One could argue that victims receive a life long sentence so why shouldn't the perps receive longer sentences?  And what sort of punishment should the cover up bishops, and higher ups receive? They fell under the spell of the lawyers and the insurance agents who panicked at least one arch bishop in a certain victorian diocese. In another diocese catholic principals were called to a conference and addressed in such a way that left no doubt about the potential for financial loss to the diocese and the religious orders - no word about the victims in terms of pastoral care simply the protocols for the future to protect the church's wealth.


Let's hope prosecution nails this one. They all deserve jail time, even those who claim they were just standing around. That's being complicit. And pointing weapons at a federal officer? That should be worth even more time in the can.


Seeing "homophobia" more frequently than commas here at NCR reminds me of conversations one hears of old people at places like McDonald's at 7:30 in the morning....their every other word is 'Social Security" or a body part.

My Dad had a funny sense of humor. After my Mom was run over and killed by a chatty Kathy on her cell phone driving across a parking lot, he decided he wanted to keep their kitchen just as she left it..so he never used it!  Maybe for soup when he was sick.

So he joined the "McDonald's gang" in the morning - every morning to talk with other senior citizens...he used to refer to the time as "the organ recital" ("their lives, their kidneys, their hearts....).

So the "sameness" of your comment reminds me of the conversations at McDonald's.  Tired, repetitive, empty of vitality.


Is he getting his daily state salary as a state senator during his personal vacation in India? While he is lobbying for the sale of our natural gas? On his own time?


You forgot the operative word: "like".
"it's like our fault".


This. Taxes are just part of living in a modern society and should be shouldered according to who has the most means.

Freedom isn't free!


Soon those rules will be declared void after one of those beefcakes and "her" attention-seeking lawyers files a discrimination lawsuit.


What a refreshing change, Denise.  Seems you can write about something other than identity politics.  Congratulations


outstanding


So Canada isn't the land of 'milk and honey' like everyone thought? Unless you are in the .1% 'shiny pony' crowd. Of course it helps being an immigration lawyer , education institution, or money launderer for Communist China who can sponge off the windfall funding by YOU the taxpayer. The totally failed immigration and refugee policies of this country had been subsidized and endorsed for decades by BOTH major political parties.....enough is enough already!


Spies of the first order, operating under the guise of missionaries.
Don't believe a word.


Mr. Yellin - GE announced the Welland plant In late August, 2016.

That's when ALL the MSM & polls said that Clinton was going to crush Trump in a landslide election victory.

In case you missed it, Clinton is not POTUS - Trump is.

There's a partially constructed Ford plant in Mexico that was cancelled in the last couple of weeks. That production is now moving to the US, because Trump told Ford that they would be facing heavy tariffs.

The CAMI job losses announced today - along with all the rest of the jobs at this plant - will be heading to Michigan.

If Wynne and Little Potato don't soon pull their heads-out, Ontario is headed to be a province of 13 million people with a economy about the size of PEI's...


Yeah today is setup nicely for a win with Gallardo pitching as he has been hammered his last few starts and is horrible at home...then again, so did the Tuesday game against Miranda with Anderson pitching and we saw how that went. The team needs someone to step up and have a good performance, so let's hope it is Freeland who can do it. This is the game that Cargo should break out as I read he hits over .400 against Gallardo.


At the end of the day, should Boeing be successful in driving Bombardier to the point of bankruptcy, which is its obvious intent, the Chinese would be interested in making an offer that would mean that they would be able to have a jump start on creating an aircraft industry that would be able to compete with Boeing and Airbus while using its domestic market to ensure sales sufficient to justify production of new aircraft types, and the railroad division would be swallowed up into China's railcar operations. The Americans should be very careful about what for which they wish. The Canadian government is already very friendly towards China, and one could see how this could play out. Boeing could be starting China up as a major competitor as well as losing its Chinese market. Could the Chinese government already be rubbing its hands on the Americans' stupidity? They've already cornered the market on the railroad file. Aircraft could be next, if they were to get Bombardier.


Forget suspended or 'reprimanded'.  Why aren't the police asking him questions?
If he remains a Senator, I want to be considered for the Senate.
I promise to do all the work assigned to me (I have several degrees), I promise not to dally with minors (or anyone besides my husband for that matter) and to never claim for anything other than legitimate expenses.
Does that not qualify me?
It doesn't matter if Senator and 'Pastor' Don is ready.  He should be tossed.


What is the point in asking me moronic questions, troll?


Those are low projections for the price of oil and every increasing projections on transportation costs.  The projections look pessimistic. I know the price of oil is low and not recovering, but $38.89 projected sale price per bbl in 2017 compared to $72.58 actual in 2015? For reference, a quick Google search now looks like 2017 WTI futures right now are in the $44-46 range. And transport price projections just keep increasing per bbl ... $9.74/bbl in 2015 actual; rising to $10.88 /bbl projected in 2017.  Is the transportation company doing enough to renegotiate contracts and reduce prices in this low price industry environment? Yes, it hurts but it is time to change or really find ourselves with rapidly decreasing production (increasing decline curve). Small changes on the edge matter at prices like this. Is the state working the cost issues like it pays 12.5% of some of these costs through the 12.5% royalty?


And there you have it folks, Gordon Gecko at his best.
"Greed is good"
How dare you write an article extolling the virtue of tobacco stocks.  Then again, watching all the young people outside of Rosedale Heights School of the Arts smoking up a storm, I guess encouraging these kids to commit slow suicide is a good plan.


Let them spill some more oil up here! This will create numerous Alaska jobs at the expense of the corporations. No problem here


This goes WAY past naive


Facts from WAPO!

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2014/11/02/do-non-citizens-vote-in-u-s-elections-a-reply-to-our-critics/?utm_term=.eb4ae0d4d5e1#comments


The attitude whereby humans will drive themselves extinct anyway no matter what US does.


Too crude? Perhaps.  It is simply an attempt to illustrate the plight millions of Americans may face if they lose their insurance coverage when ACA is repealed. People without insurance rarely catch cancer in the early stages because they avoid going to the doctor for preventative care, mostly because they have no coverage. There are real world consequences to trumps actions. Some of those consequences are downright ugly.


What's the mayor going to do when homeowners don't find their property taxes to be affordable, as he ratchets up taxes to give others affordable rent via subsidies and affordable home ownership via land trusts?


Patrick

It's Chicago. Do I have to say anything else!


And in the end he voted NO to repeal Obamacare. Good for him!


Doukhobors, who you may recall have something of a history of clashes with authority, have religious tax exemptions. The Unification Church, known colloquially as the Moonies, has managed to get religious tax exemptions. Hare Krishnas have had religious tax exemptions. Christian Scientists have tax exemptions. Do you need more, or are you just going to say "those aren't cults either".

Did Lev Tahor's sect apply for a tax exemption? If not, they most certainly didn't get it. It isn't automatic; you have to ask.


Should we call you Mulder or Scully?


4:20 thinks it is dangerous for transgendered people to be in a bathroom because they might be violent against someone. So 4:20 would like to beat up any transgendered person found in the "wrong" bathroom to prevent this violence. 4:20 doesn't like violence, so is willing to beat up people to stop it from happening.


And advised Bush (if this 'ethics chief'  had any role at all, which he seems to think he still has) during a pointless war that killed over 4000 US troops and incurred over 100,000 other deaths?

Please spare us all.


Scathing, but accurate.


Vote OCT 4 to stop prohibition in the Mat-Su! Show these moral minority goons they can't ignore the will of the people!


Hou had 12 runners LOB, meaning the final score was closer than it shoulda been.

LAD not hitting much, only 4 hits yesterday, just 15 for the 1st 3 games, bad time to go into a funk.

Going out on a limb, LAD win tonight.


Obamacare pays for the supplemental health insurance costs that Medicare does not cover. Once again, you show you don't know what you are talking about.


I'm a dual citizen and I assure you that I am loyal to Canada! I have been here for 43 years and I have no intention of moving away and neither am I a "Canadian of convenience". Hussen, as a refugee, is hardy likely to be running back to Somalia any time soon and all those Somalis fleeing from the US aren't trying to get back there either!


After all, when it comes to haunting people, Muslims already have the sartorial edge, robes and all.
Zarqa Vawaz
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perhaps if you stop wearing the Niqab, full face veil exposing only the eyes, that would help
after all the Niqab is not a religious requirement
if it were 90 % of Muslim women would be violating this religious requirement
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the Niqab is bad public relations and contributes to negativity
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having said this it is OK to have Muslim cemeteries but asking for too much accommodation leads to a push back as you can see
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try integrating more


Yes he is.


Trump is a carnival barker too.


We are lucky Wally Lau won in Hilo! Something good should happen for Ka'u as a result. Everything seems fair. :)


I bet you take away the dividend a lot of crime would disappear just saying see how populated it gotten here because of the dividends


Of course I do.  I wouldn't post if if I didn't know it to be true.


Why lie Stewart when it's so easy to prove you're lying?
"Child soldiers are any children under the age of 18 who are recruited by a state or non-state armed group and used as fighters, cooks, suicide bombers, human shields, messengers, spies, or for sexual purposes."
Google it, and vanquish your abysmal ignorance.


You have got to be kidding me.  You don't know any of these folks, some made poor choices, some it was just happenstance. It's pretty easy when an entire society is rigged for the rich and powerful.

Tell me, are you rich and powerful? Do you come from a family with money?  If not, are you where you are (which is on a device trolling the homeless, apparently), because of choices you made alone or did you get some help along the way?

I don't even know why I'm asking questions, as it seems to make more sense to you to just create an entire hypothetical person to make your point.

Or I could say you don't deserve nice things because someday when you're homeless some idiot will use it against you.

Enjoy that vape pen, douche.


A woman who fights to keep a marriage together with an adulterous husband is manipulative, ambitious and cannot be trusted?

I bet sexism had nothing to do with your support for Trump did it?


The Church does not believe itself to validly confer Holy Orders on women because when Christ instituted this sacrament He did not do so, despite the context (women among his leading followers, female priests in the religions of almost every surrounding culture...).


