Gosh, I respond to what you say, believing that you are saying what you mean. You have complained that I have "translated" your statements, now you complain that I haven't.

I notice that YOU did not respond to what I wrote. Could it be that you couldn't without looking like a heartless jerk?


What would that be? You have a constitutional right to use deadly force to protect your life or self from grievous harm, regardless of location, but not your property.


trump can't be shamed....so any accusations against him by russian 'agents" will be ignored....the man cannot be bought.


It's impossible to prove a negative.
Regarding small farmers, depending on the pest (and Hawaiii is continuously subjected to more all the time; note the vectors of rat lungworm), any farmer may need to use a RUP at some point during the year if all other methods fail. Also, the bill did not specify any particular quantity threshold of RUP used. And again, why would this only apply to farmers?


It is a self-serving conceit of the supporters of market fundamentalism to take it upon themselves to pronounce their ideology as "moderate" or perhaps even "centrist" — as commentators like Mortishead have described Macron's leanings. Neoliberal market fundamentalism is neither. As one French citizen commented, Macron stands for the "Uberization" of French society. Market fundamentalism seeks to subordinate all societal values to "the market" where, surprise, surprise, those with the deepest pockets hold sway. Society's wealth is funneled to the wealthy and power is ceded to oligarchs and their corporate lieutenants. This is neither fair nor democratic and it is not sustainable. Le Pen is indeed bad news; Macron — in the absence of explicitly racist, antisemitic and xenophobic pronouncements — is perhaps only marginally less so.


The answer to anyone who points out that none of their allegations make any sense, that there is no evidence of any of this is, “Well, where is the evidence that it’s not true?”'
A lot of people can't comprehend this logical fallacy: you can't prove a negative!
To help these no-conspiracy-is-too-absurd-to believe' people to understand, one of them the son of Michael Flynn, soon to be US national security advisor who said 'until pizzagate proven to be false, it'll remain a story' (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/05/did-michael-flynn-really-tweet-something-about-pizzagate-not-exactly/?utm_term=.886ee45a351a), I will say to him: until there is evidence that you have not killed anybody, it will remain a story.
In this insane World, there isn't much you can do other than throwing it back at them - still I am not sure they will come to their senses.


Brussels not so much


I would also like to suggest that if Ms. Doolittle wishes to establish her viewpoint as credible, she make one simple admission;  some complainants lie about sexual assaults.  While the number may be very small, and the reasons varied,  there are false complaints.  And, for this reason, investigations have to be thorough, and unbiased.


She addressed a subject that should have been opened to the public years ago. In Mission, BC the  local children went to school, the came home after school. There is also a lot of intimidation
against positive results from being reported.


With regard to #6:  HOPE can be "construed"  as a directive (definition of "construe"  in Webster's dictionary.)

To understand or explain the sense or intention of usually in a particular way or with respect to a given set of circumstances; Construed my actions as hostile; Her frustration was construed as anger.

Someone needs to do some homework.


But of course Dromig, even if a sin is mortally wrong, a person must know it and understand it. Many well educated on this board and elsewhere highly  question the supposed sexual sins defined by the RCC episcopacy that eschew their own sexual faults.   Those of us on this board are not judges and in fact when we try to be, perhaps we are mortally wrong...  However when Bishops do not protect our children it is time to shame them, and get them fired as they are no longer respected, but God is and will continue to judge them...


> Option 4: Turn the World Cup of Hockey, basically the revived Canada Cup, into the hockey equivalent of soccer’s World Cup. Problem? Last fall’s World Cup of Hockey was a best-against-best contest, and the level of play was stratospheric. But fan interest outside of Canada was anemic.

Because it insulted the vast majority of hockey playing nations by limiting them to a single team and stealing stars off the elite few who were let in.  There is no valid World Cup that doesn't both expand to the size of at least the IIHF World Tier AND eliminate the multinational / age-restricted teams (which, surprise surprise, the author bitched about earlier with the u23 soccer tournament).


I have some doubts re Pence's rationality.  But that is another conversation. :-)
But you're right.  They, at least, behave like adults, whereas our current esteemed President does not.


This survey is part of the plan;  it's on voting in elections, not a referendum on whether to have a referendum.

Actually as well, both the NDP and Green party attached a minority report that stated that a referendum wasn't really needed.


Well, it certainly couldn't get much worse. Only one way to go from here...


The first and obvious step to avoid another downgrade and re-establish trust would be to unequivocally cancel the nuclear build plans. It's obvious we can't afford it and don't really need it, and no-one will trust a government that pushes ahead with it. So let's publicly scrap it now, and also dismantle wasteful structures like E-Tolls and other SOC scams. That will save money, reduce debt and regain investor and consumer confidence. Also incentives for new oil and gas development, instead of threats of penalties and nationalisation.


"ALASKA VIRGIN"?


Bull. Every owner of these corporations already influence elections, congress and wall street on individual basis. Always has. They just wanted as Koch says "give me a republican in WH that will sign what I tell him" as well as willing to spend a billion dollars to put him there. He got him.


Time to end this Hawaii becoming a model for the world bull crapola. Hawaii's vile mistreatment of its native Hawaiians means it can never be a model for anything besides exceptional deviation from the standard Native American franchise fair and equal treatment for indigenous peoples. Get that fixed Marti then come back and ask for financial assistance from the public.


That is interesting... I haven't heard that before.  So that makes him a great parent, as well as an out of work coach.


I'll not forget to mention Danny DeWitt either. He was the front man for Bill Weimar among legislative staffers, and I think he went over to DNR, to see that Bill Allen's interests continued to be observed.


Trump has no moral compass.  His only values are his own ego and $.


Why hold a biased poll when we could settle the carbon tax definitively via referendum?! If they believe their own polls... what are they afraid of?

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Well said, John.


The PC wing is in bad shape, but Chong getting close to 10% says they are not dead yet.  Remember this, the more right wing elements are disproportionately over 65 while the more moderate elements tend to be under 30.  Give it another decade and a lot of the Refomers will die off.  In the long-run the party will either moderate or die off and a PC like party will re-emerge.  Reformers are a dying breed in Canada.


The difference between Trump praising the Coast Guard for their efforts and Obama doing the same thing is...

That Trump means it; Obama was only trying to get good press out of it.


He should be caring for  Trump and stopping him blowing up the world. He is not an historian nor is he a qualified social commentator. He should shut up.


You must be referring to her highnass, evil, foul-mouthed, liar and power hungry HRC.


Let see Jebbie President & Two-Lips Tolley Vice President 2020 Ya Hoo I can not wait.


Except he did not win Colorado - remember that please.


Acceptance is irrelevant unless you have boots on the ground. The Eastern Ukraine is fully integrated into the Russian economy and governance. You may wish to take a look at the percentage of the area's population which speaks Russian as a first language. It was colonized before the Soviet Union fell.

Putin was encouraged by the lack of preparation of the United States and the then administration's lack of action elsewhere.

It is now a "done deal".


How did this dimwit get there?   Did he seize power?  No, more ons voted for him.  Hit close to home?


There are not enough characters allowed here for me to tell my favorite Roger story.  There are too many (mis) adventure stories to choose from.  There was never a dull moment. Within half an hour of my arrival in Bar Harbor in the spring of 1987 for another season at Acadia, I was in a little rowboat with Roger and another crazy guy, pitching in the rising surf along the bold, rocky coast of  Maine, to rescue an albino deer stranded on a ledge. At least we had pfds on, but Roger couldn't swim! But instead of that one, I'll be sending my Wash - Rinse - Repeat tale to the High Desert Museum.  Maybe they will post in for a time. Roger is fondly remembered by his friends in Maine even after 25 years.

Thanks for the memories Roger.

Charlie


I did, I also read in the article that they sent her home with pain pills. (2nd paragraph)
.
I don't know which side is in the right here, I do think there's enough for the family to question her treatment though.


Would that make some of them Demonstrosities?


More informtion was exchanged than you think.  It will all come out in due time.  The Donald and the Kushners are owned by the Russians financially


and now, thanx to Ivana, we know her small hands former husband has long had a Hitler / NAZI obsession, which explains a lot. and then there's trump's nasty father and other vile mentors who taught him the trades of evil. gotta give the grifter credit tho, he certainly paid full attention!


Very refreshing to have a President who speaks his mind.

Like or it not, you always know where President Donald J. Trump stands.

Who knows what Trudeau, Obama and Clinton really think.  They have "public positions" and "private positions" so the public has no idea what they really believe.

These athletes have every right to say what they want and do what they want (within the law), but so does President Trump.


I respect your response, which is thoughtful and informed. No, I am not a public defender, never have been ... but I hold them in high regard as being overworked, underpaid and underfunded. It is difficult to have the time equal to private counsel when the taxpayers refuse to adequately fund the PDs. I have had co-counsel cases with them, and with only few exceptions, Alaska is blessed with talented, dedicated public defenders. They are far better than what I've seen elsewhere.

They compromise because they must. If there is a flaw, it is the funding. Taxpayers want lengthy sentences and perfect justice ... but aren't willing to foot the bill for more cops (also underpaid,) more prosecutors, more court personnel, more social workers (incredibly overworked and underpaid,) and more public defenders.

In short, we get what we pay for ... the public cries for justice but won't fund it. It's a trap for everyone, especially the victims who, of all, are the most shortchanged.


"Are they just?". There are only two choices for American voters: either vote for Mrs Clinton or vote against Mr Trump.

Remember, Rome fell, so will America under King Donald.


Alaska population is about as close to stagnant as it gets, and you are all talking about how the PFD attracts people here? Give me a break. We've lost 7,000 residents a year over the last two years.


It should be repeated that the main reason the senate is in this position is because Don Young was one of the deciding votes on passing the House version.  I hope Lisa and Dan thank him appropriately.


