Can they just get rid of the administration for treason already?  Did everyone in Congress take a bribe from Russia?


At last - a post that doesn't over-react. Thanks for all the facts.


Trump - What have we got to lose?... Liberals!  yukyukyuk


Hahaha!  Funniest thing in the world to sit in the brush and watch a wolf try to catch a salmon! It always goes after one that's sticking up out of the water, wolf looses all dignity and turns into a pup. His ears perk way up. his tail starts flapping around and his eyes get wide and he just pounces right into the creek, splashing like a silly husky pup. He sticks to it and usually loses the fish but he has one heck of a good time trying. Then when he finally nabs one he's all full of himself, head held high, prancing up on shore, showing off to the world. Yep, nature's entertainment at its best.


Hey some cudos to the Jays for walk off wins in the week but this one smells of week old fish. Reliable Osuna has suddenly taken to plunking batters. I can understand that the season is over but shouldn't there still be entertainment value left? Losing Liriano wasn't a knock out punch and Estrada sure did his part.


A little early for the hatchet job.


I think you're missing the point of this article. It's not about who Gardner represents. It's about the fact that he criticized this deal when it was politically advantageous to do so, and now, that his party controls everything, he has gone strangely silent.

And it's because he knows that tearing the deal up would leave the US with zero leverage with Iraq. Why wouldn't they develop nukes? They see that nuclear weapons protect N. Korea.


Oh twaddle!

There is no evidence whatsoever that Trump can't be trusted.

Nothing more than a bunch of hysteria on the part of people that are being called upon to pay their fair share of the bill!

So much like Canadians in general, champagne tastes and beer budgets. Well, there's lots of beer in Germany, so pony up your fair share to NATO and stop whinging.


I fought the bag and the bag won.
I found the trees in my immaculate (ha!) yard all festooned with bags after a wind storm. 'I'll just reach up with a long stick and pull them down' I thought. Too high up. Just step up on a limb and reach...still too high. Try one more limb. Nope. One more..."CRACK!" Fell out of the tree, branch stabbed my leg on the way down, blood all over the place. Bags are still up there, they mock me as I enter the driveway.
I was in San Francisco soon after and got hotel snacks. The clerk asked if I wanted a bag. I had quite a few snacks and cans of pop so I said yes. She handed me a plastic bag and rang up an additional ten cents. Seemed odd but "When in Rome..." Got back to room, emptied the bag, folded it and put it in my pocket. I'm all set!
I visited Cordova a couple years ago on a job. Didn't want to go but it turned out to be just a perfect little town. It was winter, sun was shining, the harbor was so serene I was amazed. Why had I not been there before?


What has John Tory done to keep his job? Aside from being a nice guy who hikes taxes virtually nothing? A vote for a Ford is a vote to save your taxes. And if the Ontario Liberals get re-elected - I highly doubt people in Toronto will want to re-elect another tax hiker in the municipal level. No more taxes !!! No more tolls !!!


He typifies the progressive left.  I encourage everyone to be aware of the type of people we're dealing with.  They will stop at nothing to delegitimization any and all conservative leaders.


That first photo looks like my ex.
Keep that fence up and I'll keep sending money.

I so love Alaska.


Spoken like a true bureaucrat.


I got a feeling Javier and a few of his buddies have been directing money their way. Look at Haiti, I have read that the place is worse off before the storm. Where did all those Millions that Uncle Bill Clinton and Bush raised to help. Everyone steals it.


Putin's response makes Obama look petty and ineffective.

A fitting end to Obama's eight years.


Our so called leaders are milking us all for every buck the can, byte my axx


“He was a primary influence, obviously,” Johnston said of Obama. “It was the idea that it was still possible for good people to come together and solve problems in bipartisan ways and that sometimes the least (flashy) service had the highest impact.”
Does the candidate have a single example, from 8 years of Obama administration, of a "solved problem"?  Even a single example?  Anything?
Easier: Anything the candidate can point to that was "bipartisan"?


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"The lower house of the Russian parliament has given final approval to a bill decriminalizing some forms of domestic violence.

The State Duma voted 380-3 Friday to eliminate criminal liability for battery on family members that doesn’t cause bodily harm, making it punishable by a fine or a 15-day arrest.

The law needs to be approved by the largely rubber-stamp upper chamber and signed by President Vladimir Putin, who has signalled his support."

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The Putin dictatorship legalizes wife-beating.

Putin and Trump are scheduled to have a phone conversation tomorrow.

Will Trump will be seeking advice from his man-crush Putin on techniques?

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I just hope Pence was able to leave before he was subjected to the sight of scantily clad cheerleaders on the field. Close call from sin!


God has a higher standard.

He gives us our intellect, our will, our body to solve problems for Him and others.

So the more demanding test or question is how does mere use of our freedom to protesting solve actual problems for others?

That's the test.

Show the connection between how our time and energy and freedom spent making signs and marching solve problems for people?

Do we protest to solve problems?

Or do we use it to emote and make friends with other emoters?

Do we do it for catharsis, a sense of newing "belonging"?

Etc.

It's better to ask more demanding and personally challenging (ones that cause us to set aside preferences) questions.


Interesting.  If John gets to call me a liar...I get to respond.  If our peers feel that is uncivil...then perhaps first downrate John's comments.

Why on earth do you go back to a 3 month old comment in order to perpetuate your ridiculous and specious accusations?

Move on, John. Your false reality has grown tiresome. Please stop making these false allegations and setting yourself up as the litmus test of truth...for you fail miserably.


AS usual for the past few weeks, we have a bunch of Broncos running their mouths.
BUT--talk is cheap


Nothing in the article about loss of gun ownership.  Must need them for "defense" against all of the horrid birds and animals threatening his life.  State should completely disarm this cretin as too irresponsible to have access to any weapons of mass destruction.


@Taipan says: "All he needed to do is renew his visa to stay in the USA legally."

Do you know that to be true, or are you making it up to fit your mean-spirited conclusion?


I think that's an unfortunate conflation which needs to die. Progressive policies should not be restricted to nor dictated by either side of the spectrum - case in point being the reasonably successful fusion of "Progressive Conservatism" here in Canada. The so-called "Progressive Left" has certainly hijacked the term, which is unfortunate.


Such a shame that the profs at Brock University aren't just as aware of the environmental threat from green energy, far  greater than even i-phones. Much of these 100% non-biodegradable wind and solar machines will end up in landfills in Brock Universities own backyard.
Just like the electronic junk in i-phones, but on a far bigger scale.
Through there mindless onslaught against 'fossil fuels' these over zealous, supposed 'environmentalists', have intentionally unleashed an attack on our environment far worse then mere fossils fuels.
Their 'green crusade' continues without any thought being given to 'unintended consequences'.
Don't take my word for it, just open your eyes for once, and actually research the toxins and contaminants that are built into your 'green' wind machines and solar cells, all destined to end up dumped in the environment and mostly across Canada's agricultural, rural and most environmentally sensitive lands..


We have to do that in most of the turn outs along the Parks highway from Fairbanks to Wasilla, because the truckers don't have any facilities during the winter months! Spring is rather messy and the truckers and other travelers, generally are not homeless. It's just that State and local governments don't care and have no consideration for even a most basic human need! Yes, government is the problem!


What I find interesting about this is no one seems tho remember that it's the Governor who invented the never-ending legislative session.


Phew! I thought it was just me...  I got to the end and thought, I dont understand what this is about exactly!


Trump will do nothing. Make Russia Great Again!


Today's "I know you are but what am I?" award goes to...


Seriously. I simply don't get this part. It's super duper simple. HC lied. Yep. She did. Now, let's stack up how many times she liked about how many issues vs how many times trump lied....and continues to do so.
There's no comparison. Ditto on the comment that I haven't seen a more problematic POTUS since nixon. And that's saying a lot for Reagan (i don't recall) and Bush Jr (the list is too long).


chock?  lol!
that says it all!

never mind....go back to sleep!


But why shouldn't a juvenile criminal receive the "protections" of the juvenile court system? Isn't the reason we /have/ the juvenile court system the understanding that juveniles aren't as reasonable and responsible and therefore can't be held to the same standards as adults?


It will be YHuuuuuuuge.... Make Miss America Great Again! The $ell-ebrity Industrial Complex now rules. Like the movie, 'Idiocracy', we will all be doomed.


How do any of those options preempt someone from talking about the morality of sexuality? All people experience sexuality in their own way. One of the big myths about Chastity within an over-sexualized culture (thats us by the way) is that the lack of intercourse entails a lack of sexuality. In reality, chastity is the proper way of living out one's sexuality which takes different particular forms according to different vocations. In marriage having intercourse with one's spouse happens within the context of chastity, but this is obviously no so in religious life. Whether or not they have sex, all priests, religious, married, and single people experience sexuality in their own way.


Hank Williams Jr. is our BEST option. Kid Ro k, Jenner, Hank Jr. For senate. What a interesting setting that would be in Washington D.C.


That sentence by "16" rationalizing the censure of Hans Kung is so telling.
It seems that there has been a revival of an ancient "ritual" in the installation of a bishop. I'll try to paraphrase: the newbie arrives at the closed doors of the cathedral; bangs his "crozier" mightily three times and is announced from within: "Bishop so and so has come to take possession of HIS see".  One might ask: from where, by whom, why? Actually is seems to come from a tradition of the cleric arriving at a great newly built church, built by peons, at their expense and he just takes it over as is his right and might.
And we let him in. And that is merely the "visible" part.
Reality doesn't change just because some self-serving patriarch invents a new term and dictates....


It will only implode by sabotaging it.  Blowing up the risk corridor was the first successful step which forced some insurance companies out of the market.  That resulted in the increased premiums of last fall--just before the election.   "Implosion" and "death spiral" are words that have permeated Fox News and the right-wing fever swamp.
The CBC has reported that the ACA is, in fact, doing well, despite the first-wave efforts of the republicans.  Tom Price and the Freedom Caucus have many more tricks up their sleeves, and they are anxiously awaiting to utilize them to cause maximum damage.  Then those manly men will turn around and blame the black guy, as is their custom.