Martin's last surplus was about $13 billion and the Liberals had paid off $100 billion in federal debt. Harper ran slim surpluses, achieved by selling off taxpayer assets at bargain prices, before the economic crisis and recession.

The Liberals and NDP did demand stimulus, as they should, after the crash. Harper had the choice to agree or refuse and go to the electorate, a dicey proposition. Harper budgeted $44 billion in stimulus over two years (ultimately it was not all spent) but ran about $100 billion in deficits over those two years. He had already cut GST by 2% and refused to stop his corporate tax cuts even though they were ineffectual as corporations sat on cash and paid big exec bonuses rather than hiring or investing in soft markets, so his deficits were structural and inevitable. Also, in the early years of Harper's government, he was increasing expenditures at 7% per year.

Harper's last fiscal ended up in deficit.


The Age of Nostalgia..etc..  Perhaps today may be a good time for some philosophical reflection..

As the Higgs boson lifetime is approximately ( 10 )−22 s, so is the world peace, albeit somewhat longer..
It seems though the peace itself  is only a temporary time period which, whether we like it or not, will sooner or later, turn again into another war.


Well Clancy,  I had a 2013 Jetta TDI Highline that I paid $28,800 for, went thru the process with the representative at my dealership.  The car is now back with VW and they gave me $24,000 in total for it.. It had 78,400 KM on it.  It might be an idea to see the rep at your VW dealership, deal with politeness, and in 4-6 weeks or less this process will be complete and you will have your money also.


Junior just divided the country again today by saying the Oil Sands will be phased out similar to Senior many decades ago with the NEB.


Lock the lying crooked rapist loving broad up.


Marty I have attempted to correspond with you sometimes seriously, other times in jest.  But my realization is that no matter whether incontrovertible evidence is provided to you it will have no affect...truth is not being sought, but a strong grip onto a belief held is a must and solely the issue, not whether it has any validity.  It is absurd to say;  Original Sin would appear in a DNA sequence...that is contrived myth.  Evolution is change over time with gradual modification.  The evolution of life forces from primitive forms to primates disallows for a special creation of Adam and Eve.  Science tracing the DNA of the genes of the human primates, determine that its origin could not have been from one couple but multiple couples.  Mind you, this information has not originated from me...I am only conveying the findings of science, which you refuse to accept...that is anti science.  When I disagree with the church, I do not misrepresent it, you do to science though continually.


PM Justin has already demonstrated that we will not use Canadian fighter jets to support our allies. Why are we buying them? Air sows?


Works for me


How nice that a Montreal company has a chance to lobby the federal government to mandate - as in LEGALLY REQUIRE - everyone to use their services.

And you know what? I'll bet that they get it.

Another scam - painted green - from end to end.


You might need a hose instead of a squirt gun to get that done.


What's truly scary is that more than 80% of their net worth is "locked" in the house, in one of the most overpriced real-estate markets in the world


Airlines shouldn't be allowed to shrink the seat-size any more. Period. It's not only screamingly uncomfortable for anyone with long legs or a body shape that doesn't look like a pencil, it's also unsafe. On one flight the guy who boarded last, behind me (I always board toward the end, hate fighting my way to my seat), he was Samoan & must have weighed 300lbs. It wasn't muscle, sad to say. He had a look of fear in his eyes when he realized his seat was the middle one, between me & a 9 year-old girl traveling with split family seats. There was no way he was going to fit in that small seat without spilling out both sides, crowding all three of us into the narrow space between rows. And it was a full flight. So I stood up, told the man he could switch seats with me, and being the window seat he'd have a bit more room & could lean back into the window area. You could just *feel* the relief and gratitude pour out of him. I gave him the armrest, and he was even able to nap on the way home.


Stereotype much there Mr. or Mrs. Bigot/racist?


You keep up with who is dodging the draft in Slovenia?


The settlement amount seems odd but the US forces should not have expected otherwise from Omar Khadr. The US forces (along with Canadian and British) are an occupying force in a land that is not their own. Thus, it is not surprising that the locals resist. The British, Soviets, among other groups tried to occupy and conquer Afghanistan for hundreds of years. The locals fought invaders then and they will continue to do so now, if anyone undertsands history. Soldiers went to Afghanistan as soldiers, not civilians, armed, and aware of the soldiers's lot.  Had the soldiers invaded south Ireland, Ukraine, or Russia, it would not be surprising to encounter resistance. The issue with Khadr is that he is of Arab origin and an Islamist, our 'villain du jour'. The Geneva conventions apply to all, not just Europeans or those of European origin. Afghanistan is an example of failed foreign policy, a proxy state used to fight Soviets and abandoned when they served their purpose. Reap what you sow.


If Pence was a real man of faith and conviction he would immediately step down from being Donald Trump's second.  In fact, he never should have accepted the offer in the first place.  It's not like he didn't know what Trump was at the outset.  Rather, he trotted around behind Trump denying and making excuses for his behavior.


I'm killing no one, Patty, nor am I exhorting anyone to kill. Guess who is doing that?


I love how there is protesting, both violent and non violent, after a white guy is elected president and its OK and even encouraged.  If people protested Obama in the same fashion after he was elected we would all be labeled racist and given zero media coverage.    This crap is going on all over the country and it needs to stop now.  YOU are the reason for division, racism and violence, bigotry, misogyny and everything else you protest, not the people who put Trump in office.  If you hate it so much than go to Canada, oh wait, they don't want you either!
http://www.infowars.com/shock-video-black-mob-viciously-beats-white-trump-voter/


When you call Breitbart fake news - YOU'RE the fake news. It's all about silencing conservative truth-tellers by labeling them as 'fake'. The simple fact these authors want to control things is your first clue they're the bad guys!!


Agree.  Inverse is spot-on.  Fear rules the day in Hawaii and one can write the history of this state from the prism of fear from pre-contact days to the 21st century.  Neither candidate is in any way impressive or, in truth, even qualified.


I agree with you.  My point is general in essence.  Sometimes we get too sensitive about these things.  Surely those of us who understand history and have proper sense of values will not be "offended" when they see or pass these remembrances of the the past.  But each one to his own.


Mr. Alison, in addition to a federal firearms license, should also have purchased federal licenses to sell heroin and methamphetamine. That would have kept him out of trouble with the law.


Reminds me of a joke....

What makes him think a middle-aged actor, who's played with a chimp, could have a future in politics? Ronald Reagan (about Clint Eastwood running for mayor of Carmel).

Irony can be sweet or sour.


70% of Canadians would be close to defaulting on their mortgages  if interest rates went up by only 1% said tv show Boom Bust .


Fringe parties are not a problem however Trudeau is. Lets deal with that issue first. Broken promises, money handouts and "ah's" are all we are getting . Time to stop the child care handouts, the maternity pay etc. If people cannot afford to have a child with one parent at home then they should firstly never had the child and secondly had a better education. Planned parenthood needs to be a priority ....not child care. If parents want to both go to work then they should pay for professional care......without burdening other taxpayers.


Lincoln disregarded Dred Scott and he was supported by his cronies.  Just a fact.

No law prevented a state from seceding in 1861.

Again, the federal government confiscated Southern property within their lines.

Your description of slave quarters is again quite false as is your ridiculous, histrionic distortion of the treatment given to the very few slaves who tried to escape.

It's noteworthy that between 1861 and 1865 there were no slave rebellions and just a tiny fraction of slaves ever attempted to escape.  This was when about 95% of Southern men were defending their homeland against the Yank invaders who vandalized, looted, raped, burned, and murdered their way through the South.  Milosevic's barbarians in Croatia and Bosnia carried out depredations to the civilian population similar to those carried out by the war criminals Sheridan, Grant, and Sherman against the Southern civilians.  A fact you ignore.

Your fairy-tale Yank mythology is similar to Zander's false narrative.


Where do we send the lilies.  Free speech is dead.


Ok Bible people know that 1 Elizabeth was too an older women.  Mary and Joseph were close in age.  Come on people read the Book


"Kitzhaber and former first lady Cylvia Hayes remain under federal investigation relating to influence peddling allegations." Why do we care what these people have to say?


Sorry Alex but practical and fair?
Level playing field?
Why would they think that based on his election rhetoric?
Or even the usual activities in the business world?
The most "political" of possible presidential candidates HAS to be a concern for America's allies and business partners.
Business hates uncertainty.


Great result, BG American Equity!!! Make that index your beyotch!


That's nice!   Here it is take it and swallow it, like it or not!


I enjoyed the program. Never expected anything from a 2005 return. I'm much more interested in the more current filings. This is the period he started to really make money. How does one suffer a $900+ mil loss? Awesome. Hoping this to be the first of more returns.
Acting like Trump...leak more returns!


The scale leans heavy on the dem side in Hawaii. He will actually see a rise in customers, the result of novelty and   human nature.


Blank - All the retirement planning tools and advisors I have encountered are based on the running balance.  Anything else would be foolish.


Once again a 'study' with no link to the study itself. At least 90% of 'studies' are of poor design and/or data is poorly interpreted etc. A responsible journalist would make it easy for people who want to to check the strengths and weaknesses of the study to find the study.

This is not a trivial matter. If 'quality' journalists want to have their material to have more impact than fake science they need to act the scientific method matters.


UPCOMING BC BUDGET SHOULD NOT REPEAT PREVIOUS INCOMPETENCE-

SCANDALOUS MISTAKES OF CANADA LINE RAPID TRANSIT SHOULD NOT BE REPLICATED IN SURREY/LANGLEY!!

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/08/short-platforms-trains-skytrain-canada-line-built-nearing-capacity/

CL’s Stations are ridiculously small; platforms too tiny for trains longer than 2-cars each (Millennium/Expo lines' stations can accommodate 6-car trains); Single tracking instead of double tracking in key route areas

... were caused by an politically-cowardly inadequate budget, & refusal- by Metro Vancouver's CIVIC POLITICIANS- to factor into conceptual designs abilities to accommodate to-be-expected increases in ridership & population 2010 to 2030

Half of Canada Line's puny stations are underground. Consequently, none could be expanded & retrofitted to accommodate 4-car or 6-car trains- & the consequential increased numbers of passengers- without expending prohibitive amounts of funding...

http://skytrainforsurrey.org/


I guess in your warp mind, the Japanese didn't perpetuate the Rape of Nanking?
Sounds like you are cherry picking your events.


