We are now officially A kakistocracy (English pronunciation: /kækɪsˈtɑkɹəsi/) : a state or country run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens. The word was coined as early as 1600s. It was also used by English author Thomas Love Peacock in 1829.


Next to Hillary, lol


Buh? It's a freaking tribute to a young person who lost their life too soon.  It's not an appropriate article about which one should be a gross, rude, nasty person when commenting. But if you don't know that it's time to start over in preschool and learn those simple life lessons on how to behave.


"It’s rarely the fault of a motorcyclist when an accident happens."

"Rarely" is a bit of a stretch.  I'm no statistics expert, but two of the three accidents described in this article appear to have been the motorcyclist's fault....


Some children are strong willed and need that extra control! I didn't need one with my other two children, but my youngest son was a different story. I used to think it was silly when I saw parents putting their children on a leash. That was until my son tried to dart into a lake. It was the best decision I could have made! It's unfortunate that anyone would verbally abuse a parent for trying to make sure their child was safe. I guess you are damned if you do and damned if you don't


Long before doctors connected the dots between smoking and cancer, they knew from the very beginning it caused emphysema, yet in the same breath the Surgeon general suggested smoking was in fact good for you.  While I'd like to believe times have changed with government being more truthful, here we sit decades later, with our current government on the one hand saying they indeed recognize the dangers of drugs and their addictive properties, yet allowing the sale of said drugs within our community  in the name of profits.  So what kind of lesson is that teaching?  If we want kids to understand the difference between right and wrong, good or bad, then I strongly suggest we get them out of public schools,  because they will not learn those things there, nor is it the job of government to be teaching such things in the first place.


Always reading your "spot on" posts!  Good job!  Aloha


Yes!


" Give regular users of Transit a price break."

How does it get the non regular users of transit to dump their car and use transit?


Who cares?  Not I.. TSN carrying real ball 3 nights a week this summer....


Crybaby GSA, when Americans vote for a candidate in the US election, they are also acknowledging there are rules in place in order for their preferred candidate to win. So whining about the electoral college AFTER the election makes you look like a sore loser.  Plus, remove California from the mix and Clinton loses the popular vote which was the whole purpose of the electoral college: to not give populous states that much sway in the election.


Why isn't Communism hated as much as Nazism?

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


Whoa! for a fleeting moment I thought was Chin.


And you wonder why your single....


My idea of progress are governments that operate for the people in a manner that is characterized by its rationality, humanity and compassion, openness and accessibility, lack of extreme ideology, absence of superstition, paucity of magical thinking, and total absolute sanitation against corruptions actual or optical. These governments should only err militantly on the side of peace, liberty, and equality when conflicts of interest between constituents and outside corporate or oligarchical interests are raised, and yet, statistical research conducted in recent years on policy outcomes say that over 80% of the time this conflict comes up, the constituents lose in US policy.


You are confused sir, or ma'am, not sure your gender as you adopted an interesting call sign there which I'll assume makes you American Indian of some creed. Personally sir I am part Yaqui Indian & part Caucasian. Now The conditions of every village I've visited, 8 total, could be considered 3rd world by, I hate to say it, UN standards. That's it. Get off your high horse, ok? Thanks...


Not only do I not get a thank you note from those out there that I am subsidizing with my tax dollars, I am attacked and vilified for making enough money to pay all those taxes.


He probably checked the area out prior to the event, just need the camera where he entered...likely took the same path. No one does something like that without having done a dry-run. That and he is dressed in black, so its clear he planned this ahead of time. Either the reflective bag is by chance, or this fellow is an avid night-walker, suspended/revoked license. Definitely lives near-by if on foot. If his motive was anger due to noise because he lives so close, thats why he slashed 80 something tires. An aircraft tire isnt as thin as a car tire neither, so he may have even been employed by someone there as an A&P mechanic. Hope the judge throws the book at him, sick of vagrants and thieves running rampant in Alaska. Then start chain gang on an epic scale, make them mow, pick up garbage, sweep rocks, trim trees, patch asphalt. Send them through anchorage with bags and paint, clean this town with the degenerates (mandatory). Failure to comply = 10 yrs added to sentence.


Isn't it though? Hope they like playing in empty stadiums.


Lightening doesn't strike twice. The election of the Grande Orange Twit south of the border does not mean a Grande Fromage Bubblehead will get the majority of  even the Conservative vote in Canada. So far he is using exactly the same rhetoric that the Grande Twit did in his runup to the vote.


A Libertarian presidency can only help the down-ticket Libertarian candidates, most of whom do not support "gun control." So, if that what he said (and others don't think so), it isn't as important as some say it is. Let's get Libertarians in office at all levels.


God's children are killed all the time in US military actions - now that's hypocrisy.

Obama didn't bomb for many reasons, one being the complexity of the situation in Syria.  Trump just bombed Assad,  the enemy of ISIS, - the  terror group he campaigned on eradicating.  That's not just hypocrisy, it's stupidity.


Not quite. There are still more whites than others, and will be for a while. Nice try though. You're true colors have shown through.


M.A.G.A


How many times did  Trudeau's " family friend" the Aga Khan ask  him  to take a vacation with him BEFORE he was Prime Minister and in a position to influence Canada's support of  his  Aga Khan Foundation  .


And if Wente had actually "read" the article, she would have found out the study compared Seattle to a 'Synthetic' Seattle of different areas of the state. Further, another study (using a different 'Synthetic' Seattle) came to the conclusion that, for restaurants, the increase had little effect.

And the authors of this other study had criticisms of this study. So the study's conclusion is hardly a slam-dunk.

But we still have the usual crowd predicting doom-and-gloom.

But then these are likely the same people who predicted a jobs boom when Ontario lowered its corporate tax rate to be the lowest in North America. (We're still waiting on that one, aren't we?)

Liars figure and figures lie.


If you think this kind of garbage is good for kids or for anybody for that matter you deserve kids that this produces. Of what use is it and didn't any of these people that condone it get past 4 letter words in the 9 years they spent in grade school. Just like pot stink up your own house but don't make everyone smell it. Others have rights too!


Much of that debt came from shenanigans in the banking industry and mortgage companies who manipulated the Free Markets causing the tax payer to bail them out. Then there was two unfunded wars and the new Patriot Act. How about no new wars or at least not pre-emptive ones for weak reasoning. How about more regulations on banks to avoid these catastrophies so the taxpayer doesn't get nailed? It's the wild speculations in the housing industry ( Wall Street) that got them cooking up the prices and over inflating the results. It's happening again right now so don't complain when and if a new collapse occurs.


Need a tissue?


Thank you for the reminders that SB91 is evidence-based and subject to ongoing evaluation and scrutiny.


Since they screwed up the wording on the bill why are they getting paid to fix it? Take away the per-diem and that will give them incentive to get it done in the minimum time possible and to be more careful in the future.


Or less. Watch for the self-distruct.


To bad it is only figurative.


The gravy train has run out of gravy and is headed for the cliff. BTW, Kathie Wasserman, ex director of the AK Municipal League-a nonprofit, is on the PERS state retirement program. Why the heck is that? Why are Alaska taxpayers footing her retirement? Ed Graff always threatens with the fear of losing teachers. Teachers make up only 1/3 of the ASD workforce. How about cutting the overhead which eats up nearly 50% of the ASD budget?


If only I had a subscription, I would cancel it


It's called abiding by your own laws. Canada set the terms of treaty, Parliament of Canada agreed, the Canadian Constitution  has guaranteed the terms, and the Canada Supreme Court continues to keep Canada honest when challenged on these rights and obligations. Be a good Canadian and read more about your own history and governance.


Cry me a river, why don't you.
Drinking, drugs, dressing like a ho.  Bad recipe for disaster!


Pretty good list, but you missed a few. Here's one:

http://www.kodiakchamber.org/wwwkodiakchamberorgcrabfestival


Oh, Anon, I am not a sociologist, or any other type of expert.  However, it seems to me that a good first step might be for more white people to listen more closely to the experiences to those who are not white, to really hear what it feels like to live with racism.
I think that there are way too many white people who, on some level, believe that treating non-white people with equality takes something away from whites.
While I realize that many of the problems that people suffer in our society are caused by lower socio-economic status, racial discrimination crosses s-e lines.  I know a black judge who has been unable to hail a cab, a black Colombia graduate on whom police were called, because a neighbor believed that he did not belong in a particular neighborhood.  I know of many professional black men who have seen women clutch their purses tighter, because the black man has approached.   I could go on... And these are just the people whom I happen to know.
Cont'd.


Paul "I only said I was with Trump to get re-elected" Ryan, along with the rest of the backstabbers have only shown their true colors.


It’s a tragedy of modern public education that so few understand the founding principles of our democratic republic. Under British hegemony in the mid 18th century the thirteen colonies were not a unified political entity; each colony had its own unique interests and grievances with King George’s rule.

After the war founders had to reconcile disparate regional objectives lest this new nation descend into a conglomeration of petty fiefdoms. Federalism, enumerated powers, and the Electoral College were but a few of the techniques designed to unify a nation while theoretically preventing any state or regional dominance (4 of our first 5 presidents were Virginians).

We should not dispense with the Electoral College as a knee jerk reaction to one election.


CONTINUED 2...Other public safety issues where it would be useful are:

>Allow potential victims to vet known stalkers or acquaintances under a restraining order
>Allow gun clubs to vet potential members
>Allow shooting ranges to vet suspicious customers
>Allow proprietors of "build your own firearm" gun shops to vet customers
>Help prevent straw purchases by allowing FFL’s to vet all individuals involved with the purchase of a firearm as a gift
>Allow mental health workers to vet troubled individuals like the Aurora Colorado theater killer
>Allow resource officers & school officials to vet suspicious students like the Arapahoe High School killer in Colorado
>Allow the family of the mentally troubled Lafayette, LA killer to verify he couldn’t purchase a firearm
>Allow police officers to vet anyone they contact - (note the routine background checks performed by police often do not include information about firearms eligibility because they don’t directly access the NICS database


Sorry, Doc. You are way out of line here. Learn the law before you comment. Don't just make stuff up. Even the police, who generally are sticklers for the law, will advise you to take the lane if it is required for your safety.


