Solution is don't spend as much.  The conservatives were at a balanced budget until the Liberals started a spending spree - which was intended to be spent on infrastructure but it appears to have gone many other directions.
Spend less and you don't need to come up with new ways to generate revenue.
This is so far off what they campaigned on - I can't believe they are not being taken more to task on this.  I like Justin and will vote for him if he can rein in the deficit through spending control.


Actually, it was a Surete du Quebec police officer who was killed, not a soldier.


Thanks Pause but I can not take credit.
Think the story came from the Globe about 7 months ago.
Hard part is figuring out what is relevant and what to do about it.
Hours of back checking and correlation still do not provide the answer of when to buy and when to sell. Momentum is fickle.


Beginning to think you're nothing but  bot. Trump fires the guy in charge of investigating alleged links between Trump's campaign an the Russian government and it raises no red flags in your mind?


All the bots like this comment!


He was paid by a church to go there and steal a North Korean propaganda banner.


My point Mr Hodges and make no mistake I am sure you got it, is that this fantasy invented by AFP and Grover Norquist and their like is just that a fantasy. Cutting taxes and making government smaller does not and has never stimulated the economy, ever. Our Government is following Kansas and Wisconsin into an already failed experiment.  Look around the world and even in our nation the places with taxes actually do better.  California has the one of the largest economies in the world, Minnesota is doing well, the Nordic Nations ditto. Cutting taxes cuts jobs and services and this hurts the economy it simply does. Like it or not government spending and workers ARE part of the economy, in this state a large part. We would all like to see less waste but I want my schools funded and so on.


there are plenty of left wing haters on this website, start with them


Trump was elected by a movement of people wanting to take America in a different direction . As more and more people get on board , pressure will be brought to bare to go along with what he's doing.  Democrats have failed America for the past eight years , putting us where we are today.  Trump supporters have said enough is enough .  As Trump gets results , like he did in Indianapolis before even taking office ,  more and more people will back him and demand their local legislators do as well.   We see what happens when they don't  . Alaskan's told Begich loud and clear not to support Obamacare and he defied our wishes. Alaskan's responded by throwing him out of office. The same will happen to Murkowski and Sullivan if they try to block Trump's plans and cater to local liberals heck bent on stopping him regardless if his ideas are good for America or not.     D.C. is now republican controlled which means they know it will be in their best interest to back anything Trump asks for.


KK doesn't live here Larry.


We have the most worthless Congress ever...the party that now finds itself in power had no idea they were going to win and no plan of what to do had they won. The establishment preordained this year to be a "battle" between Low Energy Jeb and Crooked Hillary with the latter taking the throne. The Republicans were expecting to be the opposition which is apparently all they're good at save Rand Paul and few others...totally worthless. Trump could make a deal with anyone until he met McConnell, Ryan, and McCann. The states who reelect these career hucksters deserve all of the ruin Obamacare brings them.


We know that could be even worse for the country, but ALL Americans need to know definitively whether our system is vulnerable to hacking, whether Trump and his family was involved or not.


Eric:  I don't know what happened.  I do know that I find your posts civil and thoughtful.  I hope things get worked out.  regards, Gary


Show me the budget line item that cuts Social Security.

I know about the Medicaid reduction still stuck in the Senate.


Steeler...
THIS article that you are commenting so much on is about HAWAII, and all you are doing is talking about how bad Trump is.
"Should --> Hawaii <-- Guarantee Every Resident A Minimum Income?"
"if Dems want control it's merely to stop out of control cons and the runaway trump train as it chugs towards the nearest cliff,"
.
Just for your clarification, AGAIN, the article is about Hawaii, so if you want to talk about that, again, as a reminder, the Dems HERE have been in control for about 60 years. No republican majority, nor Trump cause all of the problems HERE in HAWAII that this article is written about, "Should Hawaii Guarantee Every Resident A Minimum Income"
.
Now, how do you propose to fix the problems HERE in HAWAII that the Dems have created over the past 60 years ?


I think one of your readers said it best as follows;
“I really enjoy reading the comments accompanying an article and people’s opinions in general. I consider comments to be the ultimate in democratic discourse and, while there are some which are vacuous or offensive, most of the comments are still insightful and thought-provoking. Even the ‘nasty’ ones are part of the spectrum of public opinion and still a useful gauge of public sentiment. I also look at the comment totals as a flag of public interest and engagement.”
In this regard, I don't feel that the G&M should engage in too much censorship of comments. I note that the latest effort, so called peer judgement whereby one is judged by judging 3 comments to 3 different articles. I found this very confusing as in my opinion the comments had absolutely no relationship with the the corresponding article. I consider this system too cute and it just is not effective as it doesn't work.


And Trump apparently will sign anything that lands on his desk.  What a complete debacle.

Senator Gardner, return our congress to its regular order, fix the ACA and seek a bipartisan solution.

Don't repeat the mistake the Dems made passing the ACA without bipartisan support.  This issue is simply too important to do otherwise.


All the trolling you can expect from the lead troll in the ANC.
All the country can hope for is that the polls which indicate the ANC's support has dropped below 50% are correct and we can get some honest people into power.
Hopefully, we can get honest leadership in the ANC if it does manage to hold onto power and not a coup when they lose their majotity.


That's your problem, I'm afraid.  Not mine.

How sad that your "friends" don't feel comfortable enough with you.


If we want to stay in NAFTA we may have to be plugged into the US system.


I'll tell you what O'Bungles legacy is.   Ballooned the debt by spending more than all the presidents combined, enabled a nuclear Iran, and a screwed up health care system for three.


ICE most definitely should not be firing guns at a person who is simply running away and not threatening harm. This is basic police policy that ICE ignored and by which it endangered the community. That bullet could have struck a person or child down the street. Bad decision making.


Old Scotland will soon be free.

New Scotland soon to follow.

Slainte Mhath


Salmon River High School in Riggins, Idaho....the school mascot is Savages.  Not much outrage about it, at least from what is reported by the so-called media.


Let's make this point crystal clear, the public can't continue to rise up against the public school system when we have incompetent school board members firing certified professional teachers.  You can't operate a good public school system without highly qualified professional teaching staff.  Stop the idiocy for gawd sakes.


"Antidemocratic" is precisely the right word to describe them. Forget labels for a second; call them what you will, they fundamentally object to what they call "the tyranny of the majority" and want nothing so much as to slash government powers to enable them to do what they wish.


While I agree with Wente on these current issues – they are all cases of absolutely absurd behaviour in the name of political correctness – I disagree that this can simply be absorbed into the usual left-right classification of values. One of the truly good things about the left, is its belief in the acceptance and respect of those that are different than us. The right generally has a problem in this regard. However, the people who claim that an inoffensive Halloween costume is racist or that we should invent 15 different pronouns to describe every conceivable gender identification, are not representative of the left. Frankly, I think they are just representing lunacy. University administrations, on the other hand, are moving progressively to the right, and very much beginning to emulate private corporations. Like private companies, they are allergic to bad publicity and are therefore ready to abandon logic whenever they think someone is going to say something bad about them.


Hippies don't in general put their money where their mouth is.  They ain't done nothin" and they don't know what more to do!  Damn Beatniks!  Get a hair cut and get a real job.


Marty I agree that you shouldn't read anything written that would harm your faith, as it seems that many things could harm it, indeed all of modernity is a threat to some, so they have come to believe, I am not naming you here of course, that the earth's age can be measured in thousands of years and that man lived concurrently with dinosaurs. Modern ideas that challenge anything written after Trent must be excised from the consciousness of the laity lest harm be done to some, who feel troubled to their very foundations by modern reality. I am not in any way implying that your faith is too weak to withstand reality


Reading comprehension fail!


I question the ability of someone to make assumptions without knowing more details.  As the father of the child mentioned, I am upset that you should decide to reduce what was a truly beautiful, heartfelt and effective approach to something merely "well-intentioned."  I also encourage you to read more closely next time.  My wife and I did indeed tell our son immediately that there were trains in heaven.

And I also want you to know that for both sides of my sister-in-law's family this is the worst death they have ever experienced.  This includes those in the family who are older.  So to say that much worse deaths are yet to come is uninformed.

And finally, age does not always imply wisdom.  My young sister-in-law who passed away was one of the wisest people I've ever known.  She was wise in the ways of the world yet humble in her dealings with it, something from which I hope we all can learn.


I understand your point.   I am not willing to assume that much risk though.   For instance my wife's illness, resulting in her death about 2 years after diagnoses would have left myself and my daughters penniless.

You may well have found a good point to argue though.  If insurance was NOT available to patients, would Doctors pile on expensive treatment and the pretty new designer drug that the pharm. rep encourage them to sell last Tuesday?

The  Dr. recommends diagnostic scans to pay for the equipment in either the hospital, or, at their private clinic because it's a money makers.

www.wsj.com/articles/SB111498587452921637 OR google "MRI and CT Centers Offer Doctors Way to Profit on Scans"

I've had this done in the area, you don't get an appointment without a scan, even though you had one 2 months ago.  My problem was slow developing kidney stones.   The scanner was owned by the clinic.


Curious as to whom entitled cousin thought *should* have been seated at the back of the room.  The bride's family?  Grandparents?  Bride and groom's best friends?  Someone really has an exaggerated sense of her own importance.


Bingo!

The Globe Editorial Board is short on both math and literary skills.


Mahalo for your compassionate deeds and help to our brothers and sisters in need!


It won't do any good.  Too much oil from non-OPEN nations (Russia, Khazakstan, the US, etc).


Again....do you bother to read anything before flying at me?  Particularly the source I gave YOU?

And what is "World Net Daily"??  Where did I reference it?

Just who do you think pays for her travel and Secret Service by the way?


The O and line will be a work in progress all year long, that's just the way it's gonna be. If they can run, they can win. Go Broncos!


Why don't we resurrect Latin too.


And yet a bunch of countries have had entire 24 hour periods powered by 100% renewable energy - Germany as an example has had days like this.


Perhaps Mr. Mulcair could show us lesser folk how forgiveness is done and hire Ms. Homolka as a nanny for his grand kids......


