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Good thing you're not a juror in this case, and will NEVER be.
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Going to be in the high 80's to low 90's on the western slope for a week...I wish we had your weather instead
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Too bad there aren't more stories like this meaningful one. Today's media is warped by the desire for hype - and mostly bad hype at that.
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Someone will hire her.
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This election is the perfect opportunity to strike at the status quo by voting for a 3rd party and possibly giving us an alternative to the same old, same old in 2020. There's no question (unfortunately) that tRump will carry AK, you can help the alternative party of your choice possibly achieve the threshold for feder...
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Actually, the anti-Trump hysterics are scrambling to find ways to make "nothing" look like "something."
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As expensive as it is to spend the night in a bed in the hospital you would think they could afford to buy american made hospital blankets...They may cost more but hey here's a novel concept ...pay more, and don't pass the cost on to the consumers. Just suck it up and make a little less profit.
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There is no "ban" on peanuts or nuts. If there was 5 Guys Burgers and Fries wouldn't be allowed to operate. Believe me I would love to take my wife there for a burger, but walking through the door might kill her. The issue is that the odd cross-contamination can and will kill/hospitalize people. After having spent ...
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What is a "litmus test"? A "litmus test" is an issue that someone else cares about, that you don't care about. So, when you call being pro-life a "litmus test" you are merely saying that chopping up babies is something that just doesn't bother you. As for that tired old "hunger and thirst for justice" stuff? Well, t...
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you do understand that cannabis is not heroin, right? “Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves” ― Abraham Lincoln
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Oligarch globalist Liberals versus Canadian nationalists The final showdown Get off your @$$ and choose. Because the outcome will decide your children's fate Sharia law or English law
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Judah, perhaps you read something in her article that I did not, as nowhere did I see any endorsement of Trump in it. Merely pointing out the crocodile tears and hypersensitive egos of the professional victims (and modern society has a plethora of them) who hypocritically decry and denounce some of Trump's comments --...
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I find it "interesting" to see Richmond Bishop Francis DiLorenzo call out racism. He has done nothing to work for racial harmony in his diocese, nor to call out a racist priest in the diocese. The Bishop partially attended a Spanish Mass for the Hispanic community in the Cathedral a few years ago. He made no attempts...
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Good Question! Our 2-lane Kam Hwy isolates communities every time there is a fallen electric pole or accident. http://countrytalkstory.com/?p=751 "Mayor Mufi Hannemann/Caldwell violated the “Reasonableness” in this process. As of the 2010 Census, the COP population for HAUULA was 4,148 Has a f...
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It is understandable that an increasing number of Jews living abroad feel safer in Israel than( let's say ...) - France. Jews are flocking to Israel. It is also understandable that, for at least a half century or more, the West - mainly North America ...- has given Israel absurd amounts of (tax) free money to keep expa...
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The governor really let us down by not bringing any cuts to the table, just asking for more taxes and PFD cuts, which only hurt the private sector to pump up a bloated state government. FAIL for the gov.
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Look up the sources of energy used in the world. Coal is far, far from obsolete. I’m sure you wish it were true, but facts and reality contradict you.
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Please cite your resources....it helps to prove you are not talking out your butt. I use a service dog to help me on my line and when I feel well enough, a small dog team. I am a member of the trapper's association. The only smart thing you wrote was to carry a tool to help you release your loose dog (against the la...
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Hey Porky - this Hack has a personal twist to it. The U.S. Election. And now that all of us morons are getting it pushed right in our faces your petty retorts are irrelevant. Sorry, I want to believe in our Democracy. So, it's time to Delegitimize. Start over.
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You need to stop believing everything the Trump team tells you.
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we should all ban flying with Air Canada and book with anyone else. It is only then will they learn wwho is the customer and what respect and service mean. why the heck should we add to their fat pockets when they treat us like crap. remember, let the buyer beware and let the shareholder install some lacking oversig...
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"We all know, or should know, that the number one source of climate change emanating from the people of Oregon comes out of their tailpipes." In CA, smog inspections are required on vehicles every other renewal period. I was very surprised after moving to 'green' Oregon that only Portland and Medford have emission tes...
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He did state a fact. Refute it if you like.
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Trump blabbering about coal is ridiculous. It's a dying fuel stock and renewable sources are the future. Trump seems to think his moronic base is impressed by his defense of this 1830's fuel source. He is very myopic and this will come back to hurt him.
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How does one become a GOP candidate? Do you just sign up as a Republican? Does it work the same way with the Democrats? Shouldn't there be some sort of vetting process before a candidate is allowed to declare their party affiliation formally?