I can promise you that your kid will not go to a school that Ms Devos or her children attended.   Vouchers will provide subsidies for the wealthy to attend high level private school,   That voucher will have to pay the full cost of students with limited income.

It's yet to be seen if a private school can perform equally given the same cross section of students that public schools must deal with.  (We agree that discipline stinks in many schools)

I will not be happy with a dime of my tax money going to religious education of any kind.  I'll have to do another reading of the James Madison papers.

https://www.montpelier.org/learn/religious-freedom

Iowa did provide support for some text books used by private schools and home education.  Nothing for religious material though, although there was no requirement to NOT have religious teaching as well, just not supported by public money.


Trump saved jobs and saved families from tough times..... what's wrong with that sentence? Trump is a Real American.....ADN is definitely a liberal news paper. Starting to make no logical sense for important things like JOB CREATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY


Paul, the ocean level has risen about 4 inches in about 150 years.  The BS spewed about the tiny rise causing problems and requiring relocation is nonsense.


Exactly!  The Russians had just left Afghanistan (after being there over a decade) when we went marching in.  When will we ever learn, indeed!


Please follow your own link. This is certainly NOT proof. The link simply goes to a wiki page that religious people have noted to say he existed. Google "proof"


I'm glad the troops get a raise, though 2.1% seems low. Please not more money on missle defense. Eeven if the success rate was 90%, and it's not close, they would just shoot ten missles.  There has to be other, better, less expensive, solutions.


An Alaska Legislator is a salaried term position and in addition they receives travel expenses, a daily per diem for working at the State Capitol and away from their home.  Anything more than that does not seem prudent or reasonable. In the event legislators wish to have their family's with them at their job-site, that should rightfully be their personal expense, not the people's.  Legislators conducting themselves in this gerrymandering manner is an onerous insult to the people of Alaska and it needs to stop.


I think you are correct Jane. The lack of morals, ethics and empathy we are seeing is the real problem we have.


Father Reese does not know to distinguish a metaphor from reality. What Jesus said about marriage is not a figure or a metapher,  like in the other Jesus word's  he quotes. On marriage and divorce, Jesus alluded to the beginning in response to the jews: "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning" [...] “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh ? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
The Lord is very clear about marriage and divorce.
Marriage is a divine institution that shows in a visible way  how God's love to every soul is: unconditional and for ever. Even if we are unfaithful, He remains faithful. He never "divorces" a soul, even if he or she are unfaithful.


The Liberals had a ranked ballot system in mind. What is more important is decreasing immigration and foreign workers labor supply, that way Canadians will get better jobs and higher incomes, government will receive more revenues and need to spend less. Picket in front of MP offices about substantially decreasing immigration ASAP!


Apparently Pride and humiliation go hand-in-hand in the identity politics game.


If you haven't heard anything about John Lewis through main stream media perhaps it's because you haven't been paying attention.  I've heard/read about him for years.


The reality in this politically correct world is that the other half of the people who did not vote for him would say he has no net worth - hence the article's spin "Trump's net worth dwindles to $3.5 billion" as if he's broke...... Ha !


No, they are elected positions, and in the most recent past election, we had the opportunity to shake things up a little. Did we? No.


While the decisions to remove children from homes may be justified, the failure on the part of OCS to actively work towards reunification and the flat refusal to place them with family in many cases is not. My own family member had a child taken into custody and OCS failed to follow up on names of family given to them 3 days afterwards or notify those individuals whose names were given to them by the parent - in violation of federal law. They refused to return phone calls or allow family visitation.

After only 6 months the primary goal was changed to adoption and from that point forward the main focus was on the foster parents. Any family member who tried for placement was told they didn't have a bond with the child or knowledge of his medical needs. Duh! They shut us out of his life and then used it against us.

It should be against the law for the bond with foster parents to be placed above the rights of the child to be with their bio family. Period.


I've been from St. John's to Victoria and this American has never encountered a whole Canadian province as "brain dead" as our Alabama.  First, Trump appoints Jefferson Beauregard Sessions to be Attorney General.  Look at how that's turning out.  Then the Governor of Alabama gets thrown out of office for, may I use old American slang, a "roll in the hay" with a campaign worker he'd appointed to a government job.  The then about to be axed governor appoints "Big Luther" Strange, you can't make this up,  to Sessions seat until a primary election is held.

Presto, the great "white hoard" disregards the national party and sends Strange packing for an impeached judge who is a certified "fruitcake" constantly citing the Bible and damning "Queers", "Democrats" and everyone not of his way of thinking.  Now the "Family Values" poster boy is accused of "sex education" with minor girls.

Bottom line is the GOP has a problem.  That Republican seat may end up with a Democrat until 2020.


Tell me again why we have police? Shouldn't she report any crime to them? Football coaches coach football. AD's run athletic departments. Why are they being held responsible in any way for reporting a crime? They are not trained in the law. If you are assaulted you call the police and file charges. Neither the university nor the football team should be held responsible for making sure charges are filed and somebody punished outside the court system already in place.


IRT Scuddrunner, and the Congress will begin to investigate the Clintons, Obamas, and their relationship to the Russians gaining 20% of U.S. Uranium.  The media will have no choice but to cover these stories and change the direction of this Russian-US collusion.


Sadly, Djou is looking to waste billions on the same 34-mile transit system as Caldwell.  So, other than rhetoric, voters are being presented with a false choice in November.  Now, if Djou came out strongly against wasting billions on public transportation when what Oahu needs are solutions which deliver traffic congestion relief, then we'd have a choice.  But at this point, Djou and Caldwell are both servants of the Democrat Transit Cartel.


Bazookas are legal.  Fill out both sides of a 8x11 ATF form 4 or form 1 and send $200 to the ATF.


If that is supposed to be a 'civil' comment then you have a rather strange concept of civility.


Let me guess, "until the opposition offers a credible alternative, Ontario has no choice but to re-elect the Liberal party",  led by Wynne?

Were are already a handful of posts into it, yet have not seen this one as a reason why this is all irrelevant....


Joe Miller is taking a page right out of the Trump playbook; he already knows half of Alaskans don't like him for many reasons like being a carpetbagger, a fake, phony, fraud....he knows that is a given. But on the other side of the coin, as Trump said one time are the "stupid" people, and those stupid people could just help him edge out and beat Lisa M.


Can anyone explain why the TSX and Canadian dollar are going in opposite directions?


Too bad there isn't a test to reveal one's character when hiring.


Like a fox guarding the henhouse.


From watching the news on tv seems like that guy needs to lose some weight if he's going to dangle on a little seat alongside a building. Glad he's okay though.


A different take.  Split in Cleveland seems doable, series win in Miami seems doubtful since Rockies always play like crap there, Atlanta just played the Dodgers tough in LA so 3-1 seems overly optimistic, and I don't have a clue about Milwaukee. That's the way I see it.


Is that your opinion and can you provide an objective link to back up your opinion?


Kindly provide the QUOTE wherein I did so.  Even the white separatist 'Alaska Pride' site, while attempting to make that claim, at least quoted most or all of the article on which they attempted (unsuccessfully) to predicate it.


It is very important to have the whole picture of history if we are not to repeat the mistakes of the past. The Canada I believe in should be trying to redress past wrongs, not hiding them. This is a well-balanced article.


Bruins can't keep playing .750 hockey till the end - they are bound to come down to earth - they are a bubble team not a Cup contender!


We know that “conservative” Catholics think doctrinal development aims to reverse teaching, but I don’t know why you would think “progressive” Ccatholics agree with them.

You already know the contortions that have surrounded “false witness.” White lies. A little fib. Etc.
You know, and I think endorse, much of the development of “You shall not kill” into self defense, just wars and capital punishment. I dont know why the other commandments would be excused from similar development.
Generally, progressives are progressive because they think things can be handled better than they are now. Sometimes that means taking an existing law, and identifying exceptions to it. Eventually the law changes to accomodate the many exceptions. There are other ways this can happen- internal forum, legal leniency, etc.- but development seems to be the most honest. Projecting your fears anto progressives, or any opponent, is rarely a good idea.


I've told this story here before, but it continues to be illustrative...

I was going through in-country training in Vietnam with the First Cav. On my right and on my left were young men with many of the same moral questions about killing (and being killed). Soon, very soon, they--kids--would head into the jungle with their M16s some never to return; others to return as different human beings. We were called to join with the chaplains of our respective faiths. Amid all this, the stern warning from our Catholic chaplain was--and this belongs in a bizzaro war novel-- "don't succumb to the moral evils of.....masturbation." True story.


there will always be illicit drugs here as long as there is prohibition and demand


Commander fancy socks (aka Capt. Selfie):  Me, me, me, me, me.  Enough about me; let's talk about you.  What do you think of me?


If you find my comments tedious, I suggest that you not read them. That would certainly be a rational option to reading them and then telling me that I shouldn't post because I am boring you.

Are other readers to be deprived of my opinions because you personally don't find them to be of interest?

It's not all about you.


“. . . the measure that the Legislature is considering would place an even greater burden on our residents . . . .” I’d like to see the analysis supporting this statement. With a significant portion of the tax shifted directly to visitors, I find it hard to believe that residents would be placed under a greater burden than we already are (or would be with a surcharge extension).


Like I said, let the chips fall where they may. This
will cause a civil war and it will spill over into Canada
and mexico. Then as President Trump has the military
power he can take both Canada and mexico out.
 Nothing uncivil about this post. It's true, or maybe
the truth hurts.


MY GOD THE IGNORANCE IN OUR NATION IS UNBEARABLE.

Look up the Russian Ice core samples from Lake Vostok Antarctica. if you have half a brain and can read, you'll learn that Americans have been bamboozled into thinking "global Warming" is human caused...


