"... pointing fingers at the cops while their own run around committing murders and crime."
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That right there is some thinking that I never will understand.  "...while their own run around.."  "...their own..."  what?  How do you break that down:  All Asians responsible for all Asians or just Koreans responsible for Koreans?  Every American responsible for every American or just black&white.  Being blind to your own thinking in terms of your own racial prejudices to condemn others prejudice is amazing.
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A white a-hol3 is absolutely no reflection on me because of the color of my skin.
Free your mind!


Quite right, Mr.Zenger.  By a socialist minister who wrote it WITHOUT the "under God" nonsense (that was later forced into it by McCarthy-era theocrats).


Actually, no GDB, little to young or maybe old for that.  My and my family are actually Bible believing Christians, have great groups of moral friends and family, don't participate in a lot of partying but can certainly share a good glass of wine or craft beer (bunch of Italians in the group).  :)   My kids as are my nieces and nephews pretty good kids, magnet schools, Christian universities, mission trips within and outside of the US, so don't worry too much or feel sorry for them, they are fine and make their own decisions some smart some not so but we all do that and hopefully learn and grow from it.   As to Cannabis, it has too many values medically, and should fit in a category with your wines, beer, cigarettes, and other legal substances and should be taxed and those moneys benefit states, schools, health institutions, educational systems, and whatever else the state wants to put them to.  Rake it in.


Russia is an oligarchy just like any western country...no more commie. Been sleeping for 26 years?


Too funny. Buck up put the game behind you.


At the current rate of descent, it will only be two years.  The Dems will regain control of both houses and immediately begin impeachment proceedings.  IF (and it's a big IF) Mr. T. can hold on that long.


Flat tax proposals are nowhere near 50%.  The idea is that there would be a flat tax (i.e. 25%), with plans to mitigate the taxes for the poor by offering tax credits which will offset (in whole or in part) the taxes owed.

Most people would pay less than they do today, and those that don't pay anything today likely wouldn't pay anything then either (if they were legitimately low income, for example).

On a principals basis, our current system is unfair.  It is "unfair" to take more (as a percentage) from those with more money, as we do today.


Roll Monarchs!!


You go, Ben!  Mahalo.


I don't think it was structured to fail, it was structured to be definitive.

A 50%+1 vote is not definitive. 60% is a definitive majority.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.


I liked the nerdy girls in high school - they were the only ones who would even give me the time of day :)


A faded Palin on the left and a bright red Trump to the right bumpers sticker I'll bet.


The Senators employ a trap.
It  can be effective at times but the Rangers have been skating right through it. They have broken Guy Boucher's only strategy. The Senators do not forecheck consistently, so the Rangers can usually exit their zone without the pressure that makes the Rangers defense make blunders.
NYR forwards are skating really well. The entire team has outworked the Senators in the last two games.
Here comes Game 5. Lets see what happens.


Rempel and Kent have to go somewhere where people don't know them as complete jokes.


And they keep running the $@%ing ball out of the endzone on kickoffs, costing themselves 10 yards (or more)!

We need to put a sniper with a dart gun behind the endzone to shoot our kickoff returner in the *** if he even THINKS about trying to run out with the ball.


The only pervert is u. U assumed that it was a male teacher. But not only would I have been shocked that a man would say this, but with a bit of googling, I found out that it was a female teacher.
Personally, I have to say that it is ppl like YOU whose behavior is the real problem
Not only do you push your PC junk, but then you blame makes when even when it is not.


The fare is reported to depend on operating revenue and ridership. The bus and city dept of transportation iirc uses 10% rule of thumb. If you're paying about $2 fare then the revenue including federal money is about 9X that. So if the cost of each rider is $20 then 10% of that is bus fare.


Birds singing, sun shining, clouds of tears gathering.  Zatoichi walking, domestikgoddez eating a pie, Dejain picking a flower, momo18954 bleaching the laundry, AreaSkeptic teaching class, hughe saving the treasure, and Silverhorn feeding the dogs. Now that everyone has a job, get to it.


What a joke.  All of these politicians and police chiefs are truly horrible people.  They're cockroaches, especially Goodale. He should change his name to Doesntgiveacrapatall.

They've known about these issues for years and have done nothing about it.  They've chosen to do nothing because they don't care abut enforcing the law.  The only reason these parasites are yapping like a bunch of poodles is because the issues are public now.

As if the people who created and ignored the problem are suddenly going to jump into action and solve it. Truly despicable people.  They let rapists get away with their crimes. That's really something to be proud of. And now they're lying to the public and the survivors.


It used to be that perusing the Lame County Mugshots you would find every other criminal facing charges for pot and meth.  Now days it's more Heroin, meth and more than likely both that we see more and more young people charged with possessing.  I guess pot isn't good enough now that it's legal, on to bigger and badder things.  It's bad enough to know we're sharing the road with drunks, tweakers and pot heads.  At least the heroin addicts we read about in the news lately seem to pass out at a stand still.


And in another corner of the Canadian universe...

"Will I be allowed to directly ask what the PM's conversations were when he mixed and mingled with the Chinese wealthy in private meetings?  Will I get a straight answer?  Will that answer be consistent with Canadian values?

Questions, questions...


"Access to education is really the key to opportunity..."
  That;s why university tuition has doubled and tripled in Britain and the US, significantly risen in Canada.
  No need to get violent. We just need folks to understand the Scandinavian nations should be our role models, not the elitist war crazies in Britain and the US, where making war devours trillions of dollars and pounds.


There is an old observation that to a man with a hammer, the entire world looks like a nail.  Mr. Pitts traffics in race, it is the very essence of his being.  It is no surprise that he should find it everywhere.  He has chosen poorly.  Sucks to be him.  Cheers -


You know that they'll march out the "Planned Parenthood is evil" banner to distract their easily swayed GOP sheep.  The vanishing middle class who vote GOP fall for this every time.  The candidates will crow about how they somehow temporarily stopped funding to Planned Parenthood while they quietly use their constituent's PFD to pay oil companies.


The unemployment rate is extremely low, there are plenty of jobs out there, this "make work" plan is just another shibai from the government. Stop "giving" these people everything, close the shelters, the soup kitchens, and all current forms  of temporary housing, assistance and sustenance see how quickly they get motivated.


This move doesn't say anything good about top leadership at BVSD.   Hiring Stevenson as the interim superintendent isn't a good move but is seen as more palatable than promoting anyone from within?   That's got to hurt for a lot of the folks at the top in BVSD.


Reminds me of a family in South Anchorage that perished, all of them, when they were exposed to carbon monoxide. So sad. Prayers to the family and those who lost their lives to this odorless, colorless, and deadly toxic poison.


Hmm,I thought the stewed porcupine tasted funny.


Oh NTA they don't need to Veto anything . They just won't follow the order or will "interpret" commanders intent. The DNA of the Canadian forces however have a very much "We'll show the bastards" attitude and they take care of each other at the end of the day. Believe me that the people I know in the Forces are very much in a wait and see mode with respect to the present administration. The Forces are all from Missouri when the Libs are in power.


The Dems created this procedure, and now must be subject to it themselves.  How do you like it now Chuck?


Moochi whas hired to get rid of Reince Priebus, and it was a temporary post. Priebus and Moochi are both potential Swamp Republican shills, who are aligned against the base of the people who elected Trump (aka Steve Bannon who is dismantling the two-party slaves as we speak))


I agree with Juan. Hard-working people should not have to be worried about being rousted from their homes or jobs as they're trying to support their families. As long as they are law-abiding, the government should leave them alone!


Maybe just maybe we should put the Rail aside and concentrate on some basic necessities like sprinklers and saving lives.   Nah, makes too much sense....  My prayers to those who perished.


Plug it in Plug it in...


I guess the orange man never said he would repeal and replace Obamacare on day one, and everyone will have cheap insurance and great options.


I've found the best way to get polite service in Europe is try to fit in.  Otherwise dress like they do (no track suits, tennis shoes or other clothes that make you look American), don't always be asking where the nearest McDonald's is, try the local food instead.  Except if in the UK or Ireland where English is the main language or Scandinavian Countries or Netherlands where virtually everyone speaks English, make an effort to speak a few words of the local language and if you cannot always ask if the person speaks English before speaking unless on their name tag it shows they do.  While English is widely spoken as a second language in Europe, not everyone speaks it and unlike the US most Europeans take pride in knowing multiple languages so even if they speak English at least making an effort is appreciated which I find Brits often do but not Canadians and Americans.


Millennial's are beginning to figure out home ownership in this brutal landscape. If they can come up with a down payment (either save up or get it from their parents), most quality for an FHA loan for first time home buyers. Once they get that 3 bedroom house with a $1600 mortgage, they can bring in 2 roommates at $800 a month, "live for free", and actually save some money every month.


Shannon, just because you say something does not make it true.  You say that abortions are lower where women have cheap birth control. This is what is called a LIE.  Do some research on welfare and other poor women who have access to free birth control - they have a larger percentage of abortions per 100,000 than any other group.  Abortions are a convenience.  Personally I don't care if you commit murder, abortion, or other evils to your children.  Keep them from reproducing please.


In light of all of the negative press that the citizens of North Carolina have been receiving for having the nerve to pass a law so that pervs like this man would be required to use the restroom that matched their anatomy... regardless of how gender fluid they professed to be I would say that making fun of of those left wing nuts is mandatory under the circumstances. Anyone who thinks we should integrate our public restrooms to accommodate a few mentally ill by pretending that they are normal has jumped the shark and their opinion of who is and who isn't a bigot is worthless and unreliable. You do know how to spot the bigot in the crowd don't you Ward 1?


It's ok to be racist as long as your not a whitey.


"ALL" options are on the table!
I figure it be a couple of months more to get more anti-missiles gear into S.K. and Japan before doing a military strike.
As it is now, the North has everyone by the Olo Olo's with conventional weaponry as it is near the South.
Sad day with the North having joined the Nuke Pac Party. It's a given


Yes. He was a very interesting writer. Those Southern Catholic writers. We really need to re read them. How would he and Flannery write and think now? I miss their words not written.


