Phrogge, Monica:

I have wondered, on occasion, whether the celibacy rule may have impacted the church in more ways than we realize.  When one holds his/her newborn child for the first time, the kid is usually a mess.  It's gonna be quite a while before you can have a nice, philosophical discussion with her/him, for example.

Yet that process, going from complete and total dependency, to adulthood, is something that while seeming "normal," is nevertheless truly awesome to witness firsthand.

Nobody will ever convince me that a 3 or 4 year old is fallen, or unclean. That curiosity, that innocence, that curiosity, and the unexpected moments of laughter, wisdom or pain are sublime to the extreme.  I have often wondered what church teachings would be like had those setting them lived that experience, had understood the vulnerability, and power, the hope and insight that these children offer.

This isn't just about the scandal: there's so much more that Jesus loved, but the church missed.


John Tory is a real turn coat. He is sucking down the cool aid at City Hall. ....... İ hope the 905 boycotts Toronto, as they should.


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It seems to me that the mainstream media is being rather slow to identify the disaster of Trump's intervention in the ME; and now also the disaster of his interaction with America's European allies.

Is it not obvious that the state most responsible for ISIS is Saudi Arabia? The religious foundation of ISIS ideology of terror is Wahhabism, a version of Islam that was once isolated to SA. We are often told to follow the money. Western petro dollars are the ultimate source of the billions SA is  spending to export Wahhbabism--it is building mosque everywhere, and supplying Saudi trained imams. ISIS actually uses Saudi textbooks to teach Islam on its territory. While Wahhabism itself may not preach terror, it is apparently a short step from that particular fundamentalism to cherry picking the Quran for verses in support of militant jihadims.

And then there is Iran. Whatever issues the West may have with Iran, the fact is they are 100% engaged in fighting ISIS.


Yes, they can and are.


Hat Trick.


Deflectors on stun!©


LOL.   Really, now?   How do you know anything about my accomplishments?  And just what were Duckling fans doing up until last year?


This is beginning to be a replay of the liberals years back that cancelled the Navy helicopter contract and we still don't have delivery of viable helicopter yet.

The F 18 super hornet is a terrific aircraft that maybe all the RCAF needs, but with this bunch of incompetent's running things in Ottawa, who knows what they will actually do!


You really are a foolish person, but please write on as it is your right to say what you believe.   If you are a prototype Trump supporter is says volumns about his support.


This would have made international headlines if the situation was the other way around.


The Globe and Mail only reports on about 1/4 (or less) of the global news covered in The Economist and the G&M fixates on stories that other get past within a couple of days.   What gives?


You have to look at actual policies and forget labels. I argue that the long term trend in Alberta is toward more economically and socially progressive policies regardless of who was in the Premier's office. Loughheed took on the oil industry that supported him and put more oil money in Alberta's pocket. Klein vacillated between economic hawk and social spender as needed. The rest, regardless of their policy idiosyncrasies, never turned the province into some libertarian utopia and ALL of them supported public health care and education. UPC plays with that winning formula at their  peril.


The swamp that is the Trump is slowly revealing itself as his administration begins to feel more comfortable reverting to their old ways.  At first some of them began to take their jobs more seriously.  So much for that.  Between Pruitt spending money on his cone of silence, Steve Mnuchin requesting a private jet paid for by the government for his honeymoon for his third marriage, and Tom Price billing the government $300,000 for the use of a private jet.  Sigh!


The environment is a public good and corporations continue to abuse it because it is extraneous to their financial results. Well, here's a chance to make it very impactful on their financial results.


Nation Math    1967+50=  GERO


first, i know many people on the street aren't there by choice, i am always aware that most of us are just one paycheck from a downward slide...
 i am concerned about my neighborhood. we have enough to deal with - we do have a population of homeless that prey on homeowners. the service center on 99 is a magnet of sorts ... that's very good that  there are solid social services to help people .  i see no problem with putting low income housing in higher income neighborhoods. coburg rd is a good location. plenty of shopping just blocks away in several directions, the VA hospital, Social Security....


A plot hatched jointly by Trump and Putin in their recent tête-à-tête? A move serves both Trump and Putin.

Trump would have been wanting to do that anyway - less govt. is good govt. Now he does not have to pay the political price. 755 less people to fire and blame it on the Congress.

And Putin will have less US interference in Russia.

Have your cake and eat it too.

Both Trump and Putin working to destroy the US Establishment. Once Trump has his 4-8 years, everything American - the Executive, the Judiciary, the Congress, the Military - will be a shadow of its ere self. Suits both anti-establishment Trump and Putin who did the same to his system.

Will Canada be better or worse with a weaker southern neighbour?


In the words the the late President Nixon, "...people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook....."

Lets see where this investigation leads to.


To whom are you referring as "you people?"  Careful how you talk.  It could all too easily come back to bite you.


CNN reporting rumours that Flynn has cut a deal with the FBI in exchange for his testimony

If true, it probably means it's all over for Donnie boy


You cant go any lower than disrespecting your anthem and flag.


"No. I don't have nothing to say to him."

But the media and talk show circuit?????


This really punctuates the failure of the city's MUPTE program and the lost of hundreds of jobs. Sad!


You are a piece of work.  Then what is QUANTA CURA? Neuman's canonization renders PASTOR AETURNAS "unseemly"? Theology based on "social science"? The Church does not have a monopoly on truth? God help us all.


Of course, Joe, by "born here" they are including every community in the State, including rural Alaska, where the "official" numbers of unemployment are so much higher, so an insult to said rural population as well.

Just sayin.


He's in the perfect position to serve his Chinese masters. To hell with Canada!

One could only imagine the outrage if Harper even thought of selling out Canadian interests and had a foundation pocketing money from Chinese billionaires for influence.

But the urbanite sheeple repeatedly turn a blind eye to all these abuses and corruption as long as they can cheer at the pride parade.

This is one expensive party Canada can't afford. Dump this corrupt clown in 2019.


Didn't he marry immigrants? Typical Republican hypocrite.


Yes, congratulations, the party you so admire has succeeded in gerrymandering and suppressing enough legitimate voters to overcome the unpopularity of its policies and politicians. Bravo. You must be so proud that your party has to cheat to win. And yet, what have they accomplished? Can you name one piece of legislation they've created and passed that benefits ordinary Americans? Just in case you kind of forgot that that, not getting elected, is their actual job.


Had Nathaniel Herz not brought this to light in Dec., this scoundrel -Donny Olson- (who is a physician, commercial fixed wing & helicopter pilot, & attorney - I believe) would have continued his legally sanctioned larceny of state funds. I knew his Dad, Martin, an honorable man, but this rotten apple seems to have fallen from a different tree. Disgusting behavior.Nothing wrong - my tail end!
We PLAIN CLOTHES PATRIOTS must start demanding ethical behavior from the thoroughly corrupt Legislature or we will see first the PFD, then the PF disappear.
Olson & ~90% of the Legislators give the rest a bad reputation. But every single Legislature should be held accountable for tolerating such graft. They sing about not irritating others whose votes they need for their own pork barrels -that's got to stop. We must work to end self regulation by the Legislature. They are our employees, not our royalty.
Still SB21 bleeds Ak dry. Insist on a return to ACES .. & other COMMON SENSE in gubmut.


payback with interest is 10 years and under for coal/nat gas. The charging off on taxes, which is undeserved, is a different issue.


Sajjan is absolutely correct that the funding problems stem from The Harper Government (TM) that went hog wild on spending during its first years, cut taxes recklessly and then had to start cutting like crazy to create any vestige of a balanced budget. During that process, Harper cut DND's budget to less than 1% of GDP. Finding the money to plug all the gaps is avery difficult after Harper failed to buy fighter jets in almost ten years and mismanaged the military shipping contracts. The Liberals have had to put up with flak from the Conservatives for ordering Super Hornets as an urgent stop-gap measure and have made very large spending commitments toward military shipping - the Navy was largely left in the lurch by Harper with not enough funds to man the ships that it did have!

Bringing Vice Admiral Norman into this as some kind of hero is a little disingenuous as he has broken the law, military discipline or both. There is flak enough for the current levels of deficit!


When is Governors' Day? Then we can have a "Not My Governor" riot to call attention to Kate Brown's devotion to the interests of illegal residents, her efforts to give them driver licenses and free health care, the latter without a statewide vote because it's an "emergency."


“We don’t, thank goodness, in Canada have one law for Omar Khadr and one law for all other Canadians,” Justice Belobaba told the courtroom in announcing his decision."
--
it is classic damage control
Gerald Butts or the PMO told him to say this
he is merely the spokesman of the Liberal Party


Hilcorp Alaska was fined $100,000 by the federal agency to settle violations by that company, the EPA said.

 Hilcorp in February 2015 spilled nearly 10,000 gallons of crude oil and produced water from a leak in the bottom of a pipeline at the Milne Point field. The spill affected 40,000 square feet of Arctic tundra and gravel pad, the agency said.

The spill was initially reported as 4,000 gallons, and occurred from a relatively new pipeline.


Walker Fubar ~ !


I agree, WW.  Religious extremists and white nationalists have no respect for my views, indeed care nothing for me and mine except to further their own agendas.  I doubt very much that my willingness to listen with compassion will do anything to make them change.


I think everyone sees Muslims like Salman Rushdie, or Ayaan Hirsi Ali, or Irshad Manji rebelling against fundamentalism. But moralizing to Muslims reeks of colonial superiority. After all, the European excuse for ruling Muslim countries was that they were not civilized enough. And the moralizing came from countries who were committing genocide or looting the Muslim country.

Muslims have to stand up to their own extremists. And they have to do it for their own good - to progress economically, socially, politically, technologically, etc.


You want people to pray the rosary in the sanctuary?  The sanctuary is reserved for the Mass and very few other things, not private devotions.  Typical practice is to stay out unless one has good reason and then to enter with the utmost reverence.  And, whether the altar is freestanding or built up against, the wall the space is ill-suited for devotions.