It's becoming clear that people who value truth, not post truth, are usually the targets of hatred, another emotion completely and necessarily separated from facts.

Logic and science provides the answer. In truth any behaviour that is mutually exclusive to reproduction is not equal to one that includes it.

The value of diversity is being exposed to the knowledge and perspective of those not bound by myopic post truth groupthink.

Obviously ideologues of all stripes don't share this perspective.


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For as Long as a Threat to the State is the Head of State,

all Citizens of Good Faith and National Fidelity have an Absolute Obligation,

 to meet Trump and his Agenda with Resistance at every turn.
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While I get that the theory of supply & demand predicts that increased property development will reduce housing prices, in real life it usually has the opposite effect.  Or at least that's what I've observed ... but of course like most economic theories, it can't ever be proven or disproven.

It does seem that every major stimulation of real-estate development is accompanied with a burst in market speculation, which draws a bunch of foreign money into the marketplace & drives up the price of everything. That might be the economics-based theory of why we don't see this supply/demand effect on housing that we keep hoping for.

I would love to see Oregon, or at least Portland, place a specific tariff on non-resident real estate investment, and use that to subsidize low-income housing.  Portland's buildings should be for Portland's citizens.  Young families shouldn't have to compete in a bidding war against billionaire speculators just to find a home.


Sin arose as we evolved into the human form. Sin requires self-consciousness, self-awareness. That's what makes us human, and that is what makes us capable of sin.


It seems to me you're still only speaking about the audience, not the setting. But never mind ...

I'm not taking a position for or against this particular tax increase, nor am I speculating as to what biases Carolyn Weikel or any other official may have. What I am saying is props to Ms. Weikel for standing up for a higher standard of language in an era of more and more dumbing down and dirtying up.


Your 'truth' was taught to me at Springfield High School in the 1960's.  Anyone who can read can figure it out by reading the US Constitution and the 3/5 slave provisions alone.   Where were you educated that these facts were not taught?

How did you learn about them if not in a school?

While slavery was part of the Electoral College and House of Representatives paradigm; I submit that a larger proportion was the fear of the illiterate non-property owners controlling the Presidency.


I agree, and it seems to me that Trump is over-reacting to a yuuge extent... which makes me wonder what he's really afraid of.


The nation's military requires a well educated, ethical leader that has significant knowledge of what is at stake in defending our nation.  Scott Brown?  Sarah Palin?  How about just appointing Goofy?


Which "First Nations"? The one supporting TMPL or the one's opposed?


It's a wonder, then, why so many of our Founding Fathers spoke many languages themselves.


Yet another reason not to have open borders. There is very little you can do...humanely.


Mr. Smith, you are an example of a well brain-washed individual.  The media can be proud of the entirely false world view and perspective that it has managed to impose on a supposedly intelligent creature.


I suspect we are now into 'leave-no-stone-unturned' land.


Americans voted for what they wanted. They had a choice of comforting lies, or inconvenient truths.

In their weakened and desperate state, they chose Door #1, Give Me Comforting Lies.

You can't really blame them.

Well, yes you can. It is their responsibility to become informed and responsible voters. And it's the responsibility of citizens in a democracy to exercise their informed vote.

It doesn't do any good to just say, "well, they ended up with Trump so Democracy works." No, a Trump White House demonstrates that democracy is broken and needs fixing badly. Trump is naturally exploiting the gaping flaws in the political and electoral system instead of trying to repair or at least mitigate their effects. Why would he try to fix a system that is broken in his favour?


Sign me up!  I plan to retire to a rural area in Southern Indiana, where the governor prefers to keep people poor and uneducated ... and definitely unable to communicate globally.


Majority of citizens?
The majority of Americans voted for Hillary Clinton.


Liberals playing politics with racism.   No surprise there.

#getliberalsoutofgovt


Gingrich, Pawns?? are you reading the same article I am? And regarding " not running" how about Mark is a human being , why can't that be a reason to not trash him ?


Once again, you cherry-pick parts of the column to try and prove some right-wing point of your own.  The media is watchdog-for both the bad and the good that any president does.  But Trump can't stand any criticism, so he bans reporters who might report his missteps.


It's easy to be a "good christian" when you can just sit around and condemn those who are born different from you. Nothing required except to mimic the pharisee who thanked god for not being like the tax collectors.


What  is the big deal if he paid his taxes to release them. This is just the tip of the iceberg. It's dirty money from foreign interests and that's why he's so adamant to not release his taxes. It's like drug testing. The only people who bitch and moan about it are the users.


It also showed that those young adults were more informed on the issues than people that watch something like Fox News.


He was part of the swamp long before he took office.  Just because you weren't aware of that at the beginning doesn't make this a new discovery.


The only thing I notice is that content is skewed left--it seems like the navigation bar is responsive, but the content isn't. Very nice though! I love this site-it's probably my #1 news source.


How many pipelines were built under Harper?

TransCanada's Keystone pipeline (not to be confused with Keystone XL), Enbridge's Alberta Clipper, Kinder Morgan's Anchor Loop pipeline and Enbridge's Line 9 reversal.

Start doing some research before you post Gabriel


Painful fact to some:
We are more friendly and generally smarter than our southern neighbors


France will be permanently and negatively changed by the African and Middle Eastern migrant tsunami, which is precisely why France's rivals want Macron to win.


And some are becoming Catholic because they read the Bible. I know of someone for whom Catholic teachings on the Eucharist clicked because of John 6.


I wouldn't think a Marine would have trouble with obedience (?).


I am sure the products are superior in taste with Carrs or Fred Meyers and the Commissary.  It is somewhat misleading to say an "extra few dollars".  I would guess the price was at least double if not triple.  Am I right?


Caldwell is not known for his honesty, he will try anything to save his beloved rail. His legacy as mayor will be one of lying, cheating
and manipulation. Not even his fellow democrats trust him. With a dishonest mayor and a useless and dysfunctional  city council
Honolulu has become a model for how not to do things.


No major parties really like it of course, maybe NDP because you go more left and become the Marxists. But, we would still have two conservative parties, and anyone could be a fiscal conservative without being a social conservative.


Dan and Don make a great team.  Last of the big spenders.


Hey Maggie.  Kinda low information aren't we?  False intelligence on WMDs originated with the Clinton Administration in 1998. An d I quote Slick Willie Clinton:

""One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line."
    President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998.

"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
    Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998.


nope you are wrong again.  tam cited specific indisputable  facts about trumpy and kaaihue's bigoted statements and behavior.  his opinion was that if the local repubs can disavow kaaihue's behavior, why can't they also do the same to trumpy as he has made similar statements, etc.  you need to learn how to read.


As a 1971 graduate at North, then spending 35 years in the Midwest, before returning 4 years ago, the recent problems at North have been disheartening.   Eileen did an excellent job framing the negative feedback loop that affects the quality of education in the NEHS district.   I'll look for ways that I can help.


He used to tell the boy run.. and then shoot at him with a bb gun. If Kema gets out I think a lot of people are going to tell him run - and then chase him down too.


Lynx, perhaps a typo but renters insurance covers your property that isn't owned by the landlord.  I'm sure the landlord has insurance for the structures he rents out.  How is "relax" rude?   Your knee jerk reaction to those words was a little over the top for a paper that frequently gets wording wrong in their articles.


I am at a loss.... 23% of the Federal Prisoners are Illegals  but they only comprise 3.5% of the total population. So in what world can it be said that they proportionally no more violent than society as  a whole? The Federal Prisons get all their inmates from the total population in the US.


It's clear the violence was stoked by the counter protesters. Look at the pictures.  Watch the videos.  Why does the left give a pass to their violence?


Excuse me, but didn't Canada recently impose a 275% tariff on US drywall. Something about the Canadian supplier being unable to compete. Contractors with fixed contracts are getting burned. One thing this government is, is hypocritical. God help us!


The Justice Minister is Indigenous and has been involved in MMIW.  Seems appropriate enough to me.

Bigger problems are the Gesture Politics so favoured by PMJT (tell the people what they want to hear and have no idea on how to deliver it) and the rigid, bureaucratic, paternalistic Ottawa-way of doing things (believing that government knows what is best for each and everyone of us ... see Ontario).


The supreme court is a body that upholds laws. If the parliament, congress, senate, etc could make proper laws then the supreme court wouldn't be needed. The court is just another check and balance that we don't get bad laws foisted upon us.

What you are doing is blaming an entity that upholds our rights and protects us from bad law makers. Thanks. but I'll stick with these checks and balances rather than republican conservatives forcing their moralities upon me. If they get challenged and the courts decide in favor of them then so be it.


Especially because.... You know.... it didn't happen.


You know Skier, Texas, New Mexico, California, Utah, Nevada and parts of Colorado and Wyoming used to be in Mexico.  There is a long, long history of Spanish and Mexican influence in this country (since before the United States even existed).  in all VERITAS, what have YOU done to contribute to and embrace this part of the USA's heritage and culture?


1) So race relations have not budged since the mid-80's? Maybe update your "teaching": materials, more than 30 years have gone by and a lot of change has taken place. This invisible backpack thing is badly out dated.

2) If a teacher can shut up a white male with an insinuation straight out of Kafka's The Trial, then...what power/privilege exactly does this white male have? What systemic/institutional power is the white male using here? He is silenced, and powerless to even state an opinion. Where is all this power he has? Power is contextual, no one has all power all the time.

3) The black population of Canada is less than 3%.  White population is 80%.  Maybe, just maybe, white people have so much representation because they are the overwhelming majority. This is just a fact. There's no malice, no grand conspiracy....unless you are so racist as to think that white people are having and raising children simply to spite and hurt minorities.