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Lay people cannot be priests unless they are *sacramentally ordained* to be priests. Terminology and classifications such as "lay state versus clerical state" are negotiable, but sacramental ordination is not negotiable. See the definition on the sacramental priesthood by the Council of Trent: http://www.thecouncilo...
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I don't know about you, but I think Canada could use some Global Warming. Imagine Yellowknife grow to the size of Toronto!
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If yer gonna read, you need to have comprehension skills. Just saying.
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They were caught by FERC inflating production costs (Dermot wrote this so he knows all about it) https://www.adn.com/energy/article/judge-says-oil-companies-wasted-hundreds-millions-pipeline-work/2014/03/01/ We are owed billions in back taxes when audits are finished. This article from 2014 shows we are owed $488 Mil...
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Well done, Rep.Grenn. You're off to a great start. I wish you well on HB44, but I'm sure you will find strong resistance from the minions of BigOil & other scoundrels. We Alaskans have to recognize that we have not a 400# gorilla in the halls of state Gubmut, we have a Tyranosaurus Rex - King of Tryanny in the form of ...
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Yes, I could not put my finger on it, but it is the elitist nature of the comment that stands out.
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Stocks have been climbing steadily, at the same rate, for 1 year (you would see this had you bothered to look at the graph in the article), and since before pussyman decided to run. You should give credit to the guy in charge for almost all of it: Obama.
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Another headline lie by the biased, left wing news media. The rules DO NOT affect immigrants as the title suggests. They only affect ILLEGAL immigrants. Once again the Globe shows its blatant dislike for the Trump White House (and then they wonder why he calls the media biased and fake).
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Keep telling yourself that....
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So my mother who was in end stage liver cancer but able to walk short distances wouldn't be considered handicapped by you? It's not up to you to judge a handicap. And if they're using e-bikes they're trying to be more mobile, just with assistance. Do you make fun of fat people at the gym too?
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land of the free and the paranoid
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I'm all for criminalizing the problem and putting them all in low security "country club" privatized facilities out in E WA, Nebraska, or New Mexico. My surmise is a huge number of the "homeless" choose the lifestyle and, given a choice between making a change in their own circumstance vs. going under authoritarian loc...
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You are recalling the scene from the dark comedy, Dr. Strangelove. https://youtu.be/Qr2bSL5VQgM The willful, and sometime belligerent, ignorance of the opponents to fluoridation of public drinking water would be funny if it was not for the real suffering of children in Hawaii easily avoided.
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"...innocent people in Syria... 90% of the victims of ANY modern war are non-combatants." Utterly AMAZING! When President Obama went into Afghanistan, ALL the leftists could SCREAM was how THAT war was a so-called "just war"! But NOW that there is a Republican in the White House you folks decide to pull out such blan...
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immediate termination of both faculty is warranted here. Oregon schools are supposed to have a ZERO tolerance for bullying yet it happens EVERY day in many schools. it is unfortunate that our children are being led by this type of faculty. Sad , truely sad.
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Trump lashes out . . . with all the sophistication of a four-year-old. . "WAH! The mean, old Merck man rejected me, Mommy! I'll show him by ripping him in a Tweet!" . Donnie once again has embarrassed himself and this country with his infantile tweeting. He needs to resign and go play golf and let some adults run this...
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Confidence is knowing when to say NO (my BC mentors drilled NO into my head over 3 decades ago), overcoming arrogant group think and turning around. Sad to revisit Sheep Creek (I stayed out of the BC during that storm cycle for a reason) and Stevens Pass as in both events they made extremely and avoidable dumb mistake...
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RJ and other dealers have a very vested interest in getting people to be bullish and buy what they are selling. No one knows where the price goes - it is definitely manipulated, but so is everything else. While there can be intermittent spikes, the trend is lower. And for good reasons. - new technologies have brou...
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The population is getting older and find it easier to get in and out of something taller. You have to fall into a sedan or coupe and struggle to get out. I have a 2011 Sonata. Wife wants next vehicle to be a CUV.
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this is a pattern now: Trudeau / Butts keep ruining ministers of their own choosing, one at a time.
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That would constitute a war crime, Another Commenter for Hire. One of the generals pointed this out.
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Whether or not the act of "swearing in" runs counter to tradition, those giving testimony should understand that their testimony has the potential not just to relieve burdens of injustice for the victim, but also to destroy reputations and even the lives of those alleged to have imposed an injury. As a society we have ...
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Scientists try so hard to prove their is no God, making themselves into Gods.
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I've ridden on it more than once. Yes, it was in Manitou, and yes about the cables. It was operated by the cog railway.
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Oh no Ward, you are totally misunderstanding. I like George and his wife Melissa very, very much. I have the highest regard for George. I did read how he and Betty (another of my fav's) voted against. Their voting records are to be admired. That said, I meant as a friend looking out for George. Maybe that sounds ...
