Mike Eller must have been living in a cave the last eight years (or be a mindless troll) to make an obtuse statement like 'If Barack Obama had been insulted like Trump has been...' Then you read thor52 and just have to laugh out loud. Delusional must be infectious.


That's over 7 years away.


Exactly.....u see only what they want you to see ...


Wrong lmfao


I'll admit my knowledge of immigration is very shallow, but aren't you talking about a different category of visas - family preference visas? But yes, the wait times to obtain family preference visas are scandalous.


In 2016 humans added ~10 billion tons of CO2 and other greenhouse gases to the atmosphere from burning fossil fuels:
https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-data#Trends

But I do agree with you that human burning of fossil fuels was not responsible for the warming at the end of the last ice age. But do you suppose that there just might be some things that have changed since then? Like, maybe  the industrial revolution?  Like burning huge amounts of carbon rich fossil fuels that have been stored away for 60 million years or more? Like burning those fossil fuels and  releasing billions of tons  of CO2 and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere? Like increasing the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere from about 280 ppm (parts per million) to today's over 400 ppm?


The actual answer is to slap on import duties on US made product.  We will lose exports but will more than make that up with manufacture of replacement product for the US goods we no longer import.  I suggest we begin with the Apple iphone.


How arrogant of these presumptuous people to hold themselves forth "correcting" others whom they have not met and never will, accusing those unnamed others of things so nebulous that defending one's self would be impossible. Between the lines, I pick up that what they really seek is societal agitation to stoke up differences among people and create strife, rather than bridge divides. I, for one, opt out.


The council was formed in 2011, and yet nothing has been done, except the closing of our parks and $500,000 worth of damage to the facilities. Good work!


The only provocation I see is that of US warmongers closing on another country half a world away from their mainland. Déjà vu.

The U.S. Permanent Rep in the UN Nikki Haley, who is made from the same cloth as the previous zealot Samantha Power, exclaimed the other day:  "We", meaning the United States, "are the conscientiousness of the whole world". Judging by atrocities her country has repeatedly caused, has been and is involved to this day in different parts of the world, it is one flawed conscientiousness, indeed.


Here is the link to the Gatineau father accused of 'honour-based' violence against daughter.

http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/gatineau-father-accused-of-honour-based-violence-against-daughter

‘Police say the teenager told authorities she had suffered repeated violence by her father for more than a year. And when he learned that his daughter was removing her hijab as soon as left the family home, the violence escalated.’


And if my car had wings it could be an airplane. I'll bet you a dollar the election isn't close. :)


Fact: Everything the Chinese touch becomes a ponzi. One has only to look to China and the residents and say, yup. The latest is the bitcoin 100 percent distorted by Chinese money. Last year all the Chinese money went into the local stock market then it of course crashed. Now all the Chinese money is back into Chinese housing and drum roll please... in a few months' time the housing market will once again crash in China. Get the point? The point is what the Chinese did and do back home they did to Vancouver real estate.


Keeping on going in the face of negative consequences (like losing $2B & likely overruns) is called addiction.


We have to ignore their wonky past, just as we do with the silliest parts of medicine. But naturpaths can keep cholesterol from ever becoming a problem, prevent cataracts, avoid hip and knee surgeries - and for this reason are worth their weight in gold, for prevention. Going to a doctor is mostly like calling the police after the car accident, when its far too late to avoid it altogether.

We also need to give naturopaths the right to get m lab work done, and we need to get true and honest feedback on medical treatments, not the pap we hear now.


I would say it is more embarrassing (and sad) for the POTUS to tweet this out to everyone.  This coupled with his constant verbal diatribes against the media and others can be a problem.

Look what happened to Senator Scalise a couple of weeks ago with all the crazy rhetoric going on.  You never know when some idiot will snap and attack a journalist (like when the Guardian reporter was body slammed by the state Republican candidate recently) or something worse.

Threats are threats - even if against Trump.  You are kind of proving my point with your link.

I think the criticism is warranted since not everyone has the same mind set as you or I (we see the levity in some of this - some do not).


It's a bit misleading to note that Australia's immigrant population is proportionately larger than Canada's. It has to be considered that the two leading countries of origin of these immigrants are the U.K. and New Zealand. In fact, it's my understanding that in general Australia has maintained a fairly significant immigration stream from Europe, presumably because in general the land down under offers superior lifestyle and economic opportunities in comparison to those available in Canada. Australia has in recent decades opened its doors to non-European immigrants and the fact that this has engendered controversy despite the country's broad prosperity suggests that large scale immigration itself tends to be a disruptive process, something its proponents too easily tend to dismiss. Whatever their backgrounds, human beings are, well, human, and as such most don't like change and especially don't like change they view as being imposed on them by others.


It's official now. Will the last one out please turn off the lights.


So we begin to see a microcosm of the cost to Canadians of the Liberals indulgence of their own politics of feelings. Extrapolate that over the numbers taken in by Germany, Sweden, etc and its quite easy to see how it becomes such a burden when you drive government policy in accordance with your own western guilt. That sucking sound is your childrens future going a little further down the drain while to improve someone elses.


Social Security, Railroad Retirement, Medicaid, Medicare, etc. are all "entitlements", meaning in federal budgetary terms, that these are expenditures to which the recipients are "entitled" and are not discretionary in the budget process.  (Sorry that I confused you with my use of a term widely used to describe areas of the federal budget.)


""All for tax cuts for the rich""

Because many of the poor don't pay any taxes at all and in fact, some pay no taxes and still get a tax refund.


It's illegal because of all the suicides brainiac.


Lies about what?  Can you give an example?

Or should I ignore all these comments from newly created accounts with no posting histories to speak of?


Adjust service to match ridership: If AMTRAK did that it wouldn't lose billions a year, novel


That's exactly the problem. The current reality is that the police can and do abuse their power without fear of interference. Even in a situation in which the officer is clearly at fault the innocent would be punished. It's no wonder our law enforcement culture has become violent and absolutist, the consequences of bad behavior only apply to civilians and not to officers.  I'm just not sure how much longer people are going to put up with it, and there will be violent consequences. The police need to start self-policing with greater rigor, it's their responsibility to keep everyone safe and their current behavior is encouraging suspicion and retribution.


Bought a couple of couches on sale at Ikea. Before we could buy them, they had to be disassembled, parts placed in bags and taped to the frame by us, then we wheeled them to the delivery area, where we waited in line to schedule the items for arrival at our house.

I have no idea how an older couple would have managed this. An employee told me that they are not allowed to assist.

A day later when the delivery truck arrived, the floor of the vehicle was dusty and dirty and left stains on our delivered furniture.

For all our work and the poor service we were charged 70 dollars.

Furniture cleaning and liniment not included in the price.


It seems to me that Mr. Graff is not just "insinuating" that the presence of Bascom Village has created theft/car clouting issues in his neighborhood, he's rather directly stating it has.   .....no problems before Bascom Village,  lots of problems since.....and low-income housing developments need to include a 24-7 security force.....to protect the neighbors from the residents of the development.  "This security precaution should prevent the multiplying incidents in our neighborhood. "

Wow....perhaps those low-income developments should also have high fences with razor-wire and a "manned" gate to keep those low-income folks contained at night so they don't roam the neighborhood and commit all those thefts.  That might be even more effective.....

I'm sorry Mr. Graff has experienced thefts.  We have too and it's no fun.  However, I don't think it particularly fair or helpful to blame them on Bascom Village.

regards, Gary Crum


And moments ago, the House rejected the Senate version of oil tax reform. Back to the drawing board as the clock winds down to zero.


Fix what? Consider how much worse things would be if DeFazio had  been replaced, for example by Art Robinson. Who knows, you might even be living in a home made out of nuclear waste!

Stephen J. Remington


From what other Chinese have told me, increasing people (and money) have left the country since President Xi started cracking down on corruption.


I'd really rather Justin even feign an effort to save taxpayers some money, even for a week or two.


"Zipper merge" only works if those people already IN the lane you're trying to merge into leave space between themselves and the car ahead. Unfortunately, many protect this space as though their lives depended on it. As a result traffic comes to a stop. It's not the mergers who are at fault - it's the people who prevent merging who are the problem.


You  get what you pay for, Bubba. Like the Toyota Sienna,  these minivans just about last forever if you take care of them. By the way, the Odyssey is a recommended buy in Consumer Reports magazine.


Mandated mediocrity.


These extended rent controls will also choke off future condominium development, because all of the condos built since 1991 are also subject to these controls; therefore, many fewer investors will be interested in buying condos for  use as rental units. Not only will there be a reduced supply of rental accommodation, but there will be much more unemployment in the construction business. Here in Ottawa, for instance, there is likely to be little in the way of new condo construction in the foreseeable future. Thank you Kathleen Wynne.


I have found most recycled products cost more then new products. More companies care about making money off the Green movement then helping the planet.


Haha, clearly you seem to care - otherwise why are you hell-bent on posting on every other story trying to convince everyone it's not offensive? Look dude, I don't care about attention - otherwise why am I posting under an anonymous account? If you really believe I like doing this, you're completely clueless. Get off your high horse.


"North Korea’s foreign minister warned Saturday that a strike against the U.S. mainland is “inevitable” because President Donald Trump mocked leader Kim Jong Un with the belittling nickname “little rocketman.”"
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Really? Well. that kind of goes along with the relatives of Kim Jong Un who were killed when they "dissed" him.
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If we look back at all the rhetoric that emulated from Un's mouth over the past 8 months......all that rhetoric that vowed to teach the US a lesson we would never forget....to level the US....to engulf the US with destruction.....this is like the worst reason (so far) given as to why Un and NK plan to wipe out and level the US.
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It also shows us that Un is unstable, a tyrant, a psychopath, and, if nuclear-armed, is capable of putting the US and 300 Americans in great harm.
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So, do we let an unstable psychopathic tyrant....do to the US what he is threatening to do.....with weapons he is currently striving to build in order to carry out his threats?