Are you serious Kurgan? Are you the left-over of those rigid Medieval Catholics and Evangelicals who discriminate against women? You seem to think that Christianity is the only religion in the US. One's religion should not be involved in the process of electing a good Jewish, or Bahai', etc. We are multicultural. The Bill of rights and the Constitution should be our voting guide.


Well said!

I feel the same way.  Why is a Protestant all hot and bothered about what Catholics call their clergy?

How would he feel if I wrote an article that said the Presbyterians need to rethink how they address their clergy?  What do I care what Presbyterians call their clergy?  Why does our practice concern him?


Well, the Russians and Chinese don't seem to think it is a myth, although I will grant you that the newer versions of the GE and geared turbo-fan engines appear to be improving.

Still, the Americans, and everybody else has nothing like the engine capability of the Russian planes, nor the range, nor the thrust.


Citing the Bible in cases like this is what gives Christianity a bad name, just as in the case of the Lakewood baker.


It truly is a great conundrum. I wonder if "original sin" was the way that the ancients explained their observation that bad and incomprehensible things just happen for no apparent cause.

Suspending knowledge and reason to uphold shaky theological principles seems to be like the servant who buried his talent for fear of losing it. Risk and change are part of this story and not a sign of unfaithfulness at all.

Interesting that the Orthodox, who do not believe in the IC, also believe that Mary truly died.  If death is the consequence of original sin, this suggests that she was subject to it and the entire messy human experience like the rest of us. Personally, I think the notion of the IC is a distortion to save the Madonna from a twisted theology that presumed that sex is corrupt and the normal female body is inferior, and not how the early church believed at all. She's easier to admire as one who was not specially privileged and still open to God in all things.


What is needed is a few grannies to take Trump on and teach him a few manners..


The problem is it never stops with basic safety and sanitary issues.  As soon as the govt gets involved it will become cost prohibitive.


Grumpy and stir-crazy here!  ;)


What a self-absorbed pos you are. This has nothing to do with my comment & you should get that checked out. The early signs of dementia are very subtle, like an inability to stay on topic, of which you have.


AI1144, concluding that I assume everyone who supported Trump is a bigot makes you a very poor reader.


Does he or his (from the Bush) cohort Mallott even think about people in the Bush and how this is going to impact them proportionately harders? No...the answer is no. They got the Bush vote, now the Bush is invisible....as usual.


At this point we just need to get MAD in place on the Korean Peninsula and also make sure North Korea (and everyone else) understands the concept of AD.  Then withdraw our troops and let the two Koreas figure this out.  If North Korea launches an attack on the US they will be eliminated.  On the bright side global warming would no longer be an issue if this were to happen; on the dark side Oahu would probably no longer exist.


"The 4th Circuit declined to lift an order from a Maryland federal judge, who ruled against the travel ban in March and sided with opponents who said the ban violates the Constitution by intentionally discriminating against Muslims".
Absolute garbage! There is nothing in the writing of the order that bans all Muslims or only Muslims for the countries include in the temporary ban. Nothing not more than political activism in our nation's courts


BlackBerry shares fall almost 4 per cent after another executive leaves.***SHOULD go up as one less mouth to feed ..?


Maybe it is time for the Senate to shine. Break up the bill and send it back.


so the governor and his legislators are wanting to restructure the PFD without restructuring the State Government and their spending habits first. why does this not surprise me? anyone who votes for this "will not" have my vote next cycle. they should start in their house before stealing from mine first.


Don’t worry. Turf and track should get booked 100% thanks to the collapse of the dome……


Wonder how many cinder blocks I can get for $400-500K?  Especially if I get imported ones via NAFTA.


If I'm not mistaking, I think  this is the first intervention from Trump since his election. All I can say at this point is at least he was upfront about it in that he had previously warned car companies he was going to do this.


Why you always hatin' on Trevor, Kiz. He didn't exactly shine today but he did complete 70+ percent of his passes. Not THAT bad for a QB with NO O'line and a non-existent running game. Worse yet, McCoy (maybe on orders from 'upstairs') calls some really stupid plays.  Broncos really have just two downs to move the chains.  All too often 1st down is like a human sacrifice - run up the middle for no gain. You want productive change, Kiz?  Trade D. Thomas tomorrow. What's he producing for money spent? Why not more targets for 'Sunshine'?  He and Siemian seem to be on the same page most of the time. Questions: What's with Elway's infatuation with Joseph? Why was he hell-bent on hiring a head coach with NO experience as head coach and shaky credentials as a coordinator? And, Kiz, what's your infatuation with Kap'? Kap' didn't get fired from the 'niners, he walked on a very generous contract.  The minute Kap' shows up in Blue and Orange the Broncs can kiss my behind goodbye.


good catch.   I was trying to figure out how he got in that many days in the last year, now I see that is a number from the start of his first term.    And yes, he still was a working president the hours aways from his playing gold.   I get the impression that any president is never completely free of their work, never.


Why is it always republicans and rich people that tell us we must ALL share the pain. I'm a senior and I'm feeling it, you two-timing posers!


This adequately sums up comrade 783: "I have done a thousand dreadful things as willingly as one would kill a fly; And nothing grieves me heartily indeed, but that I cannot do ten thousand more"


Love this guy!


My thought exactly. Soon, we will be reading all about how women are hard done by in divorce courts.


Churches are the largest revenue source. Tax them.


As pipeline obstructions demonstrate over and over again.


Because Mexico is a powerless client-state that's been subject to de facto US corporate rule since the-mid 19th century.  The process isn't to make their freedom and prosperity more like "ours", it's to make ours more like theirs by giving our ruling corporate criminals even more of what they want.


"They (Oregonians) can contact the Oregon Department of Agriculture and state legislators, asking them to declare the genetically modified grass a pest and wipe it out in Oregon." How sad, "wiping it out" will probably take more poisoning in a state already being poisoned too much.

Surely Monsanto, Scott's partner, already has a super lethal herbicide that will kill this new "Frankengrass" along with who knows what else. Our state legislators have not stood up to Monsanto, whether it be in response to the misuse of their food, forest, or agricultural GMO's and poisons. We'll likely end up with the creators of this latest biological problem selling our representatives a poison that creates yet another set of problems.

Unfortunately, Oregon's Departments of Forestry and Agriculture, like our legislators, rarely represent Oregonians over big timber or chemical companies.
Perhaps they should get their pay and retirement checks from their corporate bosses instead of we taxpayers.


The NFL knows where the money comes from and it isn't General Trump.


You mean like African nations do?


I've read about Mussolini...but I wasn't aware that he described himself as a fascist. THAT is a REAL fascist!


Interesting story.
More like it and more details would be appreciated.
I always thought they made $$ from the discounted price....but maybe also a "risk fee" ?
Also curious how this "group" collectively decides whether to sit on shares for a while...dole them out slowly...etc etc.
Do they have them 99% "sold" before taking the deal ?
Obviously not in this case...

Walter Mitty


the definition of a liberal troll


Nice article. At this phase in my life it would not be what I want but I can certainly see the appeal for many people.  Best of wishes to all the current and future residents.  Glad the adn.com selected this topic as I love human interest stories and would never have known about this if not for the article.  Merry Christmas!


Trump's tax plan will screw middle class folks with kids. I have zero optimism.


If you're bringing Sophie, I suggest she wear a jock.


Cheers to Obama!  Lock it up from paid-off Alaskan politicians.  Don is why this happened as he is our senior extremist in DC and has been forever through numerous president from both sides. No one in DC wants to work, talk, or even associate themselves with this cranky guy. At least Lisa gets some level of respect and no one knows or cares about Sullivan The Junior.

Besides no one wants to drill there anyway, so what's the big deal?  It's federal land and the state has its own land to develop.  The state recently had great success with  lease sales for state land. You can't have everything, so you have to make the most of what you have.  The state is doing this through it lease program,


_"Perhaps the man from Austin who also submitted an application is still available."_ -- Frank1

Oh that brings back painful memories. I was in some kind of "citizens interview" group when the three candidates did a pitch and Q&A.

It was obvious that Ruiz had been coached on "Eugene-speak" (which I later found out was indeed true, and Hugh and Sue Prichard had been his coach and "handler.")

The guy from Austin was, to some, and "uninspiring" candidate. Thing is, his professionalism and experience were clear, if "uninspiring."

As the crowd exited, Don Kahle was at my side. He said "That was a 'no-brainer'," and I agreed (thinking the guy from Austin). Then Kahle said "Ruiz is a perfect match for Eugene."

Ever since, for way too many years, Ruiz has had one mission -- to not be caught-out as completely over his head and incompetent to "manage" our city.

But he and Piercy serve each other's purposes well, and so it goes.

-- Paul


Do you mean the decision on Sept. 5, 2017 to kick the issue down the road for six months, while Congress gives it a go? Lol.


One-person-one-vote wasn't even invented in this country  until Reynolds v. Sims (1964)

Your cherry-picked definition ignores centuries of different brands of 'democracy' since the Greeks came up with it to define their slave-based polity.


" it isn't too difficult to convert a semi-auto weapon to automatic"

It's much harder than you think.


Congress is in the process of attempting to close gunshow loophole, no registration required, and Internet sales.  Sorry but gun enthusiast don't have the corner on America's safety.  Congress should without the arm twisting from the NRA.


Unfortunately your case is now going to be judged in the court of public opinion, perhaps the least understanding and unforgiving venue there is, and most of those doing the judging have no idea what it's like being thirty feet from their back porch.

 For myself, I'm glad your ordeal turned out well and all you managed to lose was some sleep, and a chilly night in the woods, keep your chin up and don't let this small misadventure dull your spirits or you appreciation for the wonders of our great outdoors.


No boozer (or do you prefer alky) I don't think this was the preferred expectation for that demographic.


I'm a tech. Now you explain to me how "coding" is going to do anything for your kid. Is tying their shoelaces going to make them into nuclear physicists?

You're being spun a yarn, don't be so naive as to believe what 'employers' tell you what life is all about.