The overwhelming reason why people buy houses is for children, The Millennials are entering their prime child-bearing years and prior generations are denying them adequate housing supply. This will not end well.


Thanks for the links.


anyone is a sign of progress for alberta rather than notley and the ndp


Needless snarkiness in a time of grief -- just heartless.


I keep hearing black leather boots heels clicking.


Please try parenthood. Then come back to the abortion discussion.


Trudeau could have said a lot worse things about Brazeau who is not, after all, a great representative of his community. Trudeau shouldn't have mentioned that Brazeau is indigenous but we don't know from this article to what question he was responding.


Another Hap(p)less game for the Blew Jays! Can they just forfeit their remaining games now?

8-;


Has Hillary ever done anything to help me?   NO

Only times Hillary seems to think of me is when she wants to take something I earned to give to someone else.

The last eight years have been hell.   Why would any sane person want four more even worse years??


Personally, I would not believe a single word that Browder says, ever. He has lied constantly about the Magnitsky affair and has gone to great lengths to avoid being deposed in the defamation lawsuits against him. He does not want the truth to come out in court. He even threatened to sue theaters who showed the movie "The Magnitsky Act. Behind the Scenes" that exposed the lies.

And given his prior background and history he likely was guilty of tax evasion and fraud in Russia. Just because he screamed that his conviction was "politically motivated", does not mean he was not guilty.


You mean no medical job in their specialty.    There are other jobs available even within the medical field.     OR, they can work change professions, go into research or move, since there is nothing holding them here.    Or change fields - get out of medicine entirely.


Thank you for your reminder. I think we'd both agree, however, that our catechesis and especially our liturgy continue to be grounded in a theology of atonement for sins: Confiteor, Kyrie, Credo, Agnus Dei and the narrative of all four Eucharistic Prayers.


Trump did lose the popular vote last November.

Besides, this is not the USA.

If you really want Trump as your leader, you're going to have to hire a moving company, get a Green Card and relocate.


Care to explain why it is the responsibility of business to deliver the lifestyle you desire?

Businesses exist to deploy shareholder capital in ventures that will deliver profit to shareholders.  If those business opportunities existed in Halifax, businesses would locate there.


Thank you for your civil and oh so accurate comment about POTUS 45.

Yes, he's really running America into the ground - the lowest unemployment in 17 years, the 1st back to back quarters of 3% plus growth in over 10 years, markets at an all time high, business investment and jobs starting to come back to the US, business confidence the highest since the Reagan years - and he's just getting started on critical policies like tax reform as the Democrats totally obstructionist tactics are finally being overcome.

And he's made the US a laughing stock - except with ISIS which he has defeated as an occupying force or with a number of other important countries who see an America that is once again inclined to stand tall in the world and not be a laughing stock distrusted and ignored as it became under Obama.

And all the cracked pot character assassinations perpetrated by the lunatic left wing fringe will not change that.

As to going to jail, the Clinton's have a better chance than Trump.


Falling asleep = texting and driving


Part 2:  Alaska is ranked very low 45 on the CNN list and 47 on the Forbes list of best states to do business.  Alaska should never rely on one sector, i.e. oil an gas, as a means of obtaining all income.  We need to have a healthy look at why Alaska ranks so low and change that.  We certainly have the space to provide a place for other industry but we have to determine how to get them here to provide a more balanced job market and income to the state.

Discussing the size of government and the cost in 1975 $$ and expecting today to be the same is ridiculous.  First, the size of Alaska's population has doubled since 1975 and then there are those pesky things like consumer price index, producer price index, service providing PPI and more that show costs go up over time.

Before just declaring cuts need to be made, we should consider management audits and operational audits of the state as a whole to look for effectiveness and efficiency.


I read the page http://prayerofheart.com/.  What I find funny is the preoccupation with the Russian monks, when Christianity started in Kyyiv.
But the prayer of the heart, or the Jesus prayer, is something with which I am very familiar.  I consider it a good way to pray.


Hearty congratulations for great earnings!


For me the typography reveals the two sided reality of Pope Francis...

the initial humble entrance followed by a noisy, messy, vindictive rage.

Second meetings aren't so quiet, humble, peasant priest like.

Janus in a sense.


Ollie North was a Lt Col. Facts do matter.


Plague of nuclear weapons? Nuclear weapons were the reason we haven't had a large scale war since 1945. Millions and millions of lives have been saved.


Like me flagging your comments.


Ditto Toby Keith.  Who now plays his gittar for the Saudis.

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/toby-keith-perform-men-only-concert-saudi-arabia-during-trump-n761761


Liar.  I'm considering your idiotic source.  Anyone that carries the name Mohamed shouldn't throw stones.  We don't need any wannabe Muslim bringing bigotry into our great nation.  We already have way too many bigots and racists hurling stones.


You know, jc96, when you posted a comment as bb46 just an hour earlier (just scroll down/up the page), with the identical format and similar content, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to tell you're gaming Globe comments.


This really pisses me off...

"I have the deepest sympathy for Mr. King and Ms. Zirkle," he said, sobbing. "I am truly sorry from the bottom of my heart for what happened."

What he has said here is for  "WHAT HAPPENED."  It didn't just HAPPEN.  HE DID IT!  I would be saying I'm sorry for WHAT i DID!  When a person uses the word "happen" they aren't taking responsibility for what they did. It's as if the event was outside of himself.

The reasoning follows with another example.

In AA I hear people introduce themselves as "my name is....." and then saying the word "alcoholic."  Not "I am an alcoholic or I am addicted to alcohol".   A person that says just "alcoholic" is not claiming this disease as their own.  They are just saying a word.

I'm really big into making "I" statements as it personalizes it to me.  "I" makes me responsible.

Okay, I'm done...I hope!


Blah blah, old news Roy, move on. Not enough people care about that for it to be an issue anymore.


This is so cool! xD We have such a fantastic Fine Arts community here in Anchorage! Way to go guys! So in love with his luscious hair, all of their beautiful voices, and dancing.


They dint find nuffin.


Hillybilly is up next. Trump gonna stick er in the rebar hotel.


Apparently some people choose to ignore the absolute and utter incompetence that Ms. Ambrose demonstrated during her first 11 plus years in Parliament, and instead choose to praise how well she led the party of no thought during the last 18 months. Rona Ambrose accomplished nothing. She is, and always has been, a complete waste of space.

Nice hair though.


No, I live in Halifax, karian lives in Western Canada.  Jays are most popular pro sports team in Halifax, 2nd Leafs, 3rd Habs, after that you would get into the Boston teams.  A ton of kids play basketball in Halifax though, and Raps are hot with young folks.


Ah, you'll get used to it.  Samuel L. Jackson plays Nick Fury in the Marvel superhero movies, but in the comics he was white.  Jackson fits the role better.  And without question the coin version is way better looking than the statue.


Lawmakers:. When can we see a tax write off for renters?! When can we see a cap on rental cost ?!


So sick of this "my way or the highway" mentality. Hey, Assembly members - Respect has to be earned, so why don't you all work on that.


Because all of your mythical bond traders cannot all sell at once to some eager buyer? A concept yet to become a theory and impractically impossible in thereal world.  Unless the Loch Ness Monster wants to buy all of those sinking bonds.


Is there one set of laws for the elite and another for the people in South Africa?

Are not all people equal under the law?

Will justice be done in South Africa?  The world watches.


Try Google:
"Donald Trump wrong that media is not reporting on terrorism any more":
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2017/feb/06/donald-trump/donald-trump-wrong-media-not-reporting-terrorism-a/

"Trump Said To Fact Check, So We Did…He Just Told 2 Insane Lies":
http://www.bluedotdaily.com/trump-said-to-fact-check-so-we-did-he-just-told-2-insane-lies/


You're not honest, you've already been caught out in your lies.

Stay out of Alaska, we don't need more of your dishonesty.


Archbishop Chaput also has an article in CatholicPhilly strongly against the government immigration attempts. It really does seem there is something of a united front.


A lot.of photo ops of Donald signing pieces of paper for the cameras. Nothing has actually happened. That will require real skill and diplomacy, neither of which is much in supply in the White House any more.


Face palm while using a computer criticizing others for using a computer.


I live in a beachfront property. My hobby is living life "large "- a word often used to create a wide range or scope.


Every time I have had my dogs on Tramadol, that drug sedates them.  It is not a drug that any of us would choose to give our dogs during a race even if it were not against race rules.  There are other better pain medications to give a dog during a race if you were to do that.  So whether there is some truth in what the veterinarians are saying in this article, Tramadol still would not be a drug of choice we would choose for our dogs during any competitive race. And from what I understand Mitch Seavey is saying, it would make no sense to drug your dogs hours before a scheduled drug test.  I think someone who has no comprehension about dog sled racing and who wants to end the Iditarod drugged Dallas' dogs. And I wish he would race - because I would hate to see whoever did this win this thing.  If he and the other mushers boycott this race - in my mind - is like giving in when someone is being held hostage -- it just encourages more acts of sabotage.  That could end the Iditarod.


If Trumpcare passes, or if they just repeal O-care, the blame will fall on the Dems.  Trump, the Republican politicians, and the right wing scream machine will all be screaming the same story.  The story they will tell is one where the Democrats destroyed the insurance industry, and that Trump and the Republicans just couldn't fix it in time to prevent a collapse.  It won't matter that their story is a complete lie, their supporters will believe it, and that is all that matters.


Trudeau's not going to end any arms sales.  They're worth billions of dollars.

Money talks and human rights walk.


Yes, can someone convince me what is wrong with the idea of merit-based hiring practices?


You're a liar.


What a thief always wants is another score  AKA the "Sting"...the fix is not in until the Alaska Supreme Court rules! The fix will only last if Alaskans don't wake up to the Government's CON JOB but will Alaskans see through it, that's yet to be seen....WAKE UP ALASKA theft of property over $300.00 is a felony no matter who commits it!!!


Whining about whining.  Many Alaskans simply prefer Denali.


