"Good" hunters, indifferent hunters, bad hunters. All attempt to, or actually do, take another life.
This sits ok with many though thankfully not all of those shooting to kill.  Fortunately John is around to reflect upon and share some of the ugly realities. Then there is the reality that in Alaska relatively few hunt and or trap. Nationally the hunt crowd sits at about 5% of total population and apparently dropping. Yet here an insular Alaska Board of Game (BOG)  of 7 hunters and trappers makes the rules for the 14% who hunt and trap.  Yet  all Alaskan stakeholders unrepresented are the rest.  20 years of  BOG decisions reveals that of the non-consumptive proposals made by that larger  % of Alaskans,  95% were denied, 5% approved of which  most were amended by the BOG to include  added consumptive aspects. Just pointing to the vastly shifting demographic, Alaskan and national, that will eventually reject most of the hunt and trap tradition. It's happening now. BOG wake up.


Certainly hope he can turn it around. Other than that, the Leafs are playing pretty well, IMO. Haven't felt this kind of excitement about a Leaf squad since '93.


You must be joking.  Another round with Christy Clark will not give us NDP policies.  It will be a government that will have licence to help their rich friends at the expense of everyone else.


Luckily more people like football than like Trump, so his opinion doesn't much matter.


Republicans led by Mark Sanford are upset Trump is taking us backward without involving Congressional Republicans. He points out the old approach never worked and the new policy showed promise. They suggest looking at what has happened with Vietnam and China.


Alexandra1 - you're here!!!  How wonderful.  I thought we had lost you for good.....but now you're found!  I was blind, but now I see.  I am very, very pleased.


Again, the courts demonstrate their complete incompetence.
NO ONE HAS EVER PROVEN THAT MAN'S CO2 IS CAUSING DANGEROUS GLOBAL WARMING.
These kids are simply being exploited by eco nuts.


Obama was great at that...


As a Canadian that grew up in the system, I never had any idea how much we're over-paying until family members from the UK and Europe started visiting. A common thing I hear is disbelief at how much we pay for milk and cheese, so this article seems to hit the nail on the head...


I ask you to spend a  number of stormy days trying to stabilize a critically ill person in a small clinic, then get back to us after that person passes on about how important the eel grass and birds are.


If you wish Scripture over Catechism, here's a thought:

Jesus Christ was a victim of Capital Punishment and never condemned it.  The Good Thief said, "We deserve this, but this man (Jesus) was innocent..." Luke 23: 41-43

St. Paul says in Romans 13: 3-4
3For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same; 4for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil.

It is better not to use Capital Punishment, but it is not intrinsically wrong.  The Church has never totally condemned it in the last 2000 years.
Abortion is always evil.  Not on the same level.
God bless...


I have SAD (was undiagnosed for 45 years)... It almost ruined my life on numerous occasions. But I am a man of action. So I don't do sad... I just look for something to kill. (It's a manly man thing, I don't expect you to understand) That's why I don't try to solve any problems in February; I spend the rest of the year putting the pieces back together.

The pernicious chip on your shoulder was just too enticing however. I have a mood lamp and that together with 5,000 mg of vitamin D really does help. I haven't used either for five days or so or I might have left you alone.  ;-)


Another nail in the coffin of his re-election bid.


That's a management problem she should take up with the person in the big chair in the principal's office. Paying her more will not alter her job situation. Maybe you could get her a gig at your state office, since the last thing you appear to be is overworked. You should float the idea with her over dinner tonight.


What is surprising in the picture is that she was allowed to get so close to the president's caravan. But at least she was wearing a helmet!


The fact that you erroneously believe marijuana for recreational use has already been legalized in Canada (it hasn't) probably helps explain why you have little awareness that such legalization has been a political issue since the early 1970s.

The LeDain Commission in 1972,  the Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs in 2002 and the House of Commons Special Committee on the Non-Medical Use of Drugs in 2002 were all formal political processes exploring the need to regulate rather than criminalize the use of marijuana for recreational use. As well, there were two bills introduced to decriminalize marijuana - 2003 (Chrétien) and 2004 (Martin) - only to have the legislation die because parliament was prorogued and the Martin's government fell.  Such processes reflect a shift in social norms regarding such use with the majority of people recognizing the folly of criminalization.

So your view is your view, but it is not a view informed by political history of the issue.


In 2018 we need to elect people who are going to help Trump implement the Agenda we voted for.  The political lifers are now waging all out war on us, and in the end we will win, because there's a lot more of us as there is them.


Another of those shooting victims that the CBS lawyer posted that she had absolutely no sympathy for.  RIP Mr Roybal, God's blessings on your family and friends, and thank you for your service.


That was my reaction too, @blankhi; only $256 (rounding up) a month on food? I don't believe it.


It is a combination of aspirin and an anti-anxiety med.


That's why you don't talk to law enforcement. If they are detaining you they must have reasonable suspicion. Unless something happened that lead them to have a reasonable suspicion that you were fishing without a license just tell them to piss off. They don't have the authority to press further. If they try to cite some state or local law just remind them the US Constitution trumps whatever silly law they cited.


I think by now everyone has caught on to Trudeau's scam. This was never about the environment, but gouging the population in absurd taxes.


I don't think there is anyone that can dump 800 rounds through an AR or AK with a  bump stock
in a minute. Think about it, 20 magazines with 40 rounds each, good luck.


Really. Triple shootings are becoming a weekly occurrence in CO Springs.


CBR's rail line runs through my back yard. They are great neighbors, a spunky little railroad that CAN! Thanks to Mr Defazio for fighting so hard to get funding to make it happen. Infrastructure improvement creates JOBS. I like it that our locomotives are getting names, now we have "Marty" and "Pete"


I find it ironically interesting that the #1 reason we lost our civil liberties and subjected to the indignities of a police state mentality was because of a fear of Muslim religious extremists, and now #1 issue is not to discriminate against members of this very same religion.


“It does not block any group or any subgroup,” Dunleavy said. “What it basically says is the teaching of sex ed will be done by a teacher with a Type-A certificate.”

Is Boss Dunleavy going to require that all subjects be taught by someone with a Type A teaching certificate? So that no group can present information on any subject unless they are a certificated teacher?

If not, there goes the First Amendment once again, as he is clearly trying to restrict the speech of one group with whom he disagrees.

And for a politician who likes to rant about federal overreach ( except when he is padding his salary at the federal per diem rate), he sure seems to have no problem with state overreach into decisions properly made by local communities and school boards.


Punished for doing the right thing.  90% of U.S. wild salmon comes from the area Pebble wants to destroy.  This is a straight up Midas decision.  Do you want everything you touch to turn to gold or do you want to eat?


Right.  Frank deferred maintenance on Hughes Stadium, letting the taxpayer owned building fall into disrepair and taking the profits.  Now he has blamed the crumbling (state owned) infrastructure, that he let fall into disrepair, on the taxpayers while he chose to spend money on the stadium.  1/4 of CSU's billion dollar debt is for a football stadium.  Let's be clear.  It is a football stadium and they are conducting private events in it such as weddings - with state money, a state facility competes with private businesses.  This new stadium was highly unpopular among all factions: students, locals, alumni, faculty, all except CSU football fans.
Notable too that Tony Frank has expanded the student base more than the academic departments and even "reallocated" 2% of the academic departments budgets away last year (reducing funding for the product, education, and that generates the real revenue).  I wonder how they are reacting to the lower than targeted enrollment numbers this year.


If you define movements by what they actually do, rather than what they say they do, you get a different result.


It never bothered the idiot Pio Nono.


RIP Turkey.


More American exceptionism.

US invaded Iraq for fear of WMD.  US issued sanctions and threats when NKorea and Iran tested nuclear devices.


It would appear that SB 21 had little to do with oil and gas exploration after all...


"distraction,"  n.
1) liability;  encumbrance, burden, handicap.

---Dictionary of Political and Corporate English---


"But I am inferring from your exposition of Breitbart's Jewish connection that you don't perceive them as racist."

I'll put it this way.  I'm not a fan of Benjamin Netanyahu. He's unabashedly right wing, authoritarian, nationalist to the point of being Zionist, and could arguably be called a racist because of the latter.  He sometimes plays fast and loose with laws, tends to be autocratic, and has to be reined in by the Knesset and Israeli courts on occasion.  Despite all that, know what I wouldn't call him?  A Nazi or neo-Nazi.

In fact, I wouldn't even call him a fascist, even though many do.  He's currently negotiating for his coalition government, and has done so without incident several times in the past. He's never tried to overthrow the Knesset and make a one party state, and has taken lost elections in stride. He's never tried to collect all the power in government into his own chair. RW =/= fascist, even if they are nationalists.

That's also how I see Breitbart.


Really?  Do you know what " at risk" means?  Give me a break!


The Fraizer River salmon run is just a shadow of what it use to be. Has only had enough fish to Commercially fish it twice in the past ten years. I have a friend who is the president of the Sturgeon Society of the Fraizer River.....he says the health of the River has been greatly compromised  over the years....Mining, industry, Farmed salmon.....Anglo American had put forth a plan in the beginning. But when all the opposition showed up they withdrew their plan. Now Northern Dynasty is trying to sell the people of Alaska that Its going to be the same plan only smaller.......Yeah Right......Wrong Mine In The Wrong Place....This will always be the Fact...


I will gladly pay state income taxes as soon as we get an equitable oil deal and cut the oil subsidies foisted on us by our corrupt senate who owe their collective souls to the company store.


Well - they aren't for Sunshine List employees, are they?

Why shouldn't shareholders be entitled to the same information?

What about the list of the most overpaid CEOs?   The Globe and Mail had an article about that last week?   Their salary info is public.

Why the mystery?

Oh - and how about embedded CSIS employees in companies versus embedded RCMP and others?   What are the relevant caps on compensation?  Shouldn't the public know this kind of information?