Not fair, even if I think Outsider has some personal experiences, that he choses not to share, that distorts his cynical opinion of women.  Accusing him of approving torture is just a loss of temper Gary - I certainly have done the same.


We don't "hope to find" anything, you Liberals hope there is nothing to find. Granny Mao is finished, Trump will be President, and you are still lying through your teeth about abused "C" markings. Either that, or you should be in prison for covering up mishandling of classified materials. So what's it going to be? Do you come clean and report mishandling of Classified documents, or do you cowardly hold your tongue? My guess is that you will take a third option and continue to try and paint yourself as someone that had a security clearance in another life...


I'm sure that Dolan across the river from NJ has gotten the message, big time!  We just found out what Papa Francesco thinks about Dolan paying hush money to survivors of sexual abuse and exploitation by priests.


Putin's poodles may have tiny teeth and brains, but they make it for it with numbers and noise.
They also aggressively attack anybody that dares to disagree with them...


Why is the dead guy called the victim if the killing was done in self defense?


Utter poppycock, Globe, and you know it. The Canadian military was called in to aid in the stealing of native land in violation of signed treaties in order to build a golf course of all things over a sacred cemetery.  When the natives justifiably stood up to the unprovoked aggression, the Canadian military, complete with armoured personnel carriers, killed a native band member for his efforts.

Canada has no moral leg to stand on when it comes to human rights (not to mention sovereignty) violations and is not fit to lecture Saudi Arabia on the subject.

Saudi Arabia is fighting a genuine terroristic insurgency and it has nothing to do with golf courses.


Seriously G&M, is the best you have? This "writer", and I hesitate to use that word here, exposes her lack of any kind of objectivity or sanity, for that matter, every time her drivel is posted. This one happens to be so ridiculous, it's actually entertaining, but in a pitiful kind of way. What is wrong with you people?


HB 247

http://www.legis.state.ak.us/PDF/29/Bills/HB0247F.PDF


Let's give this kid the luckiest boy in the world award


Best debate ever.


your focus on only one word of what he posted speaks volumes.


Oh yes, America is so boorish for "retaliating" when Putin attacked our country. How crass of us. We should just sit back like his lapdog, Trump, and take it in our nether regions. Of course, cyberattacking our country is probably A-Ok under international law. Oh wait, no it's not.  But Putin has denied he did that. We should just believe him and bend over.

Unbelievable.


So if all of us that legally own guns them turn them in, we will all of a sudden be safer from an attack by a terrorist? Someone should call France immediately and let them know!


Aren't the Confederate monuments the most endangered?


The optics are very bad here. It would appear the PM is granting favours to a foreign government is exchange for cash.


This reads more like a personal favor than anything else. I'm not crying any tears for this swamp-dweller. He'll find some other cushy think-tank job to push his crackpot notions.


Fire judge who gave bail


Trump is the man! He should throw that lady in jail who came up with that lie, or at least tell her to get a real hat 😁


If it were 25 states it would be half of them!


To my mind, Columbus is ALL about Bobrovsky the way Montreal is all about Price.... And they fired the guy that traded for Bobrovsky and won the Rick Nash Trade and traded for their team Captain....Scott Howson deserves his name on the cup more than anyone in the Columbus front office


" ... Jeffrey Lord, KellyAnn Conway and Lazy Eye Huckabee all rolled into one."

The last you named never fails to remind me of the rural Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples.


Well apparently she is not republican since she lost her leadership position.  Not sure why you say she is not a democrat?   What reversals are you talking about?  Can you be specific?


Odd that some would prefer Denver to be more like Cleveland, Detroit, Cincinnati or Indianapolis vs. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, New York and Portland...


Agree with everything you said, but Pence is not my wish.  We'd be headed down the path to dystopia -- sort of an American version of Iran with the religious right rather than the Ayatollah.  Osama Bin Laden must be laughing from the grave.


Sometimes the safety of the consumer needs to be put ahead of the privacy of the employee.  Airline pilots are a prime axample of this.   Whether it is a mental health issue or alcohol consumption issue the passengers expect healthy sober pilots and the unions involved need to protect everyone, not just their members.  Of course that will never happen which is why unions are a disgrace to the modern employment framework...they outlived their usefulness a century ago!


I find Hillary Clinton matching each and every element, as well.  D

Disregard of feelings of others:  See Jennifer Flowers, Monica Lewinski attacks.
Lack of remorse or shame:  See above and Benghazi.
Manipulative behavior:  Her entire political career has been devoted to that.
Unchecked egocentricity:  Hillary 1st, last and always.
Lie to achieve one's goals:  FBI Director is only the latest example.

These are the two best Presidential candidates in the United States of America.


How long do you get tired of your new car? Your job? Your new house? Your best friend? Your spouse? There's a limit to a human's love for everything and anything. Loss of interest happens to everybody. It's called boredom. The marriage institution is a invitation to failure. Remember what Danny DeVito said as a lawyer in the "War of the Roses" movie. "The biggest cause of divorce is marriage." Don't get married. Just live with 'em. Separate when your interest wanes. Take financial responsibility for the children's welfare.


If only it were so all over the world.


(b) it is not used as a basis to scam extra money out of government programs. The problem is, that is exactly what could happen. I remember someone being interviewed on the radio regarding this issue a couple of years ago and the guest  who had studied polygamy said that in some African tribes some men have 20 wives. What if they all made their way here and applied for welfare and all the generous benefits we dole out. We can't afford that.


Again with personal attacks ACH? Typical liberal that's lost an argument.


Wow. You couldn't have done a better job confirming James's points about racism. It is alive an well -- in Canada too, as you demonstrate.


Hate speech is not protected under the law. Its as simple as that.


You are perfectly free to disbelieve the evidence from a highly credible polling firm.

Particularly if it doesn't conform to what you want to believe, without benefit of evidence to the contrary.

Sorry, but I'll continue to put my faith in hard math and science, rather than your unsubstantiated opinions.


Thank you very much!


The FLOTUS is an actual porn star. Proof: http://www.thedailyinternet.net/yes-melania-trump-porn-star-proof/


Thanks for asking, Henchar (although the sarcasm wasn't necessary).  I teach HR  courses at a university and posed this question to my students....therefore, not "magic insight", but from just asking the question...and why I asked in this forum what others thought.  Business students may not necessarily be representative of society at large, but most of my students expected the living wage + tips, and were mortified at the thought that some people might expect to forego tips if living wages were being paid.  A minority worked in the service industry and actually opposed the new minimum wage for this reason.  They would rather receive tips, and declare only a portion of them on their taxes, than receive the higher minimum wage (without tips) and pay tax on it all.

For businesses, there are no payroll taxes on tips.  Replace tips with higher wages, and payroll taxes go up too.  This may...MAY...result in the Law of Unintended Consequences where good intentions result in lose-lose.


I am 100% for anyone who is not named Brad Avakian

Avakian failed as a lawyer
Avakian has been sent to colletion on tax and medical bills
Avakian solicited new job offers while in office - Illegal!!


He was sentenced to one year probation, so he did not receive the deferral.  The fine was also part of the sentence and the 45 days in jail and community service would have been conditions of probation.


The original post said professional.  Did it matter?


Here we go,  fear tactics starting,  black goo coming from your taps,  when did you have goo coming from your taps,  like never and neither does anyone else.


So you think kidnapping people's children and taking them to live hundreds of miles away, while abusing them, is okay? Maybe you and Beyak should have lunch.


90 minutes from Salt Lake City and across the state line in Nevada is a little casino town called West Wendover that fewer than 5,000 Nevadans call home.
The place is packed on weekends, as Utahans dump their quarters into slots, and bet their dollars at the craps tables.
Since UTAH has this reality, it would seem that HAWAII is the only state without convenient access to legal gaming. You have to spend $800 for air/room for a jaunt to Las Vegas--and that's the cheapest option.
It is time for Hawaii to give in. The social ills of gambling are here, and have been for decades. The underworld has 100% control of it. Keeping gambling illegal is just protecting their interests for them.
Everyone has enthusiastically jumped on the pot-smoking-for-fun bandwagon, yet legislators still balk at gambling.
SMH.


Does anyone know Leary's status? How bad was the concussion?


I've never been a fan of Shavelson, but Foerster and Hendrix need a refresher course in charm school.  Why did they even have the hearing if they weren't interested in anyone's opinions?


Thank you for reading my piece and for sharing your opinions, which I will give the attention they deserve. I'm afraid you seem to have missed my point. The questions I was asked did not concern my "goods"; I was asked what the purpose of my visit was and other personal questions.


You know who was really to blame for Jonestown?  The cups.


This latest tax grab appears to be part of the Gerald Butts "tax the rich" Liberal popularity booster as he described to his friend Steve Bannon in the US.

Misguided and mean spirited and definitely not "fair".

There are millions of Canadians who will be affected by this - business owners, their families and employees. These draconian changes will be far from popular with them.


Not bragging, but I do know a fair bit about world religion.  And I've never seen a religion that frets more about what other people are doing.   This is true for both progressives and Trads.   The entire focus of both factions seems to be based on consternation about what the world and other Catholics do and believe.


Notice, one thing that never gets cut, administration.  Cuts will only ever be made where it hurts the least able to defend themselves.


I am sure that trump thinks so. Trump boasted that he could shoot someone and not lose votes:

http://www.snopes.com/donald-trump-fifth-avenue-comment/

'Donald Trump claimed he could "stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody" and not "lose any voters." ' TRUE


Broke the law... go to jail


I just hope Richard Turbin turns down the brown envelope.


You keep attempting to mis-characterize objective reality as a "social construction".  The vast majority of this planet's animal and plant species predate human society.  A significant percentage predate human EXISTENCE.  Therefore Virginia o'possums, snapping turtles, Australian lungfish, tarantulas, redwood trees, sponges, elephants, bison, cormorants, crocodiles and many, many more are emphatically NOT products of human "social construction".  Again, they predate it.