By your logic, does it then follow that we must still know how to make vacuum tubes by hand to understand the machines of today? Because if you want to talk logic, that is the product of the factors you state.


You have never posted about a sex abuser that you thought should be punished in any way, especially not with jail.

That is one of your trademarks.

The victims are either "probably lying" or "leading the defendant on".

 With this age of victim, you usually go to the 'dangerous defendant' position.

Your pattern on this subject is clear.


I see your point. In the end, though, all it does is underscore the infamous Catholic intolerance for any degree of ambiguity - which is kind of a sad commentary, really. It reveals a certain insecurity, don't you think?


These online comments were the origination of the term "Harper Derangement Syndrome".

Had these researchers spent anytime on the G&M comment boards during Harpers tenure, they would have seen unhinged lunacy on an epic scale.


You're such a predictable precious little snowflake.

Projecting much?


Who're you kidding, Hirschberg?  You're probably the first one in line.


In this case it was a convicted rapists head. So... let's cross that bridge when/if we come to it.


The optics looked bad for Trudeau, until the blatant hypocrisy of the Cons was exposed.  The Cons have zero morals.  The PC's need to start their own party.


What amazes me is that so many voters didn't figure out prior to voting for Libs in the last election that the party remains elitist and entitled to its core. They can dress their brand up in whatever fashion they wish for electioneering purposes (hey, promises are for the little people and don't have to be kept anyway) but the enduring brand qualities eventually move to the fore.


Lol, good one. At least he didn't try to cut off it's head.


REPEAL AND DONT REPLACE.

When I heard the Leftist Republicans and their collaborator friends in the Demotard Party, saying Repeal and "REPLACE"... I knew we were dealing with COLLABORATORS.

WHY REPLACE??? GET RID OF IT!!!! Government has NO business in healthcare...!!!!

See....This is how Socialism creeps in.

REPEAL PROPERTY TAXES

REPEAL MINIMUM WAGE

REPEAL SOCIALIST SECURITY (phase it out so those who paid in, get
reimbursed)

REPEAL SOCIALIZED MEDICINE (Obamacare)

REPEAL ANY AND ALL RESTRICTIONS ON FIREARMS....

then, you will have a free society.

MAGA 2020.


"....The cabinet members are the top people in the ANC, that is the reason they are siting in cabinet..."

Shame man, unless meant absolutely satirically which I hope it is, you actually believe this sentence? Because if you do, these now much proven barrel scrapings, are a rather poor reflection of top candidates in any arena by their very proven performance.

They may be the top people in the ANC but this does not make them the top people in any sphere by a long shot - starting with the top mans lack of formal education and a plethora of exposed falsely claimed certifications all round.

They are all deployed there by the ANC for many reasons other than their skills and competencies as many, many instances have proven over the last number of years. Mostly it would seem reasons of access to enable corrupt dealings for some.

"...Our beloved President his excellency Jacob Zuma ..." ROTFLMFAO


Move your business elsewhere.

Bye now!


To be clear, you asserted that neither China nor India set goals for the Paris accord. You were mistaken. And I have looked at the NDCs by country. Both China's and India's were rated "medium" by Climate Action Tracker, the same rating as had been given to those of the U.S. ...when they existed.

There are no "penalties" for any country failing to meet its NDCs. While criticizing China and India, keep in mind that the U.S. as of now effectively has no NDCs.


Get up on the wrong side of bed?


Who do you think is paying for people who can't cover their healthcare costs now? Everyone else that uses the system or by lost tax revenue for write-offs from providers who cannot collect on receivables. They're getting the care usually not preventative but when they are in dire straights and on disability which costs significantly more. Why not help people beore they get ill? Regulation of fees, both goods and services is desperately needed. You are burying your head in the sand if you think a public option is not the answer.


The ACLU's concern is well-founded.  I myself have often been perceived as Hispanic when in the mainland.  That specifically includes Texas.  It's even happened that Spanish speakers have come up to me in an airport, say, or a hospital, and opened a conversation in Spanish (of which I know perhaps fifty words).  This is "not a hypothetical", it definitely happens.
As a Hawai'ian native-born US citizen, I have no intention of carrying my original, notarized long-form birth certificate around with me.  Certainly not in Texas.  So I've erected a metaphorical wall around it.  New Mexico's got better chili and BBQ anyway.


God Bless this sacred city and those who occupy it now.  I pray God finds a way that helps both Palestinian Christians and Muslims acquire a greater sense of peaceful citizenship and freedom and honest sound employment.  May God let Bethlehem be a beacon of hope for all who seek God's love in Truth.


ÜBER ALLES SIG HEIL.

BTW Is Breitbart celebrating "Get out of stupid" today ?

Thanks for coming out !


Yes, just like global warming.


There are now confirmed contacts between Russian officials and the following Trump staff:
1. Jeff Sessions,
2. Michael Flynn,
3. Carter Page,
4. J.D. Gordon,
5. Paul Manafort,
6. Roger Stone,
7. Michael Cohen
8. Jared Kushner.


Who cares about this. What about the arms sales to Saudi Arabia? Who cares if Harpie got that ball rolling. The buck stops at the current administration. Let's buy all the planes we want from free countries. But for goodness sakes, don't go around selling armored vehicles with gun turrets to Saudi Arabia so they can use them to harass religious minorities.


Per diems basically should be cut in half. That'd be close to 10 grand apiece, yet their expenses still would be covered. More needs to be done with the($72 million) legislative budget beside the few hundred thousand that my suggestion would save.


This:

 2. Why even quote real estate industry folks who "warn" (laugh our loud) against having a foreign buyer tax? You might was well quote waitresses for comments about lowering the recommended tipping rate.

Exactly! Why the hell is this information proprietary anymore? If we care about the housing situation in Toronto, we should at least have the facts and figures publicly available so that a sensible public policy debate can be had, but no, there's too much money involved.


Mark my words. They will have government stooges driving around looking for such wood piles and then will be taxing it.


So Walter, you too? You're also against federal courts and the constitution? Because the judge's decision, twice, was unambiguous.


...a buck 3 80...?  tenure is weird.  why commit to someone as an employee forever? things change - people change.  a union would afford protection against unfair labor practices (ideally, I know)


is there any follow up on this?


Lie and deny, Lazeethink...


I will never recover from the deep sense of shame that washes over me every time I confront anew the fact that the buffoon Trump represents my country.

 I’ll always feel it, even if President Gillibrand is followed by Presidents Kamala Harris, Ted Lieu, Joaquin Castro, et al, and the Republican Party atrophies like a vestigial tail, drops off and is forgotten by history.

This shame is eternal.


A top-up electoral system for 25% of the vote means what?... PR


You are so wrong these things happened long before the Iraq war - u r rewriting history suggesting they did not.


Happy and safe Labor Day to all my brothers and sisters who labor at the banquet of life whether covered by collective bargaining agreements or not. As someone who is blessed to be retired from a company that was a strong union supporter I wish unions were in the assent rather than decline. We all benefit from the ability to organize into unions and it is a symbiotic relationship between labor and employer. The fellow in the accompanying picture came to the job site fully trained in safety with the credentials necessary to be a certified, valued, highly trained worker. Our schools teach the job skills that employers need and the hands compete against one another to be the best in every trade. Many conservatives yearn for the 1950s as a halcyon time in American life and indeed it was a time when most men were covered by union employment which gave them enough of an income that the wife/mother was able to stay home and nurture the kids. Steady decay of unions has resulted in wage decay.


The area had issues nobody in the State Govt wanted to address, so major lands were lost to the ever widening riverbed. And the State didn't buy most the private land, lost since late 1970s to the river through there. Helps if you've been in Alaska for 45+ years, & know some history. The road has no other path so that's why they're finally doing something about their Right-of-Way.


LOL they've used it so many times before... good luck trying to find that crash.


Bottled water is one of the most wasteful habits this country has. In a time of cheap oil, plastic bottles aren't recycled but end up in landfills or cast into the environment. Even in times when it is more expensive, less than 40% of these billions of single usage bottles are ever recycled. That's a huge amount of wasted plastic. Combine that with the energy it takes to transport water at seven pounds per gallon, distances of thousands miles(Fiji water actually comes all the way from Fiji!) and we waste vast resources and create a huge amount of solid waste. It is also ridiculous to spend five dollars a gallon on water  which is usually the same quality that can be purchased locally for around twenty dollars for a thousand gallons. Buy inexpensive reusable bottles, fill them from the tap. If you are concerned for some reason about water quality, buy a water filter. Over the years, you will save thousands of dollars and do your part to reduce waste and pollution.


Nah didn't twist nothin, your against the Constitution, rather apparent, but hey carry on


Doubling up on the lawyers is one more hint in the overriding question that conservatives are asking themselves:
"Is a little treason really all that bad?".
"He's new at this. How was he supposed to know that collusion was a bad thing.".


Weddings often are already crowdsource funded, by the guests, at least in some cultures.  It is normal and even expected that guests give sizeable money gifts at Chinese weddings, for instance.


You forgot Tony Blair.


Trump Declares Family Of San Bernadino Shooter Guilty Because He Saw Their Interview
http://news.groopspeak.com/trump-declares-family-of-san-bernadino-shooter-guilty-because-he-saw-their-interview-video/
"Donald Trump, GOP Presidential front-runner and terrorism psychic, stated in an interview that the family members of San Bernadino shooters Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik are also guilty of the attack that killed 14 people on December 2."


"We the people, will now additionally suffer the loss of federal revenues to the tune of millions of federal grant dollars." Those dollars were ours before they were the federal government's, right?


Sweden just announced they are bringing back conscription.

This is one way the ndp of tomorrow could open a new door and make a decisive break with the ndp of the past.


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The system commits heinous crimes. Should the system be in prison? You certainly should and would be based on your recommended scheme.


Their insurance company should pay for the costs to fight this fire.


