One can only hope that the excesses of the "age of liberals and progressives" is FINALLY coming to an end - or at least the intense political struggles that are occurring will eventually introduce more balance into our social and political cultures than has been the case for the last few decades. I, for one, will be happy if, when I reach an advanced age, society looks back on the period just past as a time when some of the loopy and irrationally idealistic dogmas of the left come to be seen as ridiculous as those of those Medieval theologians who debated how many angels could fit on the head of a pin.


How about holding Ukraine accountable too? Ukraine committed eight out of twelve action and Russia and separatists four according to the Minks 2 agreement document. So far both side implemented one - Ukraine one out of eight and Separatists and Russia one out of four!!
How about more balanced reporting and some analysis on the subject by The Globe & Mail, instead taking one sided aproach?


I'm amazed that anyone could read Elliot's story and the first thing that comes into their head is "Ugh! Another piece of Cuban-style propaganda from Cooper and Hodge."

Charles Liteky's life demonstrated more courage and commitment to his fellow human beings and Christ's teachings than you, me, and all of the people reading this can even imagine.  I'm in awe of his life story and he deserves more respect than your SOA apologist comments.


They should lose their badges and are criminals because of an unsubstantiated allegation.

Your commitment to the United States Constitution is duly noted.


It would be proper to use Sir Sandford Fleming in the headline. This is an interesting and informative article. I have been aware of his great contributions to society, but I am sure many are not.


Perhaps you weren't aware that the attack on a Thomas, a black conservative (and Catholic) was much bigger than a he said/she said with Anita Hill.


How about some sympathy?  This guy has to go to jail and be known as the guy who shot himself TWICE!  What kind of status is that going to get him, in there with the "mother killers and father rapers?"  Extra points if you know where the phrase in parentheses comes from.


Such a travesty!  Either Obama or Congress needs to put an immediate stop to this money-grab. Penalize the fools that erroneously passed out these bonuses not the men and women that served.


please don't confuse poor Chris with facts it gets in the way of his agenda


That's funny.
The democrat party is not mentioned once in that article
but you somehow divined that it was part of the backstory.


While colder than average months are getting increasingly rare, they have and do happen in millenial lives. It doesn't help to overstate any case.


Free campaign space advertising, Knute?  Clever!!


"A correction now: Over the course of this last week we have made some regrettable errors on air regarding the Muslim population in Europe, particularly with regard to England and France. Now, this applies especially to discussions of so-called ‘no-go zones,’ areas where non-Muslims allegedly aren’t allowed in and police supposedly won’t go.

"To be clear, there is no formal designation of these zones in either country and no credible information to support the assertion there are specific areas in these countries that exclude individuals based solely on their religion. There are certainly areas of high crime in Europe as there are in the United States and other countries — where police and visitors enter with caution.

"We deeply regret the errors and apologize to any and all who may have taken offense, including the people of France and England."

~Fox News.  Yes, Fox News.


Why not? Let's just smack the self-employed and small business owners yet again. They can take the hit, right? Besides maybe it will force them into the exchanges like we need. (/sarc) It's becoming, not just clear that government/insurance no longer sees people, they also aren't apparently capable of any kind of human thought or emotion. It's just all about the numbers and only the numbers.


20 Years? I left in 1990 'cus I thought it was too expensive then, lol ;) Mind you, five-year fixed mortgage rates were upwards of 13% at the time. In my case, I am much further ahead for it.


I know right...people donating their own money to strangers who have suffered catastrophic loss and are likely facing severe financial hardships.  What a bunch of jerks!


You obviously haven't seen a police officer place their hand on the Bible in court, promise to tell the whole truth, nothing but the truth, etc, etc. and then proceed to commit perjury. Cops are people. No better, no worse than society in general.


As I recall, Austin & Co. were invited.


The bill for signing the petition?


“My party doesn’t exist anymore,” she said.

And my Canada doesn't exist any more. It's been disappearing since the Mulroney-Campbell era.
We are "in great peril" of being dragged down the same slope of fascism Trump has pushed the US.
  Ms. Campbell's Mulroney government started the fall down that slope with their sell out to Reagan and the corporatized Americans, turning Canada into a "branch plant" of the global economy owned by billionaire oligarchs. It was under Campbell that Canada was run less as a nation, more like a corporation.
   As the Justice Minister in that 1984-92 era, she presided over the shrinking of legal aid so that today the wealthy can buy justice but the rest of us live at the mercy of the wealthy and upper middle class. Today women cannot afford legal help even when custody of their children is at stake.
   Campbell as champion of women's rights? Oh, yeah, the women's rights of the upper middle class.


Just rename it "Muslim Rail" and Trudeau will immediately apologize and give it billions of our dollars.


BuzzyWuzzy- I know you are busy posting under 125 monikers so I did the homework for you. Looks like BOBROVSKY (CBJ) and HOLTBY (CAPS) both about six light-years ahead of Freddie. But he is still an upgrade over the stiffs from the past ten years, and with a little structure and discipline, anything can happen in the playoffs or so I've been told.


They play checkers while Trump plays chess.


No, you are repressing children and adults with your guilty trip and shaming. That is why Canada is so low on innovation.


No, I find both smoking and children to be a dirty habit.


Okay I'm a big fan of Jeff's, but leaf mold, anthracnose, brown patch and dollar spot are all common fungal turf infections that can remedy themselves in summer eventually but are brought on by leaves lying on turf thru winter along with temperature and humidity. Another strange oddity here is the reverse effect of bitch urine on turf. It doesn't kill up here but acts like a fertilizer.


So why are 354 people per day moving to Texas?


How incredibly tacky. The owner might have money but definitely has no education or taste.

I am reminded of the glitzy and faux French indulgence of the Loathsome trump.


Republicans talk all the time about the need to have simple, flat tax plans with no deductions or credits and yet, the SB21 scheme is about the most convoluted, complex piece of tax legislation this state has ever seen. Alaska Oiligarchy should use a system that rewards simplicity at every level and that oil companies could send to Juneau on one piece of paper. Would probably save the state millions in administration costs as well as saving the oil companies the need to hire an army of accountants.


He should have just retired and given us all a break.


Have any proof of that claim?

We have choice to go with; unfounded accusations from all sides or, having professionals trying to rationally examine cases to determine the root cause.   Those that don't believe anything from a source of authority that conflicts with their opinion, will be upset.    (Without the studies, we can't know what the conclusions may be)

How much research money does the armaments industry spend toward the objective of  more effective killing?    Does your outrage reach to private contractors that equates violence with justice?    Maybe we invest in companies like BlackWater to protect us domestically?  Who needs courts, juries?

Our only good choice is to reform law enforcement, not turn it over to amateurs.

You are completely right when you talk about ways of avioding danger that the individual can take.  But millions are trapped in neighbordoods that leave very few places to hide.  Only a minority wants to depend on winning a gun fight.


Fortunately shooter is still alive and we may learn what motivated him to leave. If he says I saw guns and fan off I’ll make sure to reference you as being exactly as correct as me when we had this exchange, but they hat later you’re position was factually supported. As for now I’m 100% correct, there’s no support that CC had anything to do with anything EXCEPT for the known fact that CC guns drawn slowed investigation of an active and at large shooter. That fact is not in dispute.


That quote is the only bumper sticker I have ever put on any of my vehicles.  It has engendered some pretty interesting conversations throughout the years.


Not only self seervice check outs but the eliminations of bank employees, fast food counter people.   farm workers and on and on.    Interesting reading about Amazon
entry into the grocery industry and if you think that will not lead to more automation you have been smoking something.   The world she is  a changing and fast.


That's taking a food fight to another level.  I wonder if bad cooking was involved?


Obviously you did not read the article, or you would have noticed that the 2nd photograph shows Clinton wearing a dress.


Arab- & Mislim-killer POTUS's  Bush & Obama were cool with you..wow man!


I agree entirely, to all the antis and unfairs I say we turn the lights out and shake it out. Don't you agree? Sometimes you have to shake it all out to figure out who or what can still hold onto the tree.


It doesn't come as a surprise that pro-globalist politicians in the U.S. are defending the Paris accord scam. Every country in history has had its quislings.


Cars don't drive back-and-forth to watch numbers increase substantially to show higher numbers to get "more support".


Bah, neither of us is a snowflake. And even if we were, these are tiny matches, no bonfires here.

But, thanks.

And I'm not so sure about Antifa. In the US, the far left is composed of many disparate factions who hate each other almost as much as they hate the far right.


This is a sad day for the environment and for Hawai'i. Exxon is ready to dig for minerals. Sashimi prices will go sky high. Fishermen and fisherwomen are treated like 3rd class citizens in a supposedly free world.

Aue.


About equal to a .30-30 in power as I understand it. This one will be semi-auto so functionally no different than any other semi.


Judges can only rule on cases that are brought before them. Easy solution is you sue the State of Hawaii for whatever rights you say are being denied you as a grandparent and hopefully your case comes before Judge Derrick Watson and he rules in your favor....


Did you not read my post about the bush party?  I was 15.  I was put under intense peer pressure.  I recognized my limitations and exercised good judgement.   Hardly a singular experience.  Like many others, I was taught to recognize when peer pressure could be dangerous and to make smart decisions.


So why didn't the Republicans, who have a super majority in the legislature cut the budget by 50%?  Instead they voted to spend down our savings account. What happens when it runs out in two years?


Reporters are not supposed to be stars, but conduits to facts.


Political indoctrination of the Boy Scouts was perfectly laudable as long as it was political correctness being taught.  Trump tells the young people it is good to  be patriotic and all hell breaks loose.


Well, they should go to the movies instead, or out to eat at a nice restaurant, or go bowling, or see a concert, or go to First Friday, or volunteer, or

wait, that's right, they live in Selawik


White supremacists are a tiny marginal bunch, reacting to the now widespread notion that the white race and its culture needs to be exterminated because it is irreparably evil, racist, etc.. while extremist Islam gets a pass and any criticism of it gets tarred as "racist".

