Almost every major city in the US has adopted this revenue method with great success.  We surely can come up with some version of this that fits Hawaii standards without summarily scrapping it!  Many cities have grappled with this issue without continually submitting to "greedy, self-seeking, tax and spend politicians" that are so eager to take our money.  It is only fair that business be more involved in helping to pay for our expenses in a win-win situation.


It is all borrowed money any way. Does it really matter which jurisdiction signs the loan application?


Nailed it.


I detect a number of potentially "distraught" individuals commenting on this story.


Touche. I actually agree with you, and admit that I was wrong. Getting caught up in the moment is no excuse, and I apologize to the man I insulted.


Only 5 US Presidents have ever lost the popular vote.

1824 - John Quincy Adams (lost by a margin of 38,221 votes)
1888 - Benjamin Harrson (lost by a margin of 94,530 votes)
1876 - Rutherford B. Hayes (lost by a margin of 252,666 votes)
2000 - George W. Bush (lost by a margin of 543,816 votes
2016 - Donald J. Trump (lost by a margin of 2,864,974 votes)

The Donald is by far the biggest loser in US history, however.

In fact, he's more than 5 times the loser that Dubya was !

Betcha that he also resigns the Presidency before he can be impeached just like Tricky Dick did in 1974.


How is it a good thing to crash the property market?


We haven't heard the terms for the special US tariff on Keystone yet.


If you believe that any credible solution can be realized without rescinding "Money == Speech," then you have failed to learn the manifest lessons taught by the last four decades of wild dysfunctional extremes in US policy outcome as corporate spectres fight for control of the soul of government and then abuse it, and us, and the world. Over and over and over again. To steal oil. To fill prisons. To liquidate prosperity and income equity. To do dark immoral thing abroad in collusion with the enemies of mankind; misogynists, extremists, warlords, tyrants, usurpers of liberal democracy. It's pretty bad.


It's embarrassing that the potus is (rightfully) placed in the same category as putin and erdogan.   Under trump, our country will cede our current position as leaders of the free world.   The problem is that trump seems to see little value in human rights unless it is profitable.   This is why he cozied up to the saudis and was cool to the europeans.


Hanabusa, people are more likely to ask "how do you pronounce Inouye?" because I doubt that only a few outside Hawaii know who he was. Hawaii liberals must be so very proud of themselves today, because they can't agree on whether to keep Big Rail going -- or how to pay for it -- but they can agree on renaming the airport. Seriously? Is that the best you can do this legislative session??


Long live Long Johns !
When it's -30C or -40C outside they are the greatest thing since sliced bread. I have two pairs, thin pure wool. With those on you don't need a pile of sweaters and parkas to keep warm hiking in the bush, or working outside.


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SteveBoy writes:

"BTW, how do you like Jr's broken promises"

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Tell us why, when backed into a corner on Trump, you immediately deflect to "Jr"?

Weak.


Correlation doesn't prove causality, but ratings were down yesterday.  And they were down last year.  Maybe fans are not so hot on protests happening on the sideline.  Keep this up and it will hit the players in the wallets as teams begin to have shrinking caps.  That will send a message to the players. In the off season, the NFL announces the cap is actually going down, not up.


In my opinion, the TFW program should be vastly reduced in scope ro what it was when the Liberals first introduced it many years ago. It should be really short term admission of people who are really needed. There should be far more onus on businesses operating in Canada to hire Canadians whever possible with a far higher theshold of proof required that they cannot do so before TFWs are permitted to be brought in. It should also once again be the responsibility of companies to train their own people, not get training for free from the Canadian or overseas education systems.


Well, just don't sit there tell us who issues fake news.  Of course, you will name the press organ, quote their so-called fake news, and most importantly of all, show absolute proof not just afinger point.  Be aware that you will be libel and other goodies if you foul up.  But you started this - so now finish it!


Waiting for the book and the movie.


Great oped....


What a nightmare for those of us born c. late 40's to late 50's ... black or white (the two colours cited being more or less valid at the time of the generation's formative years - whereas more flavours, again generally speaking, are around now).  All we believed in, some of us fought for ... trashed in favour of a new form of racism.  I'm glad my black friend/mentor, who grew up black in Chicago in the 40/50's, is not around to see how his adopted country of Canada/Ontario turned out.  He would be horrified, as we both were as we watched this develop.  This will not have a happy ending for anyone, despite all the squishy good intentions.


would you like a cookie Scott?


As the sitting President, of course he will.  And the electoral college will favor his re-election.  Prior to that, however, you are aware the Dems are going to lose MORE seats in 2018 in the House & Senate yes?


Don't get mad, get even.  I encourage the president to get active in supporting the primary challengers to senators Jeff Flake and Dan Heller.  When a few RINOs get bounced out on their butts maybe the remaining senators will wake up and do their job.  This time around I will be supporting primary challengers or 3rd party candidates.


Your reason for not playing this game is because CU out duels CSU in in-state recruiting? Well... CSU out duels CU in Florida-based recruiting. And? And who cares about where we play it. Go up and play the Rams at their gleaming new palace and CSU can play in Boulder. The AD's aren't even discussing that. Despite your arrogance, the game is a huge rivalry. Kizla's right. Everybody that's normal knows it. The CU snobs like you try to play the loud minority and we all see it. And no offense. But Kiz is a much better writer than you. Learn to conjugate some verbs.


OMG haven't we gone over this a million times already. The rail structure is built for rail, not buses, not cars not trucks. Let's not confuse "Out of the Box" with decades old discarded ideas being rehashed over and over again.


Have you ever been in an accident?  She could have been in shock and didn't think about what to do.  She might not own a cell phone, not everyone does.  At least she called 911 when she got home and reported the accident.  I'm sure the police investigation will work through all of the questions you have and will assess the correct remedies for her actions following the accident.
As for the baby out at 1:55am, who knows?  Maybe she was coming home from work, a family member's house, a friend's house, it really doesn't matter what she was doing out with her baby at 1:55am.

Now, let's hope for the injured man gains a full recovery from his injuries.


Cole Dotson is not injured.


You profess an unwavering belief in superstition here but you make no attempt to answer the question that I presented to you... care to try again?


Do you have a rebuttal or are you just attacking the message?

Post some facts to back up that he lies. You are not Trump and people are not going to believe you just because you say so.


You can't quota that. It'll violate some kind of free-association clause of some amendment of the Constitution. It'll probably also violate some kind of freedom-of-movement thing even though I can't for the moment think of exactly what in the Constitution guarantees free movement.


Hudak's calculations still look as witless as before. I just think it's a shame that Wynne ended up with an undeserved majority.


I'd cut them more if their priority continues to be chasing farmers and small business owners rather than Billionaires with off shore accounts.  If the CRA are short of staff why don't they go after the big fish and not the small ones, unless, of course, they have had their  instruction from the Liberal Government


The hacking, The Russian connection, The policy reversals , The never ending conflicts of interest,  The Oligarch choices for his dept heads , The incessant lying every time he opens his mouth, What will be the crowning issue that will push the State Electors to say that a grave injustice has been done to the country, her people and Democracy as a whole and to reject this narcissistic Dictator wannabe ?


Six feet under?


Matt responded in mature manner.  Peter was simply expressing his opinion.


I have no idea.


have you ever taught and graded a lecture with hundreds of students while working sixty hours a week on a federally funded research project?  He was being paid entirely by the Federal government to do the research, and UAA was basically getting a class taught for free.  Here's how research works:  you get hired by UAA as a research professor.  they don't pay you at all.  you have to go out and get a grant from an organization like the National Science Foundation.  UAA takes the entirety of that grant into their coffers, and pays you a stipend from it, as well as all of your research costs.  the rest of the money (approximately 58%) gets taken by the university for "Facilities and Administrative costs".  He is effectively paying the university to employ him.  On top of that, the NSF expects a product in return for all of that grant money.  That peer reviewed paper is his sole contractual obligation.  the people who actually pay him have no lecture requirement.


It does not take 5 years for a responsible person or a responsible group of people to realize that it is wrong to falsely accuse another person of committing a crime and without evidence to promote that story in the media. The government destroyed Roderick MacIsaac's life such that he took his own life.  This is not solved by an investigation and a press conference. Nothing was learned except the awful truth. Where are the consequences for this decision? Remember the Provincial government did this to our best and our brightest. This is disgraceful.


For what it is costing the NFL; they should fire the inconsiderate over paid malcontents as employees reflecting negativity upon the system. Glad we agree brad!


Pride goeth before the fall.


When visiting our national parks and enjoying nature, is it a high priority to have wi-fi and connectivity? No. Instant gratification doesn't need electronic assistance.

If corporations want to pitch in, fine, but in nature and our national parks and monuments, and state parks also, spare us the commercialization and advertising.


Another sly commentary of how fixing the Oil Tax Giveaway SB21 would be 'soaking the Oil Companies'. Balderdash. Oil Shill Parnell soaked the entire state when he put forward that pack of lies, confusing & frightening the public just enough to nix the repeal that came very close to overturning his blatant Execution of ACES.

Where are the jobs he promised? Where are the working pumps & new oil fields? Why is the pipeline not FULL of oil, so much that it would be bursting at the seams? Where are all the high-paying jobs he promised 'if only The People would allow his steady hand on the tiller, with SB21 leading the way, to guide us to long-term prosperity'?

Make no mistake, only raising oil taxes *won't* fix this mess. The Republican Majority in power for over 6 years has blown a massive hole in the State budget. However, pouring the PFD into that hole is WRONG. They can't be trusted with the money they have NOW, why give them more!?!?

Robin Brena HAS THE PLAN, but has been IGNORED.


I see that all the time, the other one that makes me giggle is the guy in the pickup with the giant American flag and sometimes the Gadsen flag as well, flying from the bed.  Usually, the truck is either an absolutely trashed American truck or a newer Japanese one.


A survey of Alaska voters in 2010 showed 70% overall support for the idea that the President of the United States should be the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states.

Voters were asked "How do you think we should elect the President: Should it be the candidate who gets the most votes in all 50 states, or the current electoral college system?"