For starters Trump may have said that he believes Obama was born in the USA but it was only to shut the left wing press up. He doesn't believe it for the same reason I don't believe it and that is because he has never been able to come up with anything resembling unforged proof and he is still using someone else's SSN.

the actual number was close to 10 million people and your operative word was "give". I would like to see everybody insured and paying for their own insurance but since thats not possible then I am certain that we could insure more Americans if we stopped giving it away to illegal aliens who don't pay their bill. As a compassionate human being I pay my taxes and give liberally to various charities.


Well the latest today is that the reporter from the WAPO has NEVER seen any memo from Comey, he just received a strange phone call from someone that read the wording from the fake memo.  This reporter has done this 4 times now, each time causing a gigantic mess.  There is no collusion between Trump and the Russians, even Maxine Floodwaters says so.  Diane Frankenstein also says there is no evidence, just a "lot of stories in the  papers".  So the whole thing was just another fake news mess. The House met with the special counsel today and the dems would not talk about it, the ones that did basically could not answer the question about evidence because there just isn't any.  All of the channels are laughing at the stupid dems for falling for it.  Sorry democrats, but you are wiping out your own party with your behavior.  You got yourselves.  The MSM is complete BS.  Nobody believes them now.  All over the news today, go see it for yourself if you don't believe it.  GO TRUMP!  #MAGA!


Forgot to take your happy pills again huh?


Funny how Walmart gets blasted for low wages and amazon gets a pass.


Dilbert cartoonist and 'Internet Pundit' Scott Adams had tweeted earlier today
"If you want to see a glitch in the simulation, ask someone on the other team what they thought of #Trump's speech. 2 movies on 1 screen." as an illustration of the cognitive dissonance originating from Trump's win.
Elizabeth Renzetti's article captures it perfectly.  Many didn't see any malice in his inauguration address at all - put she HAS to keep this movie playing in her head (and sharing it in her writing) or else she would have to admit she might, perhaps, have been a little wrong about Trump.  This would of course be unacceptable - therefore - cognitive dissonance.


Who cares? Punk got what he needed, and he certainly had no fear of the system.

If Larson is charged it'll be a Valley trial, unanimous acquittal. They're still good for some things out there.


That's been happening on the provincial level. Pay attention maybe instead of whinging?


I dispute your listing TVO as an "unwatchable" channel.  For me, my family and friends, and many others, TVO is one of the most frequently-watched channels we get.  Their mix of intelligent discussion of current affairs, fascinating documentaries (like last night's "Ping Pong") and the best of British and European drama (not to mention programming for children that helps them learn and think) all makes TVO such a hit that I gladly give them a $150 donation every year: It's money well spent!


What obsession? Dont be a fool. She is admired and noteworthy due to her honest stance amongst the rotten party that is the ANC. She has more value remaining within the ANC that from without.


The domino effect needs to spread well beyond Hollywood.  It's a start though.


Wearing a hat indoors when participating in government business is NOT acceptable.  If Espero cannot be comfortable about his own physical appearance, how can he ever be expected to be honest to the people that he serves as a state legislature or when he is asked to make public comments?  If it bothers him that much get some decent landscaping


I bet dude is totes on the urban farm to table train, though. Bet he has a sick 10 sq ft shared garden outside his LoHi condo.


Jwest10 is right.
Not one client should take delayed pension.
The advisor will not get his cut if he/she spends all of their money.
This is an advertorial not an article.
Maybe it is time for Rob to think of retirement.


Sours grapes turns to bitter whine.


I am Catholic and I used to go to this church. Being a Catholic I am used to feeling betrayed by my priest. I do not lose my faith in God because of the behavior of men "of God". I feel the need to say something to Outsider 77 and the supporters of this priest in general. It is painful to realize that a religious authority that you trust, you go to confession with, you receive blessings from can behave as he did. However, it is even more painful to see that people like you are still willing to deny undeniable evidence to avoid feeling the pain of broken trust. A priest is *not* a saint. He is not less prone to sin than you are. He is *not* holier than you are. In fact, being in a position of power within any church exposes him to sin more than other believers. Your attitude, Outsider 77, is an example of why so many abuses in the Catholic church were and still are silenced. Your relentless denial is extremely dangerous and so is the denial of his parishioners.


It's much more than some weakly correlated statistics.


OS, you remind me of the withered Japanese soldier wandering out of the Philippines jungle ready to keep fighting World War II, with one glaring exception: His side lost, but he didn't know it, and your side won, but that's not enough. Instead, here you are like some stubborn old coot who just doesn't know when, or how, to quit picking fights. It's sad to watch.
It's great that you got your pain "meds" managed, because the quality of your posts have reflected that in their lucidity. Maybe now work on the anger issues and letting go.


Not hypnosis, just a cult of personality.


If "we can have this discussion because we are grown-ups" is true, I have some basic, grown-up questions for the ANONYMOUS editor of this article:

1. How many cases of terorism has CSIS and its domestic spying partners CSEC and the RCMP uncovered by increased surveillance of Canadians? We should be furnished with statistics and case studies instead of hearing about how Britain thinks it will be just fine to surveil every man woman and child in every aspect of their lives.

2. How much does spying on ourselves COST? What's the dollar figure? Why isn't this be part of the discussion? Why pay spies billions of dollars that should otherwise be spent on more pressing social expenditures? We could be funding: FN, education, seniors, veterans, public housing, infrastructure, legitimate police activities, fire departments, ambulance services, athletes, refugees, etc. etc. etc.

3. What are the risks inherent with a surveillance state? How does paranoia and xenophobia threaten our culture(s)?


Your sarcasm is rooted in truth at least in part, sanctimonious.  There is no Supreme Court justice who has ever come close to being as far from the centre as Harper's last pick, Russell Brown.


No question that Canada has a major issue with wait times.

And it has suffered with very bad leadership of the portfolio - especially in Ontario; especially during the Matthews period.


He doesn't need to. Just say "Jesuits" and he says "Opus Dei". The boy-fight continues...


LOL ... They already did when the Feds reduced their share by 2 % .... Ontario pass it on ? .... Nope !

All you do with added taxation is continue to build the underground economy. I don't know a single, independent private contractor, plumber, electrician, painter, carpenter, tile worker, stone mason / bricklayer, auto mechanic or printer who won't do work on a " cash - no bill " basis. The purchaser voids the HST and the seller dodges some income tax. The higher the tax, the more worthwhile the avoidance becomes.

If you can't match spending to revenue then sooner or later you will reach the " end game. " .... Check out Greece - social programs being clawed back because they are now unaffordable due in large part to interest costs , a massive untaxable underground economy and no future without begging their lenders for more cash and more time.

There is a chasm at the end of Ontario's yellow brick road.


I disagree that Trump's task is to "reassemble" America.  There is no chance of liberals ever accepting reality.  He needs to honor his campaign promises. And as Obama would say, "Period".


Yeah, French will never not be threatened, simply because of where Quebec is.  Even France itself is heavily influenced by English cultural products and riven with more and more English loanwords.  But I think at this point people understand that the current regime is about as good as it will get.


Lazeelink,

Trump's best buddy Putin has just announced measures to decriminalize domestic abuse as part of a return to "traditional values". I'll bet Trump is fine with that.


K:  Just because they ruled contrary to your political view you conclude they are corrupt.  Wow, talk about rushing to judgement based on political bigotry.


"As for the decision to kill the animal, that's seems lazy. It's just easier to go to that option"

No, it has to do with the 'science' of Wildlife Management. A bear who has lost his fear of contacts with humans is a threat whether he is in the Broadmoor or in RNP.


Guess you'll have to become "productive" then


White supremacy is term used by racists like Pelosi, and our so-called governor.


Fundraiser... for...?

The City of Anchorage self-insures worker's compensation.  This was an on-the-job injury.

It pays for all medical costs and lost wages, including union benefits.

Fundraiser for good perception?

And, oh.... while we are at it, taxpayers paying forthis catastrophic fall from height would like to know what happened that caused this claim.


too late for those who think the sky is falling , like you!


I wish I understood their logic.  They say that they want to make sure that vaping is accessible to adult smokers, and I believe them, but this bill removes important characteristics that make vaping successful. Every vaper I know has a collection of different flavours, because adults like fruit, candy and dessert as much as young people, but this bill would ban such flavours.  Vaping has spread quickly through word of mouth and Facebook, but the bill would make it a criminal offense to say that it's safer and more pleasant than smoking. They say that they want to make sure that Canadian regulations reflect science, but ignore much of the international research showing that vaping is vastly safer than smoking to both the individual and his/her surroundings and that vaping is not proving to be a gateway to tobacco.
Every senator and every MP should be required to visit a vape shop and learn some basic facts before voting on Bill S5 -- they owe it to the Canadian public.


Hard to make money while doing hard time.


I see one guy in our town that cycles on the shoulder seasons of winter.  I have not seen him since the temperature has dipped below minus 25.  Go figure.


Another diatribe from a political hack.


Well, based on the SA article it's unclear. It mentioned an apartment complex and nothing about inside of an apartment. Maybe they could be homeless, we just don't know yet.


I hope are you a now a net tax payer.  So, others can have the same treatment you received.


Ms Leah is a pretty dangerous bra burner.  I feel sorry for this that doesn't get a normal upbringing.


I bet it wasn't the pain so much but the thought his season could have been over.


NUTS!  You have got to be kidding?  Pardoning a TRAITOR?  Should be in front of a firing squad!


She really thinks that using personal email was her biggest mistake? That just shows how much she doesn't get it.


I completely agree, more information is needed to figure out what actually occurred. Unfortunately, my comment was removed merely for calling an allegation, just that, an allegation. I suppose I also expressed the possibility that a disgruntled parent could have ulterior motives. How that is not considered civil discourse is a mystery to me.


They're the intolerant and authoritarian type of people that are like this towards minorities. The authoritarian mentality has reared its ugly head in recent years using Muslims as the current scapegoat. In time, they'll drift away to other groups...


