We shouldn't erase him but present him accurately rather than the watered-down garbage we're fed. The man was likely a radical Marxist as his entourage were. You're known by the company you keep.


Zinke should be next. Followed by Mnunch (sp) and a couple of others pulling the same stunts over charter flights.


As a pilot, trained aviation professional and former airline safety analyst, I can attest to the issues. The biggest issues are the unwillingness of Alaska aviation to pay competitive wages and rampant nepotism. I've seen so many incompetent people hired because they were friends of an owner or shareholder that failed miserably only to be replaced by another incompetent it's ridiculous. I feel bad for these kids getting suckered into licenses. Graduate and go fly outside. Just my two cents from a guy with 30 years in aviation.


Well you just tell that "obstructionism is a false narrative" thing to Merrick Garland the highly qualified Judge who the POTUS nominated for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court Mr. Switz. Never in our history has the party that controls the Senate refused to hold meetings, hearings and votes on a presidents nominees. Lisa is part of that obstructionist majority even as she had to come up with four completely different justifications for her shaky positions. At first she was okay with going through the normal, traditional process but was reeled back in a day later and had to start coming up with ridiculous justifications for the obstructionism, none of which held water. She has given up her oath to serve the state and country in favor of blind fealty to party. She joined in with 43 other Republicans to filibuster Senator Sanders bill to add funding to the VA but then showed up at the Anch. VA with her "concerned" face on when problems with the VA underfunding surfaced in Phoenix.


What's Kucinich said about this junket?  Curious.

Rep Gabbard is a three term congressperson who's had a wide ranging contacts in this time.  She's a very adept politician, hardly naive.


Was Justin promising 25,000 Syrian refugees in his campaign
and bringing in almost 40,000
an abuse of power
or just lies


How do you propose to address the legalised, racist theft that was apartheid? 'Natural' market mechanisms are too slow, and targeted procurement from the government has significant potential. Obviously there are problems and I am not trying to wish those away but as redress mechanism this is one of the least onerous, as it can still be competitive.


Maybe by 2008 things got better, but my wife's 2005 is a rust bucket. While I know it was originally bought in Calgary, and I'm not sure when it left but for the majority of the years it spent it's time in the Okanagan where things are pretty dry and very little humidity and yet it's still got several pockets of rust forming. The car gets regular attention, always washed and waxed. Mazda sadly has a history of rust.


Alberta has been spoiled by years of lax environmental regulation, leaving abandoned oil wells all over the province for future generations to clean up.  They are such a bunch of whiners, living off the easy fat of oil wells, and racking up huge deficits at the same time.  Time they took a page from Norway's playbook, and started behaving like adults.


Sher, in the 300 years of mass immigration
it did not take so much tax money to settle immigrants
.
the pioneers were more independent and worked the land (no longer done)
they did NOT receive
free medicare
free schools, subsidized university
affordable housing
english lessons
subsidized day care
welfare
CPP and OAS pension
or
Trudeau's child tax benefit of $500 a month per child for each of the 2 to 10 children
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mass immigration then did not lead to debt and deficits
sure we can have mass immigration on these terms
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This is quite a pathetic  "belittle thy neighbour" piece of commentary Hirsch.


That argument would carry a lot more weight if the people typically trying to ban abortion weren't also the ones who want to stop programs aimed at teaching safe sex and family planning.


Tokenism is the Liberal way.


The DACA program is unconstitutional.  That means it's illegal.  It violates current law.  There is absolutely NO excuse for it, except politics.  We need to keep this in perspective.  These people are committing a crime every day they're here.  HOW they got here is immaterial!  If they have a problem with their status, that is not the fault of Americans, our our Country, or our Laws.  What it boils down to is "Parental Responsibility".  This is an issue they need to take up with their parents!  This BS of criminally entering our country, committing more crimes in order to stay (ID theft, forgery, fraud, etc.), and waiting for a president to violate the Constitution by NOT enforcing the law, and by EO breaking the very laws he's sworn to uphold and enforce is over.  I have friends who are immigrants, LEGALLY.  NONE of them I've talked to have any sympathy for illegals.  THEY feel under the gun by the actions of illegals, and they do not like it!  The law is the law, enforce it!


I like this guy too, anyone know his jail address I want to send him a card. For real


"For once, we can view Trump's comment as not fake," unfortunately Congress is currently dominated by Republicans, which Trump is a party member; making it a total package of pathetic politicians!

I agree that something needs to be done at the state level, but it does not, because the States follow very closely what happens at the Federal level, with only minor differences between them.  With such heavy lobbying happening in Congress by the NRA and republican's, average Americans cannot hope to effectively overcome such adverse opposition, in order to change the gun laws in this country!

With more than 20 "mass shootings" in the last two years, it's time to stop and have this difficult discussion about guns and the American society, about what we can and will accept and what we must reject in order to protect our children and ourselves from what is basically an "out of control tool" that is ruining our way of life in the US!

"Question to all- was this shooter a terrorist?"   YES!


Minnerys and their personality cult don't need no constitooshun


Prime Minister is blaming everyone but Greek government, public policy and leftist ideologue.

What exactly was "pillaged" and what amazing "sacrifices" were made by Greece to the benefit of the rest of Europe?

From memory, massive tax evasion (from everyone), corrupt and wasteful government and public pension plans were the main contributors to Greece's bankruptcy.

Should have just let them default and then punt out of the EU.


Yes, bags are 'at no additional cost', not free. Otherwise I'd ship Southwest instead of Fedex.


Human rights activists want us to hunker down and refuse to trade with anyone who they find repugnant.Workers looking for jobs and businesses looking for exports want unlimited ability to export. Politicians have a delicate job balancing those two requirements. Still, it is better to have one large contract and one irritant than multiple smaller contracts and more numerous irritants.


Cow town paper for a cow town....


Could you explain what you mean by changing sexual boundaries?


Your positive comment has a negative twist grounded by your magnetic use of grammar.  You certainly will polarize your readers here.


The Rockies dictate to ROOT what to prioritize...as unpopular as ROOT is, never forget that they take their marching orders from the club itself.  Personally, I don't think we a) need an All-Star game in this era and b) should have any team with more than three All-Stars.  Reynolds had a great first half, but the team is already more than properly represented.


It has long been alleged that Priebus is behind the leaks plaguing  the Trump Administration.   So, Priebus may be on his way out.  Why he was appointed Chief of Staff is hard to understand as he was not a Trump supporter  and   he is closely allied with House Speaker Paul Ryan, another never Trumper.   Senate President Mitch McConnel is also not a Trump fan,  so is it any wonder, the swamp draining is not happening.  And the most recent rumor is that the Washington ruling elite is planning a coup de'tat against Trump ala John Kennedy.


Hogwash. Gender identity has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not people say 'Merry Christmas.' One issue has public policy implications and the other is purely a matter of social convention.

You're doing what Trump supporters typically do, which is deflect. It's the old, "Oh yeah? Well, Obama was worse!" defense. Here's a news flash. Obama's gone. Hillary's gone. Trump's on the clock now and he's the one who should be scrutinized.


Which is why she is tanned, rested, and bored,,,,,,,,,,,


Practice what you preach.


I spend $120 per month tv, internet, and phone Telus.


Yes, we do.


MSW's and many other armchair commenter's rejection of the grassroots, mostly lay correction of the pope seems very "non-NCR"

grassroots
lay action
the challenge to the male dominant hierarchy
underdog
"speak truth to power"

right?  Has all the elements of an NCR revolution, minus the colorful protest signs.

NCR should be all behind this correction, or at least sympathetic, from a power to the people point of view, yes?

Why not?

but instead we get coarse dismissiveness.

"small numbers"
"old"
"out of date"
"lesser" types
or far worse.

What would MSW have said about St Catherine of Siena's approach to the pope?

"peasant"
"N of 1"
"uneducated"
etc.

Where's the "open minded dialog" now?  where's the "encounter"

Doesn't anyone want to be "surprised by God"?


I don't see a problem with just the couple or small wedding party taking pictures with a photographer.  If you're talking full scale 200 guests, well, that's another story.  And, it's not as if the wedding couple are going to blow up their picture and sell it for profit at some art shop.  It's really for their own personal use.  Does the photographer make money?  Probably, but so what if Hawaii is the backdrop?  I see Hawaii postcards for sale all the time.  Did the postcard company have a permit to include Hawaii in it?  If people from around the world want to come to have their wedding and photos with Hawaii as their backdrop, they are ultimately going to spend money here as will any of their wedding party or relatives so in that sense, adding to our economy is certainly a fair trade for merely taking pictures.  Does anywhere in the free world charge a fee for taking pictures in their country?


Trump is trying to rig the election!


So when a manager retires you are obligated to pay the replacement the identical wage? If the replacement manager negotiates a higher wage are you obligated to reimburse the retired manager?


motley:  Yes, I have read over the years that the tests can be beaten.  I wish the manufacturers  would perfect this technology so it would be accepted in court.   Then you would not have the EMOTIONAL aspect of juries as the Lie Detector test machine would not have  EMOTIONS.

As you well know, there are criminals that are NOT convicted, because of the EMOTIONS of jurors........


As the article focuses on what Conservatives shouldn't do and fails to indicate what they can do in any detail, it's clear that for them there is no winning approach.  Mr Trudeau cannot be beaten, he reflects perfectly the Canadians of today, and the ever-popular PM and the Liberals are fully aware of it. And life has never been better for his base - the public sector, the unionized teachers & professors (who inculcate the young to be anti-Conservative, anti-capitalist) and the other groups of the government paycheque-receiving aristocracy of Canada.  And even many of the private-sector workers who pay for this aristocracy choose not to vote Conservative so, all in all, we all deserve each other.


Actually, the people who are so hell bent on vaccination. Are you up to date on your 72 vaccines (and counting)


Ward,

How am I being sexist?  I don't think either male or female teenagers should be allowed to marry before the age of 18; actually, I like the idea of raising the age to 21 just like the law is for legally drinking, at that point they are truly not minors any longer.