ADN,  I expect you to show respect for the new President of the United States. It's time for you to think of the good of the country over your liberal agenda.


"I’m looking for a BMW 528i xDrive. My budget is around $30,000. I’m a luxury wine rep and want a car that looks great and fits the part. But I also want something decent to drive. Any other German cars I should consider? – Henri, Vancouver"

I think Henri tried to sell me a bottle of previously enjoyed luxury wine on a Gastown street corner...the cork wasn't quite seated in the bottle!


I just want to send you some love!


Thank you, dennism


Yes he was alone on the top of a truck but as I came closer he jumped down and came right over to me. I fed him kibbles in a cupcake which he snarfed right down. The other two kits peered suspiciously out the cat door until a barking down scattered them throughout the house. I left my name and phone # on a note that said call me and I'll bring cat food to you so you can feed them.

I am concerned about him being outside with the loose dogs in the streets. He does seem to have some street smarts so that is good. If Animal Control doesn't feel ok with them being there they  may want to move them to the ASPCA shelter until Mr Nelson makes it home again.

ACAT will be checking in on the kits daily. Thanks for your concern for Mr. Nelson's cats. You are very kind!


Does Israel have legitimate title to those sites?


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http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/01/21/trump-goes-to-cia-to-attack-media-lie-about-crowd-size-and-suggest-stealing-iraqs-oil/
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What ad naseum said.  Supply and demand.  Econ101


There has been a serious outbreak of humour deficiency on this forum. There are no less than four perfectly serious responses to a comment that is unmistakable snark.


Hi motley, how are you?


The report, compiled by the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, showed that mainlanders and foreign citizens gravitated toward higher-end purchases.

The average sale price of homes sold to foreign buyers from 2008 to 2015 was $785,604, and the average sales price for mainlanders was $630,390.

By comparison, the average sale price of homes sold to local buyers over the same period was $478,189.

The report showed that some 38 percent of U.S. Mainland buyers were from California, 10.5 percent were from Texas, and 8.5 percent were from Washington State.

Among international buyers, 44 percent were Canadian and 38 percent were from Japan.

Meanwhile, buyers from Hong Kong had the highest average home price – at $1 million, followed by buyers from China, whose average home price was $936,000.

The report comes as the state grapples with a housing shortage that’s pricing out many Hawaii families.


Does that cover pictures as well? That would be the solutions to what I am asking to protect EVERYONE and not just gays. No words or images are required. When the skinhead comes into the black baker's shop the black baker would obviously have to make the cake but nothing offensive can be placed on it. If that's true...then OK.
The Little Guy


Thanks, I too get tired of people standing deep in their ideological poo. Pointing fingers and making things more divided and more partisan.

Not everyone has the depth of character to see past their own ignorance.


Cardinal Kasper has a lot to say on the issue yet he has no flock, or pastoral responsibilities either.


Why do you ask?


Faith Myers and Dorrance Collins, if you were in a public restroom and a transgender woman came in, you might not even know it, because they would presumably be trying to "pass" as the woman they feel themselves to be. However, if a transgender man -- presumably dressed and acting like a man -- came into the women's restroom as required by this law, would you feel more comfortable?


You have no credibility here after I exposed your fake facts.


Just ban any Rally, and allow free speech to be expressed via the University media systems. The Uni has an obligation to stay nuetral on all issues.  It is a forum of free expression and debate.  To pick and choose who can express certain idea makes them hypocrates.  It goes against the premiss of any University and its very diversity.  Ban them all or allow them all.


Agreed but until the "other way" is found we will need police and jails.
Who knows, if the guy survives maybe he will have a real "get Jesus " moment and get help. But he still has to answer for his actions and choices. That too is part of healing !


Most of the fossil fuel producing states now will not institute a carbon tax, and a U.S. Federal carbon tax is dead for at least the next 4-years.
It will make Canada less competitive.


Oddly, you are still finding Hillary Clinton guilty despite being cleared in three Congressional inquiries.

The case against Trump builds every day.

Drip, drip, drip.

Be patient, Grasshopper.

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I don't agree with this article because as we all know "whites" are vilified and threatened with dispossesion and massacre,  this comes from senior  African nationalist leaders  - almost every day.  This is the context of farm murders that is being blatantly ignored and/or denied. It is therefore not just "more crime" - no there is a clear  defined political motive and there is  such an abundance of evidence for incitement to violence that denying/ignoring it becomes the actual crime.


Don't confuse her with relevant facts.


Wow, Anchorage is getting terrible. Seems like things happen more often late at night/early morning.


No doubt, thank god McCain/Palin went down in flames.


Maybe there is a continuing story here of public interest.  Guess the Chief saw enough on the cameras to close the case.


You are missing something.  In the morning when West Oahu commuters are leaving to go to work/school(actually besides students, many workers work at a school) in the Manoa/Makiki/Waikiki areas & they are all trying to catch the train at the same time, the Hoopili rail station will be a major bottleneck.  You can only load one train at a time and having a couple thousand people all trying to board simultaneously can easily cause an additional 1/2 hour or longer delay at the Hoopili station.   Also, unlike City buses on the road that can travel one behind the other, for safety the trains must be spaced apart probably at least mile which is the distance from one Oahu train stop to the next.  If there is a delay of one train at a stop, that will delay ALL trains behind the stopped train.  The train might have mechanical or electrical problems or if you have seen YouTube train suicides, if someone commits suicide on the Oahu train,  HPD will shut down the entire Oahu rail for many HOURS.


"How long before....?" Was my question way back when everyone was waiting for the outcome of the recount. Well, no tears being shed in this house.
As far as "smart" goes, well it all depends how one defines "smart". She has a really tough time with the truth, has minimal compassion for anyone but herself, never knows when enough is enough — even as far as resigning goes.
Being good at politics, hmmm she sure is/was the proverbial embodiment of "How can one tell a politician is lying? Her/his lips are moving!".


Go smoke your meth and shut the shit up dumb ass . You have to have a mind to know it


How many kids & dependents do you support?


Thanks Mike! I was using the ABA...it's a good article....here's the link:

http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/migrated/intelprop/magazine/LandslideJan2010_Hofer.authcheckdam.pdf


"The price for detached houses sold in Greater Vancouver averaged $1.68-million last month, down 5 per cent since July but a 1.8-per-cent gain compared with December, 2015."

My assessment this year shows a 49% increase in value.  Slump? I think the market can handle that.


Takes me for ever to get my recurve strung. The bad guy would be saying "You going to finish with that anytime soon?"


Well Jeff - as you know, those appointments were made by Trudeau and handed a stinking pile to John Turner.   Trudeau did not like Turner (eg:  did not campaign for Turner in the 1984 election) - that is well known and basically sabotaged Turner with these appointments.    Turner, did not have the guts to reverse the appointments - leading to Mulroney's famous "You had an option, sir" in the election debates which relegated Turner to also ran status.

In other words - those 1984 appointments were not made as "business as usual".   They were made with malicious intent and they worked.      You're also forgetting that Trudeau did this while handing the Govt to Turner who had just won the Leadership convention.     It was done before the 1984 election was called.      Harper did his appointment spree AFTER losing an election for FUTURE appointments (after the Liberals took power), not to fill current spots.


You do realize trump loves the National Enquirer & they paid a woman for her affair story with trump so they could kill the story?

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/dispatches/2017/07/03/national-enquirer-paid-kill-trump-affair-story/?ref_widget=trending&ref_blog=friendlyatheist&ref_post=josh-duggar-playing-the-victim-card-joins-lawsuit-filed-by-his-sisters


More migrants on the way. The slow death of France continues.


The city was mandated by voters in 2006 to make Honolulu a pedestrian-friendly city.  In 2012, the council unanimously supported a complete streets policy.  Bulb-outs fulfill those mandates.  Some bulb-outs may need to be revised, but to remove all of them would be a disservice to pedestrians.


It was a 14-0 vote: it cannot get more democratic than this , especially that all of Israel's European allies voted for the resolution . Israel does not understand democracy - thus explaining its sour-grape response and apartheid policies


I'm here reading the usual garbage posts from the usual right wing suspects.


Motley: enjoy yourself with AT.......it's gotten way too weird for me........good cheer...Gary Crum


Anybody but Tancredo.


No one believes in pure, unregulated capitalism.  For example, who doesn't believe that the FDA shouldn't regulate the pharmaceutical industry, and what executive of a pharma company is going to take the pills of a new drug that has not gone through the US drug approval process?

So my only point is that no one is arguing for the total absence of government regulation.  No one.


Did the pro #RAILFAIL demonstrators outside get sick time/comp time/over time from their shop stewards to go shill for this mismanaged fiasco project?? Could any of them actually READ the banners they were displaying??

Wonder if Crookwell the pretend mayor went scurrying like a rat for the one dollar bills Choon James flung out to the floor?! Nothing is EVER enough for him...


"Hebda said that he believed the archdiocese's plan "provides a fair and just resolution" and cautioned that the longer the legal process continues, the more attorneys' fees and other related costs will eat into the settlement funds ultimately available to survivors."

Hebda, like his predecessor Nienstedt, doesn't get it.  After decades of abuse and neglect, he believes only he can decide what is fair.


Jacob McDaniels, Your statements are misleading. First, you claim that the article uses "metric numbers" and "pounds," but it does not. Instead, it uses percentages to show increases or decreases in yield or herbicide use. Second, you claim that "today there are tens of million more acres in production then (sic) there was twenty years ago." However, according to data from the USDA, the number of acres in production has been stable in the US for the past 20 years. In 1995 it was 318,289,000 acres; in 2005 it was 317,640,000 acres; and in 2015 it was 318,512,000 acres. (continued)


And an Awesome Scout Leader!


"independent outside parties" lol.


Just within the last 30 days Trump has cut/harmed various agreements or programs and kicked them to Congress to fix. In each of these cases he's been either an antagonist or, at best, hands off supporting rather than taking a more proactive part.  The most glaring is perhaps ending the DACA program.  He claims he as them "in his heart" and "they'll be fine" but then treats them like a political bargaining chip for tougher immigration reforms.  Perhaps the best example is with this part of the ACA (not the other EOs such as the one which creates a loophole for insurance companies to "band" healthy/lower risk accounts) which he supported, then backed off on.  But the worst has got to be de-certifying the Iran deal when Iran is holding up their end of the deal.  He passed the buck to Congress in a deliberate play to his political base.


