Canada has a LOT of Crown Land and it is NOT our fault that all the US land is privately owned. Our ABUNDANCE is not, de facto, a subsidy. If we have lots, the stumpage fees are naturally less. Tell them that when they keep asking to buy our water...they'll land up saying that's subsidized too!  If we decide internally to offset their punitive taxes on our softwood, we have every right to help out our industry however we see fit until the WTO tells the Americans they are in error yet again. The US has no right to insist that they can destroy any of our industries simply because they can't match the competition.


For under 300 yards the .35 Whelen, best all around (if you roll your own) .338-06 on a 5-shot Mauser '98 action.  And with a very good (Leupold) scope.


Far be it for me to fall into line behind a NDP banner, but much of Mr. Broadbent's opinion on the subject of electoral reform makes sense.  I support most of what he says in his article; I would only disagree that substituting PR for FPTP would bulwark against a Trump-like movement in Canada.  Moving to PR would treat all parties in the same way, be they socialist or conservative.  I also agree that a percent-support threshold is required to mitigate the need to directly represent a myriad of fringe parties in the HOC.  There are more effective ways to carry "outlier" votes in the HOC than direct, in-seat representation.

A truly PR system would require neither a change in the way we vote nor any change to riding boundaries.  It would simply give a voice to votes which are currently discarded in a FPTP system in the HOC.


Muslims don't either. Radical fanatic Islamists do. The don't represent Muslims any more than Anders Breivik represents Christians.

And you might want to look up the sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. The radical Jewish settlers who open fire on Palestinian civilians in Israel, and the way fanatical Buddhists treat others in Southeast Asia.


Step away from the keyboard. Please.


In the Catholic Church for some reason, preference for high church is seen as a marker of conservative theology while preference for low church is seen as a marker of liberal theology. There are tons of low church Protestant denominations that are conservative and high church Anglicans who are liberal.


After officially becoming U.S. president, Donald Trump gave a very powerful, rousing speech in which he basically said Americans should hire Americans and buy American and Trump will make America safe and great again.

If Canadians want to trade with the U.S.A., I guess Canadians will have to figure out what the U.S.A. wants from Canada that companies in Canada can sell to the U.S.A.

And I guess Canadians will have to figure out what they can provide to the U.S.A. that will create and provide jobs for Americans.

And Canadians might have to start trading more with other countries.


no that's wrong.  Affordable long-range EVs are now available and will be provided by numerous car makers in the next few years - they have a minimum range of 500km - which is as far as most people would want to drive without stretching your legs for a few minutes.


His deliberate evasion of specific criticism of the white supremacists speaks volumes.


I drive 58 frequently, and rarely see more than a few drivers observing the speed limit between Eugene and Oakridge, and it's worse on the east side of the pass.


So Trudeau is the problem but you had to take a swipe at your fellow Canadian voters.  What's that about?


No dang way. Ever.


Brilliant Maggie, more on this subject please.


This is a supply/demand problem as previously mentioned. What I can't believe is that folks didn't see this coming, and that government entities aren't willing to take their foot off the necks of private enterprise who are the only solution to the the supply issue. Instead they appear to be ready to add both feet.

Land planning in Lane County is still stuck in the 1970's. Municipalities have the SDC's jacked so high that building the desired low-to middle income standard duplex or single family residence is unprofitable. Has anyone tried to run the regulatory gamet lately to build a few new homes or rentals? Just the planning and permit process is nuts.

One start to the process might be to encourage our elected officials to travel to our neighboring states of Idaho and Utah. Time spent in Boise or Salt Lake City should certainly shed some light on how to get the supply issue solution rolling.


"The common meaning"? BS! He's a liar, you think he's great. So what? Go with the Big Cheetos bag of air. You could "bag it"! His misogyny, racism, predatory and deviant behavior, are well known yet, you follow him like he's the second coming. Depressing isn't it? Have a bowl of Driscolls organic strawberries, you'll be fine. Oh, but beware, the afla toxins are looking for you... :) Have a nice day!


You are correct, my friend. I'm sick of this "both sides need to cool down the rhetoric" business. WE are not the ones gunning THEM down in the street.


Hear, hear, Kate!  Fear makes a terrible bed mate with politics...it enables people to make terrible choices in the name of putative safety.  There is no "us vs them" -- partisanship has to be superseded with reason.