A vetting process that screens out extreme beliefs about women's rights, and a helpline for young women facing the prospect of FGM , is not "racist".


In fairness, the Super Hornet Block III (I am not sure if we are getting this one) is a very capable aircraft chock full of the latest technology including a fairly low radar cross signature. It is not as stealthy as the F-35 and many not have its flying performance, but it is not bad. The larger question is whether the costs will be more or less the same. Assuming the F-35 comes in at a fly-away cost of $80M it would be in the ballpark of the Super Hornet. So do you buy 80% of the capability if the costs are the same?


So you want to force a behavior?  Yeah good luck with that. All it will manage to do is annoy responsible reader and commentators while creating a safe space for jr. high level conversation.  SO much for adult conversation.


I'll keep an eye out for you in the cold winter rainy season.


How do teachings of Christianity correspond to Canadian values? The existence of Jesus is not proven -  the council of Nicea retroactively created his life story. A Virgin giving birth to a baby? Really? Why did God decide to have sex only in 1 B.C.?

And millions more have been murdered in the name of Christianity. In South America, Africa and Asia.


I can imagine all that you stated and see it while driving into any US city.  We have homeless citizens and illegals and I have given money and food and other to both. You mentioned rights well no they don't have the same rights as citizens but with pro illegal alien states and/or cities they are able to operate as though they DO have the rights of citizens.  I live in a border town in an illegal sanctuary state that has been overrun by illegals from Mexico and now other countries, as well.  This state has lost its focus so no more much that the needs of citizens a re no longer even in the equation. It is this that is not fair, sir. Now, imagine being one of my Black friends and having your neighborhoods that were once majority black and jobs that were majority black filled and resources that once were able to you now inaccessible and absorbed by illegals and those they've given birth to ON the backs of blacks' ancestirs' 14th amendment. Blacks have been displaced using their own14th!


No doomsday scenario could be complete without a "sexual favors" theory.


Ridiculous.

The definition I cited: ""control of an organization or group by the majority of its members."
The definition you cited: "a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives." You somehow feel that the involvement of elected representatives is a requisite of democracy, but that's not what your definition says.

So no substantive difference in either definition. In both cases the essence of democracy is majority rule.


Just another coverup. Clinton gets off again through bribes and threats.


What an odious comparison for Martin to have made of our War Leaders' issues dealing with conscription to Trudeau and electoral reform.  That is like comparing the sun to the sub planet Pluto.

Trudeau is no Borden.


Pravin Gordham is a man that should be in a prominent position in the Government as he has been shown to be a man of intregrity who did not bow down under pressure, and who remained true to his beliefs, and to what was good for the people of this country. May he return when Zuma is at last shown the door


"other hoards of barbarians throughout history seeking to take the wealth of another individual's hard work and keep it for yourself."

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Not sure why you are bringing monarchy into this.


There is no benefit whatsoever in trying to gloss over the massive failure of the electorate to act responsibly. This shouldn't go away, and won't go away.


Here's What They DON'T Want You To Know About With The New Cannabis Regulations #LCBO
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https://youtu.be/gBh4hlj665M


"though it will press ahead with its controversial carbon tax."
-------------------

Translation: Line the pockets of the green energy charlatans. Government misallocating precious resources by attempting to pick winners and losers in innovation has much to do with Alberta's fiscal challenge. This is Alberta we're talking about.  When did anyone invest in Alberta for 2% provincial growth? SAG-D.


maybe she is not completely in power
maybe the junta still controls the army

that would  be a government getting rents from Canadian mining firms operating in  Myanmar for over 20 years btw


He originally said he might not accept the results and everyone freaked.  Then the Democrats "did" what he only talked about and went into a frenzy to try and  overturn the results.  And no one notices the hypocrisy?  IF  Putin had anything to do with providing hacked emails of the DNC to WikiLeaks, the information was still true, but too boring to have actually affected Hillary's campaign. James  Comey"s  actions, on the other hand, probably did affect a very small percentage of voters.  Not enough to swing any states.   That  was meddling that no one seems to care about.
.
  Hillary Clinton lost because she failed to win enough votes in enough states to electorally win. Any bad news that hurt her campaign was true, unlike the smear campaign against Trump with the parade of sexual harassment  "claims"  that disappeared as quickly as they appeared once it became evident that  it wasn't working. It should've worked, but it flopped.


Do you ever fly? That is sure not the experience I have and I fly almost weekly


I was so hoping that headline read:  Led to "multiple arrests".


Trade deficits are because the US buys more stuff from these countries than it sells to them.  However that doesn't seem to stop Trump from declaring that every country and it's treaties are "UNFAIR TO THE US" It is becoming tiresome to the world.


You appear to believe that the pro-life movement is a creature of members of Congress. They ARE mostly fake. The movement is not their creature or their servant.

Unlike you, it does not delight and thrill me that babies are not being protected from being chopped to pieces.


Pot calling the kettle black.


Trudeau should be ashamed for his comments! Since when was any precarity acceptable? He's just going ahead with Harper's pro 'multi national corporates' agenda. The Canadian People deserve more than a pretty face to represent them. Promises should be kept.


Not quite, Silverhorn. Krugman, writing at 1 AM election night, predicted a global recession. Next morning he apologized publicly (does Trump ever do that? How about Bill O'Reilly?) and said he had overreacted out of shock, which is understandable - I had the same reaction, a truly deep gloom as we went from rational Obama administration to Trump. I'm getting used to that now, and so, I assume, is Paul Krugman. I think you exaggerate for effect. If you don't like Krugman's economics, social theory, or politics, that's your business, it harms me not at all.


Kind of an ugly win/series, but Congrats to the Penguins. I hope the NHL takes a look at a few changes.  The heavily scrutinized "coaches challenges" for off sides is incongruous with this blown call.  Either let the refs call the game on ice, or allow review of all dubious calls...and who wants that?


Sure, Canada needs to import more faith based conflict, right? We need more uneducated unemployables so that Justin can raise our taxes again to pay for their social benefits?


I believe that Caldwell is the safe pick as mayor!  We owe it to him to get another term.  The rail was Mufi's doing!   Caldwell is now there to clean up Mufi's mess.  I believe that Caldwell is really thinking things through instead of acting hastily like the other candidates sound like they would.  Caldwell appears to be a very nice and genuine person whom I am actually very proud of  seeing him standing up to the other two "blood hound" candidates.

My gut feeling is that Cakdwell is the best Mayor for Honolulu!!


No he doesn't mean just military and foreign policy...read the article
"America is broken," he charged. "Commerce is everything. They have allowed themselves to be taken over by the power of corporations … They are no longer living in a democracy."

I was talking about his 2012 show. First and last for me...not paying hundreds of $ to hear political speeches, be it pro or anti Israel.


Peter Kent shows himself a complete fool. How can one continue to support he building of Israeli settlements on  Palestinian land. It is time to call Netanyahu's bluff.  If he opposes a two state solution, he and his people must live with the alternatives.  A greater Israel with a majority Palestinian population, hopefully democratic. Or an apartheid state if Israel wishes to continue as a Jewish state. Or a bloody and horrific ethnic cleansing of the West Bank and Gaza.


That's fantastic that you found something that works for you.  Choice is great.  I wish we had more in Ontario, like Quebec for example.   In any case, I don't have a land line so I find a feature rich plan with ample data to be an asset.


How could someone miss the point so completely?  Deliberately?


Filipino crew?  Ummm..ok.

But why did not the US ship signal the crash right away.  Odd this entire thing.


This is another of Sunny Daze's grandstanding moments.   He knows the can take advantage of the purported 'research' conducted by the paper and jump on the band wagon.  No one seems to notice that it is the courts that are the final arbiters of what constitutes sexual assault.  All the pontificating won't change the fact that proper evidence needs to be brought before the court, along with credible witnesses.


"if Saskatchewan doesn't implement a price on carbon, does that undermine other provinces' efforts to reduce GHGs or Ottawa's chances of meeting its international targets? The answer is yes, which suggests it is a matter of national concern."
The answer is no.
1) A carbon tax has very limited influence on fuel consumption.
2) Saskatchewan sequesters large amounts of carbon which helps meet targets.
3) Saskatchewan also has other CO2 reduction programs and initiatives that are more suited to its situation.


Where were you when BP was getting hammered by the State and the press? BP has put more into and for the State of Alaska and it's people then Hilcorp ever will!


Monika - I am going to agree 95% with you.  I wasn't intending to be accusing anyone.  Power of the typed word!!!  Your math makes sense.   I looked at the website before typing this.  Personally I wouldn't waste my time or pay money to see any of that line up.  Those shows will only attract a small group of people, who will likely have the money to afford the ticket.  I will add that FW has a historical society building over by Steel Lake, and many of the unused acreage could have been upgraded to include a new structure (for your idea), and not ripped down to make a sidewalk (that was already there).......it boggles my mind to think that the city built a park (Town Square), it didn't get used as much as it was destroyed, so the city decided to reinvent it, and not used now like it was hoped.  Big waste of city dollars.  How about adding a chain link fence where we can all go and add a lock!!!!!  Or a wall for gum.


yeah, you should be able to breed your pets for fights where bets are placed, prima
who needs government?


Perhaps the saddest aspect of all is that the toddler, if they live, will readily forgive her mother if she sees her again.  Brutes and molesters count on this ready forgiveness to keep on with their atrocities.  There is no excuse for any adult, male or female, to do this type of damage to a child.  While I am not opposed to corporal punishment, there is a huge gulf between what is acceptable and what is not.  Anybody that bruises a child or raises a welt has gone way to far.  For a toddler, a loud no is all you need to get their attention.  As they grow stuff like time outs can take on meaning they understand followed up at a later age by adding loss of privileges is a more effective way of correcting a child.  In no instance is kicking, throwing, shaking, etc. reasonable.  Call for help if you or your spouse are even approaching any of these extremes.


Why? that money belongs to all the citizens of Colorado not just the people under PERA.


Bloom misunderstands the issues, and confuses "identifying with the other"

with empathy.

