Good question.  Of course in the past they had simple weather boxes that measured rainfall and temperature with a very accurate thermometer, but would have to be physically read.
You wonder how many people missed a day, or a reading, and just made up temperatures to fill in the box.
I think I will buy my own little weather station for my back yard and start an accurate record to compare with these geniuses.  The same people that are telling us this are the same people spreading false data.
Wouldn't it be amazing if we found that these same sensors are used all over the Earth, and made by the same company, and the company purposely calibrated them to show false data.
The Global Warmers always tout the "data", which once again has been shown to be wrong.
There should be an investigation.


Removing the equipment from the stream is going to do the same amount of damage whether they have a permit or not.  Would you prefer it gets removed now or sits there causing additional damage while they spend a week, month, or longer to get a permit or get it out now?


Kalaheo touched on this yet why do the FEDS show some fiscal responsibility by holding back their part of the funding until the City can prove they meet FED requirements in order to get access to more FED funding, yet the STATE doesn't do similar.  What's wrong with this picture???????  Let alone the taboo  subject that no one in Government brings up of the recurring "O & M" and the power to run this monstrosity.  Oh that's right, PRP said the SUN will power it.


So in other words he was a Canadian of convenience?


NK has promised to annihilate the US and its allies.

"When push comes to shove..." -- i.e. if NK attacks the US and/or its allies -- e.g. SK as it did in 1950 -- you don't believe that Trump would "push the button."

Is that correct?


So where the hell was security you can't say they didn't expect it?


California.... Sixth, largest economy in the world at 2.46 Trillion GDP.  Right in-between Great Britian and France.  12.2% of the nations population.  In 2014, Californians sent the federal government approximately $6,671 in personal income taxes per capita, while receiving back $4,855 in federal direct aid per capita, that's $1,816 per person.    The Tax Foundation study, suggest that Californians pay into the federal kitty as much as $50 to $70 billion more than they receive.  ... Hmmm No Loss?..


Loud mouth, displaying every sign of mediocre leardership and generating all Fake news led by WH administrationstaff and oval office. Ignore him and you live a better life. This ugly personage has no credibility any longer.


A true tropical beat that has stood the test of time and will continue thanks to those who value and respect the architectural choices of historic Hawaii.Bravo to you for bringing our attention to those who are preserving a Sense of Place in Chinatown. Well done Denby.


Considering that Obama  sent out 500 drones to kill people extra judicially, failed to close GITMO, initiated  a war in Libya that  had nothing to do with  protecting people and destabilized  an entire region AND covertly funded armed support to rebels in Syria....

it will be disappointing if the Globe tries to spin this as Trump's problem

Human Rights abuses were atrocious under Bush and Obama but  the media didn't tell us about how their  policies  resulted   in humanitarian crises, failed states and massive refugee flows until well after the fact.

What has Trump done? Stopped support for the rebels and tried to seal a deal with Russia to bring peace to Syria and Ukraine but the MSM and  the deep state could n´t have that could they

not on your nelly


I'm not sure making the playoffs would be considered a great season. The definitely had their best season in many last year. I'm expecting them to get the eighth seed this year. Where you aren't an expert is your opinion of Nurkic and touting of Plumlee. Here's what the Oregonian wrote about Nurkic: "Few players in franchise history have changed the trajectory of a season -- or the future --  the way Jusuf Nurkic has in just three months. Rip City caught a case of 'Nurkic Fever' shortly after the Blazers acquired him in a trade from Denver and the affliction hasn't waned, as Nurkic's blend of swagger, skill and fit have fit perfectly in Portland. His surprising and inspiring play changed the narrative of the season and rescued a team that would have entered the offseason with alarming questions without him."


Actually it is asking too much. The reason disability laws exist is exactly because of people like you.


Very naive comment.  The money used for that eyesore could have been used elsewhere, saving the need for more taxes.  Math is hard...


You definitely are and always were a racist and sexist.  Your posts have always shown this.  Now you just think you can be open about it and malevolently so.  Let me guess, despite your purported colour blindness, you still managed to surround yourself with mostly white males but you convinced yourself that they had more "merit".

Anyone who claims they cannot see white privilege and based only on his/her own lens and so therefore declares it doesn't exist because they are unaffected by it themselves, is definitely privileged.


What's different is that the people have a voice today, methinks. There's no going back to Garden-of-Eden mentality/ theology. Urgently! It's time to change the paradigm.


Roger Ailes, Bill O'Reilly, Eric Bolling, and Donald Trump. What do they have in common? They're all Republicans, sexual abusers and, in some cases, rapists.


Have you lectured him sufficiently?  Read the catechism to him?  Obviously he needs preaching about the doctrines of the church.


I could support this if every statue had a plaque outlining every traitorous charge that the individual should have been tried for.


Never trust anything a trust-fund baby or a "my daddy gave me a company" person.


Every day we need more people with technical knowledge that they can acquire in a multitude of schools throughout the country. There is employment waiting for anyone motivated to learn a job after some school. So what's the problem? No one applies that's hireable. They either want too much for knowing nothing or their drug and alcohol problems are very visible, or there is obviously no hope. Kids that show up from the village have an advantage. For the most part they had dads that made them work. It can take a bit longer to get them going on the technical side and with the people skills but once they make it over the hump, the sky's the limit. The world doesn't need ditch diggers anymore,but it's a good way to start ! Now, repeat after me; >I don't drink or do drugs. I'll never be late for work, I'll work as long as you need me too and I'll work hard. Look your future employer in the eyes and watch him or her light up. Now, just shut up and listen. That means stop talking.


"...when another person, other than the perceived offender, is inside of the vehicle;" It does not authorize force merely to prevent vehicle theft.

I'm not giving my opinion, I'm stating the reasoning given at time of passage, which you can go read on the Legislative website, and how the jury instructions will read if you ever try to use it as a justification in court. Both clearly refer to carjacking. From the jury instruction:

"A defendant [portion referring to the driver being carjacked omitted] outside of a vehicle may use deadly force upon another when and to the extent the defendant believes it is necessary to terminate what the person believes to be the theft of that vehicle when another person, other than the perceived offender, is inside of the vehicle; this paragraph does not apply to a person outside of a vehicle who is involved in a dispute with a person inside of the vehicle who is a household member of the defendant."

http://www.courts.alaska.gov/rules/crimins.htm#3i


Look at the price of college, with the Federal Gov't being in the loans business. Colleges can charge what they because the cost becomes hidden AND if the borrower tries to default, they can't.

When the gov't subsidizes ANYTHING, the price of that thing goes UP.


I'm far from a billionaire, but my IRA is very productive.
Go buy some Index Funds.


I'm guessing you also remember those "kick sand in your face", Charles Atlas ads on the backs of comics...how about stamps sent "on approval", and those little "mermaids (shrimp) you could grow... We were kids..easy targets for such scams.  We're now adults and, apparently, crooks feel we're still easy targets.  But, always remember, "they will double the order for just the price of the extra handling and mailing"  I think this means you'll not get a "free lunch", but "two free lunches"

Cynicism...realism.  I agree, it's the old "just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you."

However, let me try to change your outlook.  Give me a call sometime and I'll buy your lunch.

regards, Gary


All Trudeau had to do was not say something stupid, which he has done before, so the right posters here, including me, are grateful he didn't during the press conference.
The real work now begins, so we'll see if he's up to the task.
And I know you libs think you are the naturally governing party, but our election cycle goes every 4-years (you can look it up for some help) and he won't make it 12-years. He's already put us in deficit by 3-times his promise and reneged on many of his election promises. He's not even close to the intellectual capacity, political smarts and experience of Chretien, who didn't make it 12-years. Study your political history, fanboy.


I like to see the Dems reaching out to veterans.  Up till now, they've largely given that demographic up to the repubs, as they had with Christians.  Hopefully, the party will have as-much success reaching out to the military as they have with the religious community.  But I also hope that these candidates don't throw their service into people's faces, like Mike Coffman did.


Way past time to pass these costs on to the customer.  You get convicted of a felony, you immediately lose your PFD for life. You get sentenced to drug rehab or prison, welcome to some supervised labor on the chain gang.


Too bad they don't waive parking fees for that day so more families could enjoy it.....


Companies & their workers in other industries must compete against third world countries and wages paid in those countries.


Other Americans, however, are another matter. They attack you on buses.


The NDP would love the opportunity to drag BC back into "Have Not" status like they achieved in the 1990's in just 3 years. It took more than 10 years to recover from that disastrous ideology.


there now an animal hospital


Ahead of schedule?  What was the schedule, 30 years?  Only the Leafs could be ahead of schedule not having made the playoffs in 13 years!

This could only come out of the Toronto media.  Preposterous and hilarious at the same time.


That revolution will be difficult for you since leftists don't believe in guns or the military.


As long as giving 'strong recommendations' to the Pope is the limit of the real effectiveness of this group, there is no point for this committee to reach out to anymore survivors.  The meaning of the word 'strong' is in the ears of the receiver.  Most abuse victims are totally aware of this dynamic and have found out 'strong' recommendations mean nothing to bishops and higher clergy who are not accountable to anyone outside Rome.  Ergo, for bishops, the only 'strong' recommendations come from the Vatican.  It doesn't work the other way around.


Lots of the run up in the markets were based on the hope of a trillion dollar infrastructure promise and the tax reform promise. He did not talk or give any details about that yesterday. I expect  the tax reform part to be executed (because the Replublicans want it) but the infrastructure spending will be a challenge(most republicans dont want it). He talked about building his stupid wall and repealing Obamacare. Both of which does not help the Markets or the dollar.


You missed the nuance Jay.


I agree with you, St Thomas was quite a card in his day.


Yet, you continue to ignore the hundreds of millions of dollars in profit she collected through pure corruption and tried to hide through having a private, illegal, email system.