Nobody else is well-informed on the polling either. 1. because with 12/10/25/whatever  contestants, nobody is going to show any particularly high numbers anyway. 2. mostly because nobody cares.


Abstainers are like vegans: is not enough they can live the lifestyle they desire, they can't rest without imposing their convictions on everyone else.


HK:  What's more important?  Your annual welfare check or state solvency?


Heavens! it just goes on and on.  It just seems that some of those self described "journalists" would gather some pride and backbone and take a step back and just resolve to clean up their act.  It's as if in the past 10-15 years the bottom 10% of the class became "journalists" and simply don't know any better and cannot report any better!!


I think you mean the spoiled child narcissist who always needs his ego stroked. I can't understand why people keep supporting this clown.


'Not careless'.
Does that mean that the idiot driving ahead of me on I70 who slammed on his breaks at 75mph last Sunday because 'he needed to pick up the phone' could get a ticket?
Will that ticket pay for my funeral?
I am glad that I have the golden rule that everybody but me on the road is an idiot so I always keep plenty of distance between vehicles.
I surely wish it was legal to shoot bastards like that.


The problem most of these people thinking everything is a joke when is a complaint.


You might want to tell that to countries like India, you know, who signed on to the Paris accords but still predcit their usage of coal to power 60% of their grid.  You are either a troll or just woefully ignorant. My guess is a bit of both...what the left calls balance.


The French see it this way.  "Marriage is none other than a civil contract."  And that, oddly enough, found its way into the Louisiana Code of Louisiana, regions of which are heavily Catholic.  But it is not the Catholic way of seeing marriage.  It can't be, because marriage is not simply a secular contract. as the secularist Napoleon wanted it, but a sacrament entered into before God --- and to a Catholic, non-terminable by divorce except for spousal adultery.


Heading the ball has nowhere near the same impact force as the standard collisions in the NFL. There are the occasional unintended headbutts when to players go for the same header and that could be an issue. Again though, these are few and far between compared to the every down collisions that occur in the NFL.

Don't get me wrong, I've been an NFL fan for 45 of the 50 years I've been on the planet and I'm hoping the NFL spends some serious dough on collision research to design helmets to mitigate the CTE risk.


Good riddance


I am thrilled that Hillary experienced Alaska in this way.  Have we ever had a presidential election where the West seems to be so totally ignored and unrepresented?  Trump is nothing but a New Yorker.  Not sure he believes there is anything of value west of the Hudson.  Clinton is a mid-westerner turned eastern seaboard with some southern thrown in (Arkansas).  And now we know she had the desire to see Alaska and in a time when it was quite an adventure to carry out that dream.  That is a good thing for us.


"... he shall nominate, and by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, shall appoint .... Judges of the Supreme Court,"
Seems clear enough statement to me. There is no requirement that they agree.

I would differ with you on your last sentence:
I'd say it is fair to conclude the Republican led Senate stopped the process. Putting the good of the country first!


2 games in Cleveland--hope for split; 3 games in Miami--hope for 2-1.
Then home for 4 with Atlanta--hope for 3-1, followed by 3 with Milwaukee--hope for 3-0 to pretty much bury the Brewers
7 games with the apparently unbeatable Dodgers and 7 with the Diamondbacks in Sept says make hay in August.


They knew it!


Thus marks the 2nd time you say you have me on "ignore," but don't.

Meow!


Difference is , we're talking vagrants here in Pahoa. People who were unlawfully squatting on private property and using flammables. There are  some homeless folks here who find shelter on vacant and undeveloped property, who don't trash and burn. By public land I meant parks and sacred sites. There are also many generous people here, who donate food and money. I am one of those. Thanks for your input.


Agree.  His lying and shibai was easy to see through.  And no, he is not at all remorseful.  He wants a generous deal to say where the body is.  This clown is playing the system.


The Knights gather together many fair-minded, well- motivated, generous and faith-filled Catholic men. I know many and admire most of them. However, the ideologically driven executive structures co-opt the historical apostolic ministry of the Knights. It seems to have become yet another money fuelled pillar of male influence that the institutional church is only too happy to recognize and lean on.


Check out this mortgage calculator: http://www.canadamortgage.com/calculators/amortization.cgi

I put in an example of a 1,000,000 mortgage and left the default 3.7% mortgage rate and 25 year amortization. I selected weekly payments and it told me I would pay $1,175 per week for a total interest payment of $527,860 (see the field called Interest - Amortization.)

I then selected biweekly payments and it told me I would pay $2,351 every two weeks for a total interest payment of $528,394.

So yes, you pay *marginally* more in the second case.: $534 over the life of the mortgage. The economics of that can roughly be understood as the interest you would have to pay over 25 years on a loan of half the difference, since on average you will be running a principal balance in the second case which is higher by about half a weekly mortgage payment. So the difference is very close to $1,175/2*.037*25=$543. Not exact but it gives you a general sense of where the difference is coming from.


The phrase "economic freedom" occurs in Centisimus Annus and Laudato Si.  And no, I wouldn't say it is condemned (or praised).  Here's a quote from Laudato Si: "To ensure economic freedom from which all can effectively benefit, restraints occasionally have to be imposed on those possessing greater resources and financial power."

It's fair to say that laissez-faire economics, like socialism (see Rerum Novarum), is incompatible with Catholic Social Teaching.  It's less fair to say that economic freedom is a "condemned ideology" instead of, as Pope John Paul II stated: "only one element of human freedom" and subject to occassional restraints in furtherance of the common good.


The "over 70% of America [sic] citizens believed the country was in the WRONG direction" is meaningless since it is pretty much evenly split among those who want to go backwards and those who want things to go forward (aka to progress).

Just more division in an already divided nation.

"Sad!"


14 people participating in McCarthism at its finest. This is a witch hunt because the liberal Democratic Party can't believe their lying Golden Goose got cooked BY MIDDLE AMERICA.


And by soup you mean solyanka?


If you meant that comment seriously, then what is actually distressing is your comment.


Sorry, different Samoan kid.  C'mon, "Normal Guy"--they don't all look alike.


These actions are a direct result of the Terroristic rhetoric of the left


The delivery service will have to deliver quality produce and meats or people will stop buying it return the food.  I've been getting better quality produce delivered than I can find a my neighborhood Safeway.  I was skeptical at first about that issue, it's been way better than I ever thought it would be.


More to the point, stifling civic engagement is contrary to the mission and values of scouting.  The organization would not kick any scout out of the organization for questioning a politician.  This was the action, apparently, of a rogue den leader.


"Gun violence is a threat to public health and needs to be treated that way."

251,000 people are killed annually by doctors. I'd say they are a bigger threat than any firearm.


Section 46(1)(c) of the Criminal Code look it up and watch this video share with you friends and count the days to 2019 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5DYmAGcfrg


Yes, I am sure it was "the far right lunatic fringe" who jumped all over Kathy Katula on social media for daring to confront their darling PM Zoolander about hydro bills at the Peterborough townhall.

The 54-year-old single mother of four and grandma of three, had to call 911 as she was terrified haters would show up at her front door.

I agree we should have them arrested, regardless of political stripe.


Neil has the typical Liberal response.  Blame the tool and the person using it.


Remember now, there are a lot of Liberal premiers talking to a Liberal finance minister.

The hard nosed positioning is a standard negotiating ploy - it would be hard to believe that there would not be a compromise, so that the players could claim 'we fought a hard fight, but got more $$ for our electorate'.

That too is a standard ploy. Works every time. Just ask the public service unions.


This comment has the same whiff as those by the anti-Apple and anti-Tesla grumps — a vaguely ideological leaning.

For many, if not most, Whole Foods admirably fills a need for a portion of one's shopping, not unlike Tony's.


Exactly- no charges. Yet you think we should have a pretty serious punishment like that on the whim of some group of elders, maybe not even an elected group, with no judicial oversight. There is certainly corruption and local politics, feuds, etc that go hand in hand with many villages, which could definitely make this practice corruptible. How can native and non native people alike say the Fairbanks Four, which did go through our flawed justice system, was such an injustice yet encourage this, which has no judicial protections, no innocence until proven guilty, etc. I am not going to argue the point further you either get it or you don't.


“Denver has been discovered, but we should (feel) lucky,” said Nicolais, who lives in Denver. “A lot of cities are cheap to live in, but it’s cheap to live in because no one wants to live there.”

Stupid remark. By flocking here all your doing is fueling local political egos and making out-of-state developers rich beyond belief. You need to ask yourself why no one wants to live in these "cheap" cities the author speaks about. The answer is they are really more expensive than Denver to live in because of the quagmire of social costs strangling their local economies. Denver is evolving the same way with its current political crony capitalist management. At some point in time, the market will correct here and real estate sales will go begging.


I look at the four following comments and wonder what has Trump actually done to fulfill his promises to the forgotten man -

has he built the wall and more importantly is Mexico paying for it?
has he repealed and replaced ACA with something better?
has he declared China a currency manipulator?

But here is what he has done -

he has delayed/repealed rules that -
    require your financial advisor to work in your best interest.
    require your employer to pay you for overtime work.
    allowed you legal recourse against financial institutions when they cheat you (Wells Fargo)
he is supporting a budget plan which will cut $500 billion from Medicare and $1 trillion from Medicaid in violation of his own campaign promises.
He is supporting a tax plan which will give him tens of millions in tax cuts while raising the bottom rate by 20%.


Impeachment is a Nothing Burger. To date, there is nothing more than the left's hatred to warrant it.


It is really tragic that the author and everyone except one mouths nothing and everything that's of little value to the fate of this USA of ours. Such as US (1) economy (2) National Security (3) Immigration (4) Budget and Trade Deficits (5)The stature of the US whereby (a) the US president gets a welcome not fitting a US president visiting China (b) forced to kneel to Iran (c) US Navy taunted by China and a small nation

And much much more issues important to the fate of this nation.