I knew your brother from Safeway I'm a vendor in Produce so I've known him for several years.  I'm just devestayed by this news I will never forget his smile and most of all that laugh.  I'm saddened by this but I know in my heart that he's up in heaven smiling and laughing.  I'm praying for your family Shellyn and Judy know your brother touched many hearts.

Dave Davies


Sorry, there is a difference between free exchange of ideas and slander.  For starters, the former isn't illegal (or shouldn't be), and the latter is.  Hope my Brother sues the socks off Amy Dumbitchski, gets her lakefront property and turns it into an Islamic Educational Center--inshaa Allah.


Uh no actually it doesn't.  I have friends who live in Juneau year round.  Seriously wondering where you're coming up with these so called numbers? The Hilton? Some 5star hotel/resort? 100$ a day in food? Do you think the people in Juneau could survive if they had to pay 100$ a day in food? I went on a trip to Europe this summer and the cost to eat for 4 is significantly cheaper over there.  But none more so than those of us who chose to cook our meals rather than eat out.

It's called personal choice.  Exercise common sense and just a tad of frugality and there's no reason for a trip to cost 6000$ a month I don't care where you're traveling too.


FREE ACE G


Amen to all of this, owning a rental property may or may not provide a steady source of income, many variables come in to play, age of the property, quality of the tenants, insurance costs,  repairs, legal fees for evictions, property management fees etc, etc.  There are a lot of headaches, unless you buy low and sell high in an active market, the greatest gain may come for holding on the property for an extended period of time, hoping that it will increase in value by the time you are ready to part with it.


Love it when she says it's "unacceptable".  Actually, that's an untruth - until you do something about a situation you are accepting it, so it is completely acceptable.


He ran the most divisive campaign since the 1800's.....he has called people pigs, raped teenagers, appeared in pornographic movies, frauded people out of their life savings, and called the FBI director a nut job...
Uh...so.....no....


Nadine Nakamura was not an incumbent. She and Fern ran for Derek Kawakami's seat.


I read your comment and I disagreed with it.


Unsupported nonsense is exactly what you argue.  "Talks too Much" Gabby has never once said she was going to Syria because the Congress is thinking about declaring war.  Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha,Ha,!  Rolling on the floor laughing.


Way to create a situation from a position of zero knowledge.
Perhaps you missed or chose to ignore the 2nd paragraph?
"It doesn't appear to be related to anti Trump demonstration..."
Just an inconvenient statement or are you too impatient to let the facts develop before passing judgement?


Dude Trump doesn't get to just change the rules.  It doesn't work like that.

Any attempt = lawsuit with easy victory for TransCanada


You grow hemp on farmland.  Another reason not to expand the urban growth boundary.  Grow buildings up and keep our forest and farmlands intact.


Imagine writing about an ice hockey game while omitting the final score and who won the game.
Worthless.


If you are not really interested in doing beneficial work for the average Alaskan citizen why have open discussion?? This meeting model is based on other groups  based in the deep south and how their meetings are run......................


The comment was so awesome it was marked for banishment by our gracious all knowing comment overlords here. aka the Kim Jong Un wannabes.


In the GTA and G&M Wonderland - Norbert Hofer is an extreme right-winger and Fidel Castro is a moderate.


"so this means you believe the City is working effectively and efficiently? "  Who said that?  I certainly didn't.  YOU tried to imply that I did.  Try again.


So which pompous power mad ego maniac are you voting for?


One Grow has developed a proposal specifically crafted to benefit, suprise,....One Grow.  The arrogance is truly mind-boggling.  I can't imagine that the Creswell citizens would approve this proposal.

 One Grow promises to make Creswell "The Pot Capital of Oregon"...the Cupertino (California city at the center of the dot.com mania) of Marijuana, with, of course, One Grow at the center.  If the citizens of Creswell wish to place the future of their community in the hands of Michael Arnold and his team of felons they should approve the Measure.  One would think they would hesitate to do that.  Gary Crum


I hope they do well there.  They had such a lovely place on Mohawk. Good to know they are still sround.


REALLY tells one all one needs to know about 'christians' of today ... when CHEETOLINI is your savior!!!  80% of Cheetolini voters consider themselves Christian, but ANYONE that voted for this MONSTER is an evil motherf!cker ... plain and simple, PERIOD.  As far as I'm concerned, anyone that states themselves a Christian needs to be avoided and condemned by the general public.  They do much much more harm than good I don't care how many wells you dig in impoverished countries you are also trying to FOOL with your FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER GARBAGE if you are perpetuating the War Machine and Flat Earth mindsets via Cheetolini.


Any idea on a solution yet, Richard?


It would be nice to see a transgendered black Latina beat Trump in 2020.


Wow.  Ouch.


You know, I would agree with you but then that would make both of us wrong.

Cheerio old chap!


Think of the money that could be saved were studies tailored to produce preordained results simply omitted and the "result" just accepted as though valid.


No, I don't agree they will appreciate it - the call-ins.  They are leaving the premises essentially June 30 2017.  Yet, the state owns the real estate the Seward Highway is built upon.  It's possible the state wants to limit its own liability along the highway.  It can't limit the liability.  There are evidences of how much they have spent to entice our visitors who will rent vehicles they may never have driven before.  There are deep, deep aspects to the liabilities of the state that can easily be discerned.  Turning radiuses etc.  In many places there is no longer any cell coverage because of the scrimping.  There are no turnouts really in many places on the transportation corridor given to the people of the State of Alaska 1959.  There is no enabling legislation allowing or permitting or facilitating this "turnover" of tideland assets to anyone else, federal, state, municipal or private at this time statutorily.  Tideland status is the same status as the new coastline popping out.


Very well said, I agree, I have voted liberal federally.   But the BC liberals need to be sent to the sidelines.   They have become a quasi criminal organization using tax dollars for their own ad campaigns as well as using ratepayers money from ICBC and BC Hydro for gov't expenses which they cannot cover via the high enough taxes we already pay.    As well the BC debt has ballooned under the BC liberals to over 65 billion dollars.    Fraud does not belong in BC politics, time for a new gov't whether Green, or the NDP be sure to vote and no one whom believes in the law vote for the BC liberals.


Gerry Butts has your reward


---failing to adequately handle "the" mentally ill

"The" mentally ill???

That reference is unacceptable.


That's what the court case is about. It's not a trial; it's a civil suit.


The way this article reads most whites are racist.    I'm sure many are, but I also see minorities that sound racist to me.  Three words I'm sick of hearing is racist, nothingburger and dossier.


Well, your being very nice to all the other politicians, such as  Barak Obama who also told some whoppers. He actually lied to his own party to get his signature health care plan approved. It was Democrats who he needed to convince and he did,  by lying to them. "If you like your plan, you can keep your plan"  Republicans were not buying it no matter how much he tried to sugar coat it. Of course there is the famous, "depends what the definition of is, is" by Bill Clinton, who was attempting to squirm out from under being impeached for  his lying under oath. Didn't work.      Or his wife, Hillary, who claimed she was under heavy  fire when arriving in Bosnia which video later  proved she was not.  Or CNN lies. Simply google "CNN controversies" and prepare to be disturbed.  Lot's of lying

I don't defend any lies by Trump or anyone else. I defend his record of doing the right thing in a very  twisted atmosphere. The fact that he has the left coming un-glued is proof he's doing good!


Yes, I'm good at reading minds, this is obvious.

Yeah, it's getting hard "supporting" the guy because he's done so much bad, right. Moving on would be best.


How many serious wars and famines have you experienced?


Why would anyone want to mess with our education system when it is first class, the envy of the world, turning out well educated youngsters ready for college , voc ed training and the workforce? I know we spend more per pupil than most any other nation but  don't the results we get justify the cost?


"Build it and they will come!"
Enabling rampant growth. A couple years after it is widened, it will need widening again.


I would like to know how many $ Billions the oil companies in Texas have donated to relief. They are the ones financing Republicans who block all efforts to prepare for climate change. I won't donate a nickel to any climate change denying region on the planet. Let the Koch brothers pay for it all.


Chris, we get it, you represent the vocal minority (29%) of Canadians who sympathize with convicted terrorists and murderers who fought against Canada and our Allies with the Taliban. Get over yourself - the overwhelming majority of Canadians are embarrassed by this decision - Khadr is traitor and is owed nothing.


Gary, society most likely says, one less problem, amen.


I hope you are not saying that you are one of those short attention span millennials who is unemployed, living long term in his parents leaky basement and having trouble concentrating on anything lengthier than a bumper sticker slogan or a 10 second pre-scripted JT sound bite.

If you are seriously interested in Canadian politics, PMs, parties and policies, you will enjoy Ibbitson's Harper biography.


Didn't you listen to Sarah?  Track's not responsible for this.  Obama is.


"Weld County’s concealed carry permit holders are rarely involved in gun crimes."
And those without guns are even less likely to be involved in a gun crime.


Advisory fees you may pay to a dealer with respect to mutual funds are deductible in non-registered accounts (in a fee-based management account).  The MERs are not deductible.


joe, as previously stated, the eighties are past and have very little connection with 2016. it would be interesting if someone changed their letters to tweets and see how it came out.  its moot. almost seventy percent of americans say they are christians. nothing, good or bad, can happen without their direct involvement.


RU
What did NKorea do? Compare that with what the US has done.


Give a real question, get a real answer. Toss around your endless talking points, continue to be regarded lightly.


Yes, it would be better for you to not believe at all than to be a hypocrite, because if you don't believe at all, then at least you are doing it honestly, but if you justify intolerance or fanaticism towards others in the name of Christ, then you have perverted the meaning of Christianity. It's really quite straightforward.


Maybe you could use some advice on writing these ridiculous accusations under your own name rather than sniping and hiding.


The very concept of an 'advocate' being involved in an investigation or trial that's supposed to be neutral is repugnant.

Let's just get this slow slide away from actual justice towards trial by popular sentiment done, and legislate it officially. Make a legally mandated quota for our courts so that the mob can finally get the sexual assault conviction rates it wants. It's clear it will settle for nothing less.


Why is is worse for a person to be killed by poison gas than by a barrel bomb?