If no one knows then HOW THE HECK can the Legislators, having the fiduciary responsibility of spending taxpayer money wisely......keep taxing us into perpetuity for this boondoggle?  Why not build a bridge to the mainland or to connect the islands?  Same thing.  That's my point.  I'm not against viable, practical traffic solutions.  But apparently this whole mess isn't about solving the bad traffic on the west side of Oahu.  I envy your kind where you don't have to worry about how much things cost.   And I don't understand your point about me making assumptions.......I never did.   Aloha!


Well, Eric, you could have fixed all of what you assert on the forums here when you worked for Tom Berg at the City Council!


And I didn't even mention how the populists think government is the great satan, when the cost of buying a house has gone up by anywhere from 100% to 500% in the last 10 years, without any help from the government.

So paying $1500 a month for your mortgage is just fine but paying taxes is a huge waste? Gimme a break.


If a person is a virgin (or non-seeing anyone), then they aren't straight or gay until active? Does that "rule" apply to the many high schoolers are completely addled over the gender of their choice but haven't actually done anything about it yet?


Can we see no more of Chatwood?  15 of 75 losses on his record.  And he was to be the #2 pitcher?


I totally agree with Joseph wanting the Broncos to have an attacking offense. I totally disagree with the way he stopped attacking in the fourth quarter and started handing off the ball, trying to run out the clock. This didn't work for Fox, it didn't work for Kubiak, and it won't work for Joseph. Keep attacking, knucklehead.


DT has been in the public eye for over thirty years.  We have all witnessed his immorality and his vulgarity the entire time.  He is a very bad man.  I don't think prayers will help.  I want his administration to fail because I think it is contrary to what Americans value--things like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, public education, women's rights, voting rights, the air we breathe, the food we consume, etc., etc., etc.


So, is it fair to charge families or make them pay for park use? Yes I do think it is fair to have car sticker purchase.  It is more fair than tolls on 405.  At some point the middle class will not be able to carry the lower class. Are we at this point now? We need systems in place to share loads. Reasonable rents and choices.  The B&O tax is for roads only.  The sales tax hits lower class citizens the hardest. The increase of taxes goes to support DSHS, section 8, funds in police and parks very underfunded and with population growths, green space is under attack.  Small towns are expanding into natural habitat because the money to save them is gone.  Look at the city of black diamond, Covington, maple valley, carnation, falls city, issaquah, north bend.  Tiger mountain is no longer secluded open space. The trails in the 90s are housing developments. We need a plan.  That is an idea.  Not the best, but good.  We cannot tax up, and min. Wage law placed thousands in unaffordable space.


This road crosses over 40 avalanche zones and still will require ferry access. It's pork for engineer and contractor lobbyists. Period. Sweetwater Hydro, Kensington Mine, and most significantly MacKinnons' investment property adjacent to Kensington Mine. Legislators who go along do so for pork for their own pet pork projects. Deals are made. I'll support you if you support me. Whoosh.  There goes Alaskan's PFDs.


Go Blazers!!  Big win!!!


I'm guessing you mean globalist Trudeau who is busy selling Canada to China for pocket change. Yes I'd never vote for him either.


I support Evan Siddal of CMHC who says collecting data is racist and that ignorance is bliss.

I also support Minister Morneau who has hired the disgraced former Superintendent of Brokers of BC, Carolyn Rogers, to not find out how much foreign money is coming into the country as he also believes ignorance is bliss.

Remember "Stupid is as Stupid Does"


All things equal, UO is eight points better in a game with 80+ points.

   However, this game reaches a high-flux position because of Cal's turnovers vs Oregon's penalties.  Oregon's problem is greater than Cal's which increases the odds of an upset.


Be thankful that you didn't have to see a dermatologist for a skin cancer or one of the other specialists that is in short supply because the public system makes it difficult for them to see you for your particular type of problem in your home country.
Top down central control produces favourites and losers arbitrarily.  You were lucky.


That's too facile a response. Ebes gave a reasonable answer to the question. I don't agree with him, and I would believe that the number of "confused or former Catholics who may visit this site looking for guidance or information" is minimal. But he has a reason for being here, unlike some of the traditionalists who seem to be here merely to troll.


Don't think it's "Ken"--not sufficiently ponderous. I believe the winged monkeys have been dispatched again and some of them are new. It could have been the New Ways piece.


Maybe it would be better just to call it the Labrador Retriever party.  Get color out of it because after all, black labs matter!


Why did Stalin and Hitler divvy up Eastern Europe between themselves?


Thanks for the translation of the acronym, Nigel.

If you don't read a post, then how can you respond to it?  For example,  I stated that US bombing caused NK to hate the US;  then you went on to say that I didn't understand that US bombing caused NK to hate the US, apparently because you did not bother to read my post before critiquing it.

You are wrong about Kim's accelerating WMD/missile program.  It speeded up under Obama's do nothing strategy.

Try reading the articles suggested.

Iraq was invaded in 2003, not 2010.

There are no good options with respect to a lunatic fascist, Kim, who has WMDs and missiles.

SK & Japan can defend themselves well with ABM systems; NK artillery can be neutralized.

A nuke in a container (which can be defended) is better than 200 NK ICBMs and NK transferring WMDs to Syria & Iran.

Getting rid of the crazy, fascist tyrant, Kim, is the least bad option.  The RoK, Japan, Australia, and perhaps even the PRC will assist.  Kim is an unacceptable threat.


Sadly Trump is doing the right thing but the socialistic congress is unwilling to do their share to help move America ahead.


I feel for you Jerry. My son lives out on that side and it just is not fair that the Waianae coast residents do not get the attention they deserve. I recommend many of our politicians need to take a month out of their very "Busy" schedules, live and commute from the leeward side to get an idea of the daily issues and wasted time spent in traffic.


Good comment. and as for ' [In] cases in which THC was the only drug present were analyzed, the culpability ratio was found to be not significantly different from the no-drug group.” '
Yes but this would apply to experienced users.  First time & less experienced pot users should not get behind the wheel.
Part of the education program that is needed.


still too much? unless you are taking a car, yes.
and i am sick and tired of civil comments restrictions on speech.
i may not agree with you, but i agree with your right to say it, sans
4 letter words. CC: you don't rock.


Our most fundamental right is the right to vote.  Yet I have to be registered to do so.  And I have to be an adult.  And I can only vote for certain elections in specific locations.  Why is that?

Rights do not eliminate the states' authorities to impose regulations.  The Supreme Court has stated that explicitly.  Justice Scalia, specifically.  You might chafe at some of these regulations.  Too bad.


Nope


It was like someone put every Woody Allen trope in a blender and hit the Chop button. Jesse Eisenberg doing Woody is impressive for about twenty minutes, then tiring, then torture. But, you know, Woody's like the Chicago Cubs. "Wait till next year!"


GOP got GOOPED.


They're actually not doing much reporting about Mr Trump here, probably because they either don't have any sources or can't bring themselves to admit he exists. Instead, they're talking ABOUT him as a caricature, which I consider very dangerous since tilting at windmills usually doesn't end well.

There is much to report/complain about Mr. Trump, but it won't happen until people get past the tirades and start doing some real reporting.


Trump, contradicting the many and diverse scenarios outlined by White House staff to "explain" the Comey firing, admitted on national television that he fired Comey simply because a number of FBI investigations were putting heat on the White House. This is, de facto, an admission by Trump that he had obstructed justice. Trump asking Comey for a declaration of "loyalty" in a private dinner constitutes obstruction of justice. Trump asking Comey to stop the FBI investigation into Flynn's contacts with Russian figures constitutes an obstruction of justice. There are, of course, additional examples.


THis or just upgrade rail service with a drive on train like the Eurostar and remove the highway completely. This would cost far less and solve the problem by using the railbed which is pretty stable.


Would spelling be yours?


Glad that the musher was found and is ok ! Sounds like it was an accident that his dogs got loose and took off. It happens. Glad that everyone is all ok !


I'd like to see your calculations.
70% of "this guy's" property taxes may go to the Kenai Peninsula Borough.  Some goes to the City of Seldovia where the mill rate is higher than the Boroughs and a lesser value of his property value is located.  You  go on and provide the calculation.   But only a relatively small % of that goes to the School District and an even smaller % goes to the school in Seldovia.  Check it all out and report back.


This is a shocking statement following the recent event in Quebec City.


Temporary and seasonal jobs are a great way to gain experience and often lead to full time permanent employment.


I wish there was a "rolling eyes" emoticon.


The way the left is going after the first amendment lately, nothing would surprise me.

The lack of coherence in your post does surprise me a bit, though.


"Students can’t and won’t be forced to expose their body to another if they are distressed about it."

Damn, I wish I'd known that when I was in high school. It certainly seemed like you were forced to then.


An unusually blatant example of trolling from Ms. Wente today, but I'll bite....

Yes, Margaret, I would apologize and willingly pay my $0.30 share of the settlement, though I would much prefer that two successive U.S. governments and at least two successive Canadian governments had not put me (and us) in the position that made it necessary to do so.

Option A. Khadr is captured with severe injuries, which are properly treated while he is legally and humanely interrogated. If warranted by the facts of the case, he is tried in a court of law appropriate to his age.

Option B. Khadr is captured with severe injuries which are not properly treated. He is severely abused in detention, his rights are completely disregarded, and he is sentenced in a military court with scant interest in ascertaining the true facts or in acting within the bounds of law.

Tough choice, isn't it, Margaret? But actions have consequences for governments as well as individuals.


You hear this month after month.  Private sector Canada is being flushed down the toilet, while the overpaid, underworked public sector feasts at the trough.   Meanwhile, useless Justin only cares about carbon taxes and his activist causes.  Canada needs a leader for ordinary Canadians.


renters have no place to rent.  I am not concerned about landlords. .  But you cannot force property owners  to rent their place out.  Rent control hurts those who want to move and newcomers the most, because existing tenants don't mive, and there is no new rental units.


"HOW do suppose society holds governments accountable?"

Elections or revolutions - take your pick.


Also like racism, misogyny, xenophobia, and just plain stupidity.