While we're at it, let's raise the minimum age for military service to 21 and make it mandatory for everyone, male and female, to serve 2 years; conscientious objectors would have to serve 3 years in community service working with low-income, underserved communities, and, the offspring of the rich and influenced could not avoid this service.  Maybe then politicians wouldn't be so quick to go fight wars throughout the world.  Yes, I know off topic.

As for saying I have such an ultra conservative Republican mentality makes me laugh, I have only once voted for a Republican and that was in 1984 for a  local race.

Gotta go, I think I see something unusual happening across the street.  Oh, Mrs. Stevens???

Gladys


I agree with nigelnigel: "Trump seems to want a war with N. Korea"
And you're cheering from the sidelines while swallowing whole the stupid notion that Hillary Clinton sold uranium to Russia. She didn't.
Every time Trump gets in hot water, his groupies whine about Hillary.


Here's to many more rounds of golf for Mr. Yung and his buddies.  Medical technology continues to advance.


It's a movement alright, a bowel movement !!!!


Low cost Natural Desalination would be a great option, by using the power and weight of the ocean to desalinate the water. Pump the water up using wave power and you have all the water at a low cost because the process is all done by nature. All proven by scientist, but never implemented by business or governments.


Unless you happen to be in a country where the rite is not the Latin rite.


since 1949 US direct aid to Israel = $120,472.0 Billion  most for military

This year, 2016 = $3,110.0 Billion most for military

Not sure what the answer is but just thought I would remind everyone how much the US taxpayer is donating

Diane


Thanks to the Globe and Mail for bringing 84% of the country together in our indifference towards Toronto.  I really don't know anything that could unite the country more than all of us not knowing the answer to 25 obscure questions about one arrogant section of an otherwise humble and great country.   Happy Canada Day!


I can tell you that how he served prior to his change is different than his life after the change.

His team mates would feel the same way.


Burnsie: nicely said, sport.  It was not great hockey, but a very good battle that had its moments.


Frank, thanks for your heart felt comment, I suppose his grieving family appreciates your smart ass, rude remark.


Really, and how is electing a corporatist I've-league school educated Billionaire 1 percent ER about "the bottom?"


Hiding from the cameras is not a good look for any admin, but its especially bad for one with lingering transparency/credibility issues.


Was it some other group that was performing the "barbaric cultural practices" ?


So the 48 year old wanted to earn her Mile High Club wings?!!!

But i=on a serious note, really? Get some manners and show respect.


The religion of Islam doesn't say Muslim women must cover their faces. It's not a requirement of the religion of Islam. It's not a part of the religion.

And many Muslim women don't cover their faces in public.

And some Muslim countries, like Azerbaijan, Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey, don't allow women to wear niqabs to cover their faces.

And Saudi Arabia doesn't let Muslim women wear niqabs to cover their faces while on the Haj in Mecca. Wouldn't that be the time place to practice Islam?

So, if covering the face is not a part of or a requirement of the religion of Islam, how can Muslims argue it's a religious right in Canada?

Maybe the courts in Canada should finally make a decision whether the religion of Islam really requires Muslim women to cover their faces.


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Donald Trump is a childish belligerent buffoon entirely without any credence.

He's a traitorous petty con man and nothing else.
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Indivisible: A Practical Guide for Resisting the Trump Agenda (web version) — Indivisible Guide

https://www.indivisibleguide.com/web


Not sure who conducted this poll, but it does not reflect reality.  Truedau should follow some of Trumps initiatives and not fight them.  Making Canada a safe heaven is wrong and we should not be out there welcoming all immigrants with open arms, especially when the immigrants come here and try to change our way of life.


We have "sort of" been at war against ISIS for a very long time.  Is that OK with you if we try to defeat enemies who blow things up, kill innocent bystanders they call infidels, chop off people's heads, rape and mutilate women and young girls, etc.?  I mean, they don't live in one country that we can declare war against, but is it OK if we go after them anyway?   A long list of civilized countries lauds Trump's retaliation for a crime against humanity.  Obama was too chicken to do it, or perhaps he was sympathetic with murderer Assad.


When you have a chronic liar as a president what do you expect. Up is down, down is up and nothing has any weight. We are all in trouble since Republicans do not care at all and think its all noise since they are in power.

Yellow and Red make orange!


Glad the driver is ok, consider your beer truck - 'wrecked'


No you can't.
Auto insurance companies are regulated by the Alaska Division of Insurance.
When Republicans talk about selling insurance across state lines, what they really mean is allowing insurance companies to operate here free of state regulations. Bad idea!


Marijuana consumers deserve and demand equal rights and protections under our laws that are currently afforded to the drinkers of far more dangerous and deadly, yet perfectly legal, widely accepted, endlessly advertised and even glorified as an All American pastime, booze.

Plain and simple!

Legalize Marijuana Nationwide!


Peko must have enough old contracts and pink slips to paper every room in his house with.


As I understand it, dumping occurs when a product is exported at a lower price than is charged in the exporter's home market, and an anti-dumping tariff may be  imposed when that is the case. Is there any evidence that Canadians pay more for Canadian lumber than Americans do?  If not, there is no dumping. Countervailing duties, on the other hand, are appropriate when an industry is unfairly subsidized, for domestic consumers as well as consumers in export markets. What is the evidence that lumber companies, whether Canadian or American, would pay more to the Crown in the long term, which includes booms and busts in the housing market, for logging rights in Canada than they do?


Shame on you.


He's a PM with no strong convictions other than being a nice guy and getting elected.

And in this specific situation, that's a good thing.


Great job to those who did this :)


Valleyisle57> You're not speculating, you're just "fear mongering"


Quit stereotyping little man.


That's a great post. Forget what I wrote because you make a strong case for no national defense. Best I've ever read.


We are paying for more immigrants and homeless bums from the mainland. How about some tough questions for the rail now.


And the lawyers win again.


Patience, young lady.  This is only the second of probably at least five special sessions.  So long as the turncoats in the House hold Alaskan's paychecks hostage the manufactured crisis will linger on.  But maybe, just maybe, they'll figure out that a long shutdown will demonstrate how many state services are not essential.  How many state employees can be permanently laid off.  Still, even after that, they'll likely continue to try to shrink people's paychecks.  Hey, it's just what that end of the poolitical (intentional) spectrum does.


Trump shared "secret" info...?  OMG.  I demand an investigation.  IMPEACH! IMPEACH! Oh wait.  Isn't that what Hillary did? I guess it's no big deal then.  Besides, the President has the authority to declassify classified info anyway.  Why all this weeping and gnashing of teeth?  Man, they do anything to sell newspapers.  Trump should get a commission.


Free preschool for needy kids.


It's not about the payment , it's about Omar demanding the  people of Canada give him an apology !


Good and where do you think the money will come from, are you ready to fund it?


Speaking of deflection.


Blatant socialism like that espoused by Sanders and Warren is not a winning platform.  At best, Americans prefer their socialism to be more subtle, so they deny to themselves that's what it is.


I disagree with you. I think that makes Tancredo the perfect guy for a job in the present Administration---and the Feds have really good mental health coverage.


Forgive the Toronto folk, the only maps they get over there say "here there be dragons" over the rest of Canada.


schmingus:

Apples and oranges. The less fighting, the more dirty stickwork. Saw that in junior hockey in the 1970s when every player was made to wear full face shields or wire cages; everybody went into the corners at top speed with sticks raised.


You pay for the risk of teen drives because you share the same roads as they do.  BUT, you have choices for how much coverage you choose to purchase for your car insurance.  ACA forces everyone onto the same level of coverage.  HUGE difference.

The US military protects companies, but you and me as individuals as well.

Your property insurance doesn't cover for a hurricane (or shouldn't if you live inland) unless you purchased unnecessary coverage.  My policy for my home in Centennial doesn't cover for hurricanes.

If your kids are no longer in school, you have a choice to live in a community with low school taxes.

I would hope the government would stop taxing the dead, so I agree we shouldn't levy SS taxes on the dead (AND OH BY THE WAY WE SHOULD RAISE THE RETIEMENT AGE TO 70)

And how did America avoid anarchy for the 200 years before we had the government mandate what heath insurance does, and does not, cover?

According to you, the US should have fallen into anarchy 200 years ago


Non disclosure agreements are common.  I am all for removing it so long as ALL non disclosure agreements in ALL walks of life are also voided. As for truth and integrity, let’s have Trump produce his tax returns,eh?

You confuse an individual with CNN.  An individual, who is a paid political pundit gave information, but CNN. Honesty and integrity would be a good starting point, so try making real valid factual arguments. Pretty please? You know who else claimed fake news whenever anything else was bad?  Who else essentially delegitimized the media to rise to power?  Yeah you know who, another German just like Trump.  Your acceptance of his claims as facts despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary is sad.

When a website contains obviously partisan articles, or an article begins with an outright falsehood (to name 2 of snarky’s Links) they become unreliable. Sorry, but reporting facts you don’t like don’t make fake news.  Claiming opinion pieces are factual news is simply stupid.


Mr. Zuiker, you are both disillusioned and a democrat.  But I repeat myself.


What you See is what you Get, and this is Trump, he will not change, or should I say Grow Up.   This quote from him really fits what you are saying; "If I ever decide to run, you may go back and interview people from my kindergarten. They'll remember me." Who is Trump is really what you are asking, is he putting on a show now and will change when he becomes the President.  Donald speaking; " First and foremost, I'm a real estate person.  And that's what I love the most."  Trump also considers himself a ladies man, Donald once again "I've always said, If you need Viagra, you're probably going out with the wrong girl." But to me, he reminds me of the circus, he is the Ring Leader, Donald even agrees; "I'm a bit of P.T. Barnum.  I make stars out of everyone."  So on the 20th The Big Top will be in Town, come one and all we have a show for you.


Poor Dennis Rodman, poor USA.