Banks are businesses genius. Ever hear of J.P. Morgan? How about Jamie Dimon?


A real lack of creativity.


Snow?? Are you referring to former Senator Olympia Snowe? If so, she hasn't been in office since 2013.


There is a nationwide initiative to organize indigenous women (and their children) against abusive relationships within the families and communities, incorporating cultural with legal resources to support its holistic approach to preventive, alternative approaches to this mental health issue.


semantics loser, its the same, NO FUNDING


Where does our federal transportation dollars go? Wake up people! $3 billion budget deficit. Next will be $2.00 fee for coffee.


By my count you've posted this at least five times and maybe more. It's clear that the intent is that your innuendo becomes more believable the more you post it.


learn to put in links.


nice try, total failure.


I noticed that, too. It's not the north end they show open.


Wouldn't we all have a field day?


AJV: In this particular case I was trying to impartially elaborate on a hypothetical coin which happens to have two sides. Only one side is officially endorsed while the other side is regarded as taboo. This other side was recklessly extolled by a prominent DA leader and as such, she was punished. If anyone found this comment of mine insulting, I still claim innocence. Well, a commentator's life is hard...


Interesting - I also am a 50 year old who recently worked with a "millennial" workforce. The actual  people I worked with were great - looked to me for counsel and advice  on how to manage things, careers etc...what was interesting  was the culture of the workplace -  I see many workplaces catering to the perceived millennials  (full disclosure, I was a self employed consultant for many years)  -  they seem to want to have a "fun" workplace because they perceive this is what this generation of workers values more than compensation. This may be true, but what I saw was that these companies are trying to create "fun workplaces" to take the place of actually compensating people what they deserve - ie they we dont pay much but you can play ping pong in our offices !  The thing is, that is all great but these millennials  still need to survive in Vancouver and Toronto so job hop a fair bit to get more money.  And good for them!


"Limited government" and "deregulation" just  mean one thing:  Let the billionaires and CEO's do whatever they need to do to manipulate and control their markets, and extend their monopolies and profits.

Wake up, you're being manipulated too.


"We need seasoned politicians, people who are devoted to the nation and not to their own grandiose self-image." Now there's an oxymoron.
 Seasoned politicians have been raping and pillaging our economy for decades. We need a leader to demonstrate the ability to kick start our economy and create jobs that are not just the taxpayer funded ones.  Business creates wealth and governments create debt so bring on O'Leary or anyone who has a brain instead of the usual cast of bad actors.


NEWSFLASH:  Much to Bob's embarrassment, there has not been a major hurricane hit our shores in over 4,000 days now.


....and ex-Catholic is one of the largest Religious groups in the country, accounting for 1 in 10 Americans.  Young people are leaving in droves.

Truth be told, nearly every religious denomination is losing ground.   So mere numbers are meaningless.


I'm sorry if I hurt your  feelings . I must have really hurt you badly for you to resort to calling me an ignorant fool and then trying to insult me by miss-spelling my last name.   Why would I want to waste my time playing what I consider to be a lame sport like soccer, which anyone can play , when I'm busy playing hockey two to four times a week ?  Guys that can't play hockey or are too small for football and basketball play soccer.  It is nice that we have sports to fit everyone's body .  Soccer at UAA however would be a bad fit.  It would draw as many fans as their swim and track teams. That doesn't help the UAA budget .


I don't fully disagree with the second half of that statement. We should not let industry run rampant without some form of boundaries. On the other hand, we shouldn't restrict those boundaries to the point of collapse simply because of a "gut" feeling or based upon fallacies and assumptions. Capitalism is wonderful....but even adults can get carried away with supervision.


Called at 8:45 am CST.  Was told they were closed and only open from 9a-5p EST.  Guess it doesn't work.


China is the world's manufacturing leader now putting solar panel companies in Germany and USA out of business.  And yet China is still building coal fired generation plants.  Go figure.


Yep, exactly like that. You get it.

There's so much crap on both sides of the aisle. I'm very happy to see the old GOP finally being dismantled. I've never voted Republican until this year for a reason.


While visiting the world be it in Europe namely in Germany, France Italy ,plus, Australia, Thailand-Cambodia, my wife and I have met the very Proud Americans hiding behind our Canada Flag! All admitted that they did not want problems so it was their reason to HIDE behind our Flag. YES PROUD AMERICANS!!!!!