I was commenting on illegal prostitution as it is here in Colorado. I was not making a broad judgement.
Illegal prostitution goes hand in hand with human trafficking. I am against that and think it is disgusting.
Prostitution in Colorado often involves minors.

So what I was talking about is disgusting and harmful.
Two consenting adults engaging in private is great.

How are you doin’? </joey voice>


That was then, this is now: A trove of more than 100 of the leaked Wikileaks diplomatic cables in 2010 provides an unvarnished view of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dan Sullivan's career at the U.S. Department of State, where he spent two-and-a-half years holding high-level meetings on oil and gas, climate change, and other issues. Sullivan's work on climate change included meetings with German, Mexican, and French diplomats, some of them involving lobbying on behalf of an initiative from President Bush to "actually get a framework agreement among the major economies and (a) long-term global greenhouse gas reduction goal by the end of 2008," according to one summer 2007 cable. The cables show Sullivan's efforts behind the scenes. A public address and press conference he gave in Europe in 2008 also addressed the Bush administration's climate change initiatives.
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/article/wikileaks-sheds-light-gop-senate-candidate-sullivans-state-dept-career/2014/06/30/


The gratuitous, unmerited - in fact the "unreasonable" - love we give to our neighbors (or not) is a direct expression of the love we have for God.

"least of your brethren" applies, John.

Too much self focus...your hurt, your pain, you.  waaHAAH.

I "side" with Christ.

That we make a big deal about our hurts, our pains, our bullied memories..says that we think an awful lot about ourselves.  We hold ourselves very high on the priority list...higher than our neighbor, and higher than God.


Do you think he two year extension is so that when they come back for more, it will be a non-election year again?


"The majority of Americans are right when they say Russia accomplished a regime change in USA without firing a shot."

They didn't.  You're trying to infuse a  Nikita Khrushchev statement as an American belief. Americans do think the Russians interfered but only 26% of them think their interference made any difference.  Nice try, though.


You must have seen the Kid Rock video where he dreamed of bullets costing $5,000 each.   People would have to save up their money to buy a bullet to kill someone.  This is not a new idea.  I have  always feared "bullet control"  as the back door assault on the Second Amendment.


Not a bubble team - they have some talent and more is coming from the ranks.
But almost every team will be life and death to make the play offs next year... its called parity.


This means someone investigating these matters discovered these items and gave Podesta a heads up ... who then retroactively disclosed his "actual" "real" "demonstrable" Russian work.


Dixon's letter is a bunch of drivel.  FOXNews has surely helped advance the nation's cause, hasn't it?  I refuse to jump to conclusions, and will wait to see what happens before I get excited.  This is an example of the media's doing its best to agitate.


On no, the Horror, Congress actually having to do its job. Perhaps Congress is held in such low regard by the populace because it's obvious they do nothing but cash paychecks.


I believe you but it still does not answer why she said it disappeared overnight when she went to collect her paycheck.  Why lie when it serves no purpose?


Everyone didn't drive SUVs 25 years ago in Edmonton. I don't remember any problems at all driving regular cars. And parking was way easier.


The only thing "ruinous" about global warming (which is only occurring in the "fudged" data) is the fraud being perpetrated by the fasted growing CO2 producers; China, Russia and India...who are all increasing CO2 emissions with no constraints while the U.S. is reducing CO2 emissions. But it is never enough for the fascist left. The socialist dictators club (U.N) was hoping U.S. would elect a Democrat Party President who would pay them tributes to support their tyanny...but Trump said no. Too bad. Hillarity would have been ALL IN!


Sixth - Snatch $2.4 trillion in cash from the world's billionaires (assuming that wouldn't crash the worldwide economy ... which it would) and divide it among the 99%ers in the US (about 319 M people) and we all walk away with a one-time payment of - $7,500. Yeah, that's all of it.

Seventh - And, of course, that's only a one-shot deal. Medicare for All will require $10,000 per recipient for every year going forward,  increasing as time goes on. Tax burden increases on all of us and pretty soon we're all paying 50%-60% and then the government starts reducing available medical care quality to cut costs ... as they do in other countries now.

So, it's not that I think you should have to be rich to afford medicare care. It's that I think medical insurance -- if it exists at all -- should conform to economic reality and I think I'd rather have access to actual medical care rather than pay for placebo medical insurance.

It's not about a lack of compassion. It's about understanding reality.


Spilling coffee is a more believable story than say, wiping a server clean of 33,000 "personal" emails. And, then she says " . . . like you mean with a towel?"


He or her doesn't understand gun speak. A rim to them is something totally different, wink wink.


Ironic watching Murky cast her vote against GMO salmon, citing "public health concerns", when she can't muster a vote in favor of common sense gun laws.


As I mentioned  in.http://boreal.ca/DearJames.htm "It's not that I don't appreciate the view from your standpoint, but I am presumptuous enough to believe that I am performing a public service which the mainstream media cannot, or will no longer perform, mainly out of fear and political correctness.

In my opinion, readers of this opinion piece by Khan could benefit from some of the observations about Islamic scriptures you will find on my website that the mainstream media avoids for the reasons just stated and that is why I post a link.


Thanks for the clarification - it's so hard to keep straight who on the left is whose minion these days (even though we all know they're all ultimately funded by George Soros, right?) - but I'm still not sure what you mean by "bought and paid for." If you're saying that "the teacher's union" bribed NAACP leadership into opposing charters, then please provide some reputably-sourced evidence; otherwise, you're just a Hannity.

Of course the "average working family in a poor area" - one wonders at what your definition of that might be - is free to decide what's best for their children. The argument of the study that Mr. Izard so vehemently decries, as well as my point about the NAACP call for a moratorium, is about what happens when rich white people decide that they should starve public schools of funding in order to promote a system of unaccountable, classist, borderline-segregationist charters.


Do you know that Vancouver is owned by the Chinese who send all profits back to China? The Russians doing business in Toronto send it all back home too. What are we going to do about this? The Indians send millions back to India to family and friends much of it benefit money issued by our government . What should we do ...or are you going to take care of it for us? I guess you are Sunni?


Of course it's your vote. No one, to my knowledge, has suggested otherwise.  However, in states where the vote might be close, a third party vote is, in effect, a vote for the candidate LEAST like the one you vote for...ie. you would have voted for A, not for B and you voted for C....you cost A a vote by doing so........idealism vs pragmatism.......


"The median four-year cost of medical school (including expenses and books) was $278,455 for private schools, and $207,866 for public schools in 2013 according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.

"According to the College Board, the average cost of tuition and fees for the 2016–2017 school year was $33,480 at private colleges, $9,650 for state residents at public colleges, and $24,930 for out-of-state residents attending public universities."

Looks like the costs to become a doctor in the US could easily exceed $300,000. One of my nieces is now in her second year of internship. Her costs, including the value of the many scholarships she received, exceeds $300,000. She can work some of it off by putting in ten years of 501c3 practice.

Looking at the accrued interest that piles up on student debt and the $15,000-$30,000 annually that many US doctors have to pay for malpractice insurance, one could see how Finnish doctors could work for substantially less.


Most of the time when a conservatives hears something he doesn't like, he'll rush to call it fake news. But you went right to step 2...you introduced an alternative fact with your "52 employees in wind and solar to produce what 1 in coal does". I don't have to guess where you pulled that from.

Neither alternative facts nor the industry con of referring to it as "clean" coal is going to change that the fact that in 2017 coal is a filthy, inefficient fuel, agimarc.


Be aware because this time will be pretty hard.


Joe, your spot on.. What a different set of people living in Alaskan urban communities than Alaskans I knew over 4 decades ago


Why are you so scared?


...or ISIS you know, made that bit up. LOL


I'd like to buy that Lance Corporal a beer. That man knows what the position of Attention is and how to hold it! OOO-RAH!


When you have over 100,000 rich Chinese buy up your homes, that is the result.


Anyone can pull "facts" from the internet. If I pull "facts" from a source that you think is to conservative, would you believe them? How about a liberal source? Unless one is actually in the production themselves you wont know true fact from BS.

http://marketrealist.com/2016/01/crude-oil-prices-fell-17-last-6-trading-sessions/


Along the same lines, one way to estimate the total cost of the carbon tax would be to average out Ontario's inflation rates for at least a few months in 2017 vs. the inflation rates in Provinces like Manitoba and Quebec (who didn't bring out a new carbon tax) during the same months.

For example, for January Ontario saw 2.3% year-over-year inflation vs. 1.3% in Quebec and 2.1% in Manitoba.  Of course there is a lot of variation and other reasons why inflation might be lower or higher in any given month, hence why averaging out over a longer of period of time can help "smooth things out".

Sill it is not unreasonable to guess that Ontario's Cap 'n Trade added maybe 0.6 percentage points to inflation, averaging inflation here vs. Manitoba and Quebec.  So if your family's after-tax income is $50,000/year the cap'n'trade tax might be costing you about $300/year?

Actually the cap'n'trade tax is expected to be a bit regressive, so with $50,000/year income it probably costs more than $300.


Much of what American voters are witnessing this election cycle actually occurred back in the 1930s in the country we now call Germany.  The all-powerful demagogue is an important link not only to both eras and countries, but to how easy it can be to deceive people even in this age of technology!


The Democrat party is the most dangerous threat facing America.  Far more dangerous than ISIS, they do nothing to help Americans, and everything to help themselves. Tar and feathers time folks.


This article is about Trump, not Clinton. Are you simple?


He was a pastor of the Confessing Church who was sent to the death camps for participating in an unsuccessful attempt to kill Hitler.  He was hung 30 minutes before the Flossenburg concentration camp was liberated.


Kaep stinks and I cannot begin to fathom why you root for the Cubs. Season is over for the Pack. Go Badgers!


So many teens (unfairly) get a bad reputation. Most are great. But even among good kids, from early adolescejce, there is immense social pressure to "not be a snitch" and turn a blind eye to criminal behavior. Snitches get stitches, after all. Some even celebrate and glamorize the thugs. Sometimes out of fear or coercion, but many think it's "cool" to be a hoodlum and tough.