Forgive a photographer for noticing, but the contrasting photos showing the vegetation change, are 1. not the same scale, 2. not the same horizon 3. not from the same perspective, the second shot is taken from further to the right.  4.  For those interested, slide the cursor all the way to the left, than watch the lower left corner.  First notice the distinct line at the bottom of the bluff, then the slide area just to the right of the patch of bushes.  The slide area to the right of the bushes is drastically higher on the second photo, making it appear that the bushes have moved much higher up the ridge.  "Science" photos used to compare and contrast are much more useful when they are done accurately.


Your opinion does not agree with the manner in which the federal government has chosen to characterize the federal budget. Please state your case to the OMB or your Congressional Representative or Senator. Perhaps one of those entities will agree with your opinion and have the federal budget characterized in accordance with your opinion.
Until that occurs defense spending received about 16% ($602 billion).
"Defense and international security assistance: Another 16 percent of the budget, or $602 billion, paid for defense and security-related international activities.  The bulk of the spending in this category reflects the underlying costs of the Defense Department.  The total also includes the cost of supporting operations in Afghanistan and other related activities, described as Overseas Contingency Operations in the budget, funding for which totaled $74 billion in 2015." https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-budget/policy-basics-where-do-our-federal-tax-dollars-go


'
…spake the defender of Islam.


So where do these dogs go after the race and WHO has access to them?


Paid trolling is a well studied, very common phenomenon.

It is often characterised by postings that lack actual thought, that repeat talking points and nauseum, and generally try to drown out rational debate by filling the blog string with chaff.


Here's what already happened to my healthcare under the ACA: My premiums went from 117/month to 1085/month for the same amount of coverage, and we went from 7 providers to 1.5. But please, Erica, explain how getting priced out of coverage is better for folks like me in the long run because I'd love to hear it.


It has always been clear that you and I read the same things but with very different lenses.  With yours, you continually miss the impact of how what you write sounds and affects others.  No where do I find the opinions you attribute to "the liberals" expressed as you characterize them.  You takes the clear hopes and wishes and even questions as being facts.  It seems you have a driven need to defend traditional thinking, which is perfectly fine and good, but in a manner which is dismissive of progressive thinking every bit as sound as yours.  What you say doesn't exist is, in fact, there to find.  Your snarks are what prevent useful and insightful discussion, and although you never seem to be able to see it or change the pattern, I mention it only to preserve the integrity of the one you respond to in your usual way.  It is for the benefit of those who can her, and learn.


Interesting how ratings for all Premiers is inversely proportional to how they supported the carbon tax.


I somewhat disagree but I agree somewhat.
But I agree.
Did the 71% of Canadians somewhat disagree too?


Why is there no child neglect and abuse charges being leveled at these women against all the children. Is this a just hush it up get it out of the spot light. I hope that someone takes a better look at why the tribal welfare agency did not do its job. I think someone does not want these children to testify. I do hope that all 6 of the children left alive never live again with the abusive Miss Ward. There is no way she did not know what was happening.


Oblivious, pot calling the kettle black.


I'll bet it's drug related. Usually when a victim is uncooperative there is fear of retaliation for being a rat. Seems like many of the shootings have ties to drugs.


Rudy.. another of those tree hugging freaks who rail endlessly about how abused and misunderstood our animals are. Watch the video.. the moose was not harassed. The officials in charge did everything they could to give it space yet it charged several times. Unfortunate that it had to be put down, but MORE fortunate a youngster wasn't stomped after innocently skiing around a corner into it. I do feel the lift operators could have done more to chase it off but that's always a toss up. We encounter moose on trails almost daily on trails at Kincaid and they are unpredictable.


Peggy what do you think would happen if  you asked an illegal Islamic immigrant to politely move?  I assume you asked this question because you think a muslim homeless person would become violent and take offense at your naked legs?

I think should you come across a muslim in the woman's rest room (of either sex), they would be like all the other people you met and move when politely asked but I might be wrong.

Just curious but how do you know the homeless people you came across were not muslim or illegal immigrants?  I mean I am sure you did not hold any religious conversations with them?


Then the law should be change, eh? So how come law enforcement people all over Alaska is so quiet about this? Clearly this is a dangerous law that allows someone who may be criminally insane to own guns. Why is it that law enforcement people are not pro-active enough to change such a law? Of course, I am not talking about the every day cops but those in leadership position. Their silence is quite deafening.


You're hurting my feels by removing Jackson off the $20 bill then.


How insanely disingenuous can you get? So...Trumpian bread and circuses float your boat. Because you are are part of the chattering classes you decry we are supposed to smile and forgive your tongue-in-cheek transgressions while the world goes to hell. You've just signed up for membership among the "ordinary people" you sort of sneer at by writing this here column.


(continuation of my earlier comment) http://www.wweek.com/portland/blog-33550-analog_cafe_claims_olcc_told_them_to_stop_marijuana_monday.html

Because the OLCC hasn’t figured out a way to profit from cannabis in the same way it has from its Prohibition-era monopoly of state liquor sales it will continue use these tactics to control our private conduct.

What’s the answer? City commissioners, state representatives and business alliances should meet with current and past venue owners in their districts to hear about their experiences with the OLCC. What’s learned should be shared publicly. Using the findings, the groups should work together to come up with a code of conduct for the OLCC and solutions that work for both safety and business.

Portland already has a reputation as a city unfriendly to business. If this kind of targeting goes unchecked, the result will be chasing away more of our small businesses that add to our culture and keep Portland weird – in a good way.


Mr Higgins, why are you deserting the poor students in the Anchorage School District to run to Juneau? You jacked the ASD budget up with no real increases in student achievement. Was the work really too, too hard?


You call him a buffoon but you make a bald faced lie saying the minority of Americans, he won both the collage and the popular vote by a vast majority, discounting the illegals and dead Democrat voters it's a record win.
You leftists just can't open your mouth without a lie coming out.
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and just say it's due to ignorance rather than stupidity or a sever lack of moral character.
Not a bet I'd make for money though.


I wouldn't mind living on another planet, but I don't want to get anywhere near Uranus.


Thank you for verifying that you lie.   You said a multitude of times that rail is already paid for.

You don't need to finance something that is paid for.


Private industry does this when they are in trouble so why should the public sector be immune.  Bob Rae the great socialist cut public sector wages using Rae days......grow up, stop whining and accept the fact you will be better off with no debt.


Good.


Well, "Zuma's garguantan appetite" for power has already corrupted the vast majority of government institutions and SOE's. Relative to that, one potato-head is easily digestible...


whitesplaining, mansplaining: Both legitimate words. Both suggestive of white mens' arrogance.


Good  article
Drug treatment to date is mostly a waste of money...
Meanwhile a whole industry of screening/testing and driving centers has sprung up...
On a social note;
Couple has an argument....wife later tells girlfriend;
"Oh Fred ...you know,...he has  early Alzheimer's"...


You clearly have not seen the tax proposals.


I'm not sure what you expected today but Flynn and Kushner have not been exonerated and the investigation is still open.  By firing Comey Trump also created a special counsel who may investigate obstruction of justice.  I promise you Mueller trusts Comey more than Trump.


Thomas Condon, who is well recognized at the John Day center  for his discoveries, was from Eugene, and was the University of Oregon's  first great professor of the 19th Century.   Many of his fossils are on display at the UO Museum of Natural History.
The house in which he  and Cornelia lived, formerly at 11th and High, is now at 1272 Jackson.  Condon, who was both a missionary and a scientist was famous for blending science and religion.  In  an interesting sidelight  relevant to current issues, Condon  lost one of his early preacher positions because of his opposition to slavery.
Basically, he was a great guy.
If you are interested,  read Clark's "Odyssey of Thomas Condon." This and his daughter Ellen Condon McCornack's book are wonderful as they describe his discoveries in these beautiful fossil beds.


I think you're referring to Tom Reese, S.J. - the one who was removed as editor of America Magazine.

Martin is trying to have it both ways:  remaining loyal to his superiors and hierarchy, and all his fellow gay Jesuits and priests.


Let's rename Canada.  After all, we wouldn't want to be guilty of cultural appropriation


1050 HP makes for exciting head lines - but is not a decisive criterion for electric vehicles. Electric traction motors have very high starting torques and ultimately high HP as a matter of fundamental theoretical features, nothing revolutionary. At 1050HP you will burn a lot of rubber - but won't make it home on what is left in your battery - if the whole thing doesn't go up in flames first .... An electric vehicle with 500Km range, say 150 HP available on demand - that would be a break through instead of a styling exercise.


I don't see this as a Diversity Issue, Old Soul. I see it as a "I'm looking for something to complain about" issue, that tries to use race and "diversity" as a calling card. To imply that the RG rarely publishes photos/stories about the minority community just doesn't hold water.
I view the article as a random sampling of some local events that occurred over the past year. Could it have featured someone who was "non-white"? Sure. But does every feature story that appears in the RG have to pass some kind of litmus test in regards to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, etc. before it is published? Personally, I feel these kind of letters, no matter how well intentioned, tend to undermine how serious a problem race and inequality is in this country. I think they desensitize people to stories that really do involve racism and other discrimination, and that's not a good thing.


Why would we have to stoop that low. We have values in this country unlike the US President who seems to have none at all. I thought he was going to be tough on crime. Seems to me only if they aren't Trump supporters then he's tough. First the African Americans he slights now the Latin folks. Can you even spell TOTAL LOSER.

I've seen some air head leaders but Trump is coming close to the top. The next election will be the biggest landslide in US history if Trump even makes it that far. I have no respect for people like you cause you haven't the brain power to figure out how Trump is sticking to all his supporters, which is probably why you spent 26 years in the military, you couldn't get a job requiring you to think.


A survey or questionnaire about racism might not necessarily be 100% accurate.

Someone might experience racism but they don't realize that the other person is racist. He thinks that the other person is rude or a bully.

Or the racism is subtle or the racism occurs behind your back. You didn't realize that you experienced racism because it happened behind your back & you didn't see it.