I can see praying the Rosary at the sanctuary rail, if it is present, but not in the sanctuary.  And I can't think of a church where praying private devotions in the sanctuary is allowed.  Keep it in the nave.


Why would I do that?
Leave you behind?

What would I do without the friendly invitations to leave, the childish "smiley face" bullies, the constant criticism and one-sided reporting?  How could I leave the folks who prattle on about acceptance but don't practice it at all?

No.  Thanks, but I'll stay right here, trying to find some good reporting and insightful comments that lead to enlightening conversation instead.  I know it's possible....I have hope.


In the first sentence, it says it was a fishing boat. In the next sentence it says it was a recreational power boat. Which one was it. Also heard on another news report that the man and his daughter were paddle boarding. Don't know what or who to believe nowadays.


The fact that Trump paid no taxes may not mean that he is cheating; there are all kinds of legal loops that he was probably using with the help of well paid tax lawyers. After the MSM accused him of being a tax cheat no-one bothered to examine all the ways US corporations can legally avoid taxes.. from multi year deferments, to being given thier workers state taxes, to claiming losses... that's why the idea that corporate taxes being lowered in the US should not worry Canada too much; very few of them were paying anywhere near 35%... unless of course that is true here too.. which it well may be.!


I assume that is a joke. Not funny but oh well. They found feather residue, not nest  material. The nests in the area are mapped, and there was none in the glide path. You didn't know the pilot. If you did you would understand the slim chance of pilot error. You also had a very capable co-pilot that would have assumed controls if necesssary. Happy travels George!!!


Daily gridlock at Avenue Road and Bloor as cars try to get through on their amber light and then are stuck in the intersection blocking traffic with green light.


He's not a target but a person of interest, yet they mention his many Russian Contacts and his work with the trump campaign and now administration?!!  So many associated with trump has Russian contact, what is going on?


Trump deliberately positions himself such that the story is Trump vs. Everyone else.

Obviously, everyone else will always win that, but the failures are probably more politically productive for Trump than successes anyway.  The Base loves the vague conspiracies in which everyone else is responsible for your failures, whereas had Trump actually succeeded, they'd be the ones most impacted by eg losing their healthcare.

It's all a very deliberate act.


Nope- gun ownership has skyrocketed in the last decade, while gun crime has gone down. That fact directly refutes your claim that "too many guns in America" is why this is happening.
.
Just curious-- since you, like the Leftists in California and New Jersey, want to tell Americans how many firearms they should own, what number is "too many" for you?  Again- I'm just curious...


I want to express my sympathy to the families and friends of the people that died in the crash.  God bless them all.


I have struck NFL games from my agenda until this stops. I do not miss it at all  and genuinely enjoy the new free time in my schedule . I have gone to several NHL games this year instead and really enjoy not seeing people protesting unrelated things for which there is even no allowable dialogue. I hope they put a stop to it but meanwhile  I will develop new entertainment habits and move on. Personally I think Cops should stop going to NFL games and start to answer back  to the misinformation.


You made your bed! Now lie in it, legislators. Bold move, Gov! You da boss!


Well less detached supply will help asset values


Best remodel would be done with a crane, wrecking ball, excavator, and dump trucks to clean up the mess. Cuts down on long term M&O expenses and hopefully teaches these arrogant legislators a lesson: especially when it comes out of their per diem money and salaries.


These are two very different cases. Odviously better information with one than the other. A lot of us are so over the race card. In fact it stopped really meaning anything when it's used every time someone is not getting what they want. You are diluting your own credibility.


The distance to Amherst, Massachusetts is around 5,006 miles.  At 4,695 miles, it would not be the second longest trip in program history as Hawaii played at Rutgers in 1975(4,935 miles),  Army in 2010(4,949 mi), and Navy in 2013(4,853 miles).


What should be used instead?


Do you remember the series, "Centennial," an enactment of the book written by James Mitchner about the history of the Colorado region?  There was a scene near the end where two men were sitting on horseback from a view over the plains from the mountains, and one of them said, "Pretty soon, in order to enjoy the beauty and grandeur of Colorado, we're going to have to move to Montana."  (Montana has been Californicated, too.)

I've been hearing talk like yours for over 50 years.  "Welcome to Colorado!  Now go home."

I kinda prefer it the way it used to be, as well.  But it's kinda selfish to say, "I've got mine.  To hell with the rest of you."

I'm still waitin' for the seas to rise to drive up my property value.  Looks like I'm gonna need a couple more trips on the reincarnation merry go round.


That's to cover the extra Micro's. Just saying since the feds have not done squat. I mean the U.S.A. nuclear bomb the smack out of their land.


34 and all growed up and smart. sigh. 'potential body'? sadly laughable. autism went from 1 in 5000 in 1970 to 1 in 250 in 2000. but then, it is nobody's business what women choose to do to that ball of cells, well, until they want the taxpayer to pay up! taking care of people is everyone's business, and people are charged with murder for 'killing a fetus', and distributing for giving them drugs. so while you may be free, you certainly have little soul.


Well it seems pretty obvious from the numbers.......   gender is more important than merit for this government.

This bias might be overlooked if one was hiring say, postal clerks for example (no offence meant) but for a judge?  I would think common sense would dictate merit should trump everything else.  Unfortunately not much common sense being showed from this government.


TFSA is only mentioned at the end of the article and for the wrong reasons. Anybody that don't have an employer pension and earns less than the yearly maximum pensionable earnings (YMPE) $55,300 in 2017, will be a candidate to receive the Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS), therefor stay away from RRSP and concentrate in TFSA.
Every $1 withdrawn from RRSP/RRIF will reduce the GIS by at least 50 cents and it might pay income tax creating a tax rate in excess of 50% on the withdrawals.


GC:  I could never be a politician because, I am HONEST.

I do not believe there is a Honest Politician in the world...................


Why do I find that not hard to believe?


Money laundering

INTERPOL's definition of money laundering is: "any act or attempted act to conceal or disguise the identity of illegally obtained proceeds so that they appear to have originated from legitimate sources".
Illegally obtained funds are laundered and moved around the globe using and abusing shell companies, intermediaries and money transmitters. In this way, the illegal funds remain hidden and are integrated into legal business and into the legal economy.
At INTERPOL, we work to combat money laundering through the global exchange of data, supporting operations in the field, and bringing together experts from the variety of sectors concerned. We work closely with other international organizations to foster international awareness of the importance of using financial investigative techniques against organized criminal activities and to avoid duplication of effort.


If one were talking about 5 inches of water, then I might consider this point.

However, paving or no paving, the reality is that 5 feet of water is not going to be absorbed like baby's urine in a Pampers absorbent diaper... time for folks to give their head a shake.  As for these armchair critics, mindlessly mouthing off on this topic, without acknowledging the colossal and unprecedented amount of rain we're talking about, it almost makes me wish that a similar disaster would befall them.


Sorry bra but Capt Kirk is not eligible to run again for Mayor due to term limits, thank god.
However unfortunately if any of the yo yo's on the City Council decide they want to be
mayor, then no matter who it is, we are toast.


I'm sorry but you are wrong.  When it comes to communion with God, everyone is in the exact same place.    Exact.    Same.    Place.
Sinners.
We are all unable to commune with God having broken his law of love.  It is only through Sacrifice that we meet with him.  Any other way is the broad way of destruction.  ONLY by his grace can we approach and cooperate with him through his mercy by way of repentance, receiving his forgiveness and absolution.   Exact. Same. Place.
Yes. The Church places everyone in this exact box, because Christ did.
"If we say we have not sinned, we make him [Jesus] a liar, and his word is not in us."  St John
Are you claiming the works based faith that the protestants accuse us of??


If the O-line is not horrible why was the OZ running for his life during the first half?  (I did not watch the second half)


Zapiro/DM - One of your earlier cartoons has been stolen by the WMC fake Gupta website and been trashed. Major copyright violation. It's in one of the fake comments to an article about "white media hiding billions in corruption." Check it out, such a disgrace from a disgraceful hate-baiting website.

https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/8fa8e5a57a1a5cdb92fd84be6991ed6b35ac4ec9e3983b4cc55c3e00a8426653.jpg


<<Trump can go to the devil, for all I care.>>

But did you vote for him?


According to both of them she was not incapable of leaving. She chose to get out and shoot him instead of driving away and calling cops on the "deranged bum." Why defend her?


The Twin Towers were an anomaly. Imagine modern, sprinkled buildings getting so hot that the steel structure melted through, and then not one but two buildings fell down neatly into their foot print. Amazing, only surpassed by Building 7's sympathetic failure in the same fashion. Nature is a strange and wonderful force! /s


He didn't prove me wrong and you may like approving of bad behavior by pointing out other bad behavior, but I find all bad behavior from either side wrong.


I think the Career Counselor has a challenging job.


Looking like a bunch of crooks, or just plain insane, is also a very good way to lose your credit rating ... "No reasonable financial institution will ever" do business under the current legislative waffling, unless someone simply wants some money laundered.


I can't believe that I am about to write this, but thank you, Ms. Wente.


Where is the Leap Manifesto candidate??  We need someone from the NDP to be pounding this drum so as to ensure that they remain in the doldrums for the next generation


Oh, you mean like 'You can keep your doctor/insurance plan' from the true liar?


Why all this contempt for working class people?


BINGO! Every dollar counts!. Time to change out some folks!!!! Nothing like ripping off the people of Alaska. Better yet, let's move the capital to Willow. Then they can collect the $160.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This joker with the attitude needs jetted NOW. He was voted in by the people.

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Question, the unemployed find other ways of making money, the uneducated do too.  Any neighborhood with gangs working the streets impacts every neighborhood eventually.  Gangs are a societal problem it's not just about parenting, or policing and Gangs cost us all money unless they can be helped to be more productive or taken off the streets.  Everyone has the right to feel safe in their neighborhoods snd the unsafe neighborhoods spill into other neighborhoods. Any neighborhood that has struggled with poverty, is not getting the same caliber of education as other neighborhoods or neighborhoods that have lost hope are prime neighborhoods for gangs.  So the disenfranchised in our society and our country need to be helped because they're victims and survivors in an unjust world. I think your comment is unclear and wrapped in a coded statement. What do you say?