Not just "technically".   It is not a "bank" by any measure.

The fact that you make a comment, not knowing this, should concern you.


Just as I thought: He didn't "steal" anything.  You're just upset about his appointment.
Get over it.


Ah, the old scarf-to-hide-the-crepey-neck trick.  Sign of a lack of transparency.  This big field shows they understand that Polis can't win a state wide election.  Not sure any Democrat can next year.


I wonder what foreigners Donny hired? Was it the rapists, drug dealers, and criminals he talked about?
Donny the loudest clown in the circus!


This approach to fundraising is akin to using government advertising to promote the political party in power which Harper did with the infrastructure advertising - I was hoping for better of this administration.


Don't get me wrong, I'm glad CB is now free.  However, reporting like this is why I was happy to pay for it.


Can see where your attention is focused Leah! If there were an oscar for The Most Irrelevant Column, Leah,  you would win hands down! Could your columns be about anything less important?


"Sen. John McCain said President Trump still hasn’t apologized for disparaging his war record on the campaign trail ... "

Of course not.  Trump never apologizes for anything, no matter how heinous.

LeBron got Trump right, with extra points for succinctness:  "U Bum"


partly correct. They lacked the controls to identify the trigger events which qualified the investor for the lower cost units. What about the dual compensation problem of holding funds that paid them a fee inside an account that paid them a fee? That's just wrong.


You're right, Robyn have players that hardly ever had much playing time. I think Shoji had an idea that he wasn't going to coach once Taylor and Higgins graduated so he was leaving it to the next coach to build the team.
My guess is it will be 2-3 years before UH will be able to win the conference and be ranked in the top 25.


his mommy and daddy could afford punahou and now NYC at $60,000 per yr


Chaput and his fellow conservatives smell less like the sheep and more like the one-percent. To describe fellow Catholics who are politically motivated as 'flacks' requires that he look in he mirror if he wants to know what a political flack looks like. Nothing in these e-mails, whether these exchanges about conservatives or the earlier 'leaked' remarks to the financial sector amount to anything but pragmatic observations.


I emailed the assembly when the red flags started going on up this project  (back when it was $29million) pointing out that industry studies on ERP software installations predicted a minimum cost of $79.5 million over 26 months to do this particular project. And, yes, I did include links to the studies.
Not one assembly member replied.
ADN has omitted from the story that a senior IT manager for the city has already been fired over this disaster.


About time.  The liberals are lamenting this action.   They need to step up to the plate and fight for it Congress.   They shouldn't have to many problems since Ryan and McConnell seem to give them what they want anyways.


I don't like it one bit. There are so many situations that the best computers can't judge. And they want to make cars without steering wheels or brake pedals so that drivers have no way to take over. No thank you !


I agree, Western woods.  What I do with or to my body is my business, provided that I am not risking others' health.  And please don't give me the "but we have a public health system" argument.  Society cannot choose to strip a person of his or her fundamental rights.  Either they are fundamental or they are not.


"RealCHANGE"

https://www.liberal.ca/realchange/real-change-a-fair-and-open-government/


Taqiyya means never having to say you're sorry.


Chin should worry about more important problems we have here in Hawaii instead of worrying about some grandmother in Somalia who can't come here to go surfing in waikiki.


She was pregnant when she went 'backpacking' and had two more in captivity.


One thing I've not read, is the number of sanctuary cities that exist in the US. Miami, where a large number of the temporary status Haitians reside, is one of them. That means civic officials will not hold non-citizens if they are requested to do so by US Federal authorities. So temporary residents are safe there. Those who are leaving and coming to Canada are looking for a new deal.


"you do realize that as president, you’re going to have to wait for the facts before commenting?"

Ha, what a hypocrite, let's see you write an article about President Obama's impeccable record of waiting for facts before commenting.


The unfortunate thing is that the Mayor and Liberal party also wants this swept under the rug to avoid embarrassment during the upcoming election should we find out how badly this was bungled from the start.


Keep those personal insults coming, Mark. They are proof that you have nothing of value to add to the discussion.


the permit owner staying at home,creates 2 jobs per permit/cab.how many jobs have you created so far?


I wish someone would say, specifically, why Hillary is "terrible."
Not conjecture.
Not innuendo.
Just a few facts would be nice.
Trump?
To answer the question factually about him it is only necessary to listen to the man, himself.


LW1 -- you modeled caretaking behavior for your daughter and she's doing exactly what you trained her to do. By focusing on her, all you're doing is distracting yourself from your own issues. Keep going to Alanon and learn to focus on YOU not her.

LW2 - sounds more like borderline than bipolar but PPD should be ruled out.


Let's spend good city money on hiding the homeless in Eugene and pretending they don't exist... It's sure to work so much better than spending money on trying to actually stop the homelessness, but that wouldn't be capitalistic enough would it? In the not too distant future, this mentality is going to HAVE to change or we are going to be in for a filthy, piss smelling future when automation puts 50% of the population out of work.


Ramming speed, Mr. Morgan. Welcome to Oregon!


There is a good reason for that, among other things, he is naive and weak.


Exactly.  Plus there are the known IDIOTS in Western society to do their best to criticize and stymie the security forces all the while screaming about human rights violations and racism.


So, for children who have grown up in the US, who know only the experience of living in the US, in your assessment, sending them to developing country like, say, Guatemala (where they don't know the language, don't know the cultural norms, and face a fairly high risk of death from violence) _isn't_ cruel?  Good to know that.


Tulsi, you act as if this is news. Earth Shattering News.
But in 2015 Crazy Uncle  Bernie signed a similar deal. And while he and his campaign didn't raise the kind of money Sec.Clinton and her team raised, they also didn't pay off the HUGE debt that the DNC was drowning in. Do you really believe Sec. Clinton and her cohorts would pay off the bills of YOUR DNC without receiving something in return?


Not that easy to get them into the service these days, but i Iike the concept of conscripting some of these folks into public service.    We often forget the value of  work to our self esteem.


No, he didn't call them monster trucks.


I do not know about the service in Paonia, but we went to a camp in the hills to the East of Paonia Reservoir last year and they were happy to have crackly sub Voice Grade service. Combine this with the total lack of Cell Phone service and it certainly spelled out LIMITED CONNECTIVITY.  But then, it would have taken a proportionally huge investment to give the 6 ranches we drove by on the 8 to 10 miles we drove off the paved road to arrive at our destination.  I cannot imagine anybody attempting to lay fiber all the way up there for 6 customers.


Huge amounts isn't the prescription you have for black athletes. 99% is the prescription you have for black athletes. Not for white business men. Just for black athletes.

I'm still waiting for you to admit that if Trump cares so much about the flag or the National Anthem or Confederate monuments then he and his family should give away all but $100k of his supposed millions of dollars a year in earnings to protect and preserve those things.

Same with every CEO in America. Give away your money, boys! Because Como Estas thinks everybody should donate 99% if their income like he does. Oh wait. No, he doesn't donate that much. And he doesn't think white talk show hosts or business men should. He just thinks black athletes should.


Mr. Wright is apparently taking ownership of imaginary Italics. Does he have a problem with Italians?


Several councillors mentioned how today many black person still suffer the emotional scars of slavery of 300 years ago. I fail to see how the gay men of Toronto should atone for either the slavery or the immaturity of people claim to be lingering victims of it. The African slave trade is still on going in Arabic/Muslim countries, but nobody at BLM wants to talk about that.


Removing metal detectors means lives of both Muslim Arab worshipers and security personal will be endangered by Islamic terrorists.

What is there to celebrate for those who are not Islamic terrorists?


I suppose I could describe laws requiring the use of seat belts or motorcycle helmets, or drug prohibition, as creeping fascism, but few would agree.


Reasonable Current Ontario & Federal Liberal Governments is a pipe dream.
Reasonable? Is this an attempt at Comedy?


1. Why would people be online when it's pouring outside?
2. Why would people who work nights be online during the day?

I don't know ...


See your standing up against Trump's climate change denial didn't last a week.

Why is no one the least bit surprised by that ?

New Zealand is currently seeing an influx of wealthy American immigrants seventeen times higher than its normal rate.

The ROW (including the Independent, Democratic Republic of Nova Scotia) are seeing that Canada is Trump's Lapland.


There is no particular reason that protective segregation needs to include long periods spent solitary and in sensory deprivation.   A little effort and thought could provide protection with opportunity for conversation and human interaction.


No, you do.


Voiding your bladder into the wind.... Another giant AK pork barrel project... Shan't we ever learn???


I haven't seen anything indicating this is a done deal, only that Trump intends to nominate her. She wouldn't be my first choice either.

One of the problems with Catholicism (and I am Catholic) is the whole pesky repentance/forgiveness thing. We're not allowed to shun or devalue sinners (Dang it!).

Another problem is the concept that we are more than the sum of our parts, that our abilities and skills are not defined only by our past, that we are capable of extreme growth and change. We see it all through the New Testament. Jesus chose fishermen, rebels, adulterers, Semaritians, tax collectors and other sinners to go and create a global community (without Facebook!) and they did. Any list of Catholic Saints is full of sinners who turned their lives around and changed their corner of the world for the better. MIght Calista Gingrich be able or inclined to do the same?

As I said, she isn't my choice either, but she might be accepted for reasons beyond her sins.


Chris
Your info came from the same source as "Canada's health care is the best in the world". It took a while for the truth to be exposed, and it will be the same with the US stories on health care. There is so much misinformation.


wait till the white democrats wake up and realize that they are no longer in charge!


An affair is very (stress very) different than grabbing pu**ies, making fun of women during their monthly biological cycle, criticizing women for how they look and sound, etc.


A Catholic believes He gave that promise to His Church - not to individuals.


