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If I recall correctly, at least a few of the monks were Asians! LOL	0	not toxic	600	600	34,191	42,614
The problem is the voters, because we love to obsess about the most irrelevant crap, and then vote accordingly. Guess what? Then we are stuck with some real losers for politicians. So if you are one of the freaks that think the whole world needs to stay up all night and worry about abortion, regulated weed, thinking that all of society should take a dude with a beard in a dress serious about wanting to squat to piss instead of stand, or the idiots debating global warming on both sides. Thanks, feel free to go look in the mirror when you want to blame anyone. Feel free to take the race card groups, and blind military supporters with you.	1	toxic	601	601	17,697	14,611
Regardless of the merits of the Juneau road project, one fact sticks out. DOT has consistently underestimated its costs, and has been very slow to update cost projections for construction and maintenance of the road. First of all, the last DOT cost estimate for the project, which is already obsolete, was $574 million, not the $552 million in the op-ed. $22 million may be chump change to some, but not to me. Second, at one time during the project "planning," the cost of ferries dedicated to run between the end of the new road and Haines and Skagway were appropriately included in the project costs. Then, when the Alaska Class ferry was initially designed to be able to serve the entire AMHS service area, the ferry costs were deleted. Then a re-design occurred, and the new ferries will be Juneau Access day boats only; their costs have never been added back to the project, however. Bottom line: It is closer to a $1 billion project in today's dollars.	0	not toxic	602	602	45,022	44,517
It's no mystery. Extremists on the right are driving people farther left, and extremists on the left are driving people farther right. In other words, we are polarizing each other. Then throw in a good measure of ego, which prevents us from cooperating, as this would be seen as a sign of weakness.	0	not toxic	603	603	47,292	17,751
"The senator then went on to note her family is a multicultural one." Included in the senator's statement:"....and some Irish, lousy Irish." A racist and ignorant remark, that had it been made concerning people of color, would have had her drummed out of the senate the next day. I take offense to this comment and am appalled that any adult,let alone a public figure, can say that to a group of children without any reaction. She at the least should offer a public apology immediately. The best hope is that she will not be seen in any elected office ever again. And, that she publicly admits her lies and apologizes to those children---and to all of Colorado.	1	toxic	604	604	48,183	17,659
That's if government worked, and worked for us at that, not corporate interests. Merkley and DeFazio are a few of the good ones, but most politicians at the Congressional level are corporate tools, or at best, beholden to their corporate donors. Unless politicians stop taking money from lobbyists (I'm looking at you, DNC) then we'll continue to get half measures, doublespeak, and flip flopping while politicians act only to suit their donors, to the benefit of corporate America. Unless we get big money out of politics, we aren't going to have a government that works for us. (And re: your link, maybe I'm rubbing salt in an open wound, but... www.berniewouldhavewon.com.)	0	not toxic	605	605	3,743	35,674
Guess this helps give a ltitle more justification for the pt MacKenzie rail spur..	0	not toxic	606	606	21,781	42,098
yes Khadr has realized the "Canadian dream" LOL	0	not toxic	607	607	11,802	36,520
I think Marilyn Manson's mom is well past PMS - probably a bad case of the hot flashes.	0	not toxic	608	608	31,152	3,789
"Left without the ability to pay for a locker, the Saabyes said they set their bag in front of the lockers like roughly a dozen other people had done." That's why airports don't allow unattended bags, that looks like a terrorist's dream.	0	not toxic	609	609	1,005	38,865
Helicopters? We finally started getting our new Cyclones this year, with the rest not far behind Which helicopters do you refer to?	0	not toxic	610	610	27,153	22,279
He's Bipolar. There is no other explanation for his behaviour. Why is he still tweeting? He does not have the ability to ignore the outside noise. His attention span is 10 minutes tops.	1	toxic	611	611	12,646	47,041
it explains his love of the british royals as well	0	not toxic	612	612	28,434	22,570
I can't speak for all school and school districts but in ours, in Western Alaska, the district gives some travel support for sports travel but the teams work their butts off to fundraise the rest of it - the bulk of it.	0	not toxic	613	613	10,173	33,453
Even some large tech companies with HR departs have a "frat house" environment... and it's intentional! They setup open-concept offices with billiards tables and host pub crawls after work, all in an effort to make work "fun". But it backfires. Not only is the "frat house" environment a problem for many women, many men leave once they "grow up". Consider these facts about Google: the median employee leaves the company after only 1 year, and the median employee age is in their 20s. Google is not unique in those statistics. Personally, when I graduated I thought cubicles were "lame" and so I worked at a "fast and loose" startup. But the novelty quickly lost it's luster, and I grew to appreciate the professionalism and steady hours of a traditional work environment as my personal life and family life developed outside of work.	0	not toxic	614	614	47,917	16,052
Preston Manning? The defender of Harper? He only rants against Liberal 'elites'. Meredith is a Tory 'elite'.	0	not toxic	615	615	49,411	20,697
Sorry about the multiple movings-on. I think we had a couple of simultaneous conversations going on, which makes for a bit of confusion. Trust me, diocesan priests already know full well that they are employees. They've long been responsible for their own savings and retirements and, in some dioceses, they are now having to deal with bishops raiding their pension funds to pay off abuse lawsuits. They aren't starry-eyed about thinking of their bishops as "fathers." Of that, have no doubt. I do agree that SNAP is being inconsistent and said as much in one of my posts. Personally, I think they are now demanding something they know is legally impossible just to pile on. Moving on for real this time. Peace and all good!	0	not toxic	616	616	15,852	48,859
Using a holiday for a Trump hit piece. Whatever works. Try the sun coming up tomorrow.	0	not toxic	617	617	16,735	34,392
What is shameful is the gullibility of Democrats of this island to be brainwashed by the media as demonstrated by how they were all fooled and brainwashed by the media to support rail. An example of how Democrats of this island absorbed rail media brainwashing is the media propaganda "Rail is cheaper to maintain and operate" that Democrats mouth against the anti-rail. - There is no cause for anyone to speak up for Muslims, Latinos, women and so-called "healthcare cutbacks" simply because all of that are nothing more than based on anti-Trump media propaganda.	0	not toxic	618	618	46,982	7,208
I'll join in that. You and your gang are shills.	0	not toxic	619	619	41,220	14,894
The Russians stole it.	1	toxic	620	620	42,260	41,067
FPTP has not served us, or anybody else, well "for 150 years". . People have ben campaigning for its abolition since before WWI. The majority of countries that eve had FPTP ha abolished it. . No country that ha abolished FPTP ha eve gone back to it. . Face facts: FPTP is a lousy electoral system that often produces undemocratic results. That is why many countries have abolished it.	0	not toxic	621	621	20,277	10,431
Is the Pope running things, or is Seinfeld?	0	not toxic	622	622	45,828	41,351
He_thinks_they_won_the_war_by_electing_him._He_is_the_state,_until_Muller's_report.	0	not toxic	623	623	17,670	20,151
It's their best decision all year.	0	not toxic	624	624	17,699	27,695
This is laughable. The good news is that by refusing the fiduciary responsibility it is clear where they stand on who first at the dinner table. I ask my friends to ask if their potential advisor has a written fiduciary responsibility to his/ her clients and advise them to keep moving if they do not.	0	not toxic	625	625	25,635	27,705
Wynne must be happy that the daily FEDERAL Liberal party scandal is deflecting attention away from the daily PROVINCIAL Liberal party scandal.	0	not toxic	626	626	47,167	12,471
