Trump campaigned and serves with a unifying message:  We are all Americans who would like to live in a great country that does what it was founded to do:  make us free from government tyranny, taxation, and oppression.  Meanwhile, his biggest foes are factions that by definition are divisive, singling themselves out for special government attention.  While Republicans stand for less government, Democrats stand for more government, but not for the general good but for the primary faction in which one self-identifies.


If the good people of Delft decided to protest against gangsters and murders in their community , would that make them racist and uncaring about the rest of SA ?
It is the Oscars of our country that have turned #BlackMonday into a racial and divisive issue rather than an attempt to highlight the plight of a specific community.


I'd like to hear his definition of vast.

Would it be the amount he has dodged in income tax?

Or as high as the total investor funds he lost in his many bankruptcies?


Sure. Except human babies. Kill em all roi says. What a guy


We'll see his name in a few years, when he does it again.

Seems to be the trend.


"Dare to be fat, fat's where it's at."

~ Root Boy Slim


Levant has been a registered paid lobbyist for the Alberta oil industry.


On a point of fact (although I hesitate to suggest that facts may exist, in these new times):- If Cardinal Burke is "looked on as the No. 1 knight [of Malta]", then the dismissed man, Albrecht Boeselager was not "the No.2 knight".


well you are correct it is a clear mandate for Brexit, albeit an exit that could be softened and partially undone with renogotiated treaties.  But the same should apply if Scotland votes to leave the UK and rejoin the EU - that country did vote to stay in the EU in the brexit vote and thus should have right to a new referendum.


Yep.  And he is smacking the ball in a meaningful way, such as game outcomes.  Sit back and enjoy the game and stop exploiting statistics to be obnoxious.


The document is difficult to read with references to people no one knows nor can verify. Unless Putin comes out and tearfully admits "Its true...its all true. I'm so sorry." it's difficult to believe it is accurate.


Hyperbole helps no-one


Gorsuch😀


Perhaps it is my name and I thought I looked bad for being such a lame link poster vomiting up the bilge of progressives from Shareblue.

Prouder, I found the light;  you can too, just watch this video....there is no way I could have supported Clinton over Trump nor deny the God-Emperor now!

https://youtu.be/ZbM6WbUw7Bs


So have you actually used Tinder and frequented these establishments ?  Or is this just your perception of a good place to go?


Everyone has options in life....some have to work harder is all. Waiting for the government to bail you out because your ancestors were treated poorly is a cowards way out.


Yep, Trump has unleashed a whole new era of bullying......  from his campaign rallies to the press room.  If Repubs don't like the media questions, hey, self-control is so yesterday......  we can't expect grown men to refrain from beating up reporters, can we?


Triumph?  Not exactly sure how blasting the devil out of the Syrians (along with a little colateral damage), and now ISIS equates to "triumph against all odds".  The jury is still out as to whether or not either were the correct decision, or if we simply got sucked into something.


It is not dead.  It's just morphed into a hateful monster that doesn't care about its fellow Americans.


Great idea....Reading is of the utmost importance...learning at the youngest age possible is wonderful. However, in the title of this article I believe there is an extra "to" .....before the with...Getting copy correct is also important


To you, Comeys lack of politics is a negative but Trumps lack of politics a good thing???...Makes no sense...I would want the President to know about politics and not want the Law Enforcement Agent to play politics...#MAGA


As part of the county's decision to they need to figure out a solution to the Hwy 9 mess.  Right now the state and county do not have sufficient funds to properly move traffic around this area and being part of the problem is not a solution.


What are you talking about?  This is not about democrats.  It is about power run amok.  As a friend used to say, absolute power corrupts absolutely.  At least with Weinstein, he was chasing the opposite sex while with republicans with the exception of the Donald they tend to chase members of the same sex.  lol


When you call for dialogue what is there to discuss? The whole question of Judeo-Christian, sexual morality has been settled long before the Incarnation. Fr Martin's book is nothing but a surreptitious call to unsettle the issue, to change the teaching.
The Decalogue is a summary of the Moral Law in the OT and the 6th Commandment prohibits all sexual activity outside of wedlock. Any attempt to relax Catholic moral teaching would destroy the whole of the teaching. That would result in sexual anarchy where anything goes.
If it is going to be possible to abolish the 6th Commandment then all the other Commandments are at risk.


Well, it looks like the trolls got through.


Uku pau in action.


Thank you for sharing your story Alaskan chicks kick butt there's not a damn thing a woman can't do!


They didn't charge me mandatory dues, but they made me pay to own the shares.


A surprisingly thoughtful editorial from the Globe.


Grekoff - vast swaths of Canada are either uninhabitable or are not comfortably inhabitable. The  majority of Canadians as well as immigrants want to live as far south as possible and in a city. Southern B C, the GTA and the Montreal area are also where most of the jobs are.   With respect to other parts of Canada, how many people want to live in the NWT, northern Prairies or the Maritimes largely due to appalling winters & high unemployment?


Comments like this make you look unknowledgable in the actual sport. If you look up Muay Thai Ontario rules and regulations, all fighters under 20 fights require head gear and shin guards. These are amateur fighters, not pro. It takes a dedication beyond no other to train for a fight, and until you do it, you have no grounds to critique it. If you wish to continue critiquing, I invite you to a training session to see how tough we really are.


I am not opposed to the length of sentences, but it does make me recollect other similar embezzling cases of secretaries stealing close to or even more from public schools, construction companies etc. I don't recall anyone getting 10 year sentences. A few maybe even just got probation and imposed restitution. My problem is with the courts being consistent.


The CBC web-based services are efficient and cheap.  They basically are re-using content produced for TV and radio at very little additional cost.  Fundamentally, CBC.ca is a menu for their core broadcasting services.  It allows people who weren't able to tune in when programs are broadcast to see what they missed and access it.  But I think most importantly, CBC.ca allows people to access local news from across Canada in a way that no other "national" media has done..  I read the G&M and other sources for national stories, but I depend on CBC for their mandate of informing us about each other where we live.


I don't really care if the child born here gets citizenship. That is perfectly alright with me.  If we fix the real problem and deport those here illegally the number of 'anchor babies' is almost eliminated.   And the parents have the right to choose to leave with their little citizens in tow or allow them to stay here and grow up here like any other citizen.  No one is taking away that right.


No one said torture, so why are you making that up to bolster your narrative?  That is shameful.


Your guestimate was a little long.  They've overshot the runway landing
in a huge pile of political manure.


No it does not require a massive cultural shift. It requires a vast political shift. The majority of Americans favor gun control. Well over %60 want greater restrictions, %90 favor at least universal mandatory background checks, and 95% favor banning bump-stocks. Catering to the minority of 1/3 of the population who equate guns with the size of one's manhood is the shift that needs to be made. Keep in mind, that 1/3 concentrates its vote overwhelmingly on one party; that party is in total count a minority party. Going forward rather than controlling elections these people become givens to be written off with no further thought after noting the fixed size of their presence. Three things are certain - they won't be persuaded by anyone else, they won't change thus becoming background noise, and they aren't big enough to win an election by themselves. They can be beat. In fact, they can be beat up to twice their size.


Chris, do you just BLINDLY make comments?  Re:  social conservatsm.  This week the conservatives voted unanimously for the anti-islamophobia motion.  Doesn't sound socially conservative tome.  Just admit it:  you are a Liberal partisan and would NEVER vote conservative.  So ahead, we will still accept you.


Loretta Sheehan for Governor!


Just goes to show that even as we have radically improved our living standards, health, and life expectancy from the days when we lived in caves, one thing has not really changed. At heart we are tribal and without a strong tribal connection aka sense of community, we feel alienated and lonely. I personally am getting tired of living in a large anonymous mega-opolis. I look forward to the day I can move to a smaller more tight knit community where I actually know my neighbours.


No, Fightforjustice, Walker was here when the "golden egg" was destroyed, but he took office after someone else pushed it off the wall. The simple fact is we cannot afford to pay for our State with the revenue we bring in at present, and the only options are to increase revenue, decrease spending, or a combination thereof. Because it's the Legislature that would have to properly do either of those, and they did not, the Governor took the only real option open to him.

Make sure you blame the right people.


If you have employer sponsored insurance you might want to check what the Republicans and Trump have in store for you too.

Many people who obtain health insurance through their employers—about half of the country—could be losing protections that limit out-of-pocket costs for catastrophic illnesses, due to a provision of the House Republican health-care bill.

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/employer-backed-insurance-could-take-huge-hit-gop-healthcare-plan-n734951

No need for people who have employer based insurance to feel left out.  The Republicans and Trump are going to screw you over too.

Thank Trump, the Republicans and give thanks especially to Young, Murkowski and Sullivan.


Homophile.

:)


Looking at it slightly differently, virtually all taxes are paid out of business revenue either directly (personal and corporate income tax) or indirectly.  (consumption tax, tariffs, etc)   Which came first...the chicken or the egg?  In other words, does business create income or do consumers create demand?


Goodale would be a bad choice.  He was in Chretien's cabinet when they authorized the interrogation of Omar Khadr.  How much would his advice cost us in the next few years?


It's past time to have an honest conversation about who's committing most of the crimes in America . Clearly one group more than all others feel they are above the law .  We need to find a way to change their outlook if we have any hope of making America safe.


It is a wonderful idea, this resolution. Stay the course, lawmakers - and ignore these fearful commenters who can't be bothered to actually testify, but complain from their anonymous foxholes. They will come around.


Here's a little point to ponder. Surveys over the past 2 decades have consistently shown that journalists are the least trusted profession - and doctors the most trusted.
But then how the hell is there still an antivax movement ? Why is it still killing kids ? Because it turns out - people trust scary media reports that say vaccines will kill their kids more than they trust their doctors. A lot more. In that case - the journalists were being, at best, unethical for continuing to publish stories long after the claim was fully debunked (and lets face it - science reporting in the media is generally atrocious to begin with) - yet millions upon millions of people trusted them more than they trusted their doctors.