But yes, it's baffling as to why all accomplices (that can be proven) aren't being charged. Perhaps there is debate about whether they should be charged as juveniles or adults, to what degree of charge should be filed, or whether others involved were actually willing participants or threatened into aiding. Just some possible explanations.


So in other words you haven't moved on


Typical...through your country under the bus because your pick lost.


As these protesters march across Canada against Islamophobia and Trumps immigration ban, are they  aware that Muslim families, here in Canada, are selling their young daughters to 60 year old Muslim men?

SELLING their young daughters!

Here in Canada!

Are they aware of this as they march against Islamophobia?


Poor Donald, not feeling the love.


I heard trumpy was going to dial you up to mop the floors.


Not true. NYPD stopped him, just google it. Officer Ryan Nash, NYPD


"In the immediate aftermath of the Vegas shooting, gun haters were blaming firearms owners and the NRA."

Which was an entirely appropriate reaction, and which in a normal country would be followed up by political and legislative action.


Don't overthink it, young lady.  The legislature allowed OTW (One Term Willie) to tamper with folks PFD payouts (veto NOT overridden)  and discovered what is meant by a "third rail".  Unless there is a sudden outbreak of vastly improved hearing amongst legislators this election was simply what might be called "a good beginning".

Now?  On to the recall!


Reformers want to appear as if they have some type of empathy.


He wasn't fired. He resigned.


"Most parishes have a range of activities and programs for such groups".  When was the last time that you saw any program in any parish program earmarked for Singles---ONLY.  AND it did not attempt to play "cupid" with them?

Secondly, you did not READ carefully what I wrote.  I stated that "the very people Jesus held up as heroes/heroines both in his parables or whom he met in actual life---were those who were seen as "irregular" or in "irregular situations."

Your conclusion is that ONLY people who are in living together and not married and the divorced and remarried are in 'irregular situations'.

In Jesus' time, Samaritans, lepers, non-Jews like Romans and Syro-Phoenicians, tax-collectors, the crippled, blind and lame, elderly widows----were in "irregular situations".

Jesus came for those in irregular situations.  He did not come for those who Think that they are the righteous.


After Governor Hammond and Arlis Sturgilowski the Republican party died.


Not that the recent development in Chinatown got it all right but they are moving in a better direction. The addition of art galleries, bars, theatres (Hawaii and Kumu Kahua), and restaurants gives a truly urban vibrancy that is hard to beat. By keeping aspects of Chinatown like the markets and small shops in place makes for a better experience  as a whole. A complete gentrification of Chinatown would be a mistake.

Inclusiveness is the key and. like it or not, homelessness is part of the fabric of the Chinatown. They may be shoved here and there but the deeper problems still remain. I would like to see these new entrepreneurs, Millennials or otherwise, proactively deal with the homeless in way that is more humane and supportive, rather than simply focus on profits and personal gains. After all, that's what makes Chinatown such a  wonderful place to live, work, and play in the first place - creating a real community for all.


What a great post!  I hope that Mike will think about wintering over and doing research for a book.  My wife and I went by this historical piece of history many years ago and it's good to see folks are living there.  We're over 80, but maybe this would be a place to retire.  It has to beat the lower 48!!


I want to congratulate Dave Donley for his integrity and outrage at the way Alaska's votes were counted. It ended the way it should have ended with all votes going to the nominee. However, it could have been done through a change of votes to declare that the delegation would unanimously declare all votes for Trump. I am surprised that the Speaker, Ryan, didn't ask for a unanimous declaration that the convention was for Trump. Donley was correct in demanding a recount, And the lawyers were right to declare all votes for Trump. Cruz's speech proved that he is not a team player and did not deserve any Alaska votes or any other state's votes either. He was part of the 17 that insisted that Trump sign a pledge to support the eventual nominee. Cruz signed that pledge and then refuses to honor it since Trump was the nominee. This shows that Cruz is not worthy and is not honorable to ever become a serious candidate for President in the future. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.


And, of course, still no talk of the $30 Billion dollar deficit of the Hawaii State Employees Retirement fund.  This will only make it worse!
At a certain point you just run out of other people's money!
But hey, Ige wouldn't have a chance of being re-elected without some vote buying.  Would he?


Coming up next ... restrictions on the resale prices of houses.

Perhaps, given time, we can return to all the tenets of early medieval Christianity and ban all commerce that seeks to make a profit without directly producing the item sold. Usury can go out the window as well.


Pfiffner was a good lawyer and now is a good judge. Parnell nominated Pfiffner and he was approved by the legislature because of his anti-abortion background. I find it amusing that the conservative's penchant for nominating judges based on social issues comes back to haunt them.


You can thank Bill Clinton for this mess.


You're right, but people surrender voluntarily in return for free stuff or a discount; it starts young. Facebook uses face recognition to track you when people identify you in their photos. People accept auto insurance telematics boxes without knowing how the algorithm is judging them. Hackers will have fun though.


I quit cycling in 2010.    Our area has two-lane
highways without shoulders.   I'm much safer now, and
I prefer hiking in the forest over being on roads.

Around 2000, I'd been hit by a truck which ran a red light
at an intersection.  The driver was old.  I went over the hood.
My shoulder was sore for a month.


How come CNN writes that an explosive device blew up in Saskatoon yesterday and the Globe doesn't talk about it ?


Does anyone else think that EFC1127A doth protest too much?


I get it, you're nic in a new disguise, right?  Very funny, dude!  Especially the part about Trump not being hateful in his dealings with people--just ask all those people he shafted by refusing to pay his bills.  You're very funny!


Thank you


Are they sure the roof will hold?


It never occurs to these geniuses when you have no money, no car, barely any food or shelter, that it isn't too shocking that you actually don't want 10 kids.  Most poor women can't get access to birth control so their situation becomes harder and harder and that is why abortion rates in poor or oppressive countries are higher not lower than in places like the U.S.


Keep the U.S. out of it.


The Trumpists don’t care about dead citizens unless it can enhance their political power or please their corporate masters.


yes, fornication is a sin against oneself. But only oneself. Not your father, mother, family or God.


Yeah you never called me despicable and immature before the last election. Guess the Big Island is Trump country huh? Maybe you should rename the TMT the Trumpscope.


And any law that goes against the constitution is not a law. Please read our constitution to fully understand what this is all about. It is written in very clear English so all can understand unlike most of the "laws" written today.


The $79 rate you are quoting is actually commercial (business), the residential rates provided by private sector ISP’s on this network are different and lower. For example, at least one ISP has already announced $59/month residential (home) gigabit service in Lane County. Many of the early subscribers are actually small businesses, where $1,000/month is a lot of money. Moreover, in the coming weeks and months you’ll read about multiple local school districts, government agencies, and residential neighborhoods around Lane County who are benefiting from this work. You don’t need to be a big city to have world-class internet infrastructure, any longer…


So he has a good head for criminology and corrects a lot of misinformation. Maybe it's because these topics are the ones that bring out the knee-jerk reactionary weirdos who only parrot the half-truths and outright lies MSN/CNN/DNC et al feed them.


How could you say that? No one deserves to die no matter how bad they are.


Mainstream liberal media quite obviously either did not check or deliberately ignored the fact that A.B. 1461 in California allows all illegal aliens with a driver's license to vote.
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160AB1461
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/21/us/california-leads-in-expanding-noncitizens-rights.html


What is the point in logging them? Are you going to try to manage them for adequate escapement? Or maybe a maximum sustained yield?
There is actually a position worth examining that the Board and ADFG lack authority to "manage" a fishery on non-AK hatchery fish. They might even be considered an invasive species as they could be eating up bait stocks that Cook Inlet Kings need before they get to the rivers.


Seems to me its the white rednecks that are doing the littering.I love how you assume everyone is a "leftie". There are as many conservatives concerned because, well, you know...science.


My own personal take was that Mike Pence looked presidential, which may be enough to win over some undecided voters who are antsy about voting for Trump at the top of the ticket. Tim Kaine made the mistake of interrupting too much, which didn't go over well, but on matters of substance he seemed more in command of the facts. Unfortunately for Pence, the portrait of Trump he presented bore no resemblance to the actual Trump, and for anyone who values truth in this election (which, as in war, seems to be the first casualty) that's a problem. Time will tell, but as Steve Schmidt said yesterday, this was probably the least consequential VP debate in a generation since all the interest is being generated at the top of the ticket, specifically with Donald Trump's daily antics.


On the Security Council  UK, USA, Russia, China, France have a VETO
If Canada gets a seat it is only token
but Narcissistic Justin wants bragging rights and risks lives of Canadian soldiers


Great description of the Democratic Party of today. Particularly their expertise at fraudulent elections entwined in corruption and cronyism. How else did they do such a dismal job in the Ghettos, retain power while the Blacks murder each other, have little education or job opportunity.  Hillary, scapegoating election loss to Russia which I think is pretty well debunked. Probaby their own IT guys. Oh yeah  the Clinton man on the inside Comey. Even the media???? Eruptions on the moon??/ Ha, Ha? Wanting to control the Catholic Church. Protect the Military Complex and Arms industry by promoting war with Russia. Disdain for Right to Life!  Wanted to go on a fetus late term  murdering spree so fully developed fetuses could fetch a better price for Black blood and baby parts!


Wow, our young PM was really quick to condemn this barbaric act as a terrorism against Islam.
Will this have anything to do with his family ties to Iran, holidays with a rich Islamic prince, close friendship with another pro-iranian Obama,  addressing a mosque with ties to Hamas and defending the niqab.
Where's his outrage for the honor killings, female genital mutilation.
His refusal to identify islamic terrorism by it's name speaks volumes of hypocrisy.


It's bizarre to me that if someone holds a public office (I.e. HPD, DPA, Mayor) they are protected. When there is misconduct by any of these offices they are protected under the law! But, when you are a victim of police misconduct or prosecutor misconduct you have NO protection. Public citizens who become victims of police misconduct or prosecutor misconduct can file Complaints, but that's all it is! All too often such complaints go to the bottom of the pile or are dismissed outright! Sad, very sad....


