to worthy causes is noteworthy.


the GOP still has a lot of milk to get from that cash cow before she is shipped off to slaughter.


I provided history. I'm not sure where you get that the Church teaches that the Gospels were written by Catholics - the Gospels were written by early Christians.  Perhaps either I was unclear or you misunderstand.  To which "history" do you refer that disagrees with what I said.

Where do you see Church teaching diverging from "history"?


“Was this really the best photo to show how one should beat the heat? “. No, it wasn’t. But this is a family paper.


Obamacare is now more popular than Mr Turnip.


There was a time I really felt for Bill Morneau.  When he rolled-back the eligibility age for OAS, you could tell he knew it was wrong but took one for the team.

I no longer feel for him.  He knows this is wrong and he is actively selling it as a prescription.


"The whole of scripture needs to be read within its historical and literary contexts." Agreed! I just also think a faithful reading of scripture needs to accompany a belief that the text as a whole is inspired by God despite it's context and historicity. You can certainly understand Scripture as a purely historical text, but Church teaching, practice and dogma obviously cannot be grounded in such a reading.


Someone that probably thinks for themselves versus regurgitating what they heard on Fox News or Coast to Coast...


Semi-auto rifles should be banned. Or, at the very least, highly, highly restricted.


Bingo.  Dixiecrats welcomed by Repubs w open arms ... :(''

Lincoln's party DIED.


Start with the Bishops, exclusionists to the hilt.


Not at all confusing.  McCain knew very well that this would surface and he could end this repeal effort. So, he voted for debate and then when this came up, because it was addressing the house version, he voted to end it.  He is nothing if not a seasoned politician and this time he decided to vote country over (nasty partisan, destructive GOP) party and to try and restore bipartisan political conversation and action.  THANK YOU JOHN MCCAIN!


You should be more concened with those who treated her with judgemental cruelty.


Glad to know you're still around doc - Thought maybe you'd taken some of your own medicine and expired. How wrong I can be - eh?


In point of fact, Mulroney was sworn in on Sept. 17, 1984 .   That's less than half way into the fiscal year -- not the very end.  I grant you that it is challenging to effect change in the bureaucracy, but he did have a full 6 months to rein in spending.  And his first full budget really wasn't much of an improvement at 6.9% of GDP.

You and Nemo are giving the lovable old Irishman far too much credit!


Vatican II has not replaced Lamentabili, to my knowledge.


Very Wrong Bycatch. I am in a relatively low tax bracket. I am most concerned how these income tax proposals defy our constitution and basic free enterprise principles. Socialism has a problem, it does not create wealth - it stops it from being created.


Not one molecule of that dead horse is left.


Why is it that usual liberals and free-thinkers like yourself, Cognitive Dissonance, take the side of the extreme conservatives ( like the 1% of Canadian muslims who endorse extreme Wahhabism) over the Stephen Harper moderate -type conservatives on this issue.   You wrap yourself up in the greatness of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms when it comes to freedom of religion, but only in the one case of Wahhabi -islam whipped women of the niqab wearing sort, who would actually be better off if you supported the their rights of a woman in its banning of niqabs and burqas.     This is the one issue where you chose to side with extreme conservative over the obvious choice of liberating oppressed women.    How do you reconcile this?


So?
Inequity is a good thing for the world?
Am always left with the "what next" when being lectured to by the entitled Neo-Liberals.
Even many members of the original women's movement (a good cause), when faced with the "basket of deplorables", backed some pretty harsh solutions to upgrade humanity.


I would like to see any pipeline acceptance, by the central government, positioned as part of a longer term plan. That is, longer term we are striving for green energy but we aren't there yet; shorter term, we need oil and we need to get our product to market, so pipelines are necessary (subject to a high level of safety screening). Screaming from both sides of the debate sounds like they aren't considering the longer term at all. It's either all pipeline forever or no pipeline ever and both positions ignore the likely future evolution of our energy sector.