By political affiliation, support for a national popular vote was 66% among Republicans, 78% among Democrats, 70% among Nonpartisan voters, 82% among Alaska Independent Party voters, and 69% among others.

NationalPopularVote


Our future depends upon us going nuclear, big time.  Unfortunately, we are going the wrong direct, to wind and solar.   I would suggest that China will lead the world as they will go nuclear and leave us behind.  No Paris accord for them!


"President Donald Trump promised that the plan he announced Aug. 21 would dramatically change the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and South Asia. But experts in peacebuilding say he is continuing an approach that has failed miserably for more than 15 years while ignoring alternatives that are backed by research and evidence."

Agreed.  George W. Bush's original invasion and occupation was a failure since, like Iraq, it was based on false assumptions.  Bush told us Jeffersonian democracy would magically appear if we invaded.  That showed no understanding of societies where loyalty to tribe is more important than loyalty to a nation state.


Never tell the truth to people who are not worthy of it.                           Mark Twain


Wow. So The Globe should right about guys who did not have the skills to play in the NHL?


And I will not be turning on my TV for the NFL anymore.  And I will begin to boycott the buying of the products from their sponsors. It will be fun to see these multi million dollar  groupthink/ consensus low IQ crybabies lose their income.  I am so sick of liberals and their whining and lying.  Go Trump!


There is another aspect to this discussion that few talk about and that is that people are concerned with burkas because of its connection to the radical ideology of Islam as taught in Islamic religious schools or Madrassas run by the Wahhabis, the sect of Islam supported by the Saudis and the guardians of Mecca. It is this ideology that requires that women wear Burkas. Hillary Clinton recognized this as she said in her speech after the Orlando massacres;

"For starters, it is long past time for the Saudis, the Qataris and the Kuwaitis and others to stop their citizens from funding extremist organizations. And they should stop supporting radical schools and mosques around the world that have set too many young people on a path towards extremism"

Accordingly, another reason Canadians may be against Burkas is the link of Burkas to the radical ideology of the Wahhabis, which according to a Wahhabi Imam, is similar to that of ISIS, per a recent article.


It's pretty clear where the blame lies on healthcare. Just because you like drinking pee doesn't mean I like to.


That's the thing, Leroy, there are no such constraints as you may desire.  It's that first amendment, the one on the page before the second.  Or do you believe we should be able to tell you when and where you can touch a gun?  Or that we can determine whether you're a grownup or not?

Turnabout is fair play, right?


Hey thanks for a well informed response.


I voted 'sad' not because I disagree, but because it's sad that your point is so right.


Sounds like your quoting from a tRump rally, Craig.


I understand bike groups want to push for bike lanes but I will never use them because the number of drivers swerving and on the friggin' phones is off the charts. I love riding but hate having to ride on roads, if a bike does something wrong a car gets scratched and a driver upset. If a car does something wrong the cyclist gets really messed up or killed.


It certainly seems unfair from a physiological perspective ... all these students should be on an equal footing both hormonally and rules-wise ..

Transgendered students should be fully engaged with their required sexual gender or -- perhaps transgendered humans should have their own sports groupings, such as transfemales and transmales..

Just a thought...

. . .  the bottom line is that any sport should allow the participants to engage on an equal footing..

/..


Wow that is a full load of hooey.   One that a trained person would just go off randomly shooting in a gunfight.  Two that the trained person might not do something similar to a police officer not directly engaged in getting everyone ELSE out of the danger area.   Three there is no such tenant that only a 'trained professional' can handle a gun.   Unless you mean trained taught etc in gun safety and gun handling practices which is damn near every gun owner.   Four concealed carry most certainly does not violate that tenant.  In fact many if not most concealed carry permit holders have far more training than the 'professional' police officer you so trust.   I'm glad you got an NRA instructor to help you learn the safe handling of a firearm.   Unfortunately it appears that you still have severe misconceptions of reality.


It will affect the US very adversely too.


Jagmeet cannot dictate various aspects of his religion, so as long as he keeps state separate from religion, I see no reason to believe or predict, that he will be thrusting his religion (or turban) on ANYONE.  If he does, I’m sure there are many like you, who would vociferously call him on it- pronto!


No fan of RTD management, but in their defense have withheld payments and have levied fines against Denver Transit Partners (DTP) and  have forced DTP to pay for the crossing guards along the A, B and G lines.  Short of firing DTP, and getting someone else to finish the job not sure what else RTD can do to hold DTP accountable.


You are a rarity and not the norm. I can drive the West End of Vancouver and see a good many people worth what you are and far more driving high end Mercs and BMW's and yes Tesla's.


We find disgusting joy in maiming and killing other species solely for the adornment of our selves and our homes. We find disgusting joy in maiming and killing other species for the pure pleasure of being able to do so – and then have the nerve to hang their heads on our walls as if we accomplished some great feat. That we even do so the point of those species’ extinction is beyond comprehension and explanation.  We tolerate no intrusion of other species on our own artificial lifestyle and destroy them when they do. We have so overpopulated the Earth with our own kind, we have to resort to conflict to take away what we perceive is ‘rightfully’ ours – a conflict that escalates every day and /will/ result in the eventual extinction of our own species, probably sooner rather than later.


The best may be yet to come.
Watch for APD overtime costs going through the roof, but you'd never guess why.
Read "Mayor Berkowitz Balancing Salaries on Backs of Taxpayers". (http://alaskapolicyforum.org/2017/08/mayor-berkowitz-balancing-salaries-on-backs-of-taxpayers/)
And don't forget, it might be time to give the union's $3,000-per month-lobbyist a raise, too.


Obama allowed China,    France,    Russia,  United Kingdom,  Angola,     Egypt ,    Japan,     Malaysia,     New Zealand,     Senegal,     Spain,     Ukraine,     Uruguay,     Venezuela, and  Bolivia to vote on their principles.

They all voted to condemn Israeli colonization and the squatters now living in Palestine.


How often do you visit ANWR?


"...And Trudeau and the Liberal party knows that and that is why the announcement came just after Justin left the country and the ten million dollar payment was made so quickly. "

That's sheer nonsense.


Just a quick historical comment:   As African-American scholar Thomas Sowell points out, slavery as an international trade phenomenon wasn't ended by mass uprisings and moral indignation of black and brown people around the world - it was ended by the moral indignation of people schooled in the European enlightenment, and the British fleet.  ;-)


"...Bush41 went into Kuwait with over 900,000 troops and a much smaller objective. That war was over in 100 hours, and we only had 172 casualties....."

A big part of that was leaving Hussein in power to control his country.  Had we gone into Iraq, well, I'll let Cheney explain it to you:

https://youtu.be/6BEsZMvrq-I

...which is exactly what GW's move did.  There was no real reason to go into Iraq other than financials for Bush, Cheney, and their big money buddies.


There needs to either be a local skilled workforce, or people have to be willing to move there.  Not many software folks really want to move to rust belt cities.  Have you seen a great lakes winter?


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…except, of course, Alaska's unemployment rate is not at record highs.


I was not impressed with that thinking either and was not originally an HRC supporter.  The refusal of the DNC to consider any other candidate coupled with Trump more or less forced me to reconsider.  To be truthful, I didn't vote at all since my vote was not meaningful in my State.  I just threw up.


good try


"Acting in the interests of Syria's people, the Russians are finally helping to restore order."

By bombing hospitals and slaughtering children?
You are one scary dude!


The war in Syria has been going on for over 7 years at a cost of hundred thousand of lives and total disruption of the population. Little has been done by the world up to now,and we have come to know that the UN is completely useless when it comes to conflicts like this. Obama's line in the sand meant nothing, and the recent gas attacks confirmed this. For those that would criticize Trump and the U.S. for their actions, what was the viable alternative, as after 7 years diplomacy was not and never was going to work. We could have course turned the page and said not our problem, but we have done that too many times in the past and we are supposed to be better then that.It was clear years ago as it is now,  Assad will have to go, either willingly or by other means. Trump has sent a message that has been heard very clearly by those in the Middle East , Russia, China, and North Korea, and the message has been understood.


I love it !!! Thanks. This is the only topic I was able to bond with Norstog on...


So how can society combat fake news? By being right, and by being blunt about it.

Trump won the presidency because too many people thought 'somebody else' was going to stop him. Everybody laughed at Trump's antics, were appalled at his crassness, but played it up for cheap laughs.
'Fake News' began with Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show', but in the last campaign ALL news decided that it wanted in on the joke. Tellingly, Jon Stewart, arguably the guy who made fake news popular, now comes off as an angry, critical, bitter crank, in his recent television appearances. Google the video of his appearance on Colbert, after the Republican Convention.

Fighting 'Fake News' is going to take the media re-inventing itself in the mould of Mid 80's episodes of 60 minutes, with angry, ego-driven NEWS anchors kicking in doors, with cameras in tow, embarrassing offenders bluntly and publicly. No more thousand word think pieces on some obscure website.

Time for journalists to go for the jugular!


It does seem like this cause célèbre was chosen carefully, perhaps by all involved.


Hi, Ron.  Re: your question: is not a "contributing cause" of [growing density of Vancouver] been "real estate special interest groups..."  What groups, exactly are those, I wondered?  Ah, yes,  in your next line, you give some hints (nudge, nudge, wink, wink): those money launderers; tax-dodgers. And we all know who THEY are, right?

Vancouver: "Another high-density Asian Hong Kong," you say! Hong Kong boasts over 7 million people.  Wikipedia: Statistics Canada data shows that over 17% of the approximately 2.5 million people living in the [Vancouver] metropolitan area are ethnic Chinese." That's not much more  than the population of Greater Victoria.  Hardly Hong Kong, Ronald.

How do you feel about Germans, Ronny? Wikipedia: "ethnic Germans are the largest non-British group [in Vancouver] and, as census records show, only in the 21st Century were outnumbered by the Chinese for the first time."  Yikes!  How sneaky is that?  They even look like the rest of "us", right?  Who knew?