The story says the homeowners are "flouting" fire law with louver doors to allow cross ventilation (the preferred method of cooling back then and now) and the practice violates the Fire Code according to the Fire Dept.  Since this is an older building, ask the Fire Depart. if these doors were prohibited when the building was built and if these subsequently enacted prohibitions are to be applied retroactively. The same question exists with respect to sprinklers.  At least, DPP has a basic understanding that Codes are generally not to be applied retroactively. SO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE SA SHOULD STOP ACCUSING OWNERS OF BEING FLOUTERS AND VIOLATORS WHEN THEY AREN'T.  I live in an older condo and various contractors and consultants keep telling us it is mandatory to comply with the latest Codes.  This is nonsense. The City may make Code changes retroactive, but if they did so every time a Code is changed, we would be reconstructing condos and other buildings every year.


Not so bad if its really good , have to go to pharmacy each time ? 5 grams might last 2 hours with friends :-) A month alone .
   Rules here have changed in the last 8 months , rather fuzzy, for personal use ...sort of OK :-) If it is legalised , cuts out some dealers :-)The 'Federales ' have there hands full .
   It has always been a ca$h crop here , send your kids to uni and beyond . Fact .
Legalised , anyone can grow , bottom falls out of the market .
   And no taxes , hmmm . Not good for Govt . Who needs alcohol so much ?
   We all have choices , I do not expect the state to fix mine .


This is news?  With all that is occurring in the world?


You have no idea what you are talking about.


Okay, do AK legislators just have something against people getting medical care? 'Cause that's what it seems like at times.


Students,  professors and ... civilians?


The good thing about Trump (if that's not an oxymoron), is that he will eventually be the architect of his own demise.  His antics will not go over well at the ballot box in the 2018 mid-terms, and will hopefully lead to his defeat in the next presidential election.

Meanwhile, Trumps opponents have an easy job. All they have to do is sit back, put their feet up and watch Trump self-destruct.


"How is it morally dubious or ethically questionable?"

Because a country that gives its police a free pass on obeying the law is on the road to losing whatever sense of moral purpose it once had.


Perhaps you should read the BNA act with particular attention to the sections that divide powers between provinces and the feds.


Sorry don't trust that survey.
We may pay less at the check out but more than we imagine in other ways.
Health, safety.


Rhetorical nonsense from the “taxes are too low” pothead crowd. Let’s Promise every social engineering apologetic hand out money scheme after the munchies run out! Insted of adjusting spend levels to accommodate the income loss we just say, politicians before the socialist looters rode into town created the problems so we will tax the crap out of those left and the low level job creation schemes like “free light bulbs”.

Obviously the writer of this NDP justification piece has a full tummy, money in the bank and retirement well planned and financed. Unlike the young families braking up, losing homes and hope.

Saddle up and move on to where the jobs provide a future has long been the way of us “blue collar cowboys sir.

So drop off hour dryckeaning and go have an extra lattte. After the gym before lunch and dream up a new fake reality. Cause ours here on the ground is not asking for anyone to feel sorry for us. Just some good old Alberta Integrity where we take care of our own. I’m out


I frankly couldn't care less about what Trump thinks or says about the issue.  I was annoyed/disappointed by players disrespecting the national anthem last season (before Trump), and I'm just as annoyed/disappointed by them doing it again this year.

Not everything is about Trump.


Actually, there are no grammar OR punctuation errors in that sentence.  Keep trying.  Someday you might be a winner...LOL  Until then...NO.


Sorry Neko, please forgive me. To follow that post, you'd need to first google Kurgan and see the array of meanings, then read Kurgan's post and the reactions following the thread down to my last... not likely people would invest the energy of remembering the topic is  "the unfolding opposition to Trump" .  I am too heart broken to  'let it go'.
Last night's SNL skit with the press secretary ramming the press corp with 'his bully pulpit' of a podium was too close to reality to be irony, sarcasm ,humor or hyperbole.  And hearing of the Somali family having their visa cancelled physically so it isn't covered under the reinstatement... that did it.
I became the canary keeling over in the coalmine...the canary in the coalmine falls off its perch long before the poison gas hits the more robust times. When the canary dies, its time to move.

My last reply to your praise for the Syro-Phoenician's whit ... was me doing the best I could do --
keeling over...

peace and all good...


This criminal event, also says something, about Hawaii's medical care.

This type of severe head injury, on the mainland, would most likely not have ended in death.

Hawaii's shortage of doctors in general, various medical specialists, and miscellaneous medical support services, says much about the present state of medical care in Hawaii.


Did the state run out of rope.


The cap will soon be gone ...as soon as Notely exits stage right...er left.


And why were they hired?  Because they work CHEAP!  Businesses around the country, especially in the south, rely on these low-paid workers.  Without them the prices of food, housing, and other materials rise significantly.  The republicans talk a big game about locking up the border, but behind the scenes their big business donors are telling them to back off.  We'll see a border wall about the same time we see a new healthcare system.  All talk.


She has conceded publicly with a whole lot more class that you can ever hope to have.  She encouraged her supporters to unite behind President-elect Trump, you evidently don't want unity given your comments.


They will find it as soon as another Democrat is in the White House, until then, that box isn't lost, it is just in storage.


The Airbus jets are not comfortable to fly.  Hawaiian should use Boeing.


It would be lovely if those innocent men could sue him for slander and libel.  But Donald has other cases against him coming up and who knows, without seeing his tax forms, we don't know if he has any money to be worth suing for.


Difficult question. Rent all or part to visitors...renting all might be construed as renting to people who need homes. Renting art to visitors would be short term rental. I'm all for renting long term for our people who need housing. Renting short term creates neighborhood "cramming". Parking gets really messed up and the quality of life diminishes. Some neighborhoods are a parking nightmare during the evening hours.
"Most supporters came from East Honolulu, while most opponents came from the Ewa/Leeward Coast."
Any wonder? Drive the eastside and the leewardside during the evening hours and check the neighborhoods out. People putting out parking space "holders", rocks, trash cans etc. so no one parks in front of their property.
Maybe we could allow abnb for those areas who wants them.


While there is much truth here, the title is simply not accurate.  The American people will, absolutely, vote against authoritarian government, given not only the absolute failure of LBJ-type policy of the 1960's, but also the absolutely horrible alternative to Donald Trump they were given by a failed political party.  "Live and let live" is a very legitimate political movement and not to be unexpected after decades of governments, around the world, treating citizens as property to be destroyed at a whim.  It was Nixon who ended the Draft, and Jimmy Carter, who, partially, reinstated it for only half of our citizens.


I'm not sure what you're talking about, since I all that I said was this one thing wasn't credible. I didn't propose turning owners of "novelty items" into criminals, that seems rather to be your contribution of an idea. I'm not sure that's really a good one, however. Seems a bit facile and disingenuous.


Imagine what the mothers and their children [the topic here] go through when listening to all the pontifications on the importance of fathers......and  the hypocrisy of the church in relation to  children from SS marriages.....


Totally vapid, just like all your other, endless pejoratives. All you do is insult and denigrate, to the best of your limited mental function. Snowflakes are extraordinarily beautiful, and no two are alike. You are an unreconstructed philistine. Eugene must have committed some horrible affront to ancient gods, to be stuck with you endlessly posting your witlessisms on a public forum intended for polite folks.


A China backed coup in North Korea may be the only option


Really?  Did you see the table showing how many are skilled immigrants?


The likely U.S. Military Target would be Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam.   Due to the nearly flat terrain and ocean (except for Red Hill and Salt Lake).  The Supersonic Blast Wave would travel from Point of Detonation and still get to Honolulu, most buildings will fall, it maybe weeks to months to attempt to dig out survivors.  High levels of Alpha and Beta Radiation will slow Rescues down (Protective Equipment), many will have already ingested or breathed and have Radiation Sickness.   In this case Red Hill not block nor deflect the Supersonic Blast Wave from reaching Aiea and upper Pearl City, might even reach Waipio, will destroy Waipahu, Ewa Beach, Kaimuki might not be destroyed.   The Firestorm will burn down almost everything on the Leeward Coast, and maybe reach Central Oahu, as fed by the vegetation of the Forest Reserves.  The rise in elevation at Wahiawa will deflect the Supersonic Blast Wave from hitting "North Shore's" Waialua and Haleiwa.


Gonna be funny watchin the dear leader hide in a cave.


Is trump a comedian or just a joke?


Get the cannibus sales going. Take a look at how much Colorado earned in its first year. Officials are making it near impossible to get off the ground and are losing money for it.


Yes, she is "very tenured" and has been a full Professor for some 35 years at the University of Oregon. She's right at the apex of the law school.
 As far as blackface and other racial stereotyping I hope now, with this incident, most people will understand it's not "funny" and is likely to upset other people even if not intended.  With the racial tensions at the university this year common sense would suggest you avoid it except in very special circumstances..

However, dressed as a "commando" I don't think anyone would accuse you of wearing  racist "blackface" as you were impersonating a standard military technique rather than an actual African-American.
This is in contrast to our Professor who, in her lawyerish apology admitted only to wearing "black makeup", not the socially explosive "blackface" others saw.


This deserves 100 thumbs up!


Hillary Clinton denies that that there are any terrorist attacks at all.   It's all 'protests' and workplace violence and caused by videos..........it's not the terrorists........ her party claims that all republicans are to blame for the terrorism..............that and not enough gun control.  To Hillary,  "those poor terrorists are just  VICTIMS of the .......aaagghhhhhhh! Reeepublicans.


I watched a segment on CTV news last evening in which  a number of "small" business owners were interviewed.  Some of these small businesses employ up to 200 people and are trying to compete in world markets.  The general consensus was that they cannot be competitive due to the soaring hydro costs and have no option except move their operations out of Ontario, primarily to the U.S.  This will have a devastating effect on Ontario's economy if enough of this businesses locate elsewhere.  I'm sure that there are many large businesses that are also weighing their options due to soaring hydro rates.  These rates are already scheduled to increase in the New Year which increases will only go higher when carbon tax is added. .  Ontario has become a disaster under the Liberal governments, not only with the highest hydro rates in North America but also a staggering debt load of over 300 billion dollars.


Yes the people deserve either an explanation or investigation into Obama's telephone tapping. Also, What did Obama know and when did he know?


I might go.  I've always enjoyed Mel Gibson flicks.