The sad triumph of "let me mind your business" Big Government Conservatives in Alaska is shameful in a state that historically prided itself on independence, rugged individualism, and a government that kept its nose out of citizens' affairs. Hopefully the courts toss the Nanny State Republicans out the window.	0	not toxic	627	627	9,423	4,700
And now the Putin regime is going after Jehovah's Witnesses. He is really aping Stalin and Hitler more and more every day. When will this KGB clown be gone?	0	not toxic	628	628	16,073	15,117
wow the left wing usual deflection attempt, hey pal this is about the cbc	0	not toxic	629	629	31,117	14,405
Thank you Dick. The conflation of religion and politics does from all directions, but as Alan pointed out above, Judaism is more than a religion. It is an ethnic and cultural identity. That doesn't necessarily mean any connection to Israel, though, and while Lingle is Jewish, her support for Israel has as much (if not more) to do with her party's platform as her Judaism. I, like many other Jews, stridently disagree with her politics. Like any cultural group, there's no unanimity of opinion (get ten Jews together and you'll get ten different answers to a yes or no question). What Patricia did was to conflate a cultural identity with a nation's policy; she would probably say she's not anti-Semitic without quite grasping the implicit bigotry of her post (to give her benefit of the doubt). This is also not the first time she's used CB as a platform to inveigh against Israel, and it's unfortunate she chose a story about Jews in local government as another stone on which to grind that axe.	0	not toxic	630	630	24,718	36,162
I truly wish that someone would carefully define and describe, for me and others, what "academic freedom" means, why it is, seemingly for some or even many, of such high and even ultimate public importance, and why it is so important to faculty members. Dr. Potter's article was an op-ed piece, at best an interesting perspective of his emotions and views on Montreal and Quebec society. It was not a well considered, nor a fact based, nor a peer reviewed, academic paper. Given this, his writing the paper, and the subsequent criticism, has nothing to do with academic freedom. It, simply, had nothing to do with being an academic, unless one presumes that being an academic allows one to offer opinions on anything, no matter what evidence or experience one has. My best understanding of academic freedom is that it has somehting to do with the freedom to wisely choose and pursue one's research; but, it comes with an equal responsibility to be thoughtful, fact-based, and peer-reviewed in carry	0	not toxic	631	631	13,718	39,478
Sorry the jury is still out and the game has yet to be played..............but I really am not all that confident in this minister,my money is on BM not the PM.	0	not toxic	632	632	47,143	37,434
It's 'the Butte'.. not Butte. No one says Butte except the U.S. Census. - From a lifelong resident of 'the Butte'.	0	not toxic	633	633	8,423	11,132
Congressional Democrats and the leftist mainstream media, whose "journalism" agenda includes a 93% negative attack agenda against the President, according to recent Harvard studies; are not interested in progress, and are hell-bent to simply make the next four years about investigations, suspicion, and fake news loaded with unproven innuendo. It's been 7 months with not a shred of evidence about Russians working with Trump on anything-- what should be the cut-off for Democrats to stop trying to scrounge what dying remains they have, and help us to get our country back on track?	0	not toxic	634	634	717	1,799
If only Alberta was like everyone else.... Let me ask this, why should Alberta be like other provinces? No group has figured out the magic solution. Alberta had massive population growth which required a high level of public spending as infrastructure and services kept up. That high need also led to questionable expenses and waste, no surprise. Alberta had high priced oil/income growth to pay for all that. Now that the income is gone, $billions sucked out of the economy in an instant, no surprise the equation is out of balance. But the people are still there. Many make a fraction of what they used to, if they are working. Revenue has dramatically changed. Their expectations also changed. What has not adjusted is government spending. Also not adjusted is some attitudes in the rest of Canada - just keep sending money. Why not challenge the implication that expenses aren't the problem? The West is also not wrong to expect fair treatment from it's friends.	0	not toxic	635	635	49,365	41,492
You have ignored the key words in my post "publicly insist" regarding which your accurate theology is irrelevant	0	not toxic	636	636	3,439	13,071
Nice idea, and returning it to the states where I believe it constitutionally belongs is also good. If necessary, transfer payments can be used to assist poor states.	0	not toxic	637	637	36,728	28,100
Quit hiding behind the word opinions. I posted many facts. I have used logic and facts to back them up. You, not so much. You have failed to even once address a source I have posted. I know why. You do not want to learn that you are incorrect. Well get used to it. You will soon have no choice. I had to learn. Joan had to learn. You must decide. Join the flat earthers and anti-vaxxers or accept the truth that the claims I posted above are true. All these scientists think your opinions are incorrect. The MSDS and the labels means the science is known. The risks or lack of are known.	0	not toxic	638	638	48,568	38,567
Trump must be one of them liars Amylou speaks of since today he actually said, "Clinton WANTS to allow Radical Islamic terrorists to pour into our country". Here is his entire "speech". There are so many falsehoods and outright lies in this trash talk, one would have an easier time finding water in the Atacama Desert than they would find any facts in this dribble. https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-addresses-terrorism-immigration-and-national-security She "WANTS ", really? I mean really? No, really? Are you sure DT? What makes you so sure? I mean seriously, really? No Donald, you want the uneducated voter to simply FOLLOW every FALSE word you utter. This is outright DISGUSTING, SICK and PERVERTED. I've seen and heard tRump say a lot of stupid things, but this has got to be right up there in the top 10.	1	toxic	639	639	24,231	1,008
JP Tanner: AA has been court ordered since 1930's; DUI continues. More severe laws needed. AA should not be court ordered. Serenity Prayer author Reinhold Niebuhr emphasized separation church/state in Mike Wallace/Niebuhr 1958 interview available online. AA religious; its own 'AA Comes of Age' says so over 11 times in 20 pages--304-324. AA began using Serenity Prayer to open its meetings decades ago.	0	not toxic	640	640	7,007	17,440
A 3 million majority from 11 million illegal voters.	0	not toxic	641	641	43,747	37,929
Their "forts" are still standing on Nimitz, by Lowes. Hopefully they get razed, very dangerous for pedestrians in that spot.	0	not toxic	642	642	35,212	45,559
Trump's ratings will go up for a short time. Americans love the military and we must stand behind our troops. Meanwhile the drained swamp in Washington is moving to Afghanstan.	0	not toxic	643	643	23,908	46,013
Grady get a grip on reality. You're nothing but uneducated. Cry and whine but never an actual solution. You take huge complicated issues and arm chair 1 line solutions. All you spew is regurgitated false statements without a single shred of proof behind your idiocy. $6,000 of you tax dollars goes toward corporate welfare and never hear you whine about that. Rightwingers would love nothing better than an uneducated populace. People like you are why we need a better education system. On a side note if Obama ran against Trump in an election tomorrow Obama would crush the orange Cheeto and his tiny little hands.	0	not toxic	644	644	17,454	48,054
Wow! Requiring government issued ID to prove residence is kind of a touchy requirement in Port Townsend isn't it? Isn't this a sanctuary city? Or do Illegals have rights that taxpaying property owners don't have?	0	not toxic	645	645	37,722	6,994
We don`t pay an income or state sales tax in Alaska..sir.. so what "taxpayers" are you speaking about? The ones that work in Alaska but take the money back and pay a Texas income tax on money they made in Alaska? Some of us believe we need to start paying our way,.. some of us think that things like homeless vets somehow still matter. Some of us feel we`d have more skin in the game with a moderate state income tax. It is also the least regressive. But I`ll reiterate. I don`t pay a sales or an income tax.. do you?	0	not toxic	646	646	46,504	8,893