Or to rework an earlier example in a way in which you might understand it (unlikely): get a group of "progressive" thinkers to pass legislation repealing the law of gravity.  Then step off your roof, secure that these "enlightened" individuals have just "protected" you from falling.

To summarize: you're simply wrong--not to put too fine a point on it, and my saying so by no means "violates your rights".  Nor does the fact I refuse to accommodate your delusions by referring to you with nonexistent pronouns.  Khalas.


Jane, slavery was part of the Polynesian culture and existed in Hawaii long after it was outlawed in the United States.
Apparently, Jane, you have not studied enough of your own history to know of the kauwā (slave) class that existed in the Kingdom of Hawaii until it was replaced by indentured servitude, that was legal until annexation when the United State's laws outlawing such practices went into effect.


" under-valued human capital we have in our multi-cultural country today to forge new trading relationships with countries other than the U.S"
Well I see that Trudeau clearly wants to get most of our new immigrants, TFWs, 10 year visa holders and foreign students from China. So that would mean we'd be forging "new" trading relationships with China. A big "No Thanks!" to that.


That misses the point. The Klan was there to spread hate and their fascist ideology. They weren't there to protest the removal of a statue. The counter-protesters were there to protest Nazism, hate, and fascism.


Wiliki, all you have done is lie about rail.   This stems back from the Honolulu advertiser forum days.


Sapphic lewdness and harassment are far more common that people know.  It is as wrong as heterosexual harassment.  This sounds like another plane ride from Hell.  Why didn't Alaska Air move this passenger?  Or order the harasser to stop?  Terrible.


Before taking offence at Tom's comment that you've been "unkind" in some of yours...you may want to reread some of them...and I'm not talking about your responses to me.


You cannot outsource Observatory jobs. All the more reason to keep them.


You are right. Many organizations recognize large donors but the organizations are private. As private organizations, It is their right to do whatever they want. This bill is talking about signs at public facilities and public parks owned by the taxpayers of Hawaii.


Agreed, Mazie as head of anything having to do with the military is laughable. Besides, she's one of the cogs in the wheel, not the chairman.


Forgot to lower the boom.  I bet his boss lowers the boom...on him!


Good thing it died before it got a chance to bite a young kid or baby.


Get with the times, Tom. The NCCB hasn’t existed for at least 20 years. 😊


As a Vietnam War veteran, I have never forgotten, how I was treated at the UH, in the early 1970s.  Oliver Lee created, a small student army, of Vietnam War haters, against the Vietnam War veteran students.

Oliver Lee was a communist leader, who had many Hawaii social issues, as well as USA issues, on his political plate.

My objections, were his strong held beliefs, that made my UH time, filled with looking over my shoulder, for some communist inspired UH students, who had it in for me.


So 20 years ago there were problems for a different set of politicians. Who cares.? That's the best you can come up with?
Clark is fleecing us NOW. If you want to enable that, go right ahead and vote BCLib. You will be in the minority.


Glad to hear this Dan, I'll be looking for you in the recruiting office.


How about no pollution control? I mean, that stuff costs businesses. Need a citation that it drags down all other wages. Would you say it's dragging down executive salaries? I would, as for every penny more they pay the lowest workers, it's a penny less in the executive's pocket. How bout them apples?


The devil is in the details. Who decides what is essential and what is pork? Alaskans, that's who. And Alaskans have taken surveys that time and again say that they want trooper protection, decently maintained roads, a good education for their children, a state university, and so on. If it is the will of Alaskans that they believe that these things are essential, then its time to pay up! We've gotten these things for free for too long.


You just made my point.


I don't think that people cease to attend Church Services because for a lack of faith in God, though for many that may be the case, but for a lack of connection to an imponderable institution that is far more regulatory than welcoming.

As a student of theology, I understand and appreciate where the regulations come from, but for most people they are an incomprehensible burden that support more woe than weal.

Our forebears forsook the municipal and imperial cult of classical antiquity because the Gospel called them to a life-giving connection to God and neighbor.  Perhaps the contemporary institution is just no longer capable of issuing that invitation.


Wow. Doubling down on dumbing down. Sounds like the entire Trump administration so far...


The GOP controlled Legislature insisting that oil companies get the PFD dividend earnings instead of us is what instigated this.  The Legislature has the power of the purse - and they gave that $1000 to oil companies.  The Gov. Walker is simply opening your eyes to this reality.


Admitt it sir, you are a freeloader that will never consent to any taxes to pay for State services. You want a free lunch and the state could never cut enough for you, and you will scream bloody murder if they cut any program you personally care about.


Oh, the irony.
If you and your gang would stop distracting from the real issues that affect Hawaii, maybe our elected officials would have the time and energy to get more accomplished.


Donal Trump is simply pathetic.


You are correct! This type of racism is has a catch phrase these days, microagressions. The speaker is completely unaware of their own aggression and stereo types of other cultures. Example, " I'm not racist, I have lots of native friends." People with a lack of self identity or a loss of cultural identity "don't see color" (which is basically Watson's remark) because there is nothing to identify with. The culture is lost or buried in guilt. In that, anger, anxiety, passive aggression all come to the surface and empathy is lost. It is easy to say on the internet what we really think because we externalize the comment. We don't have to face the person we are attacking.It is cowardly, it destroys community, and it demoralizes every culture. As an EMT, we have a saying, "If you weren't there you have nothing to say." If I wasn't at scene I have no comments to make. Same could be said for life, unless you have lived in Western AK and experienced it, you have nothing to say. Good Job Chris!


Steel balls? From the Trump Collection?


The officers performing the warrant arrests probably have other tasks that limit the amount of time they can devote to operations like this.  Also, have to remember that a targeted operation requires a fair amount of man hours to plan and coordinate prior to conducting; not something you can do everyday necessarily.


Jonathan Pie.


Not a kid. An adult. Would be interested in knowing if Lindsay Young's organization is getting donations from Damon Estate


well go up and inspect it and tell us what you have discovered


Kim Still has been the still point in the turning world as one who, like Thoreau's chanticleer in the morning, woke up downtown Eugene every Saturday in season with music's delicious magic on stage. Will miss her zany outfits, leadership skills and wish her and Dean Best in the West futures in Cottage Grove. Party on, party meisters: Cottage Grove has not yet begun to party!

Vi did a fantastic job also, and her spirited leadership will be remembered. Saturday Market would not have been the same without these two intrepid orchestra conducting magicians.

For those who have not been to The Cottage Cafe in CG, check it out, early example of down home passive solar and appropriate technology (AT we called it in the 70s) in which Dean's dad, Doug Still, former EPUD chair and Solar Energy Assn. of Oregon (now Solar Oregon) chair, and famous UO retired Professor John Reynolds played major roles in its design. Go Solar!


Hillary was a tired  old hag who wasn't electable - Yes Hollywood NOBODY cares what you have to say, wow big surprise!!!!!

Middle America needs to stop supporting these entitled out of touch elitist - poor babies just can't handle how meaningless they truly are.

We should drag these  zombies in hand cuffs back to the American border every time one of the slithers its way over to Canada to cry about our energy sector!!!!!!!


Wasn't me, I did say sarc-off at the end of my rant...


For my info which team ha the most Canadians on it as I will cheer for them ?


I think we will all need to wait and see what happens at the trial. Goughnor is going to claim self-defense, but based solely on what is in this article that defense is going to be a tough sell. The charges of both first and second degree murder would not have been made so quickly if the police and the district attorney's office thought he was acting within the legal definition self-defense. Just "feeling threatened" is not enough. The threat needs to be real enough that a "reasonable person" would have felt his or her life was in imminent danger.

Everyone who noted that Merritt should have stayed in his car was obviously correct. Sadly, hindsight is always 20-20, and people too often fail to operate on the basis of even a small degree of common sense (which may be less "common" than it used to be.)


A worthy legacy for the late representative Takai.

One of the very few "honorable with integrity" politicians Hawaii has produced.

***sigh***


I was listening to NPR last night, and heard someone talking about some area of policy or other in reference to the upcoming Trump regime.  (I hesitate to use the term "administration" in regard to them, as that seems to be one thing they have no interest in at all.) He said "I have no reason to believe" that Trump would not be reasonable in some area of policy.  However, I don't think that we have "reason to believe" anything of the sort.

 The unspoken assumption of this column, along with so much blathering right now, that we are looking at "four bad years" but then the next election could fix things.  What in the world would give you "reason to believe" that many people supporting Trump have any interest in their ever being truly free elections ever again?  The Republican Party has been promoting one scheme after another since the late 60's to make sure that the votes of the "right people" count more.  Actually winning a majority seems to be out of their playbook at this point.


Sorry about my so-called rude comment, but this is a highly contentious issue, with those against continually asserting falsehoods, so it is important to be accurate in citing details.


Ironic that the Rocket Man and his propaganda machine is actually sounding more eloquent than the Orange Lizard an his staff of speech writers.


Exactly, what happened to "ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country?"


Palestinians are occupiers of Biblical Jewish land.  They should move to neighboring Arab states.  That is the solution.  Muslims will never give up their historic, and religious hostility towards Jews.  That is the problem.


Insulated wind pants make more sense for winter warmth nowadays since we live in well heated spaces indoors.  Like a jacket, they can easily be removed when coming inside.


My suggestion : address problems at home first (Hawaii) before we tell the rest of the USA how things should be done.  Try to work on our "worst of the worst" list in so many categories so when we complain about all of the republican everything, they don't say "hey, you had 50 years of pure democrat control. Think you can get something working right over there yet ?"
- Worst homeless problem
- Worst budget planning (Rail, H3, state retirement fund)
- worst schools, worst heat in the schools, overcrowding, high dropout rates.
- worst place for teachers. new teachers get purgatory in the lowest performing schools.
- Worst cost of living, worst housing prices
- Worst traffic
- Worst state to make a living.
- Corruption. The Chief of police and his prosecutor wife are under FBI investigation - this list is massive.
- Drugs, kronics everywhere.
- Too many Gangstaaass wanna be.  (but if the chief is doing it, then wtf ?)
- Everyone is an MMA fighter.