In a large way weed and boos are in some part to blame. We definitely can't allow people to not Ben accountable for their actions but we also have to look at the bigger picture. This some times can be an accumulation of things leading by up to a certain event. Pot USB mind altering to some state...As is alchohol. Who knows what really happened or why...I think we can say reasonably that's it played some part in that day. HOWEVER, there is never an excuse for the actions this poor young mans murderers and I sincerely hope they pay to the fullest society will allow. This was a senseless and needlessly cruel act.  It saddens me deeply to think another good kid has been taken from The world. My heart goes out to friends and family. This is a sad reminder that it is important to hang out with the right people. Who you associate with can have tremendous impacts on your life.  😞


Gary Crum: Boring.


It looks like Rex Kramer 99 is NickNaylor/retireeFinally/LukeCanada with the assistance of a spellchecker. Wait until he gets really wound up and starts spewing his ugliness.


Wehave a p&$$y grabbing pedophile as the president, what is a little assault compared to that.


Man will fish out any stocks of anything if given the opportunity. Don't come up with this accurate, up to date science and studies business, just look what a mess we have everywhere with all of the openings and rules simply because man will push everything to the limits and you can't change that. Man is greedy and doesn't care for anything but his own selfishness.


You've outdone yourself this time, Art.  You've let us know there are monsters under your bed, but now they're proliferating at the speed of light.


"...based on the input of local stakeholders.."

Why no representative(s) of the public, the largest and most important stakeholders of all?


How exactly do you reach that conclusion?  If anything it is most accurate to say that if there are any connections to Russia to be proven, Trump may well be impeached for his decision to interfere in the process by firing Comey.


Lyin' Brian has some serious chutzpah, by interjecting here. When he pays back the brown envelope money and the money he got from the government by lying about it, and the taxes/penalties he avoided, then (maybe) he could be taken seriously. Until then, he's just another corrupt conservative and due every disrespect that comes his way.


The fact this state is 95% Donkeys in charge and can't get anything done is INSANE.  Might as well get rid of the state Reps and only have senators.  We waste so much money on INCOMPETENT elected officials who do NOTHING...
Hawaii sure needs some serious help !


All Republican want is to hobble and limit government so that the wolves -- the billionaire patrons they serve -- can prey upon the public without interference.


Rathtrevor, I believe the point about men being more genuinely involved in their children's lives is that they should pay more in alimony, not that they are necessarily a positive influence in their children's lives.

Besides, this "give men a break" narrative is dangerously offensive to single mothers and so highly dubious.


Liberal activist judges overturn the will of the people yet again.  Shut up slaves!


Nothing is posted on the rescue page at all , or Alaska Dog & Puppy rescue


“The short memories of the American voters is what keeps our politicians in office.”

― Will Rogers


Thank you, NFL.  Not surprised that the players did not make this suggestion.  Most people who die at the hands of police are white, most poor people are white, and suicide rates are skyrocketing for middle class whites.  Yet, all that matters to rich NFL players is racial injustice.


There is a total misunderstanding about what has transpired in Syria. It is similar to what transpired in Iran. Why did the Shah so brutally suppress elements of his society? He was opposed by elements who disapproved of women voting and other Western secular trends He dealt with these elements in the most brutal manner. We see what happened when these elements took over there.


Comey probably found his suicide note while going through Hillary's emails.


Why would you ask someone to post their website here Glenn? Would you post your cell# and address?


Don't forget to compare him to Melancon, who after signing his huge contract, pitched all of 30 innings (with a 4.5 ERA) before going on season-ending DL.  $9 M for 30 innings work.  And you wonder why folks have little sympathy for the woes of professional athletes?


This is a bad idea. CITY OFFICIALS - PLEASE SAY NO! DAY and DIA officials have convinced too many that the Main Terminal is broken. It's not. We can tweak any security issue a little more and pay A LOT less. I don't want to have to traverse an obstacle course of furniture, marketing, retailers, and people to get to ANOTHER escalator TO GET TO my concourse! That area will be jammed a lot! Just like it is in the bad-designed Concourse C expansion. It's ridiculous how packed the end of Concourse C gets because DIA had to put their precious concession bar and retailers in the middle of the small concourse. This design will also be outdated with that wood (any wood variety gets outdated quickly). Arriving folks will also be jammed and will trample on each other trying to get out. The planned security screening areas don't really allow MORE screening lanes. I travel all the time and never want to go far from my connecting gate, and neither will others. CITY OFFICIALS have been duped - SAY NO


Really?  How old are you?  I have been to Puerto Rico numerous times and even hired people from Puerto Rico.  I am not an expert, but I do recall over the past few years that Puerto Ricans tried to assassinate President Truman, shot up the Congress and wounded a few Congressmen.  I recall those perpetrators being released and having a parade in the Puerto Rican neighborhood of NYC.  I recall them being hailed as heroes when they returned to P.R.  I also remember well that there have been three elections in Puerto Rico.   The people had a choice of becoming a state (This would have required them to pay federal taxes.  They never paid a cent.) or to vote Independence or to leave things as they are (Get all the free stuff and benefits from the U.S. just as if the whole island was on federal welfare.).  And you think we have ignored P.R.  Hell man, they drove out the Navy which provided Billions to their economy and thousands of jobs and we ignored them?  What a misinformed fool you are.


I've got a better idea: How about Trudeau stand up for Canadian autoworkers, who are about to get slaughtered over the next four years?


Please list two.  With specifics please.  I'm curious to know your thoughts.


;( rip little bro . This is just not possible .


Elsewhere in today's DP, there's an article on Northern Colorado teacher shortages that laments the increasing held public view that teachers are not professionals. The continuing exclusion of conservatives at colleges/universities seems to reinforce that view.


The assisted hospice care we paid for was in the Lower 48. Apparently you have no clue as to what health care costs are. The lowest rate at the Pioneer Home is about $2500/month, $80/day is a bargain


They're not in it for the long haul...most will be dead or in jail soon...


theobservanh
Would you consider editing (deleting and re-submit) your comment to:

"The bottom 50% of taxpayers contribute less than 1% of income taxes collected and consume over 50% of government services delivered."

It is tough enough to be in the bottom 50% without slurs. I've been there.


Don't be so modest, Big Glenn - your own experiences in the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal must have given you a unique perspective on the law.


Focus on Facts.
Abdulahi Sharif was ordered deported by the U.S in 2011 then he shows up as a refugee with obviously no deep vetting done, arrives in Canada 2012. Three years later was brought to attention of RCMP but " was not a threat".
Seems he does not speak English or French after all these years in U.S and Canada
These are the facts.
 Interesting, our Immigration Minister is silent and has to use a spokesman wonder why.


What "propaganda"?


Break the bank? who writes this dribble?


Toulouse

Do you know which country resisted Nazi Germany the most? Russia. Do you know which countries resisted it the least - France, Sweden, Switzerland, etc. Would you rather live in France/Sweden/Switzerland or Russia? You know which country resisted the Soviets the most? Afghanistan. Do you know who resisted them the least - Czech/Romania/Poland. Would you rather live in Prague or in Kabul?

Someone once asked Mahatma Gandhi what he thought of Western civilization. “I think it would be a good idea,” he said.


Your comments provide extremely strong evidence for the need to increase funding to our ailing school system.  Why not consider wetting your finger and inserting it into a live electric socket?  Perhaps if you change your perspective (maybe tilt your head?)  - you won't get shocked.  Let us know how it goes! ⚡


What are the odds that TDWfromTPM owns oil stock?


Citiots eh.


fantasy and a red herring all at the same time. What does that have to do with anything being discussed here.


"multi-millionaire" Jared Polis poured a quarter of a million dollars into his own campaign.  A multi-millionaire trying to buy a political office like so many scream Betsy DeVos did?  What is the left going to have to say about that?  Of course, I imagine "this is different".  LOL.


That one was ugly.


If all jurisdictions did the sensible thing, there wouldn't be any coordination issues. I know, pie in the sky but even if it may take centuries to undo the arcane practice, I have faith that it'll happen eventually ;)


Yikes. I started drinking the wonderful water in Everett in 1952 and though I've been away from it for ten years now, it has been my benchmark for water taste throughout the US, Europe and Asia.But now?


Good article
You do not need a Bloomberg terminal to get excellent (global) financial information from them,or the TV version.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/markets
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The real issue here (regrading previous 2 comments) is why RoB cannot pick up a few format/content ideas from them.


Intersting points made here. If I smoked pot, the last place I would do it would be inside where someone else might get a contact high: that would be terrible, as people working in a pot shop, or congregating there don't smoke pot just like me. However, there could be smoking booths, vented to the outside, or the evil weed could be consumed in a nice drink make of herbal tea, honey, really hot water and tricomes mixed in. Then those of us who are still virgins could be in these horrible establishments with no fear of getting stoned. Imagine that!


I saw that one of her minions condemned Trump but I have yet to hear Lisa say she's not voting for him.

Link?


1 single person gets to ruin the air quality and even fade the sun of 100,000's of people. Does that seem right to you?


Is that some sort of flakey Ontario rule?  If the button works, use it.


You people haven't got any idea.  "Culturally diverse?"  C'mon, please.  Whatever Eugene may be, it is not anything resembling "culturally diverse."

There's a pervasive strain of human degradation in the Pacific Northwest that masquerades as "cultural diversity", or perhaps (so-called charming) "weirdness,", and is in fact more aptly characterized as petty criminality, toxic habituality,  and pervasive, uniform, selfish, inconsiderate behavior.  In other words, a lot of really messed up, alcoholic street people, and sullen, skulking hipsters who pretend that they are alcoholic street people.  Eugene is actually not a hotbed of that aspect of NW culture, luckily for all of you, but it is here.

Stop celebrating alcoholism and drug addiction, vain and sullen posturing, and petty criminality, by calling it "cultural diversity."  It's not.  It's a waste of human life.


"If Donald Trump was given the opportunity, he would most definitely molest these young girls too."