Caldwell is trying to double all City fees, fares, and other charges to pay for Rail.  Next he will want to double property taxes, etc.  AND IT STILL WILL NOT BE ENOUGH FOR THE HUNGRY RAIL CONTRACTORS AND UNIONS.


Yes yes because Big Government and Small Citizens is so effective, hows that working for you in Ontario??
Thank god Trump approved Key Stone after 8 years Obuma dithering.


Good article by MacDougall but why did he shill so long for Stephen Harper if he truly holds the views that he expresses here. The guys at the whacky end of the leadership bunch are Harper wannabes.


In the eyes of the Chinese Communist Party, they and the nation are two in one.  Love your country means love the party and in hierarchy the party is above the nation because 'without the Chinese Communist Party, there is no new China' as they always say.  That part is correct because the current corrupt state of  'new' China (environment, culture, morality, trust among people and with public institutions) is the result of the brutal rule of the CCP.


Because the left wants to control what they teach other peoples kids and resists any change.  Opt in is common sense, not using abortion providers to teach sex-ed is common sense, but the rabid left freaks out at the mention of such common sense ideas.


win win.


Can you suggest a scenario where this law might be exploited? Seems to me all the fuss seems to be about people who don't accept that people can be transgender. And what is happening in our H.R. kangaroo courts that you object to? Please be specific.


A private enterprise trying to build a non-resource extraction business, that would bring in money from outside, improve Alaska's brand, provide an amenity that a young, educated workforce might enjoy and add another arts venue to the state? Yes, please!


Possible funding sources have been suggested. Click on "Financial Strategies Memo" under Meeting #5 (March 8, 3-5 p.m.) at:
http://eugene-or.gov/3136/RRQZ-Citizen-Advisory-Panel


Good to see I am not the only one who actually read the report. And the last 2/3 of the report strongly insinuates that the whole episode could have been avoided if Podesta and the DNC had followed basic IT security best practices:.


Imagine the uproar if FBI and/or DOJ take the fifth.


Monte Carlo is looking better everyday.....................


The central issue here is whether or not the fundraisers are "preferential". They are not. Anyone can attend, no one is excluded. Just like with any CPC or NDP fundraiser.

Its like saying a minimum $75 donation to the NDP for a "have a drink with Tom event" is preferential if you don't drink.


It's a nice analogy but is there any evidence it applies to macro-organisms like people? Not to my knowledge. So far it is just a cool sounding slogan. What is it the right calls it... virtue signalling?


And there are condos that lie empty too.   There are quite a lot in some buildings.


Cutting spending for legal services and public broadcasting (which gave us Fred Rogers and Sesame Street), all while the Trump family spends several million dollars of taxpayer money each weekend for golfing and shuttle flights to Florida.

Thanks, Mr. President, you vile, disgusting trash.


So, if the dossier really were true, it would have been one of the biggest breaches of the Russian intelligence services, EVER.  They had all this dirt on a potential US President, and they just gave it up to Steele, why?  For a few dollars?  Or maybe, to affect the US election process for Hillary?  That kind of goes against any common sense that the Russians would give up leverage like that on a potential POTUS.  It also goes against the narrative that Trump was in bed with the Russians, doesn't it?  It seems to me the only way any of this dossier could have been true is if Hillary was "in bed" with the Russians and they colluded to destroy any chance of Donald Trump being the next POTUS.  FAIL!!


Hi Icon:

"... Republican president who left office in disgrace ..."  Mr. Nixon overstepped the bounds of propriety in office and for that was properly hammered by Congress.  He also had his genuine accomplishments, as others note on these boards.  And certainly, disgraceful behavior in office isn't restricted to Republican politicians by any means - Ted Kennedy's serial sexual predations, Mr. Clinton's perjury and impeachment, Mr. Rostenkowski's corruption and imprisonment, etc, all come readily to mind (all prominent Democrats).

"... role of the Environmental Protection Agency in protecting the health of Americans ...  laughable that you would bring that up ..."  You have charming faith in the infallibility of the EPA, but a lot of thoughtful people don't.  This would include at one time the editor of _Science_ magazine  (one of the premier hard-science publications on Earth), who felt compelled to inveigh, in print, against some of the disingenuous excesses ...


You have a lot of rage and hate. I don't understand.


The fact is - you're likely not going to shelter more than that $50K stream in your corporation. Say that you take the extra out as salary or dividends, pay the tax up front, put some of the money into a TFSA, and spend or invest the rest as 'after tax' money.  My question, given the amounts that can now be sheltered between an RRSP and a corporation, are you paying that much more tax by paying up front, compared to later withdrawal?   In fact, many people over-shelter their income and end up paying more tax in later years, than they saved in earlier ones.  I'm not sure you're doing a thorough analysis given the new limits.


As more are now employed by the Federal Government since 2000 than not, it's time to restructure work WITH WISE MISSION STATEMENTS and reduce overhead. If it doesn't contribute to real productivity or RFD, "You're fired" days are surely coming.


Are you kidding, NCR?  Conservatives live for pentagon waste.  In the Dick Cheney tradition, wars of opportunity and the billions of $ that flow in to corporate coffers are the conservative raison d'être.


how can you tell?
Odds are equally good that it was a drunk conservative.


The survival trait of pilot fish is that they take advantage of the high-pressure zone in front of swimming sharks, which saves their energy, to be in position to feast on the scraps of sharks messy feeding.
The "no state income tax" people are the pilot fish for many of Alaska's elected officials. They have been living off of the fat of the land, and are conserving their financial resources by voting for the candidates who promise them that their finances will continue to be maximized, at the expense of the other 85%.
Doesn't get any more greedy and selfish than this. After rent, car payments, insurance, food, clothing, and other basic expenses are deducted, Walker's veto of half of my PFD amounted to a huge percentage of my disposable income.
Add the expense of auto repairs, studded tires, work tools, and etc; and I'm $6,000 in debt, before the year is half over. I will have to sell my work van in the fall because I owe more on my other vehicle than it is worth.


I think the blame should actually start with Bush.

When he (and 80% of the country) wanted to go to war with Saddam, I was one of the 20% that disagreed.

1) I thought it would likely turn into the exact situation it did - with ISIS, et. al.
2) I thought that NK and Iraq were bigger potential problems.


Bonnie and Clyde


So your cool with a 10x increase on whim?hmmm spoken like a home owner.


Jeez, Dillingham has all the fun...bummer! Something wrong with the Kenai Peninsula?


Thank you!  I always enjoy being out in the community and talking to residents.


Steven - If it is not gay marriage or abortion, I would count of silence.


L2G:  There are far too many really nasty, ...I'd say deranged...individuals around us today.  Indeed, they are frightening.  Your story is "horrible"...no one should have to endure the stalking you describe.  Our son-in-law is the secretary of the local NAACP and yesterday showed me an email he had received from an anonymous site somewhere in Kansas.  It was the most vile, hateful racist commentary you can imagine.  He receives such emails rather regularly.

The internet has done good things.....it's also done some real damage.  It's now possible for folks to spread their hate far and wide and to, as in your case, target individuals for such vile harassment.  There's no easy answer.

I'm sorry you were attacked in such a cowardly fashion.  I understand your feelings.  At the same time, I oppose using violence to meet hatred....violence only begets violence.  best wishes, Gary Crum


Pocho, the reports are that the soldier's mother and wife were in the vehicle at the same time, on the way to the airport to meet the soldier's body, and they all say the same thing.  Trump couldn't even remember the soldier's name.  "The mother of a soldier killed in an ambush in Africa said Wednesday that President Trump “did disrespect my son” with remarks in a condolence telephone call."   He rubbed salt in  their wounds and continues to make us all ashamed.


Your photos fail to show RTD trains running red lights.


If the man wants to kneel, let him. After all, it's what us veterans fought for, right?  I see no wrong doing. He has the freedom to stand for what he chooses, to enjoy the freedoms we all fought for.


What if President Trump is playing chess, as in getting China to finally act, which I think is the real purpose towards what he and his administration are doing, and all  the commentators here can't see past their nose and are playing checkers? I always bet on the billionaire, every time vs the masses, they didn't get to be billionaires by being stupid.


They are guaranteed and CDIC is funded by the member institutions and their depositors, not the taxpayer. This article and the gem he published yesterday make no sense. Just another panic monger. Nice journalism Carrick.


Ms Leitch  is an MD, practised at Sick Children's Hospital,  has an outstanding record as  a Medical Academic
and was Minister of the Status of Women in the Conservative Government..

I really don't care a fig if she wins the Conservative  Leadership Role or not but I'm incensed at the gratuitous ,
big easy,  racist smear campaign conducted to discredit her.

People throwing those Poo Balls couldn't hold a candle to her accomplishments.


Except he's right -- you don't know what you're talking about.


i do not know what you are on but really , grow up, just because many of us have the same ideas does not mean we are all the same, you know there are people out here that do not think and believe as you ultra left wing people do you know! please feel free to continue living this fantasy all you like while the adults debate these story's maturely


Sorry … Try Clinton over Drumpf by 9.

_“a new Suffolk University poll of likely general-election voters in Pennsylvania shows Clinton with a commanding lead over Republican Donald Trump. In a two-way matchup, she led Trump 50 percent to 41 percent, with 8 percent undecided. In a four-way scenario, with Green Party nominee Jill Stein and Libertarian Gary Johnson added into the mix, Clinton led Trump 46 percent to 37 percent, with Libertarian Gary Johnson at 5 percent, Green Party nominee Jill Stein receiving 3 percent, and 9 percent undecided.”

-- Paul

P.S. If you're going to post poll results that were referred to in an article that's over a week old, you might want to check up-to-date reports.