Avoiding people of certain races or ethnicity is considered racism.


Got no evidence to the contrary, do you.


More like a Pizza Eater.


You win the Interwebz for the day! Thanks for the laugh.


The German government, apparently,  puts the number of German citizens killed in the terrible disruption after WWII at 2 to 2.5 million. Other estimates are lower . . . as much as 2/3's lower. Is it really your contention that they were all massacred by Jews?

Did they teach you this pestiferous crap at Stanford? You should ask for your money back. !


"We are told that 80 percent of Hawaii residents favor doctor-assisted suicide, but that is unbelievable. The fact is, doctor-assisted suicide is extremely rare in the states that allow it."

Why is that unbelievable?  Any facts to back up your assertion? And if it is rare in occurrence (which appears to be your reasoning), why would that rarity be an issue, and how does the rare occurrence substantiate your premise that 80% is an unbelievable number?

This commentary is so full of holes and alternative facts that it borders on the absurd.


All good moves by Trudeau. He's not just waiting to see how things turn out. It looks like the BAT tax is probably dead. Trump says he doesn't like it. This was really a Paul Ryan and House Republican initiative. That's a huge relief. If they went ahead with it, CAD would have plunged off a cliff.The proposed low business tax will turn the US into a tax haven. If the US-Canada Free Trade Agreement survives the potential dismantantling of NAFTA, Canada should still come out of this pending tsunami with the economy intact.


http://fortune.com/2016/04/11/goldman-sachs-doj-settlement/
Nothing like letting the Fox loose in the henhouse.
Is this what everyone who voted for Trump expected?  Is it?  Honestly, you couldn't do worse if you tried.
 As PT Barnum put it, there's a sucker born every minute.


Very good point often missed by the progressives and modernizers.  Your mockery of those who disagree with you does credit to the church.  They deserve your scorn.


Could you possibly be a bigger jerk, Richard?


And the city paid someone to tell them the obvious.


This paper is too politically correct, hiding the real truth about trudeau failures...especially in Medicine Hat..


Absolutely. A maxim that has stuck with me is "People would rather be praised than punished, but they'd rather be punished than ignored."


I strongly disagree with the assertion that Hawaiians/Kanaka Maoli do not get involved ("visits or cares") until someone proposes some alternative use for the parcel.  On the contrary, Hawaiians are actively involved - it's only when the land use takes a drastic shift that Hawaiians then take to drastic measures in opposition.

More often than not, the land at issue is agricultural land, which is later slated for rezoning and eventually urban development.  In a natural state, the land still possesses cultural value for Hawaiians.  Obviously, the same cannot be said when urban development levels a parcel and wipes out all traces of Hawaiian existence.

If a parcel of land, covered with ancient Hawaiian archaeological sites, is left alone to grow grass, then the likelihood of those sites being disturbed is at minimal.  Clearly, that likelihood increases by leaps and bounds when a developer proposes to turn the parcel into a golf course or subdivision.


"Unfortunately, wrong" Remember these two words and nearly anyone will understand you don't have a grasp on the complexities associated with "Sharia law".  You should try re-reading my post.  "Actually "Sharia Law" in it's use and practice is where a Muslim takes and excepts only the 'LITERAL' interpretation presented in the Quran. Which is more often then not grossly exacerbated to unspeakable extremes by SOME Muslim Clerics and leaders."

"leaders" as I point out can be and are SOMETIMES no more then leaders of terrorist Taliban fighters who are not imams.


My experience has been the opposite; I have used VZ for years and never had problems. Also, who is "u?" I do agree that "u" doesn't need gizmos to enjoy the game live especially as much as the tickets cost. I'm guessing that this "u" character is a millennial?


White supremecy is a "political viewpoint" now????

What am I reading hear!  And why are you trying to defend it?  If these defenses continue it simply gives the impression that the right = white supremecy.  Is that what you want?

You guys should be distancing yourselves from these people.  Do you know realize what a political loser this tact is?


Only 4 lanes?


Lets see Hillary stole over 200K from the white house and was forced to return the items, people are dead in Benghazi because of her dereliction of duty as are many of her detractors and her husband has a long history of cheating. Yea Clinton holds the high moral ground. Not.


I think the staff and followers of CM celebrate the sacraments and try to build up unity in the church.
I really don't think they have anger toward anyone.
Perhaps they have some disagreements with some of NCR's writers and readers. Then again I don't
agree with everything in NCR as well as I don't agree with everything in the Nat'l Catholic Register.


At Christmas I tried to find a Canadian food product nicely set up as a gift package for some newly arrived Chinese neighbors.   After searching 5 store mostly chain stores the only thing I could find was some Maple syrup from Que. in a nice wood box.   Yes there are other products but I was looking for something that represented Canada.


Nicky, you can't handle the truth. Both Harper and Harris were completely useless scumbags. One was the worst PM we will ever have, and the other is the worst Ontario Premier we will ever have. You can sling all the sing-song baloney you want, they were the worst.


stop watching fox news.  It is not a real news source.


I think we've found the newest addition to the Oxford English Dictionary:

tRump: noun. A fecal-oozing bag of protoplasm (FOBOP).


I never said she shouldn't be punished....I just see the human side of it.  She's still a person......nobody wins in this situation.


Ridiculous, Las Vegas-y, blot-out-the-night-sky distraction to both drivers and pilots.  Expensive to maintain.  Pumping out green house gases.  And apparently fairly useless too!  No wait, it advertises!


Hey Boots, once in awhile I agree with you.  Right on!


I think you're doing yourself a disservice with your last paragraph. I say this as a writer who enjoys their own moments of pique, but rarely finds that these forays into sarcasm accomplish their intention. Calling everyone stupid who doesn't agree means that it is harder to create a consensus and is a harsh note to go out on.

I'm well aware it is not my place to tell you how to express your anger and dismay, even under the guise of rhetorical tactics. I can only speak of how your piece affected me as I read it. Surely it is public opinion that will win the day for your side, and in this case empathy is a stronger tool than outrage?


A) there was no election in Germany at the time
B) So fast with Godwin's law


Interesting. Almost like an enlarged tinfoil hat....


this isn't the first time Troopers begged for attention by pulling the plug.  it's all about getting more money from the state budget at the expense of human lives


"The city said the Planning Department filed a lien Jan. 4, 2013, against the owners, who now owe $223,100."  Rather than taking action against those that owe fines and property taxes, seems like whenever the city needs money it's easier to just raise property taxes as they know the majority will pay it on time.  The majority being honest, law abiding, and responsible people.


These  scumbags  have  a  right  to  do  what  their  employer  tells  them  to  do.


You don't need a court order to spy on non US citizens

And what does that have to do with Trump anyways?  Becauase the NSA spied on foreign governments, that means they spied on Trump?  How do you get from A to B?


People are ignorant.  The pilot was spotted well before he ever got to the cockpit.   They needed to catch him in the seat to have the basis to form charges.    Otherwise he is a drunk petson in a pilots uniform in the airport.

Care and control is one of the charges.   HE WAS FOLLOWED to the airplane.    Count on it.


From the state run Global Times ---“In the field of diplomacy, he is as ignorant as a child.”
They seem to understand Trump very well.


Her thesis is silly then, restricting the movements and ways of the Holy Spirit.

Very pharasaical.  Rigorist even.

The Holy Spirit is working all the time, often in very quiet ways.

The spur we get to apologize to someone comes from the Holy Spirit, no one else needs to be around.

The movement we get to return to a state of grace by going to Confession is a private action.

The movement we receive to drive more calmly and attentively...

It sounds like Mary's trying to "put God in a box" and limit His actions.  "here's the only way the Holy Spirit acts, I've decided".

It's really a preposterous thesis.


The latest tax dodge! Form a "Christian" church, live the life of the Trump and not pay taxes, in addition to the more traditional denying of services to gays or anyone else you don't like.

Stephen J. Remington


and yet another left wing idiot


Actually, NanatacheAK, it's a lot better than the villages where I grew up, watching dogs languish and suffer on short chains with in adequate shelter in freezing temperatures their entire lives. Not to mention being abused in other ways. At least this was an accident.


EFC Its a pity that neither you nor those at Mr Trump's rallies ever asked what you were to " take "our country back FROM". A meaningless phrase....or one with a million interpretations.
It is important to clarify open statements like that. He never did....nor did you.
Be careful what you wish to REGRESS to.


Schill kisses every butt but he will do whatever the feds want - a fake.


Does not follow any rules? That is really big news. Caligula and Nero would be proud, but they did not have so much power.


Governing is always very different from being in opposition. Interesting days ahead.


I see 63 likes for Haverwilde, to 4 likes & 8 disagrees for you ... and instead of arguing the merits of his position, you merely attacked him.


Oh of course, next time we want the real story on the endemic mistreatment of women we'll call on you guys. Yeah, sure.


That's about the weakest deflection I've ever seen.


Only can if a Vagrancy law is Re-Enacted Bedam the ACLU


How is he running the show?


You know, it's only the USA-coalition and Syrian rebels who have been confirmed to have bombed hospitals in Syria. A couple of the hospitals which the Obama administration claimed Russia bombed have actually been magically discovered to be standing, not harmed by attacks, and running normally.

https://youtu.be/WcdGBfQcyKM
https://youtu.be/zmEK-Oaht-w


There's nothing that says a trade deal with Japan won't be done.    In fact, I'm sure there will be one - one that is better.

TPP was bad for America, and that's why Trump killed it.


Approving the sale of raw dairy products will open the door for production of raw milk cheeses and additional economic opportunity for local agriculture. Requiring a label allowing individuals to decide for themselves whether or not they wish to buy the products is preferable to an outright ban.


Snowden, Manning, Assange, Wickileaks, and Judicial Watch are all heros. With out them we would not know of the Clinton Crime Syndicate and the racketeering extortion they do.  The $12 millon from the King of Morrocco for a quick meeting with Clinton, the $675,000 to the wife of the FBI agent in charge of investigating the felon Hillary, and etc would never have seen the light of day. Time to put them in prison and it would not be possible without whistleblowers.