This is only one of many crimes where money and training could make a difference. What is very troublesome is that in an unfounded accusation there are no consequences. The consequences should be very severe.


Legal weed is all good! Saves lives. Think of all the people who get high instead of getting drunk and don't do something insane while blacked out drunk. Wake up in jail or in the hospital from a drunken binge. As long as we have legal booze, we need legal cannabis. Common sence.


BALDERDASH!


According to David Akin of the National Post......
Trudeau was accompanied on his luxury holiday retreat by MP Seamus O'Regan and Liberal Party of Canada President Anna Gainy.
Are we to assume they are all close family friends of the Aga Khan?
Or are we to assume there is a obvious conflict of interest at play here?
The law is pretty clear in these matters.


They met on Wednesday night? You have a time machine?


2017 America, where suggesting that people are respectful of others IS THE WORST MOST EVIL THING ON THE PLANET.

Of course if anyone really wanted to get the snowflakes out and angry they'd just name a beer "Happy Holidays Ale."


No NO & NO!
THIS DAMN COUNTY NEEDS TO STOP FOULING UP THE DUNGENESS RIVER!
LEAVE THE RIVER ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


You should have stopped at 36. 37 is WAY to many.


Well, the establishment media declared Hillary Clinton a winner too, way before the election, so we'll see....


Gotta love an industry that celebrates "wild" Alaska salmon and one third of its export product is hatchery fish.

Long live "wild" Alaska salmon!


LOL
Exactly.

Reid's derogatory analogy suggesting Canadians weren't capable of making sound decisions with their own money is how I remember him best and why he disappeared from the Liberal hive. But his reference is a clear representation of the Liberal party that thinks they must control you from cradle to grave

How dare Canadians think they can spend their own money when there's a wasteful Liberal bureaucracy lurking in the weeds just waiting to flush it down the toilet for them?

Reid certainly hogged the spotlight with that blunder.


The fact is that it's a very simple thing to find hundreds of Muslim site which speak against terrorism and support a policy of mulit-faith worship.    I'm not sure where we might find just how that is reflected in numbers that show just how those beliefs distribute.

I'd be good with folks who will agree to not stereotype all Muslims for peace or violent aggression.  It seems clear that we have both, but violence is much more likely to make the world news and remains part of the strategy of gaining power by the radicals within the Muslim church structures.

A good place to start is with our friends the Saudi's, who lavished a grand welcome for President Bush and continue to support the most radical of theology through the madressa systems.     Good plan by the Saudi's, they now that what side of the bread President Bush is attracted to, the one that represent the most money/power.   Ethics and morality are also ran's to money and profit in Trump world.


What a pompous ass McCain has become(always was?).
Absolutely earned a MOUNTAIN of goodwill and benefit of the doubt for his POW service 44 years ago... but now he has burned it all away.  The fact that you were once a hero and deserving of respect doesn't mean you can there after operate like an a-hole, lie to your constituents(promised to end Obamacare to get re-elected and then cast the deciding vote to kill repeal), try to tear down your own President from your OWN party(alleged as he is now a rino) while in a foreign country.   He has become a self-righteous, self-serving old geezer who has committed to an outright war against the President because the new president ISN'T the establishment GOP...the new President doesn;t WANT business as usual...doesn't want the swamp that McCain thrives in.  When McCain end up 6 ft under very few Republicans and almost NO conservatives will shed a single tear.  Can't come soon enough.


But don't you dare board a bus with a wool scarf on your face, it's against the law....
... of course it isn't.  This law is only aimed at Muslims.


Done extensive research, have you?


If all Canadians who have been here generations are settlers, then so must be the Aboriginal population who at one time settled here from another continent.  Or is there some magic number of generations that makes you a non settler?  I was born here, my parents were born here, my grandparents were born here, some of their parents were born here but all come from different countries and cultures prior to that.  Where would I belong if not Canada?  My adopted brother had an Aboriginal mother and white father, does he belong or only half belong, maybe he is a half-settler?


Good verse, but I like 13 better.  I pray it every day.


I disagree, Monica.  If a lot of people hadn't called Congress in recent months Trumpcare would be the law of the land.


Justin's a doгk, with all the looks and wit of a roofer who's landed on his face a few times.

Most normal Canadians say: "Please, just make him go away."

Not show quality. A failed snowboard instructor, no Apprentice material there.


What a show of Statesmenship from this assclown, who the hell is dumb enough to vote for these idiots?


No Kochs hate Trump just like the G&M. Kochs were HUGE funders to Hilliary in her defeat. They are not happy campers right now will all the money they lost.


For all his criticism of President Obama, Archbishop Chaput has offered precious little criticism of his successor. He did go on record saying this, however:

“It’s just amazing to me how hostile the press is to everything that the president does,” the archbishop said. “I don’t want to be partisan in my comments here, but it seems to me if we really are serious about our common responsibilities as citizens, we support the president whether we accept everything he stands for or not and wish him success rather than trying to undermine him.”

One is left with the impression that Archbishop Chaput thinks Donald Trump is doing just fine. That tells me all I need to know about Archbishop Chaput and his abilities (or lack thereof) to assess other people's character. If and when he finally levels real criticism against Trump of the sort that he routinely leveled against President Obama I'll change my tune. But so far that hasn't happened. Sometimes silence is golden - except when it's not.


"Passing an income tax will take the pressure off of our oil company owned legislature to get your rightful share of profits from our state owned oil."
That was hard to understand Ray - but now I see you are against the income tax - I agree!


Thank you.  We’ll see what the new Board proposes.  My fear is that the union will have several seats at the table and that the quality we’ve been accustomed to will diminish rapidly.  My friends and neighbors will have to deal with that.


Agree, that's why their input would be so valuable. They always have criticism, but few solutions. In other words, "put up or shut up" is my message to the ACLU. I've tried to interface with those with physical and/ or mental conditions, including addictions, and I believe that the ACLU isn't always doing them a favor by impeding some common sense solutions. Many of the homeless need help now.


Everyone should step back and examine our on lives and ask have you helped a starving child or family less fortunate than yourself? If you cal your self a Christain Would Jesus have hatred in his heart for his brother the( World of Ethnicities) to murder him,remember Thy Shall not Kill??? It dont hurt to love and care for Thy Brothers and Sisters, Jesus Did as Did His Father. Wil you pay the Ultimate Price as Heather Heyer stood up for??Reflect!!!


Oh, of course.  Anything that truthfully reports on the dangerously incompetent idiot you helped put in charge of the military and the country is "fake news."
And  you know Obama would've given "the green light" how? Obama might have, but the fact that he specifically declined to preauthorize it, thus allowing the military to decide on the best time to strike, argues otherwise.  Instead, Obama left the decision up to Trump, who effed it up then refused to take responsibility. Trump is a coward, but you're clearly okay with that.


Perhaps restricting Israelis from worshiping too close to Palestinian Muslims is understandable.  When the Ashkenaziim fled the pogroms of Christian Europe, the Muslims then ruling Palestine invited them to pray on El-Shabbat in Masjidul Ibrahim--the mosque build above and adjacent to Abraham's tomb, telling them "He was your father, too."  And in 1994 Barukh Goldstein repaid Muslim kindness by shooting them in the back while they prayed the dawn prayer during Sharul-Ramadhan.  The "official" count is given as 29, but the Society of Friends published a list of 51 names of slaughtered worshipers two or three days after the attack.  And Zionist fanatics honor Goldstein as a martyred 'hero' for slaughtering children--rabbi Edo Elba eulogized him, saying that it was 'a mitzva' (a good deed) to kill every person of a nation fighting the Jew, even women and children."


More fake news, the White Helmets are ISIS with White Helmets.


In a Thomas Square gala - invitation ONLY, please - if the ethicless, part-time mayor gets his way.


If you read the report, it states the court basically said talc causes cancer. This has not been scientifically proven. Ergo fake news.

Had you taken the time to read all my posts, check out the links, do your own research, you would not have posted your reply.

Rookies.................  Give me a break.


Off topic deflection trolling.  Get lost.


For the last 8 years I quit breathing with all the lawlessness being ignored and even encouraged.  Our President bowing to dignataries that hate everything America stands for.  Stealing money without Congress approval and giving it to a country that thumbs their noses and progresses with nuclear capability.  That allowed soldiers and our people in Benghazi to die.  To name just a few things.


Nice one, little NIMBY.


find me a dozen in in Europe


What about the local families who spend hours a day on the H-1 trying to get into town?  Don't they count for anything?  Tired of all these people complaining after they have received some traffic relief.  But when it comes to west Oahu, let them eat cake I guess.  I wish we could bring people back from the dead as we really could use Fasi today.


What is "homosexual behavior"?


In Canada we have no laws protecting any baby in a womb.  The baby is only recognized at birth as a person and comes under protection of our laws.  One can kill the baby one day prior to birth  but one day after kill it and be charged with murder.

How barbaric but make sure your comments are well so civil eh. It seems there is no stomach to be free to rightly express ones beliefs which undermines the very tenants of our democracy.


Yup, doors always locked and windows rolled up regardless of where you're driving.  Keep a Gerber mini-fast draw handy in one of my cup holders as well.


I wonder who Eldo is more pissed at - Oregon Democrats or Republicans in DC.  Or is it just can-kicking in general by our country's putative political, social, and economic leaders and their minions. In any case, there's not much to be said for our current crops of elected officials who collectively show an abysmal lack of  vision and even less backbone.  As Eldo suggests, unless the rest of us get the wakeup call, chaos may well be waiting in the wings. Some traditions maintain that things must hit bottom before they can really improve. Perhaps we're in the midst of such a progression - which doesn't make it any easier to stomach.


Just North of Unalaska Island


Odd choice for the Anchorage High School Sports Edition.


Steele served as a Senior Advisor to Dalton. Lost me there in the italics.


In 2017, Jay's avg 40,000 per game, Indians 24,500.


Slap this idiot silly then put her in jail for years.


That is wrong.  Handguns are not prohibited n Canada.