Identifying leads to a narrow lack of objectivity; empathy leads to deeper and fuller understanding.


I agree, we should call people what they call themselves, and pronounce their tribal names as they do. The alphabetical north-south streets from Acoma to Zuni are all named for Native American tribes. Acoma, Bannock, Cherokee, Delaware, Elati, Fox, Galapago, Inca, etc.


What does race have to do with it?  Michelle Obama is all about healthy eating, isn't she?  Her race never entered my mind.  What did I say that was negative about the former First Lady?  My sarcasm was directed at the Adams County Sheriff's Department, and a bit of it was self-deprecating, as in when I said they were almost as fat as me.

My, you Lefties get touchy when you've lost all of your power.  BTW, I'll grant that I don't have her looks.  Brains is another matter entirely.  Like most Democrats, she does her thinking with her heart.


I cheerlead for this project as this should have been built decades ago.  It is just a shame we cannot bring back Fasi.  Just a shame no one listened to him.  We are paying for it today and will continue to pay pay pay until we enter the 21st century.


The Mayor missed the Fema meetings but appeared on every network.    Curious.


I started going there when unemployed but had health insurance. I loved my doctor when I could, and being able to get an appointment. But my doctor left and my new doctor acted like an intern who didn't give a f*** about the type of patients he was treating. Then there was a billing problem which was the last straw. I loved the location and the modern new clinic. I would go back there now, after learning of the changes, but only if they had a Senior Clinic for which there is a demand in this community.


Sorry Mr. Davis but the GOP needs to heed the calling of their 1% and Corporate masters and you will have to pay dearly so the GOP can institute their massive wealth transfer to the 1%, as will most working class Americans.


"I hate to keep coming on here to leave disparaging comments about the Jays "
Then  don't because your comment is ridiculous. I'm a fan and I'm not a "disgrace", neither are my friends. Please go away.


Liberals scream that anyone who works 40hrs/wk should not be in poverty. So they want to raise the minimum wage, pouring fuel on the fire of inflation.  In the meantime, the question should be HOW one works, rather than how long. Demi want to equate hamburger flipping to white collar jobs.


Peter,  Referencing your vote on my comment; do you think government is exempt from the 13th Amendment?


We gave up TJ for Simmons?  Missed tackles, and looks like has no understanding of the defense.  If Simmons does not improve his play he is going to find the true meaning of NFL.


leaders who are in power because of their father tend to be dictatorial
Justin
Kim in North Korea


Doubt it, you are talking out both sides of any preferred orifice. The ability to ignore that fact is what makes Trump a leader (or rather, not a leader) considering the allies he's insulted and the world leaders who no longer consider the US relevant to able to lead in anything, including defense.


You vampires will never get my O negative unless I get half of what you sell it for!  This is disgusting and very revealing what a scam you are running on the donors.


You geniuses know that Hitler was a socialist! Right?

"We are socialists, we are enemies of today’s capitalistic economic system for the exploitation of the economically weak, with its unfair salaries, with its unseemly evaluation of a human being according to wealth and property instead of responsibility and performance, and we are all determined to destroy this system under all conditions." Hitler May 1 1927


"Family is a good place to start, but it is not enough".
Can we not begin with a common premise in life, in religion, that understanding God Presence supposes an informed sense of self-conscious biology? In this urgent matter, churches need to do a better job if they would avoid being party to global, religion-based violence.
We should cooperate in removing self-serving artifices that foment divisions based on ideologies of elitism and chosenism. The more correctly we get our sense of common biology, the better chance we have of coming to a more correct sense of God-Presence and of religion in common. Human life rebirths the same everywhere and for all time, irrespective of "religious" self-serving. Let's celebrate "The Child".
"A narrow focus on those closest to us just won't do"


Their attempts to control the 'news' worked so poorly and as a result the polls and the talking heads all were blindsided by what actually happened they are struggling to regain some kind of relevance.

If Trump keeps on Tweeting they are going to be so outraged!


The UN declaration undermines Canadian sovereignty.  Contrary to the author's opinion, the justice minister explicitly and unambiguously said this declaration is unworkable in Canadian law.

As to the TRC recommendations, they are superfluous and completely outside their mandate.  The TRC was part of a settlement.  Apology, billions of dollars, and TRC.  That's it.  Settled.  Calls to action are unsolicited and non-binding.  It's kind of like getting three wishes from a genie and then wishing for 94 more wishes with your last wish.  Nice try.

Perry should go exercise some leadership over the people he was elected by.  There are so many ways he could improve the lives of his constituents by getting control of things that are in his jurisdiction.


I'm no Christian by any stretch of the imagination but:  Mark 13:12  "Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rebel against their parents and have them put to death."  This scourge of violence is happening more than we think.


Still waiting Gumby. I clearly heard you say "all recommendations," when asked about T&R scope & you were unscripted…

58. We call upon the Pope to issue an apology to Survivors, their families, and communities for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in the spiritual, cultural, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis children in Catholic-run residential schools. We call for that apology to be similar to the 2010 apology issued to Irish victims of abuse and to occur within one year of the issuing of this Report and to be delivered by the Pope in Canada.

"...to occur within one year of the issuing of this Report..." This date passed quietly on June 2nd, 2016. I wonder if any of the chiefs will remember what they paid to have written for them, and hold Gumby accountable.


One lib's opinion.


You deny the charles Djou held second jobs while elected?


Specious argument. Their large population renders that metric useless.


I don't think there is a solution but homelessness is a state issue.
The pot inspector should have been a part time position paid for by fee and taxes on that industry; along with all the extra costs like vehicle, office space and coffee maker.
What did property owners do to this assembly to rub them the wrong way?


"It's serenity providing, simplifying."

Really, R.D?  I see no serenity in the content of your posts.  I see only impotent rage.


"...and drive wherever you want at any time"

But not at the speeds you want at any time.  Traffic is getting more brutal by the month.


Someone should follow up on the comment DOC Commissioner Dean Williams made about Medicaid paying for Vivitrol treatments after addicts are released from DOC custody back in January at the town hall meeting in Eagle River. Backroom deal, hmm?


Well my opinion of Debbie Whatsername Schultz has not changed and I dont find this even a little surprising. But it saddens me the she will no longer be the face of the democratic party. She fit that job so well.


And of course not ONE word in the article about which country armed and financed the bloody Pashtun Taliban to begin with.  Right.


It is not the prerogative of judges to make law on the basis of what they feel!


One could consider it "legal murder."

And as we know from history....what is legal is not necessarily always what is just, right, or moral.

Of course, we could change Joey's remark to relieve that critique of yours, and simply say thou shalt not kill.


I went to Sears yesterday.  Levis jeans were selling for $49.99 with 20% off.  Went to the Bay today and the same Levis jeans were selling for $40.99 with 33% off due to Bay Days Sale.  Why is the news not reporting this?  The supposed liquidation at Sears has the original retail price marked up and only 20% off.  The Sears liquidation on day one so far is a scam.  Inquiring minds want to know.


The top 27 countries in homicide rates are Christian. Turkmenistan is the first Muslim nation at number 28. Want to blame Christianity for murder rates in these countries?


Are the Feds going to start a criminal investigation?  Someone made out with some big money on this whole scheme.


“Inclusion is not a matter of political correctness. It is the key to growth.”
-- Jesse Jackson

One nation One language.


Don't worry, I'll set up a bait stand and shoot one special for you. They actually are quite tasty. Tough but good in chili or canned. Back quarters only though. I guess this one may have already been cooked.


Do the names George Jacko and Dave Donley ring a bell? They were Alaska Democratic state senators who were outed for sexual abuse and harassment (Jacko of a juvenile)  and were run out of the Democratic party, only to be received with open arms by the Republicans.


It's about time common sense and intelligence replace hand wringing wild eyed hysterical frothing at the mouth blathering of the anti self defense Democrats that insist we become a nation on unarmed defenseless sheep.  Criminals and terrorist love Democrats for providing them target rich environments of defenseless innocents.


If those voting for the cemetery are "progressives" does that make those who didn't "regressives"? And, btw, since we live in a democracy, yes, they can have another referendum whenever the people in that town want one or do we stop when you get the result YOU want?


I prefer to be Asad (a lion) rather than a sheep as well.  That's why I don't follow the shrieking and flailing of fear- and hate-mongers who would attribute individual crimes to all the followers of the faith said criminals falsely claim to share, or the tenets of that faith.  To do so would be to act like a sheep.  So which are you again--a sheep or a lion?  I'll let you answer, because what emanates from your post above sounds much more like "baaaah!" than "roar".  I can help you with that if you want.

Speaking of which Hobbes is stuffed tiger that, although only alive in a fictional six year-old's imagination, nonetheless expressed considerably more truth than you have.  MaSalaam.


The office of the public protector has always been headed by an ANC cadre who steers clear of anything that might embarrass the ANC or government - Selby Baqwa, Lawrence Mushwana and now Busisiwe Mkhwebane.

Thuli Madonsella was an abberation - as an ANC member, Zuma thought he was appointing another Mushwana.
He later found out that Ms Madonsela is a person of integrity, decency and honesty, with a passion for human rights, who was fearless in exposing maladministration and corruption wherever it was found (the hight profile political cases are actually in the monority - most of the reports deal with unscrupulous service providers like net 1 who abuse the gogos.).

Time for Amabunghe and others to lift up a few of the rocks around Ms Mkhwebane and see what slithers out.


They showed their true colors last week. To little, to late. They are no longer professionals to me. Low intelligence, goons fits their character better.


stupidity and throwing money at Justin's feet seem to have over taken greed...
I will take greed, just like Justin does through his immoral carbon taxes.


You clearly know little about police training. Officers have that exposure as well as being tas'd before being authorized to carry one. At least in departments I am familiar with.


Agree - MSW needs to be educated about PP.  His criticisms are so much - *the sky is falling*.