You said it yourself -- people are shy when it comes to taking their clothes off.  But I am less shy about getting naked in front of other women than I would be in a locker room filled with penises and balls.  I wouldn't pay for a gym membership if that was the case unless the locker and shower rooms were re-configured to have individual stalls for changing clothes and showering.


On Monday, Fox News breathlessly reported James Comey’s detailed memos of his conversations with Donald Trump contained “top secret” information.

The segment was tweeted from the Fox & Friends account and shortly thereafter, the Tweeter-in-Chief gleefully chimed in:

Donald J. Trump  ✔@realDonaldTrump
James Comey leaked CLASSIFIED INFORMATION to the media. That is so illegal!
2:40 AM - 10 Jul 2017

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The story fell apart on Tuesday and Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy admitted on the air they were “mistaken”:

Will Donald Trump apologize to James Comey and admit he too was mistaken?

Don't hold your breath.


The one positive thing that can be said about this is that the damage control crews seem to have done their jobs. By the sounds of it that vessel could have easily gone down.


Larger population states. The electoral system tends to weight the votes of small population states higher than large population states. It's patently unfair.


Excerpts from those links:
The USA has "by far" the world's largest cyber-army, and contracts corporations who set up and pay people to post in social media "around the world" using multiple "using fake online personas to influence internet conversations and spread pro-American propaganda"
"Centcom's contract requires for each controller the provision of one "virtual private server" located in the United States and others appearing to be outside the US to give the impression the fake personas are real people located in different parts of the world."
“The Centcom contract stipulates that each fake online persona must have a convincing background, history and supporting details”
… “the software could allow US service personnel, working around the clock in one location, to respond to emerging online conversations with any number of co-ordinated messages, blogposts, chatroom posts and other interventions.”


In reality, the US is objectively in a stronger position both economically and militarily. Our PM's job is to figure out how to warm up and negotiate for the best possible deal despite this obvious and objective discrepancy in power. Harper's biggest failing as PM was his inability to recognize this simple fact with the US, China, Russia, and Germany. For example, he tried the "position of strength" tactic on XL, doubling down, and lost, and in turn, soured relations with Obama, reducing Harper's ability to win anything else for our country. The costs of poor relations with the US are enormous. It appears that public praise and positive attention to Trump is a great way to win his affection. If so, I'm all for our PM doing so. Canada's PM trying to pretend it's powerful and strong against the US (or any major power) is like a miniature poodle being aggressive with a german sheppard.


Friendship, really


The great thing about reality is that it doesn't go away if you don't believe in it.


Webfoots1, the parents are probably in JAIL.............???????


What are you, some type of raving nutbar?

Gushing?  And lovingly?

Cuz I pointed out Werenski was having a great rookie season, playing a difficult position 20+ mins/game, QB the PP, drawing attention that there were other good rookies besides the guys who had a blue/white maple leaf crest on the front of their sweater that you narrow-minded Your Leafs fans had never ever heard of?

Touchy, insecure, whiny Your Leafs fan base.

Your team ain't the only 1 in the universe.


Poor Al Gore, his campaign never recovered from that.  I wonder how it would go over today?  Probably depends on who does it.


Caldwell and his cronies conduct these sweeps to temporarily appease the public.  So, they make a sweep and clear the homeless out.  Hello!  Just because you've cleared them out doesn't make homelessness magically disappear.  They're STILL homeless, regardless of where they go.  Nothing but a PR stunt to score a few cheap political points.  And the gullible public buys into it.


Everyone in Boulder is happy - with the exception of the Ramseys.


As I continue to say...good bye Notely, you are a failure.


Cool, since you look to Didiche to inform our praxis today, surely you agree with Didiche's stance on birth control and abortion too?


This budget, as proposed, is mean-spirited and hard-hearted.   If it was passed as is, along with the republican-crafted house health care bill, the homeless population would explode and emergency rooms would be inundated with the uninsured.   But, trump certainly doesn't care.   In his eyes, if you can't afford it, you don't deserve it.


Did your parents have any children that lived?
You think that Germans can force bakers to make them hitler cakes and you call me stupid.
hilarious!


Very interesting. When was the flooding?


The purpose of this column seems to be: how can I define a bunch of political axes so that my position sounds best? Pretty funny, actually.

But also unfortunate, because the left-right distinction has become problematic and often does constrain sensible policy discussion these days. But Manning's alternative frames are transparently self-serving and skewed. A wasted opportunity.


Very interesting information. I agree with what Raheel is saying. While she doesn't focus on it, her figures show that 0.03% of Muslims are violent Jihadis. I'd classify that as "statistically few".

This extrapolates to about 300 Canadian Muslims out of the over 1 million Muslims living in Canada. However even though there is no data for Canada in her video, when one looks at the statistics shown, there is a noticeably lower rate of fundamentalism in western countries compared to Muslim majority nations. Therefore the number of violent radical Muslims in Canada is very likely much less than 300.

Raheel's overall point is a serious concern about radical fundamentalists, not about Muslims as a whole. Reacting as if all Muslims are somehow bent on the destruction of the western world is  clearly unfounded.


Lars, there's no thinking on Trump's or his supporters parts. They just hate and fear, spewing it out in a jumble of discriminatory laws that do nothing positive, but may make them feel better for a minute.  The downside? Hate begets hate. Vilification begets vilification.  And as you point out, it just creates more people to call enemy and fear.


Is the Church giving approval to all the straight couples who use contraception?  How about the straights who live together before marriage, or just hook up on Saturday night?  What about the racists among us, the tax frauds, the pornographists?  Some of these sins are more obvious than others but I guarantee you 2/3 of the people on the altar on any Sunday are guilty of some of them.  It is no ones place to judge except God's and mercifully, He's keeping His mouth shut.


The statements by Fr. Hans Zollner re the Pontifical Commision read like any expert gobbledegook ever written on self-justification of a non-functioning, non-productive committee, particularly in light of the length of time that has passed since the world was shocked into the knowledge of this particular evil.  I'd laugh, but it's just too sad.


Exactly right.  An organization that never really has to win (the fans keep coming no matter what) never does.  And because of all the dough from Leaf Nation it attracts over-rated guys (Shanahan, Babcock, Lamoriello being the current examples) who are good at promoting themselves right into that sweet vault.  But it's an important industry for Toronto and gives the folks something to do during the winter in Toronto.


Actually, Dear ... you don't. :)) You use a few words of the Pope to say whatever you want to say.

You see, ... quoting someone means presenting what the quoted person intends to say and not what YOU want him/her to say. That of course involves a decent ability of comprehension and honesty.


"That means many people who live in the condos could take transit to work, leave their cars behind and ease the city’s burden of traffic and smog. "
Except with over 300 parking spaces provided that have to exit on King, Dufferin or Joe Shuster Way, neither cars or transit will be moving.
And really, how many people leave the car a home on a regular basis?


Lock him up!
Lol!


The scientific evidence does not actually support that.


The blame belongs on the inadequacy of the system which allowed her to overstay her visa. She also gets blame for breaking the law which is a given but none of that changes the fact that these are American children. The decision should be in the best interest for these children which is letting her stay. How hard is that for you to understand? And btw your perspective is very anti American , you want to send American children to other countries get a grip and protect American children that's what matters more than your predudice opinion.


obama is an unemployed ex government worker who now draws a public pension..........a nobody.


It's fine to recheck the safety of this model of appliance. But the fact remains that an appliance fire in one apartment unit should not have destroyed the entire building. It would be reasonable to expect destruction of the one unit and smoke damage to adjacent units. Something was very wrong at Grenfell Tower.


I am generally not a Trudeau supporter, but I have to admit that he did a good job on his trip to see King Donald.  Donald does not accept advice (unless he already agrees with it), and giving him unwanted advice only enrages him. Justin managed to enter the lion's den, pat the lion and retreat with his couilles intact. Congratulations.


All well and good if ur OK with metro NY and SOCAL choosing our presidents from here on out.


Yes!!!  Canada is doing a fine job of turning this country into the place everyone is trying to get away from!! Bravo.  Hurry, while you still have time to swing a dead cat in any one of Canada's cities!!


I try not to exaggerate; I just try to keep to the facts, as boring as it may be to you.   aloha xbt


Jerry Prevo is an  intelligent man.
if I were Jerry Prevo and i had a pawn in the assembly, i would have that pawn write the legislation that allowed my paid "community organizers" the ability to limit my retail competitors license renewal, by any means necessary, thereby growing my tax free empire exponentially.
yep, thats what i would do.


It means fewer dead babies.  Very Glad.


A "4,000 lb. car"? The ole 4,000 lb. car scare tactic. You've been indoctrinated well. If cars are such a public safety threat, you must wonder why they are legal.


Still a better role model than Trump. Sorry


"Lt.-Gen. Currie’s troops suffered 8,677 killed, wounded or missing in the 10 days of battle; German estimates of losses ran between 12,000 and 20,000."
--
I doubt very much that the second part of this statement is correct. I'm sure "German estimates" were a lot more precise. Even the Canadian military's estimates of German losses at the time were probably more accurate than these vague figures.


Surely any excursion requires planning; you don't just pick up and go with children in your charge.  How about, as part of the plan, the group leader makes appropriate inquiries of the intended border crossing or US Embassy and gets a pre-clearance?  Everyone needs to show ID at the border so it would be no different to supply ID to US Immigration, get the group cleared, and move on.  If the application is rejected, well, that's the way it crumbles.  Still, there's no need to say who or why the application was rejected, just that it was.


Please tell the FBI to stop arresting our HPD officers.  At this rate, we need to put another recruit class together to fill the pukas  being created with these arrests!


Great. Together they will represent America's interests proudly, facing forthrightly towards....

about 1935


Nels, that's assuming that the oil industry has any loyalty to any other than themselves.Stand by and you'll see them ask for more free stuff. They're just like the rest of American society, so we probably should not expect anything different. It's the entitlement mentality that infects many of us.