Political posturing, nothing more.  The hotel industry is already screamingly about an increase in the real estate tax.  Thinking that they will stand still for an increase in the transient accommodations tax is laughable.  Can't wait for Max Sword to start whining about the unfairness of it all.


Well, I guess that makes it fine.


Or, you can go one better and subsist entirely on soylent powder and water from soylent.com (no kidding).  Consider:  if the universal blue food that astronaut Dave in Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: a Space Odyssey (the book, not the movie) was offered near the end was good enough for him, then why not revel in the wonders of our modern space-age food technology?


We now live in a world, of political correctness & hurt feeling, on a political level.

The USA likes to consider itself, as a world power, that will Police the world.

The USA, can engage in wars, of all kinds, that will be run, by politically correct & highly sensitive politicians.

It is nice to know, that future wars, will be started, over political correctness & hurt feelings.


How many serious injuries have occurred in this particular area in terms of diving? If I'm thinking of the correct area, I feel like there's been several.


Mr. Kahakui is a Hawaiian Rocket Scientist reaching for the heavens while improving the science we need on earth to solve problems.
To be fair I think a Cultural Hawaiian Warrior who opposes  TMT and the incompatibility between science and the sacred should comment.
Congratulations Mr. Kahakui you are a positive role model for all our children.


I got it; the terrorist act in Barcelona was inspired by Trudeau. The terorrist had pictures of Trudeau all over his van. I have also heard that Trudeau finances ISIS and manufactures bombs in his basement - on taxpayers money, no less.

Really. I have heard it on Breibart (a site you are surely familiar with).


As I said yesterday and, now today, with even more accuracy - from zero to Rob Ford in record time.


Why do you keep repeating that GOP lie.

http://www.factcheck.org/2015/02/slower-premium-growth-under-obama/


Sure, why not add insult to injury. First they allow a plutonium-leaking weapons lab upwind at Rocky Flats, then they consider putting drinking water at risk by considering fracking.


Even without the instances cited by Ms. Wente where the Liberals seem woefully out of touch with most ordinary Canadians, surveys in the past 2 years of single issues preferences reveal the plurality and usually the majority of Canadians agree with hardly anything this government is doing or proposing.

The Liberals can thank their lucky stars so many Canadians simply happen to like Justin Trudeau - his hair, his socks, his abs, his good looks, his drama teacher delivery, his name and his perceived warmth and good intentions - so they have cut this government massive slack.

However, polling trends make clear the PM's record breaking honeymoon with Canadians is finally over.  So with both major opposition parties now having new leaders, some polls showing the Conservatives and Liberals statistically tied, and a slowing economy, the possibility of divorce proceedings in 2019 becomes very real.

After the loving, JT, bills need paying, garbage needs taking out, dishes need doing, etc.


The panel debated Neil's antics. It would appear it did in fact inspire the players, which is what counts. Seems an enforcer does help?


EVERYONE HERE..........
PLEASE CHANGE THE VERBIAGE.....FROM "Pesticide Disclosure Bill"
TO THE REAL TRUTH..............."POISON DISCLOSURE BILL"..........~!!


Soon, Richard and you will be going with the rest of us,   Freedom is something to share. There would be very few objection to you being free.  In fact there might be joy....a celebration of life party.  A guy like you could really enjoy freedom.


Just as the Inquiry in Murdered and Missing Native Women is collapsing, this new scandal of cultural appropriation comes along to fill the shame void . This is going to be a great new tool to leverage more millions out of guilt stricken white people. Excellent timing.


"Anyone who believes that Putin is not trying to interfere in NATO countries in any way that he possibly can, is either being disingenuous, or just naive."

And anyone who thinks that the US Government does not do the exact same thing to those countries it deems as enemies as well as its own allies (as evidenced by the admitted tapping of ally political figures communications, i.e. Merkel) is equally disingenuous or just clueless.


This piece presents limited facts about "numerous" (really?) African people owning white slaves, freed slaves, etc.  It really needs more substance than these highly interpretive comments about numbers.   What exactly is "numerous," etc., and compared to how many millions of slaves who didn't own white people, but were instead treated with a brutality for which we would now imprison someone for a very, very long time?

So, capitalism made slavery a huge effort that was an international trade.   How, exactly, is that illuminating?   Water is wet, too.

We won't unlearn bigotry by talking about how discoveries of crops "changed" slavery.   People changed slavery.  People are the active agents, not "discoveries."


The study was done an an accredited university and published in a reputable journal, but it was still (as the reports are saying) a study with inaccurate/tampered data.  If this latter part is true, it is a "bogus" study and the fact that it was from any particular university or published in any particular journal is irrelevent.

Any good university or researcher would pull such a study when the tampering came to light.  This is the right thing to have done.


I would agree with you, except he keeps doing this sort of thing. One or two brain farts are normal, but you'd think by now he'd realize he's only hurting himself and our national image.


Taipan, You would be more believable if you revealed your real name.  Otherwise, you can make fake claims with impunity.


There's a disturbing undercurrent of denial in the US (and Canada) these days - denial that being in the military does not include the possibility of injury or death. So, when that happens, there's an impulse to treat it like an accident where someone must be responsible and made to pay. Families of the victim appear in court to plead for redress.


Annulment IS another word for divorce.  Annulment does say that a marriage never took place, but we know it's been abused, and the parties involved know the truth in their hearts.  But, again, we can't make that judgment.


The Charlottesville supremacists are not only hoist on their own petard, they've also fouled the waters for similarly-minded groups elsewhere who might have actually been willing to engage in honest, rational discussion about removing or relocating Confederate statues and monuments. Instead, thanks to the actions of a few wacko haters, there are multiple other communities quickly, unilaterally, and decisively carrying out the removals. Considering that the Charlottesville crowd's objective was to preserve a CSA statue, they are most definitely not getting what they wanted. It serves **them** right, but in a way it's unfortunate that they piddled in a bunch of other people's cornflakes in the process.


A pro bono attorney prosecuting a murder trial?  Really?  Is this what our county has come to in legal resources?  Simply, WOW!


What discrimination - I don't see any !Take a look at any school or hospital employment records. 60 to
70 percent women. Stop whining.


Jennifer is the author of the world famous Unalaska Police Blotter.


It looks like the people that wrote this article did that deed.


boots, we finally have a POTUS who is doing something. Not like Obama. The only thing he was studying in law school was how to destroy the Constitution.  He sure did a good job of it.


I care as much about what any of the Trump children think about leading our nation as I do about what Bristol Palin thinks.


The current mess we're in is a result of the very great and growing disparities of wealth and income.  Capitalism has no inherent way to lessen these.  Simulations show that, unless there is some intervention, disparities of wealth and income will continue to grow.

The free people of this nation can use their government to help determine a better future.  Bob's recommendations are reasonable and sound.


Actually it's about Wasserman Schulz and her involvement in shutting down Bernie. The emails were simply the conduit for her behind the scenes manipulation of the nominating process to promote Hillary. The emails were and are legal and allowed. Republican emails are not part of the discussion. Poor reading comprehension seems to be a liberal trait. Thanks for the uncivil uneducated reply Dave63.


You're right, but I thought Susan's comment minimized the alcohol problem on campus.  It was there 30 years ago and from what I can see it hasn't changed.


No.

Why do you continue to attempt to absolve the second by pointing to the first?

(And as  technicality, if you absolved the first murder you would have no law of murder with which to indict the second.  Think Cain and Able if that helps.)


Bill...They take those Prescriptions willingly! Stay on the Subject discussed here.


A cost that wasn't mention was the cost of the families have when the have to go to the mainland to see the inmate.This has to run into million of dollars. . I


Great day for Canada's economy, thanks to Trump. When was the last time Trudeau/Notley/Wynne did anything that actually helps with economic and job growth??


That wasn't me since I have full confidence in the mental debility of Republicans. Trump is a perfect fit for the Republican party in my opinion. He's the best thing to happen to the Republican party since Sarah Palin. I only wish Donny had had the foresight (or prepuce) to chose her as his running mate. She's so much more entertaining than the that evangelical Hoosier pasty and a bit more attractive too.
Oh well, maybe the next election cycle will see desperate Republicans drag ol' Sarah out of drug rehab to inspire the Republican faithful. With the Republican party you just never know. Hey, they may not be qualified to run the country anymore but they do deliver a spectacle for those with a stomach strong enough to watch. God bless 'em.


If it isn't racial stereotyping, what would you call it when you assign negative attributes to a wide group of people who are grouped together based solely on skin colour?

Isn't it funny that people of certain political leanings feel it is acceptable that "Whitey" can be lumped together despite ancestors living sometimes thousands of miles apart and frequently having little if any culture in common?


Yes, and her commission was to go and inform the Apostles that Christ had risen. She completed this. The twelve male Apostles were given a priestly commission, to teach, baptise, forgive sin and to consecrate bread and wine. She was not.


Ever here of the GAO...they always know where the money went, a few instances of inappropriate behavior is not reason to deny or start sounding off like a whistle blower that you're not, clean up your neighborhood and reps. before pointing fingers at Alaska Natives in particular. Just who are you really? you have no friends or identity...your only here to cast Alaska Natives in a bad light.


Just Visiting O’Kevin thinks it is fantastic that the world's 865 richest people had more assets than the poorest 3.5 B he sees it as motivating people to work hard and get rich.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rahimkanani/2014/01/26/shark-tanks-kevin-oleary-calls-global-poverty-report-fantastic-news/#66d70ae94358
on Lang O'Leary exchange
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuqemytQ5QA
reality-TV star Kevin O’Leary applauded Oxfam’s 2014 report on global inequality, which stated that the wealth of the world’s 85 richest people is equal to the wealth of the poorest 3.5 billion. Yes, you read that right. He applauded the findings, arguing that “this is a great thing because it inspires everybody, and gets them the motivation to look up to the 1 per cent and say, I want to become one of those people. I’m going to fight hard and get up to the top.”