Guess he missed the news yesterday in which a federal judge has blocked the sonogram ridiculousness of the state of Indiana.  Why, without PP, these types of cultural war ignorance would be the rule and the norm.  MSW appears to have a difficult time arriving at a consistent life ethic - he is pro-birth one day; anti-abortion the next; and then forgets that pro-life is so much larger than the single or cultural abortion wars.  One day he is Lori's acolyte and the next his critic.

Found that sentence to be what many would call - a careless throwaway line.


I don't have a problem with them kneeling, but those shaking their fists aren't winning any friends. Protest one aspect of our society with respect (such as kneeling), but if you're expressing hatred, you get no sympathy from me.


Grades 6-8 or sometimes 7 & 8 in Ontario are called middle school or senior public. I would bet most people know that they are the same as junior high school.


That's precisely the reason Drumpf's Secretary of Commerce was appointed:  He doesn't like the minimum wage, doesn't like regulations that maintain the integrity of the service and the environment. My wife was almost killed by "Yum," the billionaire owners of Taco Bell, the ones who pay minimum wage only because they are forced to, the ones who don't give low-paid employees sick leave so they come to work and spread disease, and who buy produce from profiteers who couldn't care less about consumers. That she survived two simultaneous, usually fatal, food-borne diseases after days in an ICU, more still in the hospital, and is disabled for life, is because the greed of unrestrained capitalism doesn't kill quite enough people to make it necessary for the Republicans in power to protect us. The next of the endless lies to fall from his and their lips will be unquestionably accepted by the 36% of American voters who continue to believe him and them at the peril of us all.


Road rage is not caused by other driver's. The cause is an immature response to any given situation that makes you angry for not much of a reason. If you need to be some place at a given time and have to drive to get there, leave earlier since you should be aware that the summer months are for travelers and visitors and the traffic will be heavier. We drive in the early evening and often just before sundown, a way to be safer on the HWY and with less frustration.


Those were from the high that the liberals took us to with their bipartisan coaltion and split leg before that. I hope one day we can recover from their profligate spending and this governor who won't help rein it in.


Is there any reason, that I am not aware of, why DSTV will loose money by including ENCA in the channels that currently broadcast only SABC and ANN7 ?


????  I don't understand you last comment.

The land in question WAS transferred from the Feds to the State in '71. AHTNA had no ability to claim the land in question because it wasn't on the Fed books for them to claim.

Your assertion that AHTNA dropped the ball is simply not true.


It almost sounds like CS gas or tear gas, it is very strange that they were unable to determine the origin of the incident.


I am NOT saying hard evidence doesn't exist but it sure would have been great if one of the women or all of them would have taken this to court . Settling out of court allows this type of behavior to be waved away as it being just a money scam.
If one of the women would take it to court then real justice might be done. This will always be under a cloud because he was not found guilty in a court of law only in the court of opinion.
It takes a lot of courage to go to court and is really emotionally devastating but rape victims do it.
If more women did it, like the Bill Cosby victims have done by taking it to court then justice can be done for all.


Here we go again with another Liberal trick for the gullible:

Just before the next election, there'll be a few delays, but, but, but... it'll come if you vote the serial liar Justin back in.

In 1972, after a two-year study, the Le Dain Commission recommended legalization, but Pierre Trudeau pulled the same stunt of delays and obfuscation.


Read the link for enlightenment.


I have Amazon Prime. Gaureenteed 2-day free delivery to your door. My only complaint is that it doesn't cover all products.


This came up as a discussion in a public meeting – as I recall city council.


The cost of these 'feral', as you call them, horses, is due to the fact that they were rounded up from their native ranges by BLM, costing American taxpayers millions of dollars, and now need to be fed, for more millions of dollars. Put them back, and that cost goes away. Less than 2% of the BLM's annual budget is spent applying PZP (porcine zone pellucida) fertility control. Doing more of that would create jobs and reduce population growth. The National Academy of Sciences completed a report, requested by BLM, and concluded that BLM should concentrate on fertility control rather than roundups. That recommendation has been ignored.


The problem with the free market is that the profit motive does not help public services. Safety, security, health, environment, etc cannot be left to the private sector.

Second, wealth will keep concentrating in the hands of the rich. There will be a permanent underclass that will vote for communism, which is unhealthy for everyone.

Third, I agree regulations that inhibit free markets should be dropped. Entrepreneurship is key to progress. Canada should look to successful examples around the world (though we are pretty good ourselves in balancing economic and welfare needs).


Barry,

I would also add the absolute requirement that standardized tests MUST be validated prior to general use.  This includes three validations steps: 1) face validity, 2) content validity, and 3) predictive validity.  Without these validation steps such tests run the very great risk of being just a complete waste of time and money.  With regard to CSAP and PARCC I have yet to find one person in the Colorado education community who can address whether or not those testing schemes every went through a thorough validation process.  And, believe me, I have asked the question of dozens of people who should have known.


Oh my, where to begin?!  First, foreign procurement of Canadian properties is federal jurisdiction, not municipal.  Second, any kind of meltdown in the Chinese economy will see an increase in demand for hard foreign assets, not a decrease.  And lastly, any impact to the Chinese economy as a result of a Trump tax, will only serve to enrich Americans who will then gobble up more cheap Vancouver properties.

Any way you look at it, you're hooped.


Harper basically did the same thing that made Chretien so successful: don't do much of anything at all. Just leave things as they are.
Now we have an an activist government that wants to make things better. Sometimes they get it right, sometimes not. People like Wente are fanning the flames-but, you know what? If they get it wrong, we can change it back.


Not random! This guy was targeted. Home invasion, yet they take nothing?


Again the same deceptive graphs as in the main article on this topic (the second graph has been changed out in the other article). (Isn't it sad that the MSM is so corrupt that they actually publish a completely inaccurate graph?)
The facts:
-in 2015, China emitted 10,642 Mt of CO2, and the US 5,172 Mt(1), less than half.
-given that sea levels are set to increase by 2-3 feet by 2100 (not 30 feet "in the near future" as Al Gore claimed), the US pulling out of the treaty will make a difference of literally an inch or two by 2100. Also, recent studies suggest that weather is not getting more extreme, but less extreme in recent years.
-despite China emitting more than double (29.5% of global emissions) what the US emits, they are not obligated to start reducing emissions until 2030 or later. This is simply ludicrous, especially when they already have a huge trade surplus (i.e. competitive advantage) w.r.t. the US and most other countries, on account of their manufacturing.


trump will set America back 50 years.


Same reason they don't try to take it onto an off road trail with a moose strapped to the roof. Not its intended use.  Most conventional vehicles get plugged in during the day at those temperatures.

They do test range at those temperatures (it's about 200-250km) and it well exceeds the needs of the average commuter.


I can't take someone seriously when they draw bizarre parallels between themselves and holocaust deniers.


Let the investigation play out then? No doubt the Teflon coated President Reagan shared your sentiments in regards to the investigations into Iran-Contra, Ill Wind, and the Wedtech scandals. Who knows? Why right now Robert Mueller could be spying on Mr. trump through his microwave oven!


The worst thing so far.  If Wynne is his leading example there is much more horrid policy to come.


The machinery is only as good as the operator, that goes for technology as well.


You mean the flaming piece of charcoal the person was able to pick their hand and casualy tossed over their barricade? Oooooooooh! Compared to the thug police shooting a woman's arm off? Yeah, totally the same level of "violence".

Seems you are the one pushing an agenda. A pathetic one at that.


The pope's silly use (and then over use) of "time is greater than space" shows what an amateur thinker he is in contrast to Pope Benedict.

He first states it...yet never providing support for his assertion...and then in the next document he states that "SINCE time is greater than space"!

He's like a self-citing sociologist, who coins a term in one document and then cites approvingly in the next cheap journal article he writes as if it were fact!


Absent from this debate are comparisons of owner/producer profit sharing in most countries. The big three want this question off the table. Our news outlets suffer a painful withholding of advertising any time they tell. According to ConocoPhillips' unaudited report. Alaska's producers were netting $17 per barrel from last quarter's Alaska production. I doubt that the big three can point to a single other country that lets them keep more than $5 per barrel. Alaska's big three do happily produce in exchange for an average of a $1 profit in several countries. Last quarter Alaska produce about 46 million barrels. Had we kept $12 of the $17 and let them keep $5, they would have cried all the way to the bank, and continued producing. Alaska would have received an additional $550 million. Four quarters of the same would add up to $2.2 Billion. Passing an income tax will take the pressure off of our oil company owned legislature to get your rightful share of profits from our state owned oil.


Yes "Canada is back "
Guess 3rd party status didn't teach the Champion Liberals a thing.
Back to basement with ya !!


Imagine having surgery done by a tired doctor.


Worth noting that Marshall's sister, Paula Marshall Nucci, posted the following on Facebook after the election results were known:

"That was my brother who lost his seat in the House of Delegates race in Va.  He wouldn't debate her. he wouldn't call her "her" or "she".  Maybe if he weren't so judgmental and homophobic, he could have lost with dignity.  I'm not happy my brother lost his job, but all I can say is, karma brother."


You forgot the rejection of bad spelling. Lax not lacks. The rest of your post is off topic- Graves not Edelman is what the article addressed.  The rest is right wing propaganda.


Maybe the role of women "...in the church and the world" would be better served for a while, at least, by reversing the process.  We seem to always start at the bottom of the hierarchical pyramid and argue to legitimize women's elevation to share in the "upper echelons" and, ultimately, the apex. Of course the rationale includes the communitarian notion of Catholicism but usually as a contrarian to the status quo.
Maybe the subject should be taken out of that box and viewed from The Parent Creator's perspective as Jesus "takes" us back, or "encompasses us" in the reflective "image" that is creation redeemed.
As Bernard Lonergan, S.J. might say: the finality of creation is the totally differentiated and integrated "image" of God in Christ that becomes "known" to the Creator and affirmed mutually in the ecstatic "Yes" that is the Spirit.
Is that image a hierarchical triangle: Jesus-hierarchy/ordinary ordained/laymen/lay women in a confused ever-expanding "bottom" base?  Nooooo!!!!!!