That is a shameful comment to make, Ward 1. You will notice these allegations stem from 1991. It is a civil suit, which anyone can bring against anyone else at any time. Although it claims multiple felonies were committed, there is no, repeat NO criminal case, which means there are no facts in evidence that any prosecutor would touch. If Hillary is elected this suit will be dropped immediately to avoid a counter suit. Notice also that the person providing corroboration would be admitting to felonies of her own, but, surprise, the statute of limitations is likely expired. Why isn't she being sued? She likely has no money to be sued for, and of course, is not running for President. This is a political lawsuit only, intended to even the score for all the horrible things Bill Clinton has done to women. It was brought in June, gained no traction, so then they dug out the 2005 tape. Nonsense.


Yes, it is, because it lowers costs overall. By the way, your claim about Pelosi is based on a blatant lie by Republicans about what she actually said, to whom she said it, and what she was referring to. I think you probably already know this, but she was telling a convention of county officials from all over the country that THEY would have to wait to see the final bill and what would be in it because it was still being negotiated -- in public meetings with bipartisan participation -- in the Congress. This is of course normal with every piece of legislation.

She was not speaking then to lawmakers and telling them that THEY had to vote on it first before finding out what was in it. That was the GOP's Big Lie campaign that fooled a lot of uninformed voters.


If this is the case, why does Greenpeace not stick to these facts? Why has it engaged in hyperbole and half truths?  They are no better than The Donald.  Well, at least they admitted to their misdeeds in a court proceeding... we will see if The Donald comes around at that inevitable point...


Excellent perspective that rings true, the goal has been to wrest control of the fund from the people to the government.


It is not art. A monkey can decorate a cake.
If you offer custom cakes to heterosexuals under Colorado law you have to offer that service to all.

Jack Philips has made many cakes for gay weddings, he just didn’t know.
Only one of the betrothed gay people showed up. They created the custom cake with Jack. Jack made the cake. It was bought and paid for and then it was used in a gay wedding.

Jack Philips did not know, otherwise he would have illegally refused to make the cake.
Is Jack going to go to hell now? He made a cake for a gay wedding! Jesus must be steaming mad.

If for some reason Jack wins his case and is legally allowed to discriminate, is he goi g to ask people if the cake is for a gay wedding in advance?

Will he put up a big sign that says, “No Gay Wedding Cakes”?
Nah, it would probably be easier to just judge them by appearance and refuse service to people that look gay. They might be trying to get a gay wedding cake, sneaky gays.


Denver is also a city and county.  Helps that we don't pay city and county taxes as our suburban friends do.


Chill...freedom of speech buddy.  Do we know for certain that there was a technical fault with the fridge? It's possible that some explosives were stored in it, is it not? See also here: http://www.tmz.com/2017/05/26/alaskan-bush-people-matt-brown-explosion-hospital/


Hold your breath, stand on your head, sign a petition, wave a Bible, wear a sandwich board, recall the school board, run for the school board, burn the lady in effigy for that matter. Makes no nevermind to me at all. I'll take her alleged sexual hijinks over your moral sermonizing any day of the week. Oh my goodness, I've just exhausted my hard limit on words for this subject. Toodaloo.


Surprised someone hasn't kicked in his teeth and dumped him in a hole. The NHLs most famous troll.


And the tarsand boys head off to work as the price heads towards the 30s level.

On BNN they mentioned the possibily of the gooey sands being controlled by SUncor CNQ and possiby Cenovus....lol on the last one.  Fort Mac has a growing problem....well DUH...in a one horse province a forever growth pattern is insane, dumb, weird, unreasoneble, unsustainable..ect.  Go back to ag and tourisn Alta and let the environmnet heal.....but not before the gooey tarsand boys pay up for the atrocities that is being assaulted there as we speak.

My Tesla 3 is on order.


You were still in middle school when you were 21 years old!!??

HA HA!!!


Many US citizens have little understanding of statistics creating distrust. Govt has been caught using poor methods and govt individuals have been caught fudging - justifying distrust. Some Citizens are tired of the incessant surveying and may no longer provide data: I'm in this category.  With the rapid loss of privacy in this country I suspect fewer people cooperate - the Gov really cannot guarantee privacy. The extreme politics, and privacy breaches, esp around stuff like guns or drugs -its almost stupid for the Govt to  try to make estimates - I bet MANY gun users refuse to provide ANY info to ANY survey.  Recent example of poor practice by Govt: in AK bush. The Census Bureau is trying to survey me about my community. They mailed letters to MY STREET ADDRESS!!!!!!!! My community finally does have street addresses (ca. 1995)  MOST of the Bush don't have home mail delivery - duhhhh! I contacted Sen Sullivan's office - this could really distort data on  bush AK and affect Fed programs


Common sense would inform the rational that laws should only punish those who harm others with their actions. Propose a law which enhances the penalties for using a firearm modified to permit continuous fire (covers "bump stocks & rubber bands) in the commission of a crime and you will have near universal support from every segment of society. Propose a law which bans the manufacture, sale or possession of a bump stock, which any rational individual knows will not stop a single crime, and you have a fight on your hands. So what do the collectivists do? Seek to divide instead of find common ground. Par for the course, which is why there is no compromise with today's party of Democrats.


They cornered themselves. If you would have taken the time to actually read, you would see that. NK has been getting concessions and breaks including the removal of Nukes from SK since friggin' 85, and look where we are now. You aren't willing to read, so it's a moot point. Talk is talk, long story short, Kim is going to get his People killed, blame that on whoever you want.

False equivalence. with NK and the US dude. Again, if you would take the time to read, you would know that. Equate them if you want, but the US isn't going to be the one to start this, they've spent decades, millions of dollars along with the rest of the world to prevent this. I'm not chucking stones, but I'm not ignoring history either. We'll just agree to disagree.


…people who denigrate any American's right to protest are nothing more than cretinous unpatriotic boors.


Well you are right.  The Donald is not my president, he is Putin's plant.  Your link was basically a lot of noise.

That is a good question.  I wonder if the Donald will move to Russia after he leaves office?  He will certainly be disgraced here.  Poor Donald, probably close to bankruptcy.  again!


Not much logic or deep thinking being shown by ISIL in any of its actions. Not much judgement being shown by MSM in giving credence to ISIL. Still, such is the hatred the MSM has for "all things Trump" it will blindly print anything it can find that is anti Trump even if while doing so it gives "support and comfort to the enemy".


You seem. Confused, that was Obama..


The thermometer in my car routinely reads 89-90 degrees in Lihue.  Besides, I don't know too many people (except for the homeless camp in the vicinity) who actually live at the airport...


Obama was never a professor of anything. Sloppy. Sloppy. Sloppy.


Technically the biggest deficit in Canadian History was Trudeau Père's last at 8.1% of GDP BTW, second biggest was.....TP's last but one at 7.7%, third largest was..... TP's last but 2 @ 7.5%

http://www.fin.gc.ca/frt-trf/2015/frt-trf-1501-eng.asp#tbl2

ALL the debt Harper and Mulroney added were the interest on TP's debt.

As you say, live in the real world, you are older and should know wiser.


(1/2) Oh, my dear Veritas 101, your post displays some pretty astonishing logic errors.  First, if the children had been my own, I would have (a) been grateful that they survived their lack of bear-sense, and (b) used it as a teachable moment regarding sharing space with wildlife.  Side note:  my kids were raised in the Bush and were taught from a young age how to be safe when in bear country.  Next, you make the leap of suggesting that those of us who advocate using good bear-sense do not take the incident seriously.  Again, this is a faulty assumption.  As Mr. Sinnott points out, this was a defensive action by a sow protecting her cubs.  It is that risk that prompts so many of us to urge all people choosing to use our amazing trail systems to be vigilant, attentive to surroundings, and alert.  Having raised teens and taught hundreds more, I suspect that these four were not applying those basic behaviors.  That doesn't make the kids bad, just foolish.


There seems to be agreement, though, that St. Francis  and his followers chose poverty and had no material possessions.  Still waiting for the pope who chose his name to divest the Vatican's investments, commercial real estate, bank accounts, gold bullion - and encourage dioceses and religious orders - to divest at least some of their assets and give it to the poor.


Perhaps Dewane, an expert in eye opening real estate deals, could be an advisor to Dolan on how to $huffle the ca$$h.


I'll go out on a limb and hypothesize that the average hillside home owner has a higher than average income.  Just a wild guess.


Holy cow so much wrong with this statement.

Was Obama born in the US? Definitely 100-0. Obviously his past was extensively vetted by the conservative media or they would've come up with something better than where he might've been born. At this point who cares about his college transcripts? What would that prove? Would your opinion change if it was revealed he was an A student? And teleprompters?!? Trump reads off a teleprompter and he's treated like he split the atom... HE'S not the sharpest guy. But he has appealed to the conservative crowd and that's what is important to conservative rags like Breitbart.


Yup!  There are two words for this and it rhymes with Mold Bigger.  smh


Exactly!!  Any country with birth rates above 3.5 per capita should not be permitted in the country.   Every year 80 million are added to the earths totals, far more than the population of Canada and every four years more than in the entire USA.   Yet, these countries promote high birth rates while having poor rules of law and substandard economies......but hey JT says we can take em'...no need for these countries to be responsible and we will pick up the slack and the tab......  that is neither leadership or compassion....that is utter stupidity.


There needs to be continued effort and increased spending on stopping terrorist threats. One source of money is the profligate spending on military hardware, most of it of no use in stopping terrorists.  We can get much more bang for the buck by cutting an aircraft carrier, $14 billion stripped, $30 billion well-equipped. But the military industrial machine will continue to profit from war mongers looking for WMDs.
Feeling broke in the richest nation in the world? Follow the money.


Republican or Democrat, these are Texans, and anyone who has spent any amount of time in TX knows what that means.  There is nowhere else you'll find the level of compassion, selflessness, and community service that Texans embody and practise.

Quit politicizing this, you mongoloids.


The pro's of living in the semi-bush far outweigh the cons.
I live in Herring Cove and while it's only eight or so miles from "town" at times we feel like we are a world away !


oh how i'd love to have an ice cream cone with you


It's sad that so many believed this liar/politician and put him in office as he is clearly not for what he pretended to be.  And this goes for both trump and caldwell.


Kurgan says "If one is not in agreement with the Pope, one is wrong, not the Pope."