Trump is doing what he promised to do.  Why whine about it ?
With the upcoming Oscar festivities  anti-Trump Hollywood should add this one quickly, for this was quite a performance.
Even  Meryl Streep  was overheard saying she wished she could cry like this.  Poor me cried for hours.   ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9-zIsaSM3o


Gosh.  It only took about 10 hours for your "algorithm" to allow my comment to be published.  I'm writing this new comment at 5:40 PM on Monday.  Let's see how long it takes to see the light of day (if at all).  To paraphrase an old saying about justice: comments delayed are comments denied.  There's no way to engage in dialog when there are such lengthy delays.  Totally unacceptable.


I don't care where his blood hails from (speaking as a 3rd generation Canadian) - just    keep   writing.


Arpaio, who is now 85, is scheduled to be sentenced on 5 October for his criminal contempt conviction by a judge on 31 July.  However, he plans to appeal the conviction and get a trial by jury.  It would be best for Trump to hold off doing anything while the appeal plays out.  If the appeal is approved and Arpaio is found not guilty by a jury, end of situation.  If the appeal is denied and Arpaio is subsequently sentenced or if he is found guilty by a jury, Trump could then decide whether to commute the sentence, as President Bush did for Scooter Libby, or pardon Arpaio.


I would like to remind you that the people responsible for 9/11 were deep believers in god and full of spirituality.  I'd also like to remind you that violating many of the 10 Commandments is punishable by death.
To credit a non-existent entity as the source of all good and evil is ridiculous and irrational.  A belief in a "god" does not elevate your moral character nor give you the right to claim superiority or justify your moral worthiness while implicating that non-believers are evil.  Can you think of a better way to insult non-believers?  Atheists have no choice but to shrug this nonsense off.  Religious people would like to ram it down our throats as an act of righteousness.


The problem with Trump in terms of legislation is that he has no plans, principles, or Agenda.
His priorities change from day to day, and absolutely nobody can predict what he will tweet next.


While Trump and his administration continue to declare that his response to the growing humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico is going well, it is becoming apparent that it is an abject failure.
After a week of Trump not even mentioning Puerto Rico, there has been another week where Trump has been just flat out lying about how everything was going great.
That's a lie.
But of course, Trump lies all the time, and about Puerto Rico it's more of the same, just lies.
Trump has been golfing, three trips this past week, 3 of the last 3 days and more golf tomorrow.
The abject failure appears to be a trifecta of Trump's utter incompetence, lack of urgency on the part of the Trump administation and the sheer magnitude of the damage. Many report that FEMA has "collapsed" on the island in terms of its ability to offer help and supplies to those most in need.
Trump says:
“We have done an incredible job."
Sure, Donald, …if spreading cholera is doing an incredible job.


Ed Broadbent nailed it but a gloss on his second suggestion should be added.

It is important that the NDP continue to focus on ending inequality but increasingly address the fact that the reactionary social conservative and free market fundamentalist elements currently to the fore in the Conservative Party as well as some less scrupulous  centrist Red Tories and Liberal Party elements make partisan political gains at the expense of the NDP by claiming or implying that the NDP favours new Canadians, Indigenous Canadians, etc. at the expense of older, long-established communities of lower and middle-income Canadians.

To be effective, the NDP message increasingly must be and be seen as being

(a) in support of a cohesive society through the advancement of equality for all Canadians by their common effort, and

(b) in opposition to efforts to pit against each other groups that do not enjoy an adequate measure of equality or a sense of being valued as equal members of Canadian society.


"While money was cited as a partial motive in some of the cases, Keyes was driven to kill based on a pathology that Feldis described as something "you and I will never really understand.""

it was "don't tell or i'll kill you".

don't tell or i'll kill you is a sex rule (abuse). in one of the FBI interview videos, immediately following an instance where he had told (in regard to the NY victim, if i remember correctly) he called a bathroom break. he can also be seen in that video reaching down to his crotch area.

but it's more complex than that. there were other things happening at the same time. he was gravely sick. suffering sick. he wanted to die to escape his suffering. in one of the videos, he was talking about dismembering one of the bodies. he gagged, and he paused. he was caught because he wanted to be. he knew he couldn't continue.

another motive was his desire to toy with law enforcement (smarts).

"don't tell or i'll kill you" made its final play when he killed himself.


This is pretty shocking. I'd read this yesterday, but it didn't say where the attack was, just that it happened in Waikiki. I'd thought it was on the street. Being attacked in your hotel's elevator is not something you'd expect.


Forget it! It is time to follow Jesus and ignore the USCCB. They are not interested.


Canada would be more self-sufficient selling In Canada than us subsidizing export to the USA. California even buys BC's Hydro, however our prices go up because the USA wants everything for free. If California were to be cut off, we could lower our prices for our own people.


"and suggested race played a role"
Hmm - she would not listen to them and charged them because they were white?


zzzzz.......


Whatever you do, don't dare call these people on their insanity.  These snowflakes can't handle the truth and science.


Something similar happened to me when I declared a couple of bottles of wine.


CRA probably has a lot more up their sleeves. Seeing the Liberals are all for more taxes, they are encouraged to spit out more and more such enforcements.

Well,  there are far more money and far easier to collect taxes from the 99%.  After all,  for every 100 people, there are 99 of them.


I would put so much gay porn on my phone if I ever crossed the boarder lmao


How so?  Resisting corruption is considered "off the rails?"  I suppose you'd say this about anyone or group with which you don't agree.


The popes may be elected by the cardinals, but the Holy Spirit prompts them in their selections.

Don't be so sure about your predictions.


'Love ' him or 'hate' him you underestimate his intelligence at your own risk! One China policy is great if we are talking about the real democratic China in Taiwan! Russia was an invented enemy by the military industrial complex south of us, and have blinded the entire world to the dangers of radical Islam. Expect an upcoming and logical 'alliance' with Russia to solve and sort out the nations like Communist China! America is truly back!!!! Expect Trump to have the ratings and support of his public, like Putin does, and both these great leaders bode well for a better future. Our local selfie stick better stop his mindless posturing with his commie buddies, on the mainland or President-elect Trump will rightfully put up the Northern Wall first! (Ask Aga khan for a loan if the shiny pony entourage is lacking in spare change!) Meanwhile sellout 'globalists' and foreign junk buyers and TFW slave labor importers will be all 'back of the election bus' next time around. TRUMP=LEADERSHIP!!!


How is Afriforum different from BLA,  BLF, BMF etc.? There are people, on both sides of the divide, who have carved out careers and make a living out of identity (race) politics in South Africa.


So what is the airline called after the merger?  'Virgin Alaska'?  Or 'Alaska Virgin'?

Alaska would do well to keep an all Boeing 737 fleet like Southwest Airlines. Its safer, and it is less expensive to train pilots and mechanics.  When Alaska was flying the MD-83 it cut corners on maintenance that resulted in the crash of Flight 261 that killed all on board.

Plus most of us prefer flying with a US built airplane.  Boeing makes incredible aircraft.


Wow. You're delusional. TAFY's job isn't to investigate or judge the homeless. If it was, no one would ever come to them. Their job is TO HELP THEM. Oh.. and this may come as a surprise to you as well, but they're also not out there to get you. Amazing that the world doesn't revolve around you isn't it?. Really, if anything it's the other way around. Your group constantly targets individuals and groups they don't like, attacks them with lies and slander, and then cries and pretends to be the victim.  Hey, if you want to be a vigilante group and take the law into your own hands at least own up to it. Stop pretending that your mission is to help anyone when it's to make yourself feel superior by looking down on people less fortunate than yourselves.


I wrote the short comment. It would take the utmost crassness for me to label something here not civil, so the previous comment was removed somehow by some others. And, frankly, I did not think it at all an uncivil comment; my response is simply that I didn't agree. I wish all comments were kept, really, except those purely mischievous.


MAT:  Healthcare at SCF is federally subsidized by taxpayer dollars ("mostly paid by the federal government") therefore the service should be provided to everyone.  To provide service only to native Americans is blatant discrimination and would not be tolerated if Providence said healthcare is only provided to non-native Americans!


Once again, the ever more craven G&M switches the comment format leaving many of the original posts behind as soon as it became obvious that this was a terrorist attack.


Taxing capital gains on a Canadian citizens' house is a crazy idea.  Imagine a family having to upsize or downsize to a bigger house either due to a job relocation or change in family composition.  Housing prices, much like everything else, has always gone up.  Are we to create a disincentive or penalize people who move due to circumstances beyond their control?

Introduce a foreign buyers tax and restrict foreign ownership of residential properties.  That will ensure that Canadians do not have to compete with the global market for housing.  We all know that housing is critical for the local population, so why are we letting foreign speculators skew our housing prices.  Who has Canada's best interest for the long term?  Foreign speculators or citizens who live and work here?

Governments building affordable housing without addressing foreign buyers is also not the best idea.  It will simply be an endless cycle of shoveling more taxpayers' money down a bottomless pit.


You asked if I had read them. I have. My background in biomedical science affords me the ability to read and understand that research. Given that you are throwing stones but clearly have nothing to back it up your opinion or comments in this matter are irrelevant.


Remember Dizzie Lizzie ay her best? "Omar Khadr, you've got more class than the whole f—— cabinet." Makes me wonder who poisoned the whales.


I attend Willamette Highschool and Mr.Hatefi is my geometry teacher. Saying so I cannot imagine why he is getting fired. He is excellent and explains things to me in ways teachers have never been able to before.  I was devastated when I learned that he was being fired because without him as a teacher, my high school experience will change forever.  Obviously,  it isn't just me that feels that way or there wouldn't be a protest and dozens of petitions going about Willamette.  We are not protesting because he makes things easy for us or because it's easy to skip his class, as a few people suggested. We are protesting and signing petitions because he pushes us to be the best people and students we can be. And that's something that's going to carry us not only through the rest of high school, but the rest of our lives.  We need more teachers in Willamette like Mr. Hatefi, not less.