Twenty million people have signed onto the ACA now and counting Mr. 55. That includes those who had pre-existing conditions and could not get insurance at any cost and those who made too much to qualify for Medicaid but too little to afford high health insurance premiums. The subsidies that enable them to afford health insurance are entirely paid for with a small tax on the capital gains of individuals making more than $250,000 or couples making more than $500,000/year. Those people got sick or were sick and showed up at the emergency rooms anyway 55. The costs were not eaten by the healthcare industry but were passed on to those individuals lucky enough to have jobs that gave them health insurance which is why your premiums have been going up every year since the '60's if not longer. For profit businesses do not eat the costs, they find a way to pass them on to you, the lowest rung on the profiteering ladder.


Mr. Slone, as long as the mighty US military defends our government, our 2nd amendment pea shooters are no match against the the US military. The only way we could every fight tyranny in this country is via military coup.


so.. I . have seen dozens of women in niqab in Toronto this week alone Almost every day I see groups of them. The problem with the niqab policy is that is was for such a silly narrow issue. The niaqb should have been banned from public buildings and shopping malls.


More gutless wonderment from the worst Republican majority congress in history.


This guy is a Masters Student?  Wot?


We may be witnessing the demise of both major partys with this election.  I say bring it on.  This is long over due, especially so in regards to Alaskan politics.


Most Council board members will tell you exactly the opposite.  We are, by MOA Charter and function strictly advisory and have no regulatory nor legal "power".  We function as a conduit for citizen concerns, do the local legwork for requests, provide resources to address issues.  Many officers serve because no one else cares enough to show up much less run for a position.  But that's the way it is and we do what we can to make the community a better place.


Very soon we will be reading that the city needs a sales tax because there is not enough money for fire and police and NOTHING can be cut, not even stuff that has not yet been thought up.


The sad thing is, he will probably be back to the village pretty soon, and even back together with the same girlfriend again !


I have driven 2wd and you are right I would never volunteer to run a 2wd as a personal vehicle.  My first f150 was 2wd and I missed have the front end many times.  Though I also pulled a few 4x4s out of the ditch with it as well..


The left said the Obamas were retired from the public and lo longer relevant, yet  they keep popping up like a whack-a-mole.


I take it you are one of the candidates


Relax. There have always been cranks and pseudoscientists, but they couldn't publicize themselves as easily. Martin Gardner's entertaining Fads and Fallacies In the Name of Science is even available on the web:

http://emilkirkegaard.dk/en/wp-content/uploads/Martin-Gardner-Fads-and-Fallacies-in-the-Name-of-Science.pdf


Yes, Yes, That is the leftist progressive playbook, druggie, high school drop out "music artist" begging youth to emulate them so that they can be soooooo cool and follow Jesus, opps, I mean Evil! That is why there were so many of these abject loser artist at this convoluted, fake, joke of an convention.  Brainwash the youth, that has been the progressive mantra behind the scenes for 50 years or more, or maybe going all the way back to Tincan alley!


You mean Putin and the Electoral College rejected Clinton, don't you?  More American voters voted for Clinton.  And more and more is being learned about Putrumpski's BFF.


And that experiment in Uruguay has proved to be an utter disaster according to any number of studies and reports.


It's not that simple.  Back awhile, Democrats and Republicans hung out together, hashed out compromises, giving a bit here and taking a bit there so everyone got some of what they wanted.  Right about the time 'neo-conservative' became a word, then 'Tea-Party', Republicans were making cute statements like 'I want to shrink government down to where we can drown it in a bathtub'.  Of course, strong government is good for those people without much power, bad for those who want to pay workers slave wages, discharge waste into the air and water, and minimize taxes.  Those corporations are both Democrats and Republicans, but the fact is there must be regulation.    But the Republican version of compromise is 'Do it our way and we'll be nice to you.'  Compromise must come from a position of power, if not it is just exploitation.


The key difference between Countrywide and Home Capital is that the latter's mortgage book has not been shown to be soft.   That is, we don't actually know, but to all appearances the book is solid, and the insolvency is entirely attributable to a run on the deposits of the bank.  This, in spite of CDIC insurance.  One wonders why Home Capital does not issue 4-5% long term GICs instead of the ridiculous rates on the $2 billion line of credit.  At an attractive rate, and with CDIC insurance, many retail investors would purchase them.  Tell me if I'm wrong.  The present 1-2% is simply out of line with the perceived risk.


Next thing we know, you'll be asking people to actually read AL:

"We have long thought that simply by stressing doctrinal, bioethical and moral issues, without encouraging openness to grace, we were providing sufficient support to families, strengthening the marriage bond and giving meaning to marital life. We find it difficult to present marriage more as a dynamic path to personal development and fulfilment than as a lifelong burden. We also find it hard to make room for the consciences of the faithful, who very often respond as best they can to the Gospel amid their limitations, and are capable of carrying out their own discernment in complex situations. We have been called to form consciences, not to replace them." AL 37

He does not need to be more explicit, he has to be less ignored.


I think she is trying to require Republican politicians to do what the Democrats want done and if they don't do that have someone take their pay away.


People like you really make me laugh.


Now every two-bit loser can cause a commotion and get the VIPs dancing to his tune. Even more fun than a bomb threat!


All the blue mussels disappeared from Katchemac and Cook Inlet  4 rs ago..Steamer clams from China poot 3 yrs ago.. Butters clams were dying in the poot 2 yrs ago.. All the structure formed and held by the mussels on the cliffs and rocks has been washed away, with no explanation except warming...


In order for any truly "progressive" Hawaii movement to take root, there must be a wholesale rejection of the Hawaii Democratic Party (they guys who voted Hillary in the DNC, rather than the popular vote winner, Bernie Sanders). In case you a political noob to Hawaii style politics, please allow me to point out the paradoxical reality that in Hawaii, the Neocons are more likely to be card-carrying Hawaii Democrats because that is where the power is.
Also note that the Hawaii GOP isn't anymore influential than the Green Party or the American Shopping Party.
Hawaii "Democracy" is like the Borg Cube. Resistance is futile.


Kahoolawe still has plenty room. Prisoners allowed one sleeping bag and one tent. At their own expense. "You do the crime , you do the time."


It is not hard for a scientist (i.e. not you) to figure out when orbital variations have affected our planet because they are periodic.  But because there are several layers to it the periodicity is not a simple recurrence of every X years.  In other words, some aspects have periods of, say, 75,000 years while others are longer.  When you layer them together it is complicated.
The medieval warm period was not a global phenomenon, rather different portions of the planet warmed at different times, contrary to what you probably think.  In other words, there was no planet-wide forcing mechanism.  Same with the little ice age.
I am not a hypocrite for pushing the idea that our actions our detrimental to our planet, as I take all kinds of efforts to reduce my impact which is probably a fraction of yours.


I also enjoyed the article... and like to garden and have a number of high tunnels. They are awesome to have.  BUT, it is important to remember that the money to build these USDA funded projects was taken from people under threat of violence, in the form of taxes.  It is a dangerous thing for the government to take from one and give to another. I want a high tunnel, another person a root cellar.  Still another a wind turbine and yet another a back up generator.   Will we all buy these things for each other?

It is also very important to remember that when doling out money/resources, governments do a very poor job getting good value.  Not directly government, but an example is the food bank sending boxes of food out to elders, notwithstanding the needs of the individual.  A friend who is a Tier One retired teacher, receives one every month.


The Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem has  been illegally "occupied territory" by Israel since 1967.Tha's because it did not belong to the State of Israel, whatever it may have been previously.

Here's another clue: The French Quarter of New Orleans is American, not French territory. Don't let the name fool you!


Do you know what criminal means?  The amount of time you and your ilk spend accusing others of it, you might want to actually understand what you're saying.

In order to be a crime, an activity must be explicitly prohibited by a criminal statute which imposes criminal penalties.  There are any number of actions which are violations of laws which are not crimes.  Among them, being in this country without proper documentation.  An individual who overstays a visa has not committed a crime (and if you're going to argue this point, please do include a citation to the offense being committed in the criminal code)

All of which is beside the point, which is that there is no indication these kids are here illegally anyway.  It's just another racist assumption.


So, putting the subsurface rights in the hands of a select few that could afford land would have benefitted all Alaskan's how?  We are a colony of whom? Should  I suppose that building the state's infrastructure rather than padding the PFD was the wrong way to go in the early days of statehood? How did OPEC collude with AK Democrats to crash the economy?  I thought Palin and Parnell were Republicans with veto powers?


You're suggesting there was sexual assault?  That's quite a stretch.


Well, at least it's nice to read something from you without "goo" being the central theme...


I live in hope that soon the Gupta's will be booted out of South Africa as persona non grata.


If she is serious, shouldn't she be extending her criticism to places like Saudi Arabia and others in the Middle East?

Saudi Arabia supports and promotes an islamic ideology that is not that different form ISIS. Saudi Arabia crucifies people, publicly beheads people, bans non-muslims from some cities, bans all non-muslim religions, removes hands as a from of punishment, executes gays and denies women basic rights and supports islamic extremists around the globe.

How will she de-radicalize when the government supports places like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and other dictatorships that follow and actively support an extreme version of islam.?


A serious tax on sugar would generate plenty tax revenue with a side effect of decreased health cost. I remember 60 years ago sugar was heavily taxed in Holland .  I understand that taxing sugar has complications for all sugar containing products destined for export,  I suggest just rebate at the border.


That's because doctors are gouging Alaskans.  And insurance companies have to meet network adequacy requirements so they are subjected to the overwhelming leverage the sparse providers have.


Horrible format, badly done and not focussed. They need to get rid of at least 65% of these candidates and get the serious contenders on.


Kicked your a$$ on Tuesday.