I worked multiple times with mellow, chivalrous, charming and ultra-patient Mr. Sugarman. He was a very fine gentleman, and I will remember his good work fondly. THANK YOU, STU!  R.I.P.


No flotation device, dumb, but not unusual for down there. Saw many boats with families loaded down out in the bay in rough weather. Some things never change.


My invisible friends told me that your anonymous sources are your invisible friends!


LOL thinking apple is the future. Apple is great for easy to use products but terrible if you actually want to try and do your own thing.


Specious.  Spurious.  Sad.


Humanity needs from the Council for American Islamist Radicalization, and from all their Bakri (SUNNI) comrades, is to cleanse their Bakri heritage and tradition sources from all the hate and the calls for violence against others. They need to start with the source that ISIS exploited as an operation/recruiting manual, Bakris call it "Saheeh al-Bukhari". AbuKhari this is the major source of inspiration of all contemporary Bakri terrorists. I studied and examined this, and other sources, back in the late nineties and realized that throughout my childhood, like all Bakri kids, I was brainwashed through Rote memorization of soundbites to love and to take as role models some of the worst terrorists humanity had ever witnessed. All contemporary (SUNNI) terrorists take their inspiration from following historic characters like abu Bakir, Omar, Aisha, Kalid bin Walid, and many others, who were but terrorists. Sad, Bakri mosques in America still invoke blessings on the souls of these evils.


Your remark is insensitive and stupid. A new low.


I am reading this from my beautiful 20x20 dry log cabin in Meadow Lakes. My cabin has been here longer than all the homes in this neighborhood. Yes, I have an outhouse. Who knew that after retiring from a long work life in Alaska, and fulfilling a dream of decades, I would become such an outlaw?


The day any of those tree huggers show up with a cache of weapons and make vailed threats against the anyone who attempts to interfere, then you may just have a credible point. But sadly, you don't.


For all you know, Trump may be dealing with huge egos, who are popular and powerful and working feverishly against him.

But let's just blame Trump, right?


http://www.thundercreekhunting.com/wp-content/uploads/prairiedog1.jpg

you gotta admit, if you squinch your eyes a bit or are blowing by at 60mph, they sure look alike :)  just saying...


Drain the swamp and put in Constitutional judges only


I'm sure that her son and his wife will help her with restitution and fines after all she's done for them.


According to the UH Institute For Astronomy in March of 2016, there are 484 directly employed County of Hawai'i based staff for the Observatories.
Aggregate operating costs were $72.4 million.
Original unadjusted total cost of the existing facilities was $601 million.
The actual additional investment in the original facilities over the past 40 years approximately doubles or more the original equipment costs.
This is one of a very few things we can do here that is both economically
beneficial and cost effective in the middle of the Pacific.
Astronomy in Hawai'i is a resource to be developed and leveraged here
for all our and our children's benefit.
We need to fully develop geothermal, solar and other local energy.
And try to produce and process more food locally.
If we don't, then the only alternative I see is to further develop tourism by starting casinos around the state.
Or expand Federal military spending in the state by hoping for increased tensions with China.


Says Roy.


I'll bet this one is a weirdo rather than about drugs. Same as the double murder on the bike trail at Ship Creek. Could be the same guy. Rocket Park is weirdo headquarters at night.


"Helping underprivileged kids" is a smokescreen from the pro-voucher folks.
The Dougco voucher supporters aren't about to bring inner-city kids to their schools.
But the voucher supporters know that's an easier sell than "We want to send our kids to a ritzy school that we can't afford on our own, so we want the taxpayers to help out."
The rich don't need vouchers but will gladly take the vouchers if they're being handed out.
The middle class with aspirations would use vouchers and their own money to go to the primo schools, the ones with cachet.
The poor would be sending their kids to any school that would be willing to accept vouchers as full and complete payment. That would be the public schools and maybe a few private ones.
And to all the middle-class supporters of vouchers? The whole point of primo schools is that they are exclusive. Inviting in everyone is the opposite of exclusive. They'll raise their rates beyond what you can afford with the vouchers and remain exclusive.


The devastation in Texas is in part do to man-made climate change that has heated up our planet. The bishops need to speak out on this issue if they want to be taken seriously. Unfortunately, since so many bishops support the science denier Trump, they are too afraid to speak out.


Good to see Justin insulate himself with some of his more competent MP's.  Freeland, Leslie and Garneau are the only ones with any verifiable skill sets commensurate with the positions they hold.

Keep Canadas official mascot busy on his taxpayer funded ethical scandal distraction tour and with Butts actually running the country, the best we can hope for is a mitigated disaster from this care-taker government.


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It will be interesting to see what Sheehan and Civil Beat do when the spotlight dims.  The issues raised in her letter are largely not personal to Louis Kealoha.  If the concern is about systemic change, her letter should be re-issued as a request/demand to the Commission to investigate each of the issues.  Sheehan can put it on the agenda and make her case publicly.

        If the Commission declines, Sheehan is capable - as is Levinson - of a detailed written explanation of the issues she raised in the letter.   Extensive public records are available on many of them such as the discrimination case.

        These issues have been raised before the Commission and reported on by CB but only in a perfunctory way shaped as attacks on Kealoha.  What is missing is an honest and thorough analysis of how the chief, HPD, SHOPO  and the Commission have operated within legal and political power structure of the Corporation Counsel, Mayor and the City Council.


If the city staff could actually write a decent contract, outsourcing might be a good idea. Unfortunately, the contract they would write wouldn't have any performance standards or consequences for failure and would be awarded to some inside player.

We've all seen this with other park projects. Notice the Fern Ridge Path extension to Greenhill. That path failed in the first year. The city waited another four years and then put out to bid for repairing it. The company that did the repairs caused other damage that we will eventually put out to bid to repair, and so on.


Wish he'd just stick to his Bill Allen type shticks. Oops, that' exactly what he' doing here...a typical NRA enabling corporate gun lobbyist, that has one thing in mind for their bottom line...blood $$$$ at any cost with his freedom to publish this trash.


How about considering the fact that magisterial teachings change. And yes, that is a fact.


Respectfully, I disagree.


Saynt----"In a region that has already way overshot its ability to sustain humans into the future,
ME --- Utter nonsense. Under 2% of Oregon is urbanized

Saynt----"Whether we grow up or out, we cannot do so indefinitely into the future.
ME -- Why not? In case you haven't heard, the Earth's fertility rate has been declining for almost 1/2 century. OF course the sleazy green money grubbers don't want you to know this because the need to scare you into sending them money to pretend to solve the (non-)problem.

Furthermore, growth is highly subsidized by taxpayers, and yet it never pays for itself. See: http://www.fodorandassociates.com/rpts_and_pubs.htm
ME Somehow we grew for 150 years without bankruptcy. So this is more bull crap from the anti-growth zealots. Next you'll try to convence us that we should get out of $0.25/passenger-mile cars for $1.00 per mile buses or $1.60 per passenger-mile toy trains. http://www.debunkingportland.com/top10bus.html


The Fake News Rebel? Odd how they create their own version of facts isn't it? Social media? The fact based source like Wiki where anyone can post "facts"?


Just came back from 3 months in the southern USA.  No problems at all either way.  Very polite agents on both sides.   We have been pulled into secondary a few times over the years for random checks.  I have no problem with that.  The only thing that changes our travel is the low value of the Canadian dollar.  We have booked for next year.


That was a quote from the former chief, not him posting. And no, there are no families on the parcel. Ms. James hastily let Reynolds recycling on it just before the city took possession of the parcel from her, the City moved them next door to the adjoining lot which was owned by Ms. James sister. The sister had sold the lot to the city with the understanding that choon was selling her lot.


'
…though it could be argued that a lot of corporate welfare never goes back into the economy,

…at least not the American economy,

…that's what those offshore tax havens are for.

.


What is a learning professional..?


However, it still could be In Defense of Another.

Picture a man with a knife running towards his wife and children.  Shooitng him in the back would then very much be justified.

And, in fact, this is very similar to the argument he is presenting in his defense.


Why isn't law enforcement doing their jobs?  ILLEGALS are allowed in many with criminal records and some pedophiles yet the RCMP are now bellboys guiding them to accommodation.
 Wearing masks to public events is clearly against the law (Bill-C309) yet...no arrests.  'On June 19, 2013, Bill C-309 became law, banning the wearing of masks during a riot or unlawful assembly, carrying a maximum 10-year prison sentence with a conviction of the offence.[3] The Liberal and Conservative parties voted unanimously in favour of the legislation.'


Whoosh, hear it?


That's not what taking refugees is about and I assume that you know better than that. What you are describing is normal immigration which is a completely different thing.


If wildlife predators are  killing people's  animals then there are two choices.  I would PREFER that the state's Fish and Wildlife step in, tranquilize the predator and relocate it.  However, there are many times when the Fish &  Wildlife will not respond especially way out in the vastness of Eastern Oregon.  So, animal and property  owners have to take measures into their own hands.  Its just like the Residential Cat Owners who let their Cats Trespass on other people's property.  We have to take measures into our own hands as the city, county, state, Gov. will not help.


Schmartypants,

The Republicans have been trying to improve an almost  impossible program to improve.  How about contacting your Democrat rep and tell them to do something.  Like do their job.  All they can do is point their finger and blame Trump for their mess.  That's about as juvenile as one can get.  Trump's a bad President because he has been trying to fix Obama's mess?  He has said he wants a plan where everyone is covered and deductibles are made more  affordable. What's wrong with that?    Democrats are like  Cheshire Cats watching "Americans die and suffer"  from a plan they inflicted on us all in 2010. and are  gleefully hoping Republicans get the blame. Democrats need to remember, they made this messed up  bed...


Drs. Gordon and Kopans,

The NEJM rehash was fair comment on a study with sufficient inconsistencies to question the findings.