There are states that do all of their elections through the mail, costs much less for the states and no voter fraud reported.  Here is a letter written by the Montana republican party chairman to his members which explains exactly why the GOP is scared to death of mail in ballots: http://newstalkkgvo.com/files/2017/02/ESSMAN-LETTER-TO-GOP.pdf


"Why, I'm not going to pass judgement on Mr. Trump..but everything about him reminds me of Hitler."

This is why I'm close to giving up on Francis.

He makes this ludicrous and extremely inflammatory insinuation, and the next day, scolds the media for having a negative focus.

This Pope's inconsistencies aren't the stuff of advanced zen master Jesuit wisdom.    He just isn't making sense.


The 68% of Alaskans polled by ARasmussen figure does not match the District 22 voters I talk to, especially parents, who resent you stealing their childrens PFD.
I will not be jumping on your rope.
As an a note, those folks on the rope in Metlakatla are religous refugees from British Columbia.


Sounds like McCain's plan is just to send more personnel. Hummm…


"You guys with your impeachment pipedreams are getting really boring and showing complete ignorance of the requirements."

Curiously, I agree (although I do not approve).

The Republicans in Congress are of one mind and one spirit in their craven submission to the Lord of Cowards.

Since Republicans control Congress, minority-elect President Trump is absolutely untouchable.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/video/2016/jan/24/donald-trump-i-could-shoot-somebody-and-not-lose-votes-video

The 2018 midterm elections could change things.


We can watch how this debate goes liken to between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson ...  "Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson decide to go on a camping trip. After dinner and a bottle of wine, they lay down for the night, and go to sleep. Some hours later, Holmes awoke and nudged his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see." Watson replied, "I see millions of stars." "What does that tell you?" Watson pondered for a minute. "Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Horologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful and that we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. "What does it tell you, Holmes?" Holmes was silent for a minute, then spoke: "Watson, you idiot. Someone has stolen our tent."


@berrygood:  I agree with your thoughts  Also, to expand on your idea of what we could have done with that amount of money had we not spent it on rail, the answer is we would have had more than enough money to fix our roads, our aging sewer system, and building enough affordable housing and shelters to care for those that are homeless.  Even with all of that, we still would have had $5-6 Billion left to spend on something else.


Wish it was that simple in the majority of these unwanted pregnancy cases...


And?
If you think China has profound respect for Trump, you're smoking what Jeff Sessions doesn't approve of.


Any democrat's arguments are suspect or deliberate lies?

Interesting hypothesis. Any data to support it?


Wtf?

The lead paragraph says a "teenage driver allegedly rear-ended a Eugene police vehicle ," while the body of the story asserts "Greg Summers, 19, of Eugene, drove his Honda Civic into the back of the police officer’s vehicle."

Is there not a single editor left on Chad Drive?


"That's the way we can connect ourselves, by helping each other with realities we've already tackled … That's what Laudato Si' [Francis' 2015 encyclical on the environment] is about: everything is connected. We're all responsible for everyone, to a certain extent and with certain limitations."
The Right and the Religious Right will never admit or allow any of that kind of thinking. They are viciously oppossed to it. To them it smells of Communism and Socialism.


I call them goathair...


This was essentially a fundraiser for the Southern Poverty Law Center


Pff. The last 2,000 years have been china bullied. They only stopped being bullied cause the west foolishly decided to cut them some slack. Then we discovered why they were bullied for so long, cause if they are not bullied they become bullies. Time to let them know the way of the world again.


Trump doesn't have to apologize. She crossed the line and blatantly violated the code of ethics for Federal Judges.
http://www.uscourts.gov/judges-judgeships/code-conduct-united-states-judges#c


Not being gay, I'd be a poor choice for lunch. However, I think it would be a hoot if you did get some calls. Hopefully they will be respectful (two wrongs don't make a right) but, I doubt if you would take anyone up on it. Changing one's attitude can be a fearful thing and I suspect a lack of courage....


You and others like you are the racists.  You want to rewrite history and live you life with you head stuck in sand like an ostrich.


I think President Trump could use you on his legal team.  I heard some "Fake News & Fake Facts" that he was having a difficult time finding good lawyers to defend him.   Good Luck and Aloha!


The front is nice like the old Celicas of the 90's also great cars, I'd welcome the competition of sports cars, but the price is hardly affordable compared to the MX-5s and BR-Zs. Comparing anything to a Porsche in terms of affordability is essentially proving it's not.


Yep. All emotion and lies. Leave it up to Democrat Party socialist judges.


I was on the road around 2am the morning it happened I'm glad to be alive and reading this article.


Who audits KPMG accounts?


Ask someone for help in understanding basic concepts.


Did the liberals at the Star-BirdCageLiner just form this opinion.  They sure don't seem to mind the elimination of LOTS of farmland to make room for West Oahu's Hoopili mega-development.  Gotta say, the "Keep farmlands for actual farming" editorial headline seems like comedy rather than a sincere belief.


Good luck with that.


No budget plan should tax people and mess with the Permanent Fund until the oil and gas industry takes its fair share of balancing the budget.


Send us your tired, your huddled masses yearning to get free stuff after they have entered the country illegally.......


Confusing comment, Neko:  Are you saying Bibi is a Nazi?  Or do you deny that Netanyahu disrespected Pres. Obama, and that Israel disregards international law and US  policy by continuing to build settlements on Palestinian land?

Would you be in favor of banning all Palestinians -- Christian as well as Muslim -- from entry to USA?


Treatment for mental health issues is seriously underfunded in Canada.
However for suicide in particular the fact that most suicides are men and boys probably explains why it is not a national emergency.  Can you imagine the outcry if 75% of suicides were girls and women?


hmm, maybe one solution without losing millions of lives in the Free World but of those in North Korea.
Sanctions that must be kept by all Parties
Install Nuke installations in North Korea and Japan. Play the Nuke installations in those Countries to keep China firm on the North to stop it's nuke ambitions! Does China really want a militarized peninsula?
Put the onus on China to stop the North nukes.


Wow, coming from Noam Chomsky, I wonder what the Dem's response is to his quote.


Too generous, crying carrot. The Trump era has been a disaster across the board, and continues to be so.


In a word, yes. But the bishops as a group tend to ignore such things as science. And you clearly applaud them for doing so. Why do you consider ignorance to be a good thing?


Carl Campagna is right: government is not like a business.  In business you have to make a profit or you close your doors.  Governments can run deficits year after year with impunity.   In business if you don't do your job you get fired.  Working for the government you can goof off for 30 years then enjoy another 30 years of retirement paradise with a generous pension and great health care benefits.  In business the owner or the boss provides leadership and makes decisions.  In Hawaii's government the public workers' unions and construction industry make all the major decisions and dictate what the elected officials do.  This is what is known as "the inmates running the asylum."  It also helps explain why we are spending billions on a useless rail system but can't keep the Pali Highway paved.


Show me a good coach and I'll show you a good goaltender - Don Cherry


anyone is better than Leitch


well  i agree trudeau is nothing but we are a buyer of thier goods so if we actually supported trump against mexico and china it could work for us both


Rad.


That was great, really great, it might have been greatliest of all comments tonight.


Not to mention the community of Oregon Bach Festival supporters, uniformly and specifically asking for an end to the silence and stonewalling regarding the firing of Matthew Halls. An honest and forthright response is overdue.

As long as the money keeps coming in though...yay...


I agree with everything you said, except on one point. The delegates who voted in favour of this motion (not all did) were ETFO delegates. There were 87 of them. Their opinions and ideas about history are their  own, and do not represent all teachers. Your suggestions about Elementary teachers reading your recommendation suggests that all teachers are buying into these platitudes. I don't believe that for a second.


Replace Bannon with Buchanan.


Wrong again, Utilitas.  Not every issue, but this one definitely.


I guess both our views are censored. Not that I disagree with what you said. Sad that we can't say our thoughts. The liberal nazis are watching


It's SO funny to see these Breitbart TROLLS in FULL PANIC MODE on here...LOL  Attack! Attack! Attack!

LMAO!!! Hahahahahahaha!

PRESIDENT HILLARY CLINTON - in just 4 days.


Ed, where were you when our Legislature was majority Republican THE LAST TEN OR TWELVE YEARS?  Oh- wait -- They still are!! Well - maybe if we had had a republican Governor- Oh - Wait!! We did!!  Hmmmmm -


$220.8 million is on the table because it is what Lone Rock was willing to pay for it, and they had no competition. Since it is less than the appraised value of $285 million to $400-plus million (1), this price represents a bargain to any buyer. OSU could make great use of it-- look to the Andrews research forest near Blue River for a model of scientific value that creates jobs and preserves timber, important because we all breathe oxygen and trees make it for us.  I'll be first in line to buy those bonds when they're issued.
(1) http://www.oregon.gov/dsl/Land/Documents/Elliott/slb_dec2014_item4.pdf page 40.


Those who believe that it's all a fraud or a hoax are immune to the facts and prefer their weird fantasies.


If this is true, and I have no reason to believe it's not, the perpetrator is a very dangerous person, just as dangerous as a murder IMO. Probably not the first time they did this either and if not stopped not the last. I'm hoping for a very harsh punishment but I don't have my hopes up.  Death sounds appropriate, though I know not possible, unless the cons administer their own form of justice.


What??? I've read this article and the wikipedia article. All they talk about is how much Snapchat has raised and how much it has spent. There's zip about revenues, earnings, or profits. And the valuations of the company over the past couple of years have been all over the map as if people were just pulling figures out of thin air. Which they are.

Then there's the little matter of Reggie Brown who sued the company back in 2013 when it tried to cut him out of the story even though he claimed to have come up with the idea for snapchat and other things. Snap dismissed his claims as opportunistic chatter, but settled out of court for $157 million and a credit for Snapchat.

But the Reggie Browns of this world will go on inventing and I'm sure somewhere there's some nerd with an idea better than Snapchat and Spectacles. Then we'll see Snap's share price go crackle and pop.