Licensed, yes.  Forbidden

Fake news.,


Thanks for your kind words Phrogge.

Francis is an enigma to me.  He says really good things, and the way he lives is personal life is refreshing, and truly admirable. But at the same time, he seems to miss some really big things, often seeming to err on the side of clericalism. The scandal is probably as good an example of this as any.  He KNOWS that the laity wants accountability, yet, he walked away from his "tribunal" idea, and appears to have all but abandoned the Commission. Both of those were greeted with high hopes from the laity. I for one was truly saddened to read Maria's piece when she quit, and mentioned that she never even got to talk to the pope. Guess he has more important things to do...

The gap exists, but I strongly suspect that's what's giving the Spirit room to work. Something new will emerge, and I fear the bishops will be the last to see it. At our core, we still thirst for good news, for meaning, for compassion, and wisdom.  That's the hope, and the seed...


I see NO fix for the  penalties  from the offensive linemen.  The  U of Nike offensive linemen have size, but are lacking decent foot speed.  They are getting beat off the line  by the opposing defensive   linemen and once the opposing player starts to get by them,  they HOLD.


I always thought damp worked pretty good, given the realistic options. YKHC has to be happy, now they can say that "they desperately need more funding to help fight the alcohol epidemic that is effecting our people".

If anything I would have the cops sell it, or just build a prison for people to go drink in.


"Yes, I do get frustrated dealing with the left hand of the IQ bell curve."
That is nobody's fault but your own and trying to blame others for you choice to take it out on others is even worse.  Now about here I'd usually make some suggestions on how to actually advance a discussion in at least a helpful way but you are far more interested in defending your irrelevant point than actually participating on the topic of the article or comments. A quick search shows NO ONE, not the article nor any other commenter here has, mentioned lobbying or lobbyists until you piped up.  Everyone else is talking about Russian OFFICIALS and AMBASSADORS.  Before the expected false equivalence lobbyists have to register and are regulated by law unlike Russian OFFICIALS and AMBASSADORS who typically have diplomatic immunity.
You're free to soapbox but don't blame others for your ineptitude/unwillingness to get the point.  And don't expect me to waste any more time responding to your off-topic drivel.


Code enforcement is not done by the police department according to the Borough Building Code  web site.


Gee Joe, first you say no one was advocating imprisoning Notley and then you repeat the "lock her up" chant.  With about faces like that, I'm guessing you may be one of the Con candidates for leadership.

There are serious petitions around the world to send George W Bush to the international criminal court in the Hague for lying nations into the invasion of Iraq (a war crime in itself) as well as torture and various other offences against the Geneva convention, including the existence of Guantanamo.

International law used to be taken seriously before the "right" started their mindless chantsed against the UN.  It's one reason Henry Kissinger cannot travel freely outside the US.  Some felt Harper had broken similar international laws.

Now tell us on what grounds you want to/not to lock up Notley without trial.


Manderling writes: "there might as well be a sign that white Canadians need not apply"

Said by white nationalists everywhere.


The world needs leadership like Trump, the person who wants to put the same refugees that Assad attacked back in Syria then Trump commits an Act of War when Assad attacks those same refugees that Trump wanted to stay in Syria...Leadership that rules with emotion instead of intelligence...#MAGA


As useless as you can get !


What a complete waste of money by over paid civil servants.  Clearly they are NOT educated in in subject matter pertaining to nuclear attack.


I’m sorry, but the responsibility should be on the newcomers to integrate into their adoptive society, not on the hosts to bend over backwards constantly trying to accommodate these newcomers. If they have a hard time with that, then maybe it’s a relationship that was never meant to be.


An important topic but you have completely missed the most important daily decision in palliative care: the exact definition of "comfort measures only".  In this area the hospice movement usually gets it right. Lawyers usually get it wrong because they don' t engage people in this discussion with respect to power of personal care. If this issue is handled properly the need for active euthanasia is not frequent.


Takeover and transformation of America?? Who spiked your kool-aid? The takeover and transformation that has been ongoing has been an inside job. I'll bet you've been watching 'Red Dawn' again, that's sure to rot your mind. The stated goal of the US military is full spectrum domination of the globe. Russia would be doing well to dominate their own back yard, but then there are those pesky nukes.
 You should be kissing Trumps feet, he's pouring money into the military. A wise person once told me that survival comes first, the rest is tasty gravy.


He makes Herr Schickelgruber look tolerant...


They know how to tax and spend EXPERTLY.


Very disappointed our Sunday Mass did not include prayers for Charleston victims and prayers to end racism.


Well done. I admired the way they used those little, inadequate side cutters - but made 'em work - & did not drop them overboard. Great story, action & video.  That yearling bull was worn out, or he would not have been so tractable.


Single payer with controlled costs.


Obama spends more time protecting transgenders than American workers.


So some Wisconsin farmer hitches his wagon to one product to one supplier and when that fails it's suddenly Canada's fault?

And if there is such demand for milk world-wide why is the problem framed as our supply-management and not opening trade with places that want that milk?


Seems like all the Trump supporters are upset about ''anonymous sources or unidentified sources" spilling the beans on their hero. It's likely that those sources will turn out to be patriots when this is over.
But here's a little factoid that will be inconvenient to your belief systems. No one uses "anonymous sources" more than Trump - "So many people have told me..." "Everybody says that..." "Many people are saying...." and perhaps his most loathsome example, "an extremely credible source called my office and told me that Barack Obama's birth certificate is a fraud.”


Cut deeper where?  Take away more education for our children?  Defund more and more of our first responder and public safety personnel?  I'm sure there are at least one or two more social services out there that the legislature hasn't gutted.  But gee....look there.  Tax relief for the big oil companies?  Gosh, we can't do that.  Cut the salaries of our legislators....no sacrifice from them.  Wake up to the reality of needing to fund our state (because the oil companies aren't going to rescue us)?  We might be able to get some better decisions out of our legislature if so many of them weren't on oil company payrolls.  I'm an Alaskan and I am willing to pay taxes to keep our state afloat.  Perhaps we might get someone to plan an economic future for Alaska that is not entirely based on being enslaved by big oil.


It's almost amazing how many comments are made with no understanding of the facts behind the subject. Study up on how the Elliot came to be. Where the land came from. How it has expanded over the years. What was the purpose of forming the Elliot?
As for mechanization, yes the timber industry has become very mechanized. Mills have reduced work forces, harvesting has become very technical, and both still struggle to fill job openings. There isn't enough infrastructure to increase production in any meaningful way. What is the excess capacity for harvesting or milling within the working area of the Elliot?
Does anyone have any idea how much these timber beasts put back into the local economies?
What real facts should be discussed regarding the Elliot? Or is rhetoric the only facts to present?


Wrong headline---GCI isn't going to pay anything---it's customers are.


CBSA better get ready for the rush of Latinos this time.

And Trudeau better set up a lot more tents.


"... people with no income tend to impose abnormally large costs on the health care system ..."

You're confusing correlation with causation.


It's more than just the potential for voter fraud. Of course this opens it up to potential fraud. That's a given.  But it also is an expense that isn't necessary. Why spend money on something that people don't care about?  If these people want to vote, it's already their right. If we keep making it easier, than we're taking personal responsibility away from them. We already have numerous ways that allow someone to register and vote. We have early voting, absentee voting and election day voting. I foresee the day when voting via the internet will come.  This scares me because we all know how secure the internet is! There is more to this than meets the eye. Why is there such a big push for something that isn't a problem? Educated voters already care enough to research the issues and make a choice based on their beliefs. Uneducated voters are nothing but sheep to be manipulated into voting by whoever is in control of that information. I for one don't want my future determined by sheep.


Lisa represents Alaskans, not a political party.
She votes for We the People.


I guess mine is affordable since it's only $24,000 a year.  :-)


You must be speaking of a conversation you were having with yourself, because every example in the entire discussion has involved “gay” people engaging in some behavior, and our discussion was specifically about a refusal to provide goods or services in furtherance of a same sex marriage to which the vendor had religious objections.

I don’t bully people. Nor do I picket people, boycott people, prescribe or proscribe others’ religious convictions, or call people who don’t see things the way I do “homophobes”.


maybe its time for a law that all new single family units must be totally independent, stand alone capable, including battery backup.


Glad to hear Searcy can skip the mandatory meetings, now he won't miss his tee time. God forbid he follow a rule that was set before he ever took the job.

Whatever happened to the Christian Concert that was held at the fairgrounds? That brought a lot of revenue to Enumclaw. A big reason business seem to be failing is that they are all similar concepts, antique shop, painted furniture, crappy food....you get the point. We need young, creative and new ideas.

For example during the Pokemon craze, how many business took advantage of the increased number of people on the street? One that I know of, but there was plenty of opportunity to increase downtown business last summer.


Bummer.  I LOVE Autumn.  This am I awoke and me and Lilli.Lu got up at 4ish and it was 63 in my house!

I shivered for a bit and then IDEA.  I ran to my cedar chest and got out my big ole' goose down comforter and her and I cozied up together and watched: Guardians of the Galaxy.

I've fallen for SHROOT.  Sigh.

ohyeah:  It really poured here in Veneta.  Did you all get rain in Ugene?  peace/love/joy

 l2g


Let's not forget the greedy ones exporting jobs overseas for their short term personal benefit but to the country's detriment. The POTUS daughter Ivanka is a fine example, since all her clothing is manufactured in Asian countries. Looking forward to her dad forcing her to bring those back to the US so that she can hire fellow Americans, after all that's what he was campaigning about. Oh wait, I don't think he meant including HIS own family in his electoral promises.....


The best schools are the ones in which the parents are engaged, the community supports the schools by passing bond issues, and the teachers are treated right.  That those-same schools have students who achieve high test scores is consequential, but not always the case.


"Liberal veterans Stéphane Dion and John McCallum are leaving cabinet for diplomatic postings."