They are proving it, The Halton Police review was released yesterday...results? Unfounded as they initially reported...Of the year 2016 cases reviewed, Halton Police found 15 did not occur, the remaining 42 cases were found to not have been true after a "thorough investigation." fyi..not true is code for 'a lie'.
The math indicates just shy of 1 false accusation per week during 2016...just in Halton..
 Thankfully.....57 lives not ruined.
We eagerly await the result of the other Police forces. I suspect it won’t be long before we have actual proof that the 2-8% false accusation stat is complete crap. It's much, much higher.
I find it funny that those who are least likely to be the victim of a false accusation (women) are the first to proclaim loudly that they rarely happen.
Don't be angry at the Police, be very , very angry at the vast number of women who've lied about bring assaulted. Your beef is with them.


Quite right! Keep on hammering.


Finally, you reference the last 150 years as we haven't had other reforms in the system. And yet we've constantly made changes (the legal voting age has changed multiple times, women were given the vote, advanced voting availability has become greater, etc.).

One of the key things that makes our democracy great is that it IS adaptable. That it CAN improve. And we've made allowances for these improvements all along, even in the face of people saying "it works just fine" in every single instance.


Somebody has an active imagination.


Point taken, Dante.

I have been blessed (and also worked hard to achieve) a well paying job that I love and where I set my own hours, but thank you for reminding me that this is not the case for everyone.


Imagine the  sphincter clenching cringe Liberals will  experience when O'Leary verbally dismantles Trudeau in a debate over his governments ruinous economic policies. Even now Butts makes sure Trudeau spends his days kissing babies and even in that arena the PM stumbles.

What a sorry gang of nincompoops we have in Ottawa.


Whenever you promise somebody free stuff you always get their vote, it's the Democratic way. :)  Mr. Civility


Prices may go up or they may go down but the bottom line is that as long as we have a policy of mass immigration in place, demand will outstrip supply and Canadians will be forced to use an ever higher percentage of their income to rent or buy housing.

Immigration accounts for 80+% of the demand for new additional housing units in Canada.   There is a net migration of Canadians out of our biggest cities.  Do the math.

A balanced level of immigration would be around 50,000 annually but the level has now reached 300,000+.   This benefits developers and cheap labour employers who in turn fund the Liberal and Conservative parties and a large chunk of the advertizing revenues of media corporations.

This is the circle of corruption that is behind housing inflation.

Cheers,
John Meyer


I was confused by Popes JP2 and B16. Their focus was on church teachings that differed from the loving message of Jesus. An example is excluding gays as disordered. Pope Francis has given Jesus the priority and his loving message of the Kingdom of God with its compassion, mercy, forgiveness and ecumenism.


The Avs made the absolutely worst transition from high spending club to the salary cap era. Without the ability to spend unlimited amounts, they haven't got a clue how to operate.


Reading many of the previous posts some just don't get it - this is his job - his only job! What would you think if the finance minister, or minister of foreign affairs attended endless events like this? You'd ask how do they have time for that? Yet when it's our 'Prime' minister, no one in the media asks that question. Sad state.


There is stalling, but much blame lies with Provinces and Municipalities that were put on notice months before the Federal election that Federal Legalization was coming, and especially after the April 2017 announcement.

Considering most police forces are doing just fine dealing with a relatively benign, ubiquitous, and uncontrolled illegal regime, the transition to a legal framework will pose few real adjustment from the current norm.

Police will have the easier job of enforcing ID limits and public use according to the law.

More serious enforcement issues will be determination of impairment, which are already being dealt with every single day, and will continue to be dealt with in the future by applying the technology of the day.

As to home growing, the Canadian Courts completely denounced Police expert witnesses espousing the dangers of home grown marijuana.  Concerns around home growing are easily dealt with through local safety and nuisance codes.


Based on some the past 30+ years of Federal governments in Canada there is even more incentive to get laws passed through Parliament this year.  Typically, in a majority government, Parliament is prorogued roughly halfway through the 4-year term in order to start a new session with a fresh Throne speech.

A fairly obvious time to prorogue the government, if the Liberals are following this tradition, would in mid September, just after the summer break and pretty much bang-on the halfway point between Trudeau taking office (Nov. 2015) and the writ being dropped for the next election (August/September 2019?).

Obvious Trudeau and the Liberals are not required to prorogue Parliament in September, but there is a good chance they will.


First, the sex I have is sex, which is different from sodomy.  Second, I admit that I am sinful for engaging in acts of self-gratification; I'm not proud of it.

My objection is that homosexual sodomy is sinful and a perverted use of one's sex (and/or oral, excretory) organs.


No question the Liberal governments have messed up the electricity file. As did the Conservatives and NDP before them (a reminder about the debt repayment fee on your electricity bill and deregulation and privatization debacles). No party has their hands clean.

We have tried deregulation, alternative energy, and have canceled new power plants for political reasons.

I don't know if artificially lowering costs now and pushing them out 20 years makes sense or not. If the author has alternatives let's hear it! Complaining about it does not solve the problem.

Ontarians deserve better. We need a calm steady hand to plan and manage this vital commodity. Perhaps we should start there. Hire the best people. Incent them based on outcome and measure how well they do. And, by all means, keep politics out of it!


Health care is subsidized with tax subsidies for most if not all policy holders, whether through the Affordable Care Act or the health insurance exclusion for employers. Taxpayers fund it and they have spoken. Can't and should not be fixed. Rights mean people are entitled to equality, regardless of who pays. That’s America and we won’t fix that either.


I'll take Nancy Smash over Comrade President Bankrupt Fraud any old day.


This train wreck has been slowly approaching the station in dire need of repair for many many years. Unfortunately our weak kneed politicians have neither the will power or resolve steer the train on the proper path, however it appears that the salvation will be an economic one. Namely the vault is becoming bare and the debt refinancing that has been so prevalent is not longer the slavation.
My great concern is not the current condition of our finances both provincially and fedearlly, but the ignorance of the general population when is concerns the debt, deficit, entitlement to forever benefits ect ect.  Basically to get their head out of the sand and face reality. Without this, the current economic situation will deteriorate and that is of my great concern.
Greece had a debt to GDP ratio a few decades ago that was similar to Ontario.  Shall I continue?
I learned a very importand lesson years ago when I started my business venture.  Once you give something away you can NEVER take back


Twitter has been used to whip up crowds of like-minded people into a frenzy on both sides of the political spectrum. It works as well on the Left, for the same reasons. No need for rational argument, just unleash the self-righteous indignation.


Sounds to me like Langley has a problem of their own making.


Mr. Dershowitz, what is really scary is how few people recognize and applaud integrity.  Although I've disagreed with you in the past I always found it impossible to gain say your substansives.

Thank you for your efforts.


That's not even remotely true.


Matthew 7:13-14New International Version (NIV)

The Narrow and Wide Gates
13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.


Exactly.


Dr. Worl, that Prof. Haycox is imaginine or characterizing current opinions in Russia (not historical fact or his own opinion) is clear when he writes "In virtually any train or bus station in Russia today, in sidewalk kiosks, in bookstores, in libraries, one finds this representation of Alaska and of the sale of Russian America, in purported histories, in novels, and in feature articles, a story of Russia betrayed."

But it would have been better if he'd made that clearer earlier in the article, perhaps with quotation marks to show that these were not HIS opinions he was reporting.


Nope.
There is nothing outrageous in
*Informing everyone
*that of the 11 million illegals
*only criminals or those listed under the Trump EO on Immigration Enforcement are subject to deportation.
--
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/25/presidential-executive-order-enhancing-public-safety-interior-united


Sure.  Just don't expect me not to object when your "recreational choice" is prioritized over public safety and wildlife conservation.  None of these selfish, narcissistic, spandex-wearing idiots has yet addressed the realities that (1) their behavior is contrary to safe practice while traveling in bear habitat, (2) the result of every adverse encounter between bears and humans--regardless the outcome for the human--is that the bear is shot, and (3) recklessly startling large wild animals endangers others in the area--hikers, fishermen etc., not just bikers on the trail.  Is your "choice" worth a father and child being mauled when the bear you've provoked into attacking you suddenly encounters them afterwards?

You pretend not to care if a bear attacks you.  Frankly, I don't care if a bear attacks you, either--as long as you are the only one who's harmed.  That's just natural selection at work.  Unfortunately your recklessness harms others--both humans and bears.


Hmm... perhaps Trump's son Barron could take the NDP helm. Only 11 but has more gravitas than those on offer!


That is precisely how it works, argyle.  Poor families get a generous benefit, rich ones nothing at all.  For the rest it's somewhere in between.  Try it out if you like:

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/benefits-calculator/


Many American criminals have quite a list of AKA's.


I suggest you read a variety of accounts of how and why this happened.  Jack Dresser's account is decidedly biased and one-sided.  Try the version from here and you'll get a very different perspective:
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/myths-and-facts-online-the-1967-six-day-war


I look forward to meeting you!


It's very unfortunate that Caldwell is purposely engaged in party label divisiveness to solicit votes.

The office of the Mayor of Honolulu is NON-PARTISAN.

Caldwell touting himself as a "lifelong Democrat" who fights for the "little guy" is a big hoax. His bad record at City Hall - Managing Director for Mufi Hannemann, Acting Mayor, and Mayor - does not promote the core values of what Democrats stand for.


It's a great little story.  There is nothing revolutionary about it.  There is nothing revolutionary about most things that don't win Nobel Prizes for Physics.   You must have missed the parts about:
1. giving up something old for something totally new,
2. starting something more or less from scratch in a new place,
3. hiring people in her new country,
4. creating business opportunities for herself and others,
5. actually going to China or India for business instead of just talking or complaining about it (like very few of us have, try it someday if you want your eyes opened wide,
6.  recognizing she doesn't know everything and adapting as the market changed,
7. having a backup plan

Sounds like the kind of immigrants we need, badly, IMO.  Sure, nice if she had invented a ground-breaking product to manufacture in a defunct steel mill in Hamilton, but perhaps that is around the corner.


allie, turn yourself in.


Like you?


"Anyone with basic reality skills knows that the top 20% of earners pay 84% of income tax."