4 murderers are on the loose.....
They will comit other crimes & end up back in jail where they belong.....


Typical millennial, not once was there any concern for the needs of the client.


Was there ever a time you didn't think the sky was due to fall any second?

Seriously, was there?


why do we need provinces?


So sorry to see another fellow family-owned vacuum shop close. You are very right, the market has changed from when my grandpa started our shop. Less people are fixing their vacuums, and more people are shopping online. Thank you for your years of hard work and helping give small vacuum shops (and small businesses) a good name! We wish you the best of luck and happiness in your retirement!
-Roosevelt Vacuum


Those are evidence of something but there's no evidence to tell us what.  Did she open her clothes or did he?  Don't know.  Did sex occur?  Don't know (but ejactulation didn't).  Did she or he initiate it?   Don't know.  Did it stop when she passed out?  Don't know.


To bad he missed


Much rather have a LEADER who is all out and get things done.  Ige is NOT a leader a nice guy but NO LEADER.  and people wonder why Hawaii is so messed up.  Keep voting for those (D)onkeys.


And WE...far from them.....


The deal happened because Home Capital is fundamentally a sound company.  Their only real problem was being sandbagged by the OSC;  an organization that won't ever touch their masters, but is never hesitant to bully the little guy.  Buffet, a vulture capitalist, recognized the opportunity immediately and swooped in.  Good for him, good for Canada, and a nice vindication of Home Capital  itself - a company that was a great Canadian success story that we need more of.


That's not how our Constitution was written. Do you want your personal freedoms found in the Bill of Rights also to be determined by the 'majority'? Think about it.


By "island of stability" do you mean a place where terrorists roam freely, and smug ruling elites still think they know better than and have disdain for the unwashed masses?


For example , on the front page of today's Dispatch , Monday Dec.19 , under the story titled " Washington's most exclusive ...."  they allow  " ....raised bigger questions about the president-elect's attention span..."  That's editorial talk , not real news reporting.   Nearly every day of the week the Dispatch publishes so called news from the Washington Post and New York Times on the front page. Not on the editorial page where comments like that belong.  Your so blinded by love of liberal values (lack of )  that stuff like this probably doesn't matter to you and is music to your ears.


As the head man Mulroney may not have openly got involved until the end but you can be sure he was involved behind the scenes and gave instructions to the negotiating team every step of the way  which is what is now asked of Trudeau.


Why should any taxes be spent on you for anything?


The factual basis is in the demographics. As the population ages, and seniors leave the workforce, there are fewer people paying taxes, and more people receiving needed benefits such as pensions. How do you think these pensions would be paid without more young people paying taxes?
Secondly, as people age, they make more demands on the Healthcare system. Again someone has to pay for it. So the options are to greatly increase taxes on young people, increase the debt, cut social programs like pensions and healthcare,,  or increase the tax base. Which option would you prefer?


I'm no diehard fan of what the NRA has become these days BUT this proposed law is badly conceived and gives police authorities some scary, arbitrary powers that they are not capable of effectively handling. ESPECIALLY when it comes to local Hawaii police!

Way, way too subjective and nanny state.


I have been all over the slope and have seen the "Damaged" tundra. The old trails did change the tundra. It compacted it I suspect and maybe led it to some thawing. But is it really damage or diversification. The old roads that thawed now support willows where before only tundra tussocks grew. Lord knows there are plenty of tussocks everywhere up there. There is no shortage. I think the over all effect of having the "willow roads" is more positive than negative. If the tundra thaws, willows will already be there to seed the area and capture the green house gases that will be released. Moose may thrive. Maybe polar bears will come ashore and hunt moose. Maybe there will an overall positive benefit to this area. Drastic changes have happened here on earth over the eons and long before man. Somehow the earth always seems to find or produce life forms that benefit from almost any change. Expecting the earth to never change is denial. It will change. Think positive. Barrow renamed Miami.


How is any of this "fake"?  That's my point.  I'll also add that the airlines should have been smart enough to not have fallen for this trap.  They could've just made an exception and no one would've noticed anything.


You watch she well be back with her.  Because nobody understands her, feels sorry for her, it was her fault. The cycle of abuse will continue.


If indeed this then-seven year old remembered all of that then he is amazingly brilliant.

As for the rest, lets see what really happened. Somehow the Cub Scouts of today don't strike me as behaving like that at all -


Those companies are afraid to the war the left social warriors and media will wage, the libel the lies, the slander, and the abuses their companies will face for being on good terms with the president. The left will declare war on any brand that doesn’t toe the line.   They will not rest until each of those companies declares bankruptcy if they do not dump Trump.


I did not vote for McCain in 2008.  I voted for Sarah and would do so again in a heartbeat.  The fact McCain received my vote anyway was merely collateral damage.

Almighty God is dealing with McCain in a manner well deserved and of which I surely approve.  I only wish the Almighty would move faster.


Protesters outside Masjid Toronto mosque call for ban on Islam.


So if you impose price controls, just where is the pharma company suppose to get money to fund more R&D into the next generation of miracle drugs ?


Gov. Walker, income taxes and a raid on the Permanent Fund should only be considered once the General Fund spending with both the operating and capital budgets are inflation adjusted to the same per capita State spending of 2005.  It will be painful act.  But, I do not believe that it is my duty to ensure that Government workers continue to live above the State's means.


Saw him on the news. What an arrogant arse!


You yourself seem less and less happy. Seriously.


You would like the Speaker to vote as a partisan pawn to amend BC's Constitution in order to give power to a coalition that wouldn't otherwise have it? Big shocker from a stated position of unbiased objective reason... tell us how you really feel. If the NDP wants a mandate to govern, let the voters decide - the fact is they do not have a mandate under the current system and changing the rules in an effort to hold power when they otherwise wouldn't is a disgrace to the people of BC. What is the NDP afraid of? If they want a mandate to govern, let the voters decide. Changing BC's constitution in an effort to take control of the province is something that happens in Venezuela, not Canada. You should have more self-respect, just imagine the screams of bloody murder if the Liberals were to try the same thing - this is a non-partisan issue. Let the voters decide. Again, what are you afraid of? If they want an NDP government, let them have it. But not like this.


(continued) I would seriously suggest crunching the numbers on pop. growth as a driver though. I don't see it. The Lower Mainland growth #s right now are lower than they were a decade or two ago, when prices were relatively flat. When you look at housing completions against the total # of people coming to the region, it's seems more than enough supply is being made.

It is those with their hands on the policy levers (gov't, gov't agencies) that have chosen this course. We are overly comfortable with the twin grotesqueries of easy debt (an explosion in gov't-guaranteed mortgage debt, a laundry list of boutique tax treatments for real estate) and foreign money laundering. The rapid (~30%) devaluation of the CAD against the USD and CNY at the exact time when foreign capital aggressively started looking for a home made things worse. And the financial hit many took in 08/09 created enough voters to support real estate hyperinflation to make up for their loss (forget sustainability).


Comey has said nothing.  Try to at least read the media you believe so completely.  The only thing known about the alleged memo is that parts of it were allegedly read to a NYT reporter by an 'associate' of Comey.


If woodland and forest fires get names, why not this one?
What are we going to call it?


DiNardo is as bad as Trump in pandering to his coalition, which includes the Republican right pro-lifers. DiNardo should know better. At least Cupich and Chaput did. Bravo, Philly!  GOP members of Congress also came out on racism, with no fear on how this effects the abortion coalition (which, of course, means it does not, as most right to life voters condemn alt-right racism). Most people reject Trumpism. It is a shame we linked the pro-life movement to it, even for a weekend in November. Could this weekend reverse this link? We shall see.


"But the mistake also produced the loudest and most awkward symbol of the transfer of power from old Hollywood to an industry that must reflect a more diverse America as the white guys were literally forced to hand over their prizes."

Kate, sometimes a mistake is just a mistake.


and your post reminds me there is no cure for stupidity. you're screwed Junior


Yes just live with the problem.  Who cares if it takes two hours to get into town or that people litterally die out there.  Can't develop different alternatives to move people.  If it has worked for the past hundred years, the same system should be adequate for the next 200.  Sadly this is just not the case.


Bacon...nom...nom!

― Me (21st century AD)


WADA has just announced that 95 of 96 of the first cases of alleged Russian Olympic athlete doping have been dropped, due to there being no evidence to back up McLaren's claims.
Also, WADA has just chided NADO for their call to ban Russia from future Olympics, saying that such actions are not useful - of course not, since McLaren's allegations of Russian doping have so far evapourated into thin air.
The world owes Russia a very, very big apology. And yet, G&M is still continuing its propaganda-based witch-hunt to demonize and falsely accuse. That says a lot about G&M.


What "evidence"?  Be specific and provide links.


Lynn, you (and Hank) seem to be firmly resistant to the dozen facts you've been provided.  I'll mark you off as one who is happy to quit, and surrender our resource to the whims of multi- national corporations.


Seriously ADN? This is what passes for news?


ADN, I have a question, Why are there all these anti trump articles and nothing about Hillary? If I only got news from the ADN I wouldn't know about Hillary's most recent email scandal, and all the email dumps of late.  Not to mention her hubby;s troubles....


Anyone like this, whether conservative or liberal is a danger to society, and most likely, mental.  Unfortunately, those who subscribe to the republican playbook will try to pose this as a problem with liberals only.  It is ALL of our society that has become violent, but everyone is on notice that this is not typical action for a liberal, and that we, in no way, condone or defend this action.  Shooting someone is ethically wrong, and we abhor it.  It is possible that an "anti-republican" person is also an anarchist.  His rants sound like those of an anarchist, and we Democrats are definitely NOT anarchists.


No kidding!


What does a politician know about :
Business
Health
Education
Mental Health
Engineering
Science
etc. etc. etc. etc.   Who are these people what were they before they became "Politicians"  We have a bunch of (I want to say idiots but I won't) people who have no expertise in any field except they ran for a political party/position and won.  Whoopee !


The "mistakes of (y)our ancestors"...named Medicaid and Medicare?


One thing people must understand about a bubble is that when everyone is running around wringing their hands and claiming a market is in a bubble - it ain't a bubble. The masses are always wrong.