Statistics mean a lot.  One person can say "We got robbed; scary Waikiki!"  Another person can say "We never got robbed; lovely Waikiki!"

If you hear only one of those quotes, or even both, you'll get an inaccurate idea of reality.  If you are deciding on whether to visit London or Rome, you'd better not make your decision based on one person's experience.  What helps you decide which is a safer place?  Correct, statistics.

Of course, you could choose the statistically safer place and still get robbed, but at least you didn't bury your head in the sand.


"without a formal declaration of war", you mean like Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq?


Nice shooting if it was a target but the victim was a person just like everyone else and treating them as a target and celebrating their killing is disgusting. I wonder what the future holds for the person who pulled the trigger, it seems that some people who operate the drones suffer from ptsd partially due to the realization that the targets are actual people. Why do we even have troops or snipers in the mid east and why do we have snipers since their usefulness is questionable unless you plan to assassinate someone. We may want to follow the future of our snipers and see if there is a cost for their accuracy, I doubt that most of the people applauding will be interested in helping if there are
 future problems. Heroes are always welcome but once they fall of the platform we pretend they do not exist since it may damage our fragile egos that need heroes and deeds of valor.


Welcome Megan!


Well said brother.


Dear Tony
Start at the top
Prez TweetyBird leaks like a fire hose
Your welcome


Well, Sen Gattis actually your wrong, you see the problem with this silly point of view as is trickle down economics is many on the right hold onto them even though they have been proven to be about as real as a Unicorn.  Can't tax your selves into prosperity, lets see when the flaming LIberal Eieenhowerr was President the top tax rate was around 90%, and it was among the most prosperous times in our nations history. Can't tax our way into prosperity, well sombody better tell Norway, last I looked they were doing WAY better than us. Can't tax our way into prosperity, well lets see Minnesota recently raised taxes and ijvsted it in education and all that terrible government stuff and they are kicking but. Meanwhile Kansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi cut taxes or refuse to tax corpoartions and they are in the toilet, sound familiar? Mississippi is like the worst at every thing, education  life expectancy, teen pregnancy, hmm wonder why?


No big surprise there.  Removal of free choice is, after all, a fundamental hallmark of socialism.  Taken to an extreme and the inevitable result is a dictatorship.


The fact that the "religious liberty" crowd never uttered a word of disapproval when Donald Trump declared that he wants a moratorium on all Muslims entering the country revealed their rank hypocrisy. Anyone who's genuinely concerned about the preservation of religious freedom would have been appalled at such a statement, Catholics especially, since there was a time in this country when "No Catholics need apply" signs were rampant. What the religious liberty folks really mean when they talk about religious liberty is freedom to practice MY religion the way I see fit at everyone else's expense. That's not religious liberty, it's just plain old selfishness.

Muslims are justified in their worry about a Donald Trump presidency - he gave them every reason to be afraid - very afraid.


Another good outing by Freeland. Thought he kept cool. Even though he was being squeezed by home plate ump on Freese. Tough two series on the road. At least split. But with Cargo and Story getting going., who knows..


Ah well, feelings for the down side, is it?


I hate to tell you, but we haven't had an election. That was a fake polling station, luv.


Anchorage Baptist Temple.  AKA Alaskas biggest cult.


To Alan Lawrence: Trudeau never flip-flopped over proportional representation. He wanted ranked ballots, which is quite different.


Your insight about wealth, and the security it provides is good, but it misses one closely related topic: health.

With the advent of improvoed sanitation and medical treatment, the imminent prospect of death has been pushed to the distance.  We are not faced with a situation like my maternal grandmother, whose first two children and their father died of infectious diseases in the course of three years.  She remarried, remained devout, and cared deeply for her second husband and their only child, my mother.  This pattern of large families and early deaths is not just anecdotal, it is supported by the statistics and other historical examples.

Of course, people still get sick, and some of us die early, but it is sufficiently rare that we now consider the death of a child to be something out of the order of things.  We would do well to consider the impact that medicine has had in reducing the insecurity of life and the need for the solace of faith for most of our generation..


Great balanced article by Devin--as usual. I hope my praise doesn't get her fired.

A quick point:
i was critical of the one ambulance added in 2010 because of the added labor costs. But the population in 2010 was growing rapidly so it had some  thin justification.  We gained 30,000 residents between 2000 and 2010.  We,ve only gained about 3000 residents since 2010 and population is currently declining because of our recession. Adding two new ambulances during this financial downturn is clearly not based on urgent community need, it's just using a Tax Cap loophole to deceptively increase property taxes to enable the growth of government


Who decided that levels of taxation at greater than half of anyone's income is fair?

That's why there is a rush to incorporation

Fix the tax rate on individuals and this would be no  issue

Eliminate limits on RRSP and TFSA accounts and we would also not be arguing about public pensions vs incorporation benefits

The real issue is taxation saturation

I'm not sure what the cap should be but my instinctive answer is no greater rate of taxation than 35 percent for all individuals

This would be fair


This article only validates everything Trump said about the media last night.


Judging from the comments coming from my Republican friends, Donald Trump surely meant to say that they'd whine so much that they'd get tired of whining.


LOL - cash deal, no GST


Yes they register and they will be sent a ballot every election. It will make no difference if they still living in Colorado or not, And it won't make a difference whether they are living at all those ballot will still be sent. No opportunity for any voter fraud, and nearly impossible to catch.
I have no idea why party affiliation or voting history was requested.


This is a good article and lays the blame exactly where the blame belongs. However to underestimate the audacity of Zuma and his lack of moral compass  and the effect he has had on the economy is also being blind to the pure evil of the man who has surrounded himself with people who are constitutional delinquents. Nelson Mandela was also ANC, but had the capacity to recognise that the communist philosophy vaunted in the bush was not going to get the ANC near the seats of power and the bush war was no longer tenable because their Soviet supporters had bitten the dust. He along with the old guard brokered a good deal  for themselves that led to the depredations of a Zuma.  One would imagine they would would continue in good faith, but have through their ineptitude, malice and corruption  scuppered the economy and the hopes of millions.  Suddenly demanding the constitution be scrapped because they are no longer powerless except when it comes to ability, is sheer perfidy.


But as Kurgan told us awhile back, Aquinas is spending millions of years in purgatory for distorting the teaching of Jesus with pagan philosophy. (Sigh!)  People today do not understand that Thomas has much to contribute to the life of the Church  and the practice of Christian living today.  The loss is theirs.


His political history is not going to endear him to people in the Springs.  And Lamborn is a conservative incumbent in a conservative district.  There can certainly be better representatives, but it will almost impossible to unseat Lamborn.


What a crock of nonsense.
Please provide a rational explanation with a sober statistical analysis as to why .05 makes us safer than a .08 limit.
The majority of court cases where those who are charged with negligence causing injury or death occur when the driver is well over 08.
Please provide a scientifically credible case that lowering the limit to .05 or less actually makes a difference to road safety comparable to tightening up standards on existing sober drivers...


Time to ban SUVs and knives!!!


On the positive side of things for Natives is their birth rate is healthy and in fact the fastest growing ethnic group in Canada.


Last year I saw an Oregon Taxi run a guy over on his motorcycle on the corner of 18th n' Mill. 🙀


Why don't you bother reading the info on the website?
http://pfd.alaska.gov/Eligibility/Deceased-Applicants


The whole process is irrelevant. Any such plan, "any", would require approval by the "United States" congress;  being that it violates the U.S. Constitution, some sort of constitutional covention would have to be held to approve a deviation from Article 4.


At least you and some others got a HC commentary to post to? I'd like to think that if the GOP had found someone better to carry their torch... Nah, I'm too stuck on imagining what happens if trump gets in the drivers seat. Yikes.


Very well stated - unfortunately very few people are recognizing your (and many other small business) situations, including being ineligible for employment insurance, having to pay for your own health insurance and disability insurance (at very high rates because the business is too small to qualify for discounted insurance rates), no company pension plans ... what typically is left in a small business (passive investment) quite often covers periods where there is no income / when work is not available or having to be off sick ... the income sprinkling may be an issue with the very high end businesses - it is not something that is abused by small businesses typically as they follow the rules ... the people with the most money are more likely to be the ones who abuse the rules ...


With these types of mats in a smaller vehicle, be careful not to jam your pedals if wearing pack boots in winter.


Comprehension isn't your strong point...
Still single, or have you been divorced a few times?


Having had extensive experience with barking dogs and Animal Control, Animal Control is worthless.  The dog's owner is the one at fault for allowing the dog to bark in the first place.  Lucky the man did not go postal.


Well spoken.  Drain The Swamp.


GCI must be floundering. Perhaps it's only a matter of time before they get swallowed up by Verizon or AT&T.


Patrick Eames is a stud


Tommy - you're such a comedian.


Obama didn't shut down H1 for multiple round trips through our most trafficked corridor during rush hour during the same day.  Very foolish.


Conservatives to win anything? Who formed the Federal Government for the past 10 years, I will give you a hint, it was not the Liberals or the NDP. Talking about moving on with silly comments, too funny!


So you're trying to say 50 Shades of Grey was about committing sexual assault, and bragging about it?

That's weird, I didn't get that at all. Maybe you saw a different 50 Shades of Grey than I did?


A big problem of hypocrisy remains, though. While Canadian family law proudly celebrates the child's well-being" concerning equalizing finances after separation, it completely neglects to address equal parenting - a much more important issue - as a default position to move to a year or two post separation.. Thus, until we have a presumption-of-equal-parenting provision, fathers (your sons, dear reader) will continue to be coerced into being second-class parents while expected to be the main earners, mothers will continue their willful dependency on the state and on fathers (all the while blaming patriarchy - your sons once again, dear reader - for their 'wage gap'), and, most regrettably, thousands of boys and girls will continue growing up believing fatherhood is a second-class role. All quite inexcusable, really.