I agree, nothing illegal, all disclosed, another manufactured fake news story from NYT with inflammatory headline not substantiated by actual story.  Why does dispatch keep printing this garbage you couldn't even call "journalism".  At the time these investments were made US investments in russia were being encouraged to bring them into the capitalist world, which was successful.  Now its bad?


Treated as equals? Here in America??? Are you kidding? The forefathers were all white folks. Most were slave owners. Some killed Native Americans as a policy. They did not include people of color in their deliberations. Only themselves and each other. You need to become educated. You are ignorant, dim-witted, and not very bright.


The loss in revenue is not a surprise.  The continuing fiasco which is UH sports deficits continues to be a distraction for the UH's important mission of teaching, research and public service. Sports entertainment is not in any way part of the mission.


The ACA is the least of Senator Gardner's worries.  Disavowing a narcissistic maniac in the White House won't help him with Democrats and some of his base will be furious should he do so.  Courage isn't cheap but it's fruits are priceless.  At least he'll have his soul.  Senator: Stand and be counted.


Hey, maybe before you rip on someone for their spelling errors, you should probably first learn the difference between "then" and "than" and how to use them correctly. Otherwise, you just come off as a pompous douche.


White male conciousness is rising, fake news wont stop it.


NO one can lead a misfit party,  7 years and no plan says it all.   The entire party is dysfunctional


Blame the Globe's politically correct spell-check …


Look around the world at the number of various conflicts that have happened over the last ten years and related spin-offs of small scale violence involving bombings and shootings, the latest in Quebec, and the common denominator is the religion of Islam. For a religion that is commonly portrayed as a religion of peace, it attracts the exact opposite by its supporters and detractors alike. The travel ban is simply a knee jerk reaction after decades of violence connected to this faith. There just doesn't seem to be a way back from where we are in our fear of the radicals involved with Islam. When people feel threatened as they do specifically in Europe, there is no easy way to erase that fear. Canada has now had a despicable reaction to peacefull Muslims practicing their faith, which sadly has shown that we are not immune to the global fear of those who practice a specific religion.


Last month when the area where I purchased my home finally got about 10 inches of snow, there was a knock at the door. I opened it and there was a young Alaska Native teenager with a shovel in hand. "Shovel your yard for $5.oo." I said okay. When he was done I gave him $10 and went next door and later saw him further down the street.  My grand kids like to play their video games but my daughter says, "Finish your chores, first." If they don't do their chores, they get some money deducted from their weekly allowance. After the first deduction they hardly ever miss.


They've got to make it sound official so no one will just turn on the TV and check...


It's possible dragoninwater wouldn't offer such needless comments if the bones found were maybe Japanese. But jealousy causes hurtful comments by some. Unfortunate.


The new term is alternate news.


My thoughts are your dribble has nothing to do with my post and that you have zero reading comprehension.


So far I have seen 2 posts (Chuckunfiltered and TerryM4) that prove Adam's point.  Complaints about Trudeau that do not convince the non-Cons.


Very glad to see that there is FINALLY some research being done on this [likely] eventuality, though it's understood that this is just the beginning, tentative investigation.
Something additional that absolutely needs some serious examination:  though it's nice that beaches wash off some of the oil - where does it go after it's flushed away by the tides? How do shellfish and sea worms feel about oily sediments?  And how long does it take for THAT oil to either disperse or neutralize?


Oh lets attack those bad, bad bad rich people.

Remember the good old days when we did that and simply they left. Like E.P. Taylor, Arthur Hailey, etc. Yes lets attack the rich so they will move and their income along with the jobs they provide will move with them. Brilliant idea.


He is the MP for my riding. He is not your regular politician. He cares a lot for the institution of Parliament (as evidenced by his passion to be there for every vote) and for his constituents. I would urge him to slow down and take it easy, but that would keep him from doing what he loves. Good luck Arnold.


You mean like the serial armed robbers domestic violence abusers and child molesters ?  Those people "who prey on others to harm and punish". If so, we agree!


thats because some very clever people have been manipulating your thinking, whats published whats not. What the math actually says. Nothing thats happened is any reason to change ones thinking on the right of americans to keep and bear arms, if anything the news tells us our government wants us dead and we need to  be able to defend ourselves more than ever.


Here's my ideas, though I'm no economist or financial guru, these are things that stick in my craw.

Eliminate the School Boards, or at the least, allow school vouchers for about 75% of the current amount spent on students.  Competition is always a healthy thing.

Oil taxes are beyond my level of comprehension.  Simplify them to: Flat Taxing the oil pulled from the ground.  Period.  No deductions, no incentive pay.  Feel free to drill, and we'll tax what goes in the pipeline or onto a tanker, whatever.

Taxes:  that's a tough one.  Sales or income?  If we go with sales, that means everyone, rich and poor alike, will have a stake in the state's well being.  Bad side of that is it places an extra burden on townsfolk that already have a sales tax, like Wasilla, Seward.

Income tax: Make it a flat tax.  I don't like punishing someone for being more successful than I.  Plus, you can deduct state income from your federal taxes.  That can come in handy!

There you have it.  Discuss.


"Community Activists" = "Community Agitators"


Well, I am a conservative, I don't believe in science, I believe in fake things like trickle down economics and tooth fairies. As to my genitals, they are male too, but I still wan to make decisions for women. So in other words no as usual you have no facts.


While I've been pleased with the continuing improvements to downtown, especially activities around Kesey Square, I'm yawning over  the awning.
This reminds me of a report  by a UO architecture prof some months back arguing that Kesey Square could never be a successful public space, because with the walls to the south and east it doesn't get enough sun.


Canada has the best employment rate for women in the G7,although their average pay is still 12 cents an hour less then men. Education is still to key to equity , and the universities and colleges continue to show a higher percentage  of women enrolled then men. While Canada certainly has some way to go, we have much to celebrate, and it is unfortunate that any gains that women have made get shoved aside in order to highlight negative aspects. If all days whether women's day or any, other descends into a negative approach, the message tends to get lost in a plethora of negative messages.


The Scheer Conservatives should not cry foul when Chinese journalists criticize their views on trade.
"Political interests in Beijing" what kind of diplomacy speak is that?


A vote for Hillary "I'm calling you out without evidence, Russia" Clinton should be much more worrisome!


Trever Siemian is Gary Kubiak.  Kubes was a nice backup QB who knew the offense, was prepared and could come in during the middle of the game and operate the offense.  He also could start a game here and there as needed and give the Broncos a chance for a win.  A solid backup QB is a good commodity to have.  It's the fact we don't have a franchise QB that is the problem.  Paxton Lynch and his abysmal work ethic and lack of dedication is what our problem is.  He is supposed to be our QB of the future rather than a guy who looks lost in pre season games.


Agreed.  Especially on Alaska Airlines, where Alaskans get two free checked bags.


My point was about how some people continually try to redirect every story to Trump.


And quit coming up with the new word du jour like indigenous to describe Canadian Indians.


I hope so Frank, but the SA has thus far refused to cover the developer's cynical use of TOD allowances to build more hotels with exemptions from zoning in exchange for a small "donation" to the City, and the mayor and city council's willingness to go along with the scheme.

Like when Mufi Hannemann claimed he was meeting with Senator Inouye when he was actually holding a fundraiser in Pittsburgh held by rail contractors, the SA spiked the story and, once again, David Shapiro was the only one to cover it at here.  I don't know what the SA gets out of this rail project, but it must be something big to cause them to abandon their ethics and responsibility to the community.


Obviously the GET tax would be better as tourists would also pay.  We need to get this built.  A full investigation needs to be done on why the costs have escalated so much.  Not sure what can be done about it but if it is due largely to delays, well, one should think twice before listening to such people in the future who are only negative.


So you don't believe in a free and open society is what you're getting at. You believe in one where the government decides what is good for you and what isn't and tightly controls all natural substances. At the federal level. Am I right?


The chief and his 10 burly band members would look at the the young natives who want  off the reserve and ask "Going somewhere?"


What you're talking about is hate and unfounded fear, period, no matter how much you try to claim it isn't so.  The TFW program has existed for decades mostly for seasonal, low-paying work in agriculture and fishing and a few other areas and it mostly achieved its goals in that very limited form.  Harper expanded that to an extreme level and unnecessarily.  This has since been corrected by the new government.  This article has nothing to do with the TFW program.  The article is addressing the prejudice and discrimination that does in fact exist, most predominantly among the "I want my country back" tribe, to which you apparently belong.


Great story. SUch a legend, I hope she gets into the NHL Hall of Fame!


Bathabile Dlamini who has nothing to hide wishes to choose her own judge... sounds familiar.


It would be interesting to see what the fallout if the US passed a law stating that drug companies could only sell drugs in the US for 2X of the lowest cost they sell the same drug for overseas.


I would like to take Robin Brena's argument one step further and say that "all the oil belongs to the state of Alaska" and we should have an arrangement with the oil companies that recognizes our ownership by giving them a cut of 20% of all the oil they produce on "our land" while we keep 80% for ourselves. Instead, as Robin so deftly pointed out, the arrangement is exactly the opposite of what it should be; the oil companies are giving us a "small cut" of our oil and keeping the rest for themselves. It makes us look "PRETTY STUPID" and that stupidity is not lost on the oil companies. We are basically GUARANTEEING the oil companies survival while at the same GUARANTEEING our bankruptcy. Now that is REALLY STUPID!


Wendy Russell, your post makes it seem that No Bike Lane at the bike stations is a problem.  The problem is bicycles interacting with automobiles especially in busy areas such as downtown and Waikiki.  Time will tell if there will be an increase in bicycle accidents.  If no increase, then great.  If there is an increase, then this program needs to be tweaked to reduce accidents or be eliminated.


I never said a 45%  return in 2016..........remember I am 50-60$ cash...
You are misquoting me...
7.5% 2015,18% YTD...) this obviously is net of trading costs...I do not even track them...it is the cost of doing business.

Over 15 years I have 10% annualized....before that was a learning curve :)
Luckily its an RRSP/TFSA


" Macron campaign hacked, e-mails leaked days before French presidential election " or ...... making excuses for Macrons upcoming defeat ....... sound familiar ? ... Must be those pesky Russians right ?