We gave them lower taxes they still manufactured everything in China and Bangladesh. We gave them deregulation and they still hired TFWs over Canadians. We gave them free trade and they still whined and complained and wanted more.

We just don't trust businesses, their lobby groups and sponsored thinktanks. They act in their own benefit and so should we and the two do not coincide. They just want more, more and more and it has reached a point where they take more than they give. To **** with Tim Hortons, big oil, McDonalds and its TFWs and demand for even lower taxes for example.

Gas and oil prices are low these companies pull out. Simple as that.
That industry is the past. Let Canada look to the future.


Why is anyone surprised that Puerto Rico, which has been economically destroyed by their leftist politicians prior to any hurricanes, is in trouble now?  These local politicians, similar to their political brothers in New Orleans, do not know how to make things but only take things.  When your hand is constantly outstretched, even in good times, why should they suddenly be expected to care for themselves when emergencies hit?

The media would love to blame this on Trump just like they blamed Katrina on Bush. Bush wasn’t responsible for the money that should have been spent on dike maintenance for years in New Orleans, ending up in local politicians pockets. Trump isn’t responsible for the locals living in a hurricane zone and not being better prepared. The Democrats are crippling Trumps efforts of setting up his government by an unprecedented delay of his appointments.

Any mayor who is crying and whining to the world, is certainly not instilling confidence. Let’s blame Trump.


what a  load  of  horse  manure  from  a  crybaby  loser


Excerpted from "935 LIES: The Future Of Truth and the Decline of America's Moral Integrity"
http://driftglass.blogspot.com/2017/02/sunday-morning-party-line_13.html
In other words, it was eight years during which the media (which was now rotten from top to bottom with former Bush Administration speech writers, toadies and water boys) let the Right get away with more and more brazen lies and openly treasonous behaviors while ever more aggressively marginalizing the dirty Liberals who were warning (just as they had in 1994 and 2000 and 2004) that letting Republicans lie with impunity about the disasters they were creating and the conspiracies they were concocting and the scapegoats and straw-men they were inventing would lead to disaster.
Which bring us back to the here-and-now:
Just read the whole thing.


Thanks for speaking up. I have always felt that encouragement of the good is just as important as flagging and denouncing evil.


Jerry are you volunteering to lead us by example??


Looks like you got fooled with the " Independent " crap. Walker is just a typical Liberal.


Not any cake, a wedding cake. Again, let's not create "facts" from thin air.


Do a little reading about Cambridge Analytica and what the did for the Trump campaign and the vote makes more sense.


I ride up and down Benson daily, and every day this happens at almost every cross road when I am west bound( against flow of traffic, sidewalks are bi directional) Drivers roll forward or turn right with heads turned to left. I shout or whistle until I have eye contact, the majority realize they were not looking for anyone on sidewalk or are in the crosswalk when crosswalk user has right of way. If no eye contact or tinted windows I stop whether I have right of way or not. This guy was upset because every single day someone who does not obey the LAW and look both ways tries to kill him, the frustration is real. Do you know what it is like to have people try to kill you through ignorance every day?
 I used to do this same stupid thing as a driver. Ride a bike and you will never see driving or city planning in the same way. the bright point of your story is you will always look now...


LOL Brett liked this comment, which tells me everything.  He has fully bought into the Russian propaganda narrative, hook, line, and sinker.  The only thing that makes me smile is that he's taken a very public position on all of this so it's easy for me to just enter the URL into the Wayback Machine so everyone remembers where everyone stood at the time.

Anyone who believes that "fake news" is actually "news" is someone who is completely and utterly brainwashed by mainstream news propaganda.  There is no other explanation.  This is only "news" because they say it's "news."  You only believe it because they told you so and no other reason.  You would not have otherwise arrived to this conclusion independently.  You would have simply recognized click-bait and something that's always been there and ignored it.

This "story" demonstrates the pervasiveness of media propaganda.  It's amazing how easily people can be convinced that they are learning new and interesting information.


Sorry you are incorrect, they don't use suitcases, they use black bags,


We have an electoral college because only land owners were allowed to vote, the Northern States had small farms, and cities meaning more male land owners eligible to vote while the Southern states had large plantations meaning fewer male land owners eligible to vote. It was a compromise to get the Southern States to agree to the new constitution of the United States where the federal government had more authority than they had under the Articles of Confederation. The system is what we have, and Trump has been elected. The system needs to change as the country has moved to allow any citizen 18 years and older to vote.
As for your mandate numbers they are flawed.

Trump only has a press conference scheduled, we will see if he really has a plan.

Breitbart often published white nationalists articles. Many people looked at the site, including liberals. It always wise to see what all people are thinking, even if you disagree with them.


"Basic economics tells us that wages do not rise because of unions, but rather because people have become more productive..."

On the contrary, our history tells a different tale.  Incomes increased steadily through the post war era through the 60s into the 70s along with productivity.  This was also the time of the greatest density of Unionized workforce.  As the attacks on Unionization increased and were more successful in decreasing Union density wages stagnated and even fell (after adjusted for inflation) even though productivity increased.


I see your point but weather can play a contributing factor.


Victor, word of advice:  Stay off your own side.


Price gouging is evil.  Market forces that are supposed to regulate costs are so distorted in the U.S. by the third party medical insurance system that they are virtually non-existent.


This article is poorly written, poorly researched, offensive, and completely out of touch with any kind of reality. As a millenial graduate student and state government employee, you're saying I can get what I need in housing, which is apparently turned down for 3 auto loans and living with 4 other people in a poorly maintained house in a poor black neighborhood, displacing folks who have lived here for generations and are less well off than I, commuting by bike and bus because I can't afford a car? Really?

Interesting how the comments on this article have to be civil, but the article doesn't. Thanks for being insulting and for your classist, ageist, wealthy old white guy perspective. Must have been nice being able to afford a house before you hit 30.


Exactly.  This is hardly an isolated incident for Aurora police, either.


Lock them up.


BC had to choose: left, far left, extremist left. Who knew the far left would be the centralist party?


This awesome how many people have bought many of these devices only to use them once and then what? They should all be loaners in my mind.


An unfortunate reality; better service requires additional expense.


The women who marched on Saturday did vote !


That' a pretty succinct summation of the results of the media's policy of false equivalency, the policy which pretends that the same tactics are used to the same degree by Democrats and Republicans. This false premise has indeed fostered "division, hatred and fear".

I appreciate that the author correctly writes "the media ARE". Too many people think the media "IS" a monolithic singularity. This absurd belief generates paranoia and alienation from facts.


Then you should divert your posts into another article.


don't forget fluoridated water and Illuminati


In voting for their anti-abortion hero, Catholics, beginning with many bishops, made a deal with the devil. By voting for this man, they are part-owners of whatever harm he does.


My company taught managers that we were non union NOT anti union.   We acknowledged that unions were necessary in abusive situations.

I'd like to see fair negotiation for wages and benefits and let managers manage.   It absurd to have an adversary relationship if you want a high performance team


Donald Trump's Presidential Job Approval Ratings
Approval rating	Dates
%
Most recent weekly average	38	Oct 2-8, 2017
Term average to date	        39  	Jan 20, 2017-present
High point, weekly average	45	Jan 20-29, 2017
Low point, weekly average	35	Aug 21-27, 2017
High point, three-day average	46	twice; last on Jan 23-25, 2017
Low point, three-day average	34	six times; last on Aug 30-Sep 1, 2017
GALLUP

Trump has only reached your "45.6%" right after inauguration.
As to your statement "the majority disagree with this".  The majority have never approved of Trump in any sector of the government.
But much like the person you voted for, don't let facts get in your way.


Here's a hint as to why this is happening:  Greenspace doesn't make the developers rich and doesn't pay any taxes.  (So politicians see no gain from their perspective.)


there is no traffic light at Brayton and 74th.
FYI. in Anchorage pedestrian is just another word for drunk


No,  I've had my business on that street for almost 25 years. It's a bunch of low life scumbag drug dealers and addicts moving in.
One less to deal with now. The crap that goes on there after hours has gotten out of hand. Thank  our legislature and mayor for loosening punishment for these derelicts. The cops can't do much and they're frustrated too.
With all the lights today, Christmas came early on 74th


You can get a battery backup and Costco (Caterpillar I think) that has USB ports that will probably charge your phone 50 times for less than $100, that will get you through. Generators are a pain to maintain, especially when you don't use them for a few years (I know first hand). You can get by a week on a couple propane bottles and a BBQ if you can survive the cold.


Link to the video?  DP, you do remember the video, correct?  The reason this article was written in the first place?


The victims are the employees and shareholders of a great Canadian company. Who is speaking for them? The media needs to take a deeper dive. How does a solid company with solid loans get to today? hint: Is the OSC more concerned with protecting their agenda? or with protecting Canadians and their jobs and their investments?
Its time for the Globe to step up and get the real story. Twitter is not a source. Facts and hard work will point you to the real victims of this Crisis? No one is looking out for them


Uh huh, I am in accordance with Diverdave's post, and at times, I do not see "eye to eye" with his views; but on this occassion, being as I am of Hawaiian ancestry, I agree with his assesment of the situaiton.  As I really do not find anything to be in agreement with those protestors, calling themselves "avengers, protectors or anything like that" in their proclamations about Mauna Kea.

Their "pov" seems to be about turning back the clock and moving "backwards" instead of forwards, into the future.  As the Hawaiian Kingdom had it's day and now is part of history; why try to resurrect it, when it does not fit into today's societal concepts?

Yet, that seems to be the eventual goal of "Sovereignty groups" and those protesting the building of the TMT on Mauna Kea. Why try to separate Hawaiians, from being American's where we have been assimilated and have a brighter future ahead for our children?


Or why they don't block pipelines in Iran or Saudi Arabia... oh wait, because they would be shot on sight.