Great that's all we need.  Another over paid mainland transplant...


These observations are not new. You don't get it. Trump support has nothing to do with any of his rhetoric. The Trump followers  are all just sick of being told what to think . Perhaps it's time you stop and reflect and try to see another perspective.  It's not about Trump nor his words nor his behaviour; it's about wanting
change. That's the message. Trump is a symbol. That's why he can say and act in any way ...... stop focusing on the behaviour.


Are the four years over yet?


Another gun tragedy in a nation plagued by gun tragedies. When will we finally say Enough!


The war in Vietnam killed far more than 1.5 million people. And, yes, at the current rate we are at risk of a nuclear holocaust that will kill millions more.


The  BLM, NFL division, is raising exactly that!


"To him everyone is our enemy and we would send in the military if he had his way."

That's increasingly looking like Trump's attitude to me.


"But military installations are prized possessions in states and lawmakers refused to go along."
I wonder which ones were selected for closing? Perhaps they're in red states which voted for Trump on his pledge to close them, "but not our states."


Countries have borders and elections have consequences.


Transit is overpriced and unreliable.  I would never take public transit.  As for people with their cell phones and walking, unfortunately you cannot legislate stupidity!


Is this like re-arranging the deck-chairs on the titanic?

I have a real sense of deja vu here.


Stop deflecting to the past.  You and everybody else with eyes know who now coddles and makes concessions to the KKK, neo-nazis and white supremacists.  Not every republican is a white supremacist, but every white supremacist is a republican!


It's already started. Look at TDionne Banks new rates, even before the BoC has done anything. US Federal just raised theirs, that'll affect the fixed rates.


Sounds pretty close to the catou system...:)
Value,waiting for recent lows and reversion to the mean
Interesting comment on dividend investing;

"Dividends allow me to be......... longer "

(runs and hides)


Hello, Danno - I am always saddened to see an article like this knowing what it does to you.  I hope that you do not really give +Dolan the power to "emotionally destroy" you.  Seems to me that you have developed other strengths in view of the damage done to you by parts of the Church.  That is why I an confidently call you "a survivor."  I keep you in my prayers, always.


The ultra-conservative Republicans want no health care plan.  They operate on the idea that if you can not pay you die. Of course that is from the same politicians who have probably the finest health care coverage of any American pain for by Americans.


So we wonder... one criminal 'religious' nutbar in the UK kills 4 innocent people. Another strike from the US kills dozens of innocents. And what does this tell us? Maybe there is a connection.


You can't.  But if you know that they were there or tried to be for the purpose of joining an entity that has declared war on the UK, you should be able to hold them in captivity until such time as the war ends or you are convinced that they pose no threat .


He certainly pushed the PM off the front page, who was on it for over three years.


Democratic states voted Democratic, yes not great but to be expected.
Kind of like Montreal voting Liberal, not ideal but to be expected.
The Republicans  have been cleaning the floor with the Democrats
since Obuma loss in the midterms.
The majority of Democrats  seats that are coming up are in Republican held states.
8 years Trump people.


My Dad was a patriot, a farmer, an activist and a democrat. He used to say : "When smelling for B.S. make sure to sniff to both the right and the left because the stink will come from both directions." Words of wisdom and in the meantime, the swamp just keeps getting deeper.


FYI.. list of 10 Sen. up for election this Nov. and how they voted on Raiding the PF SB128 You could confirm the information via the legislative information office.  They can give you the list and they can tell you exactly who voted for SB128

..Stoltz [D Chugiak NO on SB128]
..Wielechowski [D NO on SB128]
..Ellis [D NO on SB128 Retiring?]
..Coghill [R North pole YES on SB128]
..Giessel [R Anchorage YES on SB128]
..McGuire [R North pole YES on SB128]
..Stedman [R Sitka YES on SB128]
..Stevens [R Kodiak YES on SB128]
..Huggins [R Wasilla unk was ill  SB128]

If you wanted dividend check you must make sure these people are fired for failing to follow written orders-do not use earnings of the Permanent Fund to run state government--
The 2nd reason they have double crossed 83% of the voting population prima facie proof they cannot be trusted with the power of appropriation and taxation.
3red, if they are reelected-they will see reelection as approval of what they did!


Even if a few names are changed, the "institution of slavery" Mr. Dennis bemoans will continue at the University of Oregon in the form of debt slavery, aka "student loans". Perhaps he and other anti-slavery crusaders should turn their talents toward solving the current problem of debt slavery some U of O students will struggle to be free of for decades to come.

And there are newer halls named for modern industrial masters whose slaves still toil in 21st century sweatshops. What about renaming them?


If my granddaughter takes the same course and even if she doesn't, it will be my fault as well, and rightly so. Seems I read somewhere that it is in the Grandpa job description to spoil our grandchildren? I could be wrong but don't think so. Sons and daughters always know the word NO from us but the grandchildren, never do.


Do you have a better understanding than  Ayaan Hirsi Ali she lived in Muslim countries too.

Going back to your previous comment "The more interesting book to read is the one that Muslims respect.", which books would those be?  I'd be interested in reading those books as well, I'm looking to broaden my knowledge in this area and I'm looking for your input.


Not a typo, I wish it were.


A "stakeholder" is the person in a casino who holds the "stakes" of the bettors

"Citizen" is a much better word.

We're gambling the illusion of democracy means something.


My Uncle Lucas recently got an awesome six-month old Mercedes S-Class S65 AMG only from working online
 +_+_+_+_+_   http://www.factoryofincome.com


Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission
"The potentially far-reaching case asks what should win when the conscience rights of small-business owners who object to same-sex marriage clash with civil rights protections for the LGBT community."

This is a case of "two wrongs do not make a right."

The Cakeshop people have about as much "Christianity" in them as the man in the moon.  Why?  Didn't Jesus give His second Commandment as:  "Love your neighbor as you do yourself."  Did Jesus put any conditions or legal exceptions in that Command?  No, He did not.  These Cakeshop people are operating out of a position of hatred for those folks who are different.  These people are small "c", claim to be Christians, but their actions put a lie to that claim.

((CONTINUED))


IF she's lucky enough to live that long.   What she did implies a lot of stupidity.   Darwin may intervene.


The rank and file in both parties were sick and tired of the elitists in both parties lying year after year.

They relied on what they believed was an unending supply of gullibles, bread, and circuses.

The supply ran out.


There is never a shortage of ethics provided there be a steady supply of money.  Ethics has been commoditized. Only distinguishable and unique by the amount of money needed to establish a value for the exchange. When I went to college (university) there were two course that were required in my field of study.  One was ethics and the other was logic.  Both were entry level courses. That was a long time ago.  Just a little while after the dinosaurs and even a short time after Diogenes and other notable philosophers roamed this planet.  Today, what I hear as a popular phrase is, "it's all good".  Well, I vaguely remember a time when things were not characterized by being totally or all good.  There was ambiguity, self examination and a small thing located between you heart and you head called a conscience. I personally do not like committee work... to complicated.


Cael, Francis is probably capable of meeting them head on in the pedantry, given his resources, however, I'm guessing that as a former priest, Bishop, Cardinal and human being of a South American country, he will know exactly the consequences of shutting down two medical centres. For a group of Catholics to then decide that shutting down the third and last centre is the answer to the problem, must absolutely disgust him. He knows the consequences of this deplorable decision.

He will not let this drop. Heads will roll. A group of men claiming catholicity while overtly attacking the poor? Not in Francis' name.


Just exactly what the xenophobes of the 1840's said about the Irish.
Just what the xenophobes of the 18880's said about the Italians.
Just what the xenophobes of the early 20th Century said about the Eastern Europeans.
The more things change...


"...crashed into a concrete support pillar for the rail guideway"

THAT'S what I thought.


Unfortunately, there are far too many  teachers who don't 'meet the standards' to be teachers when it comes to actual sexual conduct with their students.

Their arrests come frequently, both locally and around the nation, even though administrators still 'pass the trash' and otherwise try to conceal their often felonious conduct.

A quick perusal of those in Oregon who are forbidden to teach anymore confirms an ongoing problem.


It's not just you, Teddy.  Trudeau 2.0's anorexic qualifications do not undermine his power to inflict significant social and fiscal damage to Canada. This despite a Liberal base that really needs no further pandering, an opposition to the right that could not be much angrier, and the middle of the spectrum that he risks frustrating and losing.


Most likely they were scud running under VFR. Hageland's co-pilot in those Caravans are essentially low hour, new hires whose sole purpose is ballast and learn the routes before they turn them loose in the 207's.


[Better solution. Don't make Ottawa, which is currently liveable, grow into another megalopolis like Toronto.] Bit late.
So no highways and roads for the region then?


Tyler is Laotian not Vietnamese.


OK.....and you know that all of those remittances are from illegals?  You do know that there are millions of Mexicans here legally that also send money back, right?  How are you going to differentiate the two?  I'm pretty sure that issuing a penalty on ALL money sent to Mexico would be ruled unconstitutional.....unless you support issuing a financial penalty simply based on ethnicity.......


From 6 to 31!  What a growth story????


When a government puts on what is essentially a show trial to misdirect blame, this result should be no surprise.


Fact is that nobody wants your koolaide.,


Lynn.... I've voted in 12 presidential elections and had to hold my nose and grit my teeth and just pick the lesser of two evils on a few occasions.  This election may be the nastiest in my memory, but America has survived some pretty awful Presidents and we're still going.  We've had a peaceful turnover of power for 240 years and that's something to be proud of.


Well that explains it right? Surface brain power makes me pity fools like you...but aren't all racists belittling professionals? Smh who pissed in your cornflakes surely not a First Nation individual you have never met or even considered when your ancestors came and took all free land that WE agreed by accepting $5/head in perpetuity????


Polls show that is not the case. People are upset about the cost, and that is understandable, but again, point that finger at Rene. We would be debating extensions to Millilani at this point if she was a honorable legislator.