I thought McCallum would have been posted to Scotland. He could have traveled on the Cutty Shark and once there met up with his old friend Johnny Walker, and as horse racing season is about to start in the UK gone to the St. Leger stakes and bet a few bob.


protesting is not doing destruction, riots buddy as this clearly was, it was a criminal act nothing more


Thanks for these interviews and for the thoughtfulness displayed in highlighting a reading that is troubling to read for many. It always helps to have an idea that life can be so hard- one hurts for those and for ourselves whether because of similarities or thenJohn  Donne affect that no person is an island.
This should have and could have been done sooner but the world and the RC relegion are what they are.
Thanks for all three!
I would suggest an article on trauma and how to best cope with the reading response.
And what agency do we have to help?


People need to remember that China was encouraged by the West, particularly America, to use its cheap labor to produce low cost manufactured goods for the world. This approach has been the typical development model endorsed by the West, America in particular. It is a form of mercantilism that was encouraged in both Latin America and of course Japan around the turn of the 20th century. The Japanese realized it wasn't so smart and moved toward production of quality.  As is well known. The development model failed in Latin America, but Japan emerged as the first "dragon" in the East. Trump is likely after China's financial power and general comeuppance in the world. He is also likely motivated by fear of the threat of the "yellow peril." His attitude is not new. China makes everyone nervous. He is fomenting racism against both Mexico and China while favoring a "white" European Russia that he has business ties with. The writing is on the wall. He's a dinosaur. We should not cater to him.


Lately, in North America at least, we've been tolerating too many human rights violations (e.g., discrimination against homosexuals) in the name of religious freedom.

In a secular democracy, only those aspects of religion that do not infringe on people's human rights should be protected from discrimination (e.g., not eating pork, keeping the sabbath); the aspects that do infringe on others' human rights (e.g., restricting women's reproductive rights, inciting hate of homosexuals) should not be tolerated.

Now, with Singh being both religiously orthodox AND the leader of the NDP, not to mention an uncritical supporter of the niqab and burqa, it is legitimate to worry that he may be overly biased toward religious freedom vs. all other human rights.

Similarly, it was to be expected that Harper, as an Evangelical Christian at the head of the Conservatives, would crusade against abortion (well, until the topic proved too unpopular).


Where is the evidence that young people can't get jobs are MacDonalds?  Half my nephews and neices of that age work there and they aren't immigrants.


boo


bycatch: I should also mention the "shills." Those who to talk about and promote scamming politicians in a favorable way because they will get something out of it. For corporatists it's about gaining access to public money and favorable legislation (lower taxes and less environmental regulation). Religions endorse candidates to make their religions agenda into government policy. The real power is, as it has been for centuries, always with the money.


In her article Ms. Aziz begins with the words "Let's talk", but talk is far more than one-sided statements of the obvious. I think that there is a consensus that reaction to the recent attacks by Muslims has created a wave of counterattacks from non-Muslims. Misguided, ill-intentioned or even evil, they are wholly to be expected. It is where we stand when we reflect upon these actions that makes all the difference. Yes, we do - really - need to talk. But we have to look at the problem from more than just the events of the last month or so. We must speak clearly and in context with the realities of both the west and east, Christian and Muslim, Sunni and Shiite: all of the Us'es and all of the Thems.
It is absolutely true that these things do not occur in a vacuum. They expand, breath after breath, one shout following another, until the outward force moves at the speed of an explosion.


Go get em' tiger LOL


I think you're exactly right. The excise tax was supposed to be temporary, but now they're talking about making it permanent. I don't think I've ever seen or heard of a tax being rescinded once implemented. I suspected this when they first proposed it, but was skeptically hopeful that maybe, just maybe, knowing how expensive it is to live in Hawaii, that the politicians would keep their word. My skepticism was not misplaced, but my hope was.


Nicely done, Layla4.


Great idea Bill. Just make sure the law is clear it's a one for one reduction in property tax and can't go above the tax cap.   Get lots of advertising on this fact and property owners will vote for it.


You obviously have never read one of his books.


Russia is off the table so, the media needs another negative story about Trump. They'll classify him as a bigot and a racist through innuendo wherever they can. Cleverly, they will insert opinion into a page of facts as often as they can, so to make opinion morph into fact.


This is an old ploy:-
Government: 'We're going to Hang everyone in Canada!'
 Population: 'OMG, that's terrible.'
Govt.: 'OK , OK, we'll just Hang every 10th person.'
 Population: 'Oh, Thank You, Thank you,  you're so wise and  reasonable.


Funny thing about birds....generally they go flying about, they don't stay just in their nests.


Been tried. Sketchy results.


The Flemish pass is very deep and is in rough waters (think the movie Perfect Storm), but has the potential of the largest reserves. So expensive exploration wells are to be expected. Suncor (Petro-Canada) tried exploration there, but bowed out after a couple of 'dusters'. Now they are in a joint venture with Shell in the Shelburne Basin. Big risk, big potential wins, but that really is what the oil patch is all about. Same thing happens or has happened in the North Sea.


Watch this first, then we can talk about the whole sustainable world idea.

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


Understanding that Todd Stern was a Clinton appointee explains his motivation, but the drama presented by him and many others regarding the president's opting out of the Accord is beyond the pale. Even Obama did not take the agreement seriously. If he had, he would have taken it to the senate for ratification, but he did not because he knew the vote would fail. The point is, the president is in favor of good environmental policies, but is opposed to agreements of any kind, whether it be climate or trade, that are unfair and harmful to this country. Let's be honest, all of the commotion over the president's opting out of the Accord is not because an unenforceable, trillion dollar, non-binding, boondoggle idea has been scrapped, but because the liberal cause has seized upon it as an excellent opportunity to promote more anti-Trump vitriol.


More money. Full stop. It's the only thing behind this farce.


The point is that your post, was an irrelevant ad hominem attack on the person, rather than an attempt to advance discussion of the substantive topic of the article.
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Harper's thin private sector employment record was, likewise, irrelevant.
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(On the other hand, that his employment was with Imperial Oil, though, may well not have been irrelevant in terms of the climate change obstruction policies of that government, but that was not the point I was addressing.)


Seriously doubt that your so-called rumor is true.  I've seen rural Native villagers come and go at the Native hospital and their first inclination isn't to sell their return ticket and go broke for homelessness.  And by the way, the Indian Health Services and BIA pays for patient travel and therefore no money changes hands.


Right, Montreal's skyline is a time capsule from 1976.


That was found to be a hoax, and it happened a couple weeks ago...one week at least.


I can't believe the racist Swedes are thinking twice about their open door immigration policy.  Who are the Swedes to exclude would-be murderers from their generous taxpayer funded welfare programs.  The nerve of these uncaring and selfish people makes me ill.   Somebody call Doug Chin before it's too late and the Swedes institute a muslim ban.

But seriously folks, the AP found it necessary to keep from readers the motive behind this attack and the attack in Norway.  The alleged perps are listed as an Uzbek and Russian when a deaf du$b and blind 3 year old knows they were inspired by Islam. The is the very definition of mental illness on the part tolerant progressives and Islamic terrorists are very aware of it.


Sure there's a policy.  From the Department of Public Safety, effective April 21, 2010:

"PURPOSE

To establish an electronic method of monitoring in-community offenders awaiting court adjudication who are participating in an intermediate sanction or an alternative to incarceration program.  This method is open to other offenders who may benefit from closer monitoring when in a community program.  Including those on pretrial release, furlough, probation, and parole."

Note that there is an implication that discretion can be used to determine who is eligible.


There was an example of this on a tv show few years back where they put up a 6 foot fake monster in the dark on the side of the road and asked them what they saw. The descriptions varied from like 10-20 feet, teeth and movement exaggerations, even adding wings and glowing eyes.

It's due to the fight/flight mode, you really have to be trained or train yourself to concentrate on details in a sudden/frightening situation.


First off weirdo the only troll on this page is you. Secondly, sanitation goes beyond washing your filthy hands over and over again. It's our water supply and sewage systems that greatly improved to the point that we recovered from these plagues faster than developing countries in the third world who also had the same vaccines provided to them as us. So figure that one out you angry mut.


My point is simply that when someone admits that they are suffering from mental illness and are seeking treatment, we should be hesitant to press too hard on their more extreme postings, as these are probably an expression of their medical condition, not any reasoned opinion.


Tyonek has been repeatedly mentioned as a contributing factor for the decline in the Beluga on the cook inlet, in the pre 90s it is a fact that Tyonek have never took no more then two Belugas per year. Since then Tyonek have not taken any, even if it is allowed to take one per year. It have never been proven what is happening to them. Tyonek have partnered with NMFS to see what was happening, no one really knows. With millions of gallons of Anchorage sewerage and the decline in salmon and hooligans as high suspects, it's is still not known.


He's obviously an idiot, representing the wing nut moron faction in the Valley.  Hopefully he's sterile.


I'm wondering how this trash gets past the civility program. I really can't believe our usual conservative posters would consider them civil.


Hey K. the reaction is for other people's comments...not your own.  You are one dumb cavfefe.


Seems like some facts are "rejected" at this site.


It's close to that point. Probably after the 7th loss.

It sounds strange to say, but even at 3-5, we're actually only 2 games behind KC in the loss column for the division lead, with a game against them in Denver yet.  This division went from being the best in football last year to possibly the worst this year.

Of course, they have to start winning fast to have any chance at all, and no one had much faith now that they'll be able to do that.  Especially with this OL in complete disarray.


"NO" ? government services? Hmmm. Goofy retort. So Libertarians believe in anarchy, not police protection. Hadn't heard about that one. Goofy indeed. Thanks for the generalized goofy comment. We learned something here; no need to research Libertarian beliefs, just let your knee(s) jerk! And Mark Cuban, for example,  does not believe in police protection and therefore,in law and order. My, my.