We need to start leading by example.


How can anyone be so stupid or to knowingly kill someone when they know what the lifetime consequences are going to be. This will tell one story of why I guess.


This obscene mess will continue as long as government has it's grubby corrupt hands in medical extortion. The Oregon Department of Insurance was created to prevent insurance companies from going bankrupt and leaving the state and still operates under that goal. The solution is not a single payer system. Thinking government could control price under a single payer system is a naive fallacy because of corruption. The government could sue the industry for unjust enrichment just as they did the tobacco companies but they will not as that would stop the flow of lobbyist money. Unfortunately the only solution is for government to completely get out of the medical corruption/extortion business and let the entire system collapse. Only then will the thieves scatter as there will no longer be enough money in the business to attract them. From the ruins will rise an industry that has learned a very painful lesson about greed and corruption. Our government has created this shameful, obscene mess.


They are free to practice their faith, but being "treated as a stupid idiot" isn't a constitutional infraction. The constitution guarantees against material harm, not scorn.


Drones can't deliver packages - get real. People will always want to go to a store and buy produce. Get real again.


The "18 billion dollar boondoggle" is actually one of the smartest things this city has ever done.

The positive effects of DIA are felt not only in Denver, but throughout the nation's air traffic system.


Can you imagine what would happen to Bristol Bay IF the Pebble Mine Debacle would be allowed to commence operations.....???????
I VOTE NO, NEVER, EVER GOING TO HAPPEN!!!!!!!  Thank you....


Hi Margaret:

I didn't read this article.  I just wanted to wish you a happy 7th Anniversary for your all-time worst opinion piece - "The Great Global Warming Collapse" - Feb 5, 2010.


Marissa, until the story is finished, by the questions about her meetings being directly answered, the story isn't over ... sort of the point of the column.


Many "survived" the bias and discrimination in the family court system, if it is MEP, or the stakeholders to keep it that way....many did not 'survive" and died. Something no one seem to talk about here in Canada....is it the money at stake? from psychologists, lawyers..the unnecessary over burdened court system, the so called social workers....etc.


And he is so surprisingly stupid.  Trump is both ignorant and unintelligent.  But he continues to think and act as though he is the smartest guy in the room.


as terrible as many - too many aggressions have happened - i can't agree completely.  i am a lousy, but try my best christian  - you know the reason for THE  second coming..  but  Christianity has had it's moment with the inquisition and the crusades.   torture, the rack,  drawn and quartered.....heard a saying  - you can convert some people with a bible but you can convert a lot more with a bible and a gun.

 there has been ethnic cleansing since humans became.  caveman "you different and me want your woman/food/clothes/cave...  it's genocide that we just don't have constant news of ... rivers running red with blood - it happens elsewhere.

islam is a legitimate religion - if i believe that christianity and judaism are legit - i gotta allow for islam.   there people who are muslim and think they are being true to it's call - i think they are twisted.  "our" god doesn't start this stuff...  Con't


Ha!  Yeah, who cares if the economy is doing better in less than 2 years under the Libs than it did in 9 years under Harper. No pipelines in years.  At least we now have a government that is doing something for the environment, seniors and First Nations.


Where have you been for the past sixteen years? We've been governed by self serving crooks...and a record number of scandals took place under their watch. I supppose investors were content though...the top 1%.


You are 100% wrong here.  First the relationship between Blackberry and the RCMP was totally over blown.  In most cases the access involved criminal investigation with court orders.  Blackberry did what was right and what ALL phone companies do, which is cooperate with police.  Next that issue has NOTHING to do with their enterprise products.  All enterprise products are such that the users create their own encryption keys and Blackberry has no idea what they are.  No one can break Blackberry's encryption, including Blackberry.  Police can get into Iphones and Androids but they needed Blackberry's help to get into their phones.  So actually you are better off having blackberry encrypted data as no one can hack into it, any other phone they can.  However if you are a horrible criminal maybe you should take your chances with an iphone.


Dog dog may be able to bring suit and get a settlement for being tased.


Well said!
I will drink to that!


When you can't even build something out of a shipping container in your own yard in city limits cause city passed ordinance banning shipping containers in city limits yet a neighbor can collect 10 cars "literally" in their yard and nothing is done, the city is dysfunctional and doesn't deserve to think on their own.


We know why you don't post your photo because everyone knows that a hemorrhoid looks like.  LOL


let's see how CIBC blows this one.  The egos of the CEOs having to try and outdo each other.  Can't leave well enough alone.  Wonder how much extra Doig gets for this?


I have more concerns about the minuscule $7 monthly social security increase for 2017 which will help pay for the approximately $17 per month increase the municipal light and power folks will be charging. Now, don't that make you want to throw your hat in the river.


Did you read the article at all?  It was about the rule of law not immigration.  Nor are the two equivalent though it seems from various comments you are trying to argue as if they are.  On the subject of what is in the Constitution there is also a bit about "equal protection under the law" which was also mentioned in the article and also not equivalent to immigration.


While I agree with the basic thrust of your comment, it seems to me that First Nations peoples have both the burden and the potential benefit and joy of belonging to both their particular and the general culture and society.  We all benefit if First Nations individuals can fully engage as members of their Frrst Nation and of the larger society and culture.

This undoubtedly entails a lot of complexity, extra work and sources for potential confusion for the individuals, their First Nation community and the general society.  However, it is hard and costly for First Nations individuals (the majority of whom now live and/or work outside their First Nation traditional territories to avoid full impact of the larger society.

Individuals shouldn't be expected to choose between 2 somewhat mutually exclusive options in these circumstances.


I think this is a legitimate compromise.


How is anonymous leaking of highly classified information "taking their job seriously"?  They're not protecting anyone by leaking that info.

If these officials had any ethics or morals or a solid case, they wouldn't stay anonymous.  They'd do the same thing Snowden did.

This is just another hit job by the Deep State.  They're going after Trump because he fired Comey.  And the Fake News is going along with it.  The fact they are so afraid of Trump proves that Trump is the right President at the right time.


Let's see if Trump can be "Presidential" and just NOT tweet about a private business and TV show......or can he simply not resist.........like the 2 year old that he is.


No, The DNC is saying it because the FBI is saying it.


All taxes should be voluntary.
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As it is now is like a fascist tax dictatorship. How can we trust the state?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiJ9PKukFpI


You could have saved yourself this angst by looking at the Liberals ability to a) make promises and b) keep them.  You could have been forgiven had the Liberals track record been stronger...had Liberals kept their promises, there wouldn't GST, nor Free Trade and we'd have a national daycare...


Boulder eliminated panhandling on the Pearl st Mall; have a look today at the composition of visitors to the Mall. Mostly visitors, who quickly look for the nearest exit as they are surrounded and harassed by the panhandlers who now dominate the space. No local taxpayer goes anywhere near the Mall any more.


I have spent too much time in little aircraft flying in the bush. I had to have an operation to remove all the impacted PenAir seat cushion I sucked up my you-know-what over the years. We have to wait for the report, of course, but I'm here to tell you some of these outfits don't follow the rules all the time. Once I flew all the way from Atka to Dutch at 250' and then, landed in a complete white out in Margaret Bay. I didn't even know we were landing until we touched down - all by GPS. Three weeks later that plane, pilot and a marine pilot from Homer were lost in Makushin Bay, all they found was a seat cushion -true story.

BUT, even the great ones meet untoward circumstances. Tommy Madsen, for example, a guy I flew with and would have chosen to fly with over any other.

Condolences to all who are affected.


Yes, that's why I said "running and unattended." There's nothing illegal about leaving your vehicle unattended if it's not running.  At least if it's not in the roadway.


Yep, yer boys, after 8 years of moaning and groaning about the ACA, and claiming they could do a better job, have now come down to this last desperate act, just so they can say they kept their promise. In the long run, many of their own constituents are going to be screwed and they don't even care. Heck, I doubt you even care...


Okay...this isn't news.  This is nothing more than you would get from talking over a hedge with your neighbor who watches everybody in the hood...


Trump made fun of women's appearances.
He made fun of women's periods.
His infamous line: "grab 'em by the p****"

And despite all of this:
He won 53% of the white female vote
45% of college educated female voters
42% of women's votes overall
And 9 million more women than men vote in the US election.

Women had the opportunity to break the biggest glass ceiling in the world and vote for a female candidate that was also the globe and fail's preferred candidate as they have constantly reminded us after the election, but chose not to. The biggest whiners, Ms. Renzetti, are reserved for those who participated in the women's march the day after he was elected and could not accept the result of a democratic election.


Picture the NDP's Finance Minister on budget day doing up the laces on a brand new pair of clown shoes to highlight the direction of BC under an NDP/Green coalition. The valley at Site C is already completely transformed (google it)- stopping now would make the NDP's fast ferries fiasco seem like a walk in the park. Horgan made a pact with a group of career activists who are siding with US-funded protesters threatening "direct action" against BC's infrastructure - it's pathetic. The greens are a joke and the NDP is the same party that was reduced to an impressive two seats 16 years ago - it won't take long to find out why. Look at all the free stuff, raises for unions, no tolls, more welfare, cheaper ferries, $10/day childcare, $15/hr minimum wage, and higher taxes and red tape for the private sector... all economic winners! What comes next shouldn't surprise anyone.


I don't know about that. Even in decline the Aces draw more fans per game than all the UAA sports teams draw on any night  put together .  UAA's hockey team would draw more but even a sixth grader knows that if they're in town games are shown live on TV a person can save big bucks staying at home to see the game. With no " black out " or tape delay , UAA shoots itself in the foot every home game . For now this is still a hockey town . We just have an odd way of showing it.   It's sad when the Governors Cup is played in Anchorage and there's more Fairbanks fans in attendance than Anchorage fans.  If just 25 percent of UAA students got off they're lazy rear ends and attended games---UAA hockey would outdraw the Aces.