The conclusion is that surveys about media trust are utterly useless - what people SAY they believe have no actual correlation with what they do (as the subscriptions also show).  It turns out they even trust 'media' with no facts or ethics at all. They believed pizzagate.


Let's remember he has not been convicted.

And I will go a little further. Forgive my cynicism, my conspiracy view. I am not just an Italian, I am a Roman who has seen the filth of Vatican finances up close and personal.

Pell was rocking the boat. He was making a lot of very powerful (and very rich, money disappears on a regular basis from Vatican coffers, recycled and laundered in a number of clever ways) men nervous. These same men (and the vast money they control) could have easily concocted a way for charges to appear in Australia.

Pope Francis has been trying to clean up centuries of curial impropriety. Don't expect the curia to go quietly. Don't assume Pell is guilty.


where President Donald Trump’s reluctance to fight climate change cast a shadow over talks.""  that is bias opinion bs trying to hide as news, well trump is not reluctant,, he wont and understands taxing us to dealth like justing is doing will harm the economy while doing nothing for the environment!! , so the only shadow would be any nut jobs that think we should tax that would be there!


"Also on Thursday, Malaysia announced it was ending visa-free travel for North Koreans, citing security reasons.
North Koreans can currently visit Malaysia for up to 30 days without securing a visa, under a reciprocal deal.
But Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has said that is changing as of Monday 6 March, the Bernama state news agency reports."

I'm curious.  Are you for or against criminals coming into our country?


It's what progressives do.  They don't create anything.  They only destroy what others have built.


Rep. Wilson is the one who may be highly implicated in fraud and misuse of funds.  A million dollars (74%) of a grant she received through the Alaska Legislature to help clean up air in Fairbanks ended up in her legislative staff and campaign manager's bank account.  It is a matter of public record.  The OCS could have used that million dollars for good, instead it was squandered under very bad circumstances. Pork and perks, where will it stop?  Send a new Representative to Juneau.

http://www.adn.com/commentary/article/rep-tammie-wilsons-anti-pollution-grant-went-former-leigislative-staffer/2015/10/03/


How did a gun get in the situation? No gun, no shooting.


It would be unfortunate if the panel consisted of Advisors who's business practices are structured as they were 20 years ago and not of a more typical advisory office today that may offer fee based advisory service, no upfront commission sales, or quite frankly, actual client service and financial planning.


Justin just give the phone back to PM Butts or he will lock you in your office and make you sit in the corner again


I still do, in my $700k crackerbox, on Mapleton east of Broadway. If it were west of Broadway, it would be a million +.


If you are native or part native I hope you were taught the fact that todays so called "first people" are not really the first people. They are like the third. There were other people here before. Today's natives immigrated here from somewhere else just like everyone else. I cant believe you did not know this?
I do respect many of today's natives and part natives but the real "first people" are long gone pumpkin.


CMD...take a few deep breaths and calm down.... It's not my fault the wheels are coming off the Trump bus.  As with virtually all investigations, things start a a fairly "low level" and folks start "rolling over" on their bosses to avoid going to jail.  You can bet Manafort has a tremendous store of information which will implicate those even closer to Trump than he was....remember he was the campaign chairman and attended that famous Trump Tower meeting called by Junior to gather damaging info on Hillary Clinton.  I'm guessing he has info which will implicate both Junior and Kushner in perjuring themselves regarding that meeting.  It will be very interesting to see how it all shakes out.  I think it's going to get really crowded under the Trump bus as he distances himself from all these folks....I'm thinking maybe the pardons for Junior and Kushner will be coming.......stay tuned...GAry Crum


Wrong again Mr. Kenney:  Religious practices and beliefs that conflict with Canadian Law should not be taught in govt. funded schools.


You mean like the “disenfranchised white males” who vote for tRump and hold tiki torch parties and blame minorities for taking their jobs? Those perpetual victims?


No country develops nuclear weapons and ICBMs for peaceful purposes.
However, since the end of WWII how many nuclear weapons have been used by one country against another?
Zero.
And (hat tip: MM2) US leaders, in the past few decades, have called other nuclear countries' leaders mad, insane, crazy, etc. and they have called our leaders the same, and yet the number of nuclear weapons used is still:
Zero.


Actually quite the opposite. After California Legalized they saw a reductions in motorcycle rear endings and fatalities. See UC Berkeley study: http://www.ots.ca.gov/pdf/Publications/Motorcycle-Lane-Splitting-and-Safety-2015.pdf


We love Lydia Wheeler, I have known her all of my life and so happy to be a part of this wonderful event.   Quyana to everyone who stepped up to help Lydia.   Love my Orutsaramuit Native Council for building her a beautiful home


Perhaps Mr Carlson should have had a little more backbone and stood up for himself.  There are many legal issues which deal with character assassination, slander and liable.  Perhaps his reluctance had more to do with his knowing that he fit into the less than 3% of today's population?

MistyD, in case you haven't noticed, everything that a person 'does' in this life is a choice.  It does not matter if it the color of your socks, the side of the street you walk on, the Doctor or Psychiatrist you visit.  Very few things are not a choice.   Even the color of your eyes can be changed if you so choose.

Personally I do not care if he is one of the 3% or not, as long as it is not promoted as normal and natural.  Because the 3% are anything but that according to every life form above a virus on this earth.


Well it seems the makers of this so called "documentary" lost all credibility by selecting Mrs. Palin to be their spokesperson.  I suppose it could be entertaining to watch the nonsense but giving money to do so only feeds the beast.


"I can tell by what was covered mechanics, clothes, words...that the bulk of the formation was temporal, not supernatural."

That is what the author chose to focus on and she has her own agenda.  Again, I don't think we can know what Sophie may know or feel.  We only have the mother's view, biased by her own considerations when penning the article.


Huh? The Conservative Party plead guilty and was fined, Penashue gave up his seat, Del Maestro went to jail, as did the scapegoat kid for the robocalls scandal. These were four separate incidents.


Special Counselor Mueller is going to nail the Russian collluder.  Yes, happy that the economy is doing well, lol. How’s the surf, lol


Are we taxpayers footing the bill for Trump's and Pence's personal lawyers?


Those are not in person interactions. Social interactions should be reciprocal. When on the phone or email, both parties are in a reciprocal, equal relationship as neither can see the other.


Great comment. I am also confused by use of the term "parole". Parole is what prison inmates get for good behavior. They get out of prison under supervision. Very interesting terminology employed by Mr. José.


Eric Bjerregaard, It seem that you want Joan Conrow to do your thinking for you.  By the way, you have still not substantiated your claim that the JFF members "want farm land for development or just get rid of pesticides."  It's still just an opinion.


I haven't looked at anything from Roots in a long time....is the hoodie made in Canada?


A couple of comments:  Trumpettes should be proud; they've been conned again.  Remember these are the same people who voted twice for bush/cheney and then for sarah palin.  Next, the U.S. has been interfering in other nations' elections for 200 years; I understand the outrage, but it's hypocritical given our nation's history.


Brexit?  That's a bit of a reach!  O, wait...


So sad that people are focusing on this monster.... giving him what he was seeking. Publicity. The victim has been forgotten. He is someone's son, someone's brother. He is the one that should be being remembered and talked about.


I'm sure the Russians are involved somehow.  :)


Finally, something exciting happens at  a tennis match!!


Millions of others who served in the military have a different opinion.


$5,000 bail for the theft of close to a million dollars is outrageous. Add to that the fact that this is a repeat offender makes it even worse.


Any proof or just hot air?


Does Nik Nanos survey anyone that isn't on the Liberal donor list?


So in summary - Liberals,many of whom got personally rich, embraced policies that inflated the housing market - a dump townhouse rental is now worth a half million plus - landlords expect a rental return that justifies not just cashing out and putting it in the bank - Liberals claim to help while continuing to levy higher property taxes on renters than homeowners.

That cover it?


Part 11 of 12
F. Panders to the loudest voice of the mob.
Jules Bailey heard a very small group of disruptive know-nothing attention seekers who noisily demanded rent control. Unable to resist the call to pander, Jules Bailey, who had never as a legislator nor county commissioner sponsored or publicly called for a bill to change Oregon law to allow rent control, had a miraculous epiphany revealing his newly found belief in rent control. Again, no facts nor data nor research nor defensible reasoned arguments nor public debate were used in the commission of this craven capitulation.

Bailey said he would lobby legislators for rent control. Not a single member of the Oregon Legislature has come forward to support Bailey’s pandering proposal for Rent Control.

Richard Ellmyer
Portland voter and citizen activist since 1975


Instructions were to call for and wait for backup.  Look it up.  Times have changed, and training and instructions are drastically different.

And yes, sometimes doing "nothing" is a tactic.  Police rarely storm a home with a gunman holding a hostage as their first tactic.  They normally wait, try to talk the gunman into coming out, and often have a trained negotiator come on scene.


Mr. Trump's public policies and plans are laudable in a folksy, unsophisticated simplicity. However, his methods of achieving those commitments can, in many cases, do more harm than good. His efforts to bring back jobs won't work because most of those jobs were lost to automation and not corporate decisions to flee to low cost jurisdictions.  His proposed tax cuts and increased spending defy logic for a country that is in impossible debt. This has not deterred Mr. Trump's supporters who prefer to live in denial of reality.


To be fair to Mr. Jenkins the Alaska State Constitution reads: "All income from the permanent fund shall be deposited in the general fund unless otherwise provided by law. [Amended 1976]. The clause "unless otherwise provided by law" was the amendment that allowed for the Statute that sets up the 50% payout from the Permanent Fund Earnings.  The other 50% of the Earnings has not been used to date to pay for government expenses.  So how can anyone argue that the Governor had to take half the dividend to pay for State expenses when they haven't been using half the funds that were already available ?  No, the People's half is not enshrined in the Constitution, but in the AK Constitution it does say that the Resources of this State shall be used for the Maximum Benefit of the People. (paraphrased)  This is the mandate that is fulfilled in the Permanent Fund Dividend.  And, no, it doesn't say that the Dividend can't be touched without a vote of the People, but if We the People are sharehold


"Still no charity money from leftover Trump inaugural funds"

Once a grifter, always a grifter.  He'll figure out a way to keep that money for himself.