Drain the swamp in DC .... vote for Donald Trump.


There is no Biden rule.  There was a Biden speech under different circumstances that did NOT recommend what the Republicans actually did (not hold hearings).

Biden's floor speech was on June 25, 1992, more than three months later in the election cycle.

There was no Supreme Court vacancy to fill.

There was no nominee to consider.

The Senate never took a vote to adopt a rule to delay consideration of a nominee until after the election (hence there is no Biden rule).

He didn't argue for a delay until the next president began his term, as McConnell actually did. He said the nomination process should be put off until after the election, which was on Nov. 3, 1992.

Oh, and just to keep up, we Americans are going to have to pay for the wall, Trump has no replacement for Obamacare, Trump is using an unsecured phone, and not just giving speeches to Goldman Sachs people, he is putting them in charge.  There's more but you get the idea.


Let's not forget Reagan's other transgression so conveniently forgotten (especially when discussing Benghazi) - selling weapons to terrorist states (Iran) Congress specifically told him not to sell weapons to, to fund extremest rebels (the Contra's) that Congress specifically told him not to be involved with.


The President has the authority to deny "grants."  The rest is unclear and I'm sure will be ultimately determined by the SCOTUS.  As I said I'm not going to argue it here.  Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.  You sound like the NFL players who say, It's my right.  True.  But their fans are leaving in droves.  They can cling to their rights as the NFL sinks to the bottom of the ocean.


I believe addicts are entitled to at least one round of good treatment.  After that if they choose to addict themselves or the fetus they're carrying, good luck charlie.


He got off easy.


I disagree ... we have NOT seen any of the ''behaviours'' U mentioned.
I wonder IF U might be one of the WI peeps who whine & puel about the ''noise'' their bikes make whilst wending their way to / from Anacortes ?
Keep in mind... they bring biz & revenue $$$$ to our isle... annnnnnd - this ''event'' happens BUT once per/year :)


Just ever so hopeful that someone at the R-G will achieve a minimal level of competence in the arcane and no longer important art of proof reading.

I liked the post on another thread by Gladys where she pointed out that she learned to accomplish that task when she was the 'editor' of her 6th grade 'newspaper'.

That standard is still a bit beyond current R-G reporters and editors, but I continue to hope.


Where was the witness to the Gospel in this?
The witness was in the virtue and nobility of being a soldier willing to fight and perhaps die to defend something that's good and valuable.  Like your brother, sister, mother, father, or America or the Vatican.


The Nixon investigations took something close to 2 years, Bill Clinton, about the same, and the Benghazi investigations took close to 4 before they turned up the email server.  Be patient.


You just can't admit that Trump is leaps and bounds above your messiah and Queen


Glad she was rescued so quickly, best wishes to her and thanks to our first responders for a job well done!


"The elite is still in denial" - as they are in Canada. LePen there, Bernier here is the only sensible solution.


I live in Kahalu`u, where the tap water is sweet and clean.  Bottled water tastes like air in comparison.
We refill our containers with our tap water rather than buying bottled.


Rent control is necessary  to protect tenants  in a market that is not free. It is a joke to call the real estate market a free market in Toronto. The real estate market is full of regulation and rules .The same can be said for the macro economic  picture where you have governments promoting  people resettlement programs for refugees and immigrants and phony tax write offs for their favored development policies. There is also environmental regulations affecting the supply of land for development, and you have interest rates set by the central bank that have little to do with the free market for money.
If thee is no incentive as these developers claim why are so many investors buying condos to rent out  than to live in Meanwhile the developers are greedily looking to make  more wealth on the backs of the consumers who have little power of choice.


Right, let' get in bed with the Chinese Communist.
Russians bailed Trump out of his last bankruptcy,
He likes Communists...they own him.


Many names at http://www.civilbeat.org/2016/01/civil-beat-database-of-public-employee-salaries /?appSession=77890027440047254542941318282436474073882628698601127137173775369449259914947413610474224272628758984351093084835311045994334046


"I don't count the Congressman that was injured as innocent, as he is definitely part of the problem in Washington, but I obviously don't support him being shot. The acrimonious separation of Americans is doing nobody any good" ... Holy moly. So if he's not innocent then he's guilty, but you don't support him being shot? Perhaps some other penalty then. And then you don't like the "acrimonious separation" of Americans but congressman being shot up while participating in an event which is part of the few genuine attempts to bring both sides together he is still not innocent and therefore in some way deserving of being shot. A lot of contradictions there.

Oh and you wonder why he missed with a rifle? Really? Perhaps because as a leftist he had no prior gun experience and thinks it's as simple as picking one up and blasting away like he sees them do in the movies.


It Can and Will get worse but the president must be protected...god save the queen...inside
 foot note...when staff or royal family Disengage Secret Service Protection they. are.....A ....about do something dirty  or B...they are Doing it Now....do it now  do it now ( What Movie Was That?)


I'm giving the majority of the American public the intelligence to see through the left-wing liberal media's hate campaign against Trump .
If anything , their rapid rabid non-stop attacks are turning more people against them and for Trump . Again , nobody likes a sore loser .


We certainly need to stop this partisan baloney.  As a former Japanese national, our senator should welcome a Japanese speaking ambassador (none in the last 20+ years) who is familiar with the customs and culture.  As a senator representing a state which is dependent on good relationships with Japan, she is required to support such a bridge to Japanese culture.  Every time I use a Japanese phrase with a Japanese visitor, they react with astonishment and sometimes glee.

I am not fond of Republicans or Democrats, but our senator is supposed to be supporting us, not her party.  Quit poking the Republicans, they can certainly hurt us, especially with Hawaii's relationship with Japan.  Don't score political points by selling out our best interest.  Recent Democratic Party appointees to the post caused friction and embarrassment to our country (Kennedy and marine mammals and Modale with his Kimono).  I doubt that our new ambassador will make similar hurtful representation.


its sad yet hilarious that it took 3 people to write this obviously biased nonsense


No only should there be younger performers, but we need a Billy virgin to actually review the play for those who have never seen it before.


Sweet, here's my attempt: another example of government overreach.  Freedom ain't free.  Big government is killing jobs/the small town entrepreneur.  Supply and demand.  Don't tread on me.  Trump/Palin.


"Apocalyptic future scenarios don't become likely unless we fail to transform our energy system by 2050."

Odd that you would say that and think yourself informed on the topic. Steven Chu (Energy Secretary under Obama) and a physicist reports that we are going to exceed 600ppm 'no matter what'. He also admits to extremely dangerous warming levels to soon be reached. Even if all carbon emissions stopped, this will still happen because many former carbon sinks are now emitting carbon. The truth is this: apocalyptic scenarios are extremely likely to happen now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C_-e3LWRZk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GScqoBz9Mhc
https://robertscribbler.com/2017/01/23/abnormal-antarctic-heat-surface-melt-giant-cracks-in-ice-shelves-more-troubling-signs-of-a-world-tipping-toward-climate-chaos/

Even your energy claims are factually wrong: http://energyskeptic.com/2017/we-all-fall-off-the-net-energy-cliff-in-2022-just-6-years-away/

It's panic time (seriously).


why didnt you just say you wanted to slam repubs and save your foul breath? Both parties are responsible. Grow up!


Once upon a time, you could get a 2 door Camry, and a station wagon Camry, and not just a 4 door. Same with the Corolla which had hatchbacks, wagon, sports versions, etc.

This was cheap for companies to just change parts of the back of a car and using a lot of the same parts instead of having every model in just one configuration with its own name, marketing, sheet metal etc.

Oddly, only the Germans still do this with Audi, BMW and Mercedes and a lesser degree VW.


i saw about $50,000 of plastic surgery on the mrs donald.... not to say she wasn't  a very pretty girl before, but..


Citizens died in this tragic fire and you are saying Mr. Lee is nit picking?  I say he's trying to expose the situation for what it is and that is we have a staff of incompetent administrators at HFD and the buck stops with the Chief.


Yea so your white?  So what!  You are scared becaue you look around you and realize you are quickly becoming a minority in this country.  Your great white hope Trump is your last hope at making America "white" again.


And your hypothesis is?.....plastic bags did it....or...breathing carbon dioxide mixed w/ cow flatulence did it....or when it rains and the water goes in the ocean, humans did it again.....or maybe you just don't know.  Even scientists don't know.  Ask them.  and what if my theory/observation is true and accurate?  Even though I'm not a scientist?


There's an American copy of the show?  What is it called?


It's less about preserving scalpers jobs and more about looking at it realistically.  Capping markups violates free market principles.  It looks even sillier when you consider that necessities such as food, fuel and housing don't have restrictions in place but luxury products like tickets do.  Another thing to consider is that the Internet has decentralized everything.  When the United States outlawed bots, brokers moved overseas.  When price restrictions were put in place, companies incorporated in a different state.  The resale market is a supply and demand business, and the reality of it is there is $6 billion at stake annually.  Try and cut the supply, and it all moves underground.


She is totally, "bombastic, short-fused, quick-tempered, unreasonable, inflexible, small-handed, hyper-partisan hack who's out to prove something for herself."  Isn't that what Sarah Palin said about you, too, McLeod when you filed how many lawsuits against her?  Funny how partisan hacks repeat themselves huh?


That is dead on and you've got that 100% right. I pay $400 per month to rent my house from the State.  Thankfully I am still working and will have it paid off in a few years. But I can most certainly see the day where I will not want to pay $800 just to exist in this county, and will probably be forced to move.


Agree 100%.


Bavius: "Complete silence from Hollywood liberals who are enraged about Trump on a daily basis."