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Thank god there are feminists out there making this point. Male or female, getting drunk is risky behavior. You're much more susceptible to accident, negative health consequences and foul play. Expecting society to make everything OK after the problem arises is irresponsible and immature. If you're going to get drunk,...
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"Reconciliation must succeed for the well being of our communities and for the future of our children" or at least until Trudeau gets his Nobel Peace Prize nomination.
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Yes, these men should get a day - not a paid holiday, but something to commemorate them. Statewide at least. The problem - what to call it? Namkai-Meche-Best-Fletcher day? Martyr's Day? Max 3 Day? Sorry to be flip - these heroes deserve recognition, but I don't see how to do it by naming a day after them.
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Bunk!
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"Finally, we must resist a bad habit infecting political commentary that sees Trump's irresponsibility, bigotry and casual cruelty as a heroic form of "disruption" aimed at bringing down "the establishment."...Americans who tell pollsters they oppose Trump — including outsiders from Bernie Sanders on the left to third-...
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"Who decides what a symbol means? In a hierarchical organization like the Catholic Church, the clergy attempts to control meaning, although not always successfully. Trump seems to think that he is the pope of the NFL — only he determines what symbols mean." This could only be written by a person who profoundly dislike...
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I imagine that with Kershaw hurt, the Dodgers decided to gamble that Darvish can get back to where he was. If they win the bet, it's a big win.
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Detox is a medical intervention for a medical problem: that is right. Alcohol misuse is a horrible problem in Alaska: if I weren't an old hand at life, I would have been surprised by alcohol being served at a recent domestic violence fundraising dinner on Prince of Wales Island. We as a people aren't taking the enormit...
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The fake outrage and fear mongering is getting old. Very old.
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Parliament cannot do anything..... it wants. That would be dictatorship. Which is what we were seeing under Harper. The voters saw that and he is now former Prime Minister.
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Who can blame Trump for not endorsing these guys given their waffling on support for him after commiting to support the nominee.. Oops! except if it's you! Trump is also holding them accountable as two major players in a do nothing Congress that rolled over for Obama time and again. This tactic is spot on for Trump an...
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A rather blasphemous question that could have been stated differently.
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Cathy Munoz is “sorry” for pleading for leniency for her child-pornographer friends, and wants her letters to that effect withdrawn from the public record? I’m sure she does. She wants the public for forget her disgusting influence-peddling on behalf of criminals who sexually exploit children just as quickly as possibl...
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Let's ask this countrys conservatives like Kenney, Wall and Pallister why they are Deniers. They are in denial, and playing politics with our lives and our futures. Denial and its companion, the stealth Denier, who pretends to care but does nothing real, are dragging us down like lead weights. They should be made to ex...
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Ok, first of all, secession is not "treason." That's ridiculous. Secondly, you should be supporting the right of self-determination as outlined in the Declaration of Independence whether it is treason or not. Secession from Great Britain actually was treason. I guess y'all would've been Loyalists back in the day huh?
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Starting to look like the culprit turned a burglary in a felony by shooting at officers. Now rather than a short term, possibly parole only, the person could end up in prison for a while.
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If Trump doesn't know the basics of running the government he shouldn''t be in his position. As long as everyone continues to enable his behaviors he will continue to be a lying bully. Is that what we really want from our sociopathic president?
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RD, don't you have anything better to do than whine on this website?
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We will see more of this. It benefits business, who are enabled by politicians. Feel your boat lifting?
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Don't you remember the potato and the villiage idiot upping the count every day for the amount of immigrants? You sure have a short memory span.
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The white racists like Duke are the GOP base. The Republican establishment has been recruiting them for 50 years. All Trump has done is bring them out into the light of day.
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There is no peer reviewed research to support the assertion that starting French Immersion at age 5 is more effective than at starting at age 11. NONE. ZERO. Racism is abhorrent, but putting your child in French Immersion to avoid the poor kids, the black kids, the kids with intellectual challenges - that is OK. And d...
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OH: Just keep licking those boots!
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If what Mr. Mason is writing about actually happened, then it is an interesting and provocative article. I'll check if the matter shows up in any other media.
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Steeler, what is your plan? What is your proposal for immigration? You proffer name calling but do not proffer a plan.
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How ironic. Best possible job, worst possible performance.
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Lol, sorry "Tim," Phil Hutchinson is an engineer; I'm a lawyer. Your understanding of law is less-sophisticated than an LA Law view. As for "trolling," Mr. Hutchinson took public records and posted them. None of them were private. All of them reflected the truth. That's why what Mr. Hutchinson did is exactly what...