Hopefully the lesson Millennials will take from 4 years of Trump is that allowing an election to be a close call gives Republicans opportunities to engage in what Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in their book All the President's Men referred to as ratf*cking. Millennials would be well-served to read this very interesting book on yet another crook president who was a Republican--Richard Nixon.


When a criminal is escaping and he is headed toward you armed with a vehicle. Whether he intent to hit you with that vehicle is utterly immaterial. Deadly force can be use to deter such an escape. If a jay walker is running from a police, probably not. Mitchell Andrew, this sort of situation should be determined by case by case basis. You seem to relied on "what if" as that is some sort of solution. Neither you or I were there so you shouldn't judge the LEOs. I am only relating to the information available. Is Mr. Tupper a relation of yours??


I kept my doctor.


Romney's tax returns showed he bank accounts in the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, and Switzerland. It also showed Mittens was a hypocrite, because his campaign slogan was Believe in America, while he was parking his money offshore to avoid paying US income taxes.

Trump's returns will probably show far worse, like the extent of his ties to Putin and the Russian oligarchs. That's why he won't release them.  The will also show he gives nothing to charity, and is not a very successful businessman.


Hey, got another question prompted by your own, KalleJ, and jjfarms1's comment about columnists Sheema and Shree.  Howcum no MALE Muslims giving us THEIR opinion?  Have I missed a guy or two along the way?  Seems we have a--what's the current phrase?--oh, yeah: a "gender deficit" here.

Reminds me of my thought a few nights ago, in the wake of the Paris Accord, when CBS news went off to Pennsylvania coal fields to interview a group of coal miners.  There they were, standing in a line at the tailgate of a big 'ol pickup truck: every one...a woman.

I guess "real men" don't go in much for all that talkin' stuff.


Nathan - you should look at the source of funding.  It appears the Hawaiian homestead groups that received funds are actually receiving federal funds.  I may be wrong but it seems they spent some of DHHL's NAHASDA funds for them.


It's part of Trudeau's love of Islam.  Communism's getting a little old, he knows there's a new wind blowing and he's getting on that ride.


He did not say steal. He is saying influencing. It doesnt matter who won or lost.


Well articulated except you conflate criminals with politicians. I take Madikizela as an up and coming politician. The Arab spring, Venezuela, Brazil, even in Russia has seen the people showing a need to hold politicians to high standards failing which they are booted out. My take is that Madikizela must not let himself to end up being clubbed in the same league as those that are criminals masquerading as politicians. Yes, high standards for those that wish to be taken seriously as politicians is a must in my little book.


Two people on my s**t list.


The world already is on our side.  China has a national carbon tax starting in 2017.  MOst of europe has carbon taxes.  10 US states have carbon taxes.  We are not an outlier.


looking for a solution to a non existent problem


Where is the money for rehabilitation?


What were the questions Ms. Bergen refused to answer?


And radical....why is she being supported by professors and lawyers, she sounds quite unhinged.


Can we worry about next year like .. next year?


Comrade RTH the "Diversity Visa Program" was signed into law by a Republican President: George HW Bush. You are just like your Dear Leader always lying and spreading false information. Dasvidaniya Comrade RTH #MRGA #itmfa


Maybe if Dan Sullivan  and Senator Lisa Murkowski would be more convincing to President Trump and come up with a smart plan to ship LNG from the North Slope instead of using the people's $60 Billion in the State's Permanent Fund and Federal Funds to build two uneconomic gas lines, one to Cook Inlet and the other to Walker's favorite place, Valdez!

We all love the brave men and women in the U.S. Coast Guard, they give up their lives to save Americans year after year, so God Bless them for ever!

Alaska has so much oil and gas that is shipped on the Alaska's waters and the majors should not clean up spills to hide evidence of neglect, we need a self insured state oil spill plan that does not bond and price out Exxon's smaller competitors!

We need the Coast Guard in charge of spills not Exxon that can hide the negligence evidence and a North Slope LNG Port!


Vastly more violence, injustice and dissolution is done in the name of the "War on Drugs" than we'd ever encounter from the legalization of those same drugs.

Of course, there's also much more military/corporate profit to be made this way, so it's not like we'll ever see the end of it...


Oh Pocho, welcome back.  Seems you need a good lesson on what medicaid is.  ITS A PROGRAM FOR THE POOR, nitwit.  And, BTW, illegal immigrants are not eligible.  If you can identify any illegal immigrants getting medicaid, you should turn them in to the feds.  And pray tell, what federal benefits did you pay for that you're not getting.  I also like how you used the "fer" instead of "for" so you can sound like the typical white male idiot that votes for Trump.  You are just a blast to read.  You bring intelligent people such joy.  Maybe you should have studied harder in school so you could tell the difference between fact and fiction and you wouldn't be so easily manipulated by Fox and Trump.   You're such a Trump lapdog.  Must feel good.


I rarely comment on stuff about people's believing .. but it is already 21st century and some still have the illusion to create another Jesus.
Human stupidity is such an amazing thing.


It’s hard telling. It’s either the first in a line of indictments or just a gambit to get certain individuals to flip on trump. Either way, the investigation is not going away anytime soon. Sad for trump, he’s already lost the initiative.


I agree wholeheartedly with Mr. Pickard's letter. The use of violence to shut down the free speech of anyone is repugnant and completely unacceptable in our free society.


except governments are not having children and should not be covering the cost of child care. that is the responsibility of the parents


You discount the money of the Knights of Columbus and Marciel Maciel Delgado.  The MOST powerful attention-grabber for the leadership of this sect is $$$$$$$.


It's shocking that bringing together a couple of elitist shills now and then to talk around some of the Big Lies has not turned out to be self-sustaining.


Kalaheo, I have a bad feeling too.  I think Luke and Tokuda will be intimidated, coerced, bullied or threatened to change their stance.  Definitely the TAT proposal will not pass.  That leaves the surcharge extension.  I hope those two gals will not be threatened by the property tax increase as it is a bluff by our mayor.  Our legislators must say Enough Already and end rail now.


what kind of job is that? What science aspect they are looking at?  Basic science,, engineering science, computer science, material science, astrophysics, quantum mechanics, or social science?

Canada already has an army of scienctists:  there are department heads in various Canadian universities; there are Federal science funding agencies who are supposed to understand different area of science.

If you ask me, this is a useless post, posted by useless people.


Monica,
I noticed your differences and your absence.
Are you having some kind of second thoughts or different thoughts? If you are heading in a different direction I/we/ most of us would like to hear more.
I believe that building community here is so needed to try to comprehend the strange  so called 'business' direction that the last two popes and the Super Rich and the GOP are driving us so successfully toward.
My dear brother and sister are business Repubs. I only vote for the best person, never by political parties.
But, since Bush I no longer vote for Repubs.
Now, since Trump I am almost feeling sorry for the moderate Repubs like my brother and sister.
I hope these particular comments make sense to all and especially to you. For me the common good is so very important. That belief is driven by my occupation, for human beings and in memory of my grandparents who came over on the boat from Barrea, Italy and lost two children on that boat (my mothers side of the family) on boat


You bring, as always, a reasonable and thoughtful perspective on topics and events, Elise.  I've read and enjoyed your columns and letters for many years.  Thank you!

I do feel the need to expand on one of your thoughts here, though.  As much as the Founding Fathers might look askance at the current debates over gun ownership and use, I strongly suspect that they would be vastly more horrified by the expansive behemoth which the federal government has become, as well as appalled at how little most Americans take for granted, if not dismiss, disparage and even often repudiate, our legacy of limited government and individual freedom (which is really the only kind of freedom).

It would not surprise me if many of them, being able to see what the USA has become today --- a bloated, bureaucratic and imperialistic welfare/warfare state --- would have given up in disgust and declared the Revolution a failure before it had even begun.


It would be even better if those workers continued to live in Alaska!


At least Makiki can count to 3.  The third floor is the top for Makiki.  No high rise here.


I was not aware that one could lose one's First Amendment free speech rights merely by going to work for the U of O.

I thought that was only happened when you joined the military.


The Good Lord gave her a good long life and held her as an example for all to see throughout that life..she will be at total peace now as she joins Wally forever....


Look. This childish false equivalency and deflection is getting very tired. Yes, Wynne is just as deplorable as the average brain-dead Trump supporter. Trudeau II finds himself of his depth in a puddle. Are you happy now? Can we return to the actual topic that is being discussed in this thread now?

If the best you can do to support your dumpster fire of a Czar...errr...I mean "president" is malign Trudeau rather than present ANY evidence that is apropos of the matter at hand, then you are demonstrably unable to justify Dear Leader's embarrassing behaviour.


"Pierre Berton, the historian, ..."

Laughable ...


I submit we have learned next to nothing from our mistakes other than to lie better, hide the evidence better, etc.
There is no 'outsider' coming to save us. We are allowing the security apparatus to spy on us domestically without reason. We have a president intent on dividing us on social, religious and economic status. All that matter is to be allowed to pretend to be part of his in crowd.
Quite honestly, I'm not looking forward to the next few years.
And yes, I wish fellow americans, right and left, and made it the biggest issue against Obama that he continued what Bush put in place and forced it's shuttering. NSA letters my butt.


Trevor needs to improve on two things; stop trying to force plays, and quit running into pressure.  He does this in every game.  He would improve in both areas by getting a better read on defenses, which comes with experience, and throwing the ball quicker.  Yes, the line is improved, but still a work in progress.  Trevor needs to help the line out more with better decisions on where he runs and when he throws.


"it’s a dangerous draw for populations once captivated with a different type of politics that promised inclusion, diversity and pluralism."

There was no captivation by the population.  Mass immigration was a fait accompli by the Mulroney government and every successive government since, and one of the reasons populist politics and nationalism is on the rise.