BS.   Taxes are already low enough.  The bills still have to be paid even if yo don't want to.

Taxes were lowered over the last 10 years and they just sat on the money.


This ruling was predicted.  Unaffectionately known as the 9th Circus court of appeals...this appellate court is known for it’s left of center bias, judicial activism, and for being frequently over turned by SCOTUS.

The Lt Gov wanne be Chin is again spending precious time and tax payer resources on this endeavor while at the same time refusing to prosecute local pay for play corruption with the PRP scandal.


Good luck Scalawag.


ICE or Immigration and Customs Enforcement has Special Agents (Homeland Security Investigations) that derive their authority from Immigration and Customs Law. Customs investigators are the oldest L.E in the U.S. ICE/HSI has the authority to investigate immigration, money laundering, drug smuggling, child exploitation, IPR,  etc, etc. They can essentially enforce more federal law than the FBI. https://www.ice.gov/hsi


If your a Cow Boy, and your gonna play Cow Boys, and Indians, best not do it in an Indian Village.


Longer runways, probably.  Why else would La Guardia be one of the worst, and Kennedy one of the best.


Trump said he always put the US first.  Quite different than Canada. In Canada Trudeau always puts other countries first before looking at home for the needs of Canadians.


Michael, I agree with your comments. It is an enlightened approach which some people will not accept because it is in variation with what the Church teaches which is based on 2000-year-old concepts of human behavior.  It does not occur to people with this mindset that homosexuality is not a personal choice any more than heterosexuality is.  If a person truly has a homosexual orientation is it moral or ethical to expect that they should never have a loving intimate relationship with another human being? I don't think so, and it seems that more and more thinking & moral people are coming to this conclusion. The Church has not yet synchronized morality with normative human behavior as we have come to understand it through modern science and psychology.  What we need now is a scholar like Thomas Aquinas, who brought theology out of the dark ages and aligned it with Aristotle’s philosophy. It's time for another theological leap forward to align it with what modern understanding now offers.


The supreme egotist gets an award for what?  Who cares?


Export tax on  Canadian oil as it is unfair the Americans have forced the price of Alberta oil below world price due to US government intervention that limits free transportation. Sounds like a fair deal given they are arguing the Cdn softwood industry benefits from government benefits flowing from a non-tarrif barrier like low stumpage fees. Our government policy made stumpage cheap while their government policy made our oil cheaper than world market price.


When you have an organization which says "Black Lives Matter" whenever  police shootings are involved, how can the fact of the race of the dead person not be relevant enough to put in a headline?

Especially in a State where only 2.3% of the population is black and most of that population is in Portland?

Not mentioning the race of the alleged victim could be construed as white censorship.

As in: "We don't want people to know that white cops are killing black kids!"

Pick your headline and justify it.


Gerald,
In Ketchikan we have the Ketchikan Correctional Center.
Correctional Centers around the state at any given time might be people there who are convicted felons, people waiting for trial or sentencing. In K-town our CC serves all of the above plus misdemeanors.
I have been inside an adult Correctional Center on a weekly basis years ago to make weekly presentations on topics related to life skills.
My mother worked there ( no connection with my program), at a different time then me, as the "teacher" offering  adult education for inmates. She helped them with  classes for GED's, administered tests, helped inmates who were working on higher education degrees.
 I have had dealing with murders, rapists and child abusers other a then at Correctional Center.
Yes, I have !
 Not only in court but personal "encounters", some personal relationships and correspondence with convicted murderers.
I have a family member convicted of murder + worked with a man who ended up killing his toddler.


Like I said, I love it!  The best part is that it's all so futile.  But...enjoy yourselves.  Hehe.


Your moniker ( and your inability to spell it properly) explains a lot about your comments!


Totally agree with this. They've done nothing to change policy that would lift the neediest out of poverty, he's gunning for a regressive tax code, he's threatened trade wars that would only stand to hurt American business, he's surrounded himself with billionaires and his family. Were his white working class voters duped? YUP.


Who was Jesus of Nazareth?


....exposing the "natural governing party" as nothing but banana republic dictators....just like the cigar chomping, bearded pirate that recently croaked in Cuba.


Oooowww!!  You learned how to hack with html.  Oooowwww.


Trolls are so tiresome, even in the relatively frivolous world of sports.


I always laugh when Trudeau and his sorority use the word "engaged with" instead of "in discussions with"


Why only four short fat guys? Surely there are enough short fat guys out there to field a whole team!

If the better team didn't practice or got drunk the night before the game, or some other such thing, they might well lose to an inferior team. Such things do happen. But does God make them happen out of spite? I don't believe so.


no it's Justin's flagrant disregard for our military and M-103 and Khadr.
anything else.


The Perkins Loan Program is vital to students who want to get an education.  No surprise that the Santorum wing of the Republican Party is trying to kill it.


So what Wente is saying is trying to say is that Scheer is like a present day, socially conservative version of Bob Stanfield vs the son of PET?

Of course that's completely unfair and disrespectful to Stanfield - a man of integrity and class, a Statesman, and a man who would NOT have sat on his hands for 10 years of the Harper Govt without making a peep of protest, unlike Scheer.

So what Wente is saying is the Scheer is a "nice guy" who remained silent while his leader did everything in his power to NOT be "relatable" to the Canadian public.      Sorry, but I'd prefer the Chong version of "nice and relatable".       Scheer has never demonstrated a backbone or an ounce of integrity (while Speaker) despite many chances.    That's not nice.


Ya! Don't let facts get in the way of your politics.


Why, Mr. Sessions would nevah breach protocol, evah. That would be appalling. Where's my fan?


For what it's worth, he's obviously an outsider and not an Alaskan.


Hillary and the DNC got played by Trump....plain and simple. Let it go and move on.


As one of the most highly acclaimed economists on the planet, Krugman is one of the few people who can clearly and accurately explain how miserably the Republicans fail to understand even the most basic economic principles.

But despite his efforts, the Rs still manage to sell their "pie in the sky" snake oil remedies, and they end up laughing all the way to the bank.

Trump supporters, of course, will not be able to appreciate Krugman's messages.

Stephen J. Remington


Murray will probably hve troble gettig another GM job - he has zero personalty - the pegula's don't kow what they're doing


we should be so lucky...


wow you left wing children have no sense of humor


RIP Gregg. You were one of a kind and we loved you.


I eat at neither.   I think kahala is not worth it for the price in terms of quality.  The feeling I get is that you're paying to be at a table there, not for the culinary experience.   But for the rich and ultra rich that's a huge benefit to be there rather than around normal people. I'm not sure who goes to moose's, I certainly don't.  I think a privilege of being local is being able to go to most places in town and feel welcome, normal and comfortable.


Why San Diego instead of Hawaii where the heroic action took place?


No friend, I make no assumption because the facts speak for themselves, don't they.


Does framing a sarcastic comment as a question shield the comment from rejection on civility grounds?


Sigh- Lyme and babesia are curable and it is embarrassing if true that 1000 people are possibly being bilked by quacks. Lyme disease is rare in Oregon and babesia is pretty much unheard of.

The FDA and CDC have also warned about specialty labs that are used to justify a misdiagnosis of lyme disease and implausible coinfections.

There has also never been a documented case of a baby being born with an active lyme infection, despite what the Chronic Lyme Cult would have you believe. Even if a baby were to be born with lyme disease, it's still curable!

Lyme Truthers spread so much dangerous nonsense.


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Sorry, Comrade Donkel, but the free money gravy train is leaving the station.


I think it's been made much more difficult, in general,  for these alternative leaning festivities to happen.  ironic - as the state laws relax towards the use of marijuana, the government bureaucracies have done more to shut down it's wider acceptance .


Ontario is a mess.
Ontarians are suffering.

And its Wynnes and her Liberals doing.


Have you ever noticed how Trudeau keeps most of his Ministers behind the scenes while he tries to steal them?
Through all of these objectionable tax reforms negatively affecting farmers, small business, and doctors, we have not heard a peep from Minister MacAulay (Agriculture), Minister Chagger (Small Business), or  Minister Taylor (Health).
I’m not knocking the Ministers.
This is Trudeau doing EXACTLY what Harper was criticized for - muzzling his caucus.
The Ministers and MPs only regurgitate statements prepared by the PMO.  Try sending them a letter and see what the response is.  Mine can’t even answer simple direct questions.
Aren’t they elected to represent US, not prop up the mistakes of their government?
A Liberal notable, Scott Brison, is the Head of the Treasury Board, which oversees the government’s spending.
Do we ever hear a peep from him as Trudeau flings our tax dollars all over the globe and sinks us deeper into debt?


It certainly doesn't take "experts" to make this determination.  Just read the comments to the SA over the past 5 years.  They say the same thing.


cont:  I think we've reached a real crisis point.  We simply can't continue to fund the current programs with the huge deficit we face.  The "tax-mores" put up 97 which they promoted as an "otherguy" tax.....tax those corporations with no adverse impact on the rest of us.....the voters didn't "buy" it and it was buried at the polls.  What do we do now?  Rather a diffcult question, isn't it.  ...... The "tax mores" propose yet another effort at a simplistic solution....find a way to build another "otherguy" tax......The "spend-less" folks would, in many cases, be happy to cut the health care funding..."see, I told you Obamacare was failing".......and reduce or eliminate other public services...

Ground Hog Day really isn't much fun is it.................Gary Crum


This is what Keonisakebot claimed yesterday.  If you access the link, Comey says that no one *at DOJ* asked him to stop an investigation.  Comey was not asked about Drumpf.  Keonisakebot tried to make people believe something that is not true.

Keonigohan
1 day ago
In reply to:
As in John Rice WHine.
— el_burro_sabio
@ el_burrito_senorita
VIDEO : Comey Says UNDER OATH No One Ever Asked Him to Stop an Investigation
http://truthfeed.com/video-comey-says-under-oath-no-one-ever-asked-him-to-stop-an-investigation/74264/
What say you?