A few inches further down the screen:
"More on this story:
Members of Hollywood establishment speak out against Harvey Weinstein"


This article and to a greater extent, the CNN story I just watched shows the dishonesty rampant in much of the MSM, some in favor of Hillary. The article described the bomb in NJ as exploding in a garbage can shortly before a scheduled 5K Run by Marines. In fact, the 5k run was scheduled at 9 AM, was delayed, and the bomb went off at about 9:35 AM on a section of the course where if the run had started on time, there would have been a large number of runners at the location the bomb went off.  On CNN, a few minutes ago, they first showed a video of Trump relating that he had just been briefed on his plane that there had been a bombing in NY City, Then they showed a video of Hillary saying that we need to wait until we get all the details before commenting in detail. This comment was actually after she had already stated that she had been briefed about a bombing in NY City. The reporter then stated that Trump talked about a bombing and Hillary talked much differently. A flat out lie!


Your ignorance is shocking.


People who go to the Bush to work are heroes.  Until you've done it, you just don't even know.  Oh, and Bush people are tough as balls, especially the young kids.  Respect to the villages.


You're a real comedian!


The premise of the article is essentially artificial because it's impossible to discuss immigration without discussing the social, political and economic circumstances that have impacted immigration policy. In the West, immigration restrictions proliferated in tandem with industrialization, the rise of labour rights and, most importantly, the emergence of universal suffrage and the associated transformation of the role of the state. Is it surprising that people will vote to protect themselves against unrestricted competition, particularly when they're experiencing hardship or are anxious about the future? The very idea of citizenship focuses on the notion that membership has its privileges, one of which is the understanding that a primary purpose of the state is to promote and protect the interests of those living within its boundaries. This is the basis of the "social contract" that emerged following the Enlightenment. To believe otherwise is to fool yourself.


Gangbangers from Delaware shooting at some locals on our streets. Lets see what the mainland corrupt clown Chinp will do here,


Howe are you not?  I too am a white, heterosexual male, and I have yet to feel unequal.


MSW has described in some detail here the conditions for continuing GOP gridlock. Only the GOP is no longer the party out of power.  And that gridlock is highly favorable to Putin, as it makes our government both predictable and vulnerable!


I can't speak for the writer, but I would say that there are perverts and domestic violence offenders everywhere, across all demographics and regions. And yes, I for one expect law enforcement and the justice system to address such issues when reported. That is why we have a justice system, and it should not discriminate.


This makes ZERO sense. You can't even board an international flight without proper documentation--AKA a passport! It doesn't matter if your status is legal or not. Even Americans without passports will be turned away at the airport.


TROLL


I am simply at a loss - this makes no sense at all. Are we in the denial stage?


They can only contest if you die in the first two years  of the policy, after that the insurer has to pay out.


And how did the Islamic State manage to create that major tunnel system? lots of shovels


Feed them nothing next time...a nice delicious traditional African meal. Famine...


Right.  So the federal appointee for DOE does not agree w/ how things are being done now in Michigan.  A state.  So...she wants to make it easier for states (or as the writer comments "influence") to loosen their restrictions on parents to choose how, where, and under what conditions their children can be educated.   Seems simple to me.  If two bakeries are on the same street, but one tastes mo betta, den I go dat one.  My choice.  If parents who live in Kapolei, but work in town, can't bring their kids to town schools, because it's more convenient for them and their work schedules, what could possibly be wrong w/ that?  And I also think the measurables are already there.


Yep, another twist the truth Trump hit piece.


Well put, Allen!

FDR did have good reasons fully-supported by the law & SCOTUS for internment.

More study should be made of the murdering psychopath and Yank poster boy, John Brown.

If General Lee had had the resources available to the Army of the Potomac, then the war would have been over in a few months.

Grant's General Order #11 and his campaign of Total War against innocent, defenseless Southern civilians and Plains Indians  should be studied carefully.

The lying, alt-Left Alinskyites such as Richard Cohen want history to fit their narrative by erasing much of it;  this disgusting faction is fully supported by the globalist, progressive MSM.

Thank you again for standing up to these intellectual fascists, Allen!


All U.S. citizens (and perhaps others) have access to voting. And they had access 20 years ago as well, before vote-by-mail and motor voter, etc. So those laws have largely found a solution to a problem that did not exist.

Nowadays, people can be completely clueless about issues, but they get a ballot in the mail and they see a name on it and the election comes down to short catch phrases. Bernie Sanders? Free Education for Everybody! I'm voting for him! Donald Trump? Make America Great Again! I'm voting for him! Melania Trump? Wow is she hot! I'm voting for Donald! Hillary Clinton? It's time for a woman president! I'm voting for her! Barack Obama? Hope and change! I'm voting for him! What, he's not on the ballot? With easy voting (and other factors) we've dumbed down our system. On the other hand, if I'm going to take the hike to the polling place during a November shower, you bet I'm going to have put some thought into who/what I'm going to mark (or punch out, as we used to do).


Thank you for this calm, rational statement about sexual orientation. I don't understand the terrible myth out there that gay priests are responsible for the sexual abuse crisis. If anything is responsible for the clergy sex abuse crisis it is homophobia in the Catholic Church. Just my humble opinion...


May I suggest another factor to measure: how well their website works and how responsive they are when it doesn't. TDW fails. For two days I've tried to access their fixed income page using the same two browsers as usual. All I get is an Error number or a message to "try again later". I sent an email many hours ago to which I have yet to receive a reply, and I phoned and waited on Hold for 15 minutes after which I gave up.


That you've finally conceded the point I was trying to make all along.  Thank you.


You're unnecessarily overwrought, Ms. Campbell. Hillary Clinton is far from the least of the worst. She has been, from the beginning, easily the most obviously qualified person for the position of POTUS of all the candidates from either party.
"Asking people who love our country, and who are hoping to select the best of the best to be happy about settling for the least of the worst is baloney."
It's mawkish sentiments such this one that makes one wonder if American political credulity truly is as infinite as the universe.


Re: "He and his followers believe America has been pillaged by freeloaders in other countries."

That is because they are delusional and mis-/un-informed.

Re: "That Mexican wall has to be paid by somebody."

It doesn't "need" to be BUILT in the first place.


Where would the animals move to with the same environment? Nowhere, they need that whole area untouched.


The same union-bully attitude was on display in Parliament when the NDP thugs were physically blocking the tory whip from getting to his seat.


Pretty sad article, obviously from Toronto.
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Why would Ms Beck quote an American program from California, which just so happens to recommend US caught fish as sustainable, while completely ignoring the Canadian equivalent program produced by the Vancouver Aquarium, which recommends Canadian caught fish.
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Was the G and M too cheap to hire a Canadian?  Was Ms Beck too lazy to do her own research? Or is this just more of the ongoing Canadian program to minimalize and ignore BC?


Beginning of the end. Locusts spreading across ME and everybody selling them weapons, uniforms and access.


You have proven yourself to be drunk on your own narcissism!


Is there any difference between hatred based on centuries of abuse, dehumanisation/daily indignities, discrimination and one based solely on skin colour?  Is it reasonable for blacks in South Africa to hate whites?  Is it rational for blacks  who lived under slavery and jim crow to have hatred of whites? Do you think when white men hung black men in the south for fun, it is rationale for the latter to hate.  Do you think when whites accuse black men of rape, kidnapping murdering their family(Susan Smith, Sue Artman, Charles Stuart, etc,. then turns out they murdered their children; lied about rape) that hatred of whites is rationale?  Do you think it reasonable for FN to hate whites/clergy?  These people have every reason to hate because of what was/continues to be done to them BUT THEY DONT; they quickly and willingly forgive.  Yet when they speak up for their rights, people like you label them racists? BLM message is BLM TOO, not just yours...and good for them for saying enough!


Mark, in another post you chastised me for not citing my sources even though I had cited my sources.  Do you have a source for your 99% figure?  Of course not, because it's way, way off base.  Like you, I don't think an anti-hunter would be a productive member on the Board of Game; however, most Americans and Alaskans are neither hunters nor anti-hunters but still appreciate wildlife and deserve to be represented on the board.


So she was unemployed and homeless but she has plenty of money and free time to be drunk as a skunk at 8:30 in the morning. Nice. Good job Judge Porter for throwing the book at her.


The Malheur protest seems to have cause a great deal of emotional distress amongst the anti-gun crowd and the drive by media.  The Christian, conservative, Caucasian  Malheur cowboys got more negative press than the radicalized Muslim shooters in San Diego did.   Prejudice is rampant in America.


Yeah, check out Connecticut. Land of the liberal overspenders...now six billion under in debt.


R-G SOP.


Do you really think that standing for the anthem falls in their job description?


I had the same issue yesterday. Then today I tried to read an unlimited article, for which I had paid a subscription a week ago, and was told that I was not able to access unlimited articles. Time to forget about the G&M methinks.


Revisionist.  It is well recorded how Republicans were courted and invited to help write ACA, they chose to be the party of "no" and to not participate.  The RNC in particular let it be known that if any member did help then the RNC might be supporting their challenger in the next primary.  They knew that trying to fix the ailing health care was really hard and they wanted to be able to stand on the sidelines and point fingers at any failures in order to gain seats in the following elections.  They did that previously in the first 2 years of Bill Clinton's administration and it worked, so they figured they would do it again.  But Obama had enough votes to pass ACA.
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Way too many Republican Senators and Representatives were voted in by their constituents to be obstructionists, so surprise surprise that those same people have no idea how to get anything done now that they are in charge.


And Mulcair you're washed-up. Political bluster gets tiresome.


He is so grandiose that now he thinks he can bring Middle-East Peace! He is a delusional Gemini. Oy.


Waiting like Sheer did was the same as Trump waiting on the Charlottesville murder and riots.  It's fake condemnation and the news reporting it as the right thing to do is fake news - so much fakery.  There is no right thing to do after you haven't done the right thing from a place of genuine reaction.  People know it's fake so why keep up the sham?


Since when is it acceptable to make fun of a person's skin color?


"The insects will have free reign once we're gone."

They ain't waitin.'  On the island of Lombok, Indonesia, tiny flying bite-'em insects did their duty on my bare feet--probably 20 bites on each foot, ankle to toes.  The pain and itch is gone, but the memory lingers...


I think she bought her way in and cares more about the power than the kids.