We, as faithful orthodox Catholics, are obligated to agree with the Pope on some, but not all things.

Here is an article relevant to this that is pretty good start at explaining the limits of papal infallibility and where faithful orthodox Catholics are and are not free to disagree with the Pope.

Papal fallibility
http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2015/11/papal-fallibility.html

Another article is here:

Three things the Pope can’t say
http://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/the-city-gates.cfm?id=1383


This guy is a dick.


Much rather tell people I'm from Hawaii instead of Texas.  WTF!


The city really needs to work with the county on this, and set-a-side their selfishness.  The county courthouse should go on the old city hall block; its really a no-brainer.  If the city doesn't consider this plan and the county's needs, their ongoing arrogance will be forever "cemented" in history.

Here's a links to last night's joint meeting: http://apps.lanecounty.org/WebCast/Play.aspx?mid=1209

It will be interesting to see (and hear) the city council's meeting on this, during next Monday night's 5:30 work session. (7-18)  The webcast for this meeting can be seen on webcast live:
http://www.eugene-or.gov/1438/Webcasts


A Swiss Army type folding knife has a good chance of "folding" in a self-defense situation and cutting the fingers of the user...it could be used in an emergency to slash, but stabbing will fold the blade into one's own hand. Locking-blade folding knives are much better but usually lack the hilt which will prevent the hand from slipping down the handle and onto the blade. Unless one knows where in the attacker's body to slide a blade most folding knives will break. A repellent spray is fine if it can be properly deployed. But if I were a woman I'd also be carrying a small handgun and practice drawing and firing at close range (proximity is what most male attackers seek) because a potential attacker may well also be armed with a projectile weapon...and may be so highly incensed at being sprayed that he/she will shoot with a gun from a distance.


Trump better pay attention to this because this is quickly getting worse.  Puerto Ricans are US citizens too.  His administration was not prepared and did not anticipate the magnitude of this disaster.  Now his administration is in reaction and spin mode.


It is never a good idea to call the police.  Can anyone honestly say a time they came and made things better? They will use it as an excuse to investigate you, look around your house, interrogate your about various things and perhaps charge you. They will be recording everything you say, they will also not wear name tags, everything you say will be used against you. You need to go to access of information after couple of weeks later and you will get a big surprise. http://oppblock.org
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As we time and time again, what is right is right and what is wrong but the middle path of the socialist state is always evil.
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Gang violence, toxic pesticides, broken families because johnny is getting brain damage, the state is an expert at creating social problems because it creates more work for themselves.


So you are an experienced liar. I imagine you were trained to lie to suspects and even regular citizens.
Cops have lied to me on numerous occasions.

I am  not sure what kind of weird point you are trying to make.
Do you want people to like the police so they lie less?
Maybe the police should stop beating people and lying about it.
Maybe police should not show up at lawful protests with military gear they are not trained to use.
Maybe the police should have the attitude that their purpose is to protect and serve.

I have never respected the DPD as a whole. I have seen too many unnecessary beatings by them.
When I was young and frequented lodo, I would cross the street if I saw Denver PD. After seeing a fireman beaten for asking why his friend was being beaten, I realized that they all can not be trusted.


Who cares why, the point is it can be done and easily stopped.  Why allow a known imperfection in the system when it can be easily  corrected?


THANKS.


I agree what she did is totally reasonable. But I don't think liberals have overreacting locked down. Last I checked it's coming from both ends of the spectrum.


Come on Wolf , my comment was spot on . The facts speak for themselves .  It tickles me that you call me a scab when you know that's not true.  I paid union dues my entire working career .  Even though you rise every day to attack me regardless of my position on any issue , let me wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year !


Here we go again.  Republicans refusing to work with anyone.  This will end the same way their healthcare bill did.  Dead and and a complete embarrassment for them.  Some day they might learn.


Why?


Thanks for a super article which I hope will make a difference. Honesty and integrity are certainly lacking in government. Even some journalist, leaving investigating and reporting,  have become public relations spinners. Is the pay better?


I am glad someone brought some common sense to the table , we were making fun of that whole group. Your making Americans look even worse! Sometimes you have to make the right decisions. Its hard,  but know when an ass is an ass!


Do you mean all dems already are?  Better to be nice!


Can you elaborate?


There is no "obvious misinformation" about the proposed tax changes. It is becoming clear that the proposed tax changes are too complicated for Bill Morneau. Everything that Bill Morneau has said so far indicates that he does not understand the tax changes that his department is proposing and probably never will. It is time for him to resign.


Fill the $wamp, Donald. Make 'em pay to play.


True but we could start with taking party affiliations off the ballots.


This it not a test or a drill, and even if it was, it says little about the response to a much larger spill. There's not much to do with a sheen. Any oil in the water is bad. Prevention is the key.  Recovering 400 gallons of oil.water mix means little when it's 1% oil. And for some reason we don't know exactly how much oil entered the water because of some maintenance chaos at a valve.

Only thing working good is probably the Incident Command System with scheduled press releases to help strerilize the issue.


It's pretty well known that our military bribed warlords in Iraq and Afghanistan to do chores for our guys, like blow up people we didn't like, or to pay off farmers for not growing opium poppies. And it's true we fund various militias to fight against our current enemy. An army runs on food and weaponry, and lots of it.

Regarding cockroaches, they are ubiquitous in East Coast cities, including in the mansions of the wealthy. Even new construction is almost instantly infested. Washington DC is a big Eastern city and it is cockroach infested. The White House probably requires  fumigation from time to time. It really is no big deal. Trump Tower almost certainly has cockroaches, as well as Mar-a-Lago. Florida  is the promised land for roaches. Trump International Hotel, a very old post office building, no doubt also has cockroaches.

Roaches and rats are found almost everywhere you find people.


Probably the usual team of non-guoy comedy writers. Durant's mother was laughing.


Chris I guess it is up to you to prove both your assertions especially some proof neither put their wealth, considerable or not, into blind trusts while they were Ministers of Finance.


The 6.3 million figure for rental assistance sounds like a lot until you compare it to the cost of providing a dusk to dawn tent city for the current population of 1500 homeless 24/7/365. This would cost 18 million per year.

The second idea I have is for the rules regarding 'blocking the sidewalk' (or the city manager's concept of the same) to be lightened up. The proposed permits that may be required soon of every sidewalk vendor downtown will likely not allow seting up a table (aka display device) in such obviously not a problem areas as in places where the sidewalk is 20 ft wide, bordered by a yellow curb on the street side (no parking) and between two 6 ft wide tree planters where no pedestrians would normally walk. I invision an array of sidewalk merchants set up in these areas, just like Chinatown in New York City.


Jacob,  Trump is all for protecting our rights to buy and bear arms and always has been otherwise I don't think the NRA would of endorsed him.....do you?  The path this country has been on "Stop and Frisk" just might be the only way we can protect our citizens however their has to be a much better dialog between the black communities and the police and just maybe they could develop some more respect for each other and do what the police officer tells them when they get stopped.  We have never had a true business leader as our CEO and once he gets in and looks around you will soon see balanced budgets and payments made to get the national debt under control.


Lost in the rhetoric of some of the comments...

1. Phase-in retirement.  Good plan.
Wife and I did it back in 2009.  We weren't particularly prescient.  Neither of us could afford to retire (when I was 63; she was 56--too young!) We hadn't saved enough!  I'd been part-time in the workforce since 2005 anyway (not by choice: ageism does that!) Phase-in cushions the trauma of sudden "no work"--which tips a lot of people over the psychological edge.

2. Moving.  Coupled with Sudden No Work Syndrome, comes The Big Move.  This is tough on some people. We did it, too: Alberta to BC.  "Period of adjustment" is putting it mildly--and both of us were 'coming home'.  Happily, wife continued to work part time and the move came after I'd left the workforce. See?  Phase-in.

3. Note: the lady in question here TOOK HER JOB WITH HER.  Memo to house-starved Vancouverites: it can happen to you!  Son-in-law now doing the same for Richmond employer..from (lower cost) Victoria. Explore the possibility.


There is a video of a Kurdish woman that is ripping her black burqa and black covering clothes after Raqqa is liberated from Islamic State and expressing her joy to be liberated. Fake news, feminists, human rights defenders on the left better see this and do not try to "defend" the right of women to be discriminated at their will. Good job Quebec!!!


Congrats Man.  You've managed to epitomize "fake new" in two short sentences.


This nice liberal colorblind piece ignores the political realities of how the powerful favor some opinions over others. Kaepernick seems to be a victim not of having and expressing an opinion IN GENERAL - he's specifically a victim of racism. I venture to guess that had he chose to break some rule in order to make some standard nationalistic "patriotic" statement I'm sure he'd held up as a hero who deserves a leadership position not only on his team but in the NFL.


, M3:  "...while Trump spoke in private to one other Man, ...."  unfortunately that's not really the case, is it? when you're spending the day with a microphone on  for a   big time production house...you must assume your mic is always "hot".
    i'd not be happy my 19 yr old shows up with hef.  she shows up with trump..i get worried.


The answer is "You determine each case on its own merits".


I followed this story from the moment it began to unfold.  One of the key aspects of the story was an immediate campaign on social media for Americans to phone their Congressional representatives, as well as the office of Rep. Goodlatte, to express their opposition to this move.  Thousands (or maybe more) did so.  Phone lines were jammed.  In an editorial today, the New York Times attributes the Republicans' reversal to this phone campaign, rather than to Trump's lone tweet.  I searched Mr. Shribman's article in vain for any mention of the phone campaign.


And the answer is...BROKEN AND RIGGED!  dingdingdingding!  What do we have for him, Johnny?


No need to ask, everyone has known for some time that Trump has no sense of decency. The real question is whether Trump has any sanity left?


I can understand why the families feel that this is important, and not just for pecuniary reasons. However, otherwise I'm torn - this seems like putting lipstick on a pig. Instead of waiting until it's too late and then "honouring their sacrifice" and giving them "fallen hero" status, army and government should try their damnedest to prevent those suicides.