Businesses should be able to refuse anyone service for any reason at any time. The market will do the rest. If the refusal of business leads to a bad reputation then guess what? The business owner will reap the consequences. Dems are so worried about which bathroom a dude in a miniskirt takes a dump in that they still don't know why they lost so Big League to Trump and the Republicans.


Clearly what is needed is a global green one world liberal socialist government.
Overthrowing all those toxic independent religious states and confiscating their dirty wealth and dirty resources could be a real challenge though but I think it can be done. What do you think?


We have:
1. Carbon tax
2. Transit tax (even on our hydro bills)
3. PST
4. GST
5. Fed ( income tax )
6. Prov ( income tax )
7. Gas tax
8. Alcohol tax
9. Taxes on cigarettes
10. Property taxes
11. MSP tax (every month)
12. Airport levies/tax
13. Tolls on bridges that are extremely high
14. Parking fees that are extremely high
15. Rental costs that are *more than 50%* of the average paycheck

...what else am I missing?

where the hell is the  money going? because it isn't going to Canadians and our services. The fraud and mismanagement is unreal.


Again, you choose to not have a conversation and just hurl insults like a child would.


Yeah, but the ones who truly need it are Dolan and Law.


What's Ontario's debt now?  $300 billion?  How's that working out?


It could cost the the country about 2 million jobs if $200 billion a year is removed from the system. Much of the money is going to pay people from expensive doctors and administrators to lowly paid health care aids. ( one job = $100K) The health industry employs about 11% of all workers. It has been largely immune to recessions due to the way government subsidies and insurance payments have operated so far. About a third of my relatives work in the health industry. Many people have retrained from shrinking parts of the economy into the health industry.


BINGO!


For all who are trying to blow this MOTION off as "merely a motion..."
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Yeah, it's merely a motion, so what's the point of it then? Answer: so taxpayer's $$$ (lots and lots and lots of it) can be once again spent on something that a probable majority of tax-paying Canadian citizens would not want the $$$ spent on.
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What about a motion that would channel hard earned $$$ into 'education' programs for our newly arrived people in Canada, so they don't feel entitled to inappropriately grab SIX little girls in a swimming pool because they dressed Haram, like what happened in Edmonton a few days ago?


"The Science Is Settled(tm)!!!"*

* Unless we don't like the results, in which case, it's "JUNK SCIENCE!!!(tm)".


Explain to me exactly how much control an addict has over their actions?


Working on Rat Lungworm disease with Governor Ige is like working with a pyromaniac to put out a forest fire !!


I think the Khadr family is a wonderful progressive family with solid Liberal values.  I would wholeheartedly support Omar running for a MP or (dare I say it?) party leadership or being a valued member of the NAFTA negotiating team.  Heck, he just negotiated a fantastic deal for himself, and he has experience dealing with tough Americans and coming out a winner.


Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland have been the nations with the best quality of life in the world for a 100 years with socialism and social democracy.
  Sshhhh. Don't tell the Americans. They're very jealous and far too competitive.


Because extension services aren't one of the core missions of Land Grant universities and the legislative leadership is comprised of Conoco Phillips Phillips employees?  Oh, never mind. Agriculture and mariculture are so non-oil.


Ryancare doesn't have the votes. People don't want it. For 7 years Republicans screamed (and raised millions on) "repeal every word of the ACA" but do not and never did have a viable alternative. The Republican party is ungovernable by its own leaders and incapable of governing competently. It's one thing to throw stones at the hated Obama while taking no responsibility for anything and quite another to actually run the country. Trump's first 100 days are a flaming dumpster fire and only getting worse for conservatives.


We'll all be back soon, once he's impeached, to remind you Chump lovers just what a total and utter idiot he was, is, and will continue to be forever and ever, A-hole.


Yup.  I can see it now -- Harper making a public statement that it's a no-brainer, that Trump must cancel those softwood lumber import duties toot sweet.


THe Globe is exemplifying Albert Einsteins statement  "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result"  All these scathing editorials  and columns are trying to devise ways to  to get rid of Trump.   They all fail to acknowledge  there is simply no getting rid of him unit his term is up, and especially not from Toronto.


Justin perceives the same hole, and his doing his best to dig us out of the hole....


Why do so many believe the NRA narrative that this is an all or nothing discussion on guns? It isn't. I'm a gun owner and believe there are steps that can be taken to reduce gun deaths. Saying this does not make part of some left wing conspiracy to "take everyone's guns away", but rather it puts me alongside many other reasonable Americans tired of the endless carnage, all looking for reasonable solutions to a gun problem that is obvious to all but those blinded by propaganda and hate.


You are too funny, and delusional too. Wow, what a combination.


it's a shame Eugene lost a good leader...very young..sad..


Bob Celski's dedication to excellence is worthy of taking a long look at:
Bachelor of Science, Engineering, United States Military Academy.
Master of Science, Operations Research, United States Naval Postgraduate School
Diploma Graduate, United States Army Command and General Staff College .
This man is extraordinary. I highly recommend that you take advantage of his willingness to serve us in the City of Federal Way. If you want success, you seek out and learn from successful people. Retain Bob Celski for City Council #2.


brissy,

You must really think that the world is going to hell in a handbasket then because Canada's constitution has been the most borrowed from in recent decades by nations revising their constitutions, particularly post Soviet bloc nations.

As to frexibility, the Canadian constitution has been able to accommodate both the necessary concentration of jurisdiction in the central government during war and crisis and broad jurisdictional decentralisation to the Provinces more recently.


Thank you


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The state collects a cigarette tax which is suppose to go solely toward public education.  Either way, the state contributes to ALL students education because it's constitutionally protected.


"The ages of the wounded ranged from 16 to 35."

"After the shooting, the city revoked the Power Ultra Lounge's liquor license and the club would shut down, Stodola said."

Perhaps the city should spend more time checking underage patrons in nightclubs.  In addition, how about some jail time for the owners and staff.


So basically what I am reading is that Walmart is positioning itself as mostly a Grocer/Toy Store, maybe to compete with Costco and Toys R Us?  If I need a baby crib I won't be ordering on-line, what you think you see and what you actually get is not always what you expect.  Some things I like to see and touch before I would buy, furniture is one of these things.  If I do need to go on-line, I would be comparing prices so Walmart likely to loses a sale if its missing in the store.  What really needs to happen to save costs for all retailers to compete against on-line merchants is that retail property taxes and rents need to be lowered to warehouse standards, or warehouses the likes of Amazon's need to be taxed more.  As well I would support smaller retailers having lower property taxes to have a fairer playing field for retailers.


"As an advocate for legalization on this issue, I challenge all opposition. The fact is, the only way to know that gambling and lottery would or would not generate revenue is to legalize it once and for all to put this issue to rest."

By now, you've GOT to know that our local officials are SOOOOO much wiser than their mainland counterparts(sarc).   You don't get to be the #1 indebted state per capita buy following examples of what works.


There are two parallel discussions taking place.

One involves people who have read the document, the footnotes, the dubia, and the various positions taken by prelates and others. They take the topic seriously and are engaged in a serious discussion.  Some, like the author of the article Ms. Zagano, wish to man the barricades against the four cardinals. Others wonder aloud why the Holy Father does not do his job and what Footnote 351 means.

The second discussion is taking place among the folks Shakespeare describes in Julius Caesar: “.... the rabblement hooted and clapped their chapped hands and threw up their sweaty night-caps  ....”.

While they demonstrate over and over they have not read the document, the footnotes, the dubia, and the various positions taken by prelates and others, they do make a great deal of noise telling “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing.”

Pay them no attention.


In August 2014 the TSX hit an all time high of 15,625.  Today the TSX is 15,182, more than 400 points LOWER.   In Aug 2014 the DJIA hit a high of  about 17,040, today the DJIA is 21,349, more than 4,300 points HIGHER

Do you actually invest, or do you just troll websites and regurgitate numbers which you do not understand?


It is their constitutional right, but only your employer can define what you are free to do on company time without consequences.  I know the Broncos want to keep this low key, and would likely be the subject of a lot of unwanted attention if they told the players publicly not to do this at a game.  It's challenging, now, because unlike Jerry Jones, the Broncos did look the other way and murmur platitudes about freedom when they didn't have to.  Undoubtedly they thought it would be a one-time thing and that they'd be in the clear once Marshall did the intelligent thing of talking to police and working with organizations that actually do something, not symbolism over substance.  Now they are in a precarious position, and frankly I think that Elway needs to have a private talk with his employees about what is expected in the business he's running.


nuff said


Or not. It is unsafe and causes harm. Your want to look at your phone while behind the wheel doesn't trump my right to life. There are 40+ wrecks in Colorado daily due to distracted driving. It's as bad as drunk driving.


Any chance you could stay on topic?


Which leads to the same conclusion the pictures alone do.

But be sure to inform Mr. Williams, as he seems to be laboring under the impression that the gesture means something all by itself.


Those investigations will keep the media occupied, but they will either fizzle out, or come up with some kind of a 'resolution' with no teeth.
Bet on it. It's a circus.


Absurd in its adherence to alt.facts.


In Boulder? I highly doubt it.


oh jumbo you clown liberal, , the ndp was a side bar over a split vote get over it. ,, but no worry they will be sent packing soon enough and all will be good in alberta yet again under torys


The real irony is the American left were strong advocates of free speech in the 60s and now anti-First Amendment (ANTIFA) American leftists want to shred the First Amendment and censor speech they don't agree with. A real failure of the American education system to teach young people about how precious the American constitutional right to freedom of speech, even for unpopular thoughts and topics.

If you really want government approved and controlled speech, move to North Korea or China.


I hate to burst your bubble, free-fire fetishists, but the NRA has no more interest in you as an individual gun owner than the Tobacco Institute had in you as an individual puffer. It is a trade group tasked to increase the profits of the weapons manufacturers, at any cost. It deals in bribes and threats, carrot and stick, nothing else. The body count of American bystanders is beside the point. The point is more, more, MORE gun sales.

Here's an incredibly obvious piece of political advice—follow the money.