— Hambone678
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Saudi Arabia and Iran is how you envision to change BC, for oil?

Are you threatening that people should be shot for an american-owned company known as Enron in the USA operating as Kinder Morgan here, lobbying to transport sludge to a foreign country known as China ...and shoot Canadians opposed for stealing our lands for treason?


Loser. Nuff said.


We owe less than forcast so according to liberal math we should go on a spending spree. Maybe start by bringing in more newcomers ,in particular the ones who have huge families as they can benefit from the bigger baby bonuses.


So the freedom to associate and act in concert with similarly minded people will now be over-ridden by the definition of "corporation" by whoever is in power or controls the courts? Great.


Are you trying to be ironic?


gee why shouldn't fuel be more expensive for in Alaska   sure Alaska has lots of CRUDE oil but no refineries......  have to ship the oil down to the lower 48 then ship the fuel back to Alaska and then get it out to the gas stations   what a shock


Okay, let's just focus on point #1 to start:
Obama's team net worth was 2.75 billion with over 90% of it coming from one cabinet member. Trump's team is worth 14 billion, at last count - which would be 5 times higher. So ... Um.. Not certain where you are getting your alternative facts, but my numbers come from CBS, Washington Post and Forbes.


Unless China cuts off N. Korea....which they won't, AND in the short run would likely make no difference......N. Korea will continue, and the US will likely call their bluff.....its gonna be ugly if that happens, but sooner or later it has to come to a head...and it may as well be sooner....think if the world had stopped Nazi Germany in 1936 as it "armed up"....N. Korea is a danger now and much more dangerous "later" ....so I hope it comes to a head.


This is such a garbage article.
Most min-wage workers live with their parents or spouse in a multi-income household.
Others are using the min-wage job as a stepping stone job while getting through college.
For those who are trying to support a family singlehandedly with a min-wage job, there are already plenty of government programs to help them out.

If you raise the minimum wage you kill the incentive for the min-wage worker to ever improve his/her skills and get a better job.


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How much more convincing do you Sheeple need ?

Read any of the numerous "Grand Jury" Investigations of this corrupted institution.

They(pope, cardinals, bishops et al) are the faces of  a Cancerous Institution filled with Criminal Heretics of the highest order which have hijacked a faithbased teaching that goes against their sick minded thinking.

It amazes me to see "you are all still wallowing in this cesspool".


Liberals are just useful idiots and aren't even fun to play with.   The serious apparatchiks are a bit of a challenge and there is some sport in that.


Is anybody listening????  Hello Governor and Mayor and elected officials.  We lost affordable housing money cause they're obssessed with the darn rail.  WAKE UP & listen to the voters.  VOTERS, wake up & see  what's going on.


Waiting for their parents to get out of the bars.


Here's the problem in my humble opinion...  The team decided not look for a trade or to sign a free agent offensive linemen during the bye week when it was obvious that this is the one glaring weakness towards making the playoffs and possibly a superbowl.  This sends the message to the players that we are not really trying to win this year.  So the players are just mailing it in this year like the front office already has.  This decision has affected everything else.  Shoot even the defense is playing less than their best.  Saw some try from Peko an a few others, but as a whole most of the team lacks effort.  hope I am wrong, but it sure seems this way.


I think part of the problem is especially, new start-up companies buying up rental properties in Eugene and other parts of the state and promising unrealistically high returns to their investors.


Just like all this other economies with Social Democratic governments have crashed.? I really wish we could get beyond this simple groupthink of alt right and alt left.  It serves no purpose.  Canada has not and never has had a truly left wing or socialist party.  This constant refrain that the NDP will crash the economy is akin to an article of faith, it is a belief system. It is merely the mirror image of the belief that somehow Conservatives are the only ones who can make the finances work.  The result of this Manichaean view is the Liberals slithering up the middle to win, and please, don't tell me the LPC is a left wing party.  In any political system outside of the US Liberalism, that is, private enterprise under the rule of law , is firmly centre right.
Too bad that any NDP governments have usually come in to office faced with a huge mess to clean up.  Gordon Campbell inherited a large surplus when he came in to office - where is it now?


Chumps message should change from "Making America Great Again" to "Making America Enemies With The World"!


"Hillary Clinton had a cough – a nasty, recurring cough that she could not kick after a week of trying."  Seems like group that wrote this article is trying to spin this a recent issue.  Hillary has been hiding her illness for months if not years:
http://www.insideedition.com/headlines/14747-why-does-hillary-clinton-keep-coughing


50 years ago, Canadian Culture was a non-existent.  My family was all British.  The began coming here in the 50's.  British food sucked.  British service sucked. British-based Canadian TV entertainment sucked. Fun didn't exist. What has made Canada interesting and worth remaining in comes from the other the cultures that came flooding in. Think I'm wrong?  When was the last time you ordered fish and chips?  How many songs of bagpipers are on your playlist? I'll trade all that for Tapas or Calamari or Curry or Dim Sum.  I'd rather celebrate Oktoberfest than St. George's day - but keep St. Paddy's day - and listen to Reggae.


How can our broke State afford the most expensive building in town?!  Totally irresponsible!


They are so disrespectful to try and force a lable on a group of people. They are forever trying to indoctrinate Coloured people to forsake their heritage. I am not black and I am proud of it because I know my heritage. I am Coloured and proud of it :)


Well now, ItsMe, I recently attended a high school graduation and those students and teachers were well within their right to celebrate.  Over two dozen of the graduation class were leaving with a 4.0+ GPA, and another dozen also graduated with honors.  If I had an educated guess, I'd say that anti-ASD naysayers need to take the plank out of their eye so that they can really see what's happening in the public school system.  What about all the students that are homeschooled, charter schooled, or religious private schooled that wind up obtaining poor grades.  We, the public, never hear about those students.  Why is that?  Please look in your crystal ball and get back to us.  Oh yeah,  the honor students, in all of ASD, are well on their way to a prestigious university.  Haha


Understatement of the year.  The Browns should be thankful that they are too stupid to file in time to make a deadline.  They were offering a 2 and 3 for McCarron.  Apparently they forgot that they are 0-8 for the year and have no hope, so trading for McCarron for this year made no sense.  They are going to be in position to grab one of the top QBs in the draft instead.  They can get a QB in the first then use that 2 and 3 for weapons, protection or defense.


No coherent response to a direct question, TDM?

What a surprise.

"Wow" indeed...

Thanks for coming out, and wasting everyone's time - as usual.


Don't worry--we'll never be able to say that about you.


Agreed. This is just an attempt for attention.
While hunting as a young man in northern BC it was not uncommon to hear wolves or even come across a black bear. As long as you did not come face to face where they felt threatened they would hi-tale it outta there. Even came across a few grizzlies and that was a little nerve racking but same thing, they wanted nothing to do with me.
with the manualy smeared mud on her face, this is nothing but ... hooey.


We have always allowed foreign goods into the country. The problem is the loss of manufacturing because of globalisation.


same swamp, different critters


Postal Votes! Take picture of ballot, delete any markings that would identify ballot then post on line....simples.
Voting is by secret ballot, the secret part is that others  can not know how you voted if you wish it so. If you want people to know, it is your constitutional right to let them know!


The "Us versus Them mentality" is quite Trumpian.  And it doesn't seem to be working for him on the world stage.


They are using tactics to get attention. If they don't make a 'ruckus' they have no voice.
It's the same as celebrities going to the tar sands. You have all the oil companies, the Canadian government and Chinese government at least, and most of the population of Canada having no problems with the tar sands. An old lady with a hippie past takes a look and makes a negative statement and that requires and editorial response from the G&M about her 'foolery'.  It gets an opposing view in the Canadian media that would never be heard otherwise.

And it's as if in Canada an opposing view rather than marching in lockstep is treasonous.


To anyone reading this, the post, in this link, is showing as Most Reactions, in the Sort by Box above, where in reality it is not, as my post commencing with

Pius XII put the writings of Sr. Faustina on the Index of Prohibited Books, Why?
Sr Faustina's writings would still be gathering dust in a Vatican Archive, where Pope John XXIII sent them if she were not Polish.
The Divine Mercy Image that the Church displays today is an affront to God, instigated by nationalistic pride and those who would pacify the powerful it has nothing to do with humility.
The true Divine Mercy Image is an Image of Broken Man …......

Is the one with most reactions, this can only be found by repressing/reinstating it (Most reactions) and ensuring that it is initialized.

Even on extended comments my Post is not shown, I realize that my post is contentious to some, nevertheless I believe it bears witness to the Truth.
24/04/17.

kevin your brother
In Christ


I'm not sure it's going to take much effort for most Republicans to seperate themselves.     The assumption that Republicans are all for one and one for all is clearly not the case.     I don't think the country has any trouble seperating the Presidential candidate from the state politicians.

If some candidates are tied to Trump, great, it mean we remove an obsticle to BOTH parties for those who would like good working relationships to make smart national policy.     And if a R -candidate sounds more like Joe Biden  but still supports Trump as his party's candidate, he/she  may do fine.


Would those "sources" be cable news and talk radio ?


What a meaningless statistic. You have to look at pay by category e.g. lawyer, nurse and work effort full-time, part-time. I'm sure you wouldn't find much difference if any by category. The reality is some types of work is worth more, all people should try to obtain those jobs. I'm sure the army of bureaucrats we are forced to employ will continue to dine out at our expense.


Only 5 countries pay fair share: United States 3.61%, Greece 2.38%, Britain 2.21%; Estonia 2.16%; Poland 2%.
Is this fair? Can other countries be trusted? Can Canada and Germany be trusted?


The Huge carbon footprint belongs to the 7 billion people overpopulating our planet.


But we are not.  We are pilfering from the country of their citizenship (where they would have to return), as they do not have status in the US.


OMG - it took a 'study' to determine this  fact??  Hello Captain Obvious !


It's part of the culture that they haven't put past them yet.


It is wrong that Snohomish county is using an official platform to endorse her. This is "good 'ol boy politics" and a perfect example of why we should not elect Franklin as mayor.


You use words and it doesn't work very well for you.


The government isn't the solution it is the problem


That what Trump said. Are you disagreeing with your President?