Disagree.  The billion plus in China are only now beginning to experience middle class life.  Like the Japanese beforehand, these folks are anxious to travel, not so much internationally but initially within their own country.  Later, you'll see more and more visiting other destinations overseas, including Hawaii.


The Republicans have two issues: cutting taxes for billionaires, keeping non-white immigrants out of this country.


This is kinda of how marky got in split vote.


With the never ending pablum delivery of the diversity kool-aid still never, not once, an explanation of how it makes us stronger as a country. Never, just that it makes us nice. And as usual diversity is coded for diversity by skin color and gender, certainly not diversity of thought as that has been proven to be unacceptable.


Both they US Congress and Senate would save themselves a lot of grief and embarrassment  if they just renamed the bill known as "Obamacare" as "Trumpcare" while telling the POTUS that they made a lot of amendments with actually even touching it. Obamacare may not be perfect, but the fact is that messing with it will hurt millions of US citizens, especially the most vulnerable.


Thank you, I hate seeing the above reader's argument as it gets quite old.


Part one
Not at all barknmod. Prior to 1947 Israel was made up of small pockets of land within Palestine. In that year the UN Partition took place. At that point about half of Palestine was annexed to Israel. Palestine was essentially left with the area we now call the West Bank, Gaza and a small pocket of land in the northern border of Lebanon. By 1949 the land in the north was taken over. Not only Palestinians were removed but also the Druze. At that  time both the West bank and Gaza shrank in size; about the size of those areas now occupied by Palestinians. This happened after the British Mandate and the Arab-Israel War of 1948 ended. Obviously I am giving you a nutshell history lesson but you can always do some research.

Between 1949, when the State of Israel was declared, and the present day, Gaza has remained as a small pocket of land but the West Bank has been incrementally taken over by Israel with settlements, leaving pockets of land for the Palestinians.


I've no doubt you are wondering...for I have read this rant several times and am still at a loss to determine what it means.
1). I NEVER enjoyed sending out fake news. Ridiculous.
2). What election activities of mine? Even more ridiculous...
3). I never said "this snark, that snark..." So I have no idea what tricks your "memory" is playing. Ridiculous doesn't cover this remark
4). What investigations I "desired"?
5). The rest of your remark is pretty much even more off the charts, if possible.

Stop attacking all the time, Annie. Take a deep breath, and keep the false accusations at bay, please.  Discourse would then perhaps be possible...but your comments to me and some others haven't been "discourse" for a very long time.

Pax et Bonum.


DD,

A person who is gifted by the Holy Spirit easily recognizes and respects when another is gifted and their experience with God enables them to see quickly when a person is not gifted. Thinking that a person can be gifted by the Holy Spirit without having a testimony about their experience with the power of God is the first evidence that their concepts are based on theory rather than scripture and experience with God. Second is their persistence in arguing with those who are gifted and ministering using the gifts that are in them. Please, get experience with God, discover the gifts He has promised to give all who believe and find the ministry He wants you doing. Then come back and let's celebrate God's greatness together.


That scuffle had absolutely not a thing to do with SCROTUS, the Orange-Crapstain-in-Chief. Get your noses out of his nether regions.


Definitely not human in the humane sense, but thanks for trying.


Battle lines have been drawn by the Alt-Left.  When Indivisible Denver/Black Lives Matter say they want to "...dismantle white supremacy.." what they mean is they want to dismantle the very Foundations/Institutions this nation was built upon.


"...baby boomers continue to live the high-life by borrowing from their children's financial future." Spoken, perhaps, like a spoiled--or maybe disadvantaged--millennium. Sorry for you.  But neither I, nor my boomer wife, fit into your neat little equation.

Our cost of living runs about $3,500 mo.  But, And savings and mortgage-free home we live in are meant to live a nice inheritance for the three kids when we say our final adios. Lots of us out there, I suspect.