There is no such thing as an absolute right to individual assault weapon ownership. If you refuse to accept any sane restrictions on guns that the overwhelming majority of Americans are begging for; if you insist on proclaiming that you have more of a God-given right to make massive bang bangs than a child has to celebrate his or her next birthday, you are likely to lose more of your "freedoms" than you think.

And you should.


If you are comparing apples to apples, then you should be comparing the number of Catholics to Muslims, which is a much smaller gap.

Of course, you would object that when the IRA was blowing up public spaces, that they don't represent all Catholics, but only a subset of them. Certainly, trying to taint all Catholics would that brush would be ignorant and bigoted. I quite agree. Labeling an entire religion as abhorrent just because of the actions of a small percentage of its believers would be absurd.


I have a place for them: 4 acres in Nanakuli, and as a benefit they will fertilize my crop. Oh ooops - I won't have a crop then.


The fine isn't big enough. The dolphins aren't endangered (yet) but that doesn't mean they the should be harassed to be part of some greedy, tour company's idea of "fun" for the tourists.  We share the land and sea with the creatures who live with us. We've done more damage in 50 years than any other plague could accomplish in 1000. Until the law is changed or fines are much higher, this abuse of the natural world will go on. Shame on us for not stopping it.  Big Mahalo and Aloha to the judge who ordered the fine. mimidog


would someone please call this woman what she is. An entitled black racist.  Were she not entitled she would be out of a job. The racist part speaks for itself.


instead of doing numbers, open our coloring books and see who does  better at colors.


I like the 100 million the Canadian gave to their Foundation right before he got the uranium deal ok from State.....


The scoffers and trolls on this thread would think quite differently about the need to house people who are homeless should they, family members, or friends find themselves homeless one day.  Until then, it's all about "me, me, me."  That is sad and inhumane.  Come down to Occupy Medical at 13th and Ferry on a Sunday afternoon and talk with some of the folks you are disdaining.  That is if you are not afraid to get out of your comfort zone.


"Terroristic threats"?  Come on folks, this woman has mental health issues or addiction issues.  Let's not put her in Bin Laden's shoes.

We have two presidents threatening to rain nuclear hell on each other.  Now those are threats of terror.


Great!  They showed class.
But why the negative comments for my question. The usual LL?


The position of pope is then is out of the question for you to consider.


France and Germany tightening their embrace while the rest of Europe seethes.  Brilliant.  I really have to wonder what is in the water the EU leaders drink.


From testimony today...

Senator Heinrich:"Do you feel like you have the adequate resources for the existing investigations that the -- that the bureau is invested in right now to -- to follow them wherever they may lead?"

McCabe: "Sir, if you're referring to the Russia investigation, I do. I believe we have the adequate resources to do it and I know that we have resourced that investigation adequately. "

Oops, sorry to spoil your narrative. Wait, it gets better!


Your sincerity is inspirational.


Matter of fact I was growing hemp in those days Ed. It was legal to have it but the states conflicted laws basically said you couldn't get it. At any rate it didn't work out so well. Too much sunshine right up until the time it gets too cold. Same problem with the barley strains available at the time. Late spring freezes or early fall snows cut down on the 90 day already slim growing season. As the climate continues to warm the Tanana Valley will one day be a very productive agricultural region but we're not quite to that point yet. Your assertion that it's a false assumption that government should engage in the creation of wealth flies in the face of your demand that the government turn over the commonly owned land to entrepenuers who feel they have the best idea for monetizing the states land doesn't it?


The Law and Justice are not the same.

You can have one without the other


And he just keeps on winning and winning...while the swampers are whining and whining. This does expose Big Government ideologues


Mr. Trudeau, during his last campaign, made most people believe that, as a Liberal, he was of a different kind; he seemed more accessible, very open and daring with an agenda more to the Left than Thomas Mulcair's one. He offered hope for  real change.
Well we're  seeing more and more that he is just a Liberal of the kind we've had for the last 25 years, hiding behind clever marketing hype. Very disappointing!


Oh please. Where did he say he didn't like her color. F.M.'s calling card, the automatic race card. I'm with the person who said hang onto your wallets. She's never met a social program she didn't want take other people's money to pay for. Heaven help us.


I completely agree with you on many points. But I argue that scale is important. My larger point is that our government chose to ignore earth-shattering fraud in 2008, crimes which still go wanting for attention and prosecution, and now targets the ONE big bank not involved in that.


No doubt Trudeau will virtue-signal Canada into insolvency.


Every time I see a photo of JT, I think of his all out assault on my small business with a new retained earnings tax, higher dividend and payroll tax and even carbon tax.

Have to say that I support Kent and Raitt in doing their jobs as political adversaries by showing that Canada is not full of eager beavers fawning over this guy, but rather he is highly divisive and has questionable judgement on a number of fronts.


trump is FINISHED. KAPUT.  End of Story.


Shall we similarly limit your ability to misinform others to one posting a day?  After all, your right of free speech is just as subject to limitation as your right to defensive arms is.  Your beliefs are a poor substitute for facts, especially when your beliefs have been formed in the absence of facts and reason.
Hint - murdering 50+ people is illegal.  Assaulting 500+ more with a deadly weapon is illegal.  And yet in the world you inhabit, you believe that infringing on the natural right of self defense by passing a law limiting possession of ammunition to 50 rounds will be followed by criminals intent on breaking laws.  The bovine scat you are writing does need to stop now.  It's irrational and illogical, not to mention wholly illiberal.


Hawaiian Airline, turning there noise up! Local people becarefull............you could be a victim of Hawaiian , sad!


"You really need to live somewhere in a Muslim country before being quite so glib about allowing large numbers of adherents of a totally incompatible belief system to enter your country. The fact that the vast majority are peaceful does not diminish what the few do."

And this is how bigotry cloaks itself in falsehoods.

If Islam were a totally incompatible belief system, Canada's 1 million Muslims would be creating havoc. But they do nothing of the sort.

Large numbers of Muslims aren't entering Canada. The majority of immigrants to Canada, by a factor of 10 to 1, are from Christian countries.

The fact that the vast majority of Muslims are peaceful means that we should trust them as a group, not focus on the tiny numbers in foreign lands that are embroiled in conflict, much of it not of their own making.


Norway does not have to send money to Finland to support Finnish lifestyles.


I think  I get it.  If a policy hurts US citizens or limits our rights in any way, Dems are all for it.  The plan is to turn us all into mindless zombies who hate all that the US has long valued.


There is no evidence that Mr. McGugan understands anything about the subject matter he expounds upon except for the 3rd hand garbage the Globe and Mail exchanges on their journalists network.  There is no rational way to interpret the Canadian, British, and European central banks update on their respective economies inclusive of openness to raising their economic jurisdiction's interest rates as "a co-ordinated global effort."  The effects of globalization lends itself to reducing the amount of independence between trading economies but hardly eliminating it.  Modern monetary economic policy of economic jurisdictions subscribing to floating currency exchange rates works largely via the central bank purchasing and/or selling central bank short term notes (Treasure Bills, if you speak American,) and never "stocks, bonds, and real estate."  bonds will be most directly effected by change in interest rate policy; the remainder indirectly as a currency's foreign exchange rates.  More?...


this is a post clearly by a lib troll making up some bs claim again since the praries do NOT support carbon taxes for bs climate change lies. .. and get over it loser, anyone in the group for leader of the torys will be putting justin and company out of business next time around.


Why don't they ever talk about it only making 1%?

During all these discussions, it is a bit suspicious they leave this out.

You can't keep talking about taking 5% when the fund only made 1% just last year.

Leaving this fact out is an obvious omission and begs the question why?

Because if people knew this fact they would not support their Permanent Fund plan.

That is why they leave it out.


The GST was brought in to remove the hidden 13.5 % manufacturer's tax and the 10% excise tax on goods manufactured here in Canada which were then marked up to the consumer along with the actual cost of the good. This was a good thing for everyone and it flows through to the end user. By the way Chretien campaigned on ridding us of the GST but, once in office and aware of the amount he was going to lose so he could pad his riding he completely re-negged on the idea.


I am glad the Affordable Care Act provided health insurance to people who did not previously have any, but I loathe the fact that a majority of people who had insurance now have inferior insurance with higher premiums.


I would agree with term limits for the PM.    With regard to 1) - the Prime Minister is actually selected by the party in power.    The PM is just another MP when you get right down to it, and becomes leader at the Party's convention.   So not sure how your #1 would be implemented.     It is up to the party members to decide who leads their party.

3) would guarantee that our perpetual election cycle gets even worse.

4) Definitely agree

5) Another one that would be hard to enforce and harder to police.    The In and Out Scam was about this type of thing (except in reverse - it was about spending Federally vs at the Constituent level).

I would add that Political donations should NOT given any tax credits.


how about CCW for everyone

Their rights are not more important that the rest of the public.


That's the way the Big Lie technique always works: those who fall for it can't retract under any circumstances because the shame factor is too big.  If they admitted they fell like rubes for the grossest, most obvious con in American history, their self-esteem wouldn't recover.  They'd wonder how they could have been so wrong; and if they were wrong about Trump, what else were they wrong about?  "Pretty much everything," whispers the tempter. So they slam the door.  Easier to knock back another shot of Fox than to pay attention to their own insight.

Brave and intelligent people go through such internal crises knowing they'll be stronger, maybe even wiser, for them.  But your average bloke (or blokess) can't handle it.  Once they check into in Trump's Hotel California, they can never leave.  Is anybody surprised that a preponderance of Trump's worshipful fans grew up on the Left Behind books?


Yes; the cost of the 2011 mistranslation was likely $25 million in the U.S. alone. The Catholic Missions could have done a lot with that money!
I wrote to my local bishop to say that this wastage of money was seriously sinful. The bishop did not reply.


And yet SO MANY people are A-okay with the ethically confused mayor and his $200k++ "service" payment ALL WHILE STILL GETTING a taxpayer funded salary as mayor to "serve" the People of HNL.