"Transgender people, Jenkins said, aren’t asking for special rights – just the “human rights” allotted to all American citizens."
Yes, they are. Besides when the left leaning media celebrates a win, that usually means more corruption, higher crime rate, more drug abuse, and more poverty for those neighborhoods. See south Chicago and Baltimore for examples.


What do YOU or anybody not UNDERSTAND about the FACT that POLICE followed him because he was weaving in and out of his traffic  lane.  This kind of driving behavior tips off the Police of possible infractions.  What if Mr. Feliciano would have hit another vehicle head on while driving in this manner?  It could have been YOU.........   Let the POLICE do their job and protect the people who do NOT BREAK the LAWS..........

YOU stated, "Oh there goes another Drunk Latino".  I am surprised the Civil Comment POLICE let that go thru.  I would have thought YOU would have said, "Oh there goes another Drunk Brown Person"???????


Quite a few of did and do still work on the slope.

You would be surprised at how many live out of state.


Oh dear, I guess we're not supposed to notice certain, ahem, things.

Which must be why the following comment was rejected. It couldn't be because it was uncivil, or disrespectful. Just a little too close to the truth:

"So, I guess the future of hockey is for its athletes to become the physically gifted but arrogant, spoiled children that dominate basketball, football and baseball.

So far removed from everyday life and people, athletes in those sports, mostly black, move in a world where normal rules and decorum do not exist. Scowling "gangsta" athletes, with their entourages, vapor trails of abandoned kids and wives, and quickly diminishing bank accounts in their post playing days.

Yes, that may well be the future of hockey. No more "aw shucks" humility, fake or not.

I'll pass"


Ironic how the same people that are so quick to decry bigotry are in turn so quick to label those groups with whom they disagree (But alas no, Trump is white just like his bigoted, fearful, xenophobic supporters).


Single payer is not the answer. Check out the UK.  They are single payer, but 1/3 of the population buys private insurance.  Why?  Access to better doctors outside of the government system, quicker access to care without the long wait for medical procedures, and the ability to choose their own path for their healthcare needs without the government intervening.  If you don't think we would have longer wait times for care, rationed healthcare, and a lower quality of care, think again.  All you have to do is look at the number of stories of foreign people coming to the U.S. for specialized healthcare to see that we still do have the best medicine in the world.


I was taking to a Private equity guy last night who turns around small companies, and he was walking us through some of his investments.

Quite literally, he went "There was a lady who picked up and inspected the product, then put it in a box; One lady per line, 3 lines - 3 Ladies. Even on minimum wage it's cheaper to automate, so I automated. We can now run the lines faster. It is SOO much cheaper to automate than people realize, and it's getting cheaper all the time."


got stay fresh .


Dr. Locke did admit that fluorosis, which is deformity cause by the presence of fluoride (fluorine) in the system during tissue formation, is a growing issue nationally and in this community. Furthermore, he admitted that fluorosis of the bones occurs and can lead to more breaks.

That's deformity. You think adding toxic waste is better than the way God<-->Randomness got us here, then, um.. you think that.

Vote No on Prop 2, and please tell your friends.


In my case, Ottawacat, I see "university-colleges/trade schools cranking out tons of newly qualified broadcasters for whom job prospects are dismal."  And I have been shaking my head about for 25 years.  Even when I graduated from BCIT back in the bad ol' days (1968), over HALF my broadcast class went off to do something quite different...


No we will be demanding that 50pct of the US workers that make parts be female, 75pct a visible minority and  $$$ must be given to US indigenous peoples.


The sky can really fall. Great....


Kodiak will miss a very good man.www.fbmoney4.com


And what's your income?  It's unlikely that you'd pay much, if any taxes anyway.  Do you have any kind of airport at your end?  Do the planes from it land on an airport at the other end?  Do you get PCE to reduce your electric bill?  Is there a school in your community?  How about a VSPO?  If someone does commit a serious crime is there a justice system and a prison system?

Yeah, easy to talk big about not using government services, but it's likely not true.  And you're a small minority of the population.


Third to last, and all it took to get there was using 40% of our entire governmental budget. ... The system is broken.


Yep if North Korea does bad things the shiny pony will throw selfies at them


Hardly a standout statement. Lots of people wear black. You may be mistaken for goth-lite.


Just incase anyone needs a reminder of just one of his antics: https://www.adn.com/mat-su/article/state-hits-big-lake-contractor-safety-wage-citations-troubled-salmon-project/2015/04/13/


Balderdash.  The anti-immigration protest in Montreal involved none of the things you mentioned.

The only violence in Montreal was by left-wing activists who oppose La Meute out of principle and felt entitled to use violence to that end.


"Until you read actual quotes from him and show how those quotes were lies..."

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Why? So you can continue to ignore them?

Have you no intellectual rigour at all?


NASA, europeans, Chineese, mainly, are now quite suspicious that some of our solar planet's moons will contain some form of micro-organic life, Mars is the next destination, if you read these agencies publications, where past or present, microbial life is strong suspected.
Hope to be alive in the next few years and learn once for all either way, but I suspect life in the universe is far more common that we realize.


A few months ago the discussion was how rates were so low and might go negative in North America. Now they're going to 6%!

The financial media and the talking heads should only be viewed as amusement. Nobody is more full of sheet.


Why did the authors only look back to 2000 or 1990? The job losses began long before then. Go back to Nixon's first visit to China. Then you will; have a start date to reference.


Another system "FAILURE"..........


Yeah. Give us a few more good wildfire years and mild winters with shallow snows. We're going to be seeing elk, mule deer, bison, and maybe even whitetail deer moving in from BC and Yukon. Not to mention the explosion of the Russian boar population across western Canada.


The one in the photo I guess .


One of my favorite PAHS memories was playing an English Horn solo at Carnegie Hall. I wish the best for the trip this year!


It's a false equivalency to simply say that homeschooling is cheaper because the subsidy per homeschooled child is less that the per-student allotment in public schools. Homeschooled children must have a home to be taught in, which is a cost, and the unpaid labor of the parent educating the child also has value. My opinions on homeschooling aside, it's not useful to draw comparisons between these numbers. Not every child can be homeschooled.


If you are not Conservative, and not thinking about ever voting Conservative, then the election of Scheer should be of absolutely no interest to you. If he turns out to be as bad as some posters think he is and the Conservatives will according to some flounder forever, then you should be cheering as Trudeau will be in for the foreseeable future. However in real life it doesn't work that way, and Trudeau like Liberals before him will eventually lose to a Conservative.


Tell me what they used to kill many of those people?  Guns!  Oh, btw, don't say just fascist and communist.  Our country and the wonderful "free" nations in Europe contributed a great deal to those numbers.  Think of all of the colonization they've done and how many lives it cost.

Arguably guns caused more deaths than "saved".


Unfortunately your argument is ignorant, Lela. Presidential elections under the National Popular Vote Compact would still be conducted by states, as prescribed by the Constitution, and votes would be counted just as they are now.
The only difference is that, when those votes are totaled nationally, states which agree to participate would instruct their electors (in the Electoral College) to vote according to the national winner.
That would encourage voting in every state nationwide -- whereas now both Republicans and Democrats have less incentive to vote in reliably Red or reliably Blue states.
That would just be good, if more people were engaged in the political process and were therefore incentivized to learn more about public policy. That's called democracy, and it's what we'll need to protect and preserve our Republic and continue the creation of "a more perfect union".
Trump advocated eliminating the EC in 2012, and says he would have campaigned differently and won now anyway.


There is a lot of ground across the inlet with room for streets laid out in a sensible order and room for expansion. Anchorage should be all for the bridge or are they too short sighted to see that Anchorage is about maxed out now and sitting on a fault line. Build the bridge and create some jobs and a future and Anchorage can be a good suburb.


That structure is exactly what is meant by passive investments, so no, they are going after them.


Nobody cares about greater good. Only my backyard or not in my backyard. Sad.


You have no basis for saying that Trump's return was leaked by government employees. Assuming that he didn't prepare the return himself, there are many people outside of government who have access to his returns. As it happened, by preemptively releasing the return BEFORE Rachel Maddow did, the White House may have immunized her from any claims regarding what was, in fact, the exercise of her First Amendment rights.


Kadr and family Canadians??
Not a chance, they were opportunists who took advantage of Canadians.
For us to apologize to Omar is Immoral, and a slap in the face of anyone who has worked to build our country.


You won't care then that they don't provide anger management or mental health counseling in prison for most of the U.S. It's just storage until a person gets released back into society.


How many PUBLIC town halls has Bennet had since Jan. 1? 7 at last count. At least he's listening! Stop the whining, get your boy out there to defend his Trump agenda if he believes in it!


by the way : what is the impact of abstentions on this vote?


No equivalence. Naked images will also form a part of Google's cache of women's marches over the years but that does not mean that nakedness is the norm--or ever has been. Mike Brooks, you've never attended Pride and I invite you to have a good look at the images I posted to see what a wildly distorted view you have of it . . . although I suspect you were disappointed that there were not more lascivious images in their midst. Instead you got a picture of everyday people there to celebrate diversity and love.


Conservative Baptists are not nearly as overtly political as the Southern ones. They are a little more subtle and sophisticated. But Western Seminary on Mt Tabor (also a member of the Conservative Baptists) is certainly not a queer or feminist friendly venue. But they are probably going to be very quiet and polite about it.


Harper denied the recession and has/had plans to privatize all public assets to be sold to foreign markets, including the potash industry in Saskatchewan, Nexen to China and nuclear isotopes used for Xrays (world-wide) in Ontario to foreign control ... that leads to massive layoffs of Canadians.

The cons also increased the temporary foreign worker program to insane levels and if it wasn't for some reports of teenagers (not legal to vote) going to the media about how they were even turned down at fast food joints for temporary foreign workers, they would have continued to deny it.


Saudi Arabia lost many billions of dollars (oil is priced in dollars) when the US "tried cracking".  Your point?


Great for those who operate those private parking lots but bad for the businesses that depend on locals.


I want to correct an error in my post.  The T shirt had Malcom X and Castro on it with the quote Like Minds Think Alike.  Sorry I usually am better at fact checking.  It still doesn't change the hypocrisy of someone protesting police violence wearing a T shirt with Castro on it.