And, when laid against the amount of the nartion's money and wealth they control, it's nowhere near enough.
Time for a wealth tax to supplement their paltry income taxes.


Trump needs to be removed asap, threatening to stop federal funds to a school that has no control over protesters is pathetic. He must think he is invincible but his own actions will ensure his impeachmrnt.


Because it was $97 MILLION numnut, not BILLION!


If it were a wasp or a snake, you'd have no problem. But a deer is cute, so it hurts your wittle  snowflake feelings?


It is, really..... one wonders whether Zuma has a large, sorry, very large slops bucket for those who obey Zuma rather than take the needs of the country..... more defined, if Zuma or ANC, then Zuma!
A large number of those in the slops bucket come from KZN.


The short answer:   because it would be good for society.


Let's pack more people in like rats in a trap.
Here's a novel idea, don't build anything for others that you would not live in yourself. Are messrs St. Clair and Bullier reserving the penthouses for themselves and their families?


It's not a "meltdown of humanity", you idiots. It's the liberation of eastern Aleppo.

Allegedly this, and allegedly that. Well, I allege that the US/Saudi-backed Islamist terrorists are eating babies.


Trump cozies up to a guy who specializes in extrajudicial killings and who recently made China the Philippines' new best friend.  At this rate, Trump's ongoing, brilliant diplomatic forays (Taiwan, India, Pakistan, Russia, etc.) will surpass the wackiness of early morning Tweet storms falling from his gilded bathroom throne.  Keep 'em coming Donnie boy, you're a riot.


There should be 75% capital gain tax to stop flipping. There is a difference between flipping and investment. Flipping is only done by real estate agents who have complete access to information and also complete control of how to take a good property off the market without even letting anybody see the property on market. In other words, agents exploit the information and control they have.


Never heard of him. Short interview. Trump "Will you be Loyal to me and ONLY ME"!! Wray "YES SIR"....


Aiea7,

Most of us here are not anti rail or anti traffic reduction in itself.   It is the utterly irresponsible way rail is being built and money burnt due to incompetence on the part of HART and the mayor.    In 2015 when Clodwell went before the legislature, his most common response to questions was "I don't know".

Despite that, he received 900 million dollars more than he asked for.    And now, less than 18 months later, he's back at the legislature again saying "I don't know".

The legislature was right to not fund anymore of this boondoggle until he mayor actually has some answers.

Aiea7, would you like to personally wager $5000 that the ral cost will exceed 10 billion?     That means the mayor will have to ask the legislature again or raise city fees and taxes.   I know you won't accept because you either don't have $5000 or because you know I'm right.


Brand matters when competing in the world, ask any corporation.  We need to compete to attract the best talent in the world, it takes more than maple syrup and  Algonquin ads.


How about Darkey Creek Road and Darkey Creek just east of Waldport? Is that part of your so called "PC movement"? The original plan was to name these N-creek instead, however Mr. Southworth had earned so much local respect they chose "Darkey" ironically to honor him. Darkey Creek was finally renamed but the original racist road name remains today. The creek is now called Southworth Creek. That part of the coast is having no problem now considering renaming it's utility Central Coast PUD from Central Lincoln PUD so those communities served by CLPUD outside of Lincoln County can feel more included. Estimates for the change have already been tabulated. That is beyond pathetic in context with Mr. Southworth's struggles just to be accepted for who he was. But people like you just can't see it or practice it. So the struggle for respect continues amidst huge opposition.
https://oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/southworth_louis_1829_1917_/


MichaelG>  The past three POTUSs were the ones who truly set our country backwards.  All of the deals with NK, Iran, China, Mexico, Iraq and Afghanistan were all major things that set the US backwards in more than one way.  Clinto, could have had eliminated Osama Bin Laden in the Sudan and NK; Bush, took us into Iraq and Afghanistan and NK deal; Obama, withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan, Iran deal, and NK.  If any of them had taken care of things we would not be in this situation now.  So, all of you naysayers, listen up, tell the truth if you can and of you can, just "STHU!!!!"  Freedom of speech does not count regarding these issues.   Grow up little liars and become honest people for once in your life!!!!


I've been told by brown people, asian people, black people, white people and indigenous people to shut the ef up. I never took it as racist. This broad should do the same.


No you can't.


Interstate pools just allow insurance companies to locate in the most favorable regulatory environment and may not sell policies that offer the protections and integrity Alaska needs.


Hate much?


Trump's father was a founding member of the New York City chapter of the KKK
Trump I a legally documented racist:  .
Case Name: United States v. Fred C. Trump, Donald Trump, and Trump Management, Inc. FH-NY-0024
Docket / Court 73-1529 ( E.D.N.Y. )
State/Territory New York
Case Type(s) Fair Housing/Lending/Insurance
Attorney Organization U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division


'ousted ttc union head predicts labour strife'.    and bob 'who are you kidding' kinnear would know a thing or two about labour strife being one who is very familiar with inciting it.


Congrats and best wishes to Hawaii's most successful head football coach. Based on this report, it's apparent that Coach Jones will maintain his Hawaii ties. This exposure will hopefully pave the way back to bigger and better coaching and head coaching opportunities at the college and pro levels or even a coaching position on Coach Rolo's staff if he decides to stay home. June is among the best football minds at any level, and he deserves the opportunity to share his knowledge. Like Frost at UCF, he brings hope and excitement wherever he goes with a brand of football that can make any team, regardless of past records and player quality, better. We'll be keeping an eye on the Tiger-Cats.


When you believe in magical beings, you get what you deserve.


Wow has policing lost it;s mind across the English-speaking mind/
I wonder if soft religious belief people have completely infiltrated and run police departments, other aspects of society so we have these clearly daft statements from people in supposed authority.


"Pastagarian", John?  ... errrr, that's a Hungarian who loves pasta?


I thought it was "Fauxcahontas."


There's nothing to get embroiled in. You just weren't online when Ed Hu was here in his own person. There is probably no reason for you to care, but your idea that no one should respond to him suggests a  preference toward isolating him since he is the one with the brutal responses to anyone who dares disagree with him. We are not all so big on outcasting.


You're right in that he was not a terrorist, though that doesn't make him any better or worse than someone who commits this type of crime in the name of terrorism.  However, how do you conclude that he was mentally ill?  I never saw that mentioned in this story.


Sorry I should have said yeah Dalton /Wynn. And how long have the Liberals been in power in Ontario?
And yes I believe the Fraser Institute can hire better analysts. More money.
And most of the comments I quoted are from Statscan not the Fraser Institute.
The left in this country still wants to pretend we have horrible income inequality when the evidence, even under Harper shows we are closer to Sweden than the US in that respect. Our 1% make about a 1/3 of the US 1%. Why is that never mentioned? Most of our "rich" are immigrants who buy our houses  but conduct business somewhere else.


" ... In the rust-belt states that swung to Mr. Trump, white working- and middle-class voters blame foreigners for taking away . .."

Nice try - but only partly to the point. They blame the politically correct elites and media for basically ignoring, never mind insulting by relegating them to status of uneducated red neck knuckle draggers. Name calling does not solve anything, merely isolates a significant population group and nourishes a culture of fear and frustration. And the media play a large part in this by being superficial - click bait celebrity tabloid fodder predominating to the detriment of fact based informed opinion and debate.

The Ontario Green Energy boondoggle comes to mind - " thousands of jobs and phase out fossil fuels " being the Liberal propaganda merely cut and pasted into the media pipe line. Nobody even remotely interested in adressing the related STEM limitations and cost implications. Pronoun biology and helicopter rides agitating the scribblers instead ....


I quoted the data that Nanos provided on his site. You must be reading the imaginary data swirling around in your head.


Dave, take a lesson on toxicology.  If you can't talk RUPs and LD50, then you clearly don't understand the issue and what's wrong with it.  Birds are tiny and would be way more susceptible to these pesticides.  Have you seen masses of dead animals around farms?

Nope.  Don't insult and beat around the bush.  You won't even find dead earthworms. If you apply an organic fungicide like copper sulfate at a high enough rate, you'd find dead soil but of course no one needs to know about that!


Time to end this welfare program.


You must be from Toronto right?
You know how I know?
Everything is fake and a lie to a Torontonian. That is unless it is the most mundane of stories. Anything unusual, eccentric, extraordinary, great accomplishments of any sort etc etc. "I don't believe that."
Well maybe you are right or maybe not. Maybe she doesn't smoke as much weed as you do.


I think once again you are over focused here.
Taking a careful core sample of the tree and analyzing it ++
Meanwhile the bigger picture of the growth potential of the forest (read momentum) is all positive here.
Think Under Armour, back in the day
Its not Snapchat....it makes aspirational coats.
.
I do not own it.... but really....your reaching a bit here imo.


They lied to put me under investigation then lied  to obtain a warrant, used it to seize goods... no conviction but the raid was illegal to boot - wrong kind of warrant.   did i see justice? no! I was robbed and all the proof is in court documents but good luck spending your own money to fight public paid criminals!  i have very little time left to sue but i cant find a lawyer worth his salt that practices civil around where i am! help!


Ryan the dolt continues to prove Einstein's quote, "The difference between genius and stupidity is that there are limits to genius."


that's why it was so damaging to all concerned to eliminate the cost of living increases for the minimum wage long ago, now it's pathetically the small timers who don't deserve to take massive hits who suffer the worst in order to needfully correct the gross misdeeds of others. a minimum wage of under $15 is untenable and archaic, the status quo needs to go, and along with it will be millions of vital businesses and owners, which may well have been part of the plan all along.


I’ve never understood the puffy, sweaty guys who have their tie half- loosened, by 10:15 AM.

That ‘look’ is for police dramas taking place at 11:30PM, near the end of two homicides, 4 armed robberies, 7 cases of aggravated assault and 6 hours of overtime

If a tie is causing you grief, don’t wear one in the first place...


Fences on both sides of the right-of-way and a concrete divider between lanes to jump.  Not sure what "motivation" would be involved.  Commuted this road for many years and occasionally would see people (several times groups of 2-3) doing the same thing during rush hour traffic.