President Trump also took 5 deferments for "bone spurs". Dick Cheney took 5 deferments for "other priorities".
As a candidate,  Trump despicably said that he prefers veterans who weren't captured,  unlike John McCain, who refused early release from a POW camp to stay with his men.
President Trump: quit your puerile Twitter rants and start acting like a president - i.e. with honor.


I agree... Alberta is hurting right now but it has to be careful not to become the "deplorables" of Canada. Instead of turning on Notley they should be thinking over the last thirty years of spendthrift extravanganza when they could have been saving up some of that oil windfall like Norway... what do they have now...? $900 billion? Enough to employ everyone and keep improving the place. But.. are Albertans mature enough to self reflect on those years of Conservative  rule?


".... most Alaskans understand these facts and are ready for a balanced plan that includes an income tax"

"Most Alaskans?"

Care to cite where that statistic came from Mr. Wohlforth? I haven't seen any poll to back up that assertion. I have however, seen several polls that clearly state Alaskans believe we spend too much and spending is the greater problem vs revenue.

I did review the IRS spreadsheet (thank you for the link; interesting). In 2014 there were 361,130 tax filers. Yet only 240,900 had income over $25,000.00

According to the PDF website (http://pfd.alaska.gov/Division-Info/Summary-of-Applications-and-Payments), in 2014 the population of Alaska was 735,601 and 631,306 received a PFD in the amount of $1,884. Thus, 33% of Alaskans had a job and made over $25,000 - this is the group that you and the income-tax-supporting-crowd think should pay for state government with the 86% that received free cash should not....

I think you're a great writer; a great fiction writer


Logan Kitzhaber took lessons from his Dad, Johnny Kitz.   Monkey see, Monkey do..............I wonder if Johnny Kitz has any strings left to pull to reduce the sentence for his son.  I would like to see Motley chime in on this one................


"Companies are closing,people continue losing jobs" ?the unemployment rates are the lowest in years, where have you been? Also the food stamp program needs cut, how can we have 42 million people on food stamps with a 4 % unemployment rate when 8 years ago we had 27 million people on the program when the unemployment rate was 10% .. waste and fraud..it needs cleaned up , people who really need help should get it , but lazy people buying candy, Soda pop , energy drinks , chips and junk food should be cut off. And you don't seem to realize it but those CEOs hire thousands of people and provide jobs to many families and if they want to buy a new car or coat who are you to say they shouldn't?


SD,  "Surge" is an incorrect term, from the NY Times:  "General Nicholson told lawmakers that he had a shortfall of a 'few thousand' troops and said more personnel would enable the American military to advise the Afghan military more effectively and at lower levels in the chain of command. The international force assisting the Afghans has about 13,000 troops, of whom about 8,400 are American.  American officials said that 3,000 to 5,000 additional troops, including hundreds of Special Operations forces, could be sent."  https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/us/politics/donald-trump-afghanistan-troops-taliban-stalemate.html

The dilemma of AF, do we completely withdraw and leave AF to its fate or do we find the right mix of hard and soft power to keep the Taliban from power long enough (unknown time) so the AF government can become legitimate enough to counter the Taliban on its own?  AF was the command, control, and planning base for Al Qaeda.  Failure in AF could lead to another 911.


Higher ground


How do you know that "Bernie didn't lose significant votes because of any Clinton campaign tactics?"


Here's a test....what year did the words of institution ("ritual") become formalized in the early Church...the very words you hear today, if you were to go to Mass?

Does a family have customs and traditions? Is that a bad thing?

Have you ever tried to carve out a distinction between worship and veneration?   Most people today seem unable to put the intellectual energy into certain matters, such that they can make (and hold them in memory for contemplation) these sorts of distinctions.  They sort of fall back into lukewarmness and declare A = B.

Which specific teachings of Jesus conflict with tradition?  Or vice versa.  Let's get into real details instead of innuendo.


What about the rough track ahead for the people who will be forced to pay for the thing.


Someone has misinformed you.   My search - UN FAO 2015 Carbon Flux Model "CO2 is the fertilizer of global plant growth" - did not match any articles.

Weeds do respond as if CO2 is a fertilizer but the exact opposite is true for some crops.  For example, peer-reviewed research shows that wheat yields fall as CO2 increases.  Many plants hit their maximum tolerable CO₂ limits at 500–800 ppmv, and most hit it by 800–1,000 ppmv, if they can survive the intense heat and drought conditions that will occur outside of a greenhouse situation. For most crops the saturation point will be reached at about 1,000–1,300 ppmv under the ideal circumstances that you would find in a greenhouse.

We are headed towards 900 to 1,300 ppmv by the end of the century under a BAU scenario.


this has nothing to do with the truth. There are valid arguments for leaving and there are valid arguments for staying. There isn't a "true" Answer.  There are advantages to both. There is truth to both.  The issue is attacking Palin because she shares on of them.


Yes, that was a mistake. I don't believe for a minute that the President is a racist, and it  we shouldn't throw the word Nazi around, just like it was a mistake for Obama to accuse the U.S. of "torture". Such outlandish statements  abet our enemies.


What on earth are you talking about that if she were 18 or older, she couldn't have given birth to the messiah.  Not all "scholarly" studies are all that accurate or "scholarly".  Example:  Catholic church teaches Joseph was an old man and Mary a young woman, maybe only 14.  The Catholics taught this because they were determined that Mary remained a virgin all her life.  As though she was too holy to have ever had sex.  So naturally  Joseph was too old to be interested in having sex with his wife and Mary remained "holy" enough to be the "Mother of God".  She was mother to the physical body of Jesus the savior, not the actual Mother of God, He doesn't have a mother.  And scripture clearly teaches that Jesus had younger brothers and sisters.  The Catholic church states that they were actually cousins and that it wasn't unusual for people in those days to call cousins siblings.  Scholars coming up with "facts" that fit their own opinions.


Why shouldn't the U.S.  'take names'? We're paying for the place.  Same thing with NATO.


Great article.  Governments solutions to every problem is spend more money.  Don't think about the problem first, just spend.  Then brag about the spending but overlook the fact nothing has improved.  Another issue with the health care system in this country, and I assume it applies to mental health care as well, is the lack of drive to improve outcomes with fewer inputs.  At too many levels silo's have been built and the main driver of each silo is to protect their turf.  Outcomes matter less, far to often, than protecting the revenue and building your empire.


I think it's pretty reasonable for this type of talk to emerge given what's just happened the last week. Elway has never fooled around and goofed off when it came to football. He makes his decisions and he expects a player to give 100% effort just like any GM does. It's obvious that Lynch wasn't setting the world on fire like Sloter did. It's all about mental toughness from your number 1 position. So far I don't think anyone can say that Siemian isn't showing this toughness. We all saw it from Sloter. We caught a few glimpses of it from Osweiler in his first starts as a Bronco.Can't say that Lynch has shown any signs yet, but to be fair he has pretty high expectations. Sometimes players lose that mental edge and hard to get it back in focus. In my eyes Lynch lost confidence when it wasn't happening and coming together for him. We'll see if Owsweiler can answer the bell if he gets called upon. I liked Osweiler, but I knew that I didn't want Elway to overpay. Houston was pretty dumb.


If all sex offenders were "Neutered" after first conviction, there would be no more problems, and women wouldn't have to be afraid anymore.


I remember some years ago, a friend was telling me how the latest strains of malaria have developed a resistance to drugs that were effective in the past.
Google "counterfeit malaria drugs" for more exact info, but the jist of it is this:
People were selling fake anti-malaria drugs so companies developed test measures to ensure the drugs were legit. Drug counterfeiters in turn started to add just enough of the real drug to pass the tests. Well, just like how we develop vaccines for our own bodies, the counterfeiters had created one for malaria in its fight against anti-malaria drugs.
I guess in some ways this relates to the article, because if there was not a good profit in counterfeit drugs, the people doing it would move on. I feel this is one facet of the story that the author missed out on, but perhaps avoided because it is a bit too sensational


RD, that is the usual one-dimensional reasoning we have grown to expect from you.


I realize that (good) articles like this need a sharp focus, but a full discussion on bonds shuld require some mention of Real Return Bonds and preferred shares. They both have similar investment goals to conventional bonds, but have different responses to interest rate increases and changes in inflation.


Pass the corn I luv the wet coast re angst


Meant to add a notable exception was my physician for the last six years--although American, she was willing to listen and actively engaged in helping me understand my health issues, despite my being a cranky old man.


To your shortsighted slagging of Bautista:

"Bautista won't be winning any MVP awards this season, but has proved there's still something left in the tank and has been integral in getting the team close to the .500 mark after smoking nine home runs in May.
With key players like Josh Donaldson, Troy Tulowitzki, Russell Martin, Devon Travis, J.A. Happ and Aaron Sanchez all seeing extended time on the DL, Bautista has surprisingly been the most durable, appearing in every game so far. His 10 homers and 28 RBIs are each good enough for third best on the team.
Bautista has also quieted fears that his arm was dead by recording five outfield assists, third best in the MLB."  - TSN


Our only real enemy is the United States - who have invaded us at least twice before. There is no other real threat. The odds on a US invasion are increasing all the time. How do you propose that we deal with it?


And from this you conclude that AGW isn't happening?  Nice cherry picking there.

Oh, and BTW, while the frequency of hurricanes has not been shown to be increasing, it hasn't been shown that they aren't (studies are still under way). However there is in fact evidence that hurricanes, on average, are getting more intense.  It's very predictable that they would.....any high-school level physics text book will explain why this is.


I'm not sure what your point is.  The rioters are not really part of a crusade, they like to claim that to justify destruction. It's true we are more comfortable mistreating someone we can think of as 'them'; soon more and more are 'them' and fewer and fewer are 'us'.   Then what, we all retreat into our homes with a weapon?