What about moving to the U.S.A. like many, many scientists have done over the years?  President Trump is planning to increase the funding for climate science by $ billions annually (according to Russian sources, confirmed by several U.S. intelligence agencies).


Interesting article but I'm thinking that either O'Toole or Chong would have been a better choice to go after Trudeau (aka Gerry Butts).


Desperation abounds.


I disagree. Not doing anything to fulfill his campaign promises is totally unacceptable. We need to hold him accountable for his campaign promises. If he doesn't walk the walk then it was all talk.


Unquestionably McCain is an Establishment Republican and one of the better known members of the Anti-Trump Faction.


Dan & Lisa - a pair of RINOs - glad they can't breed!


Considering the audience is largely a bunch of freeloaders, you have little cause for complaint.


That was during a world recession, what is Trudeau's excuse?


This is such a great article; I wanted to link to it when I saw it. So glad the SA picked it up, and it looks like they ran the whole piece too (sometimes they edit AP stories). Very recommended read.


If I am a government employee (I pass gas for a living - keeping patients under anesthesia/alive) then where are my following "benefits":  40 hour work week (I work between 60 - 80 hours/week, including "24 hour" call), paid vacation (I have none), paid sick leave (I have none), government contribution to my RRSP (again, none), drug plan paid for by the government (again, none), paid extended medical benefits (again, none) etc. etc. etc.   If I am a government employee, where are these paid benefits that I am missing?


Someone mentioned HUBs for schools...we need a regional jail, larger area for equipment, building material, apartments, homes, flight terminals and more, but they can't expand an eroding 3 mile community surrounded by water. Try finding a place for a tiny storage area....won't. Our region is fast growing, but because the State and mining companies need Kotzebue to continue advertising Red Dog Mine, we live in poverty.


What fake news?  Can you give us one example?  I read RT daily and I doubt any Republicans do and there is nothing in there that is not 1000X worse on Fox or our own Sun newspaper chain.    Just one example please and I ask this as a Trump detester.


Not true.
Muslims from other countries as in Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, etc. are allowed entry to the US.


The governing association got that part right but failed to realize that these transgenders are taking steroids to accomadate their sex change which also gives them a physical advantage. By not disqualifying herself this girl was basically cheating and being unethical.


True dat. That's where real justice takes place,


"in an increasingly extremist political landscape."

Which she created.


Putting Texas in the same category as California and New York is ridiculous (I live in Texas, and most Texans would be insulted by the comparison).  Other than their large immigrant populations (legal or otherwise), their state-level politics couldn't be more different.  Your assertion of the US dividing into two countries could be true however, but it is along "Red State" and "Blue State" lines - that's the true schism confronting the US, and all the other fractures (racial, economic, etc) follow this pattern.


No charge for the extra protein.


One these days a police officer won't be able to answer a call without taking along a mediator, a social worker, and an attorney.  In our sue happy society, public employees own their jobs and the police can do no right.


I got an overwhelming feeling of deja vu when I saw this headline on CNN, "US B-1 bombers ready if called upon by Trump". I couldn't shake the feeling I'd see it before but I couldn't for the life of me remember where. Then it hit me. Of course! I saw it in the nightmares I was having during the campaign.


As it should be.


Baluqtaq...my sentiments exactly.


The Watergate hearings were always bipartisan, unlike what goes on these days, but perhaps we will get there yet. Once Butterfield revealed that there were tapes, we had us a game-changer, yes, and the Republicans were more aggressive than before; I don't find that surprising at all. But they also went into the hearings--once they got to that--with the sincere intent of finding out what was going on.


The 'liturgy' od 'eucharist' (thanksgiving and remembrance of Jesus' death and resurrection) is first mentioned in 1 Corinthians. And that people were not doing it right, and not sharing the meal.
The question still remains – is there any actual reference to any APOSTLE leading one?


It's about time that Vance made a change!  I'm getting tired of hearing excuses as to why Trevor has been playing so poorly the last few games.  First it's the O-line, then it's the running game, then it's receivers dropping passes.  Truth is, in the last three games, Trevor has made some really boneheaded plays.  His INT's happened because he threw passes that he shouldn't have thrown.  If Trevor is as smart as I think he is, he would go ahead and get sacked if he can't find a place to throw the ball away.  I don't know what'll happen now that Brock is starting.  However, I don't think he could be any worse than Trevor is right now.  And Brock knows Mike McCoy's offense, since McCoy was the Broncos’ offensive coordinator when Brock was a rookie.


Focusing on your last paragraph, I can't imagine reasonable people disagreeing with it.  That we have a duty as Christians to love not only our own people but those of other countries is not debatable --- not to a Christian.  But loving the poor of other countries doesn't require us to take them in, not if it harms us or  is not in our best interest.  While we have a duty to help the poor, we have no duty to turn ourselves into a third-world country.


More proof you don't have experience with the old Waikiki.


To me, she shall forever be the #whitepeoplekissmyass lady and nothing more.   From now on, I shall ignore her and any article about her. Enough.


A DREAM act to cover illegals brought as children is fine, as long as there is a specific  provision those covered can not sponsor family members.  Those who put them in the situation should not benefit from the country's generosity in giving their child amnesty.  I think that's a reasonable trade-off and hopefully will serve as a deterrent to those who might in the future try the same thing.

"Giving the complainers what they've been asking" - yeah, I think that's a problem.  I'm tired of being lectured by lawbreakers as to how we should run our country.


Only the GMD system missiles are capable of shooting down an ICBM like one fired over a ground distance of 4,600 miles (from Pyongyang to Honolulu)— far into space then down to its target. AEGIS, THAAD, and Patriot ar not currently capable of doing that. AEGIS and THAAD are designed for shorter range and closer approach of the missile when it is struck. AEGIS and THAAD have been tested to fire at ICBM range missiles and there is talk of modifying those missiles to be effective at ICBM range in the future— or until we develop a better substitute.  They would also require the electronic monitorinng and communication with the GMD system to coordinate firing and deal with a coordinated attack.


The Earth has been warming since the last ice age. With or without us contributing to global warming, it'll still keep warming.  Get over it and go outside and enjoy the great weather while we still have it.


This is Donny'skind of soldier and Trump supporter. He didn't serve either.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/pro-trump-war-hero-featured-on-fox-news-never-actually-served

Before you ask, yes I did serve earlier in my life.


Tragically true - this is often reinforced by the chiefs. Nobody wants to jump off the gravy train.


Your comment suggests an excellent course of action: leave Zuma to Putin to deal with. We should protect our country first. 'Zuma (and family/friends)' is now of little consequence to us.


I always recline my seat for max. comfort. In my opinion it is up to airline to lock seat up. This way they are th BAD guys, of course it is better to blame the guy in the seat on the front of you, then say that we (the airline) don't care about you paying passenger, ant cut the pitch only to allow enough space so you maintain your blood circulation.


MSW - really - your opinion piece straddles both sides:
- continue your rant about Democrats needing to get their act together
- but now you have to reflect what happened on Tuesday

Guess what - you are guessing and projecting in an area you obviously have little knowledge.  Some added points:
- guess what - Virginia voting results indicate that the local/state Democratic Party is recruiting some very good candidates (so much for what you have been complaining about)
- various groups have organized and made a significant impact (so much for lack of identity with the Dem Party)
- bigger issues appear to be - turnout (duh, Clinton failed to generate Obama like turnout and she paid a price....it may really not have anything to do with middle class, industry workers, etc.
- healthcare - most cited reason to vote (duh - cut across party, race, economic classes)

You might want to spend some time studying before posting - go to Nate Silver's 538.  Not sure what happens next but Dem Party ok


Trudeau Sr and Jean Chretien  wanted to abolish the Indian Act in the white paper that they issued.


Hi Mike:
I didn't suggest that an accused must accept supervision; quite the opposite from my parenthetical, above.
I'm not talking about demonizing men, nor social isolation.  They can be physically isolated together, to you point of "accountability and support".  I'm also not advocating that we confine them to a square mile of land in Alaska, give each a fork, and tell them to fend for themselves.
I agree that laicization may, indeed, be a way for a some dioceses to wash their hands of a problem; it shouldn't be.  If they cannot be placed on a sex-offender registry to be tracked (after criminal conviction), the diocese must manage them; I just believe that physical isolation with others who have the same - what - condition? disease? attraction? - is a consideration that should not be overlooked.  The life of prayer and penance, I think, is sound practice.


I've lost count of how many ten of millions of American families now have some type of healthcare coverage;  thanks to Senator Mark Begich, the Democrats, and the US Supreme Court.  ItsMe, if you ever fall victim to a catastrophic illness and don't have enough to pay your medical bills, will you be providing a hospital directive, Do Not Resuscitate?


Until the bubble pops and pop it will.  Hope you time it right and get out before then.


You're just like all the people who think it's okay to use pot (and other drugs.) If I have to explain to you why alcohol consumption is dangerous and wrong, then there is no hope for you. You'll never get it.


For the most part, the American media is not the friend of the American people.


Closely followed by sex education.


Scott writes well and has always been pro-sumer and positive.  But despite the bright-and-shiny tone of this article, I feel that there is a deeper, less optimistic story to be told.   I would have appreciated a more balanced article that weighs pro's and con's, for there certainly must be some negatives to any takeover.  I am optimistic that the acquisition is a win-win situation, as it is portrayed here.  But from the folks I chat with who know both airlines, the benefits to Virgin America fliers are slim to none.  I would still fly Alaska before I'd fly with the "other guys;" but I get this funny feeling that, other than new routes, there's not much in the way of improvements ahead.  I'd like to see the VA cutting edge philosophy "infect" Alaska Airlines, but that's not likely.  If VA could just fly a few times to Anchorage in the summer and show us what they're about (while they can), maybe we would vote with our pocketbooks which "style" we prefer.