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What bargaining chip did the opposition MPs "give" the US administration relevant to free trade? Trump administration insiders are already well briefed on Trudeau and his strengths (great hair), weaknesses (shallow as a bird bath for anorexic sparrows), peculiar thoughts on military issues and terrorism (if we kill th...
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The comparison is apt, but not in the way Roy would prefer. He loves cats more than humans. So did Hitler and Goering. He doesn't eat meat. Neither did Hitler nor Goering. They have those things in common. Fortunately Roy doesn't have the means to act out his "preferences" on as large a scale. Be advised that every...
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Please tell me Crookwell has also allocated yearly maintenance funds for this new playground. Why do I think not based on Crookwell's past experience in budget failures. Expect the homeless to move in, take over the park, use it as their toilet, home area. Crookwell will wring his hands, saying what can I do? What ca...
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-------------------- What is happening with Civil Beat or is it the program? Why did my remark not meet civility standards? I never swear or use foul language. Can the public question public officials like Mayor Kirk Caldwell any more? My remarks were that it was nefarious for Mayor Caldwell to act like an altar b...
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Or, we could increase protectionism. since open trade has been an utter failure for most people in Canada for the past four decades. Look up inflation adjusted median incomes here and you will see what I mean.
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Shoulda given the ball to money...Now he's a Raider. Marshaun got screwed, the fans got screwed and we all experienced snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Superbowl victory strait down the pipe. When your 4th grade boy is screaming "BEASTMODE"!!! and doing the Beastie Dance. You hand the ball to the Beast. Lik...
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Keala, The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that the right belongs to individuals.
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If you do not know that anything that is touched by politics stinks, you are a candidate for believing justin is qualified. If anyone knows a situation where the best solution was decided upon by the politicians, let us all know. The voters need to become involved in ensuring this stupid game is stopped.
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Here is all that was on Vinis' campaign platform: Progressive Policies to Foster Public Trust Lucy believes in encouraging creative solutions at all levels. This means supporting the businesses and community organizations that create jobs and are the engine of economic development in Eugene. As Mayor, Lucy will bring...
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Many servers treat women like crap if they are with other women or children. They should rethink it.
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What people need to be talking about is ending domestic violence. Sure people use guns to kill, had a relative shoot his wife and killed her. Had another relative stomp his wife to death in front of their two kids. A man I knew pretty well here in town killed is toddler daughter to get even with his estranged wife. He ...
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Pope Hypocrite should rethink most of his political positions, if he considers himself to be Christian. Vatican City is surrounded by a wall. They have no illegal immigrants in Vatican City and only handful of highly screened refugees. "Pope Francis, tear down your wall!" Romans 13 makes it clear that Christians (and ...
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The synods voted on documents--but those documents were not Amoris Laetitia! The bishops never voted on any "paragraphs" in AL!
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Nassim Taleb, one of this generation's great risk analysts/intellectuals and the award winning author of "The Black Swan" and "Antifragile" has a new book, "Skin in the Game". Perhaps Cathal Kelly should read it. http://nassimtaleb.org/tag/skin-in-the-game/ The NHL and its mostly Canadian and European has no skin in ...
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No, most immigrants to Canada came here to escape the conditions in their own country instead of fighting to change them. The difference is that the economy and society here were much more capable of integrating them than today.
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To everyone concerned here, every group I mentioned in my initial post receive an exclusive entitlement to government sponsored healthcare. Citizens outside of the groups mentioned above fully fund through their tax dollars healthcare facilities and health care professionals that are otherwise not available outside of ...
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I don't know why United didn't just offer more compensation for passengers to give up their tickets. $800, a room, and a meal pales in comparison to what Delta is willing to pay. check out this Forbes article on this family that made $11,000 for giving up a series of tickets. https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabeg...
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"the president-elect must assemble a team to take the reins of the massive federal bureaucracy" Maybe we will get lucky and Trump will just leave some of those reins laying there; that horrible bureaucracy can be a little less massive. It has been said that the transition from Bush to Obama was "seamless"; notice th...
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One of those "hold my beer" canadian moments.
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No standardized test can accurately measure student progress across state lines or even with a state. That's why NCLB was canceled. That's part of the gospel of the NEA and the Oregon Teachers as well.
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This is how you responded to my very first comment, not addressed to you: "Get thee to a nunnery. Or a monastery. Depending on your gender." And then when I point out your rudeness you retort that I am: "ugly, contentious, rude, snide, and pretentious" And you are what? :)) A Joke?
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Likely a Ryerson intern.
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Uh . . . no. but here's an article quoting my statistic from your CFAP. "Technically, immigrants are eligible for DACA if they came to the US under the age of 16. But in practice, the majority were much younger when they immigrated. In the most recent survey of 3,063 DACA recipients, conducted in August 2017 by Tom Wo...
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