The Old Railfan 7 hours ago
If you're enthralled by/with moral bankruptcy along with repeated financial bankruptcy I pity your neighbors. You can find the Trump's ethics monitor here
Well, my old and senile;
Even the most routine social interaction - taking a government employee out to lunch, hosting her at reception or dinner, or giving her thank you gift at the end of a speech-may implicate the gift restrictions and rules that apply to employees of the executive branch A government employee who is offered something of value and wants to determine whether she may accept it needs to consider a variety of statutory and regulatory restrictions that could be relevant, said Kathleen. Where was she during the times of Hillary, who did not shy away from accepting millions. Donald Trump does not even draw Presidential salary


"Wouldn't you be supporting Trump then?"
No need to.
Putin is doing a great job of it already.


"I know you are but what am I?"

PeeWee Herman called from 1985, he wants his snappy one-liner back.


WTF does Trump have to do with this?


Personally I enjoy the deductions more.


Therrien should be dumped. He is the problem. They should bring back Julien.


Did you say that about the money wasted on the Benghazi investigations? Didn't think so.


Mr....uuumm President Trump, can I ah, ummm aaah,call you Don, like we are old friends which of course we are as I have supported your every unilaterally bilateral initiative in wome....ahhhh ummm aaahhh free tra...ahhh positive perspective,as we go forward with ahh umm fairy dust in our hair and a bilateral symbiosis chlorophyllific science based unicorn recovery program umm ahhh ...phuuuf is it.selfie time yet ? O0h is that the bus to take me on holiday ?                          /


What equipment do they use to get her back up off the mat?


Oh yes - a currency created by unknown people, created by secret algorithms running on servers in unknown locations - that certainly "takes control of money away from potentially corrupt organizations".


Mr Suttner is, in effect, mourning a lost cause.  There is no chance of redemption.  What we need is a completely new political alignment.


I believe the staff member was right and the district was wrong.  It is a public meeting regarding a business that will be in the area of the school.  Why is it political  when its cannabis and not when these hearing are held regarding liquor licenses.

We can ban books in a school library but we can't allows schools to have a position on the opening of these stores.


Remember the good old days, when people chose to work in the public sector for less pay in exchange for job security and a simple, comfortable life?  Now they earn a premium salary plus every conceivable benefit, a gold plated pension that can be enjoyed at a fresh youthful age, iron clad job security as well as the most simple, comfortable life imaginable.  This is truly the definition of unsustainable insanity.


Kansas City is dirt cheap on housing/rent, but then when you walk out of your nice apartment or house, you're stuck looking at Kansas City.


We are asking a lot of the millennials and I agree that they can only do so much. Europe is facing many problems.  In France, Macron, an unknown, seems to have appeared at the last minute without party connections.  Its going to be interesting to see what happens in France.


Some things should be mercilessly mocked and shamed.


The thing about hanabata is that he sees very clearly what is going on....


The biggest blind spot is how these feminists attack Trump, while totally ignoring how islam treats their fellow women!

Not hard to see the real feminist agenda!


Of course she's tired of talking about it, it's her actions that started it and her repeated ongoing dismissive attitude that fans the flames of discontent. Who wants to be reminded of what a rash, petty and entitled person they are while constantly denying it.

Maybe Washington Dental Services can put up some cash for a PR campaign to rehabilitate her public image like they have for the fraudulent "Keep PA Healthy" pro-fluoride astro-turfing group. Although, I think we could have guessed that when you pay a group of political lobbyists they have a better chance of giving the right enticements to "guide" public officials to the desired outcome than run an ancillary campaign directed at at the masses.


Betsy Devos is the only current alternative we have to the failed government/union education system that spits out dropouts-with-diplomas every spring.  Kids that can't read, write or even speak go on to fail because they never got a grade school education.
Those that protest against her offer NOTHING in return ... only unjustified vitriol and hatred.


You can't have free trade with a totalitarian state using slave labour.
Boycott China...


What I find odd about all of the expenses that the Feds are talking about is nothing out of the ordinary for a couple making a combined income of over $200,000 a year. Heck we don't make anywhere near what they make, but we have spent money on getting air conditioning installed, getting our home renovated, auto expenses, etc. Then again, we don't drive a Mercedes or Maserati or live in Kahala and we don't have another condo in Salt Lake to live in  like the Kealohas do. The only expense I see that is blaring is the $26,000+ brunch bill to celebrate him becoming the Chief of Police. I guess we'll find out more about their spending habits and their poor budgeting during their trial.


The Vietnam War and the election of Trump are both American tragedies.


Frankly Frank, I really enjoyed your short story.

And yes, life is stranger than fiction and life in the future would all seem like a strange fiction if we could fast forward another 200 years. Many people don't want to think seriously about the future. It is human nature. It is also human nature to laugh at those things that are beyond one's own immediate comprehension.

I CAN imagine what kinds of "arms" would be available in another 200 years. Many would scoff at the idea of vaporizing laser guns, ala Star-Trek kind. I wonder if the NRA will still be around by then, to keep the government from "infringing" on one's "right" to purchase them in mass quantities and openly carry them on their bodies in public? That would be cringe worthy.


i'm all for co-management, but i have to imagine that there first has to be a consensus among all folks living along the river, from the mouth on up.  despite the presence of local grassroots organizations, there's  a considerable amount of inter-river conflict.  if it can't be remedied, co-management would be difficult to maintain, if at all implement.  there are too many people and not enough fish.  sacrifices need to be made by all folks up and down the river, but especially so in the more densely populated lower river villages; those that get the first pickings.  on the whole, there are more resources, both subsistence and otherwise, in the lower river, than the middle and upper portions.  the moose moratorium seemed to work.  i think we can see the same results with kings, as long as people are willing to make sacrifices.  king salmon aren't the only species of fish swimming up and down that river, and folks out there are no strangers to adaptation.


Globalist like to pretend the Confederate Flag is a symbol racism when its a symbol of State Nationalism, and we all know Globalist will stoop to trying to erase history, banning words and inciting wars including race wars to stop Nationals or The People from controlling their own political destiny.


And what would Harper have done? Probably kissed Trump's feet.


Some activists have low regard for other opinions or life that disagrees with them. Other activists (most) want to do things without hurting others and change policy or law.


Quintessential moments in history are often captured in paintings:
General Washington crossing the Delaware.
Candidate Lincoln delivering a fiery oratory.

Coming soon to a gallery near you:
A velvet painting of Birther In Chief Trump sitting on the toilet, retweeting a white supremacist.


Hmmm, let's go all in to return a few jobs that will be obsolete in a decade, and spurn the engineering jobs that will power the jobs of the future with automation.  Great plan, DT.


Um, I'm pretty sure they would.


Agreed. I'm about the same height as you and simply do not fit into a standard seat. On the odd occasion that I'm forced into one, the passenger ahead of me will spend the entire flight with my knees digging into his or her kidneys.

On the other hand, Coulter is only six feet tall. I wouldn't describe her as a "height-enhanced individual".


Oh and another thing, DP. She's not a "Colorado woman"! For example: Just because I trespass on a military base, I'm not automatically a soldier (even if I go undetected for a period of time), no matter what liberal mental gymnastics you might attempt.
If you are so dismissive of borders and laws your editors should remove the doors from their homes. Practice what you preach!


Fuel consumption on the Golf Wagon is superb. My best was 4.1 litres per 100 kilometers. Compare that to a pickup truck getting 15 litres per 100 kilometres. Pickups and SUVs are far worse for the environment.


This, of course, assumes all the nurses were women. I don't believe that's the case.


Gregory Schmitz - What is "Progressive" about digging the nation into $21 trillion in debt without any clear economic benefits? My 18-year-old is starting his adult life $65,000 in debt for government spending that didn't address any sort of long-term benefit to the economy. It was all short-term "fixes" that helped limited groups at the expense of the whole economy. The Republicans in Congress and President Trump are no prizes. There's strong evidence their understanding of economics is nil, but President Obama was acting like an 18-year-old with his first checkbook, writing on non-sufficient funds. Yes, the Republicans were right to oppose that sort of profligacy. Had they not done so, we would be $30 trillion or more in debt. Too bad we didn't elect someone for POTUS who understood that the answer to a fiscal crisis is not to overspend your revenue. That wasn't Clinton or Trump.Maybe it would have been Gary Johnson or Rand Paul, but the voters chose stupidly between two idiots.


The website says US consumers are being offered free protection.  Not for the Canadian and UK citizens.


Speaking of insurance rates, where is that $2500.00 savings I was promised?


When I think of Jesus, I always think of the song Macho Man.  Jesus, being the son of a carpenter, probably looked like the construction worker in the band.


"Do you want the cops to follow every single person who has purchased multiple firearms in a given period?"

I'd defer to the authorities   to determine how best to use the data. Maybe the behavior would trigger an additional delay or an interview. Maybe certain behaviors are more indicative than others. No matter what, more data could only make them more effective in their work.

As to your latter point: criminals get guns on the black market because straw purchasers easily elude police. Tracking sales stems the tide of illegal guns because of this, so over time it would be much harder to illegally obtain a weapon. Right now, it's ridiculously easy and it's all because we don't give enforcement the tools they need to put bad actors in jail.

Anyone obeying the law would suffer a minor inconvenience and/or expense at worst. How many lives is that inconvenience worth? There's no question that more data would assist with prevention, though. As I said, that part is common sense.


One needs to look at why we have this debt.   Thanks G W Bush and Uncle Ron.  Notice how two republicans are responsible for much of our debt?

I hope you keep this in mind the next time you vote.  God only knows what the Donald will end up doing.  Doesn't sound good.  If Hillary had won, we probably would have had a balanced budget within a few years.  Now no way.


If we agree with Trump that immigration policy belongs to Congress, doesn't that mean his travel ban was wrong since it didn't come from Congress?


Thank you....Farange however managed to form a relationship with Trump....a relationship that allowed May to leapfrog all the other political leaders to reach  Trump's ear.