For me, Summorum Pontifucum was the worst thing that has happened to our Roman Catholic Church in the last 20 years, along with Benedict being selected Pope.  It allows people who want to live in nostalgia and the past to do so, rather than moving forward in faith as we were all called to do at Vatican II.   God bless those who pine for the past, but I will go back kicking and screaming.  Keep your chapel veils, your all Latin Masses, your ad orientem worship and fiddle back vestments.  I want the Gospel challenge to love and care for all of my brothers and sisters on the journey.  I pray I have the kindness to care for those like Eliane who love the old ways, they are my cross.  Long reign Pope Francis and may Cardinal Cupich be his successor.


I think Shetland Sheepdogs are a great size and perfect for our weather. I can't  pick up a lab or a retriever when they're old and sick, but my 20 pound sheltie is easy.


Well put.


On the issue of the pay-TV licence ("M-Net")  another participant was SA Associated Newspapers, who "just coincidentally" had, shortly before, closed down the Rand Daily Mail, after years of government pressure.


Like it or not, Ottawa will never have an easy time filling the building.  Locating the team downtown will help.  However, corporate support will always be an issue as long as Ottawa remains a public service town.  There's a low number of large private corporations to buy suites and/or tickets.  In addition, many of the local businesses largest clients are the government, and government employees are not allowed to accept tickets as gifts.  If these businesses can't use the tickets for business entertainment purposes, they can't write them off for tax purposes.


Wud luv to see one of those American Boats with all the planes on it at the bottom of the sea.


It is easy to use PETA as the scapegoat for the excuse.  Far easier than to look for other answers that the race committee just does not want to accept: over commercialization.   The race has transpired from an original adventure of dogsled racing to Nome into a commercial adventure with full time racers.  Throughout the year we see coverage of racers preparing for The Great Race. Advertisers utilize racers to promote everything from dog food to Iditarod raffle sales throughout the year. Racers travel to various parts of the States as celebrities.

The race has lost the feel of a group of Alaskan mushers who on their own dime were willing to endure the hardships of the challenge on their own. Today we see live coverage on almost every mile of the trek, mushers carrying cell phones, snow machiners following racers, crowds at every check point and endless advertising throughout the coverage. The Iditarod has become a cash cow for many and thus has lost its appeal of being unique.


I don't own a crystal ball to know what the fuel will cost in the future.


TPII:  W was a disaster and President Obama has spent much of his energy and political capital addressing and correcting the damage he "inherited."

Trump is such an extreme example that it's hard to even imagine that voters could knowingly subject our nation to a Trump Presidency.  Yes, even after seeing W's first term, voters gave him a second one.  However, Trump is so extreme that he makes W look like a statesman.


1. Introduce loyalty program.
2. Sell it off.
3. Stop honouring loyalty program.
4. Repeat.


... then move capitalism is alive n well in Denver.


Can the Liberal government please move rapidly to apologize to those obtained their citizenship through fraud and almost had it taken away?

Also, a payout may be in order for each of the 312 individuals.....


I don't think any commission is going to offer enough evidence about the lack of voter fraud to convinced believers in voter fraud. One can always claim the commissions used poor techniques, had political agendas (gave money to a campaign), or were themselves part of a conspiracy by the deep state.
Part of the problem in using facts to change minds is that some of these people have almost no understanding of statistics. For example, one only needs to randomly sample a little over a 1,000 voters. And while random sampling is sometimes a challenge, it would discover a trend that could be further investigated.
Another problem involves numbers vs. rates. It might be possible to find dozens of illegal votes, but as a percentage of the total the numbers are tiny. Yet people understand say, 47 illegal votes, not .01%.
We should ask why the votes were illegal. Some votes are mistakes. If one has a .01% error rate, 10 million votes would yield 100,000 bad votes. But that never happens.


Once again you demonstrate a failure to understand the Constitution.  The Electoral College system is how a president is elected. The popular vote is not relevant.  You may not like how the Constitution set this up but until it is changed that is how the election will be conducted.
The issue of the Russian involvement is under investigation. Once they are completed it will be up to Congress to deal with any impeachment proceedings if such proceedings are called for. Again you might not like it but that is following the Constitution.


Trouble is, he was nominated by the highly unpopular Ige.


Playing the race card guarantees a win. SAD!


"An average of recent polls by Real Clear Politics put his approval rating at about 44 percent, low for a new president."
.... but a very high rate for insanity in the general population.


Promises. That word will be a highlight in her book of legacies. Yes, she did it her way.
May 9th is finally in our headlights.


No use trying to rationalize with a Chumpster. Fact is their world is imploding along with the Chumps so they are extremely delusional.


There are some long term carbon capture studies on spekboom in a ticket restoration study: Subtropical Thicket Restoration Programme in Addo:  a 15.4 t CO2 ha−1 yr−1 , sequestration rate seems to be the anticipated sequestration rate, but this is not the major benefit or aim.


The fact there is any DOUBT Cheetolini is a smarmy FAILURE makes everyone think u r full of IT.

As we all know ... IT puts the lotion in the basket YOU RUBE!!!


Another great article by Debby Fawcett.  It's time for the residents of Hawaii to exert pressure on a runaway tourist industry. .  If this huge influx of tourists continues call the Island Disneyland and costume the residents in Mickey House outfits. It's simply GREED that motivates the industry and a Bannana Republic attitude of the government. It will take an emphatic public protest to bring a measure of control to this takeover by swarms of tourists effecting our daily lives.


Yes.

A revolver, which would be available if my suggestion to restrict semiautomatics and firearms with removable magazines were adopted.


The Federal government has no problem going to extreme lengths to support an industry that depends on government handouts, yet the same government is going to extreme lengths to discourage other industries that want to invest billions with no direct government handouts.

$60 billion plus and counting in cancelled projects.

Pathetic.


US military commanders in the Middle East do not like the idea of Trump's providing intelligence to Russia to encourage more help from Russia in fighting ISIS. General Thomas, head of SOCOM, and Air Force Chief of Staff General Goldfein have spoken out after they were informed of Trump's communication (careful not to mention Trump's name). Other commanders and officers have spoken strongly against this without being named. The Generals pointed out that they will never fight alongside the Russians because they cannot be trusted, they alert the US to where they will be and go elsewhere, including bombing US supported troops. They note Russia supports Assad and bombs his enemies and not ISIS, we bombed Assad who uses chemical weapons with the help of Russia, and Russia is courting Iran to get bases that will give Russia air superiority in the region (they have flown missions from Iran bases that Russia wants on a permanent basis).


I don't even know about that. Will have to check in on it.


Aww - look on the sunny side.....


Where are they up to with the Toronto light rail contract . Are they still being sued?


So how much ransom did Justin/ Khadr, sorry the Canadian taxpayer, pay for their release?


Did they drive cars to the meeting? Do they have cell phones, computers, hi-tech gadgets, clothes, skis, homes with roofs, microwave ovens, furniture, etc? Do they heat their homes in the winter? Do they go to heated schools? Do they sit on school furniture? Do they have school whiteboards? Until then, they should  move to Oregon.  It is just terrible that adults use children to get their message across. Just like Great AK Schools. Emotion, false facts.


Prices are only going to go up. Consumption on a ten-year trend is down and decreasing, new supply has been increasing. Logically, laws of supply and demand would say that prices should be down as well.  But over the time when demand was down and supply up, prices went astronomically high. We haven't even started pricing in shareholders' profit expectations (and that expectation will be that profit increases year over year), and as you say, profit expectations have already put a dent in the stock price. Delivery charges and other fees will increase as demand and consumption decrease. The more we adopt more efficient technology (or go back to 0-use manual low-tech) and change behavior to use less, the more costs will rise, because the system in Ontario demands it.


There can't be Catholic schools in Canada, if we as a society truly believe in equality for women, gays and other religions.  It's not like were talking about the Egalitarian Christian Churches who believe in equality for all, based off well educated modern interpretations of the bible.  Were talking about the Catholic religion which has primitively old discriminatory interpretations, which they refuse to change.  My concern is how these discriminations over time will effect the self esteem and personal views of young Canadians.  The Catholic school funding by our government simply does not belong in this era.  It seems obvious, unfortunately the only way for the funding to stop would involve a large petition and a political agenda. (:


Is that your litmus test for presidents, whether we can 'survive' them?


Don't need to say it. Just keep kicking the can down the road as the Palestinians are doing, both parties engaged in a pretense that a two-state solution is in the offing. Except that it is to Israel's benefit as it is a thriving modern state with a burgeoning economy, whereas the Palestinians can't figure it out and are relying on the UN to do what they have to do for themselves in order to achieve statehood.


Because it's *gossip*.  Shame on the Examiner.


The politicians are sitting on their hands because they don't know what to do anyway. Ditto the economists. They have plenty of ideas as do many commentators here but no one knows what the unintended consequences will be for each policy proposal. To me, economics looks like a huge experiment that merely reacts to events over a long time frame. Greed is a difficult thing to rein in...probably impossible, so the downward spiral of society continues.


This is a newspaper article, not a list, Peggy.


Perhaps they should expand this to include teachers, Pan Am executives, Hydro executives, etc......


Canadian PM Justin Trudeau is trolling for private investors to provide money to help improve and build infrastructure in Canada.

I guess Trudeau is a troll.


Appears  enough of the brown bags of appreciation  have been delivered to the appropriate  legislators  and
a "deal" has been reached.  The Kabuki play  or dog and pony show can be put on to fool you all out there.
It is sad that good sense and financial sanity will be  thrown out the window along with the future of
our vaunted Republica Bananera. Next stop:  Puerto Rico.


“Is it the responsibility of the federal government to make sure all Americans have health-care coverage?” Eighty-five per cent of Democrats said yes, compared to 32 per cent of Republicans. Among Republican voters earning more than $75,000 [U.S.], only 18 per cent said yes. That pretty much tells you all you need to know."