Thousands in our community went on their own Climate March yesterday behind lawnmowers, or in groups of two or three along sidewalks and trails, to avail themselves of the suddenly abundant solar power. Another 36,000-plus marched into a football stadium to see a meaningless scrimmage when they could have watched it at home, and 2,400 more marched to another stadium and then paid to see a softball game that also was televised. Some people . . .
That several hundred folks gathered yet again to clear their throats in unison for their latest feel-good cause of the week only means it was another slow news day in Eugene. Perhaps the paper should apply the same rationale to start covering church services.


There's a turnaround going on. With it fully out that the Obama Administration dropped the ball on the Russian hacking, Lynch now being investigated by the Senate and with the Collusion thing an obvious lark to cover up the lack of spine when dealing with the Russian hacks, and the Democrats going 0-4 in special elections, it's getting interesting out there. Oh what will the MSM do now? Can't wait to see them screw the pooch more than they have already done.

The pendulum will swing again, never a boring moment so far.


"What's wrong with respecting your flag and country ?"
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Nothing.
The point you are missing is that it is every person's right to choose to do that, or not.  It is nobody else's right to force them.  That is what freedom of conscience is about.
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More to the point, you might also have asked: "What's wrong with respecting the US Constitution, and the rule of law"?
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Is it possible that respecting the Constitution is even more important than respecting the flag?
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Freedom of speech and freedom of conscience are the cornerstone principles upon which the US was founded, entrenched in the First Amendment (and in the Charter, 195 years later).  How can you be "respecting" the US as a country by dis-respecting them?
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Every President swears an oath to defend and protect the Constitution of the United States.
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Yet the Orange Clown doesn't seem to have grasped the meaning of that oath and of his duty.
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But LeBron James sure has.
And so has Robert Mueller.


Usually, if you're in a special situation (with infants, or with large luggage or a large instrument), you cannot use the automated check-in machines. I have had this issue flying with a Cello (that I bought a seat for) and with someone that required accommodations (pre booked). Also worth noting, you cannot pre-book seats selection if a leg of your flight is booked through another star alliance member, no matter how much you want to pay. The only way to *try* to get around this is by buying business class tickets and getting the airline to try to accommodate you with phone tag (i do not recommend) because they're just more helpful with business class. This is a pain in the ass with international flights because even though you may book a flight through Air Canada, or Lufthansa, the flight may be actually run by Swiss or any other Star Alliance member. And no, it makes no sense to book each leg with a different airline, you'll end up pay 5-10k for a flight.


he's probably have to kill you if he told you...... ;D


We've been through the advisor grist mill with proposals from three majors. With a seven figure portfolio, the minimum management fee was 1.6%. Lowest was a brokerage charging 1% who used ETFs for 75% of his client portfolio content. So your add-on for Series F is way, way off, making their total burden a lot like the 2.25% to 2.5% common MF Series A premium MER. The ads with Series F performance charts mask this burden and inflate the performance -- by a lot, after fees!


Bishop Salvatore J. Cordileone---one of the most clerical of all clerics featured in above .  I can't even see the alter in the picture.  Why him!Don't understand what this picture is doing here heading this article.  the cathedral in Oakland with the cross right out in front is great!


Yeah, last time he had this kind of rally, Hillary had a 98% chance of winning!


Get rid of the Obama care Tax penalty on our Citizens!!


Roy, first off i have to say i believe you are wrong on all of your points.

1. reverse discrimination, is real and very much alive. affirmative action policies that have been put in place do discriminate based on race in an attempt to level the playing fields by only hiring a minority rather than hiring the most qualified. this is also seen in the university systems for student selection. if a a person is overlooked just because of their skin or sex, then is that not a form of discrimination? i would argue that it is.

2. you shouldn't assume anything. using the terminology of "majority" or "minority" does not make a person believe that a group of people labeled one way or another deserve some special treatment over the other. that belief just propagates the continued division we are continuing to deal with in our communities.

3. i or anyone else feel sorry for ourselves for being white? wow, maybe it is you that feel sorry for yourself for whatever reasons.


While you may be technically accurate, the overwhelming amount of data collected on who is supporting Sanders suggests you are wrong about the political leanings of the people who organized and participated in this protest.


The fact you thought Sedonamize had an intelligent comment sums up enough for me.  Typical of the far right fringe crowd.  Let me guess, you believe Trump is smart?


In dealing with large, extremely self-interested partners, seeking a fair trade deal is not a bad thing; if it offers advantages to Canada and Canadians, it can be a very good thing! However, these enormous negotiators (e.g. USA and China) may feel that they have a natural right to lead their would-be partners. Let’s not forget that turning a deal down is as valid a response as signing one. Saying, “No, for now” does not necessarily signify failure and saying, “Yes” might.


Jim,
I like your philosophy and I like your commitment to the concept of "team"!  It's so true, coaches effect the lives of young people and we hope we do so in a positive way.  But, we often do not know the results of our efforts for many, many years.  Keep doing what you're doing, for as long as you are able, enjoy the process and keep working on the "mellowing"!
By the way, I remember a lot of the athletes you mentioned that you coached early in your career; they were very good Track & Field athletes, too!
J.A., WHS '81


Shameful disrespect with such meager contributions, especially after they followed all their instructions to the letter.


Any stats to back your statements?

Very few Catholics adhere to strict interpretation/practice of their religion in this day and age, especially the belief that being gay is a sin.

One doesn't hear much if anything at all about fundamentalist Catholics.

Fear of Catholic parents being incapable of showing their child compassion and understanding due to sexual orientation is ridiculously overblown.


How many TIMES are women going to keep calling "WOLF"?????????


Did I miss something? Where did breaking up families come from?


Hahahhaaa....!!!! Chickens....Cluck...Cluck...Cluck!!!!! No doubt the reality is they want a system so they can spy on each other with voice recording devises too....that way Meyers and the rest of the paranoid bunch can find out which legislators are in fact breaking ranks and perhaps beginning to think for themselves....


Its shameful about vandalism, even more so in a general aviation airport where trust is a part of life. I remember training in a non towered airport where anyone can drive onto airport property. Since 9-11-01, it changed and strung up fencing as part of security. Not entirely secured but the airport is rural and off the beaten path to remain almost security camera free as I think many small airports will remain.


"Greg Burke, the director of the Vatican press office, told reporters in a short briefing Thursday that the discussions are expected to focus on more than the choice between religious and married life."
I think a more pertinent focus would be on the choice between staying with the church or becoming a "none" and what can be done to reduce the latter.
Vocations to religious life are low, but in the West, church marriages are also low.  "Leaving" seems to be higher than religious vocations or church marriage.


Then make the pie larger by eliminating the TABOR noose.


Horribly ugly front end!   Was the design team high on LSD when it got thought up?


So mountains are afraid of human voices.
Duh.  Who knew?!
It would seem that perhaps these few scientists have too much time on their hands.


At least some of us go to great length and expense to mitigate our impacts and carbon footprint. From the consistency of your comments, we can assume you don't even try!


I hold a much less charitable view of Trump because he openly advocates for sexual assault of women and is using his power as president to do the bidding of the woman-hating, far-right evangelical Christians who want to deny American women reproductive healthcare. Actually, a "much less charitable view" is an understatement since I actively hope for Trump to have a massive myocardial infarction and would love to see Paul Ryan get hit by a bus. Obviously, America is a substandard country when it comes to women's rights being respected. America has a long history of pro-life terrorism. I never keep appointments with my physician without carrying a loaded firearm--just in case.


An article published by Mark Munro in the MIT Technology Review noted that since the 1980s USA manufacturing output has increased, but employment has declined.  For every manufacturing job lost to trade in recent years, eight have been lost to automation


The pollution from traffic around these buildings is probably 1000 times worse than any second hand smoke effect, but they don't seem concerned about that.


The killer must be a good Taliban, and Turkey is becoming Afghanistan.


Not even Fox News polls show Trump having more people who approve of him than disapprove. No other president has remained at only 40% popularity in his first year in office. Worst numbers ever!


Fact:  States verify citizenship before placing names on registration lists

Fact: voting illegally is... illegal therfore against the law

Fact:  Votes lists are routinely audited.  Those audits provide the basis for stating that voter fraud in the USA is virtually non-existent.


Were you being facetious when you wrote this, or are you dense?


Perfectly in keeping with the quality and accuracy of the whole article.


Isn't job security, guaranteed pensions, raises and other benefits there to offset the greater pay a federal employee would make for doing the same job in the private sector? If so, then it seems Trump is determined to prevent most anyone of merit from taking a government position rather than a private one.


I deeply understand what you're saying but there is a slight misconception though, 99.9% of the police corruption is represented by HGEA and not SHOPO. Captains and up are not represented by SHOPO.


Bush didn't start the problems in the middle east.

Cheney holds the same reverence with me that LBJ has, someone itching for action.

And still, Carter was not a good President!


The FBI proved the Witch lied about her emails. Then everyone involved pleaded the 5th at the hearings. She needs to go to jail. Or better yet, send her daughter as well. Poor little thing is only making 900K a year working for the Clinton foundation.


"It’s the idea that our government is tailoring regulations to align with the beliefs of particular religions."

Can't this also be applied to liberalism in general.  We have the religion of climate change. The religion of gimme, gimme, gimme, all in the name of compassion. If the government believes they can be elected giving away the store, ie buying votes, what's that called, a belief, a religion, doing business as usual, or all the above. And what's it call when a particular group DEMANDS, that they get something, that others pay for? Employee health care is a benefit, not a right.


He was released early from other crimes though.


Unlikely?  Were his lips moving, or his fingers typing?  There is your answer.


Can we send Donald back to middle school where he can learn a bit of science?
This ignorant soul is just pathetic.


Who really cares about  them? He will be just a blemish of a memory.


How long before the word gets out , and a couple dozen become a couple hundred and then a couple thousand. What are these little communities supposed to do, since they are not equipped in any way to deal with illegal immigrants. We should remember that these were illegal immigrants who somehow got into the States and now got into Canada. Dressing it up and calling them asylum seekers is wrong on every level.