I'm really not sure that there will be a future. Ireland could be considered a microcosm of the Catholic Church. As such it was probably the most "Roman Catholic" country in the world in terms of practice, devotion and obedience to Rome of the 90% of the population . It was selected as a safe bet for JP2's first foreign papal trip in 1979. It took over the country completely for the few days. Francis' reception will be more muted and considered next year for the World Family Conference. It will be a very different Ireland that he will come to; in terms of the Church. Coupled with the credibility loss; are the closures of many seminaries. There are few vocations and they are now being shipped out to Rome. There has been a major decline in church attendances coupled with ageing clergy and devotees. Perhaps there will be more of an amalgamation of Christian churches ; once the current Vatican Curia members go to their eternal reward and there is a re-positioning of the deck chairs.	0	not toxic	647	647	39,574	25,003
I love the article and you will find this band top notch. There are 3 others sharing the stage Sat. night. Billy McCoy Tatiamo and Cowboy Cadillac which rounds it off to be a heck of a great show. Come join us, Oh there is not a dance floor but if you want to dance there is lots of room by the doors in and you can hear the music well.	0	not toxic	648	648	33,241	39,829
The left can dish it out but can't take it. Cuck or racist, which is worse? I prefer snowflake, myself.	1	toxic	649	649	41,604	25,727
The problem is using old technology to build these here . The rest of the world has moved on a long time ago, more efficient, better quality, higher energy efficiency, pleasant living...and still overpriced here in Alberta...the price should be around 80 to 100 dollar per sqft finished/delivered ready to move in.	0	not toxic	650	650	4,533	31,217
Drug infested NIMBYs...like you anti-pipeliners	0	not toxic	651	651	5,323	31,849
Yes, the word comes from the city of Sodom, and the act has its own name to distinguish it from sex, the act that only a male/female couple can engage in. People should be using the word, but are so disgusted by the act that they whitewash it by using the term "sex" as a substitute.	0	not toxic	652	652	32,663	37,466
You apparently think you are the moderator with everything concerning coach Ganot??	0	not toxic	653	653	13,390	33,154
It is sad that there are so few.	0	not toxic	654	654	24,587	7,372
I don't listen much to TV news, except for NPR. Then, I read various publications -- mostly on-line. I mostly stay away from the comment boards, because I think that most are not places where any real conversation takes place. I also do not listen to our esteemed governor's rants on the radio (Christie seems to delight in insulting people), but prefer to read about them in the local paper. So, I guess that I'm a bit insulated from some of the rhetoric. One of my projects when I retire will be to work with others on a way to make civics education more readily available and approachable. We will see if we will be able to make a difference .... :-) Have a good night.	0	not toxic	655	655	46,337	25,272
Your readers should also be made aware that just because a company is paying an initially low yield it should still be considered. For example, I own both TIH and CNR and RY along with others. My yield on cost for CNR is 5.9% and for TIH 5.0%. Not as good as RY's yoc at 10% but still not too shabby. There are usually trade offs with a low yield. My CNR dividend has increase on average 16% per year and TIH by 11% per year whereas RY has increased by 7%. Another difference in the capital appreciation, CNR has increased 262% and TIH by 282% since purchase and RY has increased by 176%. So like most things in life there are trade offs.	0	not toxic	656	656	19,033	44,580
One of the few commentaries of Mr. Dingman with which I agree.	0	not toxic	657	657	49,228	39,885
Terrific link. I like that you got past the Heck No! Too often we cut off worthy discussion with our initial impulse. I am still not sold on the idea, but I love the discussion.	0	not toxic	658	658	17,954	30,347
"The Doral event represents a potential avenue of influence that is unique to Trump: the chance for a corporation to engage in a private business transaction with the president." I thought this was illegal? Swamp draining may arse.	0	not toxic	659	659	39,183	26,665
Who's paying for diapers and baby food? Oh, wait, silly question.	0	not toxic	660	660	39,583	11,066
All right, is Canada going to withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty, or will Britain and France engage in extensively upgrading their nuclear capabilities? If not, it is unclear to me that there is any real intention to engage in a response that would be proportionate to not being able to rely on the United States for global leadership in the defense of democracy. I agree that Trump's apparent position on Russia is a problem, but empty rhetoric doesn't impress me as a response.	0	not toxic	661	661	5,118	40,282
From Dublin. Just to bring to your attention that Marie Collins was one of four panelist on a current affairs programme; screened the 16th March at 11:00pm. The programme objective is to hold powerful people or institutions accountable. It is a nightly edition, transmitted by an Irish commercial station. You will probably need to bear with 4 x 20 second ads first. Anchorman Vincent Browne initially picks up with Marie re NCR report above; and opens up the discussion to involve three other panelist; including a priest. It will give you an opportunity to view Marie in person and evaluate her for yourself. A little insight into an Irish perspective. Vincent may appear brash at times; it's just his way of stoking the fire. Link: www.tv3.ie/3player/show/41/0/0/ In case of problems Google : TV3 Ireland player, Tonight with Vincent Browne	0	not toxic	662	662	36,785	25,519
They should talk about deficit spending in terms of debt to gdp ratios only. The debt should always increase over time in absolute terms, but the debt to gdp ratio should remain stable. Just as inflationary debt (increasing ratios of gov spending to gdp) is not sustainable, deflationary debt (conversely, inflationary surplus) are also not sustainable over the long run (decreasing ratios of gov spending to gdp). The analogy to personal finance is wrong since individuals retire and die, sovereign nations should not. The math is simple for anyone to see.	0	not toxic	663	663	14,844	43,479
More false outrage from the thinned skinned liberals. These are the same whiners that just love good old Al Franken and his skanky dialogs prior to him being a Senator, where was the outrage? These are also the same momo's that fill Amy Schumer movies yet they just can't seem to hear such talk from the Donald 12 YEARS AGO. lol What a pathetic bunch of babies. Where is all the outrage from your criminal Clintons, after all we all know what skanky deeds Bill did in the Oval office many many times to many many woman and Hillary helped cover it all up. Where's your outrage! crickets??	1	toxic	664	664	2,995	39,501
I believe the reason Kent is short on funds is not property taxes, which have continued to climb, but sales taxes, which were transferred from point of seller (Kent warehouses) to point of sale (where affluent people buy stuff). I suspect the theory is that if we have housing for people who can afford to buy stuff, we will have more sales tax income.	0	not toxic	665	665	22,697	25,927
Home schooled children take tests to verify they are getting educated, so that makes that point invalid. Parents are every bit as entitled to that tax money as you are and have equal weight in deciding how its spent, so that makes that point invalid. As for the evil parents abusing their children? Well, homeschooled children do not live in a vacuum, and there are other people besides public school nurses capable of stepping in when necessary. So that point seem mute as well. I know this is contrary to common sense os some people, but not everyone need government to tale care of them.	0	not toxic	666	666	34,363	24,524
I live in a part of the country where I've always (well, usually) enjoyed snowflakes. I hate to see them abused this way.	0	not toxic	667	667	7,304	8,472
There are a lot of "slow" boys should they be disqualified from participating in team sports because they are? In Homer we have a young lady who is famous for making and being on the Olympic rowing team. I was proud of her as she was in high school the same time as my daughter. In high school sports no one could beat her, male or female. Do we need to be so rigid and stereotype anyone including those children in this state who play team sports? TEAM means working together with all the players strengths and weakness's leading to a victory or being able to handle defeat graciously. It is not about all the players being of equal skills and abilities. Playing on a team is about building skills for their future that our children need for getting along and working with all kinds of people.	0	not toxic	668	668	8,691	2,017