The top 50% of American wage earners have NO intention (what so ever) in helping the bottom 50% to pay for their healthcare needs.

This is not only tied to healthcare, it is the same situation/phenomenon with education, infrastructure, or any other basic service (including water believe it or no).

The United States has "evolved" into a wild-west completely self-absorbed/selfish society. Thus the millions of "gated" communities. Keep the "other" people out.............at all cost.
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dd - you are totally wrong again.  only properly elected and appointed officials of the us government are allowed to talk to foreign government officials, private individuals are not.  sessions did not state that his discussions with the Russian ambassador was related to his work as senator.  so the only conclusion is that he talked to the ambassador because he was a trump campaign staffer.  and this was not proper since trump was not elected president yet.  sessions cannot used his position as us senator to campaign for trump, which he actively did.  he can campaign as a private citizen, which he apparently did.


Oh, don't stop there...The Nazi's and other altrightpubs are blaming the anti Nazi protesters because 'antifa' was people responsible for that girls death.

"The violence that occurs whenever Infata, or their affiliates show up is 'planned' chaos. Planned mayhem. They get all the big headlines and this latest affair in Charlottesville wasn't any different, except this time an innocent young lady lost her life".

Harry 904

...and it's not just here. Every altrightpub air siren in the media is spewing that hate. Reminds me of BENGHAZI!!!BENGHAZI!!!BENGHAZI!!! *4 DEAD AMERICAN POEMS*. Now it's the lady and 19 others that got ran over in a violent terrorist attack from a self proclaimed altrightpub. Yunno, "we won't be replaced" and all the loving of themselves and nobody else. The whine of 'division' and the altrightpubs are the only ones trying to unite America.

They'll be back to jack buses full of school children again in no time.


It's called infrastructure, not a bridge to nowhere.

Wrangel Island in the Chukchi Sea is going to get a lot more Ivans and Vlads on it in the very near future. This project has been long in the works.


Alcohol kills millions: in car accidents and liver damage.
Tobacco kills millions by lung disease.
Cannabis has never been shown to kill anybody.  But according to the mass media its really a dangerous substance.


There will be no power and communications for days

How are the "poorly educated" to know that the Governor of Florida ordered consulate officials and staff to leave the Miami for that reason ?


Except there have been reams and reams of commentary on the evils of Trumpism even just here in these threads.

So BS.


You will too once you move out of mom's basement.


No one has blamed the OCF.  No need to overact.


My comment shows up here, but I've pasted it below in case you're curious.

"more explicit terms"? Mean-spirited, pejorative, and ignorant of the diversity in the homeless population all come to mind. We can help our fellow citizens without disparaging them.


I see another angle to this. Further research in this area is eventually likely to reveal that the whole "crisis" 99% nonsense. A new crop of bright young scientists replacing the dug-in, self-interested old guard will make the brilliant discovery that humans putting a minute amount of an already naturally occurring gas into the atmosphere really doesn't make much difference.

Once that happens where's the justification for governments to squeeze us all to death for taxes over it? Politicians pulling the plug before it's too late.


The Americans who want to leave should give up their US citizenship to the approximately 12M illegals (who actually want to live in the USA) and move to Mexico- everybody wins!


Really you think? Don't forget popular vote loser by 3 million. Resistance is growing. Anchorage majority democrat city council. Democrats are killing it in elections across the country.


Actually, gender reassignment is neither cheap nor easy. But what do you care? You have decided that psychological knowledge has not advanced in 50 years, which combined with your easy dismissal of the transgendered shows that you don't actually care about real people with real problems.


The reason that they are getting paid $15/hr today is that they have specific skills that can not be replaced by minimum wage people.

Bosses pay what they have to maintain a workforce and turn a profit.

Ms. Wente, for example, get paid more than minimum wage because she can't be replaced by someone willing to work for minimum wage.


Please name specific buildings that should be closed.


What will this offer that visitgraysharbor.com doesn't?


"...pro-life movement's tendency to absolve women of any blame for choosing abortion."

???


The IOC really fooked up this time. I and many others won't be watching the Olympics in 2018 because the most important sport (IMO) won't showcase the best talent. The other events are entertaining, but not enough for me to pay attention.


At last a voice of common sense, a quality increasingly rare in Canada if most of the other comments are anything to go by.


More left-wing propaganda from the Globe & Mail.


DONE! Share on social media to spread this petition.


Jack Roberts April 2013: "No one told me why they wanted me gone or why they were unhappy with my performance," Roberts' memo read. "Nonetheless, I've spent enough time in politics and in government to know that these things are often as much about personality and other people's ambitions as about merit."

Jack Roberts April 2016: "But he [Roberts] said the governor's office questioned his management only once: When Brown's chief of staff, Kristin Leonard, asked him Monday afternoon to reinstate the employee accused of harassment. The next day, without further discussion, Leonard told Roberts to resign or he would be fired, Roberts said."

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/04/struggle_in_lane_county_underw.html


The New York media loves this kind of story. Take a half-dozen hillbilly lunatics and present them as representatives of millions of Americans. If those guys had tarred and feathered the reporter and photographer it would have served them right. Mostly these "millitants" are looking for an excuse to get away from their wives, get drunk, and make some noise. The idiot reporter can't see that's what it's all about.


Uhhhh, people?  Let's not forget Trump got elected because citizens voted for him. They voted for him because they wanted him as president. It's all fairly elementary.


yes DC 485 is a regular draw hunt without the household and other restrictions of the RC and CC hunts.


OSHA issued a fine.   In accordance with the rules, the company has to take corrective action.  Whether the company will stick with the corrective action is hard to say.   Some companies look at OSHA fines as the cost of doing business.  OSHA can't regulate that.


Kill a bear.................. for nothing.  I guess it's better than relocating to not far enough out of Anch..................Just like they blame the wolves for a moose decline, and forget to mention hunters, trains, cars, and starvation.  WHATEVER.......... idjuts "managing" wildlife................. wildlife has survived without man for a long time............... ok I'll shut up  :o)


TRUMP-man: Respect my au-thor-i-tay!


So both sides tried to dig up dirt on the other during an election campaign.  Not pretty, but hardly surprising.  To make this stick they will have to have clear evidence that with the knowledge of the Donald himself, the Trump campaign accepted assistance from the Russian in return for the promise of future favours etc.  We are still a long way from that yet.

And while I am no fan of Mr. Trump, I do believe that there is a greater likelihood of evidence linking foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation and  personal payments (via speeches or whatever) to Bill and Hillary with access to Hillary or favourable state department treatment during her time as Secretary of State.


Calling Neville Chamberlain


Pedestrians don't have right of way if they have a don't walk sign, or a red light. Not even n Oregon.


Mandy. Depends on the "shrink" at API and his /her interview of the suspected mental. Many differing opinions among those folks. Recall the retiring head warned them about Meach but they let him out on work release. Didn't work out very well.


Not all us hope they are deported.  Of course the hypocritical republicans who preach family values do.  But others who recognize how good these people are want them to stay.  These are the kind of people, with character, strong work ethics, and strong family values, that America needs!


No Kevin isn't a low life. He's my brother and I'm not gonna even explain.     Obviously u or I haven't heard the loser (who ran ) side of story. Why he run. Obviously did something wrong.    Hhhmmm maybe left kids in car is one charge us think Jim Hart


Every time I hear that there is a problem with only one solution, in this case the Philadelphia solution, my antennae go up.
Every time I read the Globe and Mail referencing itself glowingly in follow-up pieces as some sort of heroic journalistic institution for having inspired others to pursue and beat the very same drum, my BS meter hits the red zone.
And every time I see one of these follow-ups on this particular subject, that completely ignores conviction rates as a relevant variable worthy of consideration in the argument being made, despite astute commenters pinpointing this issue every single time, I ask myself if my media money could be better spent elsewhere.
Today it is not if, it is when.


"So far" being the operative phrase, and some say they are helping now- their network has a lot of tentacles funded by dark money.  See: http://dailycaller.com/2016/05/19/exclusive-david-koch-pledges-millions-to-gary-johnsons-presidential-bid/


So now property destruction is ok if you "don't like it"?


Hancock's  friend, a convicted felon and former gang member, gunned down and paralyzed a gang member. He got off, for reasons unknown and NEVER WAS CONVICTED OF POSSESSING A GUN even when its a mandatory prison sentence for a felon to possess a firearm.  No jail time! How about enforcing EXISTING FIREARM LAWS?


what did you do in the war daddy??
i dropped my gun and a ran away
why daddy??
cause i'm a coward


I think it's more 'dried skin' - our Queensland had it when we lived in CA..


Lubick says "sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't".  What ever happened to imposing your will on the other team?  I don't hear the coaches ever talking about toughness.  We've been roughed up in the last two games. Time to get tough.


Could you not read my comment through the eye slots in your white hood?


I hope ole Brandon has gotten over his case of the yips.


Oh, I like my comments just fine. I am not as vain and dishonest as you and other rightists are.


Is your diocese booming from natural increase and conversions or people shuffling in from other parts of the country?


LMAO!

I think I know what #1 was.... (looking at Trump's small hands)


A tour through the pages of history would find that Americans do not celebrate those with whom they would engage in war.  On July 9, 1776 a statue of King George III in Bowling Green was pulled down.  All British coats of arms were ordered removed from public places and destroyed.  The difference between a statue erected to celebrate a person for treason against his country and historical landmarks which contain artifacts of slavery as it existed before 1861, should be self evident.  In fact, Monticello was built in 1772, before there was a Declaration of Independence, Constitution or United States.  And, the heroes of the revolution did not fight to specifically to preserve the rights to own others.  In fact, the Revolutionary war can be seen as a step in a social evolution that led to the freedom of slaves.  (Read the history of battles in Congress to end it).   So, the comparison of Washington and Jefferson to the traitorous racists of the Confederacy is not apt.