Humpbacks don't feed in Hawaiian waters and the young whales feed on their mother's milk from fat laid down thousands of miles from Hawaii.
The fish that died on Niihau were on the backside of the island, away from Lehua.  Unless there is an undiscovered water "jet" current from Lehua to this part of Niihau, we would need tens or hundreds of tons of  anticoagulant to diffuse away from Lehua in large enough concentrations to have an effect. And the bait wasn't dropped near the shore on Lehua and the helicopter followed a tight GPS guided grid pattern, hardly a "napalm in the morning" approach.

Bosch is entitled to his opinions but he has no facts.  How many young seabirds have died because of rats gnawing them to death since 2009 following his decision to prevent application of diphacione within 100 feet  of the shore. How many deaths will it take until we accept that too many have died? Lehua is a jewel of the aina. Protect it!


That would put Macron in the exact centre as a moderate.

He sounds perfect.


Then of course there is the Liberal Party scare mongering in the Chinese press as revealed by the Globe.


Clarification was just released by the White House.
Wall? What Wall?
I thought you said Mall.


Thanks for not posting a link.  Saves me the time of showing what a farce it is.


Just last week, I  dumped my bike (& skull) at Gambell & Fireweed, in a turn as I went thru some sand & grave...I hurt my head inside my helmet when it made fast & hard contact with the asphalt! Fortunately, thanks to the protection provided by the helmet, I didn't leave any DNA on the street, just my ego...


Greetings.....this is a great assessment of not only what schism is about, but also how priestly and  single/divorced couple discernment is essential for true contrition .........thus the  renewal of the Eucharist into their lives!  So IMHO......the Gang of Four cardinals should remember that like past Pope's Holy Father Francis is the Vicar of Christ, and they should be respectfull of that fact


It is odd that it will take over a year to simply ban the products use. Similar to  tobacco except tobacco kills over 30,000 people a year and they won't even discuss a ban. It makes no sense what so ever. The revenue earned on tobacco doesn't even come close to paying the medical bills of tobacco related deceases. When will somebody wake up?


Even better, send them North to see Denali, or East to Valdez.  No bridge, and we get a third the traffic.  If only.


Ha Ha! That's funny. You ran out of arguments and decided to steal mine. Maybe Phil and Penny Knight owe you an apology, too!


The conceit and complacency of the voters is what really did the damage. It's magical they way such a collection of nincompoops can constantly pat themselves on the back.


Some how I'm betting you don't have one.


the Numbers don't lie. as in "Ball don't lie"...
His drafts are terrible. He passed Dak Prescott and Russel Wilson. He brought in camp arms that turned out better than his vaunted picks. Go Fish.,
Fails: Schoefield, Sambraillo.  Booker, Monte Ball, Paxton Lynch, Ozwhiner, Stephenson not a draft pick but WTH?
Defense: Passed on Clay Mathews...Harris was not a draft pick and the defense is hardly any of his draft picks either,,,and he let one good one go..Malik Jackson... BRILLIANT...Said he would have signed MUCH earlier for MUCH less,,,but Malik said Broncos failed to get it done. So...natural consequences.
How many draft picks start? Wolfe, Ray, finally, Parks, Simmons, Von...well he was 2nd overall, after all.


Jazz13man, other than "Let's not paint everyone with the same brush", not sure what you're trying to say.  What "kind of structure" are you talking about?

Re: "others have no choice."  Not sure who the "others" are that you refer to. Doesn't matter. Because we ALL have a choice.

Yesterday a friend recalled the moment when her former husband phoned her from the airport. He was bound for business appointments in another city. "I just can't get on that airplane," he told her. "Can you come and get me?" She did.  He quit.
I'm reminded of the lyrics of a great Don Henley song:

Harry got up
Dressed all in black
Went down to the station
And he never came back.

They found his clothing
Scattered somewhere down the track
And he won't be down on Wall Street in the morning.

He had a home
The love of a girl
But men get lost sometimes
As years unfurl...

One day he crossed some line
And he was too much in this world...

Happily, some--like Harry--realize that, yes, they have a choice!


Since Oregon has passed a law which requires a conviction for a forfeiture, I don't think chicken little should be too concerned here.


So, let me get this straight..In the last week alone:  They cut the funding for rural internet services to small villages at the public libraries, the one and only place that locals can get online to do school work, and other essential stuff. Savings? About 1 million annually.
Then they want to cut the funding for the slaughter house, one of the only places where farmers can go to have there animals handled, and get USDA stamped. It cost the State about 100,000.00 annually.
Now, they decide to buy, over what the appraised value is, the one building that the public has been screaming to cut from the budget, the LIO office. Never mind that there is a State owned building downtown already that has room for them. Plus, they need to furnish it at a cost of over a million. Total cost? Over 33 million furnished.
Does anyone down there have a set of priorities? Does anyone down there respect the public input? I think not.
Voters need to pay attention.


I was there last week and picked some goodies for my DIY project.....


It sounds like an unserious question, EFC, once he said he wouldn't be president. You were the unserious one, in that situation. Priests are supposed to NOT be president. Sounds like you were trying to be the attention-getter in that situation.


It started with Mr. Gerry, a DEMOCRAT, I do not need to cite a source. Democrats started it. That's a fact


Audit firms are just too valuable to businesses, to allow the public to hold them accountable.


Hey ding dong, you are wrong! If you believe this deal was worth its weight in gold, then I've got some land on Kahoolawe that I'd like to sell you.  It's prime beach front property. Give me a break.


He is competent. There is no reason to drug him despite his crazy and violent beliefs.


More likely to be one of Trump's supporters.

They have always been critical of McCain.

Sanders and Obama both call him a hero.


And there's knuckle-draggers on here who would support the prior idiots initiatives no matter what HE did.  Anyone with any sense knows the health care bill this one is attempting to fix is a dumpster fire.


this is a fair question and a fair comment concerning the content. In as far as the enclosed documents are concerned they only show that UBS had business in South Africa.


Another GLOBALISTS.


So which ally was it? I'd guess it was the one that doesn't actually pay for the arms they "buy" from us.


Berlin used to have a big beautiful wall.


'Lois Epstein, with The Wilderness Society, said her organization has concerns about the effects of ice roads on the environment, including what happens when large amounts of water are removed from lakes.'

I'm dumber for having read this.


This village appears to be taking a serious no-nonsense approach to the drugs and alcohol that plague them and many other villages as well. I am speculating when I say that this man's importation of alcohol was more likely than not- causing problems in the community. I understand that many people are taken aback by the Togiak Council's actions- it was extreme, but they don't want it there! If it were the other way around and this gent was Alaska Native, there would be many saying- Hey! He's your problem- deal with it and quit wasting "our" money prosecuting him. I have seen a couple of comments here saying- "believe it or not you still live in the United States- you can't do that.... " Yup- they do and not exactly by choice- they were here before we moved in and He resided in their village- a DRY village at that.  Allow him in to collect his things, allow him a chance to sell his property and move on. He knew what was at stake - It's time to pay the piper.


The regressive in the House have to pull the trigger.
Articles of impeachment have already been filed for them by responsible and patriotic Dems.


There is an inverse relationship between the size of Trump's brain and his ego.


Only half the state's population works, PDF cuts spread the pain to everyone which is why it's fair.


I use the STA trails a lot.  They are a great asset to Anchorage.  But I agree with the writer of the article.  Too much of a good thing is not good.  Too many trails is not good.  Especially for animals.  If there is no place for moose and bear to be buffered from people in our parks, these animals will just be more stressed, and potentially more aggressive.  Especially in the spring when they give birth.  You can't keep bear and moose out of our parks, so for safety concerns we need to give them some space of their own.  I've got to agree with the comment about too many trails.  It's time to give it a break.  And stop cramming endless singletrack, Nordic, archery, frisbee golf and social trails into our parks.  Let some of the land in our parks be ... park land.


Somebody said it was a disgruntled student and the reason the asst Principal was there was because the person was making racial slurs about an Asian kid who was shooting free throws. The Parents and the Kids the texts were about wanted it in the paper with their original names, which further thickens the plot. What kind of parent would want something like this circulating in the media for months. I don't like any of it, especially the media. NEWSFLASH: STATEWIDE SCANDAL ERUPTS OVER MOCKING. The adults here are on nothing short of a witchhunt.


Doug, one issue I see is that there really IS no investigation, except for what the media can unearth. Who investigates this kind of thing, absent litigation? I think the community is waiting for a door that won't open. We're in fester mode.

As for yelping, I think it's great. I'm 61 and I yelp when the music deserves it.


It's not what he said; it's when he said it. Two days too late. As the Virginia Senator (Democrat) is quoted in the story, to make his statement more credible, he needed to immediately denounce the activitiy.


A "better after-the-fact reaction by bishops" would have PREVENTED further child rape and re-victimization of those previously attacked.  Ask families in parishes where known offenders were transferred to, courtesy of their bishops.


racist


They started with tax cheats, loopholes and ended with lower taxes. This is liberals running back to save their own political future but the damage is done and people see through thier  sunny ways.


Oil, NAFTA, Liberals, everywhere you turn the outlook for the Canadian dollar looks bleaker.


Lynch sounds like Donald Trump. Can't finish a sent...thought....


First of all, this is a lot more about accuracy. This isn't Gunsmoke. Police firearms training is a lot more than spending time at a firing range. Three days, huh? No wonder so many people are getting killed for being pulled over for a bad tail light.


obvious pandering to the 'partner'  who is now the finance minister - the less the gov't needs to pay out the better - screw the folks who paid into it
bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush  - all this propaganda to defer gov't  payouts is a desperate attempt to keep $ in gov't hands to pay for shiny pony's obscene deficit budgets - shame, shame, shame
when will folks wake up to this obvious fraud?


Roy, you *do* realize that things aren't *real* just because *you* declare them to be, yes?

Sort of like, "if I '*like*' my own comment, that's the same thing as a real person liking it and agreeing with me!"

Oh wait, you do that, as well. How awkward....