So, we are far from borrowing from our children's financial future.  In fact, given the investments these under 40s are making, chances are good THEY won't have to borrow much at all in the next 20 years or so.  You're welcome to do the same.


Really

Have you heard of the “internet” and the “knowledge-based economy”?


I accuse Mr Green , with the adjustable wrench , in the office
wwwwhaw  yupp


Personnally I think it's a stupid attitude from Hilton company, in fact, paying my stay every year 8'000$ for two weeks, taking into account that there are more than 4'000rooms dont tell me that Hilton cannot afford 10K$ per year for it's fireworks?!? For me with or without fireworks it won't change anything to Hawaii, people will continue to come to Oahu, they dont come out in Waikiki just because there is a 5min fireworks.
David (Switzerland)


Some legislators are proposing to reduce or eliminate prison sentences for NONVIOLENT offenses, such as drug possession. It's a waste of taxpayer's  money. Even the Koch brothers agree.


Nope, sorry.

You self-deleted your previous post because you knew you were wrong, and now you're back doubling down with newly found "proof".

Too bad your big link from the discredited loony liberal Buzzfeed contains no proof whatsoever that Cohen met with anyone, or even went to Prague.

You were wrong before and you're wrong again now.

Own it like a man.


Talking points and flag waving nothing else.  Tony Clement said the same things but when asked for "what exactly would you do differently?", he didn't ever explain and hung up on the CBC, and the priceless free air time he could have used to sell his plan, (if he really had one in the first place).

This reflects the same actions as Trumps Executive Order enacting the Muslim Ban. When pressed "what exactly is the threat, beyond talking points and flag waving?" and his crack team of US Attorneys had nothing. "See you in Court!" was his reaction and he hung up the phone on twitter.


Jimmy Kimmel, like the left-wing Washington Post, is just awful. He's gone full libtard and is one of many reasons late night talk shows are terrible and nobody intelligent watches anymore.


Senator Warren is a crackpot socialist with obsolete ideas that belong in early 20th century Russia.


Salmonfest has a pretty good head start on this guy as far as the promotional thing goes as well as the notoriety of lower 48 class acts that find their way to Alaska in the summer. I wish him luck though. He's going to need it. He'll have a lot of perception obstacles to overcome.


So first priority is trans gendered. Why did that become the cause celeb this year.  And second priority was alphabet soup. So if you're homeless but normal , screw you. We only want same sex people.

And how many days until those tiny houses are covered in graffiti, full of feces and condoms, turned on thier sides, and strewn with needles. I'd say a week.

And the mental health issues? Drugs are bad, they'll wreck your brain. Choices have consequences. Snowflakes blame everyone but themselves


Maybe James Barrett the con artist from Juneau, will house them all....


Polis is a dishonest NIMBY, plain and simple. All you need to do is recall how he claimed that an oil and gas well being drilled across the street from his second home near Berthoud was causing adverse health consequences for his partner's children. Funny that they hadn't even fracked the well to that point, but yet he was claimed that fracking fluids were the direct cause. Jared Polis is toxic for Colorado!


"Timing lights for bikes"?  ROFLMAO!  The bicyclists in Eugene ignore red lights because they are already 'enlightened' by being bicycle riders.

Same reason they ignore one-way bicycle lanes or one-way streets and other traffic safety rules and devices.  They are above such things.


It would be nice if the Editors took a opportunity to talk to Bill K. and just ask him where he got the quote.    I've been sent many emails over the years through strings of personal contacts that contain exactly this kind of information.. "Obama brings sixth fleet and spends 2 trillions dollar in Hawaii.....).

So knowing for fact that there intentional deceptions in large quantity on several types of media, you would think a quality newspaper like the RG would chase this story a little farther.  If Bill is willing that is.


Yes, BUT that counts all of the dead voters and illegal voters too. once you remove them, trump still wins.


Sounds like someone took a big drink from the Trump sippy cup. Good thing is, racist bigots like you at a dying breed.


Interesting someone becomes victim already due to this human right game. It is not a smart move probably.