The Pan-Canadian study despite the large number of participants had troublingly wide confidence intervals.   In addition the numbers needed to participate (NNP) in screening to prevent one death was 1247 age 49-50, 757 age 50 to 60, 552 age 60 to 70 and 490 age 70-79 would seem high when relating benefit to risk.

The Cochrane study cited in the article has its own problems but nevertheless presents a view that is worth reading.

The first consideration when contemplating mammography, or any other investigation or intervention, is that the physician should have a duty of care to disclose the actual benefit and the actual risk so the patient can make an informed decision.


The only thing that matters is that Trump needs to go.


I'm shocked, shocked I tell you.


A psychopath who is one of the world's most generous philanthropists?

Google "Psychopathic Personality Inventory (PPI)".

.


Frank DeGiacomo, I'd also feel more comfortable if it was in writing in an ordinance.


French President Hollande has recently said that there is too much immigration, Veiled woman will replace Mariane as national icon, and there is a problem with a particular religion.

http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/explosive-new-book-says-francois-hollande-believes-france-has-a-problem-with-islam

And the French Prime Minister sets his eyes on problems away from home.  A typical liberal approach.


The biggest client base for Bell Pottinger is sovereigns like the UK. What hypocracy.


Run all the pictures of these protesters through face recognition software and compare with their time cards want to bet on how many are dipping into the till?


Who is "we" please talk for yourself.


No,  but he can be stroked!  His ego is larger than Mt Everest.


Knowing Bill Clinton he didn't even know what he was signing and if he did it was only for publicity and didn't cost him anything. These people that come out of the cities from the East Coast with arms loaded with sympathy should not fool you, they knew before they came what the situation is and what they should say and scurry back to their cover and are paid well to smooze.


I am confused by your non-sequitur.  Who is the pot, who is the kettle, and who called who black?


And if the patrons of Brother Francis Shelter want SSI checks from the taxpaying citizens who pay these people from personal earnings for which they must work they also need to get after it with snow shovels


If ever there was a good reason to be tough on crime this is it.
Not like the fiasco we saw in Elliot Lake.


Only a complete fool or someone with an agenda would judge the actions of  a historical figure through the lens of today.


Here is an alternate fact that you avoid: ..  Over the last 8 years the Democrats have lost 900 state legislature seats, 12 governors, 69 House seats, 13 Senate seats.

They have no credible leaders.

Right now they have 10 senators in jeopardy of being replaced in 2018 as they are from States that Trump won in the last election.

As for the vote total:  Number of times Trump campaigned in California:  0   Hillary was a numerous fund raisers in California throughout the election campaign.  She really worked hard locking down the 1%.

Saying that Hillary won because she won the popular votes is like saying a  hockey team that won the shots-on-goal  but got outscored 4-0 actually won the game.

Had  Hillary not been an horrendous candidate and the Dems would have won the presidency then they would have had total grid-lock unless Hillary actually negotiated with the Republicans.


Good riddance.  You weren't on the Council to pursue your own racial/social agenda!


Hahaha!  They are!  Just like Hope Solo!  They always blame others when they fail.  Sad!


This is an establishment hit-piece. WikiLeaks information has never been disproven...so it is not fake news. However, it is the function and mission of US intelligence and security agencies to lie, obfuscate, distort and propagandize. Especially to demonize Russia. Trump is more or less right on this one.


Businesses, as legal entities, "may" only have a duty to their shareholders, however the people who own and manage those businesses do have moral and ethical duties to their fellow human beings. That duty is not to exploit and belittle their employees. Just because you have power or some advantage over other people does not give any right (or duty) to use that to enrich yourself at their expense.


"After WW11 top tax rates were in the 90+%: And what were the allowances that were offset against those tax rates - meaning low income workers (who also paid high tax rates) paid a much higher share of taxation than they do today?

"until about 75" That would be Jimmy Carter in the US and Harold Wilson in the UK - UK called in the IMF in '77...


I only hope that comrade chair-man Xi Jinping will pin you medal on your chest for such brave lies defense and  resistance. Only you forgot to mention how you are catching up in your reading:
CHANG & HALLIDAY: MAO
THE BLACK BOOK OF COMMUNISM
I know, it is only western propaganda. Good bye...


Personally, I'd hire the person who seems most interested and capable of doing the job, irrespective of whatever I might think their income/family background might be.

And it might just be the kid that "checks all the boxes" as they've been socialized in a household that valuest such cultural things as "showing up on time".


"Baca and Nemanich in December filed a federal lawsuit challenging a Colorado state law that requires presidential electors to vote for the winner of the popular vote, saying that the founders intended for electors to be able to vote their conscience."

The first and second part of that quote are two entirely different things.  "Colorado state law that requires presidential electors to vote for the winner of the popular vote".  That's pretty cut and dry...  "saying that the founders intended for electors to be able to vote their conscience."  That has absolutely nothing to do with voting for your states' winner of the popular vote.

Colorado has 9 Electoral College votes.  It also has a population of ~5,541,000.  That means each Electoral College vote represents about 615,666 votes.  Why should these two people be able to completely nullify ~1,231,333 votes because they are trying to change the outcome of someone they didn't have to cast their votes for anyways?


And what Political Majority passed this law in 1971 and what was the Party of the Governor who signed it?   It was a major overhaul of the Criminal Code of Oregon and was based largely on the New York criminal Code of the time.  In fact, attorneys in practice at the time were advised to buy copies of the New York Criminal Code to see how their courts had interpreted the language being put into Oregon's version. I still have my copy.

But I'm sure you remember those days, as well.

Hint:  The Governor's name was Tom McCall, his 2nd term.  The Democrats controlled both Houses in the next session of the Legislature as well.


Completely false about a racist and bigoted past. Making an inappropriate joke? Back in those days, middle 80's, a lot of those were made by a lot of people, most were accepted, a few were not, depending on who was making the joke and he did apologize for it. False characterizations and character assassination based on false information, like yours, will not stand.


Dr.  Strangelove,
 I am not going to do Mr. Burke's homework for him, or yours, for that matter.  I don't engage in posting 'links' nor do I click on anyone else's as you can research any subject on the internet without a 'link' being provided.  Everything I provided is easily found by doing your 'own' homework. Asking for proof is just what an investigation is all about, but all It starts  with a reasonable  'suspicion', or 'speculation'.  None of these news items  are exclusively  my own, I'm just the messenger.  Exactly which part of my report do you consider speculative?


Dreyfus?

The drawn-out century-old French Dreyfus affair has little in common with overreactions to a professor's minor, if still regrettable, insensitive comment to a black student.

Unless you're making an odd comment about Richard or Julia.


For months I've been wondering how in blazes Trump got the nomination.  Now I understand. It's because millions of Americans have zero idea what is going on in this country.  They hear a sound bite and believe it, then continue to believe it when the evidence to the contrary is right in front of them.

Take, for example, this statement: "Lisa Murkowski has been part of the Republican establishment, refusing to work collaboratively with anything initiated by Democrats or our president."

 Then consider news like this:
http://www.youralaskalink.com/news/murkowski-heitkamp-bill-creating-native-children-s-commission-heads-to/article_40f34f40-898e-11e6-aa31-e37a354d74a3.html
https://www.adn.com/politics/2016/09/08/conference-committee-on-murkowski-energy-bill-opens-with-calls-for-bipartisanship/
http://www.adn.com/alaska-news/article/murkowski-was-second-split-gop-leadership-shutdown/2013/10/19/

Sheesh.


Who would have thought politics could be so entertaining?


Trump want to fixed the problems for American people, to make American great again.
Obama want to enjoy to be president. then go fundraise.


HPU has been here a long time. I believe they will still be in the mix in years to come. I went there for a bit back then and I liked the school. I really don't think the immigration laws would affect them much.


The best was his commercial during election times....he's driving around in his little red car - I think it was a Plymouth Valiant - look, he's a regular Joe!
Lol, hook, line, and sinker...


A little off topic, but it's time for term limits for our legislators.  No more than a total of 16 years combined Senate and House time - that's 2 terms as a senator and 2 terms as a representative.  Time to retire these career politicians early.  Constitutional amendment anyone?

Career politicians are the most motivated to skirt the rules.  As their political power increases, the special interests lavish more attention (spelled 'money') on them.  They also learn where the best loopholes are.


All noise.  All of the stuff he talked about need to make it through congress.  School choice is probably the only one that will.


what Emily explained I'm alarmed that any body able to profit $4498 in one
month on the internet. you can look here<<<<------->>>>>  http://www.jobpro22.com


I remember some years ago I saw an interview with Alan Dershowitz on Charlie Rose

He talked about racism/anti-semetism etc

He explained that where he grew up there were Italian gangs, Portuguese gangs, Jewish gangs etc

He said 'that was tribalism, not examples of discrimination'

I wonder how much of that (tribalism) is what is what this is all about? After all what Canadian doesn't know what sort of 'hyphenated' variety of Canadian they are?


Libs, are you triggered by this story?
Unfortunately the DP didn't warn you before you read it nor offer counseling as a result. Stay strong snow flakes.


This is the error though. The math is not actually simple, unless you use the simplistic assumptions that have since been proven incorrect. The article mentions how they eliminate externalities like differing factors of growth as well. They compare locations with higher minimums against similar locations without. Like 2 nearby cities in different states. There have been literally hundreds of studies like this in the US alone, which is why the conclusions are so strong.

FYI, most conclude that point 1) is exactly what happens. Resulting in a shift of wealth to those receiving minimum wage, just as it's supposed to do. There is conjecture that minimum wages may impede future job growth. ie it raises barriers to entry for new firms. But it's pretty conclusive that it has no measurable effect on overall levels of employment at the time of the raise.


Describing yourself?


The bleating leftard sheep will follow and support Hillary Rotten Clinton no matter how many crimes she commits, how many women she tries to destroy,  how much money she collects from Russian sources or how many secrets she sells to China. Let's hear all the sheep bleat.