Another unnamed 'official' leaks something. The Democrat-infested media picks it up. The FBI looks into it, finds nothing and says so to the WH. Subsequently the WH (Chief of Staff Priebus) asks the bureau to make its conclusion public.
And again, the same Democrat-infested media screams in horror.


Would like to see a GUARANTEE fro the governor he will act on the recommendations and save at least $5Million .year


A year after a man was caught carrying thousands of marijuana seeds in his pants pockets to an island in the river...
Johnnie "pot" Seed I presume?


But you did hear about many other things off the field that had nothing to do with football.  There is a reason he isn't still there that in my opinion is much worse than what is currently going on.


Yes I was present.   To your seat in the peanut gallery goes J.Bob


Alaska Research, On what basis do you say that Samuel Snyder has zero credibility?  I agree with others wondering who you are.  Your comments indicate you may we an Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) employee.


The best adventure book there is bar none. That men in their predicament survived is exceptional, that the had the mental fortitude to stage plays while trapped in the ice shows incredible discipline of mind and that they had the courage to sail to South Georgia in a lifeboat is beyond epic. These men are legends.


That's a lie.


Welcome and Aloha Mr. President!


We were holding my mother's 90th birthday celebration a couple of yeas ago & wanted to have it a her favourite restaurant in Montreal.  Approximately 35 guests, mostly from out of town.  The menu selection was agreed upon - appetizers & dinner cost approximately $150 - $175 per person + taxes & gratuities - plus champagne, wine & liquor (open bar) - a considerable amount.  We were willing to pay for dessert - no problem, but wanted a special Tiffany cake that could accommodate the families' allergies, which their desserts could not.  In addition, this was a professional cake, made by one of the top patisseries in Montreal.  The reason for Tiffany - my mother was from New York - it was one of her favourite stores - & her special presents from her grandchildren were coming from Tiffany's Canada.  The response from the establishment - no.

We declined.  Fortunately our home is large enough that we were able to rent a tent for the backyard and cater the event. We have not gone back.


Good posts you two. We have two cars, one a summer toy and our daily driver. Both long paid for and for the most part maintained by me. So I go in debt to buy a new vehicle of any stripe let alone something that I'm skeptical of.


A Japanese Company should be denied any further expansion plans at Kahala.. What an absurd small charge for public land use on which great profit is evidently gained.


are the police departments really using protecting public safety as the justification for taking advantage of surplus military weapons and vehicles?
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the supreme court has ruled that police departments and their officers have no duty to protect an individual from harm from another individual. the rulings were sought by police departments seeking relief from liability for not protecting people in their jurisdictions.
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if the police departments fear armed criminal activity to the point where they seek military grade weapons and vehicles to protect themselves, why do police departments, such as those in hawaii, deny citizens their constitutional rights to carry firearms to protect themselves and their families from the same armed criminal activity?
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police jurisdictions that deny citizens the constitutional right to carry firearms should prove their point by patrolling without firearms.


What is the new state of "Western Alaska" going to have for a tax base?


Science is awesome.


NOT THE JUDGE WE NEED


You do remember the 6 muslims murdered as they prayed in January, 2016, I hope?  It happened just after this motion was introduced.

The House of Commons looks at more than one issue at a time, always has.


Your opinion does not excuse the person's right to due process. The state is intentionally or unintentionally ignoring a person's right that is written into the constitution. Picking and choosing which rights to recognize is not an option.


Get a sense of humor, Pubic.


And Donald Trump's popularity in general remains in the mid 30's or there abouts.

The 2018 elections down there could be very interesting.

Remember the 1993 election when the Federal Conservative party emerged with just 2 seats? Or the recent Alberta election when the NDP rather resoundingly replace the Conservatives who had been in power since 1971?

If a party starts behaving badly, the voters typically take it out to the woodshed.


What country do you live in.
It is the hallmark of corrupt government to point fingers at minorities and say But even more; all at once the Jew also becomes liberal and begins to rave about the neccasary progress of mankind. Look it up. A wealth of knowledge and you put on blinders.


Nonsense.  Ages ago, when I was young all the topical information the internet provides today was provided in the daily newspaper (which I delivered).  In those days, teachers and schools stuck to apolitical instruction.  Note that these "kids" issued a press release last Friday.  Nothing you can say will lead me to believe that these kids knew about press releases.  This was orchestrated by adults, most likely teachers.


Yet another dismal display of braggadocio BS.  Who knew Trump would have a limitless capacity to simultaneously show himself as a bloviator and a dunce.  Methinks he won't make it to the two year mark of his first and only term.


Socialism is the message, Marxism is the strategy and Fascism is the goal...

Democrats lost America's first Civil War because they enslaved Black people.  Democrats are going to lose America's second Civil War because they attempted to enslave everyone else...

Not every Democrat was a KuKluxKlan member, but every KuKluxKlan member was a democrat.

When peaceful recourse is denied, violent redress becomes justified, it becomes manifold.


Yup, I missed a letter. By the time I noticed, the 6 minutes allowed for corrections was over.


What RD is actually complaining about is that the minimum wage and the closed shop means that the ability of the boss to screw the workers has been curtailed.


Low income housing is not only built for ex-cons.


ScottMc: Good to read an informed comment. May I expand a bit. The Crimea was under Ottoman rule from 1475 to 1773 (or 1774). It fell to Russia in the Turkish - Russian war starting 1768.  Ceded to Russia as separate state in 1774 in a formal treaty with the Ottoman Empire. Formally annexed by Russia under Catherine 11 in 1783. Crimea was in Russia, or under Soviet Moscow rule, until 1954 when Kruschev gave it to the Soviet Socialist Republic of Ukraine (he didn't ask or conduct a referendum). That did not include Sevastopol (always separate from the Ukraine). So effectively Russian for 171 years. In 1994 a referendum was held in Crimea for an Autonomous Republic of Crimea within the Ukraine and for the right to Russian and Ukraine dual citizenship. In high voter turnout 82% voted for Russian citizenship and autonomy. Ukraine declared the referendum illegal. Our foreign affairs minister? Ukraine origin.


US intelligence agencies spy more than anyone else on Earth. They spied on Merkel, and they also spy on anti-establishment personas like Trump.


In Canada we too have a problem with property rights; it is all owned by the Queen of England.
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That is why our property is sold to foreign buyers and we can not afford it because the property rights for Canadians are very weak. It should be that only citizens can own land as it is in most other countries in the world.
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That is why rent is so high; it is control by the state communists and nobody want to be a landlord puppet for the state.
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This is why why we have snooping in our houses by the state because we don't have strong  property rights. They can just enter your house, look around and even arrest you for any number of things. This includes by-law officers, private land surveyors, building inspectors, fire marshals etc etc. If you call the police for help they too will enter your house without a warrant are arrest you if they can.
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There are stronger property rights in most other country than in Canada, it is not surprising in a country with no real identity or culture.


I am bitter - I am working so they get a free ride.  Seriously.?  Immature and weak he is - let's toss him out of office in 2019.  Arrogant he is.


Of course North Koreans would welcome literal carrots - it would make a nice dietary change from the frequent bouts of starvation Kim forces them to endure. The diplomatic carrot for NK however is also pretty obvious and comes in the form of a thriving economy and integration with the global system of trade and all of the attendant benefits that would accrue to NK's citizenry were this to occur. The regime however has no interest in mind but its own survival and continued aggrandisement so in this sense the carrot must be allowing them to continue with their hermit ways, oppressing the the NK people but not threatening the world beyond their borders. So far "carrots" are consumed by the NK regime with no sense of corresponding obligation or sense that this will encourage them to alter their course.


Perhaps those miserable folks should... I don't know, maybe MOVE to where there's work? Or is that taxpayer subsidized shack not so bad after all?


I think Sinnott's findings hold up. We all know bears and other wildlife will use trails to travel, especially when they're relatively empty most of the time. Cyclists are more likely to approach at a higher speed, and perhaps more quietly than a hiker, giving the bear and the cyclist less reaction time to deal with the other's sudden presence.

That said, it's a risk we all take when we go out here in Alaska. Even in town in parks like Kincaid or Far North Bicentennial Park (FNBP), we know there are animals out there, and some of those are bear. Taking basic precautions like knowing the trails, listening to other riders about who's seen bear tracks, scat etc where, and carrying bear spray.

I rode FNBP for years with my father, an avid cyclist. He talked with other riders and knew when to avoid certain trails like Rover's Run. I never encountered a bear riding, but we had spray if we needed it. Basic precautions like Sinnott says DO WORK.


No, by default the IP belongs to the creator of said IP, unless the creator specifically gives up that right.


Courts have ruled that if the term "sex" as it is used in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act is to mean more than biological male or biological female, the new definition must come from Congress.


read his mind?!  The print is too small.


Something must have happened; did I or did I not detect a shift in the earth? Whiteness that all the yo-yo Trumplings, even here, are silent tonight.


Final? Sure. But Punishment? Nope.
Suicide was the easy way out for this scumbag.


Strong growth in America may outweigh all of that.


I would add that you have to adjust for age-related criminal activity.  The crime rates everywhere rise and fall in direct proportion to the age 14-24 population group.  When this group has access to free or very affordable education and work with reasonable compensation crime levels drop.

Or we can follow California's ingeneous Prop. 13 example and substitute prisons for schools.

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/chicago-35000-people-murdered-50-years/


You sound foolish, regardless.


'Maybe she (Cathy Giessel) should work for Exxon instead?'

She already does, unofficially.


If you would like to live in a Country without an armed citizenry, you have plenty to choose from. Please move to one of them.
How will our descendants defend our civil rights against a Government that you likely believe is already tyrannical? With hashtags? With votes? ...Please.


Boots, what do you want Congress to fix?  We have very good immigration laws. The only thing wrong with the laws is enforcement.   Had the laws been faithfully executed by past Presidents, we would not have the problem with 14 or more million people here illegally and Democrats fighting so hard to keep them here and make them obedient Democrat voters.