Hmm.  Who to believe on this one - NASA Climate Change or lukecanada.............

NASA or luke - how to decide?


You appear to be cast in the same mould


Then don't get me started on how wildly inaccurate calling Republicans conservative is.


It sounds like it is time to get rid of our dairy system, high prices for milk lead to higher prices for cheese. Dump the quota system, set a minimum quality for milk and animal care/treatment then let the market decide. Maybe include a cap on any companies market share so they cannot control the market and establish a new cartel.


Agreeing again?? This could become a habit!
You'll be surprised (I think) to know that I vote for Republicans occasionally.  I did so as recently as the 2104 midterm elections.
I hope Sec. Clinton takes my advice (she hasn't asked for it, of course) and resists her impulse to re-litigate the election in real-time. A sober, thoughtful, well-researched book would be a useful contribution.


So, is it misogyny when Hillary Clinton called her husband's rape victims sluts, tramps and whores? Or when she threatened them to keep silent? Or when she accused a 12 year old rape victim of being a nymphomaniac and seeking out her rapist? Or just when Donald Trump says some nasty things about some nasty people?


Why do you post stuff like this, Layla4?     You know that the backlash against Kent, Rempel, and Scheer (for trying to justify it) was for scurrying south just for the purpose of undermining their own Govt.    It wasn't about appearing in the U.S. press - it was about seeking U.S. media to attempt to create a backlash.     That was the clear intent and if you are trying to deny that that was the purpose then you fool nobody.


The only problem with you was in your childhood.  As Churchhill aptly said:  "When one is in their 20's if not a liberal they have no heart.  If one in their 40's is still a liberal, they have no brain"  Did you fall on your head as a child?  Many libs were abused and think that the whole world was abused!  Not quite up to the standard of a Trump, my friend?  Become a capitalist fool!  lolol


I would agree. We are in a transition phase from the economic impact of Harper's policies to the impact of Trudeau's.

Certainly economic performance to date has has been largely the result of Conservative policy. We are transitioning into seeing the effects of Liberal policy. I would say that 18 months from now we will be living fully within the Liberal economic reality.....just in time for the election.


So EN .... this whole thread is really just about you and motley then??  =:-o

Here I was actually leaning toward agreement with the original letter writer, hoping we're not seeing a rehash of 1933 again, either.  :(

We are indeed living in those "interesting times" as threatened in that Chinese curse.


After the Dodgers relieved themselves in the D-backs pool when they won the West a few years a ago, they proved they are they are the most classless, arrogant thugs in baseball.  Any day they lose is a great day.


Hey Tilly......the world declares there is NO role for Donald Trump nor any sycophants of his to remain in power......please leave.......


I'm also forced to pay for maintenance and upkeep of the street on which you live.  How can I get my taxpayer dollars to stop going down the toilet?


Well...I always thought being in the police force was service. Heck, even got my nose broken while handcuffing a guy fleeing from an armed robbery. But as for being "sweet fat temp. positions" Well, being a volunteer fireman is, as the job title implies, volunteer work, and it is unpaid. I was a reserve police officer during my college years as I could fit the shifts in between classes and on weekends to help pay for college...it didn't pay much at all, but I needed a flexible job! Sorry you're down on the police force, it's a tough job and the thanks are few and far between. Still have a lot of friends there, good folks doing a needed service.


Heck yeah.  And don't get me started on all that disabled parking.  It just bugs me that sum people get special things I don't get.  Special this and special that.  Rub sum dirt on it and get back in the game. Sheesh.


work faster


"Qatar, one of the worst actors in the Middle East (having financially supported the Islamic State, for example), offered $1 million as a "birthday" gift to Bill Clinton in return for five minutes of his time."

I don't care how much of an incompetent idiot Trump is, this corruption is unacceptable.

We should not have to accept either of these candidates.


Couldn't she keep her knees together for the photo, at least?


A Yellow Nissan Xterra??

You almost deserve it.

Take your insurance money and get something NOT YELLOW


You're correct to hold Congressman Young's feet to the fire for this colossal waste of money, but I would hope you'd pen a more extensive piece about the other insulting wastes of taxpayer money, such as the Ambler mine road, the Juneau Road extension, the Susitna Hydroelectric Project, the OTHER bridge (to nowhere), and the Mat-Su ferry catastrophe.


Right.  It's the "ready, fire, aim" school of management.


Not surprising.  An offense which can literally only affect men was not only struck down but struck down without a hearing.

Meanwhile, I would bet that if the situation were reversed and a man lied about wearing a condom (let's assume he was a virgin and/or had recent testing to prove he was disease free) he would not only be found guilty of multiple criminal charges but that it would be all over the news before it ever saw a day in court (as opposed to the quiet whimper after a failed appeal like this case).

What's that line from Animal Farm?  "All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others".


The low income with the exception of seniors and the disabled have never had it so good. The income group living here would be considered "rich" in Venezuela, Mexico, Cuba or other heaven-on-earth progressive socialist societies. Big screen TV's with free cable, free public school, Obamaphones, rent and food subsidies with abortion on demand. No wonder the borders are flooded with illegal and legal immigrants. This will continue until politicians run out of other people's money confiscated by high taxation and then redistributed in exchange for votes. Better enjoy it while you can.


<I wouldn't at all be surprised if bishops and religious superiors complained about Fr. Martin's presentation, also.>
I would be surprised if they didn't complain; that's why it's so important to complain to them, not just to the rector who, when all is said and done, is merely a functionary who dances to the tune the bishops and superiors play.
These seminarians are being trained to be cowards.


The Liberals have been lining up their buddies on this since the day after they won the election. Id bet they've been waiting til the Natives get themselves sorted out on this


no effect because when we come a sanctuary state trump already said he will cut federal aid to all sanctuary states sorry Ben your a little to late sending your letter to the POTUS Trump.


Jealous much? Tens of thousands still turn out to Trump's rallies. Hillary must still be envious.


You keep missing the point.  McConnel controls who gets to participate.  The Ds could certainly try, but unless McConnell allows it, they are out in the cold.  He controls the whole show.  If you can't see that, you haven't been paying attention.  13 Republican Senators worked on the repeal/replace plan, not 1D in the lot, not because they didn't want to be included but because they were shut out of the whole process.  I can't believe you truly can't see how this has gone down.  He shut out members of his own party, remember the who Rand Paul hunt for the replacement bill?


Doesn't have a good chance to pass if non-snack / non-restaurant food items are not on the exempt list. But basic cable and internet service would be exempt?  Better go back and tweek the list.


He reminds me of a cabbage patch doll.


It seems that we have a water main break practically every other day.  Is this common or do we have a maintenance problem?


Is protesting the basis for "bullying"? Is it a sign of how to get "your" way?  How many of those football players and coaches have served in the military protecting the FREEDOM to have football games? To be respectful of the National Anthem is to be respectful of "your" country. I hope went the Olympics come around and the United States wins metals, that there is no National Anthem played and the Athlete take a knee. I think that would that get the message to the world that our country is falling apart? Thomas Jefferson said "Democracy Never Last Forever". Oh I forgot... we shouldn't quote him because he had slaves....


A nice but phony attempt at appearing reasonable. Many tell-tales. To start, Ms Khalid was anything but eloquent, and has never directly addressed any of the many legitimate, compelling and non-threatening responses she has received to her motion. On the charge that Islam suppresses womens' rights, the author is happy to concede that “Such a critical view is understandable, given discriminatory gender practices in some Muslim cultures”. But she carefully avoids the actual and undeniable criticism that the basis for gender inequality is the Quran not culture. Similarly, she offers that "Questions and criticism about Islam are not Islamophobia. In fact, Muslims themselves engage in robust debates about modernity and Islamic practice. The cruel irony is that such debates are banned in countries that need it most.” Well.. no!  The truly cruel irony is that Islamists and their apologist enablers tar each and every serious and courageous reformer as ...wait for it ... Islamophobes.


"Profit" does not exist in a non-profit organization---by IRS definition.

You must be a salaried, cash-basis taxpayer to be that ignorant.

Or maybe you don't have to pay taxes at all.


Thank you Bree Kessler for taking the time to research the issue of homelessness in Anchorage. We are fortunate that some people look beyond the stereotype presented in the media.

Unfortunately, Anchorage has a ways to go. Irrespective of the mayor's attention on this issue, some veteran reporters and editors in the media continue to use disparaging terms like 'drunks' when they highlight the problem of homelessness and one public official even dehumanized the issue by disparagingly describing homelessness as a 'cancer' on Downtown Anchorage.

With that kind of cultural thinking, we need more reasoned and rational voices to address the underlying factors that lead to homelessness. These considerations include lack of housing and resources. The organizations whose missions are to address the physiological components of homelessness, such as mental health issues and substance abuse, need to be supported and their programs held to account with oversight for many dollars spent.


I don't think the Conservatives have much to recommend them on the economic front. Growth was very slow during Harper years, he over-depended on oil and vets, aboriginals, seniors were underserved. Under Trudeau, the increased child benefit went out to families last summer. The economy has added 350,000 jobs since then, of which the majority, 250,000, are fulltime.  Canada's growth is the fastest among the G7, leading the world at a 3.7 annual rate in 2017. Economists have identified the enhanced child benefit policy as one of the drivers. It turns Outputting money into the hands of people who spend their money in our communities while taxing the rich a little more really does grow the economy.

Other policy drivers include the emphasis on bringing in young, educated immigrants, support for research and innovation and a larger pool of capital for start-ups. Jobs in Toronto and indeed Canada are up across a number of sectors, including tech,, finance, industrials and manufacturing.


My comment is awaiting unbiased review.
@ Allie
KaBoom!


Vos Canadiens have been top 10 for most of the season, closer to 10th than 1st.

They've been top 10 in any # of team categories, goal diff, e.g..

Only big mouths contend le tricolour ain't a decent team., but that's hardly the point.

They aren't good enough to win it all, unless there's divine intervention.


No one needs that-many guns.  I would definitely stay away from that person.  We have people in this country today that possess arsenals that exceed those of some small countries.  This is a big problem.


But the train is going to be awesome!