Schools are the places where problem solving and coping skills can best be developed for the society.  Schools have policies that create stressors that can challenge skills developed by parents. Problems become more evident in the high school years when peer pressure is particularly strong. If all the kids have preventive skills all students benefit.
Counseling is helpful but developing skills as far back as preschool is more effective.


"Just shut up, tell your lame jokes, and collect your $10 mill a year- while you still can."

Hey, sourpuss, nobody forced you to comment on a subject you obviously don't care about.
Maybe it's time for your warm milk or a nap.


The journalist community is not the only group with influence.    If you want stories on the Washington Power brokers, who lobby and pay for influence on legislation, then we should encourage 'new' media or whatever you see as an alternative, to look closer.

I'm OK saying the top media companies have access to power sources that most people don't,   Corporate ownership seems to assure the media focuses on the operation of the public institutions, but never in corporate boardrooms.

Media has demanded transparency in all government process, yet we all know the increasing power multinational corporations have a lot of access and influence on legislation in all nations.  Money always has influence.

Who holds the strings in the  Congress/Major contributors   relationship?

https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2013/05/11/freshman-lawmakers-are-introduced-permanent-hunt-for-campaign-money/YQMMMoqCNxGKh2h0tOIF9H/story.html


and Judge not lest ye be judged.....we can't condemn a sister for not having her brother (in another state) committed. It is extremely difficult to get someone committed. It takes a court order.You don't just take someone to an institution. So few people understand the laws regarding people with mental illness.


the bane of growing one's own will be thieves:   some people too lazy. some people opportunistic. some people just mean and evil.  some people rent and can't get permission from landlords.  some people don't have the privacy legally required. some people have no "yard". did I mention lazy, opportunistic and evil?


"What comes next?"  Gosh, I dunno, maybe the state will actually have to cut spending.  Maybe they will have to stop their shell game of lies  Maybe really cut, instead of reducing one department's budget and spending the money elsewhere.  And maybe even stop giving away $288 million we don't have to oil companies that can survive without it.


Your article is riddled with typos.  Springsteen is the consummate professional. You are a hack.


Richard,   The FBI first said there were no crimes committed.  Today they repeated there were no crimes committed, where exactly is the flip-flop here?  If you have the time and money to pursue this be my guest.

BTW, I don't think either side right or left has exclusive use of english.  Move on man!


Unfortunately there seems to be no better option than keeping Assad in power. Certainly not ISIS. Nor the renamed Al Qaeda, both of whom are American allies in the fight against Assad, but absolutely not fit to govern.  And not the Kurds either, since Turkey will not accept that they take over as they would be a threat to them.
So, if not Assad or these other groups, who is left?
Looks like either a war without end, or Assad.


"Great minds think alike"???
That's what all cult leaders say.


Oh, she doesn't have to do all the work.  She can schedule an out of town trip and let Jim handle the party.  Of course, being the martyr makes good drama, she may prefer the latter.


Never mind that vaccines are not subjected to proper randomized controlled trials and in fact have not been proven safe or effective and contain potent toxins like mercury and aluminum.  Never mind that one of Health Canada's former top scientists and Vaccine Advisors, Dr. Shiv Chopra, is on record saying there are no vaccines he would take, or that a top CDC scientist, still employed at the CDC, supplied his Congressman (Posey) with thousands of pages of documentation detailing the CDC's fraudulent coverup of their own findings showing a statistically significant association between timing of MMR vaccine and autism rate in African American boys, or that Congress cannot be bothered to subpoena Dr. William Thompson as Posey begged them to do long ago.   Never mind the Merck whisle-blower scientists saying Merck committed fraud in MMR vax studies.  Never mind that medical care is a leading cause of death in North America.  Protecting pharma profits comes first, right Timothy Caulfield?


More pie in the sky from the pen of Butts in order for Junior to grandstand on a world forum.

As a meaningful gesture he should start paying taxes on his family trusts.


Great news! I got a great job in the USA, and we need skilled workers in Canada to pay the high tax rates to fund the health care I will demand when I get back when I get something "expensive".

I'm a Canadian, I can demand my rights, I don't need to go begging for them. Work hard folks so I don't have to!


Easy. .. drill and mine and get everybody back to work. Alaska hasn't figured out yet that it needs more than oil.


This is crony capitalism folks. Remember, in five years folks who really shouldn't be affording 750k homes will need to renew and it'll be at current market rates, which will undoubtedly be higher than rates today. Christy is using your money to give to developers to falsely prop up the market. She needs to be locked up.

Hey, here's a novel idea, why not let rates rise, and wait for prices to fall?


I'm hard pressed to see what material here could have been of much use for a Confirmation class.  I'm mean really. Opinion, Opinion, Opinion.

Opinion has a purpose.

But there's not enough doctrinal meat to go around here.

Here's a great resource for Confirmation:

http://www.theologicalforum.org/ProductInformation.aspx?BrowseBy=Category&CategoryId=129&ProductId=569


The organizers of the event should have seen this coming, given that a certain candidate has a long, well-known history of cruel, boorish comments. They should have had the wisdom to schedule something else in place of the candidates' jokes.


Time waster. I think you mean "hear," although you actually want me to wade through your link dump and analyze it for you in writing.


Someone explain, passport notwithstanding, how Khadr could possibly be a Canadian?


No, that is when the celebration of Lucy Vinis officially being elected the new mayor will happen.

You cannot hold two celebrations at the same time.


Umm, China?
When Russia and the USA each have a bullet to each other's heads, what difference does it make?
More nukes mean more money for contractors. War is good for business.


Incorrect once again. Elway didn't even play half of the '98 season and statically speaking did not have a good year in '97 either. TD and the defense won the SB both years.

P.S. - speaking of 1998, why don't you look up the '98 Vikings.


I agree the mixed model is better... but there is still something very, very wrong at getting onto a Party List when you can be totally corrupt, just not having served a long enough prison sentence .... or venal or subject to using brutality (like Manama)....  And this covers all Political Parties!


i would like an answer Chris instead of a thumbs down.


Exactly!!


Really?  Then why is the NRA not standing up for the black man that legally possessed a concealed weapon and was shot and killed when he was trying to retrieve his ID seems to me if it was a white guy that was shot the NRA would be standing out screaming but since it was a black guy you haven't heard a word out of the NRA about the persons right to a Concealed weapon and not be shot and killed by the police remember the black man was a legal gun owner   With a legal concealed permit  he was following instructions reaching for his ID which was in his back pocket when he was shot repeatedly by some loser cop......


"I hope she was acting under the auspices of the Office of the President and acting as his personal emissary with papers."
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Papers?  What kind of papers exactly?  Waking papers? Newspapers? Toilet papers?


IHS and Medicaid will cover it

(You and me)


What a stretch, and from a walking logical fallacy himself.  I'm quite positive I know much more about it than the likes of you.


I believe that the last "Declaration of War" was on June 5, 1942 against Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_war_by_the_United_States


lol!  Hawaii is a banana republic.  What is next?  See any Russians out there?


But then they would have to petition to throw out the judges if they don't like the outcome.


I don't think it's quite that simple to cut us off. They need us more than we need them right now.


No sooner will the min. wage reach $15 per hour and the anti-poverty advocates will be demanding it be raised to $20. Then, even more Ontario jobs will be wiped out.


It's amusing to watch the anti-Trump brigade losing their minds and the man isn't even in office yet.

How are you going to survive for the next 4 years?

You should all request your doctor up your meds or voluntarily commit yourselves.  A nice safe room with rubber walls should help lessen your anxiety.


I chose A (yes), but I don't think changing commissioners will make a difference. The problem is the mission, policies, and procedures. As is, there are too many pukas. The purpose and the operations of the Honolulu Police Commission need to be revamped to ensure effective oversight of the HPD.


C'est la vie.


Are you making that up ?

Is Trump claiming the video is 'heavily edited' ?


The remedial action points are powerful in common sense and simplicity and beneficial that we keep these in view. However, a chasm separates their implementation from the reality of the venal scourge presently at the helm. The latter challenge is the greater at present. Action points please.


NATO has no business to drag us into this, at all.


No, you just confirmed HRC is one.


Pay attention people!

When politicians, "entertainers", and TV talking heads, use the words " F**k You Trump!
When "comedians", stand with mock severed heads of our President,
When "actors", and directors, believe it is OK to show a mock assassination of our President as Caesar  in a Shakespeare play,.......
There will be wacko fans of the Radical Madcow who feel that it is not only alright to kill the President or those of his party, but feel it is their duty to do so.
This is what the Left has created with their vitriol.
And they have the nerve to attack Rush Limbaugh as a Hate mongerer.

The HATE has been coming from the Left every single day since Trump was elected.
These killings are blood on their hands!


Your mom's "strong and independent" viewpoint is for daughters who are unmarried.  You look like you've snared a live one, so she thinks she's helping you close the deal by coaching you how to manage him, lest he get away and she'll have to dust off the "strong and independent" chant till the next Mr. Possible bites the hook.


Canoutchie I'm not suggesting anything of the kind.  What a ridiculous assertion.  Facts are facts and whining doesn't make them go away.

You snowflakes all but assure the truly evil will rise again because your'e not calm enough to learn history, nor assess modern reality and surely you cannot speak truth to power.

BTW are you also Vote4Me and whether or not you are, could you please stop having my posts deleted.


What we saw with Sloter was a guy who at least looks like an NFL quarterback when he's in the pocket. Unlike Lynch who's a deer in the headlights. He's just like Osweiler. Hasn't got a clue.


if san jose scores more than 20 points, time to get a new def coordinator


So...........if we let the young, poor and aged die early due to the GOP Health Care Bill.........what does that get us? Paradise?


Thanks Jet. Many were saying this after Sandy Hook. Congressional hearings will hopefully expose this to go on the record so we can finally institute SANE gun laws.


continued ...

4)  Coming sea level rise.  This was, I understand, one of the topics at the planning conference.  The challenge for politicians is that mitigating actions need to begin to be taken now.  Some of those actions will be unpopular, but the consequences of failing to take action now will not be felt until well after the next election.  It's more comfortable to do nothing than to take actions that some will oppose.  There needs to be popular support for actions that will minimize future costs, but as a community we have yet to create that support.