What is your definition of terrorism?


The unfortunate thing about this article is it makes too much sense, which means it will never happen.
I would also continue the argument that corporate involvement causes much damage in many more industries than just the drug industry.


ScienceDuck, 16 hours ago:
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/study-finds-fraternity-sorority-students-more-likely-be-conservative


Your analysis/comment confuses two separate issues: the rates themselves & what the companies do (or do not) pay. To say that the companies do not pay the "effective" tax rate is not the same as saying that the tax rates are not the highest. Which is exactly what the NPR article is saying. The statutory US corporate tax rate is the highest. This is a fact. Now, do corporations seek to avoid paying that rate? Yes, primarily by registering in a foreign jurisdiction with a lower statutory rate (such as Ireland for many tech companies). This is why Pres. Obama was correct when he argued that by cutting the statutory corporate tax rate companies would pay more US taxes potentially. They also spend a great deal of capital trying to lower their tax burden; many economists argue that this is a misapplication of capital that by cutting corporate tax rates might be allocated to different goals.


And your obviously not over posting the same ole "landslide loss" comment!!!!


Havn't heard a peep!


Pilot’s legal responsibility: NOTAM  http://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_7_6876.html or FSS  A pilot could lose his/her licence if they did not check for NOTAMs and violated the TFR around the hazard.  It is not legal for anyone to operate an aircraft in the TFR designated area.

NOTICE TO MARINERS  VHF simplex channel 22A, and VHF 16
https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm17102017.pdf   I suspect that when there is no limiting sea ice, Hilcorp will have one of their support vessel intercept the idiot that goes out into Cook Inlet without a VHF radio and/or ignores the Notice to Mariners and heads towards the hazard.


Disagree on this - nations DO have friends

I can believe many or most relationships are more about interests, but there are certain countries with such long histories that they truly are friends.  Canada and the US.  Canada and the UK.  THe UK and France.  These are real bonds.


The problem is that you have three useless/obsolete degrees.  Those with economics and political science degrees or diplomas in journalism are no employable as they do not offer many marketable skill sets.  I have still not seen any unemployed doctors or dentists.  The lesson to kids today is to get a RELEVANT education.  Period.


He is willing to surrender SOMEONE ELSE'S civil rights.  Bravery knows no bounds.


you make good points.  my mind was in the mode of  school sweethearts.  she's a fresh or soph, he's a senior when they meet...later, he graduates, she's still in high school. the only thing that may have changed for those hypothetical 2,] is  a year older for both.  but yes, I see a bigger picture when you bring in the factor of where it's made a scoring game, or drinking game -  that should be rape....god forbid, even if the young girl consented.  but that is a sexual offense no doubt.  I guess this what a jury or judge decides.


Short Cuisinart.


This is journalism?  There are a few gaping holes in the story.


Like all cafeteria catholics you simply declare that any part of the doctrines of the Church you don't like are not DE FIDE.  In the end, just another delicate snowflake who cannot accept and follow the full teachings of the church, picking and choosing what you like, but without the intellectual honesty to admit it.


What are you talking about Dick?  There were over 3,000 basketball enthusiast at the games.  Good gawd almighty keep your yap shut.


Let's simultaneously lay fiber optic and power cables to the Big Isle.  Time to fully tap that geo-thermal and boost communications.


In the first place, how hard is it to make a speech?
"Canada to speak up for Rohingya Muslims at United Nations: Freeland" is literally what Canada's involvement is.

In the second place it should be obvious to you that Canada has settled on this for any news coverage it may get during the UN week with virtually no person in opposition to Canada's speech.

You should be thanking Ms. Freeland for a job well done.


"This election is about racism."

You comment certainly proves that!


Ah there it is. The double whammy of shaming the Catholic piety of MILLIONS throughout history accompanied by the elevation of sexual fulfillment to a "need" which must be satisfied at every turn.