It looks to me like you have already reached the conclusion that President Trump does not meet your standards and that you, like many members of the press, interpret everything that he says or does as a premise to support your pre-established conclusion.  Your comments reveal your thought process.  A conclusion in search of premises to support it is nothing more than prejudicial thinking.  Do yourself the justice of establishing a more open minded, less judgmental rationality which does not see an ugly intention in every word, deed and decision.


And whatever you do, don't take out those wooden wedges in the springs. That's OEM.
Also, the sawdust in the transmission has to be maintained to spec.


"Are there enough white racists to elect Trump?"

I didn't realize there were that many democrats voting for Trump....hmmmm go figure:)


Where is the conspiracy.  Why do you think England exited?  What do you call it when large groups of people no longer Identify with their country but call themselves "European?"  only 21% of britains consider themselves English. That's said.  We're headed that way now.  You go to a proimmigration rally and you'll see more Mexican flags than American.  if I wanted to emigrate to france I would wave a US flag at a French Rally, I'd wave the flag of the country I wanted to be part of.

When Clinton was trying to negotiate to join the international court, what would you call that? You can't call it globalization, that's loony toon, tin foil hat comments.  or only when it comes from Palin?!

Open borders? That's not globalization??

The truth is right in front of you but because Palin said it you have to disregard it.

There is nothing more morally corrupt than knowing the truth but mocking anyone who utters it.


Land board please go back to school and look up the word conservation in the english dictionary or just simply google the meaning of conservation.
"The action of conserving something, in particular.
preservation, protection, or restoration of the natural environment, natural ecosystems, vegetation, and wildlife.
synonyms: preservation, protection, safeguarding, safekeeping; More
preservation, repair, and prevention of deterioration of archaeological, historical, and cultural sites and artifacts."


Don't count Melania out of the reject pile yet. She's 46 and the Donald thinks 35 is "checkout" time.


I agree, though the vast (vast, indeed!) majority of Canadians do not read the Globe or its investment pages.  I usually have family members who are in a refund position coming to me every year at this time and panicking about the deadline so I was just pointing out many need not stress about it today.  And you'll still get your refundable credits if you file after today, maybe in a few weeks or so when it suits you.  I'm all about rules, it's why I pointed this out.


If there's one thing I admire about the British, it's their stoicism in the face of adversity. On this side of the Atlantic, every time they so much as HEAR about somebody dying somewhere I see people wail and whine and moan about terrorism and Muslims and immigrants... and they demand pointless new laws, endless committees and studies, and they act like the world is coming to an end.
The British just clean up and get on with it. No complaining. No predictions of doom. No hiding in their houses like limp-wristed cowards. No matter what gets thrown at them they just brush it off and move on.
In Canada and the US, the terrorists have already won because half of our population are cowering in their homes, crying about immigrants and Muslims.  In Britain, terrorism gets a big middle finger and not much else.  Gotta love it.


Most likely too late to test workers now as the virus would have been cleared by the body.
.
Requires a stool test.


I'm not the one boasting of going to confession.


Don't care speaks or what they speak about.
 They have the right to freedom of speech. If you
don't like what they say, "stop listening"
  I may not agree with what you say, But I will
always defend your right to say it.


We don't need more refugees of any kind. Enough is enough.


Why is that surprise?

Clearly as the supreme legislator he was in and of himself able to make such proclamation. He can amend Canon Law by himself as well.

Whether all or part of the Syllabus was binding in conscience is another discussion.

It isn’t as though “Amoris Laetitia” claims to be magisterial.


In order to be eligible for DACA a person goes through one or more background checks. So no, not DACA.


Exactly ... One more waste of an agency.


"As a liberal and bike rider"  <-- Identity politics.

Taxing bicycle riders is just damn stupid.


Political legitimacy? As long as Assad has Russian support, Assad has the biggest gun, and that is all the legitimacy he needs. Sad but true.


Yawn...and the evidence of Trump colluding with Russia is still non existent...oh well it'll give that dude Rachel Maddow something to harp on. Just more covfefe...


We  stayed in a Trump hotel a few years ago. The service was lousy. The room was scruffy. The food was terrible. We moved out after one night. The Trump hotel in Toronto has gone into receivership. Let's let the Vancouver version die a natural death.


Frankly, there is no mention of Sanders in this article, so those who claim that am this is being carried out by Sander's supporters are misrepresenting reality. Likewise, for the group to claim that they are trying to call out "leftist radicals" is presupposing that the protestors are either leftist and/or radicals, which is an assumption at best.

This article to me reads: Trump supporters plan meeting that is interrupted by non-Trump supporters. In fact, that one sentence summarizes the whole event. I would have liked to have heard about the policy debates in more detail, or the positions that each group was discussing. Instead, this is just an announcement of likely vitriol.

This article is rather dumb in my opinion, as are the comments from individuals who are over generalizing.


This is a really ugly thread of comments.  To be sure, it's easy to criticize the student "protest" as juvenile and ineffective...and shouting "F#$% Trump" is less than polite or respectful.  However, I find it less offensive than spending eight years calling the President a "stupid N#%#$%," which was the pasttime of thousands of right-wing bloggers.

Candidate Trump, indeed, made promises which are threatening to many groups of Americans and stirred the flames of discontent among both his followers and those who opposed his election.  He is IMO,  the most polarizing figure in modern American political history.  Protest marches addressing his election shouldn't surprize anyone.

The real question now focuses the difference between campaign rhetoric and Presidential action.  If, in fact, a President Trump actually attempts to enact all his campaign promises, we are, indeed, facing at least four years of extreme political conflict.  We are now "a house divided".... (cont)


Republicans are not satisfied with repeatedly shooting themselves in the foot.  They are now taking aim at their vital parts.  Hawaii's Democratic Party may not be the greatest, but Hawaii's Republican Party is just plain wacky.


I don't remember a politician with this much previously unrecognized genius since rail interests poised to make fortunes of the rail project realized former city councilman Nestor Garcia was expert at "workplace safety" and "secretary-ing" and threw money at him that dwarfed HIS city council salary for HIS part time job. Funny how his "expert" status faded away the day he left office.

What's going on here with Mayor Caldwell and his newly found financial genius is probably something completely different though. That whole Nestor Garcia thing seemed really shady.

Maybe we get the independent and ethical Chuck Totto to take a look.  Oh, that's right....

http://www.staradvertiser.com/2016/06/16/hawaii-news/embattled-city-ethics-chief-steps-down/


"The sad fact is that American voters this November will probably be forced to choose between a Republican nominee who thinks the United States should ban Muslims from entering the country versus a Democratic nominee who thinks the United States has a right to invade Muslim countries; a Republican nominee who agrees with George W. Bush that it’s okay to torture prisoners in the name of fighting terrorism versus a Democratic nominee who agrees with Benjamin Netanyahu that it’s okay to bombard crowded civilian neighborhoods in the name of fighting terrorism; a Republican nominee who supports building a wall on the border to keep Mexicans out of the United States versus a Democratic nominee who supports Israel building a wall far beyond its border to keep Palestinians out of Palestine."

http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/06/16/pick-your-poison-clinton-vs-trump-foreign-policy


Samuelsohn suits is a great manufacturer producing extremely high quality suits at relativey competitive prices.


He still has most of the support of his base. His base is not enough to get him re-elected.


But, you can be wrong about how many Frenchmen there are?
I have Acadian in me, and am curious how you get from ~70 million French worldwide to 150 million? (not opposed to the idea).


Hi Alexandra,

It is true that many rich people did vote for Trump (at least they will get something for themselves out of that choice).

However, the majority of people who voted for Trump were people who were working class, underpaid & angry that the established party people were ignoring their plight.  Then there were the conservatives & pro-life Christians who were advised by their churches to support any candidate no matter how terrible who would go after Roe v. Wade & all clinic funding regardless if the clinic's funding was not going to abortion in any way.  Our conservative nuns fit into this second category.

We need to hold laity, all religious, and clergy accountable for not demanding genuine justice for women in our church & for cooperating outside our church with making oppressive laws.

Network does not support women priests so we need to let nuns know too if they want our support, they need to get real on equality too, despite the risk.  Sexism causes poverty globally.


Oh, my...I guess we are thinking about those same girls who are stripped and inserted with medical instruments to rip out their child, some who are minors without their parent's knowledge. Hmm...things like that bother me more than rumors about Trump. Was Clinton going to help women? No. She enabled her husband to do unspeakable things. Her closest advisor enabled the same type of behavior.


How do you fix the issue? Costs are costs and there is no right to subsidized living in the private market regardless of the tenants advocates say.
The mess in rental housing started with rent controls and these were compounded with changes to the income tax act which removed the immediate tax deductibility of all upfront costs of constructing new buildings.  This, of course, was all part of "social justice" as it hammered those Snidely Whiplash landlords and made them pay their "full share" of taxes.  Of course purpose-built rental development died and so began the shortage of rental market housing.


My guess is that you can also collect Social Security.  PERA members cannot and in fact "donate" any contributions that they may have made, even if they have over 40 SS quarters..  That might be a part of the reform....allowing members to collect both.


No, it describes Sentimentality.  The Eucharist is the sign of unity, and its reception requires being in a state of grace. As St Paul admonished, to do otherwise is to eat to one's condemnation rather than one's nourishment. Rather than a reward for being good, it is nourishment for a pilgrim working hard to be good. I believe that if a child asks for a fish, he or she should receive a fish. Handing them an endorsement of sin, telling them "the moral law is too hard, don't bother with it",  is handing them a scorpion.


sure thing buddy.


Sorry but the we're not all colonists any more. We live in a new world with Western governments encouraging and financing (with our money) new age colonialism which in Europe is on the verge of starting a gigantic CIVIL WAR. It WILL spread to North America. Don't be afraid...be careful...be ready...


No, Wasington Post- No, Alaska Dispatch (read: *Same thing*)- I will not allow you to play victim.

It is absolutely clear to the American public that you, CNN, and MSNBC lead the slanted, biased, and unethical "reporting" on this and all things. Your Leftist agenda has left your ratings in the dust and as an organization, the American people have you down at comprible approval ratings as Congress.