"Definitely not good judgment." On whose part?	0	not toxic	669	669	42,465	6,121
Sad but true.	0	not toxic	670	670	31,912	23,124
Something the boy wonder doesn't think he does .... even though every single comment he makes is one. You know why, because he can't formulate his own sensible comments so he resorts to stalking people which in turn lead to derogatory comments. The other day in the story about the Audi R7 the first comment in the story was Edwin and this: * Better excuse than kitchen renovation for Master T to downgrade to Passat And Edwin thinks only other have "Personal Attacks" When I read that I thought nobody else could possible put in such a miserable excuse fora comment but the king of Personal Attacks himself.	0	not toxic	671	671	27,278	43,123
Pretty tough to expand markets for commodities when every effort to build the necessary export infrastructure is stymied by internal obstructionist screamers. Time to put the Big Boy pants on and decide: are we a nation that will pay the price to stand on its own feet, or not?	0	not toxic	672	672	36,117	45,057
So then I guess you know who the Kardashians are. Sweet.	0	not toxic	673	673	2,008	24,058
Yes sometime between 2050 and infinity.	0	not toxic	674	674	12,846	5,275
During the second leaders' debate, the moderator asked each leader a composite question (based on emails received by viewers) for each candidate; The question to Clark asked her to justify her character in light of the questionable dealings that have marked the period as a Cabinet Minister and later as Premier. Her response that BC voters wanted jobs spoke volumes. It reflected badly on her understanding of the full scope of her responsibilities as a Minister and as Premier, strongly implied that BC residents could expect more of the same regarding ethical conduct of the BC Government if she remains Premier and is clear evidence that she and the Party she leads need a time in opposition to rethink their role in BC politics.	0	not toxic	675	675	36,908	6,909
Awwww X don't get mad. I have allllll the time on the world to follow you!!!!!	0	not toxic	676	676	11,731	26,972
The POINT was not THAT he smokes, dear. It is that he continues to smoke in his office even when he has been WARNED that it is illegal, and he is to stop. (Maybe he needs to be arrested?) RIGHT THERE is his attitude in a nutshell: "The rules do not apply to me." So, when he is ALSO WARNED to stop touching the women at work... He cops that same attitude... "The rules do not apply to ME! I am ABOVE the law." It follows a pattern of DOING and NOT LISTENING. "Don't touch women!" "Well, it was a SIDE HUG so it doesn't count because I am ABOVE reproach!" All the while it puts his hand right next to her breast! I imagine that such a skeevee dude would make a woman shiver just having him touch her arm.	0	not toxic	677	677	47,863	44,517
"in 2015 we provided $3.3 billion in subsidies to the Oil and Gas Industry" Considering the amount of taxes collected from the industry as a whole , it is a investment. Ontario residents alone paid $6.8 billion in federal and provincial taxes. Canadians as a whole paid over $16.6 billion in gasoline taxes, in 2014 In Alberta , over $8 billion in royalties was collected in 2014/15. The oil patch is nothing but a cash cow for governments . see: 17th Annual Gas Tax Honesty Reports page 18 Canadian Taxpayers Federation May 14th, 2015 @ http://www.taxpayer.com/media/GTHD-Report-2015.pdf see: http://www.energy.alberta.ca/Org/pdfs/FS_Royalties.pdf The Bolt or Volt would not sell without the rebate.The size of the EV market only exists because of the subsidies. "I am not advocating whether rebates are good or not (I lean towards them being good)" Sure you do , you are getting a direct benefit from this one.For what? a" empty virtue-signaling gesture,"	0	not toxic	678	678	8,094	38,079
just like the outdated not even completed choo choo train	0	not toxic	679	679	45,316	41,664
Maybe you should stop reading every single one of her articles? Just a thought?	0	not toxic	680	680	30,384	21,944
Good post, D.C.	0	not toxic	681	681	13,754	33,973
It's too bad no one in Congress takes him seriously because of how corrupt and inept he is, otherwise people might pay attention to his incoherent ramblings.	0	not toxic	682	682	362	35,507
Where did you get that definition of authority, yourself? The hierarchy has a mandate from the living God that walked among us. The authority of the church rests on the promise Christ made to Peter, not your subjective feelings.	0	not toxic	683	683	4,612	12,473
how about wording it like this. are you willing to give may of your comforts and pay a lot more money to do so?	0	not toxic	684	684	49,225	36,044
There is no confirmation that the plane "had an engine failure the day before..." When the uncle said "The last time he was out in it, it lost all power, communications. The same plane.”, he could have meant it lost ELECTRICAL power, not engine power, which would explain why they lost COMMUNICATIONS but not the ability to continue flying. Rather than speculate on rumors, let's wait and see what the investigation shows when all the facts are gathered.	0	not toxic	685	685	16,682	35,045
And your true feelings are the "political criminals" should be assassinated?	0	not toxic	686	686	42,087	31,849
Gives you a sense of the power that the education industry wields in state government... Wonder what might happen if voters had similar power...	0	not toxic	687	687	22,876	31,059
You have no idea what his intentions were. The fact he popped off a few rounds at the workers and the police means that his intention was not good-willed. The power company has the legal right to trim/cut trees in the power line easement. Or would you rather the trees grow up to destroy the lines leaving you with no electricity? I have the same easement on my property and I have no issues if they need to cut to maintain service.	0	not toxic	688	688	8,289	25,679
Blatantly false and wrong.	0	not toxic	689	689	32,199	43,801
It might even have been self-defense for all we know at this point.....There is a reason the police carry out thorough investigation and don't just make assumptions and jump to conclusions as so many folks do who contribute to these discussions.	0	not toxic	690	690	34,120	15,259
So why aren't the mines owners cleaning it up?	0	not toxic	691	691	41,824	3,779
LTD doesn't run at 2:30 am in the morning.	0	not toxic	692	692	37,641	42,344
Bill Mathis: another interesting word choice. "He's [President Obama] divided this nation like no other". Trump has purposely and gleefully created division in our country. Its part of his reality TV shtick. We haven't been this divided since the Civil War. And the blame rests solely on Trump.	0	not toxic	693	693	36,180	35,195
I shake my head at the fans who want Sakic to trade Duchene for a bag of moldy bread. Seriously? If he did you'd destroy him in a double-bind once Duchene excelled elsewhere. Sakic has not impressed but him seeking equal-or-greater value is the responsibility with which he's been entrusted.	0	not toxic	694	694	18,366	31,003
"It is the prerogative of a nation to determine who is allowed in and whether residents of certain countries are restricted or excluded." - Another commenter who thinks Trump is "a nation".	0	not toxic	695	695	28,862	44,124
Let's all face it; t-Rump is a disaster. He lied over and over again. The one time global warming was brought up in the presidential debates- Hillary Clinton was the one to bring up the subject; not the moderator- t-Rump said it was untrue that he denies global warming- but we've heard his quote that is is a hoax by China- he is working to enrich himself and his billionaire family and friends- Putin and Tillerson being part of this group. The entire biosphere will suffer because of him and the other greedy sociopaths like him-- and move us closer to mass extinction. Remember, "fossil fools"; there are NO jobs on a DEAD PLANET! Can't we impeach him NOW????	0	not toxic	696	696	49,552	7,950
Incomprehensible.	0	not toxic	697	697	771	47,492
This is the problem with this new system, it doesn't matter what I think about peer reviews. The stuff of reading three comments giving my opinion and then my comment is still reviewed seems to me is to control thoughts and speech	0	not toxic	698	698	2,173	37,154
Bye bye dreamers. Self deport now and maybe some will be let back in legally.	0	not toxic	699	699	2,585	32,200