The honorable PM just explained, in Parliament,  that it is due to the last decade of suffering that Canadians have had to endure that he needed to attend these events - for the greater good of all Canadians.


But did the stock split create that value?  No doubt it may have had an impact but most of the appreciation would have happened anyway. BRK is the best example of this.


Trump is bad for the middle class.  He is a total liar and incompetent and needs to be impeached for breaking laws.  Republicans hate him but fear him as he is a violent, desperate man.  Sorry but Trump is terrible for Hawaii in all respects.


You'll have to check with Tesla to find out for sure. They claim the warranty covers the roof for the life of the house.


This may be the most brilliantly ambiguous posting ever.  Pure genius.  Like a Rorschach test, one's interpretation says more about oneself than what is actually on the page.  How could one possibly disagree?

Is the uncomfortable truth that it's all white man's fault and that nothing short returning all the land...or the next best equivalent (complete autonomy with taxpayer funded reparations mirroring what Germany had to pay after WW1)...is the only solution?

Or is the uncomfortable truth that the RCMP study already identified all of the most pertinent issues, and that aboriginal people themselves have a significant responsibility for their own successes and failures?

And to whom is there no political way to sell this uncomfortable truth?  To Canadian taxpayers at large, or to aboriginal groups at large?

I have no idea what you actually meant, ramones1, but I have to agree as you undoubtedly hit the nail on the head.


I can't speak to the citizenship issues of your family, but as for your knowledge of the 14th Amendment, you are just plainly making things up.

Section 1 of the 14th Amendment: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."

Seems pretty cut and dried to me. There is no language about citizenship of diplomats or anyone else.

You might not like it, I might not like it, but her kids are citizens. Get over it.


Why do we have to see this for 4 day!?


The ignorance about lobster fishing on these boards is astounding. I have a home in PEI on the water across from a fishing village where they do fish for lobster, on the north shore . From April 30th until June 30 th , that's right two months, fisherman have that period to catch their years worth. Usually in April it's about 0 Celsius and the winds are strong. And the boats leave the harbour about 4:30 each morning and return usually around noon.
Most fisherman either have two jobs or, fish for halibut, crab or cod depending on the season and restrictions. I would never begrudge any fisherman , especially lobster fisherman a healthy living. Heavens knows they've endured so many depressing years of lower prices or low catches. Watching these guys work throughout the season in PEI and getting to know many of them , renews my faith in the Canadian work ethic. If Japan or China wants to pay top dollar, good for them. They earned it.


Think about the elders what they say don't mean nothing.


I think you guys need to check your history.  Providence Hospital was the first hospital in Anchorage that occupied the 9th and L spot, not Alaska Regional.  There are pictures in Providence that show babies in the nursery at the 9th and L street location.  I also worked in that building for 2 1/2 years and I had snow inside of the window of my office in the winter (with the window closed).  The staff in this building have to run heaters in their offices, just to keep the temperatures comfortable and while it sounds great to have to open windows in the summer, there are no screens and bees other insects come inside the building.
http://vilda.alaska.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/cdmg2/id/4911/rec/4


Another commenter who doesn't understand the constitution. Or Canada, for that matter.


Oh, you're definitely feeding a troll...


We know you would have, B.D., we know you would have.....
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"It's United's responsibility to fix the problem."  -just to clarify: moving passengers to a later flight in order to successfully get your flight crew to their own plane which ensures hundreds of others take off on time IS "fixing the problem."  Try flying more, B.D., You'll understand.


Y0u are correct in saying that one does not know what he is thinking.  This is because he does not think.  He rattles out words without care.  He only uses Twitter because at the end of his Tweet he has exhausted his mental faculty to complete exhaustion.  He is not a President - he is the clown of ancient days.


It is estimated almost 2K a DAY cross illegally into the U.S. Quite a difference even taking the one location into account, don't you think?


what you see in Canadians is the Christian values which comes from our Christian bibles and churches and what we were taught in our homes.  read the ten commandments and its all in there.


Last season Mr. Miller was dancing a little prematurely.


Looks like Australians are going to be given a postal vote on whether or not to legalise gay marriage. My original intention was to vote YES.  Now I'm not so sure.

I'm not impressed by the gay lobby's efforts to paint the postal vote as a waste of taxpayer's money because it's "common knowledge" that "the vast majority" subscribes to their point of view.  I'm also unimpressed by the media's virtually unanimous support for the gay lobby's agenda.  The other side of the coin barely gets a look-in, and when they do the responses elicited could rarely be defined as "respectful."

I'll reserve judgment until I listen to the debate in the months to come.  I'll be keeping a weather eye out for any irrational incivility, including use of the term "Nazis."


MY,  You are right:  "Oregon, Iowa and Vermont – Distributors Keep Unclaimed Deposits".  Check-out this website:  http://www.bottlebill.org/about/unclaimed.htm

While Oregon's Bottle Bill lead the nation at one time, atrophy has set in.  As the above website shows, there are things that can be done to strengthen and improve it but that would require politicians to do more than figure out how to be elected and re-elected.


Don't try to school me. I've read your snarky, mean spirited posts as well, and not just in here, hypocrite.  Your smart-assed "Step outside the basement" is exactly what I'm talking about. Pathetic.

My posts may be "alarming" to you but I don't own a gun and never will. I don't kill people or other animals  then fake wonder why there's so much violence in the world. I'm honest with myself and others. Whereas you, well, you're a Trump supporter. Says it all.

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Those darn hurricanes are coming at the right time for some politicians, while coming at the wrong time for other politicians. Where are the statesmen?


Running people over is peaceful?
Just goes to show the mentality of the trumpanzees.


"The popular vote means much more in Canada than it does in the US."

Well, that explains why we have a government that got 39% of the popular vote!?


Good god, I agree. If my party hadn't been in the middle of the second row, we would have done the same. For once I was disappointed there was no intermission breaking it up. Knew at the half hour mark that we were in for a VERY long 105 minutes, and I was right.

Script, direction, most of the acting. Just a terribly disappointing production all around.


And to remove all monuments or references to them and their acts is to ignore and restate history.

If no one ever sees anything about Robert E. Lee, there will be nothing learned about him or his beliefs,

He then becomes what the Russians during the days of the USSR called "a non-person".

I see that as a 'grave misstep' under your definition.


The caption of the photo on the front page isn't Jordan Bell. It's Kavell Bigby-Williams


As Alaskans, we all agree there is a real budget problem, so I’d like to understand the numbers here.  Juneau has roughly 5% of Alaska’s population and anyone that travels there including our legislative delegation/staff and anyone wanting an audience with them (i.e. tribes, governments, nonprofit organizations) must fly to reach them.  Then we pay for our legislative delegation and staffers to live in Juneau for the session (and of course any extensions to the sessions.)  Anchorage and the Mat-Su Borough, all on the road system, account for about 400,000 of our 700,000+ residents, roughly 57% of our entire state.  As an Alaskan citizen, I’d like to know in totality what it costs to send our legislators and their staff to Juneau each year, how much is spent on per diem, flights back and forth to their homes during the session, any other costs I may not be cognizant of.  Now what do we save having them in Anchorage & using technology for remote meetings?  Someone do the math, please!


To clarify, the insult here is in the tone of the article set by Enid. We still have lots of great comedy shows, some standing room only, and lots of funny comics in Portland. Famiarize yourself if you're going to write about comedy. Go to pdxcomedyblog.com to see them listed.


I wonder how many of the owners of Waikiki hotels and business leasees are local?  Not just local because business brought them here.  And not the owners of the land beneath the hotels and businesses.  And, the locations of the banks where the majority of the wealth garnered ends up?


When I was in the Uffizi (after having been at the Pitti Palace), I asked how the Medici were able to amass such an incredible art collection. I was told there were three main reasons: Lots of money, impeccable taste and an earned reputation for prompt payment.


If that were true, I am sure it raised the hackles of the military brass who well know doing so would be exactly like the military parades in North Korea, China and -of course- his favorite, Russia.  Putin would be proud and pleased, and Trump would admire him even more.  After all, our new president owes Mr. Putin so, so much....


There must be an error in this article, who can imagine Bell or Rogers wanting extra money from its customers???????


The operating style of today's Republican Party doesn't differ much from the manner in which the Bolsheviks conducted their affairs.  Loyalty is all the matters, and punishment awaits anyone perceived as thinking even the slightest bit beyond the Party line.  That's not an approach to conducting the people's business that can be said to have a strong and successful historical track record.


The Quebec model - cheap day care to encourage the white francophone majority to have kids, to stave off immigration that dilutes the gene pool.


I_seem_to_remember_the_Bishop_of_Rome_doing_so_as_well.


So you endorse natural law as set out by Locke?  Are you saying Aquinas disagreed with Locke?  Are you suggesting Locke was a continuation of Aquinas on the concept of natural law.  Do you deny Locke's conclusions regarding the basis of Society?  You always claim to be willing to discuss idears and things, but when faced with questions about your positions, you inevitably lash out with nastiness and snark.  Is this what you learn from reading Aquinas?  You can hardly demand to be left alone after beginning a discussion, merely because your position proves to be untenable...sigh...


Taipan,  I was born and raised in Hawaii.  I live on the mainland  now, but my dad, cousin and childhood friends are buried in Hanapepe veterans cemetery.  I have it in my will to be buried there too.

You?


Being fired from this administration is the supreme compliment.  However, I do often wonder about Jared's relationship with Donnie Jr.


I believe the mandate claim will result from winning the presidency, Senate, and Congress.


Grippen is 4th generation fighter. F-35 is 5th generation.

What's the piont in buying something that is already obsolete The is no second place in fighter combat.


Poor thing, T-Boned all triggered.


It was the Clinton tax increases that created the surplus. Not a single Republican voted for it because they said it would tank the economy. Sound familiar?

Instead the economy took off. Revenue poured into the treasury. Clinton was reelected in a landslide. His wife will in a landslide too.  Better get your excuses ready, Larry.