But he didn't.
Neither did the other hundreds of mass shooters.
The fire department can put out a fire. Sprinklers can put out a fire. People can escape from a fire.
They cannot douse a lunatic with a gun with water and make him stop.
Apparently, nothing, absolutely nothing, can stop a lunatic with a gun and that includes another person with a gun, like the one at the nightclub who couldn't stop the shooter.
Would you support lifting the laws against bombs, because bombs don't kill people, people do?
Would you really?


It's spelled delusional.  There seems to be a correlation between lower educational levels and climate change denial.  Have a nice Friday.


Species come and species go. It's the way of the world.
I just can't get that worked up over polar bears.....


An interesting situation about McGuire.  Senator Claire McCaskill is a wonderful asset to utilize in these situation, our Alaskan representation is pretty much a waste of time regarding anything ethical.


In a perfect world people, like you, would know what they were talking about before spouting off half truths and innuendo.


"...Of a Canadian team winning the Stanley Cup: 28 per cent..."

No, actually this has been shown to have no correlation to the number of Canadian teams in playoff contention, or even in the NHL (not 28%, but in the ball park)....(I think it was Nate Silver who ran the numbers, the article was in the NYT and re- printed in some Canadian papers as well)

I give the same as the 20+ years - 0%


So who told you that Toronto was under a couple of kilometres of ice? It was science! So do you only use science when it fits your cause? And it’s not man made climate change but man is certainly effecting the world in a very unhealthy way and  we should do better. Any intelligent beings would certainly try to keep their only home healthy and clean. It is insane not too.


This is week where Liberals brought out their true colors and we now they love Muslim terrorists and immigrants more than white citizens

Whites vote conservative

This we also know now why they are letting in 100s of thousands of them
To guarantee a voting block to stay in power forever.

This 10 million just bought the muslim vote
What a truly disgusting group of scumbags they are


Given that even extremely pro-car CalTrans has finally formally accepted the proven concept of induced demand, why would reducing travel lanes be a problem? Since building more lane-miles has been shown to generate more traffic than those lanes can hold, it is logical, although as yet unproven, that reducing lane-miles will reduce traffic by more than the amount that those lanes can hold. By the way, that's how science works.

As far as improving our public transit, that seems like such an obvious need here in Lane County that I am amazed that anyone could be against it. Add in the fact that, other than our large student population, we have a serious obesity issue here and I'm equally shocked that anyone would not vote for someone who supports improved active transportation options.

The 1950's aren't coming back. We need to look to the future with insight and intelligence while we keep our fear of change at bay.


Ted's following a fine line, threading fanaticism and narcissism.


Now we have the sanitized American version.  How about the Russian version?  Then we have what really happened.


Do a wordsearch of the State Constitution and the Joint Legislative Uniform Rules and you won't find the word "Caucus" yet a permanent standing caucus is the functioning legislature in this state.  It is designed to reward toady behavior over time with power.  Regardless of the names, the only thing these candidates for Speaker and Senate President have is hanging around the institution for years and a total dedication to the silencing of any dissenting ideas by being able to close the forum of debate.

   Currently membership in the majority requires support of the final budget appropriation regardless of sustainability and lockstep voting with caucus leadership on the procedural votes necessary to thwart any minority proposals (like a vote on repeal of the PFD reduction). Couple this insane caucus system with the current legislative exemption from state open meeting law and the defacto veto power given to committee chairs to simply refuse to hold hearings and you have what we  have.


Seriously? THe Bills rank 8th in the NFL in total Rushing yards, and they scored MULTIPLE touchdowns against the the Jets. The Bills and Broncos have 2 of the BEST DEFENSE'S in the NFL. Look for a low scoring affair. Not because Trevor and Tyrod are horrible (they are horrible) but rather because the D's are that good!

Bronco's Run D - #1
Bills Run D - #3

Bronco's Pass D - #15
Bills Pass D - #8

But c'mon....Atleast google the Bills stats before you post something that is so blatantly false


I recall something like that as well. It certainly makes sense, two peas in a pod.


Is he "Fr." Zit?


The game is played as much between the ears as on the ice. Neil=warrior and Glass = pussy. End of story.


The so-called "right to be left alone" is a creation of a warped sense of our Constitution.  From the very beginning, the states have had what's known as "the police power," which the federal government does not have.  That power, the source of which is the Tenth Amendment, gives the states the right to legislate in matters of morals --- adultery, theft, abortion, incest, murder, bigamy, use of controlled substances.  (The feds cannot legislate in these matters --- not even murder --- unless it involves interstate commerce.)  You may not like the fact that the states have a right to legislate in these matters, but that's not the issue.

I sent you materials showing that Gorsuch is a good prospect for over-turning Roe v. Wade.  Nothing prevents Trump from appointing two other justices like Gorsuch.  Why you think this is impossible or highly unlikely is a mystery.


The dream died as soon as management of it was in the hands of the incompetent twits at Bombardier.


Your suggestion would amount to infringement on the SA.  Also, there are literally billions of rounds of real ammo out there already -- gonna round it all up with giant magnets or what?  You reckon criminals would comply and only purchase rubber bullets, because there WILL always be ways to buy real ammo from the underground were your plan to take effect.  Also, how's that gonna stop someone from renting a U-Haul and mowing people down along a sidewalk?  Had enough "rational rebuttal" yet?


You are an idiot


Ditto!  I love my city.  I love my mayor!


"About 1 p.m. Friday, the signatures came in, said deputy city clerk Amanda Moser. It was about three weeks past the official deadline"
Well deadlines are made to be broken.


So even the users and mass transit advocates say this was poorly done?  These flaws aren't easy fixes, either; they're baked into the entire concept.  Think about that the next time you see an anti-EmX sign.  Remember how those concerns were belittled, downplayed or even ignored?  Remember how we didn't get to vote for this (or even vote for the board that shoved this down our throats)?  It gets worse:  LTD admits that this project increases congestion; that means more idling (a LOT more idling), which is directly contrary to the City of Eugene's climate recovery goals. The glimmer of hope in all this?  There should be enough of an outcry from the taxpayers of this county that another one of these boondoggle projects will never darken our community again.


If you really want to point out who gets short-changed the most it is a single person who dies before reaching retirement. ZERO benefit save the $2,500 death benefit which has never been indexed and is taxed as income on the deceased final return.

In answer to your question; the survivor would receive no additional pension at all. Public sector pensions are governed by either federal or provincial legislation which typically provides for at least a 60% survivor benefit unless the spouse had agreed to waive this entitlement.


This assumes that the bump in support will come only from those whose wages are increased. Why assume that?


[The reputable news agencies of late have been producing their own stories seemingly out of thin progressive air.]
Care to give some examples or late?  While there have been some stories that are based upon speculation there is at least some circumstantial evidence that form the basis but I don't recall any that are "seemingly out of thin progressive air" from the ADN or any other reputable news agency.  And by reputable I exclude Breitbart, Infowars, and others which primarily peddle conspiracy theories.  It's tempting to include Fox for Napolitano's piece that led Trump to accuse Obama of wiretapping Trump towers but it still seems to at least try to appear reputable even if most of that conduct comes after the fact rather than before.


Good luck, people of Houston. Please support the pot business; it is a harmless thing and your city will benefit for no other reason that the alcohol selling communities which surround you are too hypocritical to see their own problem. It works out like this: alcohol = violence; marijuana = peace.


That's ridiculous! Do you think 2% of the people would have agreed to Amendment 64 in say Weld County? How about the right to die amendment in say Colorado Springs? Now it will take big money to get any amendment on the ballot, which means only those with big money will be able to do it. Foolish, foolish move.


So, Nanakuli, if all these people are vetted, how is it we have so many illegals here?


Seriously time for term limits on the legislative branch.


If Shannyn is going to mention what someone told her years ago as proof the pro- Pebble people take the low road , why does she not mention the other low road stuff---like how Alaska's favorite million air funneled money to fight Pebble and was fined by the state for that ? How about the questionable plane rides that were given to bolster support against Pebble ?  How about the dishonest TV ad's that claimed if Pebble was built , the lady said she'd die ?  Or holding hearings concerning Pebble in Seattle before Alaska ? Or the EPA not even having an open mind concerning  Pebble ? Here's the deal :No one wants to see salmon killed---except commercial fishermen .  We need jobs in that region of Alaska . Pebble will provide way better jobs than fishing. We don't have to choose one or the other---with safeguards we can have both.  Many want Pebble stopped just so they can keep that area their own play ground .  By passing all the permitting there is zero doubt Pebble can be opened safely .


Concerning all this hullabaloo over fund raisers etc. Jean Chretien did the right thing. He made political contributions completely a-political and funded from taxes by a small, per vote cash benefit to the parties. But, that wasn't good enough for Harper, who, thinking of the mess that they had created on political donations in Alberta figured that he would re-create it Nationally. Enough evidence is in to prove that neither corporations nor unions nor any large money donations should be allowed.


Oh I see. Its not funny because youre the insurance company rep.  Or...wait- youre on the Board of Directors who have a deductible to pay. Next time: clear the snow load.  Durrr.


is it too late to can this and start over?  this is  a mess.  it's pretty apparent that this project is not , NOT ready to move forward.  put it back on a blank slate of a drawing board and i'll bet we have a whole different way of solving the issues here.  this whole project stinks to high heaven...i wouldn't hire the person responsible for coordinating all phases of this project to plan my grandkid's birthday.


Canada's oil production accounts for just 3% of our GDP.  3% of our GDP cannot account for an overall 4.6% change in our GDP.

Canada's real estate is 13% of our GDP, 4x more than oil production. Canada's tech/IT sector is 7% of our GDP, more than double oil production. Construction, banking/insurance, and manufacturing all dwarf oil production.

And you know what's absolutely minuscule? Softwood lumber. But for some reason, the media is fixated on oil and softwood lumber. I guess because it's easier to track barrels of oil than try to understand the true value of financials or intellectual property.


Everything alluded to in this story is captured on tape coming sraight from Trumps own mouth. How sir can that be considered left wing opinion?