If I recall correctly, at least a few of the monks were Asians! LOL

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The problem is the voters, because we love to obsess about the most irrelevant crap, and then vote accordingly. Guess what? Then we are stuck with some real losers for politicians. So if you are one of the freaks that think the whole world needs to stay up all night and worry about abortion, regulated weed, thinking that all of society should take a dude with a beard in a dress serious about wanting to squat to piss instead of stand, or the idiots debating global warming on both sides. Thanks, feel free to go look in the mirror when you want to blame anyone. Feel free to take the race card groups, and blind military supporters with you.

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Regardless of the merits of the Juneau road project, one fact sticks out. DOT has consistently underestimated its costs, and has been very slow to update cost projections for construction and maintenance of the road. First of all, the last DOT cost estimate for the project, which is already obsolete, was $574 million, not the $552 million in the op-ed. $22 million may be chump change to some, but not to me. Second, at one time during the project "planning," the cost of ferries dedicated to run between the end of the new road and Haines and Skagway were appropriately included in the project costs. Then, when the Alaska Class ferry was initially designed to be able to serve the entire AMHS service area, the ferry costs were deleted. Then a re-design occurred, and the new ferries will be Juneau Access day boats only; their costs have never been added back to the project, however. Bottom line: It is closer to a $1 billion project in today's dollars.

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It's no mystery. Extremists on the right are driving people farther left, and extremists on the left are driving people farther right. In other words, we are polarizing each other. Then throw in a good measure of ego, which prevents us from cooperating, as this would be seen as a sign of weakness.

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"The senator then went on to note her family is a multicultural one." Included in the senator's statement:"....and some Irish, lousy Irish." A racist and ignorant remark, that had it been made concerning people of color, would have had her drummed out of the senate the next day. I take offense to this comment and am appalled that any adult,let alone a public figure, can say that to a group of children without any reaction. She at the least should offer a public apology immediately. The best hope is that she will not be seen in any elected office ever again. And, that she publicly admits her lies and apologizes to those children---and to all of Colorado.

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That's if government worked, and worked for us at that, not corporate interests. Merkley and DeFazio are a few of the good ones, but most politicians at the Congressional level are corporate tools, or at best, beholden to their corporate donors. Unless politicians stop taking money from lobbyists (I'm looking at you, DNC) then we'll continue to get half measures, doublespeak, and flip flopping while politicians act only to suit their donors, to the benefit of corporate America. Unless we get big money out of politics, we aren't going to have a government that works for us. (And re: your link, maybe I'm rubbing salt in an open wound, but... www.berniewouldhavewon.com.)

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Guess this helps give a ltitle more justification for the pt MacKenzie rail spur..

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yes Khadr has realized the "Canadian dream" LOL

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I think Marilyn Manson's mom is well past PMS - probably a bad case of the hot flashes.

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"Left without the ability to pay for a locker, the Saabyes said they set their bag in front of the lockers like roughly a dozen other people had done." That's why airports don't allow unattended bags, that looks like a terrorist's dream.

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Helicopters? We finally started getting our new Cyclones this year, with the rest not far behind Which helicopters do you refer to?

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He's Bipolar. There is no other explanation for his behaviour. Why is he still tweeting? He does not have the ability to ignore the outside noise. His attention span is 10 minutes tops.

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it explains his love of the british royals as well

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I can't speak for all school and school districts but in ours, in Western Alaska, the district gives *some* travel support for sports travel but the teams work their butts off to fundraise the rest of it - the bulk of it.

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Even some large tech companies with HR departs have a "frat house" environment... and it's intentional! They setup open-concept offices with billiards tables and host pub crawls after work, all in an effort to make work "fun". But it backfires. Not only is the "frat house" environment a problem for many women, many men leave once they "grow up". Consider these facts about Google: the median employee leaves the company after only 1 year, and the median employee age is in their 20s. Google is not unique in those statistics. Personally, when I graduated I thought cubicles were "lame" and so I worked at a "fast and loose" startup. But the novelty quickly lost it's luster, and I grew to appreciate the professionalism and steady hours of a traditional work environment as my personal life and family life developed outside of work.

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Preston Manning? The defender of Harper? He only rants against Liberal 'elites'. Meredith is a Tory 'elite'.

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Sorry about the multiple movings-on. I think we had a couple of simultaneous conversations going on, which makes for a bit of confusion. Trust me, diocesan priests already know full well that they are employees. They've long been responsible for their own savings and retirements and, in some dioceses, they are now having to deal with bishops raiding their pension funds to pay off abuse lawsuits. They aren't starry-eyed about thinking of their bishops as "fathers." Of that, have no doubt. I do agree that SNAP is being inconsistent and said as much in one of my posts. Personally, I think they are now demanding something they know is legally impossible just to pile on. Moving on for real this time. Peace and all good!

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Using a holiday for a Trump hit piece. Whatever works. Try the sun coming up tomorrow.