Ontario to Ottawa: raise capital gains tax (and be sure to send us a share of the tax revenue!)


Those ore values mean diddly if it can't be extracted.  And that's what three of the world's largest mining companies concluded (Angle American, Rio Tinto, and Mitsubishi) when they dumped (or gave away) their shares.

Open pits more half the depth of the Grand Canyon.  Lakes full of acid waste tailings impounded by the largest earthen dams in the world.  All in the watershed of the most productive wild salmon run in the world.  What could possibly go wrong?

But I have to admit, we're living in Bizarro Trump Universe so any stupid thing is possible.


Art of the Deal, Art of the Deal, Art of the Deal, Art..........


Great. Move on.


Hitler held people's attention better.


From the Times of London: "The White House and allies are arguing that Mr Mueller is going after the wrong villain. But that is to misunderstand, willfully, Mr Mueller’s work. The special counsel’s true target is not Mr Trump or Mrs Clinton, it is Russia, the hostile power that attacked American democracy." So Brooks how about an even handed article about the real Mueller mandate. Who was caught up in the Russian meddling (both sides) giving us Saaafers some insight to how American works. Time to cast aside petty party politics and incessant Trump Derangement Syndrome - TDS and give us an in depth article on how America can work/function with the Liberals/MSM on 100% attack mode. You were very critical of Trump moving so slowly on legislation/filling posts, so how will this investigation assist the admin do its normal work? Remember it is about Russia not your political foes. For interest if Trump was guilty why did he set up the investigation?


Can't believe these youngsters are being forced to learn English...seems raycisss.


Sounds like an interesting film.  I am a big fan of nun films too and this sounds like a good one to add to my collection.


Nothing that a .950 SP can't fix - lol! Where are all the talking heads now who were proclaiming the Habs as a sure fire Cup contender?! They've been pretty sheepish for quite a while - like since December!
The Habs biggest problem is that they don't have top six NHL centres - the good teams do!


The whole idea is silly.  Tulsi has alienated herself from mainstream Democrat elites.  She is most definitely not part of the insiders club, and she would need to be.
Also, taking part in protests only makes herself out to be a radical, not mainstream enough.  She acted mainstream, and somewhat conservative to get elected.  Now she has exposed herself to be a real lefty, and therefore should be concerned with getting elected again here, let alone for President.


The Washington Post and New York Times edited General Powell's endorsement of Mrs. Clinton but this is the complete quote;
 “I would rather not have to vote for her,” Mr. Powell wrote to a friend. “A 70-year person with a long track record, unbridled ambition, greedy, not transformational, with a husband still [sleeping with] bimbos at home.” - The Wall Street Journal


"There is lots of space."

I see that you've thought in depth about this. ;)  People need food and resources - now how much space is being taken up by or for humans?  Should there be no room for other species?  Should we not have space to be free of others?  Human interaction is essential, but so is peace and quiet.


I'd be real surprised if the SEC can prove anything against this guy. He's smarter than they are.


If there is anyone who should be worried about recordings, it's Trump.
But he's stoppid enough do have done himself in this way too.


If Donald Trump doesn't have the presence of mind, character, and knowledge to hold his own in a mildly intense and confrontive questioning, he is not presidential.   Matthews was probing the shallowness of Mr. Trump's calculation, causing him to speak out before his calculation could focus and it was and is revealing.   Thank you, Mr. Matthews.


Then I take it you do not support the leftist cop killers, the black Panthers or any of their more recent offspring?  It is well known that at many rallies the AntiFa turn up armed with weapons of various sorts and also use what is available.   Do you support the AntiFa?


My church had a cry room in the 1950s. It likely depended on the age of the church building when it was built or how it could be modified. The boomer generation has always required its own space!

People do look for different things at church. Make no mistake: I loved the Church of my youth then as I love the Church now, but that does not mean I want to return to the old. There were problems, and bigger ones ahead if there weren't changes in the Church. There is much good at all time, but there are always problems. As there are now, and will always be.


Nice to see the Leafs begin their season with a bang and not a plop.


Looks like a super reputable news source.


We should legalize pot and open our borders. Then we would have burn outs who lay around and receive checks. Harmless as they come. If you make a comment that is anti left your a racist!


Was this really "child sex?"  The male was 17.    The age of consent in Oklahoma is 16, but Oklahoma’s prostitution statute applies to any person under 18 years old.  Prostitution is illegal in Oklahoma and Hawaii period.  "You really adult?"  Why are you  even asking.


She is talking about civilized humanity versus today's lackadaisical views and the me me attitude that wants someone else to fix the problems without anyone being  inconvenienced. Too bad the way of the world today looks more like the decline and fall of western democracy and the importance of human rights.
Radical groups with attitudes accepted as no longer human and beliefs in mythical religions, destroy instead of build is the credo of today.


Sad but true. The US is run by money, not compassion or logic.


Well said, Mr Doyle.  I was in complete disagreement with Konrad and thought the article read as if he were fearing for his job.  It is refreshing to see a media pundit support the CBC when almost every major outlet is crying foul over what is, at the end of the day, a miniscule slice of the advertising pie.  Do the produce some crap?  Sure, but name me a broadcasting company that doesn't.  They also provide some balance to journalism that has become sadly lacking as print and media are take over by conglomerates.  Given the incessant round of funding cuts and the fact that they receive less than a third per capita funding than the BBC does I think they are doing a pretty good job.


Yea, when I was young, I never would date a young lady who smoked but I smoked. When that young woman explained her "genetic defect" regarding never having teeth - it was too much for my young mind at the time. Sometimes when we are young we do stupid things and treat people wrongly. This is one of those times that I should have been more compassionate but was unprepared.


Now you're acting just like racist bigots who make fun of my Chickasaw name. You caricature my Chickasaw name in a vile derogatory manner unlike Hi u he he who never meant to be derogatory. I expect this from a coward who is incapable of ever producing an intelligent debate on any of the subjects you post your deluded opinion on. If you had a crumb of intelligence, much less a crumb of originality, you would have posted: wished your parents had named you Happy.


The Donald is Amurica's version of Doug Ford, believe me.


Before the old Soviet Union fell apart, the Crimea had long been part of Russia. For administrative simplicity, it was placed under Ukraine management. For some time, there was no real concern over who managed the Crimea, as the Russian naval base and other military assets were not under any threat.
But when the Ukraine turned towards the West, and there was a strong chance of it joining NATO, Russia's military assets there were threatened.
As the Crimea had never been "given" to the Ukraine, Putin may have seen the issue as merely asserting Russia's rightful ownership. The issue was somewhat muddied by the large number of Russian speaking peoples in Eastern Ukraine.
A look at an updated map will show that Russia limited itself to that territory which Putin considered as having belonged to USSR Russia, including that which he probably felt was needed to protected his people in Eastern Ukraine. He could have very easily taken all of the Ukraine, and what could anyone have done about it?


"Not Chris In Ottawa" writes:

"Will this be the first GG to be called upon to consider the impeachment of an incumbent Prime Minister (once even the MP toadies lose confidence)?"

--

There is no such thing in Canada as "the impeachment of an incumbent Prime Minister ".

Basic Canadian civics is hard.


What have the Romans ever done for us?


In other news, water is wet and the sun rises in the east.


Do you ever get tired of being wrong about this?


It's not my job to disprove your "facts." It your job to prove them.

Now go cry to mommy!


The Globe believes Canada should accommodate cultural practices that are only common in countries where women are second class citizens.  Europe is playing catch-up after failing to address the issue of political Islam from the beginning; laissez faire political impotence and hoping for the best have failed conclusively with growing radicalism, cultural segregation, and widespread no-go zones. It's not "Islamaphobic" to point out that Turkey implemented strict limitations on public displays of religion for 70 years to protect the separation of Church and State - it has taken Erdogan's Islamist AKP under 10 years to regress Turkey into an authoritarian regime, Islamists never stop until they have absolute control. The cowardly attack in Quebec must be condemned in the strongest terms but we should still be able to have an objective discussion about political Islam. Political Islam (Islamism) supports cultural segregation and isolation, it should be addressed head on.


If they believe in the moral superiority of their arguments against having an abortion, they should not have to resort to omitting information. Do we combat drug and alcohol abuse by not talking about drugs and alcohol with kids?


Please post the law.


The comment by Dennis Harris is exactly right.  Since 1970, the median household income in America has increased by only about $10,000, while the inflation-adjusted cost of living has increased six-fold.  In real terms the average wage peaked more than 40 years ago: the $4.03-an-hour rate recorded in January 1973 has the same purchasing power as $22.41 does today.  This means that today, on average, the standard of living of a household with both parents working in 2015 is less than the standard of living of a household with one parent working in 1970.  So, while my wife and I raised our kids without government-funded child care, I don't begrudge providing it to those less fortunate who really need it.  If Congress would simply increase the tax rate on large corporations, large estates, and those millionaires and billionaires whose income is in the top 1%, federal/state governments could provide an incredible range of social services without increasing the burden on the middle class.


We have what I call socialized emergency care.


Erik Karlsson shoulda won the Norris last season.  He was by far the highest-scoring d-man, and his d #s were very good, as good as Doughty's, who was given the award, more in the line of lifetime achievement than having the best seasons amongst blue liners.

This was a 1-off for Ott, the stars, especially the playoff system, aligned.  Good on them, they got it done.  But if a whole bunch of things hafta break your way in order for your team to advance, you probably were not that good to begin with.

As for Boucher, the jury is out.  He will also hafta adapt to his team's style, not just the players to him.  Give him a chance see what he does.  Expect the Sens to have some hangover effect and struggle, as they did this season, to get into the playoffs.

They probably will not.

Going with Nashville to win in a short series, say 5 games.  6 tops.


That was east on 242, near Sisters


The anecdotal evidence presented is certainly as good as anything that has been "reported" on honey bees in our media in the past 5 years.


"It should also consider limits, or a ban, on foreign donations to groups that want to be registered as third parties during elections." That's a start given that creating accounting can always allow organizations to claim that foreign funding wasn't for advertising.