BMWs are daily drivrs too.and thy cost a lot more in repairs and maintanance. If Fuel is your only criteria to buy a car,Prius or Volt is the car for you


All the real and good lawyers have their own private practices. The lawyers we get couldn't hack the job and had to find something else to do, so they went for graft.


The federal program comes with up to $10 million and requires the borough to foot about a third of the bill. The study won't be completed until 2019, when it will be reviewed for possible approval.
This will be of no use for Ed and Val. Those folks have been in that house for near 60 years. The river was a good 1/2 mile or more away then. Their wish to remain there until they are gone will most likely not happen. They didn't build on the edge of a river. They couldn't even see the darn thing when they built. Saddens me that more wasn't done to help them.


"redefining the presidency".

LOL.


I'll even go so far as to say she should be forced to issue a public apology, in her own words, to Trump. She should have an inconvenient discussion with the Secret Service, and probably face fines and even jail time for such a threat. And if she's let go by her employer for this stunt, I won't shed any tears for her.

It's one thing to say Trump is a horrible person and eviscerating him on late-night TV for his horrible actions. That's protected free speech. Calling him a human cheeto is fair game, especially given what Team Red did to Obama over his 8 years. But when you cross the line into threatening someone with death (suck my machine gun, severed head), you should expect a painful reminder that all rights have limits...


My question is why?  The ADA has been around for years, so why isn't the 'ground floor' accessible now?

Does the heating and cooling system work now?  Why does it need replaced?

What is an "adequate" Legislative Information Office?  A large conference room or a series of them?  How large is adequate?

"We've taken it down to what's necessary for serving our constituents," ??   HUH!

Sorry to pop the bubble but  what's necessary for serving your constituents, is to cut the budget, quit spending "money" the State does not have and quit pretending to be prima donnas.  When the furnace is acting up and I don't have the money to replace it, I have it repaired!  If the room is too small and the funds are not there to remodel it, you live with it until the money is there!

The legislative attitude has not really changed, only the faces of some of the prima donnas.


I only object to anecdotal opinion reporting if it is presented as being representative. On its own, a collection of opinions can be informative, no?


https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/republican-leadership-tax-plans-pass-through-tax-break-would-provide-massive

This is by far the most complete look at the pass-through proposal that I've read yet.  Tax efficiency is not my forte by any means, I will probably read this one more than once.   I would appreciate any feedback Science.

What is clear is this new tax break will greatly help Donald Trump personally.   That just confirms what all should know, the prime directive for President Trump is 'take care of yourself first'.   He can sounds like a populist, but he's feathering his own nest, while lying to those who trust him.


I agree with Alan 100%. Now President Trump should have Justice start an investigation into Lynch for direct obstruction, Holder for Fast and Furious deaths and obstruction to start and allowing the IRS to attack conservatives, then Brennan, Rice, Powers and Comey for unmasking and leaking. And now Mueller for leaking. Then let's really find out about Hillary's emails. Then someone should look at McCain's Russian connections in 2007/2008. Plus, I am dead sure Valerie Jarret will need to testify.


Researcher - can you explain why Big Oil has spent billions over the last five years of so to advance a major gas sales if they weren't interested in the project? Why buy 600 acres in nikiski for an LNG facility? Why waist the time of hundreds of people, including their top LNG talent, on a project they didn't care about? Why spend the time and money on engineering and design work and gathering baseline data? Why secure DOE export approval and submit thousands of pages in resource reports to the FERC? Why put in aloof the infrastructure necessary to blow down Point Thomson?

Does Exxon really waste its shareholders money and their top talent on projects they aren't serious about?


A strong aversion to racist symbols is NOT just a matter of  someone's personal "feelings"; racism is illegal in the USA, and our whole history as a nation has been shaped by a growing recognition of why this should be so.

The monuments are being removed because of this recognition. The removal symbolizes the "better angels of our nature" to whom Lincoln appealed in his first inaugural.

It's part of that "more perfect union" the Founders sought. Surely you can see these things . . .


The problem for me is government policy. The refugees, no matter if the arrive illegally or legally, are treated more generously than many of our most marginalized citizens. There should also be a penalty of some type imposed for walking into Canada illegally from a perfectly safe city like Minneapolis.


Just look at the pope's face. Says it all.


Just another story on the lack morals and judgement by the Liberals. Is anyone surprised?


My own rating of that comment would be "quality of post: poor" on the grounds because all it does is to express a political sentiment that I have previously investigated, & believe to be based on poor information. It would be a better quality post if you could back up your sentiment with factual information that might actually help convince me that maybe there is, after all, a valid point behind that sentiment.

However, I would regard your post as meeting "civility" standards because it didn't personally namecall or threaten anyone, and is a legitimate expression of your political opinion, even if I disagree with it.


just rain?  i doubt this whole area would have been allowed to be built on if it were to be done these days.  it's hard if you are at a low spot in the whole area...
 you know about these things?


Thanks for sharing Bubba Cat. I can picture our fathers as very similar both being "off the farms" from the Lower 48 with incredible work ethics. I can imagine you wore out as many (probably more) work gloves when we were youths. He always made sure we didn't "tear up" our hands since we weren't going to be smart enough to work with our minds :)


Because castration doesn't remove his ability to rape more women.  Castration is the removal of the testicles, not the penis.


canadians had no input what so ever


I admired Martin Luther King so much. I don't think he thought the Democratic Party would become the Black Racist Party. I think he thought when equality was achieved his brothers and sisters would advance the cause, not become the source of division. When Obama made his speech in Illinois I was thrilled. But then came Ferguson and he and Holder deliberately divided the country over race. I Imagine Martin wept.


If, in spite of the presumption of innocence, he's found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.


Touché


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/feb/03/former-norway-pm-bondevik-held-washington-dulles-airport-2014-visit-iran

Yes, the USA is turning into EXACTLY what it seems to be turning into.

Godwin's Law is dead, killed by minority-elect "President" Trump & Co.


A little sunshine on all of Trump's tax returns would be appropriate. What is Trump hiding?


This guy was certainly HUNGRY........................


The mindless loyalty of Trump's base supporters and of his little band of fans here, in the face of his obvious incompetence, has more to do with their childish stubbornness and inability to admit their mistake. In their pathetic desperation for the blustery leadership of the so-called strongman who'll rescue them from their disappointing lives, they have given this bogus president a blank cheque, forgiving of his every word and act. No leader, left or right, deserves such uncritical loyalty. They seem to have him confused with Jesus.


She had been chastised by CC...for either excessive down-voting or something along those lines.  She posted here farewell address in he comments. Some jumped to her defense and said they were going to contact CC.  She effusively thanked them, continuing to bid adieu...which lasted only a short - and now she's back.

What do I not recall?


Let's clean up our books: We need to agree on a formula for an annual draw from the Permanent Fund Earnings at the very least. And set the 2016 dividend @ $1,000. Future dividends are an issue to be decided later as then-approved by a vote of the Legislature. "Raid" the CBR until the dividend is gone and an income tax is needed. That's what its for.


Remember Ignatief?


A person who attends a racist school does not have that kind of quality that you wish he and other Kam school has...he is still in the play for pay, insider and old boy Obama/Kim network as proven by his sudden appearance in Trump's TEMPORARY travel ban.

My kids cannot go to Kam school because they have no "Hawaiian" blood or should I say Pacific Islander blood.  What he did is totally opposite of his Kam school education.

He looks more racist than Trump's TEMPORARY travel ban.


Kevin you must really be in love with yourself. liking your own comments.
Are you starting your next campaign for commissioner this early?


When I see National Football League players kneeling in protest at football games while "The Star-Spangled Banner" plays, a searing image flashes through my mind.

A skinny black kid of maybe 18 is on his knees, hands in the air.  There's a cop standing behind him.  The kid is complying with all the cops instructions.  The cop is scared.  He fires at the base of the kids skill in a fit of rage.  Screaming. Blood everywhere.

And I want to scream.


NS gets $1.5B in equalization with 900,000 people. Essentially wards of the state. Questionable whether they should be allowed to vote.


America's problem with health care goes beyond HMSA.  Costs for treatment are wildly out of line in America versus the rest of the world, and they constantly increase.  Hence HMSA is always raising its rates or trying to control costs.  At the same time, the last thing we need is an insurance company determining how health care is delivered.  They're more interested in the financial bottom line than they are in individual patients.  Some people will scream and shout about this, but the only way to solve this problem is to go to single payer health care in the Medicare model and for the government to start regulating medical and drug costs.  Otherwise, the costs of health care will continue to rise until only the wealthiest can afford it.  Some might argue that it's already reached that point.


The Boy Blunder IS an amateur. It is sad when a diplomatic mess like Freeland looks like the star in the room.


A lot of Trump supporters share the same conspiratorial mentality common in the Arab world which has made it the violent, intolerant, backward part of the world it is.


The third paragraph originally said "the tally was bouyed by the new so-called Motor Voter law" ... I was noting the misspelling.


Sounds like Richardson is, as predicted, off to a fantastic start!
Just think: he is next in succession for governor, where there would be no limit to his cronyism.

Stephen J. Remington


???
Podesta's own words in his emails are 'nonsense'?


Funny, last I checked the (R) party has not offered any gifts to Russia in any presidency, did you find any peace offerings or gifts to Russia? However, I did find numerous sources proving the (D) party making quite generous gifts to comrade Putin which now puts HitLIARy into the spotlight with her Uranium scandal. Care to agree the true commie comrades are the Democrats? Also, why would Bernie be preaching communist style government services to US citizens, he's not a communist trying to one-up brother Putin is he? Maybe Democrat brother Putin got angry that Sanders tried to clone his FREE healthcare, college and vodka to all citizens and then the Ruskis would all flock to the USA instead so Putin himself commanded his army of hackers to sabotage commie brother Sanders and HitLIARy? At least the latter theory sounds very plausible, any thoughts boots?


Trump will win Hawaii


I will be sure to pass your words of comfort onto those wounded, or the families of the deceased.