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What is shameful is the gullibility of Democrats of this island to be brainwashed by the media as demonstrated by how they were all fooled and brainwashed by the media to support rail. An example of how Democrats of this island absorbed rail media brainwashing is the media propaganda "Rail is cheaper to maintain and operate" that Democrats mouth against the anti-rail. - There is no cause for anyone to speak up for Muslims, Latinos, women and so-called "healthcare cutbacks" simply because all of that are nothing more than based on anti-Trump media propaganda.

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I'll join in that. You and your gang are shills.

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The Russians stole it.

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FPTP has not served us, or anybody else, well "for 150 years". . People have ben campaigning for its abolition since before WWI. The majority of countries that eve had FPTP ha abolished it. . No country that ha abolished FPTP ha eve gone back to it. . Face facts: FPTP is a lousy electoral system that often produces undemocratic results. That is why many countries have abolished it.

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Is the Pope running things, or is Seinfeld?

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He_thinks_they_won_the_war_by_electing_him._He_is_the_state,_until_Muller's_report.

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It's their best decision all year.

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This is laughable. The good news is that by refusing the fiduciary responsibility it is clear where they stand on who first at the dinner table. I ask my friends to ask if their potential advisor has a written fiduciary responsibility to his/ her clients and advise them to keep moving if they do not.

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Wynne must be happy that the daily FEDERAL Liberal party scandal is deflecting attention away from the daily PROVINCIAL Liberal party scandal.

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The sad triumph of "let me mind your business" Big Government Conservatives in Alaska is shameful in a state that historically prided itself on independence, rugged individualism, and a government that kept its nose out of citizens' affairs. Hopefully the courts toss the Nanny State Republicans out the window.

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And now the Putin regime is going after Jehovah's Witnesses. He is really aping Stalin and Hitler more and more every day. When will this KGB clown be gone?

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wow the left wing usual deflection attempt, hey pal this is about the cbc

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Thank you Dick. The conflation of religion and politics does from all directions, but as Alan pointed out above, Judaism is more than a religion. It is an ethnic and cultural identity. That doesn't necessarily mean any connection to Israel, though, and while Lingle is Jewish, her support for Israel has as much (if not more) to do with her party's platform as her Judaism. I, like many other Jews, stridently disagree with her politics. Like any cultural group, there's no unanimity of opinion (get ten Jews together and you'll get ten different answers to a yes or no question). What Patricia did was to conflate a cultural identity with a nation's policy; she would probably say she's not anti-Semitic without quite grasping the implicit bigotry of her post (to give her benefit of the doubt). This is also not the first time she's used CB as a platform to inveigh against Israel, and it's unfortunate she chose a story about Jews in local government as another stone on which to grind that axe.

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I truly wish that someone would carefully define and describe, for me and others, what "academic freedom" means, why it is, seemingly for some or even many, of such high and even ultimate public importance, and why it is so important to faculty members. Dr. Potter's article was an op-ed piece, at best an interesting perspective of his emotions and views on Montreal and Quebec society. It was not a well considered, nor a fact based, nor a peer reviewed, academic paper. Given this, his writing the paper, and the subsequent criticism, has nothing to do with academic freedom. It, simply, had nothing to do with being an academic, unless one presumes that being an academic allows one to offer opinions on anything, no matter what evidence or experience one has. My best understanding of academic freedom is that it has somehting to do with the freedom to wisely choose and pursue one's research; but, it comes with an equal responsibility to be thoughtful, fact-based, and peer-reviewed in carry

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Sorry the jury is still out and the game has yet to be played..............but I really am not all that confident in this minister,my money is on BM not the PM.

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It's 'the Butte'.. not Butte. No one says Butte except the U.S. Census. - From a lifelong resident of 'the Butte'.

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Congressional Democrats and the leftist mainstream media, whose "journalism" agenda includes a 93% negative attack agenda against the President, according to recent Harvard studies; are not interested in progress, and are hell-bent to simply make the next four years about investigations, suspicion, and fake news loaded with unproven innuendo. It's been 7 months with not a shred of evidence about Russians working with Trump on anything-- what should be the cut-off for Democrats to stop trying to scrounge what dying remains they have, and help us to get our country back on track?

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If only Alberta was like everyone else.... Let me ask this, why should Alberta be like other provinces? No group has figured out the magic solution. Alberta had massive population growth which required a high level of public spending as infrastructure and services kept up. That high need also led to questionable expenses and waste, no surprise. Alberta had high priced oil/income growth to pay for all that. Now that the income is gone, $billions sucked out of the economy in an instant, no surprise the equation is out of balance. But the people are still there. Many make a fraction of what they used to, if they are working. Revenue has dramatically changed. Their expectations also changed. What has not adjusted is government spending. Also not adjusted is some attitudes in the rest of Canada - just keep sending money. Why not challenge the implication that expenses aren't the problem? The West is also not wrong to expect fair treatment from it's friends.

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You have ignored the key words in my post "publicly insist" regarding which your accurate theology is irrelevant

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Nice idea, and returning it to the states where I believe it constitutionally belongs is also good. If necessary, transfer payments can be used to assist poor states.

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Quit hiding behind the word opinions. I posted many facts. I have used logic and facts to back them up. You, not so much. You have failed to even once address a source I have posted. I know why. You do not want to learn that you are incorrect. Well get used to it. You will soon have no choice. I had to learn. Joan had to learn. You must decide. Join the flat earthers and anti-vaxxers or accept the truth that the claims I posted above are true. All these scientists think your opinions are incorrect. The MSDS and the labels means the science is known. The risks or lack of are known.

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Trump must be one of them liars Amylou speaks of since today he actually said, "Clinton WANTS to allow Radical Islamic terrorists to pour into our country". Here is his entire "speech". There are so many falsehoods and outright lies in this trash talk, one would have an easier time finding water in the Atacama Desert than they would find any facts in this dribble. https://www.donaldjtrump.com/press-releases/donald-j.-trump-addresses-terrorism-immigration-and-national-security She "WANTS ", really? I mean really? No, really? Are you sure DT? What makes you so sure? I mean seriously, really? No Donald, you want the uneducated voter to simply FOLLOW every FALSE word you utter. This is outright DISGUSTING, SICK and PERVERTED. I've seen and heard tRump say a lot of stupid things, but this has got to be right up there in the top 10.

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JP Tanner: AA has been court ordered since 1930's; DUI continues. More severe laws needed. AA should not be court ordered. Serenity Prayer author Reinhold Niebuhr emphasized separation church/state in Mike Wallace/Niebuhr 1958 interview available online. AA religious; its own 'AA Comes of Age' says so over 11 times in 20 pages--304-324. AA began using Serenity Prayer to open its meetings decades ago.

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A 3 million majority from 11 million illegal voters.

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Their "forts" are still standing on Nimitz, by Lowes. Hopefully they get razed, very dangerous for pedestrians in that spot.

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Trump's ratings will go up for a short time. Americans love the military and we must stand behind our troops. Meanwhile the drained swamp in Washington is moving to Afghanstan.