I'm not sure it's 'wisdom' but it is certainly self-evident!


Lot's of experts in these comments. So isn't smoke from Bbq's carcinogenic? So all the fumes from the rides, all the smoke coming from the grills, the eating of burnt foods, the whole fair reeks of alcohol and IS promoted, and the abuse of animals is ok but pen up the few smokers and call it progress and go into an amazing amount of comments of how "we're" protecting Amurica? Now we've gone on tangents about the neighbor's smoking outside and the stink is ruining my furniture? Please-ridiculous


That's the best you got?  Really?  And people vote that rubbish up?  So consecutive conservative governments collect less in royalties over 40 years than it will cost them to clean up the mess.......cons just not that bright when it comes to long term finances.   Sell the land to the Koch brothers, make them billionaires all over again and let the tax payers clean up after them.....con logic.


"all conclude that yes, a hike in minimum wages has been shown to be healthy for economies."

The article also points out that one generation ago the prevailing belief (also by economists and also backed by decades of research) showed different results.

The article also uses the term "moderate increases" repeatedly... a 30+% increase in 18 months is not exactly "moderate".  If your family food bill increased from $400/month to $525/month, I doubt you'd be so dismissive of a "moderate" increase; same if gas went from $1.00 to $1.31. I remember that last one happening and doomsaying was the result along with definable shifts in spending and a ripple effect of increased costs... but this time when businesses costs to do business increase, it will be different, eh?  Why?


I resent the use of the lawyer-coined term "Sixties Scoop".  It trivializes the real pain of many of the people involved and but also generalizes the entire program to imply that every single placement was harmful.  I can guarantee there were exceptions.


Mr Morneau should allow others to participate in the same plan that his & some other public companies use. Turn regular income & dividends into the lowest taxed capital gains. Fact! Using DSUs, directors can even 'transfer' DSUs to others & vest them immediately should the Board so decide....and get this....all without shareholder approval!!! Are we being duped? Morneau said in 2015 he'd change that but everyone is going down other rabbit holes...Billy & Co. are still protected. Fact. Do the file their T1's in Alberta at a 20.3% tax rate?


When I moved to Vancouver Island from Ontario, I was disappointed to find that bagged milk is not available here.  It stays fresh much longer than the cartons.  I would open one bag and pop the other two in the freezer.  The washed bags can be used for many things.
The lack of availability should not surprise me as the grocery stores do not know the difference between Yams (which are fibrous and have no sugar content) and Sweet Potatoes (which can be orange or yellow and are delicious.  They originate in two different continents.  The produce managers should all be required to take a basic course in botany.


All polling is suspect and biased.  The results are often based on a question being asked in such a way that the results are pleasing to the paying client.  As we have witnessed in past provincial elections, Brexit, and the recent US elections, pollsters were enormously wrong over and over again, proving what a roll of the dice polling is, and not an advanced science at all.


Sorry.  But the government of the Kingdom of Hawaii does not exist in the real world.


I wish they would all go.  Mr. Session evaded a simple question, trump got that correct.  Russia, Russia everywhere.  Session is a racist like his boss.


The bottom line is the legacy of poor leadership by Lane County...going back to Steve and his manipulation of planning and permits as a profit center. And the current so-called conservatives have ignored this to their political benefit.


hey lib troll why is it that canada ONLy produces 1.6% of all the worlds carbon emmissions being about the cleanest of all! , , save the per capita bs, this is about our entire country, and we dont do squat compared to the others,,

now tell me if we hit the 30% goal reduction that is .5% of the worlds carbon so tell me how much cooler the world climate will be as we tax billions out of our economy !!


No mention at all about the fact he took fellow Liberal MP Seamus O'Regan as well as Liberal Party President Anna Gainey and their spouses, who are not old friends of the Aga Khan, on his family vacation with the Aga Khan as well?  Or the fact that the three of them not only broke conflict of interest rules, but flagrantly broke Trudeau's own Liberal "code of ethics" he had put together and proudly touted as an example of how his government was going to be open and ethical.


For any American harboring the delusion that intelligent patriotic people populate our government, I offer exhibit A. This sack still scratches his right ear with his left hand.


So, 9/11, the war mongering and driving the United States to the edge of the economic cliff escaped your notice?


Don't get your hopes up. The "PROSECUTOR" attorneys  are asking charges be dropped....Yes you read that right...This is all a scam...


Joni Kamiya, Regarding the logical process of collecting data that you talk about, I am the one who is citing peer-reviewed articles published in scientific journals.  Your are the one citing blogs.

Here is another peer-reviewed article published in a journal.  It descriibes a study that found pesticides associated with GMO foods in maternal, fetal, and nonpregnant women's blood.
http://www.uclm.es/Actividades/repositorio/pdf/doc_3721_4666.pdf


What do you expect from the Republic party - the leaders of the non-compassionate hard core right?


As clearly stated in the article, Ige stressed that he had played no DIRECT role in the new superintendent's selection or in the decision not to renew Matayoshi's contract.  Of course he played an INDIRECT role of appointing school board members who made these decisions.  Is LesterP contending that decisions like these should be made by the sitting governor rather than by the appointed board of education?  What exactly are you criticizing Ige for doing, or not doing, with respect to the replacement of Matayoshi with Kishimoto?


As many have pointed out, why does the government protect the diary and egg producers and not the pork or beef producers. Everytime we go into trade negotiations this comes up, and dairy is protected and the other agricultural sectors pay the price. Consumers pay the price for the protection of an industry that is predominant in Quebec, and as a result the poor are most affected, as the high dairy prices are in effect a regressive tax. How long do we have to put with a system that is so outdated ?


I support the players. But he's too young/new to get involved in this stuff especially in this market.


We must fight the "Environmental Apocalypse".

I’ve seen the Earth spirits. I pray to them and have had them help me carry out successful attacks against the Earth's enemies. "Mother Earth First"


Thank you Nick for your tireless efforts to keep the public informed regarding this case.

I have followed your reports and have noticed the that many others have commented each time you post an article.

To those that continue to express your support of Sheehan I want to encourage all of you to write or call the Ehics Commission in support is keeping Sheehan on the Police Commission.

It is time for the public to respond to to this mess and we can do that by reaching out to the Ethics Commission. I personally do not want to watch Sheehan get "bullied" out of her position on the Police Commission.

Write or call the Ethics Commission in support of Sheehan. Our VOICES count!


That is a good answer for Bill Clinton and rapes but is not an answer for the harassment by Hillary Clinton and her actions in relation to the harassment.


Soros , Buffet ,  Gates , to name a few are part and parcel of the Illuminati.


That is a total distraction. The military spends 10 times more on Viagra for the military than it does on gender reassignment surgery.


I agree Trudeau shares the values of Merkle. They both firmly believe in irresponsible immigration policies and place their importance well over the well being of the people of their respective countries. They both believe in suckling from the  teat of socialism and support the evil UN.

Yes this will be a disgusting display of the left wing King and Queen pronouncing their moral superiority to the world. Maybe Sophie and Margaret can do a duet for the good Chancellor. ....perhaps Springtime in Germany?


Trump: making old anti-fascist reels great again.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=23X14HS4gLk

Seriously, this has gone viral after #fakepresident's belly flop.


The UGB is supporting hundreds of city, county and State employees around Oregon.

Not to mention a fairly large herd of attorneys who get paid to fight on both sides of these issues!

An attorney assures his clients “Any proposal for the City of Springfield to expand its (urban growth boundary) for employment land purposes that does not include the Seavey Loop area is unlikely to survive appellate review,”

And only charges a few hundred dollars per hour to see if that is actually the case.  when it gets to LUBA or the Oregon Court of Appeals.

No guarantees; that's why attorneys use words such as "unlikely".

There are always a winner and a loser in a lawsuit.  An attorney represents each side.....one of them will be proven to be wrong.


Yes I meant to state exactly that. We have a lot of IT jobs but not enough people to fill those jobs. As a result, most of those jobs at Amazon will be filled with people moving to the state to work for Amazon. If those jobs were being filled locally I would be on board with the move since it would help the metro area.


Send what message?   The travel ban was first instigated by the last president, who had a Muslim upbringing.

The hallucinations and false info that persist on the president's views on Muslims amazes me.    But that is how politics is often played:  make up a story and rally round it.


A lot of States, Counties, and Cities across the country are finding out that their "generous retirement plans" of 50, 40, 30, 20, and even 10 years ago are coming back to bite them....big time.
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People are living longer. A lot longer. And people are retiring "as soon as they can" so they can enjoy their "retirement years" longer. More people are living into their 80s, 90s, and even into their 100s today than they were 50 years ago. That causes a financial burden on any retirement system that allows someone to "retire" at 60, 55, 50, or even "at 40 with 20 years of work."
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PERA might not be as "good" as LAPD was decades ago (50% of your pay for the rest of your life with 20 years service), but even PERA "upped their generosity" years ago during the "years of plenty" that is causing them to struggle during the "lean years."
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And PERA's "generosity during the years of plenty" is not something that the taxpayers should be forced to bear the brunt of...now or ever.
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The Guv is right.


People, people, when oh when will you realize that oil is becoming less and less important in today's society?  Do you know how many hybrid and electric cars there are out there?  These comments of "our oil" versus "their oil"......don't you get it?  Oil is going the way of the dodo bird.  But I would guess that a majority of people on this board with positive comments about the TAR SANDS also don't believe in Global Warming..   Fine...it's a free country....just don't be surprised when 5 years from now you discover your investment in one of the TAR SANDS companies goes to ZERO.  Oh, an as an aside, no, I'm not a 30 year old living in my parents basement....I have a BAH, Ecxonomics and MBA in finance, have worked for over 25+ years in the investment industry, all on Institutional desks, traded FX, Bonds, and spend the last 20+ years on an institutional equity desk....you know...the guys that deal with, and sell the stock of these "great" oil companies......... imagine that...


I quoted you verbatim. It's your problem if you are utterly unable to express your thoughts accurately in the English language. You are a troll and a rather foolish one at that.  Just delete your account and all the posts you made. Please, do not visit this site again. You are only here to cause trouble.