Do you prefer just these comforting words? "And all you have to offer is haughty insults and nauseatingly trite "thought and prayer" nonsense."

Or these?
1) That you could care less is as obvious as the blood on your hands."
2)  "This horror show is the logical consequence of your laissez faire gun nuttery.

 Or your entire post? This one ??? "That you could care less is as obvious as the blood on your hands. This horror show is the logical consequence of your laissez faire gun nuttery. And all you have to offer is haughty insults and nauseatingly trite "thought and prayer" nonsense."

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Crawl back under whatever rock you came from you disgusting rendition of a human being. I am done being patient waiting for TDS to pass...

PS I will be sure to let the victims & 'families of' know that is how the High Ones In the Rocky Mountains in Colorado operate.


He "likes" what he writes too.
That says a lot right there.


You're right about the meddling in Muslim countries. However, what is becoming the main problem now is the recruitment of home-grown Muslims to extremism, some of them converts to Islam. Given that we cannot undo the past, the best we can do is to reduce the attraction of extremism while urging our governments to keep their nose out of situations where there are likely to be innocent civilian casualties resulting from military action against legitimate extremist targets. Discriminatory policies against any racial or religious group and condoning discriminatory actions like islamophobia are negatives, not positives as you appear to state by your sneering at "global muliticoporatisn (whatever that is!), multiculturalism and multireligionism". Bundling in "the profiteers of the immigration and refugee business" is odd to say the least, as is stating that the Globe is somehow profiting from all this.


Wrong time to let your ego out front Mr. Mc Cain. In case you hadn't heard much of Texas
is in big trouble. Cane you curtail your hatred of Trump for a month or two?


"Retrograde" would be the kindest word one could apply to Trump and his fans. The Dems have their problems alright, but Donny has taken his troubled nation backward and empowered the worst of the right -- the supremacists and NeoNazis, all the usual rednecks, the sort who dismiss science and formal education. And some still insist on seeing him as a revolutionary, even with his silver-spoon existence and Goldman-Sachs advisors.
Those who deny the reality of his record low polls would be the first to crow if those same polls rose in his favour. Hypocrisy is an essential part of the Trump regime, as is the trick of denouncing as "fake" any report that contradicts his blustery nonsense.


I'm all for people making a decent wage, however this announcement stinks of vote buying at "everyone's" expense. The financial history of this government indicates it is clueless. There is absolutely zero regard to long term financial consequences with the Ontario Liberal Government period.!
Still not voting Liberal !!!


Grovelling Pence just wants to cut taxes for the rich


We elected Carter, and then forgot what a disaster liberals are.  It will be a generation before another liberal is elected president


My argument is historically relevant.  It used to be illegal for women and blacks to vote, bi-racial marriage used to be illegal in some states, etc.  The laws changed.

The problem is that we (the USA) have enabled this behavior for decades and have built up our economy on the backs of cheap labor.  I think we are due another amnesty (but done the right way this time).  That is my opinion, anyway.


"What is the metrics-based relationship between levels of higher education and disaffection with traditional religious institutions?"
As one of the thousands of priests who left after it became obvious that the reforms of the second Vatican Council were going to be undone, and the church was going to head BACKWARDS again,  I can assure you that as Catholics become better-informed, they can't help but learn about a whole slew of problems that I catalogue at my http://CatholicArrogance.org web site, and decide as I did to DIVORCE THEMSELVES from such a fraudulent and immoral institution!


I wonder if 2 years of sexual harassment proven and verified asking for help from Michael Strahan ever did anything! When I complained about harassment he let my account get hijacked and then booted me off forum for protecting the rights of Alaskan hunters.. Beware of AOF! And their associates, these people are sick in the head!


"Starting a feud with NFL has nothing to do with politic, it is more like a person vendetta..."
The players have started a feud with all patriotic Americans!
The pandered to cry babies know NOTHING of how the average person lives.  They have been babied all through High School, College, and now the extremely high paying professional leagues. They can save their silly "feelings" for off the field.


Is your typimg finger stuck somewhere? Same lame post repeatedly throughout the comments, if thats all you can muster for a comment, you must be one of those traumatized Liberals still harping over harper, take your meds man.


Seemed to work fine. Gets you anti everything types all riled up when called out


OS,  I know in the old days of e-mail, all caps was said to be shouting.  But since we can't bold or underline here in "CC", caps is really the only thing we can do to emphasize.  So I don't see it as shouting, just emphasis.  But his Vote Trump-Pence did get lost in all the caps.


Indeed, Assad has murdered hundreds of thousands of innocent men , women and children, and displaced MILLIONS of innocents around the world.  BUT, the UN is busy chastising Israel and condemning it......what is wrong with this picture.  And WHEN, as it appears inevitable, Assad is back in total control, he will sit at the UN and further condemn the State of Israel...sheesh.


It seems to me a "masters degree in science" makes Bill Nye a scientist.


Good point, i.e., that he is expecting sophisticated understanding from an employee earning minimum wage.


I was afraid that I would be disappointed and not see any responses from the uncaring and the selfish who would think it's perfectly acceptable to allow children to be hungry, while sitting in judgement of parents. Thank you for stepping up to the plate and not disappointing me.


Terry Stahlman is a worthless piece of human excrement!


Excellent!  I'll look for it.  Speaking of pizza if you are ever close to Prescott, WI on (I think) a Thursday night, you should try Pizza on the Farm.  They only do pizza so you have to bring everything else [really... everything; drinks, plates, cups, napkins, cutlery, table and chair or blanket, guitar, fiddle, whatever].  When we lived in MN a decade-or-so ago it was a great time for us when the family came to visit.   I imagine your local growler will go great with their goat cheese and fennel pizza.


"Everybody knows that's going to fail," said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch R-Utah, who led a raucous, five-hour hearing on the bill Monday afternoon. "You don't have one Democrat vote for it. So it's going to fail."
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Yeah, that'll happen when you exclude everyone from the bill-crafting process but your lobbyists pals and campaign donors... And let's not forget that the whole point of ramming this POS through before the end of September was to do it without 'Democrat' participation or input. This is all on you and your amoral, unethical buddies, Hatch.


I hope the local banks start a fund for his poor family, I'm so sorry


The missile flew 787 km (489 miles) on a trajectory reaching an altitude of 2,111.5 km (1,312 miles), KCNA said.
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From middle school physics, without considering earth curve:
t=sqrt(8*h/g)=1313 s flight time, and this gives you the speed
Vv=t*g/2=6433 m/s
Vh=d/t=599.4 m/s
V=sqrt(Vh2+Vv2)=6461 m/s

When shooting at 45 degree, this will give you 4259 km distance.
Yes this missile has a range over 4000 km.


As I understand it, the UBI is paid to everyone from the homeless to Warren Buffet and Bill Gates.  That means the total cost of the UBI is for the entire population.  Currently, only a fraction of the population receives welfare from those "126 agencies."  Would the UBI also end the need for social security?  If so, will I get all of my money back?  If we do give folks a lump sum each month/every two weeks does that mean government has no role in how one spends it?  For instance, if a mother and/or father decide to go to Hawaii at the expense of housing/food for their family, so be it?  Additionally, what is my incentive to work and where does the tax money come from to pay the UBI if nobody works or why should I work to pay for others not working?


Whatever happened to the "buck stops here" kind of leadership?  Wynne was in the thick of the gas plant scandal, she's the leader now. Perhaps she'll get some legal technicality win out of this latest bit of nonsense, but in the court of public appeal, she's already been sentenced.


Everyone has skin in the game, when the STATE reserves sub-surface mineral rights and landowners do not profit from any gas or oil under their property. Instead of direct profit from the oil sale, residents are compensated for the sale of THEIR natural resources through the PFD. Should the playing field be leveled and land owners be allowed to profit directly from the resources their land can provide them, there would be no PFD,and quite a few more millionaires. The Citizen is being cheated, and being asked to pay the cheaters MORE money so they can continue with their thievery.


While the movie and the current situation are not exactly parallel, the title of The Hunt for Red October has a timely ring to it.


all seem to be following the same school of design so that if you take away the name badges you would have no idea of the manufacturer. Monkey see, monkey copy.


"Unfortunately, campaigning for re-election 24/7 is the new reality on both sides of the border."

Not to this extent. Trump hasn't been in office even a year and he's had how many "campaign rallies"? With Trump it's as much about his need to have his ego stroked as it is to perpetually campaign.


This is a great point. While our politicians sit on their hands, afraid of doing anything that might disrupt the inflated GDP figures created by this housing bubble, they are setting up an entire generation of Canadians for financial failure. What are we going to do 20 years from now when Millenials remain buried in housing debt and have no discretionary money to spend to build families, invest in retirement, or support the economy through consumption? It really is an example of mortgaging--no pun intended--our country's future for the benefit of a small number of speculators.


Extortion is extortion no matter who is doing it. Once we accede to the concept of having to grease the hand of government and special interest groups to carry out business, we will be no better than communist China. We are simply encouraging corruption.


"... a bunch of yee-hawing hockey-lite hillbillies ....."  says the prototypical Toronto Hipster.

Kelly has reached a new low.  Why is Kelly allowed to say things that would get my comment removed?  Tell me again why I don't subscribe to the Globe & Mail.


Minshall...


Tend to agree with you on the first part.  Do not know enough to really comment on the 2nd part, though.  Robyn was the sole reason why Norene Iosia came to Hawaii.  Robyn's name and the respect she has in the high school coaching community is a reason why I am not worried she will be able to recruit outstanding high school players.  Not to speak of a quality assistant coach.  It would not surprise me at all if the coach is a former Olympic player she played with, too.


"People in disagreement are not necessarily unhappy at all."'

Sorry! Tears are usually a characteristic sign of sadness, unhappiness, of gloominess: Looking "with tears ... in the rearview mirror." I guess in this case, however, the tears are "of disappointment," which disappointment can be hopeful,  a nurse of wisdom, as it were. Of course, there'll always be disputing about peoples' tears. And then there is grief and sorrow without any tears.