Way to go Robyn and the Wahine ! Dave is a tough act to follow....Good Luck !


Would "neutralizing threats" include:
i) nuking watch batteries with radiation?
ii) selectively releasing radon gas from sealed areas so it can seep up and poison people?
iii) aiming cell/radiation masts at people's beds so they are bombarded with the kind of radiation that those who are honest agree can significantly increase cancer rates.
iv) ensuring there is silica added to bevrages so that once ionized by radiation, it causes a form of "silicosis"?


Get your GED to begin understanding the concept in law called jurisdiction. How ignorant are Republicans really?


looks  like  these  comments  are  still  censored   by  the  jack  booted,  brown  shirted  goose steppers of  the  far  left  Post.


If a share of the fish on the reef belong to me [and a share belongs to you] , I say leave mine on the reef where they belong.  What do the harvesters put back?  Take, take, take will not take us to a better place.  The ocean needs all of the help it can get.


Hold it.   How many people, I mean "super criminals" did Bill Clinton put in jail during his stint as president?  Do the incarcerated count towards the employed or the unemployed?  Just wondering.  Bill Clinton has even conceded that his policies caused the prison population to explode.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/06/politics/bill-clinton-crime-prisons-hillary-clinton/index.html


Cameras may help in giving us better policing and raising public confidence, if actually used, with proper oversight outside the policeman’s "blue club" (with due consideration for privacy). They won’t solve all the problems we have with excessive force or inappropriate force, but they may encourage more restraint. It’s a good step towards police reform which is sorely needed nationwide and here in Kent. I only hope we have the civilian leadership that Tukwila, Seattle and other cities have shown. The KPD Chief doesn't seem to want to be in front of the issue - he's characterized this as a money issue vice safety (everyone's) and professional conduct. Maybe a change in leadership is warranted if timely progress is to be had? Must we wait till the city’s insurers show the cost breakdown of civil suit payouts for bad police behavior? Aren't recent controversial police actions and body count enough to demand action? Next step - challenge the policeman’s protection racket, their union.


day one and already saying he is a failure is typical of bias crap no one needs such its the side like yours that would keep any uniting from happening not trump


That's the thing about legislation...if there are concerns about the constitutionality of it, it's best to let it die. The fact that Dunleavy was this enthusiastic to push this potentially unconstitutional bill speaks to his incompetence. I know he has worked in education, so it's a little weird how out of touch he is with some of the realities of...well, reality, I guess.


Has UAA held a single event that filled up the Alaska Airlines Center yet?

That's your answer as to why they are allowing the AFC.

UAA doesn't prioritize academics or athletics. They prioritize money.


Seems like a lot of people are willing to spend a lot of money for not much. I bought a Chrysler Horizon with a 9 month loan in 1979, a Voyager without a loan in 1986, another in 1992 with an 18 month loan, and a Yaris in 2008 without a loan. Chrysler used to abuse their warranty registration access to my address to send me marketing material. I told them to have more faith in their product, because I planned to drive them past Y2K and to stop wasting their money trying to peddle me new vehicles. The VW Beetle arrived in the middle of the ear of Planned Obsolescence for the Auto Industry. Ford launched a market research to get information about their surprising competition, assuming that bugs were being bought by people who could not afford a "real" car. To their surprise they found that VWs were being bought by doctors, engineers, scientists, lawyers, ..., who didn't fall for the Planned Obsolescence new car as status symbol PR line.


You ask why, and you don't want to hear the obvious answer?


Talk about making stuff up HG.   That's a real whopper.  Can you find anywhere here where I said she was innocent?   Better can you find anywhere here where 'lying was uncovered' because I just read the article again for updates and no such line exists.


QNX has a suite of self driving related products for over a year now, go look it up.  They have been in the automotive for decades and have a head start right there.  What does QNX primarily being used for infotainment have to do with anything?  Linux and Unix are used for everything from simple games, to complex applications and more.  QNX can be found in nuclear plants, satellites and other high security applications.  Plus why does Blackberry have limited resources?  They have billions in the bank, billions in assets and thousands of employees and decades of know how, not to mention having Fairfax investments standing behind them.  You show nothing to back up what you are saying here.


The new administration has finally figured out that we are giving away the Canadian store to China by telling them we have open access to the American mall.  Time to stop positioning the sale Canadian access to North American market as asset without conditions. Canada gets special treatment from the US because we are Canada and have common values, not because we are an economic landlord.


Uh...its not an HQ. Its a neighbourhood. Did you even read the story?


Less than half of sexual assault trials result in a conviction. Perhaps the real problem is not lack of judges, staff and space but too many prosecution being approved to go forward by the crown. If there were fewer unwinnable cases in the courts the other cases could receive more attention.


"Perfecting" has both meanings. Your changing the meaning in the middle of the debate is dishonest. Not that you would ever have the humility, the grace or the guts to admit it.


She's going to be booted before it's legalized in July.


Oh, irony!


Under heavy antipsychotic meds he probably could be released.  The problem is making sure he takes them.


I have and like cars but enjoyed the article. It was mentioned how much time the average car spends being parked. There is a clear opportunity here for disruption by figuring out the insurance issue and allowing owners of cars to rent theirs out, like Air BnB. I think I read about something along this line. Clearly the big hurtle is how to address liability, repairs and the like. I strongly doubt that a car insurance company would be amused if their insureds were renting out their vehicles. But for every problem there is a solution and perhaps a price to be paid. Many of us would likely gladly 'lend' our cars more often, if we felt that we were covered in terms of liability, and a fair amount paid to cover overhead and opportunity.


It's not just Pillay. She did the honourable thing and resigned after the fact, but thereafter the Shelley Garland author was tracked down and surprised at his place of work. Not unlike what the Apartheid-era's secret police did to people back in the not so good old days.

It's disingenuous and it insults everyone's intelligence to try and make this out as his error for pointing out the procedural problems in many of our not so reputable media franchises.

Ultimately, the editor could have just contacted the real author and asked for a follow-up op-ed to set the record straight. This as an olive branch and as an attempt to restore some of its reputation. Now it appears that the author pointed out egg on their faces and they turned themselves into omelettes.


"The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower. I love Hispanics!"

En primer, lugar se roban nuestra tierra y ahora roban nuestro comidas.


He rejects the CDF's suspension of his facilities. That is where my comment came from.

You seem to think that the CDF is the same as "the Catholic Church". It isn't.


I just watched a report on the Dutch elections by Al-Jazeera, and a representative of the Socialist party was saying how terrible the results had been for the Left, how the center had moved right,  and how they had to figure out how to rebuild...


"...not sure about his caljones..."  Caljones?"  I'm not sure about them, either. Steelers36.   I think you might mean, Cajones," Use "Balls"; much easier to spell, no?  But Cajones does have...well, a certain cachet...

Memo to Conservative Leadership Campaign organizers:
I suggest there's an opportunity to take this nugget of information and run with it.  Let's capture this "Cajone Moment" and make it our own!

Now, what this means, of course, is that due to certain lack of physical attributes--and, who knows, maybe others as well--at least two candidates should be dismissed out-of-hand (no names, on this memo...you all know who they are.)

Some potential banner-and-button logo lines come to mind:
Canada's got Cajones!
Conservatives' Can-Do Cajones!
Cajones against (fill in the blank)
Cajones mean (fill in the blank)

Gives a whole new meaning to the term "balls up", right?


More or less stopped going to Timmies as the quality has deteriorated so much. The imported Brazilian management hasn't a clue about Canadian tastes and traditions. Fresh from destroying iconic Canadian companies such as Inco and Labatts, they are now 3 for 3. You can add the Heinz Leamington plant debacle to that too. For one who loves Brazilian culture, have never quite understood their animus against things Canadian.


Great article and great posts.


Back in the day when Hawaii nei was a pakalolo island the biggest threat from stoners was getting caught behind them in line at 7-11 while they tried to choose a flavor of chewing gum. Now thanks to the war on drugs and the law of unintended consequences, marijuana as a drug of choice; mellow, amotivational, cheap, and relatively harmless even to reckless youth, has been replaced by methamphetamine; hyperactive, paranoia producing, cheap, and addictive.  No doubt federal monies were infused to combat evil weed (Green Harvest) without considering what would replace it.  Both schedule 1 drugs (no medical use, high potential for abuse) marijuana is now legal in four western states with medical marijuana as the camel's nose in the tent.  Meth is a scourge equivalent to heroin with ruined lives, destroyed families, and the sad sick specter of addiction and all crimes associated with feeding the monkey. You can try to legislate morality but most often the do-gooders end up screwing things up


And then there are employers who will stoop to anything -- and I mean ANYTHING -- to sabotage a person's ability to make a living, whether contract or full time.


"Everyone knew Trump was a con artist?" Really ?  I don't think they did... I agree they were angry at the political elite in Washington but they shot the wrong foot. Republicans in Congress have not governed well or at all for a decade. They will win seats in Congress again and maybe not the Democrats  because the US Electoral system is seriously  broken.  The districts are so gerrymandered that voters don't choose their representative the politicians do. The nomination process is what matters.  Its a corrupt joke and an affront to democracy.


I say what I mean, and mean what I say; pro-CHOICE.  How about you Roberts, ever pay for a vasectomy?  That's a form of murder isn't it?  Pinching life off before it has a chance to form.


give me a break.  I will answer when the Donald releases his tax returns.   Stop making excuses for this liar in chief!  You can repeat all you want but it won't change the fact that you voted for a Clown as president.


So does this mean that we as a society are regressing back to the pre-1776 days when inalienable rights were only guaranteed to property owners? Did the USA turn into an oligarchy or a plutocracy when nobody was looking?


...and if it were 19 years ago?  The woman in the article is 21.  How can we be certain she is even a citizen and wasn't brought over in utero, or conceived or birthed prior to mom and dad running across the desert?  You think they would tell anyone?

Seems like by default if mom and dad aren't citizens, you aren't either....right?  Maybe with her free Yale degree, she can word towards interpreting the law correctly.