I found it interesting that the NRA, the ACLU and numerous disabled rights organizations applauded this legislation.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/we-can-stop-gun-violence-without-blaming-the-mentally_us_58a601bce4b0fa149f9ac332


James Barber is in touch with the needs of Lane County, and East Lane County in particular. Give him your vote next May.


There also is no medical or veterinary school.


barneybubble

I'm home.........

You on the other hand could use a large dose of intelligence/education if you insist on posting at the Globe and Mail.

.


What about the Scots?


Gee, thanks Professor Obvious. But some vehicles are more "dangerous" than others...i.e. trucks, or log trucks.


Typical run of the mill politician platitudes...no substance...no meaning.


I am always amused by the use of the word Fascism by The Left- they constantly have their definition Wrong. Fascism is already here in Eugene - it is in the form of the West Eugene EMX , and many other true definitions of fascism -when the State uses it's authority to impose onerous laws and regulations.
"Professor Richard Griffiths of the University of Wales wrote in 2005 that "fascism" is the "most misused, and over-used word, of our times". Indeed.


You and your ilk proving the point every day after day after day with the same 1930s-1950s fascist vocabulary.


Alaska party foul.


Everyday low prices...haha


Velez is a bad liar and needs a new job.


One more thing ... so pathetic can't even get 2 free Tacos from Jack In The Box ... only 1 TD scored ...


How sweet. Thank you for writing this. He looks a lot like my GSD/mix!


As with every subject , atleast 3 out 5 people commenting on a subject they know absolutely nothing about! Mountain Trip was started by an Alaskan, many Alaskans work there!


This was a very interesting story, thanks for sharing. I also agree that a married Priest would have much to share with married couples. I am glad that you came back, only sorry it was a short time because of paper work.


Widen the scope of nurse practitioners, state paid training and state paid malpractice insurance, for 24 hours a month volunteer work for 5 years and malpractice insurance paid for as long as they live in Alaska and charge with in 2% comparable rate of lower 48 doctors. start the training in highschool every highschool with a bridge program into college and no more waiting lust to get unto nursing school its time to just do it. I trust a nurse over a doctor any day.  All non emergency medicine that has to have a medical doctor  highly encouraged to go outside, with time off work paid and child care for the time away.


I think this calculation neglects the GET contributions from tourists who annually spend $7 billion on Oahu.

Assuming a family of 5 spends $40,000 a year of GET-taxable goods, that would be $8,000 per person.  $8,000 per person x 1 million people = $8 billion.

So, the amount of end-user sales is $7 billion (tourists) plus $8 billion (residents), which is $15 billion. (Note that Oahu GDP is about $40 billion, so this $15 billion end-user purchases is plausible.)

If we assume that the $7 billion in tourist purchases goes through the same number of "baked ins" as the $8 billion in residents, then 7/15ths of the $200 million rail tax revenues is paid for by the tourists and 8/15ths are paid for by residents.

$200 million x 8/15ths is about $107 million and that's the amount Oahu residents are paying for the GET rail tax, or about $107 per person.  Accordingly,  $40 (per the article) is what is seen and $67 (the difference) is "baked in."


It's sad and disgusting on so many levels of how Trudeau is selling out this country, piece by piece, to China and immigrants.

I think we're past the point of no return. Gawd help us all.

A pox on the House of Trudeau.


Millions of people have realized they have been sold a dream at odds with what reality can deliver.  With no education or skills they abuse alcohol, drugs and each other.
.
Their response is anger at those who have achieved their dreams. The terrifying issue is that the Red Hat Mob has armed itself and has no fear of consequences.


Do you really think the two scenarios you proposed make up even 1% of the actual cases being tried this year? Dude wake up.


I've paddled in the Ala Wai since I was a kid,  It's gotten progressively worse in terms of pollution, run off and homeless trash that flows down into the ocean where many of us surf Bowls.  When the sewage spill occurred the entire ocean out past the 2nd channel buoy stunk and the water was green/brown.  What is being talked about is needed, but in addition, the flow of water was supposed to have an inlet/outlet at the Kapahulu groin so that the canal would actually have movement with the tides.  However, because Waikiki is the tourist mecca that it is, it's doubtful this connection would ever happen as it would probably make the Kapahulu end more like the Ala Moana end.  Run off from the mountains is inevitable.  Silt, mud and debris need to be dredged regularly to keep the canal deep enough particularly where Manoa stream empties into it.  If there is a need for a TAT tax increase, this would be it.  Hotels won't complain when it benefits themselves.


You've been asked once, but I'll ask again - what measures would you suggest to take guns away from CRIMINALS, while not affecting the rights of the law-abiding?


Exactly!  What the sh--!


As if praying the Mass is taking no part whatsoever in the Mass...


hey Trump -- here comes your WAAAAAAAhmbulance... grow up.  Your numbers were lacking.  Even Fox News said so and they would shine your shoes.  Quit complaining, and start doing whatever you think will make America great.


The first sentence of your post is not factual and negates everything after. Surprised you didn't state it was Hillary pulling the trigger.


I dunno.  If I was in the middle of a prayer and 5 young men dressed identically interrupted me with accusations of being disrespectful I would find it pretty nerve wracking -- and rude.

I'm glad they weren't fired, but also glad that the Armed Forces acknowledged that the behaviour was inappropriate for a Canadian soldier.


Let's imagine if there was a bankruptcy hearing, though this would not happen.  A judge would take about 3 minutes and direct the state to reduce spending, increase the share of the state's budget paid for by business (which has been going down for years), and abolish the kicker.  More importantly the judge would direct comments to cranky citizens that want a bankruptcy because they simply don't feel like holding up their end of the deal.
One thing people like Mr. Felter need to come to terms with is that the state's economy actually is very healthy.  Our state's GDP growth is second only to Washington among states and our credit rating is in the second highest group of states.  What is needed is leadership in Salem from both parties and especially Kate Brown!


You can keep your guns, but don't bring them out into the public unless you're at a gun rage target practicing or hunting game.  And check your paranoia at the door before leaving your house.


The only ones has most behavioral issues is the School District, just in case you complain they telling you straight in your face, this will be in you child records looking in your eyes you know no need to said any word " you done".


Pocho highlights the fundamental problem the US suffers worldwide.

Americans calling for military action against NK plays right into the hands of terrorists, Russian and China, as well as the principal antagonist, NK.

When Trump threatens military action, NK says, "see, they want to bomb us."  And the rest of the world, as uncomfortable as they are with a nuclear NK, cannot disagree.

I think the world views a Trump led US as an unpredictable danger.  Add in the "mineral" grab in Afghanistan, the provocations toward Iran (in the form of threats to take other presumably more harsh action in violation of, or dismissal of the Iran nuclear treaty), threat of military action in Venezuela, and the over all knee jerk "Trump tough-talk" in response to just about every international issue, and the world sees a potentially out of control bully.

Reporting has even Japan trying to interface with McMaster, Mattis and Kelly and bypassing Trump as things heat up in Korea.

How will  world react?


With each passing day freedom for citizens continues to erode as we sink closer and closer to a totalitarian state.   One look at life in the 60's compared to today leads you to believe we have arrived on a different planet.  Keep the public drugged and you can pretty much do anything to them.  Wonder how long before the facade of elections will be cancelled.


Definitely - SILENCE those wrongful feminists for pointing out an obvious gender bias.


thank you ,,,right or wrong,,, i am following your advice


"flight to Alaska"?  As an Alaskan, I'd like to think we're more well mannered.  In case you missed it, the flight was from Seattle to Burbank, California.  No Alaska (state) involved!


Picnicking at midnight is probably not a good idea. There is an element of romance to it, but not in this case.
There is something missing in this story...


There is no evidence that JPII spoke infallibly on this matter.  That he insisted that there be no further discussion is proof only of his intolerant and totalitarian pontificate.  If something is true, it will continue to be true no matter how much it is discussed.  Refusal to discuss an issue is fear that you might be proven wrong.


I wish it were different.


Here's a simple explanation of how low rates create an overheated housing market.

Buyers' annual income $150,000. Downpayment 20%.
A- Mortagage rate in early 1990's, 8,5%. Maximum affordability $692,315
B- Mortagage rate today, 2017, 2.47%. Maximum affordability $1,224,281

The lower rate of 2.47% allows the same buyer to purchase a home $531,966 above the average rate in the early 1990's. Any questions?


Oxford dictionary definition of opinion:
A view formed about something, not necessarily based on fact.


this is a non historic deal
 with the US going the opposite way
this is dead in the water regardless of how mr sunny ways spins it
tax revenues are already going down for JT
 and this will spin into a  crisis if he continues
man up boy and stop the nonsense


the purpose of this Fake news is to deligitimize Trump's victory over Hilary
to find excuse  for why Hilary lost
Fact is Russian hacking added votes for Hilary
and this is not fake news


All expense paid vacation curtesy of the Canadian taxpayer.


"unconstitutional president"?


BC billionaire Jim Pattison has just purchased 10% of West Fraser Timber , Canada's largest lumber producer. He is also a large stock holder in Canfor another large producer.

Jim is one of Canada's most savvy investors.  He has a very diverse investment portfolio.

It would serve Canada well if some federal trade experts paid Jim a visit and asked him for his views on tariffs and North American lumber. They would undoubtedly learn a lot.


is the game on television?


So do you mean that "Saudi Arabia" will become "Salmani Arabia"? Sounds pretty fishy to me...


Stalking me again, Kurgie? I think that's about 6 comments in the last half hour - all with the same sarcastic drip and bullying overtones.

Leave me alone. Please. Unless you want to indulge in real conversation.

PS - I did not make the false accusations above. Hooded Claw has to answer for them - not me.


The Korean War ended with a cease fire, rather than a treaty.  They could have ended it officially decades ago (like Vietnam) , but for face saving.

In that period, there wouldn't have been the constant puffing of chests and severe isolation.  The Koreans in the north would have suffered hard times like in all communist countries, but by now (like Vietnam) it would have come out of its shell and everyone would have been better off.


Let's put it on the ballot, Kali.
Hopefully putting it to a public vote sounds reasonable to you.
To those of us who are neither working downtown,
nor impressed with the funding that flows into our neighborhoods,
it is a simple matter of respect to bring the restarting of the Urban renewal district to a city-wide vote.
What do you think about that, Kali?