It's interesting to note that the "federal government laision" (sic), Williams & Jensen, PLLC, is still not registered to do business in Hawaii and apparently has no GET license.  (Something I brought up about five years ago.)  There are others who also appear not to be in compliance with Hawaii's business laws.

In addition, I'm curious whether Williams & Jensen is also the firm that is responsible for preparing the annual business plan.  This year's plan, which was deferred due to the recovery status of the project, has many errors in it and cost taxpayers "thousands of dollars," per Dan Grabauskas.  (It would be good to know the actual cost.)  This plan was recommended by the firm that prepares it annually, and I wonder what kind of vetting that recommendation received prior to its implementation.


Rochdale68 writes:

"Yes no path to victory and how will Trump deal with loosing, what joke the left have become."

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Please post in English.


So very well written! Thank you for the history lesson and reminding us from where we come.


Say, how about a link (from a reputable source) about that foundation/Hillary allegation?


My understanding is that goats are not native to Kodiak and don't really have predators - which may not address the Cubs hat but may shed some light for people that are upset with the actual killing of the goat.  For some people the hat might have been seen as disrespectful, but from what I understand they killed it humanely, and used everything (including hide and bones) which to me is the most important piece that wasn't stated in the story.  I would be truly outraged if someone went out there and shot the goat and either did not use the meat or did not care for the meat and hide appropriately.


Hiring freeze in Blue Oregon:  we have enough sure voters for the next election.


The scenario you describe is one of someone that owns a home in Boulder, and has owned it for a long time (likely decades).  That means the home is likely paid off (or nearly paid off), and they have a ton of home equity.  Hard to feel too sorry for anyone with 500k-1M (or whatever the number) in home equity.

If their income is too low to pay the rising property tax, then perhaps it's time to sell the home, cash the huge check, and move somewhere further out where the average home price isn't $1M+.


I wonder if she'll be as concerned about the homeless folks she'll encounter in downtown Anchorage??


Our reaction to this man is totally personal.  What one (or some) does is not representative of any group.  I know no one who has done anything inappropriate in response to the election, even though they oppose him with their whole being (like myself).  Each person can assume unto him- or herself outrage if he or she allows it.  Just like a response to an athlete who doesn't stand for the National Anthem.


Point?  Just for you hypocrite:  a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, especially a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.  What's the point of you calling republicans hypocrites when you and your heroes been toking when it's against the law.


And Suu Kyi pens a reply asking, "Justin, why do you spend so much time at parades, celebrity events, Hip concerts and in New York City with Ivanka when your country has more pressing issues like clean drinking water on reserves?"


Hughe:  The history you cite is, in my view, the history of "American Exceptionalism"    definition: "American exceptionalism may view the United States through the lens of a special historical determinism for the United States, separate from broad historical trends in the rest of the world. It may, for a variety of reasons, view the U.S. as a nation that is immune (or should be immune) from things like terrorism and dictatorship — "It can't happen here." The U.S. in turn is supposed to assume an activist role around the world in promoting "freedom" or being a "shining example" to the world (the "City on a Hill"). This sort of presumptive moral superiority is virtually never welcomed by other nations, and is often almost always resented, particularly when the U.S. has a long history of engaging in gunboat diplomacy itself. "   I see it as the belief that "we are special"..."we have all the answers".... "just follow our lead and all will be well"

Sounds a bit like Mr. Trump, doesn't it


Total bans are always the easy road to take in complicated situations. But it is usually the wrong road. As the dangers of asbestos have become known over the last 30 years its use in construction and materials has plummeted. It now remains mainly "locked up" between the walls of old buildings as insulation. It is harmful if inhaled, but just as cigarettes are safe as long as they remain in the packet, so asbestos in old buildings is safe if  sealed and left alone. Banning asbestos would inevitably lead to a surge in removal from old buildings that could increase, rather than decrease, exposure to workers. Better to keep tightening the regulations on new use and safely and slowly remove old asbestos in small quantities as necessary.


What's a "deliberate border leak"???


Yep they can pick up a brain drain fare from Canada to the U.S.  Trump must be pleased with this exchange - we reduce the enforcement load on U.S. illegal immigration, and he recruits some of our brightest and successful that can no longer tolerate Trudeau's envy politics.


So, do they allow us to disagree with them? Never!
The last 36yrs reveal that.


That is exactly what they said about HART years ago - it would "cost nothing" because the City would just transfer some people over from DTS... so it would be "free."

Just like the early years ago statements about rail finances - "already paid for," "On time and on budget."


In my previous midwest state...income tax 3.1% local income taxes 1.5% state sales tax 6%,  and home property tax varies by county and borough/township, generally from $1800-$4400/year for a 3-bed 1-bath home,  and $36/year car registration.  Anchorage residents have no state, local, or sales taxes, but have voted for higher property taxes through bonds, which pay for local services.  In California, we paid double the property tax of what a "pre-proposition 13" homeowner paid, plus an extra $113/month for a development bond on the neighborhood.  All property tax was paid to the state, then handed back to the schools as grants, basically.  Be lucky you vote on your bonds and how to pay for your local services.  Kenai, AK is my favorite place to live, even with local sales tax total of 6%


Er no, your history is poor. There were accusations a lot more serious than consensual sex made by multiple women. HRC's reaction was to demonize and marginalize the accusers. Defend that , ignore that, doesn't make it go away.


Let's have a little clarity here: Canada's government debt is low compared to other G7 countries. Most of the debt you refer to is household debt.
I am more concerned by our infrastructure deficit left by our former government. Our bridges, roads, water treatment plants etc are falling apart. Finally we have a government that plans to deal with it.


Professionals?


Nothing worse than a faux king auto play video, fuq U!


Maybe Trump is purposely trying to blow it so Hillary gets in office. After all he did donate a nice sum to the Clinton's in the past. Smoke and mirrors. Let the circus show continue.


Our lack of public transit, from passenger rail to decent local bus and trolley service, is a big reason why our roads are wearing out so quickly. People are creatures of habit, and if public transit is a crap-shoot, no one will develop any habit other than driving a car for their every transportation desire.

We can look south to a state that not only is flush with money but has gotten that way in part by investing in rail service. The Capitals line connects many cities that all feed the train stations well with bike, bus and local rail access. As a result, the I-80/680 corridors are less congested now than twenty years ago in spite of huge population increases. The Cascades has a long ways to go to get to that level of service.


Obama created this mess when he issued an illegal Executive Order establishing DACA, which in effect made immigration law.   Congress and only Congress can make or change laws.  Several law suits filed by states challenging the constitutionality of Obama’s EO are currently working their way through the courts and ultimately will be heard and settled by the Supreme Court.  Trump’s best course of action would be to issue an Executive Order extending DACA pending the Supreme Court’s decision or until Congress changes the law to allow those effected by DACA to remain permanently in the U.S., whichever occurs first.


When did Alaska get Bears?


The Sun, Fox News, The Rebel.Media, not exactly credible journalism, no wonder you're in the dark.


But then again I can understand why some in Oak Harbor dare not tolerate anyone who may tamper with their secure cocoon being footed for by Uncle Sam.


Disagree.  Helicopter parents are putting their own needs first...the need to be seen as uber supportive and perfect parents.  Helicopter parents tend to love posting to social media to document it.  But it's really about them, not the kids.    Helicopter parents protect their kids from failures and hurts, rather than teaching resiliency, lest it be a reflection on them as parents.  This is how we get snowflakes with glass jaws who fall apart when life throws them a punch.


It's a disgrace to decorated soldiers verterans heros of this country to fabricate stories of valor.
If this man had a shred of decency in him he would step down willingly and not continue to disgrace the office of defense or his fellow soldiers.


Lock her up.


"...re from comfortable families that invested in getting them to the level where they could make it into the school."

And this is one of the most significant problems with these schools (and something Gee substantively ignored).

The TOPS program at Bloor has a written admission test for their grade 9 program. Math education in the elementary and middle school grades is regarded as poor. So, if a kid is coming from a family who can't afford pricey after-school math programming (which is how my kids' school wants to solve the problem)  then I guess TOPS is out of reach. Tough luck.

Arts education in the primary/junior grades is sorely inconsistent across the system. So, if a family can't afford to send their kids to drama class or art class then where does that leave them for ESA or CW?

Gee's snarkiness in this column adds nothing to the difficult conversation that needs to happen: how can we ensure that admission to these programs is done in an equitable and transparent way?


If only getting rid of rail was as easy as determining high school football brackets.


"More than 50 per cent of all attacks took place in five countries (Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and the Philippines), and 69 per cent of all deaths due to terrorist attacks took place in five countries (Iraq, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Syria, and Yemen)”(c)
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. . .  could the reason be that they are Islamic countries, perhaps? ... heavily populated with Muslim citizens.. ?? ... where the 'Value of Life' seems to have escaped many adherents of the 'religion of peace' ..

North America, ergo, Western Civilization, is less about 'Religion' & more about 'Peace' -- case in point, Canada & the USA -- well, for the present, at least..

Of course, that may change with the current blending taking place between 'First World' & 'Third World Overpopulated Nations'.

The 'primitive' nature of 'Third World' countries will likely prevail simply by virtue of their massive populations, plus the great leveller -- 'Digital Communications'

. . with Food & Resources as the goading primitive drivers.


Ken, strange as it may seem you may be able to learn a few thing from people like Ritte, Harp, Thompson, Aila, Uncle Buzzy Agard (rest his soul) and the many others that seek to expand the Papahanaumokuakea.  These are not children Mr. Conklin.  These are very intelligent people that know from life experiences, book education, science, and their own ancestors about our beautiful islands.  And to Isaac Harp.... where did you learn to write.  I want to send my kid to that college.


Good news for Hamilton house owners since price will be skyrocketed since there are more people who will move to the city to take advantage of this offer.
Our family will be the first one.
Thanks for this freebies Liberal.


And there you go.
You don't deserve, nor could you accept, unbiased news.


Are you saying Sherry R Riggs didn't vote for Trump? How do you know that, genius?