Good God people - are you too stupid to learn this or too lazy to try?  No wonder Alaska has so many Trump voters with that kind of thinking.


I can accept your "Could it be"s. However, I reject your "Don't blame God..try the mirror".
Pain and suffering is THE mystery for anyone believing or attempting to believe in God.  Not to be profoundly troubled by that mystery is to jeopardize the capacity to grow.
There's a line from "Job the Musical" that haunts me: "If God is good, there is no God", yet I believe. I am a fool for God.
There is no adequate answer that unsettles the urgency of that question. Only if pain and anguish is an illusion does it makes sense. And it isn't.


Nearly 70% of Americans support the Paris Agreement on climate change, according to a November 2016 survey from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Backing away from the agreement in any way, is a crime against humanity.


Shellyn _ I am so sorry about you and your family's loss. I am glad someone has been arrested for his death. I hope you guys are able to find the justice for him.


Why disgrace the national anthem by kneeling? Don't cut off your nose to spite your face!


There have been great writing from anonymous writers.    I don't see any on this site being particular important and certainly not immortal.

What makes those writers great is that were published and circulated to a wide audience.   We know that is done in war times, including our own Independence and Civil wars.    The mediums have changed of course - you have fools who think you can make and explain policy on twitter for instance.

You seldom aim to belittle others Out.  We've had strong disagreement but I always read and 'like' those post I agree with.     You do not hide behind your anonymity to avoid common civil standards (if we have any left).      We can continue to disagree civily I hope, I have no animus toward your adopted alias.    *Your life is not irrelevant and you don't think so either.   You've let people know about your patents.   You writing is thoughful and well constructed.  You are a peaceful and quick to defend the underdog,


Perhaps the column has been given a rhetorical title. Trump flip flops from day to day. On Monday it might be the madman "strategy". On Tuesday it might be the con man "strategy". Variety is not always the spice of life.


Castration is best for him


The US surpreme court has already ruled that the US constitution only applies to US citizens.  Refugees are not US citizens.


welcome back!


Leah is gone too:

http://www.canadalandshow.com/globe-and-mail-axes-tabatha-southey-leah-mclaren/


Good response T.O. Jeff


By the critics, more concerned about the form the protest is taking than the actual issue they are protesting.
Then, Trump threw down a dare, and now nothing good can be accomplished, because it's all about Trump's ego.


Ahh, a VW fan.  I did almost everything myself on my 78 Scirocco, 84 Rabbit, and 85 GTI.  My Mark IV started to get tricky, and my Mark V is becoming a baffling ordeal now that the warranty is muerte and I am more inclined to try and tackle things myself.

Pretty soon I think my driveway wrenching will be limited to my motorcycle and snowblower.


I'm not even going to jump into that big pile of straw.


Note:  Trump can get all the sweetheart financing he wants as a private citizen.  But not as President.  And, even whether a lender provides financing will create all kinds of headaches for the lender.  Same for Insurers adjusting Trump Organization claims.  I don't think they can treat Trump favorably without adverse consequences.

Seems like any lenders wanting to put money into Florida rebuilding can find lots of good credit risks to plant money with, without risking the added scrutiny and added paperwork and added potential civil or criminal accusations that might arise.  So, it looks like if Irma hits Trump properties, they are in pretty serious financial risk going forward, and thereby, so is the Trump Organization, and Trump's net worth.

Are there mortgages on the Trump Florida properties that Trump or the Trump Organization are responsible for?

Can Trump engage in his normal aggressive construction management practices for massive rebuilds?

I almost feel sorry for him.


China's emissions are about one third of U.S. emissions on a per capita basis.
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and what is your source for this?
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and on a per capita basis is Canada not one of the highest too?
is our lifestyle so different than the Americans' ?


So, pulling the wool over the eyes of USA, is pretty good isnt it..for a 'friendly' neighbour....when the USA advertises these great canadian attributes....are they ever going to be able to rebut them when truths come out...about the wolf in sheeps clothing...that canada is to most of the world.....


Oh I agree that our schools should be more focused on academic success than social engineering as they seem to be now.  Frankly I think there's way too much emphasis on extracurricular activities and not enough on actually learning.

I'd also throw in vocational skill success in with academic success, too.  It shouldn't be just about advancing kids to college, there should also be more vocational tracks in HS for those whom college isn't part of their future.


more war mongers hired by the incendiary buffoon.  and the new guy is worried about iran.  ask most rational thinking citizens in the world outside comatose united states who they are worried about most and they will tell you it is america.


This seems to be a repeat, why ?
The author and the editors have clearly overlooked the biggest movement in China, and, that is the Hong Kong freedom movement.  Openly discussed in the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong Edition.
Obama failed to implement a reciprocal tax plan for China, as Obama's administration also failed to properly recognize Taiwan.
Our shameful Prime Minister openly admires dictatorships, and continues to follow Obama's failed policies.
Note, a small point, from Taiwan........" Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's (蔡英文) congratulatory phone call to United States President-elect Donald Trump last week has been described by two former U.S. officials as a positive development".


This reminds of a friend that worked in the oil patch - was adamant and railed about climate change, yet let his pick up truck idle all night in 30 below so he wouldn't get cold starting it up in the morning.....  When I asked him about a few of his contradictions in life style, he said "you're missing the big picture"..... Ha !  Reminds me of the do gooders jetting around in various forms air conditioned transport......


I already avoid Beltline .  I can't imagine the horrors that await.


No argument there then.


I think that many people here in the US don't really care about a particular candidate's religion.  It seems to me that the press talks about this topic more than most people do.  The fact that white Evangelicals would cause the election of someone like Trump points to the fact that affiliation is not really that important.


uh no.
Actually, Tesla, Volvo, and BMW have all announced that they will be held responsible for the times when their APs were in use and there was no interference by the driver.


Maybe, maybe not. He is however, far superior to you. Now that's not sayin' much, but still.


Oooo, links to five year old articles when neither the current police chief or mayor were around. Relevant how?


Some people said Hillary was running a child sex club out of a pizzeria, too.


I thought we were promised "change" by Trudeau.


That's basically correct.

Joseph Goebbels, and Heinrich Himmler in particular were the nastiest.

See who started the Nazi death camps., the Gestapo, the SS.  Check out the war propaganda from Goebbels.

These were the sweeties who invented all that; Hitler signed off on it, but they thought it all up!


Can you just simply never tell the truth about anything?


So a simple DNA test could determine one's sex easily. If an individual decides to live out a delusional fantasy in conflict with their test results, the rest of society should not be forced by rule of law to accept their fantasy as if it were actual reality. Otherwise, I demand to be a puppy and demand public funded treats and belly rubs.


Will the treasonous Trumpublicans enjoy licking the iron boot?


While the long-term solution of better defining what constitutes a “support animal” may very well rest with new Federal regulation (and we all know how loooong that will be!), more immediate relief is available for associations that institute a well thought out set of rules regulating animal behavior. For, while it may be “impossible” to completely restrict such exceptions, it IS possible to regulate the behaviors, such as noise, messes, damage to people or property, etc. that animals sometimes cause.


I love hearing about the colonists and the coal miners of Sutton.  Yahoo, Mat-Su!


He's in a banana tree with his proposal but you have no clue about how equalization payments work.


Nope. That's a lie.  The 1994 Framework agreement worked out with Clinton had the N Koreans actually pausing development of nukes. When Bush Jr cancelled that deal and THEN  invaded Iraq on a lie over WMD and THEN called North Korea "evil" Pyongyang doubled down on nukes. I mean who wouldn't after seeing what the neocons did in Iraq and then Libya? If the US gets nuked its because of corrupt, arrogant and ignorant neocons. They will have American blood on their hands. The USA is no longer the good guy. Wake up.


Agreed!  Finally, a baby step in the right direction.  The progressives will not get everything they want.  The conservatives will not get everything they want.  But somewhere in the middle is where we will need to find common ground to get things done.  Wise and mature individuals understand this, immature idiots will cry and moan over not getting their way.


looking more and more like an authoritarian turn for the worse.  Controlling the media, whether or not you agree or disagree with them, is a dangerous form of repression.


I'm getting very tired of the Liberals dropping everything that they were elected to do.


Here here


How long did it take POTUS to start a twitter rampage on immigration when 6 people were killed on the sidewalk in NYC?
This?  27 people?  Just good patriots making the necessary sacrifice for our 2nd amendment rights.
He's probably busy on the links somewhere in Asia.


Sorry who was it that promised Canadians to end cash for access if they gave him their vote? Oh right Trudeau. The very same guy defending these cash for access events.


The only crime so far is the traitor in the intelligence complex who leaked confidential information to the press.  Let's find out who the traitor was and charge the person to the full extent of the law.  There is no other evidence of a crime.


You are trying so so hard, Como Comrade R bot. On the defensive I see.  Good.


You mean like when you advocated for Thomas Mulcair to be assassinated two years ago, in a comment that was quickly deleted by the Globe and Mail moderator?

That kind of free speech, Glenn?


I think the hospital would be better for patients as a local organization. It would probably be cheaper as well, but my main thought is that a manager who lives here in Fairbanks must face his neighbor every day and so is more likely to see a patient as a person who might talk back than as a gold mine to be exploited.


"“The lead concerns are great, but it has to be ingested” to be harmful, Meyers said. “You’d have to be chewing on concrete walls” to get sick, he said."

Wow - this demonstrates the incredible amount of ignorance and incompetence he has regarding how lead exposure occurs. Maybe he should do a little research before trying to convince others there's no hazard.


Good grief. What do you think that I misrepresented in referencing your supplied link? In what manner exactly do you allege that we disagree?


The Democrats emerge from their long somnolence and begging for campaign contributions to finally do their job.  Completely absent from the Corporate Media as Trump and his traitorous Republicans own the airwaves and print media on a daily basis.  An alien visitor would be surprised to find an opposition party just from viewing and reading the news since the new year.  When the Republicans are in the minority, Democrats are unable to pass anything because of Republican ploys to prevent.  Now, with Republicans in majority, the Democrats can't stop the Republican juggernaut of dismantling the governing system of the nation.  Too many DINOs(Democrats In Name Only) serving the same Corporate Oligarchy masters led by the Military Industrial Complex nests of thieves.  Time for a Revolution.