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Grady get a grip on reality. You're nothing but uneducated. Cry and whine but never an actual solution. You take huge complicated issues and arm chair 1 line solutions. All you spew is regurgitated false statements without a single shred of proof behind your idiocy. $6,000 of you tax dollars goes toward corporate welfare and never hear you whine about that. Rightwingers would love nothing better than an uneducated populace. People like you are why we need a better education system. On a side note if Obama ran against Trump in an election tomorrow Obama would crush the orange Cheeto and his tiny little hands.

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Wow! Requiring government issued ID to prove residence is kind of a touchy requirement in Port Townsend isn't it? Isn't this a sanctuary city? Or do Illegals have rights that taxpaying property owners don't have?

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We don`t pay an income or state sales tax in Alaska..sir.. so what "taxpayers" are you speaking about? The ones that work in Alaska but take the money back and pay a Texas income tax on money they made in Alaska? Some of us believe we need to start paying our way,.. some of us think that things like homeless vets somehow still matter. Some of us feel we`d have more skin in the game with a moderate state income tax. It is also the least regressive. But I`ll reiterate. I don`t pay a sales or an income tax.. do you?

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I'm really not sure that there will be a future. Ireland could be considered a microcosm of the Catholic Church. As such it was probably the most "Roman Catholic" country in the world in terms of practice, devotion and obedience to Rome of the 90% of the population . It was selected as a safe bet for JP2's first foreign papal trip in 1979. It took over the country completely for the few days. Francis' reception will be more muted and considered next year for the World Family Conference. It will be a very different Ireland that he will come to; in terms of the Church. Coupled with the credibility loss; are the closures of many seminaries. There are few vocations and they are now being shipped out to Rome. There has been a major decline in church attendances coupled with ageing clergy and devotees. Perhaps there will be more of an amalgamation of Christian churches ; once the current Vatican Curia members go to their eternal reward and there is a re-positioning of the deck chairs.

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I love the article and you will find this band top notch. There are 3 others sharing the stage Sat. night. Billy McCoy Tatiamo and Cowboy Cadillac which rounds it off to be a heck of a great show. Come join us, Oh there is not a dance floor but if you want to dance there is lots of room by the doors in and you can hear the music well.

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The left can dish it out but can't take it. Cuck or racist, which is worse? I prefer snowflake, myself.

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The problem is using old technology to build these here . The rest of the world has moved on a long time ago, more efficient, better quality, higher energy efficiency, pleasant living...and still overpriced here in Alberta...the price should be around 80 to 100 dollar per sqft finished/delivered ready to move in.

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Drug infested NIMBYs...like you anti-pipeliners

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Yes, the word comes from the city of Sodom, and the act has its own name to distinguish it from sex, the act that only a male/female couple can engage in. People should be using the word, but are so disgusted by the act that they whitewash it by using the term "sex" as a substitute.

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You apparently think you are the moderator with everything concerning coach Ganot??

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It is sad that there are so few.

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I don't listen much to TV news, except for NPR. Then, I read various publications -- mostly on-line. I mostly stay away from the comment boards, because I think that most are not places where any real conversation takes place. I also do not listen to our esteemed governor's rants on the radio (Christie seems to delight in insulting people), but prefer to read about them in the local paper. So, I guess that I'm a bit insulated from some of the rhetoric. One of my projects when I retire will be to work with others on a way to make civics education more readily available and approachable. We will see if we will be able to make a difference .... :-) Have a good night.

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Your readers should also be made aware that just because a company is paying an initially low yield it should still be considered. For example, I own both TIH and CNR and RY along with others. My yield on cost for CNR is 5.9% and for TIH 5.0%. Not as good as RY's yoc at 10% but still not too shabby. There are usually trade offs with a low yield. My CNR dividend has increase on average 16% per year and TIH by 11% per year whereas RY has increased by 7%. Another difference in the capital appreciation, CNR has increased 262% and TIH by 282% since purchase and RY has increased by 176%. So like most things in life there are trade offs.

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One of the few commentaries of Mr. Dingman with which I agree.

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Terrific link. I like that you got past the Heck No! Too often we cut off worthy discussion with our initial impulse. I am still not sold on the idea, but I love the discussion.

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"The Doral event represents a potential avenue of influence that is unique to Trump: the chance for a corporation to engage in a private business transaction with the president." I thought this was illegal? Swamp draining may arse.

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Who's paying for diapers and baby food? Oh, wait, silly question.

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All right, is Canada going to withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty, or will Britain and France engage in extensively upgrading their nuclear capabilities? If not, it is unclear to me that there is any real intention to engage in a response that would be proportionate to not being able to rely on the United States for global leadership in the defense of democracy. I agree that Trump's apparent position on Russia is a problem, but empty rhetoric doesn't impress me as a response.

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From Dublin. Just to bring to your attention that Marie Collins was one of four panelist on a current affairs programme; screened the 16th March at 11:00pm. The programme objective is to hold powerful people or institutions accountable. It is a nightly edition, transmitted by an Irish commercial station. You will probably need to bear with 4 x 20 second ads first. Anchorman Vincent Browne initially picks up with Marie re NCR report above; and opens up the discussion to involve three other panelist; including a priest. It will give you an opportunity to view Marie in person and evaluate her for yourself. A little insight into an Irish perspective. Vincent may appear brash at times; it's just his way of stoking the fire. Link: www.tv3.ie/3player/show/41/0/0/ In case of problems Google : TV3 Ireland player, Tonight with Vincent Browne

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They should talk about deficit spending in terms of debt to gdp ratios only. The debt should always increase over time in absolute terms, but the debt to gdp ratio should remain stable. Just as inflationary debt (increasing ratios of gov spending to gdp) is not sustainable, deflationary debt (conversely, inflationary surplus) are also not sustainable over the long run (decreasing ratios of gov spending to gdp). The analogy to personal finance is wrong since individuals retire and die, sovereign nations should not. The math is simple for anyone to see.

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More false outrage from the thinned skinned liberals. These are the same whiners that just love good old Al Franken and his skanky dialogs prior to him being a Senator, where was the outrage? These are also the same momo's that fill Amy Schumer movies yet they just can't seem to hear such talk from the Donald 12 YEARS AGO. lol What a pathetic bunch of babies. Where is all the outrage from your criminal Clintons, after all we all know what skanky deeds Bill did in the Oval office many many times to many many woman and Hillary helped cover it all up. Where's your outrage! crickets??

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I believe the reason Kent is short on funds is not property taxes, which have continued to climb, but sales taxes, which were transferred from point of seller (Kent warehouses) to point of sale (where affluent people buy stuff). I suspect the theory is that if we have housing for people who can afford to buy stuff, we will have more sales tax income.

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Home schooled children take tests to verify they are getting educated, so that makes that point invalid. Parents are every bit as entitled to that tax money as you are and have equal weight in deciding how its spent, so that makes that point invalid. As for the evil parents abusing their children? Well, homeschooled children do not live in a vacuum, and there are other people besides public school nurses capable of stepping in when necessary. So that point seem mute as well. I know this is contrary to common sense os some people, but not everyone need government to tale care of them.