Oh, yeah, we pray, and everything's better.  That's the only needed action.


There is another choice the Nei is blessed to have. A true man of honor and respect. Truly a man of the people. Has been on the news many times, well known and respected Nei wide.

BuLaia is da man for us at this time of crisis.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSKymmS5BVU


Anyone with their 'radar on' can see what this quarrel was really about.


Go ahead and provide us with your proof.  We're waiting.


There are answers to identifying those most likely to kill. Those most likely to kill are armed, violent, entitled, angry men. Stop patriarchy.


OPB reported two businesses, a truck dealer and and a grain dealer that will cease to exist at least in their current corporate structures because neither nets a 2.5 percent profit now.  Economists who support the measure understand their will be collateral damage but believe that will be offset by the additional money creating government jobs.
Even if all your points are true this measure has a number of unkowns and the largest unintended consequence I believe will be the actual tax avoidance both consumers as well as businesses employ. An instant 2.5% Amazon price advantage for starters
I once worked for a national distributor that has closed all but one Oregon warehouse. Likely all sales shipped to Oregon customers will be subject to the tax even if they shipped directly from a Nevada warehouse so lets say that's an additions $2.5M cost the company can easily afford. But look at the incentive they now have to build a new warehouse across the river to save that money.


Nice spin there, Maytag.


You guys are really hung up on man Butts.


Having REALLY been in that park on the day off this shooting, the account given is wrong. The man was grieving from the loss of his grandson. Died no more than 3 days before. The neighbor who made the call to 911 had a bit of a beef with the older man. Yelling at him to "shut up" on more than one occurrence over the 4 months I had lived there. What you will not know is that the 911 calling neighbor is a fellow officer to the officers in blue. I was out side less than 100 feet (give or take) from the scene. The older man didn't hold up in his RV. After 2 bypass surgeries he couldn't barely walk. His chair was by the door. After being shot the Police they let him bleed out on the floor of his home. Evacuations did not occur until 45 minutes after the first shots. He was moaning asking for help! Easier to attend an inquest than a trial in Clallam county I would guess. Sheriff Officers should never investigate one of their own officers shootings! Should go to the State PD not local LEOs.


I always find it fascinating in discussions like these that no-one ever, ever uses the word "greed". Or the word "ethics".
Who in the wide world NEEDS $28M a year?
Who in the world is worth more than (whatever the current figure is) times the worth of their average employee?
When did we, as a society, become so damned by the value, the belief, that more & more & more & more is sound thinking, sound living, acceptable, admirable--sane?
"WE are all entitled to look after & represent our direct personal interests".
Dear heaven. There are children who are hungry, homeless, sick, under-educated, & hopeless in our country, in our communities.
There are homeless people.
There are people with acute mental health & (dare I say it) substance use problems.
There are people living with violence at home, because they have no way out.
If you don't like the "Nanny State", you might just want to think about various alternatives. Like less greed. More compassion. More generosity. And less greed.


Welcome back to looney tunes.


Pederson's act was bush league. I wouldn't be surprised (or disappointed) to see him take one in the ear hole next time these two teams face off in the regular season.


Canada should be thrown out of NATO.  Now.


Its everyone. Agreed, that texting and driving is one of the most selfish modern decisions people can make. Look over your shoulder and it happens too often. I do wish law enforcement was more diligent about having zero tolerance for it. More so than the easier hanging fruit they go for like registration stickers and speeding.

One other problem is the lack of education and enforcement of a 1 to 1 zipper merge at pinch points. Why are you considered the bad guy by not getting over early and utilizing a lane that was designed to hold cars by engineers. Its best to fill up both lanes and then let each other in one by one. Police and CDOT signs should encourage this practice.


"Stick it out and do your job Senators."

x138,000


Top Level - Sorry you cannot call one of the most popular leaders in the world a dud, he is far from that.
Things are happening for Canada and you know it.


In my view mutual funds are a terrible investment, especially in Canada where fees are among the highest in the whole world. I am always amazed why people don't learn to just invest their money for themselves. It is really not very hard, especially with the internet and discount brokerage accounts so easily available.


NC is not the only place having sticky priest problems...  check this out.
http://nypost.com/2017/01/30/priest-tells-anti-trump-protesters-to-commit-suicide/
This self proclaimed conservative priest and Trump supporter thought his post was funny...  but in my view it would only be funny to someone stuck in oppositional-defiant adolescence.   Where does the RCC get these guys???


You're basically a nutter then. Fine, I'll leave you to deal with that - I'd certainly recommend some of Socrates' tea to ease you on your way, though. And my 'gender politics' are something YOU might want to think about, but I doubt that someone as far up their own backside as you sound would ever do something like that, because you obviously believe all the propaganda you've been fed and hate your own gender?


Big Pharma is the pharmaceutical research, development and production companies. Shopper's isn't considered Big Pharma as they're just a distributor.  They don't care if they sell pot, fentanyl or herbal remedies as long as they make a buck within the bounds of the law.


Why was the statue erected? Was it to honour this woman's contributions to Canadian society, or was it to snub an entire race of people at a time of civil unrest?

Asking for a friend.


No, I wasn't.
But, that's the problem- they do whatever they want, and ignore what we want!
I would have come to that meeting Saturday, but I have gone in the past, and they just hold those sessions for "wallpaper"(?) then they turn around and do what they want anyway!
 I still remember when they just happened to not have enough paper ballots in the areas that they knew Gov. Cayetano would have done well in....And nothing happened, other than an "Oh well, we're sorry...... There never has been any real sunshine in this process!


Krugman uses 'racist' against those who are wanting tighter immigration enforcement.    There are lots of people, and I won't try to quantify, that are protectionist, nativist, xenophobic, legalistic, but not prejudiced specifically by race.

Krugman stereotyping the target the issue as low skilled Latin labor, a specific subset of immigrants.    It's that subset that he says that brands conservatives to racism?   (Do we hear about European or Asian illegals - no).

It's Latin immigrant groups that most concerns those who want stricter immigration enforcement, IMO.     If that's the case there is a considerable amount of racism toward Latin cultures and it shows up as the 'negative only' stereotypes written by people on this site (I'm NOT saying ALL conservative writers on this site).

Immigration policy is large and complex, not a simple declaration of law.  Congress, will fail to pass comprehensive reforms because it will require non-political expertise and administration.


www.cbsnews.com/news/rex-tillerson-grilled-on-exxonmobil-conflicts-russia-sanctions-climate-change-at-confirmation/

Tillerson said he has not received any classified briefings yet because he has not received his clearance yet.
=========
How can someone with this knowledge can answer things correctly? He reads too much ms brainwash garbage.


Understand this Leonard Pitts... Donald Trump is the President of the United States!  and you, So-Called Journalist spewing distortions and propaganda are one sorry ass loser.  Trump actions are in line with the Constitution, he loves this Country and is doing what he can to help the Economy and to preserve the Nation, the integrity of its borders and the safety of its citizenry.  His Executive Orders were lawful and designed to benefit America. The Sorry Democrat Party, the Out of Touch Leftest Media (including the Pitts), the masked Anarchists Rioters and the rest Anti-American, so-called Citizens are trying to delegitimize all that he is trying to accomplish. Trump will be successful because those who are awake and aware of what is happening to the Country support him and more and more will join his ranks in time... BTW Pitts, what Bubble do you live in?


Those people who are "outing" others because they disagree with their political viewpoint would have been right at home in the former East Germany - as informants for the Stasi.


When you come back down to Earth you might want to check the facts about the NDP's economic performance compared to that of the BC Liberals. The NDP grew the GDP by 2.72% compared to the BC Liberals 2.36%. Job creation under the NDP was 2.17% and 1.58% under the BC Liberals.

When the Social Credit left office in 1991, the provincial debt was $20 billion. When the NDP stepped down in 2001, they left a $1.2 billion surplus (no "ballooning deficits") and a debt load of $33.8 billion (an increase of $13.8 billion).

Under Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark the provincial debt grew $66.7 billion, plus an additional $101.1 billion in contractual obligations for a total of $167.7 billion. With Christy Clark's Site-C white elephant, the provincial debt will grow by $billions more.  Our great-grandchildren will be paying off the BC Liberal debt for much of their adult lives (with nothing to show for it).


"Remember, that only the right can hate, the left, according to their template, is incapable of hate."
Where in the story did they identify the loser as liberal or conservative?


Those spending hours, days and weeks reporting rumors is not news and they are not journalists.


This article is awesome in its ignorance and "splaining".
I lived for years homeless, and I fear little to nothing in this article describes neither the cause nor the cure for the millions of fellow humans having to live like animals. If Trump or George W. Bush were born poor and had to struggle with major trauma, they would be just as at risk as any other Americans.
Jobs exported, catering to the investor class, Reagan's destruction of subsidized housing, insane wars, insane housing costs, the tossing out of the lost who make mistakes and end in prison...
You want to end homelessness, then bring back the draft, institute a guaranteed jobs program, triple the money available for public housing, end tax loopholes that let Richie Rich and his Trumpian friends do things like make all pay for their losses...Homelessness is about joblessness and trauma and the feeling that one is abandoned by one's family and country. Teach America to care first.
Hugh Massengill, Eugene Oregon


But there is no football being played when they kneel...


I think Trudeau has been too 'namby pamby' with the Opposition on this one.  Tell them to deliver the goods or get off the pot.  Who is doing what that is wrong, exactly?


So only people born in Canada can buy houses?  What if someone was born in another country but has lived in Canada for 30 years?


I don't think alcohol is portrayed as harmless. There are plenty of warnings from Gov't authorities, Doctor's groups, MADD, etc that tell us it is a dangerous drug when over consumed. It is the over consumption that is the problem.
And someone who wants more than one beer is not necessarily an alcoholic.


No fifty cents this time, comrade.