PFD fraud is extremely difficult to detect. When a good case comes along it should be pursued by the district attorney's office and if there is a conviction the sentence should be widely publicized. It should serve as a deterrent to those who might be tempted to break the law.
A very good case might be the one against the Governor's friend, Roland Maw from Kenai, who was indicted on 12 felony counts of perjury stemming from several years of PFD fraud. But the problem is that he had not yet been brought to trial. After almost a year since charges were first brought. Why is that?  Is the prosecution being told to hold off? Does the fact that Maw contributed and held fundraising events for the Governor in Kenai have anything to do with this lack of prosecution? While applying for a PFD, Maw was receiving non resident hunting and fishing privileges in Montana. For which he was prosecuted and found guilty, by the way. So how is it that he can scare away  from Alaska charges?


Einstein believed in the God of Spinoza, and as such was a pantheist.  My issue in the above is the repetitive using 'fact' instead of the correct word belief.  Marty and others do this constantly.  Once a mistake is used it is compounded.  When you write 'if' you have delved into the subjunctive mood. :)


Superb column.  Thank you, Mr Aguilar.


Sweet.


It could be OK as long as he premier, the ministry of education, and the teachers have nothing to do with it.  (But this might be rather difficult.)

What they really need to focus on first is teaching kids basic arithmetic, because after all, money is just a bunch of numbers...


Remind me never to use your company. I like my employees to be able to speak English. My customers do too.  We should not even be allowing immigration unless the potential immigrant learns one of our official languages sufficiently to be easily understood here.


Libertarians will scrap the bottom of the barrel to get political recognition.  Now they have Piller.


When you stack the room with Liberal cultists it's pretty easy to get a standing ovation.  Now try the real world.


Trump gets credit for the record highs too?


Hey Trump voters / Republicans, are you all ok with using socialism to clean up this mess from Harvey, or should we let the free market handle it? Just curious.


Just like there are good and bad people in the world it is no different with people running a business. Every law passed regulating businesses makes it harder for the small business owner to be profitable and with less businesses competing against each other we end up with less choices and less probability for having a good honest person running a good honest business.

Also if you don't like how certain businesses pay or treat there employees, don't spend your money there! Sadly we are slowly regulating small businesses out of existence, so we really don't have too many options available.

If the government cares so much about the employees why not offer a tax break to businesses paying a "living wage" to their employees. Reward good behavior or acknowledge it.

Please don't bother commenting if you're internet shilling.


I remember the partial we had here on O`ahu many years ago.


You have a point.  Although Congress mandated in 1992 that the files be released to the public within 25 years, the President does have the authority to refuse or restrict such release on national security concerns.  The press always slants the story in a way that makes the President look bad.  He could jump in the water to save a drowning child and the story would be:  "The President Puts Himself and the Country at Risk Trying to Save Child."  What a bunch of dimwits.


Absolutely correct Chris; its seems idiotic to tax while simultaneously sending out dividend checks. The PFD needs to be gone before taxes are instituted. Unfortunately for anyone who works for a living it makes sense as yet another income redistribution scheme, already popular at the federal level through many mechanisms including the earned income tax credit.


Why did the Globe try to pass this off as "News|National" when it's obviously an opinion?


Thank you for digging that up. When are we all going to wake up that our politicians work for themselves first and count on our dumbness. That is why they cut education first and foremost in every budget cycle. Now we have DeVos!


Third rate? Niklas Backstrom? Really?


She gets 12 years - "the max" - for killing a man while driving drunk???  But Rene Lima-Marin got 98 years for armed robbery where no one was shot? Our justice system is seriously whacked.


This request is not excessive and is perfectly in linebwith constitutional guarantees for reasonable accommodation.


I better go.

Our left wing posters are deeply unhappy with my non-left wing point of view and are in full censorship mode.

So many sad faces on the snowflakes today.


And this is important to you because of all of his many accomplishments.?  Or would you say America is 'Great Again'..really..??  Or has lost complete leadership globally..??  And this makes you happy...


Gov'nr Ben! Yowza! You the best! Tell it as it is.


If you really are 100% sure that threats were made, it's your duty to report that to the secret service. Be as specific as you can, they investigate a lot of threats so any details you have will be a big help.


Great point.


Oh well. That settles it. He's guilty. Who needs evidence?


The price of such a fare would be helpful. It does matter. After all, not all of us readers have change to just toss around.


LOL. You're an a hole


Sheesh.  Talk about a maintenance backlog.

Trump them - cut their budget and then triple the entrance fees.


I appreciate the response. I honestly had not considered that Russia's actions might be purely defensive in nature. I tend to regard Russia as a politically ambitious and aggressive state with dubious motives aplenty. Either way I think it should be concerning that they were actively trying to influence the election, and that the Trumps welcomed the help, legally or not.


When we live on the 'path of Christ' we are on the correct path.
Some say it is hard and narrow. To me that path is neither hard nor narrow it is the easy path to live. It's the only one that makes sense to me. It is a loving path, one that gives to and for others. Never taking from others. Like Pope Francis, that is how the church is supposed to be.


Gary, Not mistaken at all.  We have the letter from the SSA.


Actually, once the passage of The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 was passed, all Constitutional references to "Indians" vanished...they are now U.S./State citizens entitled to no more and no less than every other non-Indian U.S/State citizen.  You are being duped by politicians and Indian advocates


About 25 miles give or take. What does that question have to do with anything? Or do you just like asking random questions?


You are probably correct about the tax haven issue. Probably most are legal.
However Trudeau ran on the issue of "tax fairness", what ever that is. He even foolishly raised the tax rate on people making over $200,000 in a meaningless gesture to "help" the middle class. How chasing entrepreneurs out of the country helps the country is beyond me. And the Liberals admitted right after the election that this was going to be a money loser.

Then they go after small business.
Then they threaten to tax employee discounts.

All they have done so far is raise the debt and collect more taxes.


It is time to stop idolizing the PM.  He is neck deep in this scandal.  You may have to consider he might not make it through his first term of governance.


You forgot to mention things such as retirement homes for bishops. Cappa magnas, that sort of thing.


The Libertarians have been stopped! This is a victory for Canadians.


Strange. This is not what my friends and family who actually live in Germany tell me. I guess they must all be lying.


" like a giant wave that will sweep away the oppressor and restore Hawai'i."  Kamehameha "The Great Thief" is already dead.  And, the Great Wave of Freedom has already arrived.
The road to the truth ends at a thing called a library Jonnie!


This is keeping with the long list of phony Faux News scandals that the GOP has been pushing for the last eight years, like Solyndra, Fast and Furious, and the IRS. None ever got any traction, and neither will this. There's no there, there.


Kirk you really need to divest yourself of any involvement with this side gig at TSB.    As one of our most prominent elected public services, you are either "all in" or you are not.   Just because you found a lawyer who would tell you that what you are doing is not illegal, there is legal, and there is pono.  What you are doing maybe technically legal but it is not pono.   Kind of like the historic housing property tax exemption.....


Thank you, sir. I hope this will go a long way to open the eyes of our beloved locals as to the need for tolerance. There is also need for more grassroots education of our fellow black South Africans that immigrants do not contest identity with them; they should just allow us the little breathing space afforded by the legal stay we have obtained. Reason is that this brash and unpleasant display of unfriendliness by the black locals towards immigrants at hospitals and some other government agencies is unfortunate. Imagine a hospital where they make you feel less human just because you are an immigrant even with ID? You are even scared to submit yourself to some nurses when you perceive their hostile attitude towards you just because you are an immigrant. They openly discriminate against you because you are one nonentity from God-knows-where and should not be treated with dignity. This is an experience one would think should never raise its ugly head in the new South Africa. Tragedy!


So nothing here...let's move on to the next liberal snowflake fantasy problem.


So anyone who disagrees with you is an apologist for bigotry?


For their own safety and the safety of motorists, bicyclists should be using the Discovery Trail, a half mile to the south of Old Olympic Highway, instead of dangerously traversing the narrow bridge.


It must be hard for the little fat kid to try and fill his good old dad's shoes.  I bet he is always medicated.


In 2015 in Lane County, the average annual wage in tech was $74,368 compared with $40,824 for all industries.  Reference data: https://www.qualityinfo.org/-/lane-county-s-tech-sector-employment-flat-in-2015-but-future-growth-is-expected


How could preserving and teaching 60 languages that no one speaks be a benefit to anyone??Teaching young people to speak these languages to"overcome their alienation"",give me a break!!What better way to alienate a young person then to teach them a language no one understands.More wisdom from the Globe,from people that have probably never met an aboriginal person in their life!


This is not about handshaking between equals, or any mutual-consent touching, or even brushing a leaf from someone's hair.  Again, there is nothing wrong with one human being touching another.   It is the unwanted, repeated one-way attention at issue here, and why do you not stick to the point? I can only assume you just like to argue.


Hope he does it will add nicely to his zero legacy and public support will be zero for this loser.


You know that's not true.  Lisa has been criticizing Trump for months.  But for once I agree with you - about Trump.


Scully does need to gain some respect and I think 90 days will give him plenty of time to do some soul searching, I'm not a big fan of filling up prison/jail space for non-violent criminals. If Scully would have been pushing heroin out of his kiosk then I surely would have wanted max sentencing. Judge should of slapped on another couple weeks for Scully cursing and calling the ruling a 'joke'.


Well sign of the 'times' so to speak. Time will tell on how the store products will change. Hope the breakfast deli still stays the same. Not great but good enough for me.


No it is not deflection. The main focus is on Lee, slave ownership and the taking down any monument of him when the very Union that was supposedly against slavery had slave states within its ranks.

So Delaware...Sorry but you were a slave state...We need to now take you away and give you to Pennsylvania so the snowflakes will not be reminded of your painful past as a slave owning state.


The NDP think that visible minorities will vote for Singh simply because he is a  visible minority
is this not a form of racism and racial supremacy?
-


It appears it's time for Woods' to swap one driver for another.