The goal here has to be to get rid of the foreign money in Canadian federal and provincial elections. Right wing, left wing, think tanks, institutes, advocacy groups, citizen coalitions, charities, whatever.  Doesn't matter. Get rid of it.  U.S. rules on campaign financing are much worse than ours, but the U.S. has stronger rules than we do about foreign funding. Canada is content to be a banana republic.


Butts must have learned about provoking class warfare from his pal Steve Bannon.

According to the New Yorker, they speak regularly.


"Companies can no longer hide their climate risk"
Nothing that a few millions of dollars purchase of carbon credits will take care of their emissions, allow them to not only increase their pollution but sell the credits to some other companies.
That a boy.
Not even revenue neutral, it can be used as the Trudeau's government wishes, luxurious traveling, liberal party coffers, dubious feminist, islamic causes, you name it, the sky is the limit. Untraceable money, billions of it, coming in the tons like a mexican drug cartel revenue.
This will take care of controlling carbon emissions.
Ha!


How dumb can the school system get. Almost every day there is a column about the stupidity of the system.


Cannot compare Calgary and Vancouver markets.  Very few new houses being built near the city's core and those that remain are old and small, in major need of renovation or replacement.   What Calgary needs is a city plan that focuses on new houses being built in older established areas, in place of the old rental duplexes, rather than further north and south.  Frankly, many of these established areas look dumpy in comparison to Vancouver.


Lacking any sort of medical records, that is a valid question.


Like house prices, stocks have increased by an unrealistic amount over the past 5 to 6 years. Based on past price history, McCormick would be a good buy at or below $40usd.

It would be a good idea to look at 10 and 20 year charts for a stock before buying it.


Then why did the Declarations of Secession of Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas all declare that the white race was superior to the black race and the black race being enslaved was the only way they could exist in America?

"Our new government is founded upon exactly the opposite ideas; its foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests, upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery, subordination to the superior race, is his natural and normal condition. "
- Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens, March 21, 1861

 I realize you're a Trump supporter so you probably don't appreciate things like "facts," but you could stand to crack a book sometime before you go online and make an ass out of yourself with your ignorance.


Once again, the little guy gets totally screwed! Thanks Obama...


Do you have a rational fear of Christianity, Buddism, Hinduism, Baha'i, Zoroastrianism, and the religions of the First Nations as well? I don't. I don't fear Islam. I fear Leitch, Alexander, Drumpf, Hitler, Stalin, etc.


On the other hand, hungry kids don't learn as well, and it is hard enough to get them to pay attention when they aren't hungry.


Petrows,

How was your upbringing in pre-1994 South Africa? I see you got your values from there.


Sorry, S. Jaquith, but you misread the article.  It's tricky reading alright, but Chenault was being quoted and he did say that his press secretary called him and told him that he was going to be arrested.  I'd like to know if the press secretary was arrested on the spot, and if not why not.  Most people that are causing a domestic violence disturbance are arrested on the spot.  And yeah, you're right.  I too questioned why online readers weren't allowed to comment on the article.  I levied a complaint that if ADN sees fit to keep posting news articles on the homeless population and Alaska Natives, which 99.9% of the time draws bigot or racists comments, why should Chenault's press secretary receive special protected privilege backlash from the public.


The density displayed here is astounding.


You're still not worth the effort..


Wow.  Throw a gala in order to donate to the homeless!?!  Yoon's scheme is bizarre, not well-thought out, and full of publicity opportunities for him.


ICC is not a Lawful body, its legal fiction and people need to stop pretending its any thing else.


Poor little Beaver.  We all know that you care more for an Oregon loss than your team winning (you did know they lost too?), which is really.......well, sad.


Nazis relied heavily on censorship during WWII too.

Question reposted :

Do you think it's appropriate for a man to be galavanting around Montreal in Nazi regalia on a motorcycle while my grandfather is up to his elbows in the guts of the victims of Nazi atrocities in the louse infested trenches of Europe ?

Post saved.


these are ISIS fighters aren't they? perhaps we can give them free airfare back to their homeland and maybe some nice parting gifts..


From the page you posted: KVAL - "Hmmm, we couldn't find the page you were looking for."
It s dead end end Nate, a wild goose chase.


Loopholes.  It's all about loopholes with our current provincial government in Ontario.  This tax will have little effect.  It;s to ensure the money grab on Land Transfer doesn't stop.  It's clearly an optics things - people will view the tax as an effort by the Liberals to tackle the housing crisis, but the truest fact is the impact will be minimal.    Wynne is a master politician (which is much different than saying she's doing a good job for the people of Ontario) - 14 years later, with all they've done wrong, she's still in power - unbelievable


Why so hard on our PM?
But you are right!


The gain of over 15,000 full time jobs is solid. Expect two rate hikes of a 1/4 point each this year.


What are Canadians getting for the multi millions Bombardier has gotten over the years?  At least the US military is getting something.


Yay, dudes!


The right made degenerate comments about Obama when he did the right thing. It goes with politics these days. Republicans expecting Democrats to defer to Trump is hypocritical in light of the completely degenerate treatment they gave to their previous president.


IF ANYBODY READS THIS AND IS A BIG SHOT IN  AMY BIGIDUSTRY- PLEASE NOTE THAT PEOPLE HAVE FAMILIES TO RAISE! PLEASE CREATE MORE JOBS BY LISTENING TO THE VOTE! FOR INSTANCE, THE PEPOLE MINE WAS VOTED IN AND THEN THE VOTE WAS THROWN OUT! ALL ALASKANS NEED GOOD PAYING JOBS (AT LEAST $20/HR)WITH BENEFITS AND GOOD HOURS TO HAVE A BALANCED FAMILY LIFE. THE JOBS CURRENTLY ARE GARBAGE, LOW PAY AND HORRIBLE hOURS WITH NO FAMILY TIME! DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.... EEO! ACT QUICK


It's a huge recruitment tool. It's what gets young kids wanting to be pilots. Pilots that may not end up joining the military but say end up working in the private aviation industry. Jobs are good for that budget. Not to memtion that we have a pilot shortage in the US.


Thanks for this well-done op-ed. However, it is not only the mega-projects we should be paying attention to. Here in Southeast, consider these three road projects as the tip of an iceberg (just ones I happen to know about) for around $40 million.

(1) The Shelter Cove Road, about $20 million for a 7-mile, one-lane gravel road going east from Ketchikan. That raised eyebrows in the on-line comments to a KRBD radio story last month, when the project went out for bids (not yet awarded).

(2) The $5 million, 6-mile Vallenar Bay road going across Gravina Island from Ketchikan's airport to a small State Forest timber sale that won't pay it off. It went out for bids a few days ago.

(3) A 9-mile, one-lane gravel road to Sitka's Katlian Bay for $15 million. Alaska's DOT changed the purpose and need: the rock/gravel source for Sitka proved uneconomic to access; the road now will end elsewhere and be purely recreational. DOT wants to start construction soon.

Statewide, $$ for such boondoggles.


"When Canadian citizens aren't getting the good work opportunities, that's [a "surplus of 2 million refugees"] a problem. So immigration is the big problem that needs to be fixed everywhere."

Hey, SomeComments, I'd say the problem is "Canadian citizens aren't getting the good work opportunities...", wouldn't you?  Let's fix THAT problem first--and a lot of newer immigrants would thank us, too...because they're as unemployed as anybody else.


Perhaps you are right Tony. We have allowed (and maybe still do), corporations to use US government entities (the CIA, the military) to disrupt the governments of other countries for PROFIT! Check out what we did in South America starting in the 30s to help UFC grow and import cheap tropical fruit and vegetables. Or when we helped start a political coup in Iran that resulted in replacing a democratically elected leader with our puppet, the Shah. Unfortunately, I am sure there are even more examples of America not being all it could be. In fact, not even close! What goes around comes around. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you! Will we ever learn?


I feel like this ended too soon, Charles! It doesn't instill any more faith I have in the system than I do now. I'm holding out like that last blade of green grass in a massive lawn of disappointments in American governance. Bernie Sanders is that tiny glance of green before smoldering ruins cloud my remaining vision of my state and country. Damn you, Charles! You didn't finish this one.


Nevada's problem! We're seeing the consequences of Chucky's Diversity Immigration Lottery today. Did Chuck come out today on Nat'l Media to reapprove this program? :(
Chuck's laying LOW giving it a rest today
If the perpetrator never entered the US, IT's GARRANS this tragic Terrorist event would neva happen to start with!


Jordan Peterson has repeatedly called for open debate on the science surrounding this issues and while many have spoken out against him on the basis of his views on Canadas federal legislation on the issue- with plenty of denouncements and name calling thrown n to boot- not one person has stepped forward and accepted his invitation to participate in that debate. Oh I know, his honesty and qualifications on the subject will be called into question but the fact is, of all the people who have stepped forward to discuss these issues since he made an issue of it, hes still the only one Iv seen or heard so far who is licenced by our government to treat the condition this field of scientific discovery is based on.


Look - I'm not arguing that he was not mentally ill. I'm just saying that his goal might not have been any message - start the revolution or whatever. This was the highest profile event possible with the conclusion of suicide.


There's always self help books at the library for free....


Self-deport yourself.


Tommy - by The Who.


The real record to break is to displace Vancouver as most unaffordable city in North America to purchase a house.

C'mon Toronto - set your sights high.


So basically they want to punish him for failing to convince 3 republicans and all the democrat and independent congressmen to vote for the bill.

Seems like he did the best he could given the hardliner conservative agenda that ignores the interests of moderate republicans, which is that for some states the expansions to medicare  have been very helpful for getting more people insured.

It was that and that because they crafted this bill largely in secret they have done exactly what they accuse the democrats of doing in the creation of the aca but on a greater scale, since the aca did have months of public hearings and debate.

The final vote was on party lines because ultimately republicans really don't think its the job of the federal government to fix health care, even if it was badly needed.


Actually Larry, I could go along with that.  Full disclosure daily is a good approach.  And no business/union/pac funding.  Only real people that we can identify.