 Is it any wonder Breitbart and Drudge Report have totally exploded in readership over the last 2 years?

Despite what you tell yourselves, You owe absolutely No fiduciary duty to honestly report to the public- we see you for what you are and what you represent, and we're walking away.


The 1-game play-in is a monstrosity.  It might work in NCAA, the Olympics, or the NFL, but for a league that features a 162-game sked, and is so pitcher-dependent, to have a 1-game winner-take-all playoff is no good.  Makes a mockery of the entire season that some barely .500 team could steal the 1-game play-in, then get hot and get to the WS.  They shouldn't be even allowed in.  The 2nd WC team is a diversion, to create some excitement, the illusion of a race to make the post-season for also-ran teams.

I get the 1st WC team, there could be a team finishing 2nd in its division with a better record than a team that won its divisio.  You can make a case for 1 WC team, but not 2.


Are you Orthodox or Anglican and have you been to any ecumenical event involving the two? Your statement about the Orthodox is an over-generalization based on my experience as an Orthodox.


Now, I've always considered myself a rational thinker and it is my opinion that this Governor even considering some kind of ordering of this Juneau Access is not rational. First, not even Juneau is totally behind this project and I can't even imagine the flak that would come from Southcentral Alaska should something like this occur.

Second, the cost alone would eat up so much of State's Transportation budget that, to occur, those folks around Anchorage would come unglued at seeing their own highway plans being put on hold to accommodate such a project.

And third, frankly nobody is interested in driving from Anchorage to Juneau in winter to access our capital.


Tancredo would be a great  improvement over what we have now 😉


You forgot -
"Fox News led with 1.47 million total viewers, up 27% from the same period last year."


"new congress overwhelmingly christian..." What does that mean?
Politics go berserk when religion goes berserk; religion is about the values that guide people in how they relate to each other, to all other. If today's world picture teaches us anything, it teaches us how horrifically impoverished and unhelpful our religions are.
America is in for a religious/ political education over the next four years. Our politics today punctuate how impoverished we are in our religion.
Time to wake up and reset values. Churches! Are you up to it?


Herb Kane's artwork is beautiful and inspiring.  Peter Apo's narrative of ethnic Hawaiian victimhood, however, is ugly and demoralizing.  Its bitterness serves only to inspire resentment and racial hatred.

I have time to focus on only one of Apo's "poor me" falsehoods.

Apo wrote "The loss of sovereignty [1893 overthrow] was followed by the decimation of two-thirds of the Hawaiian population infected by common Western diseases from which we had no immunity."  Total nonsense.  The opposite of what really happened.  The enormous decimation of native population happened from 1778 up to 1893, during which time native Kings and ali'i ruled Hawaii, often treating maka'ainana (native peasantry) with disdain and ruthless exploitation.  For example, thousands of native women, children, and kupuna died from starvation because ali'i forced their tenant farmers to abandon their taro patches to go harvest sandalwood to enrich the ali'i.

See population data in followup comment..


Hope he doesnt lose the old spice commercials they're funny 😂


The state is Washington, hours away. He may be in the military, have work there or be under treatment for an illness. Good parenting is demanding and some folks are just doing the best they can with what they have. Kyle Briggs will always be the father and I hope he is a good one.


Identify your evidence for misogyny.  Reminder: that does not mean insulting particular people.


There will not be a book published this fall more urgent, important, or controversial than The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump, the work of 27 psychiatrists, psychologists and mental health experts to assess President Trump’s mental health.
They had come together last March at a conference at Yale University to wrestle with two questions.
One was on countless minds across the country: “What’s wrong with him?”
The second was directed to their own code of ethics: “Does Professional Responsibility Include a Duty to Warn” if they conclude the president to be dangerously unfit?
Their decision: “We respect the rule, we deem it subordinate to the single most important principle that guides our professional conduct: that we hold our responsibility to human life and well-being as paramount.”
Hence, this profound, illuminating and discomforting book undertaken as “a duty to warn.”


Long before Rob Ford became the notorious crack mayor (who also reined in spending and privatized garbage collection, among other notable accomplishments), he was the councillor who was known and loved for his "customer service" policy, and habit of returning calls to people like the disabled woman in a wheelchair who couldn't navigate the broken sidewalk outside her building, which was fixed within days on the instructions of Rob Ford. There are hundreds of stories like that. He loved his city, treated his constituents well, volunteered, and to become mayor defeated George Smitherman, the man behind eHealth, ORNGE, and the $200 billion wasted through the Green Energy Act.

That's worth his name on a stadium.


what goes up must come down spinning wheel...


There's not controlling the Tasmanian Devil.  I'd like to see defecting Republicans write Cruz in as a presidential candidate just to save face for the Republican Party.  I don't think any Party deserves tRump.


Rich kid syndrome. Too bad he is associated with the Broncos by birth.


Hawaii law makers pushing this bill you are demented stupid American's period.


What a shame, the name calling and insulting.  We have different opinions about budgets and rights.  I see this as parents who want good things for their child.  No shame in that.  Play nice, please.


Trump sycophants who write that this kind of dismissal is common are lying.  There has never been a case when a group of U.S. Attorneys have been released with directions to clean out their offices and be gone the same day.  Never.  Anyone who writes that is either ignorant of the truth, or is deliberately lying.


Calling Leitch toxic is an affront to effective pest control products everywhere.


Poor, poor Donald!  Things have been rigged in his favor since birth.  Encountering an even playing field surely must feel unfair to him.


Yes, because we have done such a great job of conquering till now, I mean look at Korea and Vietnam, we really did great there. Not to mention we have done such a better job at Afghanistan than the British and Soviets, oh wait no we haven't.  The thinking you have is EXACTLY what the the British use to think, we can  do better than the natives, the Japanese  called theirs an Asian co-prosperity sphere, they thought they should be the top of it. It is very clear what the Nazis thought, we are superior therefor we must rule.
When you think you are mandated to rule because of some military muscle you are a loser.


Yes, and you'll be sent to a FEMA detention camp.


@u5a1a1
Re: "Do you agree?"

The devil is always in the details because these laws tend go way beyond their word doctored titles - but as long as law enforcement follows due process through the courts and doesn't base conclusions on hearsay I don't have a problem with it.  In the meantime just get the feds to enforce their laws.


Cherry picking?  I was the least concerned with native born. We have no choice but to piggyback these useless twats. At least with immigrants we can send them back and should if they're unproductive. I use employment numbers mostly too because unemployment numbers are easily fudged with the models we use. You know because if you're unemployed and not on benefits such as unemployment then you're considered employed. You wouldn't have known that though. So look at the employed figures and tell me how grand the immigrants are.


Wynne didn't want this watchdog in the first place.

The creation of a Financial Accountability Officer for Ontario was one of the demands the Ontario NDP made before they would offer their support for the 2013 budget.  Since the Liberals had a minority at the time, and they were *FAR* away from getting the PC party to support them, the Liberals made several concessions in their budget in negotiations with the NDP.

The highest profile change was the promise to lower car insurance rates by 15%, but arguably the creation of the FAO was the most important change.


break out the hip boots


He'll have to do it all over when Pence is Potus.


What a GREAT list. Thank you. That said .... I am not sure about Southside Grill and the hangover description. Their soups and friendly hugs are one of my first stops while recovering from chemo and all kinds of family mornings. Teens, your Mom's friend will probably see you there & that is part if what makes Anchorage a great community!


Nope, but you've been apologizing for the present breathtakingly corrupt and incompetent kleptocracy for that long....


[I think you are just trolling]
If you are just going to ignore what other writes and make up your own reasons why did you ask in the first place?


Argh!  Really?  Have you ever taken part in one of APD "Publicity Stunts?"  Like Special Olympics (Torch Run)...Little Libraries?  And what my friend and fellow Alaskan...is disgusting about it?  Your attitude is what is wrong with society today.


denver's defense isn't as good as the local media likes to think.


Glad to see she has managed to outmaneuver Tulsi, who no doubt has been contemplating running against Hirono.


Call it like it is Christian...the owners of Seneca are the Jones sisters, Becky, Kathy, and Jody, who prefer to remain at arms length from the little people while polluting the air, thumbing their noses, and taunting the public with threats of buying and clear cutting the Elliott State Forest. They own Seneca and are 100% responsible for it's purpose - greed.


This incompetent report missed the key reason why Saudi and other took such drastic measures. It does not have much to do with so-called terrorism. Because Saudi hitting Qatar because of terrorism is like the Mafia hitting Mob for gangland gunfights.

The real reason: Qatari royal family members visited Iran for R&R and some hunting. Was kidnapped by certain people in Iran linked to the complex maze of terror fractions. Demanded ransom to release the more than dozen people. Qatar gov finally capitulated and paid up to $1 billion. The money now available to finance all kinds of nasty stuff in Syria and where's not. With this payment of ransom to kidnappers in Iran (but not the Iran government) Saudi (who hates Iran more than Uncle Sam) blew its top and severed diplomatic ties. This is also why Egypt did same.

But in the Middle East everybody is a crook. Why Saudi just spent $110 billion, $350 billion over a decade, but buy the most nasty weapons from US. Hit Iran? Why not?!


It might help an intelligent discussion of this controversial topic if patients were actually given the equivalent of a bill detailing the costs of procedures ( " free " public or private ). At present no such protocol exists and thereby any debate ends up in futile finger pointing and the usual politicised misinformation.

I had occasion to have a complex procedure done in the USA at my private expense. I was given a full $$ accounting down to the smallest procedural detail, staff involved, drugs, ... band aids. I wished that we had an equivalent available in Canada to help inform patients of the true costs and related issues. Apologies - but color me totally unimpressed with the level of debate here. The G&M might want to pursue this item to clarify .....


If it didn't result in more people in the area and higher population density, you'd be right.  But that's the problem -- adding high density housing means more people to the immediate area than are already there.  Even if 70% of them don't have a car (likely an optimistic number) and get around only by rail, the other 30% still add to the already-bad traffic.