I can proudly say I disliked her from the start and didn't vote for her. I was kind of surprised when we got a year in and there were no scandals. Then BOOOOOMMMM they all started hitting, over and over.  I just can't get over Alaska voters' poor judgment.


And it wasn't enough for him. Just how much do these guys need to make?


Yes, I am nuts about seeing turnarounds first and not in the rear-view mirror.


That statement from the Jan 6 is exactly what I mean. "The US Intellegence Community is charged with monitoring and assessing the intentions, capabilities, and actions of foreign actors;"  And in the end, all they could do was give estimates of confidence, which a few times differed between agencies, that somehow pointed to Russia. If there was evidence, Trump would have not been allowed to be President. Obama would not have allowed it. The second statement, "it does not analyze US political processes or US public opinion" is confirmation that the belief that Russia somehow influenced the outcome of the election is just that...US political or US public opinion. No sly form of dishonesty.


Freeloader? And what do you do for a living? Liberal voter?

You do realize that the top 10% of income earners pay over 50% of the taxes, while using less than 10% of government services. And the bottom 50% of income earners pay virtually no income tax - so the top 10% effectively support the bottom 50%

So let's tax to death the geese who lay the golden eggs (ie. pay the bulk of the taxes, create the private sector jobs, etc.). Who needs doctors, engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, etc.

Why should a doctor make more (or get to keep more income) than a postal clerk anyway? It's not fair.

So let's crush the "rich" professional class and the private sector. We'll take their money and use it to create jobs - good government bureaucrat jobs.

And when the cost of the bloated public sector and debt cause the economy to collapse, and the private sector can no longer create jobs and pay taxes, and we can't find a family doctor, etc.

Then we'll .....


Yeah, Republicans have been inherently dishonest about this bill from the beginning. Gardner is on record complaining about the ACA (which helped get him elected). His biggest complaints? The process wasn't 'open', people would supposedly have their (cut rate) plans cancelled, and there was no bi-partisan support.

He sat on the committee that wrote this travesty of a bill; yet, he's ambivalent about voting for it? He wanted transparency but the drafting process thus far has been more opaque than any major legislation in our modern history. He called for hearings, we've had none. Now, the plan slashes medicaid and abandons rural districts, the elderly, and the poor to the tune of 770 billion in cuts and 22 million plans cancelled. 115% projected increase in premiums for the elderly.

All the while, he won't answer his phones or speak with constituents. All the while, he meets with donors and lobbyists. He should just be honest and let his voters know he's intentionally screwing them.


Trump shows once again he's a cheap one trick pony. Mueller's hounds have picked up his scent and his horses have their bits in their teeth. He won't be thrown off by Trump's little diversions. Now it's only a matter of time. Tally ho!


Unfortunately, the study is very flawed.  For instance, there are several models of 7-day supply/demand balances.  In one, there is no drop in demand on Saturday and Sunday; in another, there is such a drop in three days out of seven.  In all, the morning peak in demand is often higher than the late afternoon peak, something rarely seen in South Africa.  They hope to balance things out with combined cycle gas turbines [CCGT] by 2020, but it is nearly 2018 and there is no sign of any gas, let alone any CCGT stations. Although the authors are German, they take no account of the German experience, which is having to build 19 new coal-fired power stations to balance their grid even though they have extensive interconnections to the rest of Europe.  We have no such level of connectedness. And Germany nearly lost control last winter when there was no wind for two weeks, and only great efforts by their neighbours saved them.  Beware the Germans bearing gifts!


"Oh twaddle!
There is no evidence whatsoever that Trump can't be trusted."
Please google "fact checking in the days of Trump" and see what comes up....also there's this small issue of Russian interference and the last US election.
..There's lots of "twaddle" to consider.


Yes. And it was designed to be 5 years so that it would fall into a new government term thereby giving the new government the choice as to whether to renew it.


Who is committing the murders and violent crimes with guns in this country?   We all know who it is but none of the "pass a law/ban" people ever want to address the issue.

I dare you, I double dare you to identify what sector of society is doing these crimes. It's not people with 40 gun collections, it's Not law abiding citizens, it's not Mormon Missionaries, it's not the Amish.

Think real hard.


Having worked in the North Sea, I can attest that the seas can be very rough indeed. I think much rougher seas than the sheltered BC waters that this tanker is traversing. Nevertheless the Norwegians and the UK have laid thousands of kilometres of pipelines on the sea-bed, have built hundreds of oil-platforms, oil storage facilities, on-shore and off-shore terminals receiving massive oil-tankers to distribute their oil and gas around the world. Meanwhile, as far as I know, there's never been a serious spill. The north-sea fishing stocks are at record highs, and the Norwegian fjords are as pristine and wonderful as they've always been. Furthermore, Norway has issued licences to allow oil-companies to drill in the Norwegian Arctic waters. Of course Norway is also one of the most advanced countries in terms of renewables and tackling climate change, proving that you can be environmentally responsible, tackle climate change, and promote your oil & gas industry, all at the same time.


Humans have been migrating from place to place throughout history and will continue to do so. "Germans" like the vast majority of humanity are a mix of many different groups and new arrivals in Germany will just complement the existing mix.


Exactly and something I have tried to explain a few times.


Gestapo's.


The Liberals have kicked any additional military funding down the road more than 10 years from now, but they still want to get that UN seat at the cost of our soldiers.  This is delusional at best, criminal otherwise.  2019 - gone!


So why don't you report this to the police?


"That motion-passing by the student union is a thousand times worse than her coarse poems."

Definitely nailed it outta the park there, Doc.

http://prospect.org/article/remedy-more-speech

"...the peculiar evil of silencing the expression of an opinion is that it is robbing the human race..."

- John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, Chapter 2, Of the Liberty of Thought and Discussion

You may get a lot of silly emojis, but doubt that you get any reasonable counterarguments from the usual suspects.


yes because being GG is embarrassing enough


Wow.   Im hoping you do realize that Comey reported to  Loretta Lynch.    You at least know this basic peace of information right?


FINALLY, BUSTED!!!


@Reality101 Here, let me help you with some facts:  Unemployment rate over the last 10 years.  Thanks Obama!http://www.richspath.com


Meanwhile Donald in New York is snickering and saying "Canadians will fall for any line of bs".


I don't see the problem. Unverified allegations that the Russians interfered in the US election are receiving wide publicity. In criminal cases, allegations against accused but not convicted people are routinely published. How is the Buzzfeed story different?

I would also note that "fake news" is stories that the publisher of them knows are false. There is a difference between "unverified" and "fake".


Earth First. We'll drill the other planets later.


Years ago I was hit by some illegal immigrants, a drunken hit&run. But I got enough info for the police to pick them up as they left another bar. Their illegal status became a "get out of jail free" card as ICE shipped them off the next day.
Is it a good idea for illegals to be tested and have the proper insurance? Yes. But why are we making it easier for them to stay here?  I wonder, are their DMV records subject to FOIA requests from ICE?


In all my years, I have seen the Canadian government shop for all sorts of foolish things, but I have never seen them shop so hard for a dangerous place to put our armed force for no particular reason.  All this just to live in the mystical world of the 1970s (I lived through them, and they weren't so great - soaring deficits and debts, soaring interest rates, rising unemployment).  And this is based on a really dumb, among others, of off-the-cuff remark by our now PM to bring back peace keeping.
May god help our soldiers.


My parish priest used to be boring and superficial in his homilies.  It was uninspiring and annoying.   Then after Pope Francis came on the scene, he seemed to find his spiritual stride.  He mentions Pope Francis often and is showing a real depth of understanding of Pope Francis' words and of spirituality.
Most of his homilies now are very good and sometimes he's just on fire!

How do I know it was Pope Francis?  Well the rumor is that he is gay and that famous, "Who am I to judge?" comment really hit home.  He seems very spiritually balanced now and dedicated to the Lord first and  is faithfully serving with the church.


The Texans seem to have grit which is certainly lacking these days among those who would prefer to see them all suffering. The fact that the Federal folks were well organized and working well with the state and local folks must be driving those of you who want this to be more of a disaster so you can pin it on Trump. People should be marveling as I am at how all those folks are reaching out to help one another no matter skin color, flags, or political bent.
I can't get over the people who want to see this turn into a worse disaster then it is just so they can crow about Texas getting what it deserved or how Tump failed. So far, people are co no together and helping each other.


Typical Liberal doublespeak - we only wasted twice as much of your money as we thought we could.

Sort of like when Charles Sousa trumped Ontario's new AA credit rating,, as it fell from AAA.


Blame 'Accenture' the consultant firm that spearheaded 'Presto' and the province for shoving it down on the TTC !


Again, since you are too blind to see it, the article was about Rep. Scalise.


The Government of BC gave so-called "sacred land" at our BC resort back to the aboriginals and they promptly turned it into a pay parking lot.

Nobody uses it area now and it's turned into an overgrown weedy mess...

Useless BC government...


I go with option number one.  Those of us living in Ontario see the economic damage done by the Provincial Liberals and know that Gerald Butts and a few others were the architects of many of these poor policies.  These policies are now hamstringing Ontario's businesses and so it only makes sense that he wants to continue these policies throughout Canada.
Disappointed in Morneau though.  I thought he actually knew something about finances and business and what helps and what hurts.  I guess this backs up theory number 2 and the incompetence  of the current batch of Liberals.


J.K. -- you are correct. It's on the policy side that the Liberals can be beaten -- sitting on the sidelines taking cheap pot shots at Trudeau won't get the PC's anywhere.

The PC's need to come out with a strong policy driven program, attack the liberals on their policy shortcomings, and ignore all of the "selfies/hair/other stuff which has absolutely nothing to do with running the country".  The PC's need to come across as serious stewards of the future of the country, leaders, with the ability to rise above petty politics and personal attacks.

If all the PC party can do is whine, complain, make personal attacks -- and not offer Canadians a solid vision and platform for the future of the country, they'll get demolished in the next election.


Written by a Liberal spin doctor.