What a beautiful piece of writing to wake up to for Mother's Day. I don't really know how to do my job as a Mom, so thanks for recognizing the effort and commitment it takes to be a good one!


Ruderman for mayor.

The other guy needs some more experience outside the political arena.  I laughed when he said he'd streamline the permitting process.  I'm an attorney and will eat my words if he does it, and then thank him, but first maybe he needs to figure out why it isn't already streamlined and then figure out how he is gonna be the one to do it.


Heroin is just another opioid in the same drug class as morphine and dilaudid.   It happens to be a wonderful drug for cancer pain and is used for that in other counties similar to how morphine and dilaudid is used here and sold in pharmacies.

Unfortunately heroin shares the same problems as morphine, dialudid, Percocet, etc.  Unlike cannabis, they are physcially addictive and can kill you.

But in answer to your question, “how do you make an illegal drug legal?” You demonstrate that is is useful for treating certain diseases and conditions without having worse side effects than the disease it’s treating.  Once you demonstrate that, we have a moral and ethical obligation to make that treatment available.

Currently medical cannabis patients must be seen and evaluated by a licensed physician before being prescribed cannabis.

Out of curiousity, what are your thoughts on morphine, penicillin, and aspirin?


Seems realistic. Seems reasonable. I'm sure it will be rejected.


They already have, and have had, the funds to fix the roads.  They squandered them on bike project after bike project and other diversions.  Hey, I like bikes, but to fund bridges and project after project for them is irresponsible when our roads need fixing because all the funds have been diverted from taking care of them.  Please do your job, your basic job, and cut out the pet projects until things are under control.


Thank you, Sen. Ranker, for once again leading us out of despair with real action we can take to help make a better Washington state.  To sign up for the trip this Saturday, the best link is http://www.signupgenius.com/go/508094ea4ae2fa6fa7-lets1.  Come join us on the bus.

David Turnoy
Chair, San Juan County Democrats


The GOLD STAR comment on the article Steven.  The republican brown shirts "can`t add",.. like the Emperor with no clothes on "couldn`t see" he was naked. Neither was factual or credible.. it "didn`t add up".
But the state republican machine, the party of "no",.. doesn`t care as long as they can spend our savings, and as long as it stops progress in this state, for the sake of a special interest`s SUBSIDIZED bottom line.  https://www.adn.com/energy/article/public-comment-alaska-oil-tax-cut-conoco-wants-secrecy-new-oil-incentive/2013/09/03/
https://www.adn.com/politics/article/series-conoco-employees-help-ease-oil-tax-bill-through-legislature/2013/03/28/


Missed opportunity to get rid of a repeat offender that's not going to learn. Had a gun in your hand someone in your house at 2 am shoot ask questions later. Never give a chance get close enough to disarm they continue forward stop them. This guy be out causing more trouble in what a few days a week.


Free-speech means not being accepted by your peers.
 Where would our country be without free-speech would it even exist?
 Where would slavery be,  if it was peer-reviewed?
 Where would women's rights be,  if it was peer-reviewed?
 Where with the equal rights act be at,  if it was peer-reviewed?

 What a way to destroy the country by taking away the rights of somebody to dissent in their opinion.
 We are all not the same, we do not all think the same, nor should we all think the same!
 Remove your peer-reviewed comments and go back to free speech!!!


The most repeatable scientific studies are those that fail to find any effect with "alternative healing modalities."


Obviously you didn't watch the democratic debates. They talked nothing but policy, i.e. Raising minimum wage so that people can live on it and we can stop subsidizing coporations like Wal-mart; on other hand, republicans debated about the size of their parts (that is real policy, not!)


Deep down, most of us are racist – or are we?
----------------
White progressive leftists in the West with typical "white guilt" think only whites are racists?

If only they understand what non-white immigrants say about them behind their backs


A memory jogger:

"Incoming premier Gordon Campbell misled British Columbians when he claimed the NDP had left his government financially in the hole... In fact a freedom of info request showed the NDP had left a $1.5-billion surplus, a figure eventually confirmed by B.C.’s auditor general."

"An independent review launched after the 2002 (death) of 19-month-old Sherry Charlie in foster care blasted the BC Liberal government for “wrong” cuts to Ministry of Children and Family Development that “took the knife too far.”

"The coroner’s inquest into her death criticized the government for closing the Children’s Commissioner. The subsequent independent review, headed by retired judge Ted Hughes, urged a new independent advocacy and oversight body, the Representative for Children and Youth, among 62 other recommendations to safeguard children in provincial care.

The BC Liberals followed by crafting a bill to hide future such inquiries’ recommendations from the public."


On a  visit to Copenhagen Denmark asked a local where the nearest wash room was .
With much trepidation descended the stairs to a spotlessly clean  marble   washroom
complete with attendent who cleaned the stalls after they were used.
No charge.  Those pesky Danes showing the world the necessity of Public Toilets in their cities.  Canadian municipal Authorities take note.


AT:  Such simplistic reasoning is ill-becoming.  Overuse of any resource destroys that resource.....that's the basis for the term "overuse."    ?This is a exerpt from a Guardian article re : the Galapagos Islands "It's heartbreaking to see what is happening to the islands. Dorothy Cross, an Irish artist who participated in the programme, had visited the Galápagos 12 years previously, and was shocked by how much it had changed. "I really felt disquiet. Being there felt like a very difficult predicament. I live in nature and a lot of my work is rooted in nature and in the Galápagos this extraordinariness is being undermined by tourism and money."

'Oh Yes - We are destroying the earth by walking on it...YAWN'  yes,indeed, AT, in many places we are, indeed, doing so.  Gary Crum


The Democrats are attempting to pass a bill that is anti-American and will get crushed in a courtroom. Punishing those who are successful is and will be seen as discrimination (people with money can be discriminated against, not just the poor) and there isn't a judge in the United States that would okay this kind of illegal measure. The political leaders in Seattle are attempting to decide who is "wealthy". If this passes (and you should pray it doesn't), don't be surprised when sooner or later liberal cities like Denver decide $50k a year "a lot of money" compared to low wage workers and they come after your paycheck or they decide that anyone with $250k in total assets (home + 401k/IRA + investments) is "wealthy" and is subject to the new tax.


Put money into education and not sports.  If the college had a top-end educational goal and met it, many students would want to attend.  If graduation from UAA or UAF was considered a high level achievement to the business world due to the fabulous education they received,  the students would want to attend those colleges.  They are a college for education and not sports.  If sports is what they are looking for, go to a sports college.  I do like sports and hockey is my favorite, but I would want my tuition and taxes to go to educating me.


First of all who is creating divisions between men and women? Every gender was represented at the various marches. The Issues weren't only about women but all of American society. Secondly, under Trump there is no possibility that equality in income and social issues will be addressed or remedied.
As I have posted before, this march was an opportunity to let Trump and his minions know that they are being watched and that hard fought rights will not be go unnoticed if they and when they are changed.


Isn't this the second tanker explosion here in Colorado in as many days?


The government has made clear in recent days that the budget’s theme will be heavily focused on skills training and innovation.
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One wonders how this government or any future government will determine which skills are worth the investment of public money.  In addition, has the Justin Trudeau government assessed the country's capacity in the educator side of the "skills training" of which it speaks vaguely?


If Milo was making speeches saying women should hide their faces from anyone but their husband, because that is who their body belongs to, would you be recommending respect for his "different" view?


Thoughts and prayers out to the victims of the reckless driver. Some of us grew up around here and remember Gabe as a rude and violent predator. I am still haunted by 30-year-old memories. Many of his former employees say that nothing ever changed. Every coin has two faces.


Look, M'a: no drug.


India is going to be very happy and i wont be surprised if they start worshiping Trump as their next new god.


Ah, the old "shoot the messager" ploy.  Why don't you do what the tag you hide behind implies?


Don't B Fooled - don't be.  You have no idea who I am or what my lifestyle is like; you're just trotting out the usual stereotypical line against someone you perceive as an ideological opponent.

Calling people hypocrites, threatening and belittling them - how's that workin' for ya?

I'm an Albertan, I'm for some pipelines (trans mountain anyway) but certainly have no time for industry tough guys.  You need to not just yell  at us, you need to assure people, with some level of sincerity, you're concerned with the environment and going to clean up your inevitable mess.

Re, jobs - most sensible people  know industry will hire as few people, for as little time and at as little wage as possible - jobs are not the big  issue.


...all one has to do is read the PF constitutional protection to understand that what Mr. McAllister has stated is true.  Reading and comprehension go hand in hand.


Actually China is not.


Not at all it is now a race to see which takes him out first.


The ball is in Trump's court now.   His first effort was clearly a failure.  Will his efforts fare better second time around?  Will there be a second time around?

Time will tell.


so what is the real big deal with all of this.  its just a bunch of nosey neighbors or jealous neighbors.  I can see if there is criminal activity going on like drug dealing, meth labs, abuse, prostitution etc etc, but i don't see why a homeowner can't rent out a room or part of their house to short term renters.  One day they gonna pass a law that you can only flush your toilet 2x a day and these nosey neighbors will be listening to the flushes. LOL
Mind your own business folks, unless they are doing criminal behavior.


The oil industry like any other business, from the smallest to the  largest,  is out to make the biggest bucks possible. They actively lobby the Legislature to attack the permanent fund dividend in order to evade possible taxes.  That was why we had the ballot proposition in 1999.. The price of oil crashed and the legislature was looking at taxing the oil industry.  Gov. Knowles to attacked the Permanent Fund.
83% of us VOTED statewide and in every single precinct told the politicians do not use earnings of the Permanent Fund to run the government.
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NO is NO and if any politician does not understand the meaning of the word no -- they always without any question understand the meaning of the word f-i-r-e-d.
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I am not sure the legislature can save Gov. Walker's bacon from purgatory Nov. 8. and public demands for his impeachment.


The burglar took the sales sheets?  Those must have had value to......nobody, except to the owner?  Just odd that they would want the daily sales report.  Just thinking out loud.