This statement captures the assumption: "I object to the idea that a male can decide he’s a female and that’s enough to make him one."
This is the same argument of "choosing" or free will that has been largely put to rest in regards to homosexuality. It's just resurfacing in the transgendered debate.
Not being an expert, I have to admit to guessing there is a transgendered range from radical transition as in surgery to demonstrating behaviors of the gender one feels comfortable in. Regardless, I can't imagine why anyone would want to suffer the social stigma, let alone surgical trauma to be able to enter a woman's bathroom. But the crux is that this is seen as a choice, not deterministic. As such, it goes to the root of the biblical "bad seed" who intentionally commits a sin.
But why not worry about lesbians in bathrooms? Just because their biology is the same, they still find themselves interested in women. Why are they not a threat, but a transgender person is?


It is incredible that you 'don't get the touching'.  You want to parse it as 'okay touching', and 'not-okay touching'?  There is no reason for him to touch her, period, and you really can't be so clueless as to not know that.


“THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF INFORMATION TCHNOLOGY TALENT/CONULTANTS WITHIN CANADA -LOT OF LOCAL CITIZENS AND PERMANENT RESIDENTS, YOUNG GRADUATES ARE HIGHLY SKILLED AND TALENTED......WE DON'T NEED FOREIGN WORKERS ANYMORE AND NO NEED TO RELAX THE WRK PMT”
  …………Manoj. N”
We are signing paper work monthly, we sent the message to our Prime Minister or asking our local MP to delivery this message in front of our Government. No replies for more than 500 signatures message. Our younger generation finished Graduate University in Canada and either moving with offers to USA or working at Tim Hortons and paying their OSAP Loan to the Government. We need a new party who will be interested to stand-up during next election and take “Jobs in Canada for Canadians….” as the first item in To Do List….We will vote for candidate and we hope that you will walk your words to a success.


Perhaps you are not aware that NOAA  has their very own enforcement officers who enforce the laws protecting sea life, the fisheries etc. They are trained law enforcement officers who carry guns, issues tickets and make arrests. I have a neighbor who is a NOAA "cop".  If a sea mammal is illegally killed, they investigate and make a case if they can determine who is involved. Sometimes they video tape or have cameras set up to video tape.
We have them in Southeast Alaska but then we are/we're home to the NOAA ship too.
I know they are in Sitka and Juneau too.
After they investigate they will forward case to U.S. Attorney's office unless someone else is sent in to investigate. They work with other law enforcement agencies too. They do a really good prevention and education presentation at the Whale Festivals and in schools.
Neat video about them.
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/ole/index.html


Another thing the public doesn't understand but the GOP "leaders" certainly do:  taxes paid at the state level are deductible on the federal forms, fees are not.  That means you would actually be paying less than the fee imposed now if you paid the tax instead.  The GOP is happy with it because, as the article clearly shows, fees impact the middle class and working folks a lot more than the well to do (fees are usually flat while taxes are usually a percentage).  A increase of 10 bucks on license fees doesn't effect the guy with the Bentley but definitely affects the guy with the 1989 Geo Metro.


Being in the military does not make you a conservative.


Ok..You had me at Charles Djou's idea to have recipients of housing vouchers be mandated to save money to buy a house. Where does he live ?  No really, what city is he referring to ? Honolulu. I am literally rolling-on-the-floor-laughing-my-(unmentionable )-off. Ludicrous.


At the rate scheer is messing up with two failed attempts at smearing the Liberals in a few days, you may not have a viable conservative party to vote for in 2019.
Anyone who voted in the recent leadership campaign should  ask for your money back,  because the current cpc leader is doing them more harm than good.


Some time ago, I tried to speak about how a demagogue's random words become terroristic threats to those who are intended as the 'target' of those words. The post disappeared. How do we describe the psychology of terrorism except from the point of view of those held in protracted fear, that neither recedes nor escalates? The Sword of Damocles, waiting to drop, isn't scary unless you are under it. Colleges can be a safe place for some but not to all. The toddler who keeps watch for someone who is not coming home...
A demagogue finds pleasure in the pain of others. It swells a sense of power and control without an action -- thats how it becomes terrorist threat, the any minute threat becomes fact. The threat will increase. Do this or the demagogue will cut of this funding, and that funding, and break your commitment through --- temptations through threats to a "greater good".  Gird your loins, this is going to be a long four years.


Wouldn't the cold weather issue be alleviated by preheating the battery? As you know, conventional cars are the same way, using the block heater to preheat it reduces fuel use considerably even if it's warm enough out that it's not strictly neccessary to get it started.


All they had to do all of these years is to fix the ACA, as was the original intent, but noooooo. "Obama Did It", so they have to destroy it and "redo" it. By the way - remember when they said they HAD a replacement and it was sitting on Harry Reid's desk...?


China, nuff said


Of course they should.

Common sense prevails.

The story should read that Bloor St. has a 50 fold increase in traffic capacity.


Spite can be a tempting mistress, no?   But no,  …don't do it.

That's playing to Trump's attractions.

Better that people being duped regain their senses before they suffer too much from their folly.

When they realize they've been played by a con man, I'd rather see them welcomed back to a reality based view.

The hurt is going to be bad enough without wishing for more, …even on those who may contribute to it.


The provincial ministers and premiers  should realize most of the provinces have massive debt and the federal government is sinking in debt, all which will be passed on to future generations. The public will scream for more health dollars but at the same time curse the federal government for running up massive debts.


Yu vs Yuri....karma baby!


Look all they are talking about is letting the troops off the confines of the area they are in to blow off a little steam. But really they should not even be there, get them back to Canada and we can let them enjoy the summer then send them to our north to learn some winter camping skills. It is stupid to think our troops need to be there at all, JT is stupid to think he is making a difference, the liberal et all are stupid to think they make a difference, and the troops they know the whole mission is stupid. It makes me sick to think we have any troops in this area, let alone thinking of more training as reported I yesterday in the globe. There must be a way for Canadian citizens to get rid of a government.


Bryon Murray for president, write him
In America!
He's got my vote. I'm gonna use a permanent sharpie


Woodrow Wilson was a racist too, so what, it's a false narrative put forward by people who have been co-opted by the remnants of the real Russian connection which subverted our politics back in the 1960's and remains to this day. The civil war is history and the nobility and courage of the southern men is well documented in history. Right or wrong in their beliefs, they showed a loyalty to their states (viewed more as separate country's) that is rare today. General Lee's contributions to the United States before and after the war alone would warrant a statue but that is not the point, this false narrative of "white supremacists" is nothing more than racist radical groups like Antifa and BLM trying to rewrite history and denigrate America.


Sending many good thoughts for the tournament--may they lose every game and learn the joy of choosing a new path


I like that Charlottesville draped its Robert E. Lee statue in black as a memorial to Heather Heyer.

Not as good as taking it down, but they're working on that.

I also like the one that was tarred and feathered.

That was even better than shrouding one in black.


cos most richies live behind gates and guards and only venture out in the safety of a vehicle, they don't live life like those in neighborhoods that sport a real community which often isn't spic and span and that's usually due to Official neglect, but are sure more fun and accepting of others and situations. I've seen the wealthy be some of the meanest people and biggest slobs on Earth.


How much black market booze is there?


It just so happens that 100% of terrorists are muslim.


And the crazy...or diabolical...keeps on coming.  I smell Bannon behind this one too, like most things Trump does.


The dominance of silver lasted into the nineteenth century; only the California gold rush dislodged it and created the destructive gold standard that crushed American farmers and workers into poverty.  Silver also caused the most immoral war in history, the First Opium War.  The Chinese would accept nothing but silver for tea; they had no interest in British manufacturers.  British silver drained into China.  Ending their tea addiction wasn't an option for the British, so they cranked up the opium trade from India to China, demanding payment in silver.  Opium was known but not widely used in China.  The British pushed it like corporate drug dealers (backed by warships) and the plague spread.  The First Opium War started when the governor of Canton forbade further importation of opium and seized British cargoes in violation.  The opium scourge continued throughout the century.  Toward its end, it was estimated that about 25% of the male population was addicted to opium.  Rule Britannia.


Strange, I read a lengthy and well annotated description in Wikipedia and there is no mention of gerrymandering or of slaves voting or not.  The only reference I saw to restricting voting rights is the applicable penalty under the 14th Amendment of 1866 (at which time slavery was abolished).

Indeed, the purpose of the system as described elsewhere is to ensure regional balance; that is, to prevent one candidate with a large majority on one jurisdiction to overwhelm the vote.  This goes back to the beginning, when smaller states were wary of giving up "state's rights" to other states with higher populations.  Seems reasonable.

Simply put, the Americans value regional balance over one state having disproportionate power.  That's also why the Senate representation is based on states, not population.

Without California, Clinton would not have won the popular vote, nor the most states.  The system seems to have worked as it was intended.


It might be because it's central to a National Security investigation currently under way.
One involving The President and by extension the Republican Party.
Now perhaps if the White House would release Trump's family tax records and cooperate fully will a National Security investigation then some of this might be less important.
As it stands now, Trump looks more guilty by the day.


I have done the research. Nothing I can find upholds your accusation. You haven't either. You are just repeating what the left and MSM want you to repeat. If you're going to accuse a man of being a racist, at least have proof. Real proof. Like real news. "Come on man"


The photo from Williams Lake brings back memories, as it reminds me of the summer and fall of 2000 in Montana. Smoke from fires to the west got so thick that the sky was brown except for a teeny sliver of blue directly overhead. Also, one evening I was driving home, stopped for a red light, looked up and wondered why in the world the city had installed a second traffic light at the intersection. Then I looked more closely and realized that the "second traffic light" actually was the setting sun, which because of the smoke was the same color as the red light!


You must be smokin Lotsa Whackey..................


Why do you even care? You have a major business trip to get ready for in Perth Australia...and when you get back you're taking your Jack Roush Mustang up to the cottage in Haliburton