I take issue with this poor us tactic! Outrigger have been  successfully political lobbying both state & city. What about exorbitant daily resort fees that mask  real pricing. It's ridiculous.


Honestly, I pay little attention to what pundits say. There is a difference between the two for me. My fear of Clinton is rooted in her governmental actions so far. My fear of Trump is rooted in his rhetoric and, to a lesser extent, his business history.

My perception is that they would both be roughly equally damaging to the nation, but the nature of the damage would be different. I think the next four years are going to be rough no matter which one of these people we get.


I'm sure a lot of over-tax citizens of this State want to know what happened to "Mufi Hannemann" who originally push for the rail system.  He is no where to be found in the news.
    Now the greedy Democrats, with close to a billion dollar in surplus, cannot satisfy another greedy Democrat Mayor Caldwell in paying for this mis-management funds Rail system.
    With all the TAX money these greedy Democrats took from our hard earn dollars, having problems to fund the rail completely.
     Why does the people of Hawaii continue to keep these tax-addicted Democrats in power is beyond me.  My guess is when election comes around only the State/union government workers go to the poll to retain these Democrat legislatures.
       If there is no change at the election poll, families here are going to continue to struggle and survive in this State.  More locals will move to the mainland, while others will take the homeless route.
         Wake up Hawaii!!


Hamas apologist.


Even this QE was rejected by the EU / Merkel until nations burdened the majority of risk.
Furthermore, this so called stimulus is for booming banks and not the poor people they enslave.

This is not the kind of stimulus the EU needs.

The EU's failed experiment, with an old foe dictating European policy, is on the way out amid the rise of populism with Britain, Trump, and now Italy after they closed banks to influence democracy before Greece's landslide referendum after they stole deposits and ran these pretend and extend unsustainable loans to feed rich banks on the backs of the poor. Stern adherence with all stick and no carrot (let alone with contradictions or intensifying failed policies) simply does not work.

It was banks who stated this mess, who got bailed by those they ripped off, to embolden this undemocratic and nontransparent EU holding nations hostage on the other side of the Atlantic.


get it straight,

  You must be from either the uneducated class or the deluded class, or both.
  It's the upper middle class, mostly liberals that decide most elections. They are only defending their turf and will say or do anything to maintain their advantages over the many millions trying to become middle class. It's a class war against the lower classes. That's what lost the Democrats the last election and that's why Justin Trudeau is losing popularity - greed, class war, corruption, style over substance, neglect of oppressed Canadians, refusal to reform the election system, etc., etc.
  Not so much against the middle class, only against their su**ing up to the 1%, their class war against the lower classes, the growing gap between middle class and the bottom 50% on the economic ladder.


Phrogge, Monica:

I have wondered, on occasion, whether the celibacy rule may have impacted the church in more ways than we realize.  When one holds his/her newborn child for the first time, the kid is usually a mess.  It's gonna be quite a while before you can have a nice, philosophical discussion with her/him, for example.

Yet that process, going from complete and total dependency, to adulthood, is something that while seeming "normal," is nevertheless truly awesome to witness firsthand.

Nobody will ever convince me that a 3 or 4 year old is fallen, or unclean. That curiosity, that innocence, that curiosity, and the unexpected moments of laughter, wisdom or pain are sublime to the extreme.  I have often wondered what church teachings would be like had those setting them lived that experience, had understood the vulnerability, and power, the hope and insight that these children offer.

This isn't just about the scandal: there's so much more that Jesus loved, but the church missed.


John Tory is a real turn coat. He is sucking down the cool aid at City Hall. ....... İ hope the 905 boycotts Toronto, as they should.


1 of ?
It seems to me that the mainstream media is being rather slow to identify the disaster of Trump's intervention in the ME; and now also the disaster of his interaction with America's European allies.

Is it not obvious that the state most responsible for ISIS is Saudi Arabia? The religious foundation of ISIS ideology of terror is Wahhabism, a version of Islam that was once isolated to SA. We are often told to follow the money. Western petro dollars are the ultimate source of the billions SA is  spending to export Wahhbabism--it is building mosque everywhere, and supplying Saudi trained imams. ISIS actually uses Saudi textbooks to teach Islam on its territory. While Wahhabism itself may not preach terror, it is apparently a short step from that particular fundamentalism to cherry picking the Quran for verses in support of militant jihadims.

And then there is Iran. Whatever issues the West may have with Iran, the fact is they are 100% engaged in fighting ISIS.


Yes, they can and are.


Hat Trick.


Deflectors on stun!©


LOL.   Really, now?   How do you know anything about my accomplishments?  And just what were Duckling fans doing up until last year?


This is beginning to be a replay of the liberals years back that cancelled the Navy helicopter contract and we still don't have delivery of viable helicopter yet.

The F 18 super hornet is a terrific aircraft that maybe all the RCAF needs, but with this bunch of incompetent's running things in Ottawa, who knows what they will actually do!


You really are a foolish person, but please write on as it is your right to say what you believe.   If you are a prototype Trump supporter is says volumns about his support.


You have to look at actual policies and forget labels. I argue that the long term trend in Alberta is toward more economically and socially progressive policies regardless of who was in the Premier's office. Loughheed took on the oil industry that supported him and put more oil money in Alberta's pocket. Klein vacillated between economic hawk and social spender as needed. The rest, regardless of their policy idiosyncrasies, never turned the province into some libertarian utopia and ALL of them supported public health care and education. UPC plays with that winning formula at their  peril.


The swamp that is the Trump is slowly revealing itself as his administration begins to feel more comfortable reverting to their old ways.  At first some of them began to take their jobs more seriously.  So much for that.  Between Pruitt spending money on his cone of silence, Steve Mnuchin requesting a private jet paid for by the government for his honeymoon for his third marriage, and Tom Price billing the government $300,000 for the use of a private jet.  Sigh!


The environment is a public good and corporations continue to abuse it because it is extraneous to their financial results. Well, here's a chance to make it very impactful on their financial results.


Nation Math    1967+50=  GERO


A plot hatched jointly by Trump and Putin in their recent tête-à-tête? A move serves both Trump and Putin.

Trump would have been wanting to do that anyway - less govt. is good govt. Now he does not have to pay the political price. 755 less people to fire and blame it on the Congress.

And Putin will have less US interference in Russia.

Have your cake and eat it too.

Both Trump and Putin working to destroy the US Establishment. Once Trump has his 4-8 years, everything American - the Executive, the Judiciary, the Congress, the Military - will be a shadow of its ere self. Suits both anti-establishment Trump and Putin who did the same to his system.

Will Canada be better or worse with a weaker southern neighbour?


In the words the the late President Nixon, "...people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook....."

Lets see where this investigation leads to.


To whom are you referring as "you people?"  Careful how you talk.  It could all too easily come back to bite you.


CNN reporting rumours that Flynn has cut a deal with the FBI in exchange for his testimony

If true, it probably means it's all over for Donnie boy


You cant go any lower than disrespecting your anthem and flag.


"No. I don't have nothing to say to him."

But the media and talk show circuit?????


This really punctuates the failure of the city's MUPTE program and the lost of hundreds of jobs. Sad!


You are a piece of work.  Then what is QUANTA CURA? Neuman's canonization renders PASTOR AETURNAS "unseemly"? Theology based on "social science"? The Church does not have a monopoly on truth? God help us all.


Of course, Joe, by "born here" they are including every community in the State, including rural Alaska, where the "official" numbers of unemployment are so much higher, so an insult to said rural population as well.

Just sayin.


He's in the perfect position to serve his Chinese masters. To hell with Canada!

One could only imagine the outrage if Harper even thought of selling out Canadian interests and had a foundation pocketing money from Chinese billionaires for influence.

But the urbanite sheeple repeatedly turn a blind eye to all these abuses and corruption as long as they can cheer at the pride parade.

This is one expensive party Canada can't afford. Dump this corrupt clown in 2019.


Didn't he marry immigrants? Typical Republican hypocrite.


Yes, congratulations, the party you so admire has succeeded in gerrymandering and suppressing enough legitimate voters to overcome the unpopularity of its policies and politicians. Bravo. You must be so proud that your party has to cheat to win. And yet, what have they accomplished? Can you name one piece of legislation they've created and passed that benefits ordinary Americans? Just in case you kind of forgot that that, not getting elected, is their actual job.


Had Nathaniel Herz not brought this to light in Dec., this scoundrel -Donny Olson- (who is a physician, commercial fixed wing & helicopter pilot, & attorney - I believe) would have continued his legally sanctioned larceny of state funds. I knew his Dad, Martin, an honorable man, but this rotten apple seems to have fallen from a different tree. Disgusting behavior.Nothing wrong - my tail end!
We PLAIN CLOTHES PATRIOTS must start demanding ethical behavior from the thoroughly corrupt Legislature or we will see first the PFD, then the PF disappear.
Olson & ~90% of the Legislators give the rest a bad reputation. But every single Legislature should be held accountable for tolerating such graft. They sing about not irritating others whose votes they need for their own pork barrels -that's got to stop. We must work to end self regulation by the Legislature. They are our employees, not our royalty.
Still SB21 bleeds Ak dry. Insist on a return to ACES .. & other COMMON SENSE in gubmut.


payback with interest is 10 years and under for coal/nat gas. The charging off on taxes, which is undeserved, is a different issue.


Sajjan is absolutely correct that the funding problems stem from The Harper Government (TM) that went hog wild on spending during its first years, cut taxes recklessly and then had to start cutting like crazy to create any vestige of a balanced budget. During that process, Harper cut DND's budget to less than 1% of GDP. Finding the money to plug all the gaps is avery difficult after Harper failed to buy fighter jets in almost ten years and mismanaged the military shipping contracts. The Liberals have had to put up with flak from the Conservatives for ordering Super Hornets as an urgent stop-gap measure and have made very large spending commitments toward military shipping - the Navy was largely left in the lurch by Harper with not enough funds to man the ships that it did have!