If somebody produced a video of Trump performing a sexual act on Putin you'd claim it was faked...
Such is your blind belief in the snake oil salesman...


"... Do you believe people should die for their mistakes ..." People do all the time.
That is simple nihilism and giving up. Bombs go off all over the place, so who cares? Planes crash. So what? Happens all the time.
What are we, animals on the savanna?
It's a response and a belief but not an answer. People "all the time" do great things.
It's just a simple and frankly dumb response but one that people utter "all the time."


Early diagnosis is important if you want to take the "business class to Zurich" option.  Very few people are proactive so they would rather be in dementia-denial.  Doctors do not do any routine cognitive testing because people don't want to know.  They are more concerned about losing their driver's licence than losing their mind.

 I find this article "trite."  They basically do not care about the quality of life of old women.  So if you have arthritis in a body part that men don't get it in, you will be told to do yoga or "mindfulness" until you are like patient A.B. who got approved for MAID for arthritis.  They also pulled the entire boomer generation off of hormones so they missed the estrogen window of opportunity and then turn around and say "oops."


If you want to live and work here, maybe you should learn English, the most common language spoken in non-rural areas of Alaska.  I would never expect to function in a country where I have trouble communicating, I would learn the language.


Trump University I bet.


Cute.  OK, as long as we tax inner tubes too.  I'll be happy to pay a special tax on all inner tubes I need to buy for my SUV.  (As long as we're making cute but nonsensical comments.)


"Hyperbolic nonsense" is precisely what Trump uses to dupe the ignorant and desperate, and frighten the vulnerable.


Two losers.


The whine-about-United media meme.

Airlines don't carry child seats, so she can hold the kid or perhaps shove him into an overhead bin?


The CBC haters are really having a field day over this whole schmozzle, but seem to remember quite vividly the G&M pumping the tyres on Harpo's War of 1812 schtick neglecting that was a British - American conflict, Canadian Confederation didn't even occur until 1867 and New Brunswick loaned the State of Massachussets gun powder in that one.

At least, the CBC tries to make Canadian history somewhat interesting which is almost next to impossible.

Giving them an E for effort.

Everyone seems to be an overly histrionic critic these days.


The first thing that needs to be done is to clean out the anti-Muslim bigotry in the Conservative Party of Canada and in the Wildrose and PC parties in Alberta as well as all the other provincial PC parties and the PQ in Quebec.  These political parties gave a form of legitimacy to the bigots and are responsible for the consequences of inciting islamophobia in Canada.


Google said in a statement that it had “made a code push that incorrectly flagged a small percentage of Google Docs as abusive, which caused those documents to be automatically blocked.”

Ah, nice to see that Google is making editorial decisions about my work.


No, but his Dad is - apparently (according to the CBC) he was quite the war hero.


Would the Alaska GOP give Trump a job? Would they? With what they know he said and what they already know? Holiday gas stations wouldn't. MacDonalds wouldn't. Taco Bell wouldn't. But I wouldn't put anything past the Alaska GOP at this point.


Why should the richest family in Canada get a bailout for trying  to tell Canadians what to think and how to vote ?


Of the several articles written about the bankruptcy, there are none that describe what the problems were at the facility on Arctic Blvd. (where the press would be relocated).  Construction is a risky endeavor and can occasionally involve misdeeds by owners, designers and contractors, so why the lack of detail?


You do realize the station is located next door to our new indoor grow supplier, who knows maybe she'll grow some and try it for herself and ultimately, know what she's talking about.


Well I don't think you see further attempts to discredit her because she is a fringe candidate that stands no chance to raise money or votes.
Frankly her association with Hales doesn't bother me at all; it's her inability to articulate her ideas during the debates.  And that she doesn't really have the experience or extensive background to be a mayor.
Oh and some really stupid tweets alienating white males, because the solution to that is a a white female... not experience, a plan or ideas beyond a couple hot button issues that are not unique or viable.
She's no Jules Bailey (who is also unelectable!)


Excellent column!

Thank you, Mr Paul.


This is the most accurate, fair, and helpful analysis of the candidacy of Hillary Clinton that I've seen.  Jamie Manson deserves much appreciation and applause.


Hi Gary,
"The group’s members are drywallers and flooring contractors, nurses and painters and high school students. They stockpile supplies, practice survival skills and “basic infantry” tactics, learn how to treat combat injuries, study the Constitution and train with their concealed handguns and combat-style rifles."

Kind of a broad brush there don't you think?  I would also add that many of these folks are of the same make-up that moved from Europe to the east coat, westward, and north to Alaska the last couple of centuries.


A child soldiers that happened to have a few grenades and high powered rifles at hand.  What was he intending to do with them but kill anti ISS coalition forces?


People who support Sanders don't use words like 'guvernmint', expect the government to pay for their car stereos or their homes. What Sanders people support is for the conditions that have permitted the domination of the political system by the super rich to end. Their domination has effectuated a transfer of wealth from the majority of Americans to themselves. A candidate that is serious will attack these scumbags from all sides and take not only their power but also reduce their wealth which will keep their excessive greed and power in check. The super rich are a threat to the majority of Americans who are only a job or a paycheck or two away from living on the streets. The super rich view working people as their slaves. Eventually, the slaves will rise up and eliminate the slaveholders.


"Democracy, it’s been said, can be messy. But better to allow a robust community discourse than not."

If this be the truth, then what excuse does the RG offer to their censorship of postings....or should we all have a good laugh about the non-existence of
 "  robust community discourse "?


He had no choice, Andi.  He couldn't create and pass the legislation necessary to discontinue the State's promise of benefits to that industry.  The Gov only has the power to veto the funds this legislature voted to pay out to them - so the 'right' to the monetary benefits the legislature passed [before now] still stands - it would have been the duty of a previous Gov[s] to veto that legislation when it was passed, and we all know where that previous Gov[s] stood in relation to the oil companies.  Walker did all he had the power to do; it is the legislature's refusal to pass new legislation canceling those credits etc this session or last, that leaves us with the obligation in the future.  We [the State] will continue to amass this debt against the future until, unless, the legislature acts to cancel or change the tax and credits system.


Ige must have a salt water aquarium or knows a donor in the business.


Seems that what you would have preferred to write is: most voters disagree with me therefore they are wrong and should be disenfranchised.


I'd rather see MPs study the stress and trauma associated with being a Canadian taxpayer.


You don't know the facts and yet you feel comfortable spewing this.

You seem to dislike America. In fact, you seem to obsess about it. Have you considered alternatives?


Actually, only a fraction over 38% of the people with the right to enter the NIMBY contest voted no. A fraction over 33% said yes and 26% did not think the issue was important enough to "speak". That sure is some democratic revolution. Ha, ha.


So the fact (I know your side hates facts) that 74% of all domestic terrorism deaths in the USA are from the far right means what to you?  Oh the left is about 3-4%....so you were saying?


Closer


The last two paragraphs make tons of sense and are the most reflective comments I've seen from this writer. But much of this article is heavily biased retelling of religious stories; the Globe and Mail is not the place for that.


Not quite the anti-Jewish, sorry anti-"Israel", protests you're used to from resident left wing student groups.  Sorry to burst your bubble.

BTW, since we're such big fans of "quotes", why do you feel the rebel is not "media" per say?  It would behoove you to research the definition.

Or did your prejudice just get confused?

It happens.


Joe Biden absolutely could do it - but shouldn't.
And Trump shouldn't run again either.
Both are too old.
Time to pass the torch to a new generation.


600,000 stops and 80,000 arrests. 520,000 times there was no prohibited item or proof of a crime. 80,000 times there was. Okay. I hear that we need stricter gun control measure because it might save just 1 life. How is this different? I understand reasonable suspicion and probable cause.  I support the broken windows and stop and frisk with the full knowledge that I probably will be stopped. I also know that to most Alaskans, the law is something to scoff at. Remember when the city went for photo radar? They tried to go the route of having only machines do it, then it was contracted out and a live person sat in a vehicle in school zones. It was fought by a majority of people because prior to the photo radar, speeders in school zones were rarely caught. You never will have enough cops to be in every school zone and the citizens of Anchorage know that. This is the same. It becomes a sick game of catch me, if you can.


As an air taxi pilot and an avid user of the south district of Denali national park, I read the article with attention.  Before I flew planes daily over Denali national park, I climbed and worked as a guide on Denali for nearly a decade. I am proud (and humbled) to say that I have journeyed on foot over the majority Denali park on foot.  My only access: aircraft.  The access for the soundscape study: aircraft.
          When a plane flew over, it was a friend and not a foe. The south district of Denali national park itself is a staggering 4.3 million acres. The only access: aircraft. Roughly 20 percent of the state of Alaska is accessible by car. The airplane has been an integral and irreplaceable part of our heritage since Alaska started being, well, Alaska.

The heavy opionion and title of the article are inappropriate. I would not tell my four year old daughter to ' shut up,' and neither would I suggest so for the rest of us who love and use the south district.

LF, Talkeetna


Gorsuch is conservative, really? I'm not convinced. If he's a true conservative, then why isn't he standing up and conserving Christian humanist principles being violated by Trump's withering arbitrary and capricious hatred- and intolerance-fueled attack on Muslims for his dark masters? For that matter, wouldn't a true conservative Gorsuch have cared so greatly for adherence to Constitutional law that he should have refused Donald J Trump's attempts to appoint him to SCOTUS, demanding instead that the last US POTUS's appointment of Merrick Garland first be faithfully pursued as the our Constitution demands?


Correct, I don't see them complaining that 11 out of 13 players on each team in the NBA are Black. Racial inequality is ALL in the mind.  For goodness sake, we just had a Black President.
The players message should be: "DON"T BE A FOOL- STAY IN SCHOOL". But, they have NO message. NO solution to their imagined grievances.
And, of course, they never tell other Blacks to stop killing each other. Blacks killing other Blacks is epidemic proportions.
Over 3,000 Blacks have been shot in Chicago alone this year by other Blacks.  I suppose it is somehow the White man's fault too.


drugs = no shame