This new law will have no effect in Eugene for two reasons:
1) EPD rarely enforces traffic laws anymore. Maybe they just don't have the personnel to do it, but whatever the reason, they just don't.
2) When EPD does enforce traffic law(s), they only enforce one traffic law. We all know which law that is. Just look at the statistics EPD themselves publishes after each one of the large-scale temporary traffic enforcement operations they've done. In one, they watched traffic on Beltline all day long and didn't manage to see even ONE PERSON make an incorrect lane change.

When traffic enforcement is anemic and always consists entirely of pointing a radar gun, there's no reason at all to expect that they'll suddenly start pulling over distracted drivers.


Nothing wrong about imported milk except the cost.  If locally obtained milk becomes more cheaper than imported milk, then Omidyar may have a case.  But since feed must be imported, I highly doubt that would be the case.  Nothing pleasant about living near a dairy farm where the smell of manure and presence of flies permeate the area.  Mililani once had a dairy farm in the Kipapa gulch near Kam highway but thankfully closed up shop.


Clinton fired FBI Director Sessions AFTER a thorough investigation by the DOJ found Sessions was guilty of engaging in a sham transaction to avoid paying taxes and also many other things. You and the other Trumpkins need to stop getting all your info from Fox News because they only give you part of the info that supports their narrative....


You aren't wealthy enough to be a Republican.


Please come back to some semblance of reality!
Hollywood stories are "fiction -  untruth, falsehood, fantasy, nonsense".


Nope no restraining order.


I understand the purpose of the protest but question the value. Besides providing a sense of accomplishment to organizers and lots of 'feel good' by attendees, was anything achieved?
Do you think that anyone's views were changed because of the protest marches? We're any commitments made by anyone in power? Were there any financial or political targets set so that results could be measured?
Or was it all just a big global Koom-By-Yah by the campfire with a group hug afterwards?
Either way, congrats to the women for getting all of those people arching in the same direction. Too bad they couldn't pull it together during the election.


A tough courageous guy. A real leader. No backing down to politically correct bs there. Bravo!


It used to be that America's dependence on coal and fossil fuels made it a strong nation...
Now, a US President just surrendered America's global leadership in a multi-national accord..We surrendered..!!
I wonder if the workers in the coal and fossil fuel industries are proud of this..holding back American strength and leadership.  I know they have to feed their families, but they should be somewhat humble about what they have done to America's reputation..going forward.


Which brings us back to the fakeness of the question.


There are PLENTY of native born Americans who feel the same way. Guess it only matters if you're if you're a member of a certain group of people


If true, the offer to resign by AG Jeff Sessions would be another crack in the wall of asserted infallibility for this administration. With the dismissal of FBI Director Comey, the resignation of Security Advisor Mike Flynn, and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner reportedly a person of interest in the Russia influence scandal the list of non-tweetable news grows ever longer. It would appear the only "fake" news around now is that coming out after midnight from a certain head-of-state on social media.


How about expulsion.  What are you saying, pot smoking in school is OK?  No wonder our kids are so screwed up...the adults in their lives don't know (or care) what is right or wrong.  What is the message are you giving them...it is OK to be bad?


I see that you are quoting from the book of Alternate Facts.


It's called freedom.  God put the wheels in motion and things happen.  He didn't make them happen, He allowed them to happen.  If your brother stole your pet rock don't blame God just because He gave your brother free will.


The biggest problem with Islam is not the teachings in the Quran, though it is steeped in narrow-minded Old Testament values. It is the confusion of brutal, racist, backwards Arabic culture with the true teachings of Islam. Arabic culture is the main problem, both in the US muslim community and Islamic countries worldwide.

Islam needs reform to purge itself of Arabic culture.  It could start by promoting translations of the Quran, prayer and scholarship into non-Arabic language, and rejection of Imams from Arabic countries. African-American muslims could take the lead on this.

And Muslims might want to learn more about Christ's teachings in the Gospel.


This may be difficult for you to believe, but for some people - especially those with families - there are other considerations than tax rates.


Hay gary, you remember this little slip from Putin's kemosabe?

Open Mic - "Tell Vlad I'll have more flexibility after my election"  -  Barack Hussein Obama

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsFR8DbSRQE


Should it be named for Ken  Kesey or Timothy Leary?

Dr. Timothy Leary, a lecturer in psychology at Harvard University, was the most prominent pro-LSD researcher. Leary claimed that using LSD with the right dosage, set (what one brings to the experience), and setting, preferably with the guidance of professionals, could alter behavior in dramatic and beneficial ways.

At Stanford in 1959, Kesey volunteered to take part in a CIA-financed study named Project MKULTRA.  The project studied the effects on the patients of psychoactive drugs, particularly LSD, psilocybin, mescaline, cocaine, AMT, and DMT.  Kesey wrote many detailed accounts of his experiences with these drugs, both during the Project MKULTRA study and in the years of private experimentation that followed. Kesey's role as a medical guinea pig inspired him to write One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in 1962.

In the summer of 1964, Kesey's Merry Pranksters customized a bus and set out on a tour to propagate LSD use.


A Guide On How to Survive in the U.S. Illegally

Step 1.  Cross the border without invitation or proper documentation. You are now a criminal guilty of a misdemeanor.
Step 2.  Pretend Step 1 didn’t happen or is irrelevant
Step 3. Protest at every opportunity and demand YOUR right to stay in the U.S. illegally.
Step 4. If deported, immediately cross the border once again, now guilty of a felony.
Step 5.  Repeat Steps 2 and 3.


I would say, we have 2 tight ends with 6 different names.  Put them in a bag, and shake it until the talents wind up in the top 2.


Have you, by chance, ever read The Great Sacrilege?


I will pray for you, too.  How's Thomas, btw?  Is he still inside?


[This self proclaimed 'neighbor' has no clue how his own government works.]
What are the chances he's a partisan Trumpologist functioning under the same "alternate facts" his hero is?


Congratulations on wasting your pathetic life because of your vile racist beliefs.


People don't seem to understand the power Donald Trump will soon have at his discretion. A single executive order can move the 7th fleet down into the South China Sea to challenge China. Another order could have 2,000 nuclear warheads launched in under an hour. According to experts, the process is designed so that nobody could stop him. He can order any city or country to be destroyed.

The signature Obama military move is the drone strike to kill people. Now Trump can order anybody around the world to be killed. For national security reasons, he could order people including Americans to be locked up indefinitely with no charge.


Finally!, evidence of collusion!.


It's a whole new pipeline!! making up words "twinning" is total Bullshiat - 20% that you want to even go WAY OFF COURSE involves protected lands in the lower mainland. The corruption is unreal!


i.e. you don't have a response to what I said?


The Iditarod is totally cruel to dogs.
FACTS: http://helpsleddogs.org


That's what all governing parties think until they lose.  The last election was the Conservatives to lose.  They should not have lost, but did.   Too bad they lost to a group far worse at governing than they were. In BC, the "Liberals" had no business losing, but they did.   Canada deserves better, but will not get it because now the voters want pictures, not policy that creates a better environment for regular people to succeed.  Regular people don't matter.  I believe Trudeau et al have shown, in a very short time period what they are, and many who didn't vote for them believed they were.  Opportunists, who use government for themselves, not the people.


So you don't feel that Trump's enemies should stop trying to claim his presidency isn't legitimate. Did you have the same response when the "Birther Movement" was questioning Obama's legitimacy?

When you deny the legitimacy of an election (on the eve of the inauguration, no less) you are indicting the whole political process. It was an unworthy tactic when the Republicans used it, and it's no more worthy when the Democrats do the same.

Your bias against Trump is understandable, but it appears to make you say false things. Trump did not offer a personal or political insult. Nor did Trump say anything about Lewis' record on helping blacks in America. He said only that Lewis should pay more attention to the needs of his own constituency.

If Trump comported himself as you would like to see, he wouldn't be president today.


The problem of fringe parties gaining parliamentary leverage is easily solved in a carefully crafted PR model.  Mr. Trudeau expresses a very narrow, limited view of what a PR model is.  PR is not necessarily one model.  There are many PR models available for consideration - it would be the job of parliamentarians and constitutional experts to analyse and recommend the best one.  The common reference to PR implementations in other countries is interesting, but I believe that Canada should design its own PR model rather than adopt another existing model and then try to shoehorn it into the Canadian culture.  Surely Canadians are smart enough to create a Made In Canada system of government.


I'd like to see the evidence before passing judgment.


Can you get a dictionary to adopt that meaning? If not then I guess the answer to your question is no.
But let's suppose you were successful. Then, as LSJM notes above, we would no longer have a word that precisely means "the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims."
so you would have reduced our ability to speak precisely and concisely. That makes speech more ambiguous and I don't see how that is beneficial to anyone but politicians.


Mark Shore's comment was satire.  Sheep #5491 is one of yours.


Seems like a SF Workplace shooting today...American???...Muslim???...Illegal???...Legal???...Democrat???...Republican???...Whose team is he from???....she from???...#MAGA


I want to know if Justice is only for regular Americans. These people need to be investigated, and if guilty, go to prison. Someone commented that Hillary is to old for prison and that's total BS. I have little faith that any of these people will be prosecuted. I'm counting on our President to do what he said he would do. Put people who willingly broke the law into prison.


The amount of uneducated soapbox politics on this comment section is astounding. I am an EMT, I am in paramedic school, and I have felt and seen first hand what these drugs are doing to this country. Yes, the "classic" junkie that sucks off the government teat is still alive (for now) and well.

HOWEVER!!!! Your neighbor, doctor, lawyer, police officer, soccer mom, home and business owner, successful members of society: THESE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE SKEWING THE STATISTICS OF THIS TERRIBLE OPIOID EPIDEMIC!

These people get injured and are prescribed an opioid by a doctor. These drugs, even in the most constricted environment are EXTREMELY, UNANIMOUSLY, DANGEROUSLY ADDICTIVE! So, 6 months after injury, said doctor cuts the soccer mom off the drug. This doctor created an addict...where is she going to get her fix now? Cold turkey? Fun fact: quitting opioids is harder than quitting tobacco.