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I live in a part of the country where I've always (well, usually) enjoyed snowflakes. I hate to see them abused this way.

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There are a lot of "slow" boys should they be disqualified from participating in team sports because they are? In Homer we have a young lady who is famous for making and being on the Olympic rowing team. I was proud of her as she was in high school the same time as my daughter. In high school sports no one could beat her, male or female. Do we need to be so rigid and stereotype anyone including those children in this state who play team sports? TEAM means working together with all the players strengths and weakness's leading to a victory or being able to handle defeat graciously. It is not about all the players being of equal skills and abilities. Playing on a team is about building skills for their future that our children need for getting along and working with all kinds of people.

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"Definitely not good judgment." On whose part?

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Sad but true.

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Something the boy wonder doesn't think he does .... even though every single comment he makes is one. You know why, because he can't formulate his own sensible comments so he resorts to stalking people which in turn lead to derogatory comments. The other day in the story about the Audi R7 the first comment in the story was Edwin and this: *** Better excuse than kitchen renovation for Master T to downgrade to Passat ** And Edwin thinks only other have "Personal Attacks" When I read that I thought nobody else could possible put in such a miserable excuse fora comment but the king of Personal Attacks himself.

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Pretty tough to expand markets for commodities when every effort to build the necessary export infrastructure is stymied by internal obstructionist screamers. Time to put the Big Boy pants on and decide: are we a nation that will pay the price to stand on its own feet, or not?

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So then I guess you know who the Kardashians are. Sweet.

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Yes sometime between 2050 and infinity.

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During the second leaders' debate, the moderator asked each leader a composite question (based on emails received by viewers) for each candidate; The question to Clark asked her to justify her character in light of the questionable dealings that have marked the period as a Cabinet Minister and later as Premier. Her response that BC voters wanted jobs spoke volumes. It reflected badly on her understanding of the full scope of her responsibilities as a Minister and as Premier, strongly implied that BC residents could expect more of the same regarding ethical conduct of the BC Government if she remains Premier and is clear evidence that she and the Party she leads need a time in opposition to rethink their role in BC politics.

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Awwww X don't get mad. I have allllll the time on the world to follow you!!!!!

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The POINT was not THAT he smokes, dear. It is that he continues to smoke in his office even when he has been WARNED that it is illegal, and he is to stop. (Maybe he needs to be arrested?) RIGHT THERE is his attitude in a nutshell: "The rules do not apply to me." So, when he is ALSO WARNED to stop touching the women at work... He cops that same attitude... "The rules do not apply to ME! I am ABOVE the law." It follows a pattern of DOING and NOT LISTENING. "Don't touch women!" "Well, it was a SIDE HUG so it doesn't count because I am ABOVE reproach!" All the while it puts his hand right next to her breast! I imagine that such a skeevee dude would make a woman shiver just having him touch her arm.

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"in 2015 we provided $3.3 billion in subsidies to the Oil and Gas Industry" Considering the amount of taxes collected from the industry as a whole , it is a investment. Ontario residents alone paid $6.8 billion in federal and provincial taxes. Canadians as a whole paid over $16.6 billion in gasoline taxes, in 2014 In Alberta , over $8 billion in royalties was collected in 2014/15. The oil patch is nothing but a cash cow for governments . see: 17th Annual Gas Tax Honesty Reports page 18 Canadian Taxpayers Federation May 14th, 2015 @ http://www.taxpayer.com/media/GTHD-Report-2015.pdf see: http://www.energy.alberta.ca/Org/pdfs/FS_Royalties.pdf The Bolt or Volt would not sell without the rebate.The size of the EV market only exists because of the subsidies. "I am not advocating whether rebates are good or not (I lean towards them being good)" Sure you do , you are getting a direct benefit from this one.For what? a" empty virtue-signaling gesture,"

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just like the outdated not even completed choo choo train

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Maybe you should stop reading every single one of her articles? Just a thought?

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Good post, D.C.

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It's too bad no one in Congress takes him seriously because of how corrupt and inept he is, otherwise people might pay attention to his incoherent ramblings.

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Where did you get that definition of authority, yourself? The hierarchy has a mandate from the living God that walked among us. The authority of the church rests on the promise Christ made to Peter, not your subjective feelings.

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how about wording it like this. are you willing to give may of your comforts and pay a lot more money to do so?

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There is no confirmation that the plane "had an engine failure the day before..." When the uncle said "The last time he was out in it, it lost all power, communications. The same plane.”, he could have meant it lost ELECTRICAL power, not engine power, which would explain why they lost COMMUNICATIONS but not the ability to continue flying. Rather than speculate on rumors, let's wait and see what the investigation shows when all the facts are gathered.

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And your true feelings are the "political criminals" should be assassinated?

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Gives you a sense of the power that the education industry wields in state government... Wonder what might happen if voters had similar power...

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You have no idea what his intentions were. The fact he popped off a few rounds at the workers and the police means that his intention was not good-willed. The power company has the legal right to trim/cut trees in the power line easement. Or would you rather the trees grow up to destroy the lines leaving you with no electricity? I have the same easement on my property and I have no issues if they need to cut to maintain service.

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Blatantly false and wrong.

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It might even have been self-defense for all we know at this point.....There is a reason the police carry out thorough investigation and don't just make assumptions and jump to conclusions as so many folks do who contribute to these discussions.

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So why aren't the mines owners cleaning it up?

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LTD doesn't run at 2:30 am in the morning.

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Bill Mathis: another interesting word choice. "He's [President Obama] divided this nation like no other". Trump has purposely and gleefully created division in our country. Its part of his reality TV shtick. We haven't been this divided since the Civil War. And the blame rests solely on Trump.

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I shake my head at the fans who want Sakic to trade Duchene for a bag of moldy bread. Seriously? If he did you'd destroy him in a double-bind once Duchene excelled elsewhere. Sakic has not impressed but him seeking equal-or-greater value is the responsibility with which he's been entrusted.

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"It is the prerogative of a nation to determine who is allowed in and whether residents of certain countries are restricted or excluded." - Another commenter who thinks Trump is "a nation".

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Let's all face it; t-Rump is a disaster. He lied over and over again. The one time global warming was brought up in the presidential debates- Hillary Clinton was the one to bring up the subject; not the moderator- t-Rump said it was untrue that he denies global warming- but we've heard his quote that is is a hoax by China- he is working to enrich himself and his billionaire family and friends- Putin and Tillerson being part of this group. The entire biosphere will suffer because of him and the other greedy sociopaths like him-- and move us closer to mass extinction. Remember, "fossil fools"; there are NO jobs on a DEAD PLANET! Can't we impeach him NOW????

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Incomprehensible.

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This is the problem with this new system, it doesn't matter what I think about peer reviews. The stuff of reading three comments giving my opinion and then my comment is still reviewed seems to me is to control thoughts and speech

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Bye bye dreamers. Self deport now and maybe some will be let back in legally.

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