If you're still arguing in favor of global warming at this point you're probably a sociopath.  "Hey I'll die soon, who cares if all life on the planet dies after I'm gone!?"  I mean, seriously, what is wrong with you?.


How do our legislators even justify an LIO bldg in the first place. Wouldn't a phone call to Juneau get an answer to most questions. Don't our legislators have an email address any more or a phone number directly to them? Is it just their ego, some symbol of public status or what, that drives these stupid decisions?


Why isn't Gary Watts running for mayor?  This is awesome!  Liberals are always complaining society tries to hide the homeless out of sight....here's a guys shining the bright light of notoriety on them and the Herald is helping him!  AWESOME!


When you say “check it out,” is this usage to underscore the value of your Catholic universities education in Rome or an invitation to research something you have learned? On the one hand, I currently regard your education at Catholic universities in Rome as remarkable. On the other, I will need to be pointed to a source associated with your assertions.


Did Team Trudeau write this? This is doing a disservice to Canadians youngsters by giving them a false sense of hope. Completely detached from reality.
Did Rich figure in the recent devastating Trudeau/Morneau Tax Changes on business, professionals or the Vancouver/Toronto housing bubbles?
Trudeau will be confiscating these brilliant professionals/business /  high tech entrepreneurs investments and savings. Why would someone come to Canada to pay up to 70% of their salary on housing and then have the rest confiscated by Trudeau?
All these ‘best and brightest’ will be like Elon Musk of Tesla: arrive in Canada, spend a couple of years getting their US credentials paid for by Canada, apply for their US visa and then as soon as possible get out.


Beautifully written. Heart wrenching. Loved the gardening interludes.
Church closed due to "fewer priests". There are solutions for that, but I won't go there. (!!!).

"In the past parents were happy to give one of their children to the Church". In the 50's there was much prestige connected with having a child become a member of a religious community. My mother was ecstatic when my brother decided to go into Jesuit seminary... my Dad less so. He attended our once a month visiting Sundays with a jaundiced eye and, as a Republican, was furious when my brother mentioned being pressured to vote Democrat. After 10 years, two years short of ordination, my brother (like many of that era) chose to leave it all behind and follow a different call. Dad was ecstatic....Mom less so.


hey we already pay enough in taxes including gas taces ,, what we need is a provincial government able to stop blowing billions on scams and vote buying and let the road and such taxes be used for transportation


I'll take a wait and see attitude for now but it scared the s**t out of me when I heard him heap praise on the Dreamers. This is not the Trump I followed all through the campaign! I know a President can only do so much, but, face it, there have been no great Legislative victories since he became POTUS? And you can only blame the RINOS so much. He'd better get Taxes, the border Wall and this DACA thing right or he'll lose my support and tens of millions of other decent hard working Americans who put him in there. Let's stop blaming the media, too. They've always sucked. Trump won with all those arseholes all lined up against him. What does that tell y'all? Lets be honest, there may come a time when we'll have to put the blame where it really belongs, right in his lap. But I pray that doesn't happen. AMEN


"A fish rots from the head down."


Your story reminds me of how Homer was in the 1960s through late 1970s; with the greater good furthered by kindness and fair judgement; and I thank you for sharing perspective on a great lady along with a light overview of her being a pillar of local life here.

Sounds like Mary would have known my father, who now is in his early 90s and has health issues, so he is in a care facility in western Washington; and no longer does the things he lived for...

You may remember the 40+ tenure of a KPCC/UAA teacher who'd laugh at the idea of his being a crusty old professor; who'd hike and teach courses he invented. He retired and with his wife, drove from Kenai to Belize and lived several years in the rain forest where he continued to learn and teach. But his second love was Alaska. Learning and teaching were first nature, as he cared as Mary about people and the future we have an obligation to bring forward.

And I remember KPC was generally an after hours classroom in a public school...


The best place for the military to train would be the Bering Sea, right across the border from Russia.  That would be a show of force and it would allow the military to be better acquainted with a region more likely to see international conflict, than off the coast of Cordova.  But the military is too clueless and cowardly to train next to Russia.


Keep telling yourself that.


Why would anybody from the west in their right mind travel to NK?


Nope... This just proves that HART's new fiscal procedures are foolproof. You can't make a dispersement like this until it is thoroughly reviewed and when that is done, we find that the feds need to be in the loop. See HART does take numerous audits and reccomendations seriously.


Nice letter, GC.  The situation brings to mind Bertolt Brecht and his observation on the old GDR:  "Perhaps the Government needs to elect a new People ..."  :-/


typical uneducated left wing biased slant.  writer did absolutely zero research for this article what so ever.  Let me explain this to you all.  as of right now over 50 thousand tanker cars are sitting in storage and almost every single one of them are oil tanker cars and a good percentage of them are brand new tanker cars that have never been used and will never be used. Why? Oil; crude by train shipments have fallen by half esp on the coasts as importing crude from the Middle East and south America is so much cheaper than Bakken Crude. Also crude from Canada. but most of that goes to Delaware city DE .  new Tanker cars as they are being built are going into storage at rail short line , tourist lines all over the country.  Tourist lines in some cases  building tracks just to store freight and other rail cars the economic crash has turned down that bad in the past year! over 55,000 assorted freight  thousand of engines are in storage and hundreds  older engines are now being scapped


ScienceDuck, In the drug world, this is what drug people do to one another.  Its a revolving door, person buys drugs from drug  dealer, buyer does not pay drug dealer, drug dealer retaliates either by robbery or murder, usually murder.  Drug dealer takes a Druggie out of society.

If only we could put all the Druggies and Drug dealers on a huge island, the problem would be solved..........GENE Pool would be cleansed.

God will take care of this in the NEW World, there will be none of this DRUG CRAP................


Rightontheleft is on crack. Just move on folks nothing to see here.


www.naacp.org/pages/criminal-justice-fact-sheet; http://www.apa.org/monitor/2014/10/incarceration.aspx;http://www.prisonstudies.org/highest-to-lowest/prison-population-total?field_region_taxonomy_tid=All.  And there are lots more.


Oh please!  He came on condemning it right after.  Dont let your TDS shine through.


AMEN!!


It will never be "cleaned up" until the citizenry are willing to acknowledge the uncomfortable truth of the situation.


Cutting the government workforce isn't going to get anywhere near a balanced budget. A lot of our government is federally subsidized by grants from DC, so they're not getting Alaskan money anyway.

It's unfortunate but we're facing two options: a new tax (income, sales, etc) or a restructuring of the PFD. Personally I'd rather give up a yearly check that I didn't earn or pay into than pay more of my money per month to the government just to have them give me a check for some of it back every October. It seems redundant.


My favorite colleague and one of the brightest people I've ever met is a gay woman. When I needed advice or someone to bounce ideas off, she was my go-to person. Her partner is also a good friend and immensely capable. I count her as a friend also. Knowing them and really liking them has given me a perspective on people that I didn't have before. Gender really doesn't matter if someone is a truly good person. (What was funny was her partner referred to me as her "Work Husband" while giving me a hug.)


In my opinion, she is an enemy of Canada, and so is Pothead.


The DTEK60 is the best high end smartphone on the market for the price. It has identical specs to the Google Pixel, yet costs more than $300 less and has BlackBerry security and software.


The key to the growth is not stopping but it should be managed as it happens.  I was approached by a member of the group getting signatures to get this on the ballot and they were complaining about too much traffic on Wadsworth. Instead of stopping building, you can focus on public transportation, building and maintaining sidewalks, or bike lines.  There are alternatives.


that would be germane to the Clinton foundation ... you cant expect to be taken seriously that this statute would pertain to Trump ...


Excellent set of arguments sky. Unfortunately we'll never know what Richard231's response would be. He simply said he'd pull his child out of a class taught by a woman in a veil. No explanation - which is what I was asking for when you chose to respond.

Where was your distinction about extremists when you were calling for all Muslim columnists to prove their loyalty? Where is your recognition that wearing a veil may be a woman's choice or are you assuming that she has been co-opted and brainwashed to think she has no other choice? I'm curious about your basis for a "human right" to deal with people face to face. There are numerous times when we don't do that. Phone calls, Catholic confessionals, and don't forget that the wearing of a veil has long been a tradition at weddings and funerals in the Christian world. And given that the number of veil wearing women in Canada is extremely small and that it continues to be a controversial issue, I'd hardly claim that it's being "normalized".


you speak without thinking clearly because saying "you cannot allow people who are not using rail for a real purpose for fun or no good reason" must consider the fact that (1) this is a free country (2) anyone can ride the train as long as payment is made.


luv2ski: Strategic voting against Kenny means holding their noses as needed and voting NDP.


Not to disclose trade secrets, but I'm thinking of a stealth operation: hiking boots, a picnic lunch and binoculars. My criteria for "illegal camp" will be based on
1. Is someone camping there? and
2. (I'm thinking.... isn't camping illegal unless specifically authorized, which it isn't in Eugene parks?)
Don't even think about undercutting my bid, tramp.


Note to Civil Comments software engineers:

Recent developments in the Globe and Mail call for a new reaction emoticon.  An animated eyeroll is sorely needed.

Subsequent improvements might include an emoji with its fingers down its throat.


May be that needs to change.thats the whole point of prolife .life starts after conception and certainly after 26 wks when fetus can start survive in moms womb with medical help.It does not have to be all or nothing there has to be more education into prevention of unwanted pregnancy and more support for women if they do end up with unwanted pregnancies.may be state can take them and raise them .but we criminalize abandoning a child as if they are better of in households that don't want them and be abused .so women have no choice but to abort if they cannot raise the child .if we shut down debate we won't progress or discover other acceptable options.thats what liberals (need to be renamed autocrats) are doing on everything including climate change .