Democracy?   Like having US left wing groups (TIDES, Sierra Club and LEADNOW) interfere in our last Federal election?  That kind of democracy?  Where is all the outrage over that?  crickets.....because the cheating left did it.


RA:  Didn't take long for another buttercup to come to the rescue and no surprise it was you.  Why is it when you get all flustered and frustrated you revert to senseless ad homenium attacks?  Do you think that makes your comment more relevant or is it just childish chest beating.  Or does it satisfy your cyber bully ego?


I guess Trump's tiny hands are well suited for tweeting.


Perhaps it is time for all the oversight committees in parliament to lay dereliction of duty charges against every single one of the ministers that are not performing in the interest of the Republic of South Africa.  The rank smell coming out of SASSA and most especially from the Minister of this Portfolio is putrefying.  On this day, 18 July 2017 it is time to put the poor, the disadvantaged, the disable, the old, the infirm, the young, those whose lives are being cut short from this evil corruption.  It is in our hands; it has always been in our hands to make the change.


If the pipeline people did this kind of trashing of the environment they'd be in court, fined and held accountable. What I find ironic is that a pipeline is far safer moving oil than the trucks and trains now doing it.


Or the feces throwing.


Unwatchable

Run run pass, run run pass  I forgot how predictable McCoy is.


Blaming everyone and everything but themselves


Excellent analysis, Marjorie! But you and your family's personal needs are not part of the social engineers' equation. It's all about reducing your freedom, not enhancing it.


Trudeau and Morneau counselled by the brilliant strategist, Butts decided to initiate class warfare. It backfired. Bring in these tax changes and you're finished as a political force.


Voted not sure, yet have reservations in that he had ample time to make it legal.  By remaining illegal he cannot justify why he should not be deported.  Myself had to have 2 Congressman intercede  on our behalf to bring my sister-in-law into the US after the our Embassy official chose to deny her the visa after all requirement were complied with for her entry .


Is that the summation of what ya got?


"simple-minded gulls" ? You read to much of your own press.  I did not vote for the guy (as I have stated before), but your arrogance is EXACTLY the reason your candidates did not win. I have news for you Eric - maybe you are WRONG, has that EVER crossed your mind ?


Whatever happened to chloroquine?


I think you missed her subtle satire there pal, she's dissing the left with her Nazi-like manifesto.  Either that or shes a raving looney.


Are there any consanguinity issues with the parents?


Good point Andi, with CNN, MSNBC, WaPo and all the others, it's just a matter of time. Kind of surprised that have not dreamed it up yet.


"Science only applies to the material world." ???
So... the world of spirit and matter have nothing essentially in common?


Perhaps 'conservative' would be a better description of a business that won't advertise with Ezra.


If religion were eliminated we would eliminate a lot of power seekers; but their need for support in tithes or whatever has also resulted in their 'charitable' efforts.

At this point, we would also eliminate a lot of 'good' things done for people that won't otherwise happen.

The gold and gilt in the Vatican was just the percentage taken off the top by the scam artists called Popes.

Same with the Temple in Salt Lake City.

Or all those Catholic or Protestant cathederals across Europe.

Today's charities that aren't religion-based do the exact same thing.

They all still take a percentage off the top, whether its Goodwill, St Vincent, United Way or Red Cross.


IF the state of Colorado did take money or withhold money from PERA, then that money plus earnings should be replaced by the state. After that, the PERA board needs to be replaced entirely for their overly optimistic views of finances. Finally, PERA members need to step up an contribute more to make things right.


Let's see, progressives favor abortion, which is similar to some of the ways fascists treated people.  Progressives want to ban the Bible from schools, even though to some people it is just literature, which resembles brown shirts.  I won't back down from my thoughts on the progressive agenda.  And I would have never gone down the fascism road if someone had not posted "men who wore belts that said "Mitt Gott" systemically killed 6 million people..." first.  I think the Nazis were the worst thing that ever happened in world history.  I truly believe that any comparison to Nazism is wrong.  But I won't let a liberal make a false comparison to Nazism and conservatism without pointing out the truth.  Go back and tell the person who posted "men who wore belts that said "Mitt Gott" systemically killed 6 million people..." that their words were unconscionable before speaking to me about what I posted.


The alleged behavior is disgusting and nasty ... but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with him being a city employee, and his behavior doesn't reflect on other city employees.


Your comment has way too much common sense in it for this site.  Watch it get whacked.


This is really not that much of a surprise. Federal and Provincially, conservative parties have changed their name no less than 17 times since Confederation. It appears that is the only way they can stay in the game. By deception, until they get power when the really big deceptions begin again.


Nice article,
How about the following.
We could have spaces conveniently placed, developed by the state, where people can sell what they can create at home or access where ever.
These need not be expensive to generate as all that is required, in its most basic iteration, would be parking and basic structures from which to peddle ones wares.

So that I can make what ever I can at home and easily go and sell it.
or with my vehicle go to the big market and sell the produce at the local market.

The big retailers of our world may not like it, but I am sure they could adapt and anyway the system is supposed to be based on the idea, of open entry to the market.

Instead of having metro cops harassing people trying to sell goods, they should be facilitated.

This could in turn generate production hubs.

We need to start by coming up with practical measures that can be introduced tomorrow.


Ha ha.  Donald Trump's presidency is like the Hindenburg after it caught fire.


As for policy, apparently my local Liberal MP has told local doctors that the tax rules are already changed....before comsultations take place. Got to love the honest politicians in northeastern Nova Scotia.


The democratic majority in Iraq is Shi-ite Muslim. They're aligned with Iran. (That 100% predictable outcome was ignored by the Bush administration when it invaded in 2003.) So given that the USA and its Gulf allies are deeply hostile to Iran, how will they counter Iran's influence over the government of Iraq?

By tacitly supporting Sunni Muslim extremism in Iraq, the USA and its allies have a powerful counter to the influence Iran has with the Shi-ite Muslim majority. Hence, the fall of Islamic State will not bring the end of that extremism. It's just too useful a tool for the US to discard. Islamic State may not continue, but Sunni Muslim extremism in the region will.


Oooohhhh, my...the people that founded the greatest country in the world (please don't kneejerk the Native displacement) by them and no one else are not the only ones to have a say in it.?  Where do you get this stuff???  There is nothing nowhere that says any other people of any other county are to have as say in said sovereign country.  Do you live in a star trek make believe world?  probably!


Indeed, other than confusion, ambiguity, and heterodoxy, Vatican II "had nothing to offer".


Clinton has hovered at 5000 feet where she can't even see what she considers poor working slobs her entire life and has no desire whatsoever to EVER get to know what it's like to have to actually WORK ...............She's nothing but a liar and a criminal.    She's totally unfit.


"If honor is found in covering your heart with your hand, then honor is too easily gained to mean anything."

Right on, Mike!

I feel the same way about politicians who "show" their patriotism, by wearing a little American flag pin on their lapel. The last refuge of scoundrels...


Your high school education diploma is shining brighty TDW....or did you go to reformation school....LOL.


This is the FBI's next assignment after the Kealohas.


Maybe if they spent the money we already approved they would not have this problem!!!  VOTE NO!!1!!


The 'bloat' is all the corporate welfare.

Cut that and we don't have a revenue problem.


To say that our country is being run by a bunch of children would be an insult to children!  Those members of Congress who accuse POTUS of being petty and un-Presidential should take a long hard look at themselves.  Voting for a bill only when they know it will not be signed is cowardly.  It's way past time for the American voter to drain the swamp of these elite, self-serving deplorables who call themselves "public servants".


Sounds like a busy "retirement"!  Be well, and thank you for continuing to minister into your retirement years.


lol


Yes RD, we are aware that you prefer darkness over light... secrecy over truth... superstition over reality.


EZ Choice is right! Feel The Bern and love life, peace, and prosperity.


The push to repeal Obamacare is merely a political act.  Trump promised it during his campaign to get the "Never Obama (or Democrat)" vote.  Now as POTUS, he just wants to take his predecessor's legacy.

How do we know that?  Because he had no better replacement plan.  As the GOP began the repeal process, they actually had to start thinking about what works and what doesn't.  In the end, whatever they put out should have most of the features of Obamacare, which is not perfect but much better than political opponents made it out to be.

Therefore, the more the GOP tries to change Obamacare, the worse it'll be (and the more Trump will have to "alternative fact" about it).


And Pali Highway?  When?


the picture of these three women hiding behind black garments and playing with a child disurbs me greatly. This poor child is growing up missing the sight of happy smiles......
These poor women have it all wrong...


If you have ever bought fish from the store, you have the "greedy fishermen" to thank.


Kathleen, then does this mean that you are supporting Trump?


I've booked my front seat at the Treason Trials for when these chickens finally come home to roost and all the lies and obfuscation are revealed for everybody to see on everything they've done, whether it be Eksdom, or SAA, or SABC and so on and son on. They really are a bunch of incompetents who can't even be good crooks!!


Every politician should watch this video.


Tell me again why funds, inappropriate by Congress, were dispersed by the Executive branch?


P R is a hate mongering azz troll.


"Focusing on our gender, our color is detestable self-focus."

Spoken by a white male.


The super-rich players chose to politicize their sport and disrespect the country that has enabled them to become super-rich.  It's their right.  But it's wrong.  And they know it's wrong.  That's why they are pushing back so hard.  I'm don't hate them for it.  But they've taken away my relief from politics by bringing it to the game.  So I don't care about them or the sport anymore.


Q:  How terribly silly is all this quack-filled nincompoopery?

A:  https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=1970s+claim+of+new+ice+age&id=132E2646EECFFDDE48A4C53504B0F0AB3AADA476&form=IQFRBA&first=1&cw=1177&ch=589


You guys would complain if Obama didn't react within the first hour to something like this.  It took Trump days, so yeah the criticism is warranted.


we need these sorts of killing machines about as much as we need the bubonic plague.