The Chamber has zero credibility in my opinion.  Their goal has always been business interest above anything else.  I have no doubt they would like to see cuts that will lead to privatization of most State functions.


Social Justice Warriors have twisted society into a knot, you're quoting Jack Layton and probably don't see the irony one bit.  Priceless.


That will only harm the businesses being boycotted; all the empirical evidence is that the Eugene city council prefers the 'homeless' and the 'travelers'  to the businesses who pay the taxes.


False article made up by people wanting to keep their funding making up doom and gloom....getting very, very boring.


This guy can't be reason with diplomacy or any other means of civility. The focus on our President and his presidency are distractions and North Korea's ace in the hole to overcome our country. These people are intelligent and united to destroy and or overcome our placid attitudes to conquer us. It's easy especially when there are dissensions within our " United States! "


I'm on the Houston band wagon now, but as tip2 has noted, the bullpen is their Achilles Heel.


Stop bragging about something done in 1991.  You and WesPac are totally out of touch with the conservation needs of 2016.  If you've been paying attention, since 1991, the monk seal population has declined, our coral reefs have been harmed, and the numbers of apex predator fish in the ocean has declined, and most of are coastal waters are not protected as they should be.  I'm sure you'll have a clever response that will again be very Trumpian in nature (i.e. half truths and lies)


Mitch McConnell is revealing to the nation, in broad and viviid brush strokes, that he's a hack.  Not a leader, and not someone who is concerned about American Citizens.
For McConnell, it is all about pursuing a dogmatic purpose that is two dimensional:  Undo anything done by Democrats; and, line the pockets of rich supporters.
The process is exposing him.  It is an extraordinarily unflattering, unclassy, dangerous and disturbing picture.
The Senate GOP needs new leadership.  McConnell is bad news for America.  Nothing will get done with him calling the shots in the Senate.


Simply another false narrative here crying about not enough of__fill in the blank__ in certain positions.  What ever happened to "all men are created equal"?  It doesn't seem anyone mentioned in the article can be logically accused of racism or misogyny...the only way to "level the playing field" (not that the playing field actually needs leveling) in Alaska would be to hire unqualified people.
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A conservative making a similar statement would already be in the unemployment line


Oh snap. Monty got called out hard.


I'm pretty sure that as long as he behaves himself in jail, he'll be long gone before 10 years.


There are a lot of opinions but only one truth.  If you're reporting "facts" you're either lying or you're not.  The media today has completely lost sight of the difference between reporting and opinion pieces.

Liberals honestly believe the universe is what they WISH it to be.


Your claim is false. The Caledon firefighters are unionized. They're members of the International Firefighters Association, Local 4686.

That means that while Mandy Gould enjoys the protection of the IFFA Local 1068 in Brampton, she's jeopardizing the jobs of the union members at Local 4686 by doing their work for free.

EVERYONE has the choice of whether or not to be a union member. If you don't want to be a member, take up employment in a non-union environment.


Those east coast private schools (aka "prep schools") are now around $45,000 per year (the one I am familiar with was $1400 in 1978).  But that also includes room and board.  Plus the "extras". Best investment in the world.


Islam is a religion, and we have always been free in this country to criticize a religion and disagree with their stance on various issues. Christianity for instance still comes under criticism to this day. It would be informative to hear how those who practice Islam are discriminated against , since like all religions in this country, there has been no impediment to them openly practicing their faith. We have never used the term racist to describe someone who had issues with religion. This country for  decades had a long standing separation between the catholic and protestant religions. Someone could be anti-catholic for instance but they were never considered racist as religion is not a race.It informative as well to hear how the particularly strong condemnation of racist is reserved specifically for those who simply have disagreements with the various tenets of the religion of Islam.


I don't think their liability can be increased.  It is limited to the value of the property.  Not sure anyone knows what streets are worth though.  The AG opinion gives the city excellent bargaining power with the private claimant.  Settlement is almost certainly cheaper and quicker.


Of course Republicans don't openly campaign on the abortion issue because they know that 85% of American voters support Roe v. Wade.  The Republicans would rather use their shadow government methods with the least amount of transparency.


Motley:  let's not be silly......If I have a choice between two options and choose A, it does not necessarily mean I'm censoring B.  If the RG chooses one political cartoon from ten submissions, you seem to say it constitutes "censorship" of the nine which were not published.  Balderdash....as usual, I fear you're simply looking for an argument... Please note the definition I provided specifically mentions "considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to society."  They may decline to print a cartoon simply because they didn't think it was funny.  If I'm in a theater and someone is talking loudly on their cell phone and I ask them not to, of the usher TELLs them not to, it constitutes suppression, would you consider it "censorship"?  I would hope not.... AS I mentioned, I think you're just looking for something to argue about......regards, Gary Crum


"Do not forget Aleppo! Do not forget Syria!”  The writer skillfully omitted the comment of the killer that he supported jihad.

This strongly suggests that the killer is opposed to the Syrian  government and is disappointed that his terrorist cohorts are losing their mercenary war on behalf of US and its Saudi-Gulf State allies.

There is no rational that explains the author's contention at all. The resolve to finish off the terrorists is undiminished. Maybe increased.


In other words if you approve the Parks Bond, a Muldoon Comunity Park would have prevented this!


I remember Chris ranting about Harper not changing or sticking to his guns on policies but when Trudeau does not compromise it is a good thing. Too funny!!


i agree. its too bad we dont have a dark, dank, smelly sewer big enough for them to hold their ball. somebody, please tell me how christians go so far away from the teachings of jesus commandment to love thy neighbor as thyself.


Among the misunderstandings
When Sears applied to stop paying INTO the pension plan due to bankruptcy, news  reports were that pension chequess FROM the pension plan were cut off. I don't think that was true but it was not clear from the news reports.

Underfunding is usually a bit of an exaggeration since a plan is underfunded if it does not have enough to cover the pension with all assets invested in bonds. In reality with half or more invested in equities it may be fine.

Almost every balanced portfolio would effectively be underfunded by this calculation as bonds will deliver less than the expected balanced amount.

When a company goes broke, I understand the pension assets must be converted to 100% fixed income which at today's low interest rates is almost certain to make the problem FAR worse.


Milo Yiannopoulos is a case in point. He is called a racist, misogynist, homophobic hater, despite standing in defence of   the rights of all people.  The far left, fascist armies of  SJW, universities, colleges and meda hate him because they can not refute him with logic. He speaks exactly what can be verified with published information  That is why his enemies hate him so much: he pokes the bubbles of their fake news, and does it with such wicked humour and gay naughtiness.


Would Montreal have to abide by Quebec language laws and all business done in French ? A death sentence for their bid !


Oregon gets called out in a National Commentator's column for excessive bureaucratic zeal!

That's the kind of notoriety every State wants!

Isn't this the same Board of Examiners who couldn't even monitor the Eugene traffic engineer competently?

The one that City Manager Ruiz chose to hide in the woodwork when he discovered that the guy was legally unqualified to sign off on engineering traffic plans?

I look forward to the spin cycle in Salem on this debacle!

He called it "Gargantuan government".

A little hyperbole there, but "arrogant" could easily be substituted as the adjective and few would disagree!


Marraige is off to a great start, you need some good battles.  Those battles teach you things about each other and how to work it out.  If you give up, that is where the trouble starts.  Listen to each other and be flexible.  Relax...next time try an all inclusive!


Its their job to find the staff that caused the problem.  They need to identify the little person who made the problem.


IMHO, you are SO wrong in your rant. Every one of those qualities you say Trump lacks is EXACTLY the qualities he used to win in a landslide in electoral votes, and he also won the popular vote. He worked tirelessly visiting inner cities and stops Hillary's team smirked as ridiculous, and in every venue he had massive crowds and delivered the same message of hope and change. If you LISTENED at all to Trump's speeches (which I did) you would have heard a RATIONAL message of understanding, hope and change for the millions who felt left out. Hilliary delivered ZILCH. She even snubbed the Amish, which might h ave sealed her fate in Pennsylvania. The “hook or crook” DNC will be  history after the 2018 mid-term elections, especially if Ellison leads. Since Obama came to power until today he is responsible for the HUGE disparity in lost congressional seats.  TRUDAT.


Fake, I think she was referring to the possibility of an unelected body determining the overall funding level for science; she was not suggesting elected officials determine whether individual grants get funded.

Dr. Naylor, however, thinks the minister misconstrued the intent of the committee in that they recommended the panel simply advise the government on funding, not actually pull the levers.


Sking cks.


Official inflation numbers are a joke and do not represent the reality of Canadians!


You can't believe a word Trump or Tillerson say.  Period


I didn't think Americans would be dumb enough to fall for the implementation of trickle-down theory for a third time. I stand corrected.

The Laffer Curve sure turned out to be a laugher...


Ted Wheeler is very well educated from an  impressive family who have done well in business.


My mother, an Austrian, used to vacation regularly in Italy during the 1930s (her father spoke fluent Italian). She says that, unlike the German and Austrian trains, quite often the Italian trains did not run on time.


By uttering foolish and dangerous declarations that make matters worse.


Since competition in any industry is anathema to the buccaneers of that industry, whether it be pharmaceuticals, health care, the media, transportation, how will you ensure it exists without the presence of a strong, regulatory government to enforce that competition?


In the end I believe she has shown what was revealed in some of the Wikileaks email documents that Clinton wasn't sure who exactly we were funding.   Just because she met with Assad does not mean endorsing him.

In using terms like "mass murderers" you too are engaging in spreading propaganda. Of course it is our own government's so it must be accurate.

We should not be aiding in any country's civil war.  I support Tulsi Gabbard's position and her taking the lead on this important topic.  We as a  nation need to stop killing people in the name of "freedom".  Gabbard's voice is one of reason and concern. Her actions speak louder than your words.


Now that is BS, and you know it more than anyone.


Trump said "global warming is a Chinese hoax" What a fool. You cannot deny the climate is warming. You can argue the cause of the warming