Bringing Vice Admiral Norman into this as some kind of hero is a little disingenuous as he has broken the law, military discipline or both. There is flak enough for the current levels of deficit!


When is Governors' Day? Then we can have a "Not My Governor" riot to call attention to Kate Brown's devotion to the interests of illegal residents, her efforts to give them driver licenses and free health care, the latter without a statewide vote because it's an "emergency."


“We don’t, thank goodness, in Canada have one law for Omar Khadr and one law for all other Canadians,” Justice Belobaba told the courtroom in announcing his decision."
--
it is classic damage control
Gerald Butts or the PMO told him to say this
he is merely the spokesman of the Liberal Party


Hilcorp Alaska was fined $100,000 by the federal agency to settle violations by that company, the EPA said.

 Hilcorp in February 2015 spilled nearly 10,000 gallons of crude oil and produced water from a leak in the bottom of a pipeline at the Milne Point field. The spill affected 40,000 square feet of Arctic tundra and gravel pad, the agency said.

The spill was initially reported as 4,000 gallons, and occurred from a relatively new pipeline.


Walker Fubar ~ !


I agree, WW.  Religious extremists and white nationalists have no respect for my views, indeed care nothing for me and mine except to further their own agendas.  I doubt very much that my willingness to listen with compassion will do anything to make them change.


I think everyone sees Muslims like Salman Rushdie, or Ayaan Hirsi Ali, or Irshad Manji rebelling against fundamentalism. But moralizing to Muslims reeks of colonial superiority. After all, the European excuse for ruling Muslim countries was that they were not civilized enough. And the moralizing came from countries who were committing genocide or looting the Muslim country.

Muslims have to stand up to their own extremists. And they have to do it for their own good - to progress economically, socially, politically, technologically, etc.


You want people to pray the rosary in the sanctuary?  The sanctuary is reserved for the Mass and very few other things, not private devotions.  Typical practice is to stay out unless one has good reason and then to enter with the utmost reverence.  And, whether the altar is freestanding or built up against, the wall the space is ill-suited for devotions.

I can see praying the Rosary at the sanctuary rail, if it is present, but not in the sanctuary.  And I can't think of a church where praying private devotions in the sanctuary is allowed.  Keep it in the nave.


Why would I do that?
Leave you behind?

What would I do without the friendly invitations to leave, the childish "smiley face" bullies, the constant criticism and one-sided reporting?  How could I leave the folks who prattle on about acceptance but don't practice it at all?

No.  Thanks, but I'll stay right here, trying to find some good reporting and insightful comments that lead to enlightening conversation instead.  I know it's possible....I have hope.


In the first sentence, it says it was a fishing boat. In the next sentence it says it was a recreational power boat. Which one was it. Also heard on another news report that the man and his daughter were paddle boarding. Don't know what or who to believe nowadays.


The fact that Trump paid no taxes may not mean that he is cheating; there are all kinds of legal loops that he was probably using with the help of well paid tax lawyers. After the MSM accused him of being a tax cheat no-one bothered to examine all the ways US corporations can legally avoid taxes.. from multi year deferments, to being given thier workers state taxes, to claiming losses... that's why the idea that corporate taxes being lowered in the US should not worry Canada too much; very few of them were paying anywhere near 35%... unless of course that is true here too.. which it well may be.!


I assume that is a joke. Not funny but oh well. They found feather residue, not nest  material. The nests in the area are mapped, and there was none in the glide path. You didn't know the pilot. If you did you would understand the slim chance of pilot error. You also had a very capable co-pilot that would have assumed controls if necesssary. Happy travels George!!!


Daily gridlock at Avenue Road and Bloor as cars try to get through on their amber light and then are stuck in the intersection blocking traffic with green light.


He's not a target but a person of interest, yet they mention his many Russian Contacts and his work with the trump campaign and now administration?!!  So many associated with trump has Russian contact, what is going on?


Trump deliberately positions himself such that the story is Trump vs. Everyone else.

Obviously, everyone else will always win that, but the failures are probably more politically productive for Trump than successes anyway.  The Base loves the vague conspiracies in which everyone else is responsible for your failures, whereas had Trump actually succeeded, they'd be the ones most impacted by eg losing their healthcare.

It's all a very deliberate act.


Nope- gun ownership has skyrocketed in the last decade, while gun crime has gone down. That fact directly refutes your claim that "too many guns in America" is why this is happening.
.
Just curious-- since you, like the Leftists in California and New Jersey, want to tell Americans how many firearms they should own, what number is "too many" for you?  Again- I'm just curious...


I want to express my sympathy to the families and friends of the people that died in the crash.  God bless them all.


I have struck NFL games from my agenda until this stops. I do not miss it at all  and genuinely enjoy the new free time in my schedule . I have gone to several NHL games this year instead and really enjoy not seeing people protesting unrelated things for which there is even no allowable dialogue. I hope they put a stop to it but meanwhile  I will develop new entertainment habits and move on. Personally I think Cops should stop going to NFL games and start to answer back  to the misinformation.


You made your bed! Now lie in it, legislators. Bold move, Gov! You da boss!


Well less detached supply will help asset values


Best remodel would be done with a crane, wrecking ball, excavator, and dump trucks to clean up the mess. Cuts down on long term M&O expenses and hopefully teaches these arrogant legislators a lesson: especially when it comes out of their per diem money and salaries.


These are two very different cases. Odviously better information with one than the other. A lot of us are so over the race card. In fact it stopped really meaning anything when it's used every time someone is not getting what they want. You are diluting your own credibility.


The distance to Amherst, Massachusetts is around 5,006 miles.  At 4,695 miles, it would not be the second longest trip in program history as Hawaii played at Rutgers in 1975(4,935 miles),  Army in 2010(4,949 mi), and Navy in 2013(4,853 miles).


What should be used instead?


Do you remember the series, "Centennial," an enactment of the book written by James Mitchner about the history of the Colorado region?  There was a scene near the end where two men were sitting on horseback from a view over the plains from the mountains, and one of them said, "Pretty soon, in order to enjoy the beauty and grandeur of Colorado, we're going to have to move to Montana."  (Montana has been Californicated, too.)

I've been hearing talk like yours for over 50 years.  "Welcome to Colorado!  Now go home."

I kinda prefer it the way it used to be, as well.  But it's kinda selfish to say, "I've got mine.  To hell with the rest of you."

I'm still waitin' for the seas to rise to drive up my property value.  Looks like I'm gonna need a couple more trips on the reincarnation merry go round.


That's to cover the extra Micro's. Just saying since the feds have not done squat. I mean the U.S.A. nuclear bomb the smack out of their land.


34 and all growed up and smart. sigh. 'potential body'? sadly laughable. autism went from 1 in 5000 in 1970 to 1 in 250 in 2000. but then, it is nobody's business what women choose to do to that ball of cells, well, until they want the taxpayer to pay up! taking care of people is everyone's business, and people are charged with murder for 'killing a fetus', and distributing for giving them drugs. so while you may be free, you certainly have little soul.


Well it seems pretty obvious from the numbers.......   gender is more important than merit for this government.

This bias might be overlooked if one was hiring say, postal clerks for example (no offence meant) but for a judge?  I would think common sense would dictate merit should trump everything else.  Unfortunately not much common sense being showed from this government.


TFSA is only mentioned at the end of the article and for the wrong reasons. Anybody that don't have an employer pension and earns less than the yearly maximum pensionable earnings (YMPE) $55,300 in 2017, will be a candidate to receive the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), therefor stay away from RRSP and concentrate in TFSA.
Every $1 withdrawn from RRSP/RRIF will reduce the GIS by at least 50 cents and it might pay income tax creating a tax rate in excess of 50% on the withdrawals.


GC:  I could never be a politician because, I am HONEST.

I do not believe there is a Honest Politician in the world...................


Why do I find that not hard to believe?


Money laundering

INTERPOL's definition of money laundering is: "any act or attempted act to conceal or disguise the identity of illegally obtained proceeds so that they appear to have originated from legitimate sources".
Illegally obtained funds are laundered and moved around the globe using and abusing shell companies, intermediaries and money transmitters. In this way, the illegal funds remain hidden and are integrated into legal business and into the legal economy.
At INTERPOL, we work to combat money laundering through the global exchange of data, supporting operations in the field, and bringing together experts from the variety of sectors concerned. We work closely with other international organizations to foster international awareness of the importance of using financial investigative techniques against organized criminal activities and to avoid duplication of effort.


If one were talking about 5 inches of water, then I might consider this point.

However, paving or no paving, the reality is that 5 feet of water is not going to be absorbed like baby's urine in a Pampers absorbent diaper... time for folks to give their head a shake.  As for these armchair critics, mindlessly mouthing off on this topic, without acknowledging the colossal and unprecedented amount of rain we're talking about, it almost makes me wish that a similar disaster would befall them.


Sorry bra but Capt Kirk is not eligible to run again for Mayor due to term limits, thank god.
However unfortunately if any of the yo yo's on the City Council decide they want to be
mayor, then no matter who it is, we are toast.


I'm sorry but you are wrong.  When it comes to communion with God, everyone is in the exact same place.    Exact.    Same.    Place.
Sinners.
We are all unable to commune with God having broken his law of love.  It is only through Sacrifice that we meet with him.  Any other way is the broad way of destruction.  ONLY by his grace can we approach and cooperate with him through his mercy by way of repentance, receiving his forgiveness and absolution.   Exact. Same. Place.
Yes. The Church places everyone in this exact box, because Christ did.
"If we say we have not sinned, we make him [Jesus] a liar, and his word is not in us."  St John
Are you claiming the works based faith that the protestants accuse us of??