Her brain has been rewired. The streets is the next stop. I see it everyday. Learn the facts please.


FU


I'm usually a fast but pretty mellow driver.   What drives me nuts on Alaska roads is the rubber-necker or 80 year-old in a 40 foot motorhome who drives 35-40 mph in the 2-lane zones but when the road widens out with the passing lanes speeds up to 70; I've had that happen a bazillion times on the Seward and Sterling.   I don't know what you do about that, we haven't perfected IQ transplants and it isn't polite to shoot them, but beyond the crazy punks in pickups issue, that's the one I think causes the most problems; these people hold up traffic for miles and then when the road widens, they go like a bat out of Hell, so you either can't legally pass them or you just say "Hell with it" and go  80 to get around them and hope you don't meet the AST.


Back in 2008 I had a severe reaction to a new medication that left me barely responsive. A very rare side effect of this drug was an almost mental psychosis off rapid onset that left me barely responsive. . The doctors in the ER did not believe me. They thought I was a drug addict, substance abuser since I had the symptoms of one. Totally for decades no such abuses and I do not drink or take drugs at all. However, I was lucky, a sharp intern looked up the drug ( it was amoxicillin, an antibiotic) and he told me on internet he found a site that had almost 1800 patients on it who reported the same strange side effect with amoxicillin that I was having). The intern gave me valium to relax me and told me to go to sleep and in 24 hrs that side effect would wear it self off and do not take that drug eve again. It is a matter off luck unfortunately too often you go to the ER with strange symptoms and get actual medical help.


Yay Stars! The Best of The Best!


The Holocaust is a cautionary tale about social engineering based on race. In a multicultural society care should be taken to not elevate or denigrate based on race. Where possible we should correct mistakes but emphasis today and tomorrow ought to be on equality and opportunity. If we see ourselves as JFK said "Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal." To focus on the "struggle against the common enemies of man: tyranny, poverty, disease and war itself."


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Now you've done it, Roy.

Now you've hurt Fail Kabob's fee fees.
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Watch out, you might get a disgruntled emoji.
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Chest waders are not only "not suited" for wearing on rapid waters...when a person goes overboard and is submerged the waders immediately catch the current, fill with water and drag one down. I'm guessing this is probably why the victim got jammed up...and likely why he couldn't be hauled free with a rope. Too much weight added by chest waders filled with water.


Oh boy our world has become troubling with people like this writer in it.

Is it just me or is there a never ending onslaught of Liberal ideals perpetuated on our population every single day of the week by media people?  Time to turn off and tune out if this is where things are going..


TRUMP: “Former Homeland Security Advisor Jeh Johnson is latest top intelligence official to state there was no grand scheme between Trump & Russia.” — tweet Thursday.

THE FACTS: Johnson did not state that conclusion.


I thought this was from The Onion!


You're being ignorant. He was sharing his PAST experience to voice his frustration with a "news" outlet and how they handled a PAST situation, very much like they are handling this current situation. He was trying to let people know that this is something he (and others) find to be a consistent problem. The "news" outlet just has to play it safe so THEY don't get sued. They don't have concern for other's potential problems, unless they can right a story about it, safely, from the comfort of their office, without getting sued or looking stupid. I get it, but I don't agree with it. It's just a job, right ADN? What's the worst that could happen if you don't share relevant and accurate information about a known criminal that is actively evading arrest?! I mean, it's not like this is a news outlet...oh wait....


It gets traffic, which helps revenue. Capitalism and NY value....


Nice work agent, better luck next time.


Not sure what the writer is scared about.  Does he mean he is afraid of universal healthcare, universal education through community college, and a three pronged retirement system that actually allows people to retire gracefully at age 60 to enjoy one's senior years? Seems that Canada and Europe already have all of this.

We have a system of extreme capitalism that works for five percent of the American population and large corporations to support a vast military empire that fights war after war after war while the homeland decays from within.  Yeah Socialism of the European style seems pretty horrible.  They get a 32 hour work week, six weeks vacation, and a health care system that works.  All of this made possible by sharing of their taxes.

Russian communism was extreme...and American capitalism is extreme as well. There has to be a better way of life offered by a more benevalent system.


But spiritual cookies make us feel so good!


".... the only foreign leader who might be able to force Mr. al-Assad to accept a negotiated end to the conflict. "

That's a ridiculous remark.  Assad has shown undinting willingness to negotiate.  He's just not willing to accept the foregone conclusion of a theocratic Syria with his own and other minorities wiped out.


I have come to have very little respect for all of those priests who are willing to have "great dialogue" in private, but refuse to do so in public.  They are the ones who are telling us that we are supposed to stand up for what we believe is true.  Yet, they choose not to do so themselves.


There is a difference between

Training

and

Education.

Both have their place, but education is what makes informed citizens who can think for themselves, the foundation of sustainable democracy.


Elvin
Got any of those genes lying around


Dave, beautiful piece on the power of the online medium. Steve Anthony has it right. No one should underestimate the power of this tsunami. It's transforming the way we communicate, and unless we're on top of it, we're going to drown. Nowhere is this more true than in sports. As Anthony says, ESPN and all the other networks have to keep their eye on the ball. It's no longer where it was a few years ago. It's moved -- to the web. I hope Everett continues to have a successful career at ESPN, but when he decides to leave on his own terms, I also hope he returns home to Hawaii.


"I'm proud to stand with Every Voice to empower the voices of voters by getting big money out of politics. I've worked on that in the legislature and will continue to do so in the Secretary of State's office."
Val Hoyle's Facebook page.

In other words, it's not corrupt as long as the Democrat is doing it. As an independent voter, I'm f--king sick of Democrats invoking Kenya and "CONservatives" every time one of their own is caught telling an outrageous, hypocritical lie.

Every goddamned time.


This time place him in an all-the-way house.   No bond    No parole


They're richer than you think.


E.J. Dionne Jr. Is obviously most concerned about his own power and influence as part of the “inside the beltway” elite establishment.  E.J. Dionne Jr. thinks he represents the American people since all his friends think just like him, but he fails to realize most of the real America is outside the Washington Beltway.  Democracy means listening to all people, not just to people who will parrot your elitist opinion.


Corporations can't go to jail, suffer the death penalty, experience human loss, etc. My "Citizen" vote is an extension of unique consequential realities resultant from my status as a human being. My vote is an embodiment of my mortality, and is sacred. Corporations with the  "right" to participate in funding of election campaigns, etc., directly diminishes my right to free speech and the vote. Corporations inherently function through human citizens, who already have a vote. With "Citizens United" my vote is diminished, because other voters now use the corporation to use public assets, goods and services, to harness an economic engine, to in turn, influence elections with false information, alternative facts, etc., diminishing my right. My vote is also diminished because corporations do not become physically ill, and do not die, and do not suffer jail or torture, or have feelings, or experience conscious reality. Corporations are inhuman sociopathic machines,  not "Citizens United


Nice place but at some point you gotta say, 'Enough!'


Kathleen Wynne.


If your spouse maxes your credit cards on clothes and jewelry, do you give them more credit cards or do you require them to be fiscally responsible and accountable before giving them more?


We'll have "access to abundant education" but not to "Amply fund education."

Sounds like education for those that can afford it.


"Atmospheric levels of CO2 are now at about 410 ppm. Within 4 years at current rates w will have surpassed a 50% increase from the 280 ppm that existed at the start of the industrial revolution."  Steve Erickson aka Chicken Little

So what?

 "In less than a decade after that we will have surpassed the remaining "buffer" that would keep warming under the agreed on 2 degree Celsius. Impacts of climate change are already being widely seen and felt. The longer we wait to act the more severe our actions will have to be."  Steve Erickson, aka Chicken Little

Oh really?

"Despite record increases in CO2 concentration, there has been no global warming for almost 13 years (mean of GISS, HadCRUT4, NCDC, RSS, & UAH temperature data: Fig. 5), or, by satellite measurements, for more than 17 years (RSS, 2013: Fig. 6), and no warming distinguishable from the combined measurement, coverage, and bias uncertainties for 18 years (HadCRUT4, 2013: Fig. 7)."


The Russians or Syrians who comment here in defense of the Assad regime's crimes should relax and chill out. Since international justice is dead, neither Presidents Putin nor Assad have anything to worry about. Since they will never be brought to justice, defending them seems to nothing more than an odd public relations exercise.


Or just wait until the rural Republicans need another subsidy for their lifestyles and tell them sorry, but what comes around goes around.


If this were a program that started, say, 10 years ago, I would be much more pessimistic on its success due to the biking infrastructure that we had in this town back then. But with bike paths built, and more to be installed, along with the establishment of new communities that are more favourable to a program like this (Kakaako and the Mod/Beatnicks that live there) there is a chance.

Now whether the pessimism that many derive their pleasure in this town kills the program over the positiveness that both the HBL and political leaders are giving to this, we will have to see.


I think our PM did a credible job in representing Canada's interests  while not offending his host.  It was civil and useful.  What would Ms MacLaren have preferred ?  Perhaps a rousing chant of ' Hey, hey, ho,ho....  X Y and Z have got to go!'   This column's slogan slinging and name calling are more suitable to elementary school playgrounds than to serious political analysis.


You are much more influenced by corporate media than me, and thank you for exemplifying my point.


Unless of course he's clever and does the unthinkable and changes clothes.


Have fun with that.


Doesn't say how long it takes.  It is far better to just have a charger at home so you do it at the end of the day.


Being fearful of open minds tends to do that, alrighty.
Thanks for the condensed platform manifesto.


It seems to me that both Simien and Lynch are playing not to lose.  Half of their completions were  for 5 yards on third and long and the defense was giving it to them, Kyle was the only QB that made a play down field when it mattered . Third string or not it was a big time play.  I can't recall simeon doing that once last year.  If the Bronco's concede every third and long this year with dink passes, we are going to find them 8 and 8 or worse.


It put the lotion in the basket