Great news.  Thank you.  Also true that MLB players don't get in trouble with the law as often as NFL players.   Makes me proud to be a baseball fan.


And the cops thought it just fine not to warn the residents of Anchorage. Pathetic!


Trump's Paternal Grandparents, Frederich (later anglicized to Frederick/Fred) and  Elizabeth Christ Trump were immigrants from the Kingdom of Bavaria (now  Rhineland-Palatinate). Fred left Bavaria without permission and dodged the draft,  He went to America and became successful. He married Elizabeth and had children while in the USA. His wife was getting homesick for Bavaria. Fred, Elizabeth, and the children left the USA for Bavaria.
Fred Trump wanted to stay in Bavaria, BUT the Bavarian Authorities said no! They said Fred had left Bavaria without permission and avoided compulsory military service.  Fred, his wife, and family were forced back onto a boat to return to the USA. Fred Trump had been DEPORTED! 112 years later, his 5 time draft dodging grandson became the 45th President and has nativist policies. How ironic for a man that has many immigrants within 2 generations of himself.


I have looked at other speeches delivered to the BSA Jamboree by other presidents (from both parties).  None of them were remotely close to Trump's manure show.


Better question is how many Mexican citizens would be standing up and demanding a driver's license, medical care, and education for your kids (in their native language of English no less)?


Yes who cares? When you are a champion like this Kid is, you can do anything you want and as often as you want. Good for the captain of the Pens!


Let's stipulate that all revenue generated by this tax will go into the above. How much of the funds currently budgeted for these areas will now be redirected into other areas? What percentage of the generated revenue goes to education? Healthcare? Services for senior citizens? What are the explicit definitions for these categories? In other words, what is the "wiggle room" that the legislature and governor will have to use the money for non-intended areas such as PERS? What is the net some/gain?

So let's be honest again and admit this is just a general tax increase. This is the same old process that has led us to where we are now at all levels of government; spend and tax, spend and tax, repeat. It addresses no systemic problems for Oregon. It is the equivalent of an obese person punching another hole in their belt to address their eating disorder.

The last thing Oregonians should do is turn-over $3,000,000,000.00 (3 billion dollars) to the status quo to do the same ol', same ol'.


A Trump promise may be as worth as a degree from Trump University, his election may have reduced America to an object of ridicule, his pronouncements may baffle friend and foe, but no one should accuse the Donald (or his handlers) of stupidity.

Whether it is a few Tomahawks on Syria to shore up lagging popularity numbers, tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber to satisfy protectionists or slashed corporate taxes to delight his elite supporters, the Donald does what needs to be done to hold on to power.

That it risks alienating trade partners, heralding WWIII, destroying the environment or impoverishing the masses are negligible details.


I guess you have never had a tooth pulled. The "experience" is exactly the same with an exposed nerve left to "die off" after the tooth removal. Oddly I never had it done during "medieval times."


Like Zimbabwe, it is becoming more dangerous to become a member of the ANC than the opposition.


It's a guaranteed loser for anyone silly enough to ignore history of the place. If you want to make a profit on it, stop the assinine prohibition of marijuana in this town and make it a Marijuana store.


Now, a presidential candidate could lose despite winning 78%+ of the popular vote and 39 states.

With the current state-by-state winner-take-all system of awarding electoral votes (not mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, but later enacted by 48 states), it could only take winning a bare plurality of popular votes in only the 11 most populous states, containing 56% of the population of the United States, for a candidate to win the Presidency with less than 22% of the nation's votes!


"The President follows four rules: knowingly lie; denigrate your enemies in cartoonish terms; flood the media with your bombast; and never, ever stop doing the first three things."
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With respect, this is nothing different from what the Republican Party and the Conservatives have been doing for the last 25 years.  It is only a matter of degree.
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You may wish to refer to Congressman Boehner's characterization of Senator Cruz, for example.


Agreed.  I see many obvious OAS BMWs and Mercedes out there.  The clawback should start at around $40K, basically at the limit of the first tax bracket, $60K for couples, and terminate the benefit at $60K/$80K, respectively, or thereabouts.


Last I read, Marvel planned on turning Thor into a female character.


So executive orders are o.k.if they fit your agenda, otherwise not. Is that about it? If it is, it is not very consistent thinking.


Asking if you have insurance is personal question?  Gosh I'm so sorry.
Why did you buy  Association of Mature American Citizens insurance?  Where did you find out about them?  The BBB thinks their ads are deceptive, aimed at scaring older people who aren't technically astute.


Q: Even when she attempted to physically isolate herself from her co-star, he planted himself in her camera shots. The only thing Trump lacked was a lucha libre mask./Q

Seeing the picture with this article reminded me of the SNL spoof with 'Jaws' music in the background.

Both of them demonstrate the chasm between the rich and the rest of us. Hopefully we will survive the maelstorm of either.


It is too bad the understanding of most people in regards to energy generation, distribution, and use remains in the last century with little understanding of where things can and need to go.
Distributed generation and storage will evolve to much more reliable and inexpensive systems that we have been used to.  The concept of storage should not just be thought of as just batteries, for instance.  We have had grid storage in nuclear systems that run best at relatively constant output.  Pumped water storage was economical then as it is now. Thermal mass and phase change storage allows electric use at none peak times with making ice at night. Other forms of storage can be seen in phase change crystals in drywall. We will likely see a lot of grid stage as hydrogen which may be converted to things like ethanol for more convenient use in transportation.
HVDC lines are planned for moving energy from one part of the country to another.


IS are a group of psychopaths that would strike against any western target they could find. They have plenty of sympathizers among groups of immigrants in European countries, where they have arrived in large numbers and not attempted to assimilate with the general population. The key is to make sure that they don't gain a foothold in Canada by carefully vetting immigrants from the Middle East, especially those arriving illegally.


I was referring to his giddyup speed which threw defenses into damage control mode overall.
But then again, he had some pretty good rb's to compliment his running. But then on the other hand it's his overall skills that got him drafted. The days of just sitting in the pocket just doesn't cut it any more.


Could we let the bodies cool down before we start using them for politics?


Not really.  They elected him...


You're partially correct except that if you look at the "recent" billing and all the promotional materials, the 4 of them are always featured and if you watch the recent episodes of the show, they almost all get equal screen time, with the exception of Alex O'Loughlin which is the actual "star" of the show. The bigger question is why is Scott Caan getting higher pay then Kim & Park? It should be Alex O'Loughlin as McGarrett, then the three co-stars lumped together: Caan, Kim, & Park, then the rest of the cast....


Enjoy it while it lasts. The Islamification of Canada has begun.


Well Denby, the trolls and uglies are out to get ya now.  But your and others' clear headed honesty will certainly prevail in the battle ahead.  Good on ya pal.  jerry69 and his pals better take cover.  About time!


"Meanwhile, Sweden urged its citizens Friday to refrain from unnecessary trips to North Korea." You mean there are actually "necessary" trips to North Korea?


Did the security guard follow the rules?  Did he speak calmly or yell?  Maybe the entire incident will be published after the investigation.


She works in a right to work state where employees can be fired for no reason at all.


I am heartbroken for this very special family and their incredible loss...words cannot adequately express the sadness
i feel for the Nieri and Thorp families...and certainly for James , and what the days, & months ahead have in store with his heart and body trying to heal.  Taylor was definitely a 'one in a million' young lady.


You mean the Castle Foundation is disappointed that their 50 grand can't influence who they wanted? Either you grant someone money or not. To take it away, makes it seem as though the money didn't buy them what they wanted.


"Alba" - sounds like a near-epic-fail choice of a name. Boring! A public VOTE should have been held to select the critter's name. I would have voted to name her  " 'RANGY McRANGFACE ". Heh heh.


Look at the recent bill on Obama care - they combine tax cuts for the wealthy with cuts in the Obamacare program. Pure Republican idiological dogma.


Sad that Obama etal did not do anything constructive to fix the problem. Sad  that the Syrians did nothing for years to fix their internal problems. Sad that no other country other than the US is taking a stand. Sad that those that have no solution to offer are extremely critical  ...guess they think that somehow/someone else will solve the problem for them. The world has tried the do nothing approach for ten years plus...and the result of this is a much bigger mess. Iran/Korea are watching with interest to see how much further they can push their cause to be nuclear powers.


Here is my favorite review of Brown's first book:

"I had trouble seeing Peter so much as a victim of his upbringing - but rather someone trying not to take responsibility for his own poor choices in life. At the end he says he now has a great relationship with his parents (although there is little discussion of how that happened) and that the parents are actively in his young daughters' lives.....If my parents messed up my life so badly I surely wouldn't want them involved with my children.....the story did just not ring true to me."

His latest sounds like another depressing tale of dysfunction masquerading as something deep and revelatory. I'll pass.


"If every conviction required a full 12 person jury vote, we would likely find that the threshold for acts treated criminally would steeply increase as the founders intended."

You must be unaware that Oregon does not require a unanimous verdict except in some homicide cases.  Louisiana also permits 10-2 verdicts.  Both have been upheld by the US Supreme Court.

"In Apodaca v. Oregon (1972), the Supreme Court held that the Sixth Amendment requires unanimity for a verdict — but that the Fourteenth Amendment does not carry this rule over to the states, and that even 9-3 verdicts are constitutionally permissible."


... what a spoiled BRAT MORON we have as a President!!


With all the guns out there in the hands of God-knows-who, I think many Americans have this haunting feeling.  I mean, we're all sitting ducks, just waiting our turn to be victims of the next guy or terrorist.  It's the role we serve in granting a so-called "freedom" to some people.  If you've got arms, it follows that you've got to have deaths.


More proof that the left is primarily interested in shutting down free speech that it doesn't agree with. The employee who did this was probably a hard-core lefty who didn't agree with whatever Trump is saying on Twitter, so naturally, the best way to deal with it is shut down Trump's free speech.


I will see-at this point Manafort is still very much entwined with this subject.

Public condemnation is the same for both Obama and Trump. Both were tried in the public 'court of law', found guilty, and then exonerated based on facts as they emerged.