Spare me of the "when did Jesus ever talk about the Rosary or when did he ever say anything about contraception" stuff. Just be honest with yourself. Catholicism is what it is. It's REALLY difficult to accept. It's even more difficult to actually live out. If you don't want to adhere to the Church's perennial teaching which is incapable of change because it belongs to the revelation of Christ Himself through the Church then just cease to be Catholic.

Give up the "by golly I'll bend the Church's teaching to my will so I can stay Catholic the way I know it's meant to be" bit and just own up to reality.


For the record, the AFC pre-De Vos invited Rose. It's credibility, through no fault of the other members, went out the window when he joined last year, I believe, after Max Price et al withdrew Rose's invitation.


I'm sorry you've lost your friend. Have any idea how he was going the wrong way ?


i see. flaggin my post is easier than answering the question.


Jim, you might want to let David Morris at GCI no that. He is clueless.


Reap what you sow.  Finally.  Bonne chance, Iran.


So all this hand wringing about the WAM chair being ousted has turned out to be a bunch of hype based on the anonymous comments of folks with their own agendas? Pretty shameful reporting. Tokuda deserves our respect and support for keeping a close eye on the budget, not a smear from political opponents trying to make points with the public.


I thought the editors of Commonweal had a thoughtful, yet critical, take on the Civilta article. I find it telling that almost no one has seen fit to acknowledge, yet alone respond to it. Instead, there has been an echo chamber of groupthink that simply re-tweets praise & acclaim for the article, without acknowledging some of its weaknesses.

As the Commonweal editors say: "But it is not just what you argue that matters; how you argue is equally important. On that score, Spadaro and Figueroa’s article is a mishmash of wild and erroneous claims, made in a disjointed, almost impenetrable style."


If I'm going to lose my job or not be able to buy a house, I would much prefer it be so that a unskilled or poor family could have it rather than the rich foreign elite...
But hey, I'm just a right wing bigot right?


The left likes hammers and sickles.


While addressed to Christians, this is an excellent commentary on anger. I just mentally delete all the “God” and “Jesus” stuff. Besides, isn’t there a myth about a very angry “God” wiping out most every living thing on Earth but the contents of some “Ark”…an oversized craft that would have been impossible to build…and would have sunk in days had it actually existed? Now that is some real anger! The old testament God was supposedly superseded by a new covenant but is still widely embraced by new testament believers.
I have acquaintances who are non-angry Christians. Very pleasant…although I find it rather bland after a while…and I have seen some of them explode with repressed anger (at their kids, no less). I presume the author also addresses the frothing-at-the-mouth Christians...the fear-based cults so politically active these days. But again, his non-denominational views on anger apply to us all.


Trump exempted nations with a majority belief in Islam IF he has business dealings there. Red meat for his followers, greenbacks for his pockets.


Conservative Christians have the power.
Conservative Christians can't stand the fact gay people have the same rights as them. They want to restore their former power imbalance that was in favor of them.
Conservative Christians want the right to discriminate against gay people, on religious grounds.
But, if a gay business owner discriminates against a Christian, that Christian can sue the gay business owner on grounds of religious discrimination.


Dear Pete.
Please recall that Mr. Harper & Company were moving toward budget surpluses, therefore they would not need to be creating more ways to squeeze taxes from the people.
The problem is on the spending side of the ledger, the Liberals are happy to buy votes with reckless spending, all the while telling the populace that it is the evil rich who should pay to make their life better.  Which is okay to a point, but we are going well past that point...


How can it be NK? According to all western sources, North Korea lives in the stone age and is struggling to even keep the lights on.


BULL!!

This is Murkowski's attempt at propaganda. She should hold a townhall meeting and she will see for herself how many Alaskans are angry about healthcare being taken away and DeVos.

She won't of course.


Actually Clark is just cementing her Party's status as the Trump northern farm team, embracing the Trump's post truth methodology.


My condolences to her family and friends as well as all in the industry who worked with her and new her.