Harper said it again and again: the economy was the most important issue to Canadians but the Globe would not let the niqab story fade with weekly op-eds in support of a cultural symbol that is only common in countries where gender equality and free expression don't exist. The niqab was not a major issue but the media made it into one and represented a view of the "progressive" vocal minority. The overwhelming majority of Canadians supported the Conservative position on the niqab, poll after poll showed the majority of Canadians agreed with the Conservatives. Secondly, M-103 is about identity politics and virtue signalling. The stats are clear, anti-semitism is the most prevalent religious prejudice in Canada but the Liberals and the Globe are pushing a false-narrative that one religion should be singled out from all others. Barbara Kay has done an excellent job of covering M-103.


What I found rather amusing is that when asked, a third of registered Wisconsin Republicans said they would not vote for either Trump or Cruz if they win their parties nomination.


The article link name is a bit misleading as it misses out the critical 1st word, Are. As in "Are Russian hackers to blame for Emmanuel Macron's leaked emails" , there is nothing new in the article. Same old same old. Blame the Russians and see if the mud sticks.


Or used his status as much as Bill Clinton in both Arkansas as Governor or in the White House as President.


Is there a difference between government controlling businesses, or businesses controlling government?
I think not.


US airlines have stalled and are unattractive. On the other hand, Qantas just posted record profits.


A painting of the Last Supper including women and children was painted by the Polish artist Bohdan Piasecki. You can see it and find more information at http://aidanslegacy.typepad.com/lillylewin/files/last_supper.htm


Dear Governor Walker:   I hope you are watching the news about Harvey visiting Texas.    Sometime in the future, persons like yourself who persist in promoting fossil fuel energy are going to be seen as the eco-terrorists.    Like the many disasters we are facing, it's coming sooner than anyone believes.


And as usual for you; a great response to content!  No snark at all.  Good dog(ma)ie!


Give Rolo a raise!  Are there incentives in his contract?


It never works out for you. Other countries have immigrants moving in too. Can you believe it? Further, the U.S. has people moving out. Ted Bundy was one of the most prolific serial killers in the U.S. If you murdered one less, just think about how much better you would be. Even if the U.S. were the greatest country in the world (it's not), do you think that's an excuse to be a piece of crap because all others are worse? That's your fallacy of logic. Get your GED and learn to reason.


Right you are, I would vote for the B & O team, hell I'd vote for Huey, Dewey and Louie instead of the drama teacher


When the headline was "Watch De'Angelo . .  . " I didn't expect to watch Whoshewas discuss the game.


Thank God, Harper and his buffoonery is not around or we would have been 'toasted' by now in any reasonable discussion with the Americans. Stevo got the ultimate 'free ride' from the media and free pass from criticism on his pipeline fail on his ten year 'snooze fest' in the lost decade. He took a 'slam dunk' deal and blew it out the door be throwing a 'hissy' fit down in Washington and threatening their president. The G&M could have been doing more exposes on how many washrooms and closets the guy hid it to avoid trouble,group photos,or even if he wasn't 'toasted' correctly at these state galas. Truly a buffoon on the world stage and economic disaster. Whatever current issues the government has,and I have been critical of some,open negotiation is not one of them. We are fortunate to have the right government at the right time to address the new reality south of the border! Cue the former reform wingnuts and crybabies from the lost decade in three.....two.......one.......


Social media and Yelp reviews would have been a lot more cost-effective and efficient in marginalizing this religious zealot than the aggrieved couple crying to the Colorado Civil Rights Commission about discrimination.


It wasn't 9 million for just the next 6-7 weeks.  That figure was applicable to the last year and a half of negotiation.


"Taking a knee" is symbolic speech meant to call attention to racial injustice.  It is not meant to disrespect the flag, the National Anthem, motherhood or apple pie. This president is trying to further divide us along racial lines -- against ourselves.  Wake up, people!


LOL
apologies, I snarked too much. Of course Brock will throw interceptions when he isn't getting sacked because the OL will fail after the playcall eschews yet another run.

All we can do is hope this is not for the rest of the season.


Well Everyone.
Just to toss a log on the fire.  The Next 2 job fairs at the Blaisdell are :
Tuesday August 1st :
http://hawaiicareerexpo.com/
and
Tuesday September 19th :
https://www.facebook.com/HawaiiJobFairs/


Lovely lady, human being, she was one of my math teachers back in 1990s at Belmont High school Los Angeles. Rest in Peace Ms. Little


Can you say in words that are understandable


You mean, by important, politically? I'd agree.


Agreed, I would love to see an investigation of this.

I am still shocked she didn't get busted by the Feds in the CBC scandal, but I guess the idiot that was married to her at the time took the fall.


I'd simply like to give my condolences to the families of the sailors that were lost. Whatever occurred, the loss of life is tragic. Hopefully the cause will be determined and the chance of this kind of accident kept minimal.


Citations.


Delusion leaks from every pore of this comrade.


This is budget trick number 32alpha.  Right out of the standard playbook.  If you really want to avoid hard budget decisions; if you want a tax increase, tie it to an essential that would be very inconvenient to oppose.  Kids, cops, firefighters are all good targets.  Pet projects never are.  Ask the Army to take a budget cut and the first thing it proposes to cut is essential maintenance always deflecting away from the hot new wiz bang hypersonic goody they want so bad.  A tax here protects a pet project elsewhere.  Money is fungible.  Little lines on a spread sheet are even more fungible.


Are you kidding? The trial gave us the Kardashians.
Before the trial, they were just another wealthy family living off the attorney's breadwinner earnings.
Afterwards, the deluge.
Kato Kaelin chose the wrong house to be guest in.


My cost of health care is from the OECD (Organization of Economically Developed Countries), but those numbers are available in a lot of places.  The OECD has also rated health care systems and found the US last in performance, but I base my "performance" evaluation on information from the CIA World Factbook (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/).  According to the World Factbook, only Denmark and Portugal have a lower life expectancy than the US (and Portugal spends 75% less per capita than what we spend on health care).

"and why is insurance twice as cheap in Western Europe", or more exactly, why is health care in the US twice as expensive?  Because they have figured out how to do it, and we have not   (or are not willing to do it.)  Maybe privatization is not the way to achieve an economic cost.


Should go back to original tax bill which was a percentage of Federal tax.  It was graduated as the Federal tax is already graduated.  ALSO it was simple and easy to administer AND simple


I'm thinking some of the same types mewl and whine about people making fun of their traitorous Confederate flag adoring their cars, their apparel, etc.

Some people are just clueless.


Can you be specific as to what churches have taken government monies?


Good investigative journalism on the on-going political corruption of this state.  Hopefully, in the near future, an in-depth reporting on the Honolulu rail transit fiasco when it too shall "rear its ugly head".

It is apparent Albert Hee had a "quid pro quo" arrangement with corrupt Democratic party members and the only reason funds were donated (kickbacks) to their politically affiliated organizations.  It was working like a well-oiled machine.  Quite certain if Albert Hee had his druthers he would not have even contributed a plug nickel.

We live in a filthy saturated rigged state.  The characterization of the transactions that occurred is that of a well- established organized crime structure.

Drain the fishpond.


Unfortunately, Rossi's point about the poor officiating is just the tip of the iceberg.  Look at what happened over this  weekend on the outer islands.  Iolani, Waipahu got hosed and Damien almost lost to an inferior Kauai team because of highly controversial officiating.    Not sure if its a product of intra-league strife; gambling; or just plain incompetence but its disgraceful and jeopardizes the integrity of the games and the safety of the players.


Ban heroin.......Oh wait.......


No use sending Justin Trudeau to this meeting. He does not think that Terrorism even exists.  We don't even know how many people and who they are that have crossed the boarders into Canada.  This man and the whole Liberal party are a joke to Canadians and to the rest of the world.


Rail is not going to stop anymore than H3 did


I'd settle for them not being absolutely corrupt to the core and taking fatcat no-work jobs after their terms expire to pay for their "service" while in the supposed public service... These people are not ideological, they are greedy and narcissistic.


Where did you read that?


I love the bit about "being on the wrong side of history" coming from a Nazi-sympathizing Ukrainian nationalist who supports Al Qaeda and ISIS in Syria.


Given that it owes its existence to the collapse, it is amazing that Westjet has now become indistinguishable from the old Canadian Airlines.


If some of the commenters haven't read the articles, it's not because they're too complex.  And many of the others read the words but don't want to learn.  That's the problem with closed minds.


This is simply a myth. A gun purchased for protection is far more likely to kill the owner or relative. When was the last time you ever read where a mass killer was stopped by someone with a gun with the exception someone from law enforcement.

“It can work both ways,” said Pollini, who also worked 30 years as a New York City cop. “In one, you have law-abiding citizens present at the scene of a shooting that could terminate it, assist in apprehending the individual."


Kim is not on the isle.


You know what he didn't say?

1. That there never were any recordings, and
2. His people didn't have any recordings.

It's not as if he couldn't ask.

I like how you've ended with a Trumpian threat, though.  That really throws everyone off the scent.  ;-)


Calm down folks, don’t panic. Kathleen Wynne will make sure Ontario's teachers and public service employees will continue to get their 5% per annum wage and benefit improvements. All is well in her garden.


That 650,000 person limit placed on legal immigration by Congress and that it is by country is what it is.

Tell your Senators and your Congressman how many millions of people per year that should be increased by and whether it should be by country or not and see what they say.


The presses inability to differentiate between illegal and legal immigrants to this country in their reporting is a prime example of the PC invasion of the media.


I heard that too. They say the cult's headquarters is some where around Eagle River. That's the area one of the members of our assembly lives. I don't want to call her out by name but, I met her once and she seemed like a nice person. I heard they've been stockpiling puppies for their cult meetings. She should probably clear it up if she still has a taste for puppy blood. Don't mistake me. I'm not judging. Just saying.


I think he should get Mark Walberg to sing...or maybe his brother!


not disputing your previous point - in fact i agree!  my point until now, our meddling has been colored erroneously as benevolence when we should not even be there, in the first place...!


Correct. Get Trevor a RT and he will be LIGHTS OUT!!!


Here's an idea - let's take Wynne to task for this - for doing such a thing

Let's vote Brown in instead who will implement a proper revenue neutral carbon tax similar to BC

NONE OF THIS btw has anything to do with Wall's legal argument