Actually Canada produces 1.6% of global GHG's.


I think you read my comment too seriously Elagabalus, I did not mean Trump was to be taken lightly...Trump is Trump...was Not a compliment. He is a very scary man, narcissist, spoiled, juvenile and I could go on. I also mentioned that he was dangerous.


Even if not shot in the back, he was not moving away. The officer shot him out of fear, which does not make for a righteous shoot since the officer had been chasing him. He could have waited for help if he could not take him down alone. It is not like he did not know who Brown was. The cop was mad because Brown had punked him in his own car. Black lives matter more than police egos. As for Travon, self defense goes out the window once Zimmerman, after being pushed down by a justifiabily afraid Martin, got up and rushed him. He became an assailant at that point and anything that happened is a consequence of that fact. Martin was not aggressing Zimmerman after the initial contact, where he believed he was justified in standing his ground. Events proved him right. Thanks for playing, but it is time to end the subjegation of young black men to armed neanderthals.


Seeing is believing...
Our Military has been shortchanged for way too many years and is in dire need of NEW Equipment all around... be it Navy, Army or Air Force...The "troops" are coping with 50+ year old equipment and they have to ROB Peter in order to fix Paul so to speak...and they have been promised this kind of thing before... and NOTHING ever happened..
Speak to some of those people that actually work on the Equipment >>> they will tell you the very same story <<< !!!


It has nothing to do with supremacy... that seems to be the rhetoric from a certain 3rd wave extremist faction who believe tearing down men is the only way to elevate women. There are plenty of strong women out there who respect the other sex.

The fact is that there are a lot of dangerous jobs out there that men take on in overwhelming majority... but its only the cushy, desirable jobs that I hear anyone complaining about there not being equity in employment.


Writers from the Fraser Institute--say no more


Then Trudeau will resign after being overwhelmed with the boring and mundane details of running a government in Canada and all the boring Canadians he has to deal with.
Trudeau's true calling and abilities are really more a combination of real estate agent, women's garment peddler,  White House banquet guest, Davos auto valet and Vogue poser. Trudeau needs to get a refund from the guidance counselor who said being PM of Canada best suited him.


Simply put, in President Trumps writing of his "second executive order" banning foreign travelers from entering the US, it is still based upon what the first executives travel ban order was based upon; as both executive orders are relatively the same exact order!  In order to understand Trumps mindset in crafting the travel ban, get contextual insight and see the fullness of what and who are targeted by this travel ban, you have to include what was said on the Trump campaign trail and what was talked about when he took office; in order to get the full picture.  Or to put it simply the "first executive order" written by Prez Trump is not superceded by the "second executive order" as they are in essence the same, with only a slight difference in "technical definition" or use of words, while the intent is still the same for both executive orders.


There's something that needs to happen before we start talking about removing contraception from the "sin list." The Catholic teaching magisterium must finally acknowledge that sex isn't only about conceiving a child. This is almost acknowledged every time old infertile people marry in the church. I once asked a priest why the church would marry people who are clearly beyond their child-bearing years and do you know what he said, "to allow for a miracle." I kid you not. Seems to me if God can create a miracle and suddenly make an old woman fertile again s/he should be able to make a lesbian pregnant from, I don't know, the Holy Spirit? Or perhaps a gay man will miraculously be able to bear a child in a womb that God could suddenly create in him. But no, that would be foolish so we can't allow gay sex. Getting past that barrier would also remove masturbation from the sin list and also allow every straight couple to enjoy sex without worry. But I'm not holding my breath waiting for that.


Bread and circuses. I do so dislike being pandered to by a rooky politico who pretends to not to be doing just that. As was alluded to, subtlty ain't the rich boy's strong suit. I think it's probably a good thing for him and a bad thing for the country that he inherited/married his wealth. Pass the French fries [even if they are frozen].


Alaska needs to be getting out of business of a lot of things in these tough financial times. Alaska should be getting out of the student loan business as well. Current federal student loans for graduates are a little over 6 percent. How much better deal could Alaska get? What happens if our economy really crumbles and kids can't pay these loans off? Who pays them then? PFD? General Fund? AK taxpayer?


The unholy triumvirate of trudeau notley and wynne  ... as America rediscovers the power of free-enterprise and capitalism, Canada turns the clock back and sinks into the liberal sewer from which the USA is now poised to escape.

Glad I converted my investments to US dollar denominated ones after the shiny new PM was elected.


Why should the PFD be even considered?
The state government needs to be accountable and should just start cutting huge departments completely. Yes jobs will be lost. If your good in your field then you can find a job in a cubicle elsewhere.
The numbers don't add up for years the Alaska budget has been in the multi billion dollar range in a state with a lot less than a million people so where's the money going when Alaska's richest person is worth less than 500 million.
Time for the government to shrink we can not keep this up.


It did endorse Harper for PM, but the alternative, which we are dealing with now, was too frightening to contemplate. And they were dead right.


"the supremacist hashtag #whitegenocide"

Say what you want about the word choice, but whites not wishing to be displaced in their own countries is not "white supremacist". That is common sense self-preservation.


Just out of curiosity, why does the article keep referring to a heroin overdose when it was obviously (from the article) the fentanyl that killed Jamie?


"It is always amazing to me that the people seeking to keep the product of their own labor are considered "greedy" by the hard Left, but those seeking to steal the labor of others are considered virtuous.

Ah yes, Venezuela, the last refuge of one with nothing to say.
The far better examples are the Scandinavian countries and Germany, but you conveniently overlook them.
The only ones who are stealing anything from anyone, it's the fat cat capitalists who steal the value from the workers on the line who created it.
The fat cats' pay packages ought to be carried on their corporation's books as liabilities, as they produce nothing of value and their compensation packages are obscenely high.
BTW, you DO make an eloquent case for a wealth tax as well as an income tax.


The key is the promises made in the "may" and "eventually" manner.   Sidewalks funded by the city are only a dream unless you are downtown.  Ask how much the city has in road money and if they answer honestly the answer is next to nothing.  Ask the city about the transfer of sidewalk financial responsibility to abutting residents rather the city maintaining and paying for them.

The city mentions sewer services but they fail to mention the "connection fee" for said service and the escalating utility rates.

Then you have all those pesky nanny ordinances that the city council rubber stamps for most whims of the mayor and staff.

Don't even get me started on draining the financial resources from most every area within the city borders to fund there downtown self serving lunch stop district infatuation.

The only thing I see as a real benefit is a better coverage and faster response by the police department.


If anyone has learned anything while living here is not to trust anything that Dick Traini says.........ever.


Could be investigative grand jury in Mr. Caldwell's future.  Possible misuse of federal money will bring regulators and investigators out. Inquiring minds like to know.  A rail from nowhere to nowhere will certainly raise eyebrows. The rail may stop at Middle Street, Honolulu, Hawaii but the investigation will begin in Washington D.C. and end at the Federal Court on Ala Moana Blvd. There will be more questions than answers. And that is never a good thing.   There will be statements under oath, investigative grand juries and at minimum serious criticism. Some are saying that Mufi, Caldwell and Grabauskas should be ashamed.  I fear that it will go beyond shame.  It may go to culpability and blame.  Money trail is hard to hide.  Forensic audit will reveal the questions that no one had the courage to ask.  Where's the money?


Our city celebrates slugs and trans.


"The American people are tired of this witch hunt"

Ohhhh, wrong again. The majority of Americans are interested in learning the truth that the multiple Russia/Trumpster campaign investigations will reveal. Buckle up, it's going to be a long bumpy ride.


state budget = broke


"There are only 2 possibilities. Either 1) Trump is lying, or 2) his lawyer is lying by putting tons of makeup in Trump's admission that he was being investigated."

There is a third possibility, which is substantiated by the facts:  Trump's lawyer has not been informed that Trump is being investigated for the Russia connection, but he is being investigated for obstruction of justice in trying to shut down that investigation.


Agreed.  Case in point, Sand Lake Rd is currently being repaved, but didn't need it.  It was a great road last year and seemed to have many years ahead of it.  At first I thought it was a city boondoggle, but today I saw state vehicles all over the construction site.  What a waste of resources.  We do need to pay for our infrastructure, but not to simply employ people.  Our state departments need more critical oversight!


Why do we always say "help homeless"?  The homeless do everything they can to be a nuisance to the rest of us, the City, and the State.  They put themselves in our favorite parks, our business areas, near schools and display their filth for all to see.  We should be arresting them and putting them in out-of-the-way fenced areas.


Charles -- I quoted the pertinent section from the 1965 Report which updated the Subcommittee's findings from its original report in 1963 when it reported that the Society was "sustained on a high degree of emotionalism".

Since you do not dispute the accuracy of what I quoted from the 1965 update, there is no basis for you (or any other Bircher) to claim that there has never been any evidence of anti-semitism within the JBS.

More importantly, it is significant that other conservative organizations did not have this problem so the overarching issue which you never want to address is WHY was the JBS so attractive to racists and anti-semites?  In other words, WHY did racists and anti-semites think that the JBS would be receptive to them?

Incidentally, the 1963 Report is available on Internet Archive website for review by anyone who wants to know exactly what the Subcommittee concluded.


"Funny the summary of the story I just read "

Well don't read funny stories, go read the data from Stats Canada - very clear and concise; real Median wages fell in the 80's and recovered in the mid 90's hitting a new record around 2012


RTH problem with you idiots is you keep on focusing on the Clintons and they're not in the White House so get over it. The bullseye is on the Chumps fat rear end and it's a hard target to miss. As much as he shakes it even Stevie Wonder could hit it with a slingshot from a mile away. Only a true idiot would not say that this presidency is a f-----n mess. BTW how many bankruptcies have you been through.


And yet, they founded the greatest democracy on earth, that has done more to promote human rights than any other.

What nation in Africa can match that record of achievement?   Answer: None.   In fact, slavery is still practiced in a number of African nations to this day.


Are you kidding ! It's the Ram 1500 Rebel!