Cool, so we saved the planet yet, or we must do more carbon pricing?
This is just the beginning folks, to whet the appetite.
:)


Only the GOP extremists believe in God -- what a ridiculous comment. Seems the right-wing extremists wouldn't vote for Christ Himself, calling Him too socialist.


He may have thrown that bone out there for the media mutts to gnaw on.


Sorry, no money available for sewers, police, emergency services, etc., CADwell needs future taxes to pay for Rail.


"Jason Allen, embarrassment to Oregon, and probably also his mother."

Getting personal, eh? Not very CIVIL of you!


Exactly, Ivan Putski.  Every time a news story is published about the homeless, Alaska Natives, rural Alaska, or the LGBT community the usual suspects rear their bigot racists heads.  What's striking is that they never tire of it.


Here is some good news. Dividend will not be capped.


Their new home in Bear-leen.


Kyle Feldscher is confusing anger with nervousness and is also showing a bias.  The senator was extremely rude and was call on it by the committee chair to allow the witness to answer the question.


“As premiums come down then that means that people will be able to afford health care,” Jenkins said.

The problem is, the people want to get it for free, although we know that nothing is for free.  They get it for nothing but we the taxpayers have to pay for it.


no we just don't want those who are trying to jump the queue


Maybe the Denver Post can write a story on Alan Berg to refresh memories of White Supremacists in Colorado. Oops, Trump wasn't President.


Fake news.


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Debbie's name drives me crazy!

 I know it's just her name, but  I keep thinking "Wasserman Test! with all those connotations!

What is really strange about the "Bernie is a Jew" issue is that according to her bio, Wasserman comes from a Jewish family as well!  I guess for the DNC during this election, winning for Hillary was more important than either bigotry or family!


The ones you are referring to are not colleagues, they're carpetbaggers.


@99Bandit  One man's opinion is another man's hate speech


Try calling a cop, see how long you wait if they show up at all. DOT gets the majority of their money from Federal.  And all the entitlement programs need serious review for rampant fraud.


In reply to: "The US owes China about 3.5 trillion dollars. What if China called in its debt immediately?"

If China decides to sell US Treasuries then US Fed will buy them. So instead of having 3.5 trillion interest bearing securities China will have 3.5 trillion dollars in cash, with no interest accruing. The Chinese are smarter than that.

Your other points are well taken. But selling US Treasuries will not do anything.


Was to be expected since he wasn’t a finalist for the chief’s position making way for the new chief to select his own people......


There are no Mexican car makers nor are there any Canadian car makers.  The car makers in Mexico are American, German and Japanese, in Canada they are American and Japanese. Those countries are where  the management jobs are, they are where the decisions are made.  Canada and Mexico 's role in auto manufacturing is the same: to supply labor, Canada competes directly with Mexico in that regard.  Mexico's competitive advantage is low wages, Canada's is a weak currency and government provided healthcare.

The liberals may give Dias an important role just to cover themselves, given that the country's only interest in this is the jobs, not the business. If Bombardier goes to the government for help, the national interest is at stake at all levels of the company (workers, management, owners, lenders),  with automotive its only the workers.  The Americans are our biggest trading partner, Canada is an important market, they won't forget that in the negotiations. Dias' bluster means little.


How sad.  Close your legs and use birth control.  SO many young girls getting pregnant and think they can be moms but can't even take care of themselves.  We need better education and parenting !


Only Capitalism works; get the government out of health care & cut costs by 50% (CATO Institute).  All these Utopian socialized medical programs in Europe are failures.  Our military has to defend these countries, because they spend the money on health care.  Health care costs more & more money.  Health care offers less & less; which brings one to the "death panels.  Medical care becomes slower & slower.  Medicaid, Medicare & Social Security are bankrupt; living on cash flow.


Hmmmm... Hmmmm... Much whine in the Democrats I see; whine to fear it leads; and fear to anger it leads; and to the dark side it takes them. The Clintons and the Obamas long ago to the dark side they turned.  Hmmm.. Hmmm... The force is strong in theTrump.   In the galaxy great changes to the Republic for the better they are coming.


Regarding the DP's method of determining a "civil post", what is the justification of the useless, mandatory, time wasting, examples of previous posts requiring a "yes" or "no" from the poster before some arbitrary algorithmic judge allows a post to be entered? I click the "yes" button continuously, regardless of the examples, and most times I'm approved. What a useless procedure. Either accept it or not. Simple.


Yeah, when this bunch investigates itself you can take it to the bank, baby, cuz it's solid gold. Just ask Lois "the dog ate my homework" Lerner, Hillary "hack me" Clinton, Loretta "meet me on the tarmac'' Lynch or going back a little farther Sandy "docs in the socks" Burglar.
The bureaucracy watches out for the bureaucracy.


Well, you do seem to have missed the first half of the conversation.


True - EXCEPT one needs to consider the issue of retirement.  Many of the JP2 and B16 bishops are aging out and are not going to be holding office very much longer.  That is already creating a shift in the balance of ecclesial power in the national conferences as well as the curia itself.  It's one reason that +Francis didn't clean the Prefects out at the start of his pontificate: he knew that a little time would do it for him.  The other advantage is that +B16 didn't appoint a large number of bishops - he wasn't in office long enough to do so.  And all we have to do is to look at the sort of men Pope Francis is appointing to various sees, and those he is naming as cardinals, to get the clear sense that, even in a few years, things are not and will not be the same as it has been.  We are in the midst of a true renewal.


Compared to where he wanted to send the officers attempting to stop his rampage, yes, prison IS a resort. You obviously have no experience of prison life and culture. I do, having refused to kill for Nixon in his illegal war on SE Asia. Compared to where Nixon sent 13 high school classmates, prison was a resort, and I saw the worst parts of it, including the Hole at McNeil Island. If all those presidents who have taken innocent lives were in prison the world would be a better place, but funerals for other sociopathic world leaders wouldn't be so well attended.

Bank robbers were the highest status prisoners I met, honored by other inmates, but I didn't meet any cop-killers. They would probably have outranked the unauthorized withdrawal perp's. I'd say he tried to get taken out by a cop, but wanted to take at least one of them with him. I guarantee you he's a star behind bars. How much jail time have you done to speak so authoritatively? Or is what you know derived from TV & movies?


This is the stupidest thing ever. Enforcing that federal law will cause more tax money being spent and fill up prison for what? People smoking marijuana? People die in thousands every year cause of DUI but yet hey it's making money so they don't care. Our prisons are already overcrowded and now to fill them up even more with a victimless crime. Enforcing this law and leaving it as a schedule 1 is going to create more of a black market and money will go to criminals instead of creating BILLIONS in tax revenue eventually right now it is in the 100's of millions easily. Next with everything going in the US and crime like in cities Chicago, are they really going to devote more money and law enforcement hours to stop what? People smoking a little weed?! All that happens is they get hungry laugh and go to sleep. While cocaine being in schedule 2 is way more addictive and has way more negative effects. This can create 10s of thousands of jobs. It can help cities with the tax revenue.


The "muslim ban" does NOT affect about 88% of the world's muslims.  SA needs to check facts and stop the one sided reporting.


The age difference between the two might deserve some consideration.


Yes, the preferred tongue of dialogue.


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Funny how I don't hear you going on about the dictators we prop up.


I can not stand the work "Obligation", it has been annoying me for six years...It sounds like it is written by someone that is trying to show the world that they know big words in English, and therefore it is very badly written.


Don't get too cocky Rockies, but DO keep winning.  It'll be interesting to see how they handle the four game home-and-home with Seattle--a team that has historically given them trouble and that has struggled this year, the perfect profile in the past for a Rox letdown.

Who goes down when Jon Gray comes back?  My choice would be Marquez, although he's pitched so well of late he is making it a very difficult decision.


Being competitive is part of human nature & manifests itself in many ways.  It can be seen amongst members of isolated monasteries, in siblings, & everywhere. The urge to excel, to best one's peers, explains the development of class structures where ever humans interact.


Nice work, CB.  You guys deleted my response before too many people could read it.  Mr. eBay is proud of you and will continue subsidizing your thin-skinned operation . . . for the time being.


Help us out here, "D.B."  What was it that got you fired?  Did you not believe that black people should be able to eat where you were bussing tables? Were you a city clerk who refused to issue a marriage license to gay people? It's interesting too that you use a nom de plume assumed by a 1971 airplane hijacker who boarded with what was thought to be a powerful bomb. "Takes all kinds," doesn't it?


So then why is nobody taking action on these incriminating evidence. Jacob Zuma , they Gupta's , their lawyers and everybody else disputes the veracity thereof.


He graduated from Punahou which makes him relatively intelligent.  But he ended up doing something incredibly stupid which indicates severe mental problems I think.  Perhaps he was the receipiant of violence growing up?  I don't know but if the answer is not found he will probably  be violent again when he is finally freed.


This man always blames his team. Did he not also slam Bafana when was Minister of Sport. What is that saying again about "a team being as good as its leader". but then again, it goes way up, all the way to the very top!


Why is the term, she shed in quotes, but man cave is not?


Touché


The phrase, "the right side of history" makes me chuckle. Any objective writing of history does not take sides. So Mr Yakabuski self-outs himself as a propagandist.

According to other media sources, Trump ended the CIA training program after 2 events;
1. He was shown a video of CIA trained mercenaries (lets call then what they are) cutting off and displaying a teenage Syrian boy's head.
2. The incident at the Jordanian military airport where three US servicemen (aka trainers) were shot by a Jordanian guard. It is was visible on the base security video.

Also, in the same time frame, the US has established 10 small military bases in northern Syria close to the Turkish border. Illegally of course and likely to "manage" the involvement of the Turkish forces against the Kurds and perhaps to direct fleeing ISIS forces in Iraq into Syria.

There is no valid comparison of Rwanda to Syria. The US playbook in Syria was more like Libya, except without the NATO aerial bombing support.


The same can be said of ADN's liberal Democratic agenda.