If the O-line is not horrible why was the OZ running for his life during the first half?  (I did not watch the second half)


Zapiro/DM - One of your earlier cartoons has been stolen by the WMC fake Gupta website and been trashed. Major copyright violation. It's in one of the fake comments to an article about "white media hiding billions in corruption." Check it out, such a disgrace from a disgraceful hate-baiting website.

https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8fa8e5a57a1a5cdb92fd84be6991ed6b35ac4ec9e3983b4cc55c3e00a8426653.jpg


<<Trump can go to the devil, for all I care.>>

But did you vote for him?


According to both of them she was not incapable of leaving. She chose to get out and shoot him instead of driving away and calling cops on the "deranged bum." Why defend her?


The Twin Towers were an anomaly. Imagine modern, sprinkled buildings getting so hot that the steel structure melted through, and then not one but two buildings fell down neatly into their foot print. Amazing, only surpassed by Building 7's sympathetic failure in the same fashion. Nature is a strange and wonderful force! /s


He didn't prove me wrong and you may like approving of bad behavior by pointing out other bad behavior, but I find all bad behavior from either side wrong.


I think the Career Counselor has a challenging job.


Looking like a bunch of crooks, or just plain insane, is also a very good way to lose your credit rating ... "No reasonable financial institution will ever" do business under the current legislative waffling, unless someone simply wants some money laundered.


I can't believe that I am about to write this, but thank you, Ms. Wente.


Where is the Leap Manifesto candidate??  We need someone from the NDP to be pounding this drum so as to ensure that they remain in the doldrums for the next generation


Oh, you mean like 'You can keep your doctor/insurance plan' from the true liar?


Why all this contempt for working class people?


BINGO! Every dollar counts!. Time to change out some folks!!!! Nothing like ripping off the people of Alaska. Better yet, let's move the capital to Willow. Then they can collect the $160.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This joker with the attitude needs jetted NOW. He was voted in by the people.

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Question, the unemployed find other ways of making money, the uneducated do too.  Any neighborhood with gangs working the streets impacts every neighborhood eventually.  Gangs are a societal problem it's not just about parenting, or policing and Gangs cost us all money unless they can be helped to be more productive or taken off the streets.  Everyone has the right to feel safe in their neighborhoods snd the unsafe neighborhoods spill into other neighborhoods. Any neighborhood that has struggled with poverty, is not getting the same caliber of education as other neighborhoods or neighborhoods that have lost hope are prime neighborhoods for gangs.  So the disenfranchised in our society and our country need to be helped because they're victims and survivors in an unjust world. I think your comment is unclear and wrapped in a coded statement. What do you say?


Statistics mean a lot.  One person can say "We got robbed; scary Waikiki!"  Another person can say "We never got robbed; lovely Waikiki!"

If you hear only one of those quotes, or even both, you'll get an inaccurate idea of reality.  If you are deciding on whether to visit London or Rome, you'd better not make your decision based on one person's experience.  What helps you decide which is a safer place?  Correct, statistics.

Of course, you could choose the statistically safer place and still get robbed, but at least you didn't bury your head in the sand.


"without a formal declaration of war", you mean like Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq?


Nice shooting if it was a target but the victim was a person just like everyone else and treating them as a target and celebrating their killing is disgusting. I wonder what the future holds for the person who pulled the trigger, it seems that some people who operate the drones suffer from ptsd partially due to the realization that the targets are actual people. Why do we even have troops or snipers in the mid east and why do we have snipers since their usefulness is questionable unless you plan to assassinate someone. We may want to follow the future of our snipers and see if there is a cost for their accuracy, I doubt that most of the people applauding will be interested in helping if there are
 future problems. Heroes are always welcome but once they fall of the platform we pretend they do not exist since it may damage our fragile egos that need heroes and deeds of valor.


Welcome Megan!


Well said brother.


Dear Tony
Start at the top
Prez TweetyBird leaks like a fire hose
Your welcome


Well, Sen Gattis actually your wrong, you see the problem with this silly point of view as is trickle down economics is many on the right hold onto them even though they have been proven to be about as real as a Unicorn.  Can't tax your selves into prosperity, lets see when the flaming LIberal Eieenhowerr was President the top tax rate was around 90%, and it was among the most prosperous times in our nations history. Can't tax our way into prosperity, well sombody better tell Norway, last I looked they were doing WAY better than us. Can't tax our way into prosperity, well lets see Minnesota recently raised taxes and ijvsted it in education and all that terrible government stuff and they are kicking but. Meanwhile Kansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi cut taxes or refuse to tax corpoartions and they are in the toilet, sound familiar? Mississippi is like the worst at every thing, education  life expectancy, teen pregnancy, hmm wonder why?


No big surprise there.  Removal of free choice is, after all, a fundamental hallmark of socialism.  Taken to an extreme and the inevitable result is a dictatorship.


The fact that the "religious liberty" crowd never uttered a word of disapproval when Donald Trump declared that he wants a moratorium on all Muslims entering the country revealed their rank hypocrisy. Anyone who's genuinely concerned about the preservation of religious freedom would have been appalled at such a statement, Catholics especially, since there was a time in this country when "No Catholics need apply" signs were rampant. What the religious liberty folks really mean when they talk about religious liberty is freedom to practice MY religion the way I see fit at everyone else's expense. That's not religious liberty, it's just plain old selfishness.

Muslims are justified in their worry about a Donald Trump presidency - he gave them every reason to be afraid - very afraid.


Another good outing by Freeland. Thought he kept cool. Even though he was being squeezed by home plate ump on Freese. Tough two series on the road. At least split. But with Cargo and Story getting going., who knows..


Ah well, feelings for the down side, is it?


I hate to tell you, but we haven't had an election. That was a fake polling station, luv.


Anchorage Baptist Temple.  AKA Alaskas biggest cult.


To Alan Lawrence: Trudeau never flip-flopped over proportional representation. He wanted ranked ballots, which is quite different.


Your insight about wealth, and the security it provides is good, but it misses one closely related topic: health.

With the advent of improvoed sanitation and medical treatment, the imminent prospect of death has been pushed to the distance.  We are not faced with a situation like my maternal grandmother, whose first two children and their father died of infectious diseases in the course of three years.  She remarried, remained devout, and cared deeply for her second husband and their only child, my mother.  This pattern of large families and early deaths is not just anecdotal, it is supported by the statistics and other historical examples.

Of course, people still get sick, and some of us die early, but it is sufficiently rare that we now consider the death of a child to be something out of the order of things.  We would do well to consider the impact that medicine has had in reducing the insecurity of life and the need for the solace of faith for most of our generation..


Great balanced article by Devin--as usual. I hope my praise doesn't get her fired.

A quick point:
i was critical of the one ambulance added in 2010 because of the added labor costs. But the population in 2010 was growing rapidly so it had some  thin justification.  We gained 30,000 residents between 2000 and 2010.  We,ve only gained about 3000 residents since 2010 and population is currently declining because of our recession. Adding two new ambulances during this financial downturn is clearly not based on urgent community need, it's just using a Tax Cap loophole to deceptively increase property taxes to enable the growth of government


Who decided that levels of taxation at greater than half of anyone's income is fair?

That's why there is a rush to incorporation

Fix the tax rate on individuals and this would be no  issue

Eliminate limits on RRSP and TFSA accounts and we would also not be arguing about public pensions vs incorporation benefits

The real issue is taxation saturation

I'm not sure what the cap should be but my instinctive answer is no greater rate of taxation than 35 percent for all individuals

This would be fair


This article only validates everything Trump said about the media last night.


Judging from the comments coming from my Republican friends, Donald Trump surely meant to say that they'd whine so much that they'd get tired of whining.


LOL - cash deal, no GST


Yes they register and they will be sent a ballot every election. It will make no difference if they still living in Colorado or not, And it won't make a difference whether they are living at all those ballot will still be sent. No opportunity for any voter fraud, and nearly impossible to catch.
I have no idea why party affiliation or voting history was requested.


This is a good article and lays the blame exactly where the blame belongs. However to underestimate the audacity of Zuma and his lack of moral compass  and the effect he has had on the economy is also being blind to the pure evil of the man who has surrounded himself with people who are constitutional delinquents. Nelson Mandela was also ANC, but had the capacity to recognise that the communist philosophy vaunted in the bush was not going to get the ANC near the seats of power and the bush war was no longer tenable because their Soviet supporters had bitten the dust. He along with the old guard brokered a good deal  for themselves that led to the depredations of a Zuma.  One would imagine they would would continue in good faith, but have through their ineptitude, malice and corruption  scuppered the economy and the hopes of millions.  Suddenly demanding the constitution be scrapped because they are no longer powerless except when it comes to ability, is sheer perfidy.


But as Kurgan told us awhile back, Aquinas is spending millions of years in purgatory for distorting the teaching of Jesus with pagan philosophy. (Sigh!)  People today do not understand that Thomas has much to contribute to the life of the Church  and the practice of Christian living today.  The loss is theirs.


His political history is not going to endear him to people in the Springs.  And Lamborn is a conservative incumbent in a conservative district.  There can certainly be better representatives, but it will almost impossible to unseat Lamborn.


What a crock of nonsense.
Please provide a rational explanation with a sober statistical analysis as to why .05 makes us safer than a .08 limit.
The majority of court cases where those who are charged with negligence causing injury or death occur when the driver is well over 08.
Please provide a scientifically credible case that lowering the limit to .05 or less actually makes a difference to road safety comparable to tightening up standards on existing sober drivers...


Time to ban SUVs and knives!!!


Last year I saw an Oregon Taxi run a guy over on his motorcycle on the corner of 18th n' Mill. 🙀


Why don't you bother reading the info on the website?
http://pfd.alaska.gov/Eligibility/Deceased-Applicants


The whole process is irrelevant. Any such plan, "any", would require approval by the "United States" congress;  being that it violates the U.S. Constitution, some sort of constitutional covention would have to be held to approve a deviation from Article 4.


At least you and some others got a HC commentary to post to? I'd like to think that if the GOP had found someone better to carry their torch... Nah, I'm too stuck on imagining what happens if trump gets in the drivers seat. Yikes.