Yes, yes, it was deemed to not be an ethics violation...technically. But are the People really THAT clueless? Perhaps.

But how does this LOOK? It's just down right dirty and brands "our" mayor as purely driven by money lust with no moral compass and thick skin. As Joan Parsons said above, there's a new class of "criminal elite" and at the top of the list in HNL is a Caldwell.


I don't know anyone who's turned to day trading and quit their job; most people I know don't discuss the stock market per se; most people I know don't talk about getting rich on real estate or stocks. We do talk sometimes about the run up in prices or how much a certain home may have just sold for; the only prediction I have been hearing for the last 8 years is that the housing market will crash. I suppose it may but I don't fret about too much.


You talking about the pay for service type contracting out like they have in the US? The one where if you don't pay they will literally show up and watch your house burn.


Vance Joseph has lost control of the team.  The best for which we can hope now is that the Bronco "brain trust" learns a lesson from this season.  Don't let it drag on, like we did with McHoodie.


"The State Patrol and Colorado Department of Transportation got involved, White said."
When did CDOT become a "law enforcement" agency? Has this mission creep been authorized by some legislation that I missed?


Fantastic news. Now I'll finally get the respect I deserve.


There are real issues facing the Trudeau government.  The combination of "oppo research" and "gotcha journalism" trivializes political discourse.  Clearly, M Sajjan should be more careful with his public comments, since the political trolls are watching and ready to pounce, but in the end it is much fury signifying not much that matters.


Interesting.   Is it Conrad Black?   Just kidding.  The Ottawa Press Gallery has shrunk substantially in the past 20 years or so.  If Cassie is an example of the OPG survivors, the Gallery's average IQ has also shrunk substantially.  Makes me pine for the great OPG pros of yesteryear like Doug Fisher and Charles Lynch.


with this type of leadership at mayor, writing a report 4HS, developing a social network for homeless bums

many people including my family and I will intentionally leave after having intentionally moved to Eugene

this mayor is intentionally encouraging people to live on our streets, spew human waste and trash in our public parks,  and everywhere else

more bums will intentionally be bums here and unless your family has a doctor in it, why would you intentionally move here??

we need folks to move here that are economic drivers, have educations, and support our tax base...I see none of that happening with this lack of leadership at mayor and city council...what a bunch  bums themselves.....when you can't do anything else, run for office, just look at Ward 1


bobjones,  you failed to understand?, anyone who has applied for a building permit are the only ones told by the architects and department of building and permitting that the best use of land is to build to 4' or 5' of the property line on sides and back of property.  lucky if you look like you want advice then they give this kine advice to you or suggest so you follow the style of building a home/house in Honolulu today.  In all cases,  Honolulu is improving its' look.


Tell us Rev. Shillady,  What do you think Jesus would think of PP's several million abortions/year and partial birth abortion?  You are apparently just another butt kisser.


True. Let's hope the judge recognizes this and dismisses this lawsuit without further consideration.


You got that right!


30 pounds !  this guy needs to be off the streets,.  good work !


You see Globe and Mail.....??
You can print compelling content,with photographic support and tons of emotive power.
Maybe try and do 10 times as much stuff like this....and ten times less about Trump, Leah's hair color or what  that bitter lady in Guelph is upset about this week.
Its called leadership.


It seems after 12 years Kitty's tyranny, the city's arrogance may be the biggest piece of her legacy.   And maybe the proposed rezoning of S. Willamette and LTD's bid to extend their dreaded EmX boondoggle to 13th Avenue will both be defeated;  leading to the collapse of Kitty's Envision Eugene.


Yep. Keep showing the world you are a ginormous, thin-skinned, man-baby.


The more attention you give these people the more they want.


Jesus definitely wasn't "making a statement that God does not need sacrifices". He was certainly here to tell us that God loves us all, but nonetheless we are only forgiven our sins by a blood sacrifice. That's why the Law given via Moses in Leviticus provided for the covering of certain sins via the death (and blood) of specific animals (see Lev. chapters 1 through 7)

Jesus came to live the perfect (without sin) life so that He would qualify as THE perfect and pure sacrifice to pay for all of our sins, deliberate and unintentional. His blood was poured on the original Mercy Seat on the Ark that resided in heaven, and thereby opened the door for us all to be reconciled with God forever. That's why it says "once for all". And that's why the Veil in the Temple in Jerusalem was ripped apart from top to bottom when that was accomplished at His death, to signify that the Levitical Temple  sacrifices were superceded and no longer valid.

Please see Hebrews 10:1-18.


Now, I'm sad for you, because when man fights for an unjust cause, he should not be memorialized. He should be called out for his unjust fight.
 I am glad that you are serene in your thoughts that your ancestors did the right thing. But what they did was neither right or the Christian thing to do. To put your economic worries over Gods law is defensless.
  Jesus Christ was a brown man, would you have enslaved him too/


This editorial makes sense for the chronically homeless, which nationally are about 20 percent of the total although the percentage is higher in Eugene. Besides shelter they do need some other supports. Using a "housing first" policy of putting chronically homeless people in apartments with their rent paid, other cities have had about an 80 percent success rate in keeping them housed, and it's actually cheaper than leaving them on the street.

The majority of homeless people are that way temporarily and just need safe shelter until they can find housing. Community Supported Shelters and Nightingale Health Sanctuary have been successfully managing legal "rest stop" camps that provide emergency shelter for a few years now, at very low cost compared to the alternatives.

Nightingale has been shut down by the city -- turned into a six person car camp under St. Vincent de Paul -- for lack of a site. The city needs to override neighborhood NIMBYs and provide city land for a site.


For some time now, America has been a homeland for people willing to debase themselves for fame and fortune.


I am grateful for the Canadian Healthcare system. That said, I am conflicted when considering that I can buy virtually anything except more timely healthcare in Canada which is really all I really want at my age. Quality of life does not include waiting months in agony for a new hip or knee when I can get one almost overnight in the US.

One or two sanctioned hospitals in Canada that are completely self-financing would provide a much needed resource and allow those able to due so to opt out of the queue for services at taxpayer expense.


The only liar is you.  If you agree with Wilson an opportunist bottom feeder, that says more about you and your world view.


We have rules regarding bail. Forcillo is not a flight risk nor a risk to commit another offence, so it is reasonable that he should be granted bail until his appeals are exhausted.


Exactly...she receives special treatment because she is a Clinton.


Private employers pay nothing, either.  Public or private, employee compensation and benefits are a pass-through cost of doing business.

Furthermore, a deal is a deal; and while private corporations have the option to renege on promises, public institutions do not.  Your claw-back would not make it through the courts.

Maybe you were aware of that?  -but then, why say it?


Everyone everywhere deserves better than this. This idiot needs to go.


You bet I’m doing great hope the leafs have a good season


"Does a movie really need to tell inflammatory lies in order to sell tickets?"
.
did you ever hear of gore's inconvenient truth?


The LAST thing we need in that area is MORE low income housing. There is plenty of that in the surrounding areas already. Just bulldoze the whole thing and bring in an IKEA for the north end.


Let's take them to San Fran, to the ACLU's door step.   The ACLU is one of the most worthless groups out there, they stopped MOA from banning the hard core drunks from the liquor store.


All the analysis that I've read about the Whole Foods acquisition says that it was made to get you (and Amazon) back into the brick and mortar stores. Apparently, the last kilometre of the delivery chain is a killer, cost-wise, for Amazon, and their goal is to get you making that last-kilometre trip to pick up food and your other purchases. There are apparently other strategic reasons for Amazon to get into bricks and mortar as well, after they drive all the other bricks-and-mortar shops out of business. Who knows what their end-game is? Amazon investors, though very happy with the stock price, are usually pretty sore about Bezos' refusal to be clear about strategy.


Are TSA and the airlines in some kind of competition to see which can most outrage the flying public?


Go, China, go!


All the people defending this gang should look up their rules.

Seriously.


I swear, that's practically a scene in one of the star wars movies right before someone says something like "and this is how democracy dies". Trump is going to ensure security and a lawful society? How? Seriously, how??!! THAT is scary to contemplate.


While we all sit and Rome Burns the Clinton body count just keeps increasing.


Wrong.


Our mayor is disgracefully incompetent.


Agree...always tend to forget the victims.


I am signing up for KP CO Silver 4500/30 on November 1. $0 deductible, $2,350 max out of pocket. $109 a month. My COBRA is running out, no one is going to hire a 60-year old programmer to code MVC. Without Obamacare, no insurance company would insure a cancer guy like me at any price. Thanks, Obama.


The more interesting thing I see is the growing political divide between public and private sector unions.


The previous administration wanted the extra 10%. Remember that Caldwell testified as such during the 2017 session about February. Since then the FTA head has resigned and Trump has not appointed a replacement. The acting head may deem otherwise. Hanabusas going to try....


Gotta cut out the pork anyway.


It's pretty clear Merkel and Obama have a much better relationship than Merkel and Trump, which no doubt gets right up Trump's nose.

Trump loud caterwauling for more defence spending and less non-defence spending is repeating the same mistakes as the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan, and more likely than not lead to even more human migration, for which Germany will pick up yet again a  hugely disproportionate share of the bill, and even more terrorism.

Trump has promised even more drone strikes.

When the Saudis drop those munitions that he just sold them on a small village in Sadah that says " Made in America" on the side, the local tribesmen are NOT going to say "OK, no worries, We are just collateral damage. All Good!"


Tri, you may want to think the liberally minded agree with your premis but I certainly don't.
As Bob Dylan said the times they are a changing. The Gospels of Jesus were written in the context of the late first century and need to be understood in that light. Otherwise, they can be a cause for much misunderstanding and abuse. The same can be said of church teachings that came afterwards. The 21st century is a different context and we need to understand Jesus' teachings for today's changed society. We need the help of the Holy Spirit that Jesus told us to follow to guide us. Let the Spirit be our guide.