Its good for animals, but Big Pharma will do everything in their power to impede widespread use of cannabis for people.
They can't patent it, so they push their opioids.


I agree but it is clear that they either don't understand the Church's teaching on this matter, or they are willfully rejecting it because it doesn't fit their secularized view of life. The post Vatican II Church has failed to catechize the flock properly and the result is many pseudo catholics running around picking and choosing what they want to believe. Their errors, it seems, have been bolstered by a protestantised clergy. It is a sad time for the Church and I weep for Her.


And he was hamstrung by Begich who made a deal with the union devil...killing any attempt at fixing the real problem, which is muni officials (and police) being over payed...
It makes me laugh that this makes you laugh...


Nixon erased 30 minutes of a tape recording, & had to resign.
Hillary erased 30,000 emails and she walks.
The liberty loathing left in all their glory.


This article is well written - if unbalanced.  Both parties have migrated from their traditional positions, and it is Reagan who said "I didn't leave the (Democratic) Party, it left me" when explaining how a Union President ended up with the Republicans.  True moderates have a problem:  who represents us?  I spent most of my life as a registered Republican and sometime volunteer activist - but today I am a registered independent - just as apparently many other seniors are.


Well said Mr. Doyle.


I would bet that P.O. Ackley (someone I really looked up to as a lad through reading the Rifleman) would have done what G. Bush, you and I did - quit when that loon LaPierre took over.

The characters allowed are not enough (I just found out) to debate the using of one's real name. The comments @ ADN, Dispatch have reminded me of ZeroHedge, lots of nut cases that I do not want to know my name, no way.


While the Rocks were losing the series to Detroit, DETROIT!! the D backs will finish the sweep of the Dodgers today. Leading 8-1 at the moment. Looks like the best they can hope for is a trip to Arizona to face Grienke who is 12-1 at home.


Amazing history. Your article sent me down a wholesome path of invigorating research, thank you.


I just want to assure you that healthy diet is best defense for the body. Maintaining Proper Oral Hygiene is a first priority to prevent flu. If you decided to have her take a vaccine, I highly suggest that she take it any time between 8 am and 12 pm and be monitored for the next 24,48,72 hours for any over reaction.  A full medical check up is mandatory. Vaccines are helpful to prevent many diseases nut little percussion ( diet, not to drive, warm fluids) can help to prevent fever.  If you notice any sever rush or sever dizziness reported immediately to your family doctor. I had many vaccines when I was at school in the 80s. Indeed vaccines are not just like drinking water. But it will benefits your child if you take all percussion . The clinic should provide with full pre- and post- operative (giving the injection)  instructions to get your child ready to take the vaccine. Read ampule details carefully. Place of manufacture.


Among this government's few redeeming features is that it offers up on a daily basis pure comedy gold.  Unintentional and self inflicted but nonetheless hilarious, this will  increase now that the government is out of time stalling on their more rash promises and must at least pretend to do something about them.  .

Your editorial is a nice comic touch on the Liberals' cognitive dissonance, dissembling, equivocating and other gyrations in regard to their electoral reform promise.

The PM's preferred choice of a ranked ballot system was too obviously self-serving and is dead in the water.  This leaves FPTP and PR and the Liberals don't want a PR system because the chances of then securing a  majority government are next to nil (2 majorities with over 50% of the vote in over sixty years).

So the government will try to rag the puck until after the 2019 election.  If the NDP is decimated, a referendum may risked as a majority becomes more possible and as FPTP may win anyway.


Did Trudeau ever repeal the "Fair Elections Act" as he once promised to do ?

Press for Truth - The Trudeau Foundation Exposed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgxwqG8qxB8


The mouthpiece for all things unscientific and ideologically insane continue his weekly diatribe of scurrilous effluent devoid of fact or truth.  The worst of the many such massively funded sycophants for the Corporate Oligarchs and the Republican party epitomized by the evil one, Trump.  Time for a Revolution.


Kunia, Your scheme would work only with high ridership numbers.  The ridership projections for the Honolulu rail are much higher than actual ridership in cities of similar size, so your scheme is unlikely to work.


To the Obama camp’s claim that the president didn’t “order” surveillance of Trump, McCarthy writes:
 First, as Obama officials well know, under the FISA process, it is technically the FISA court that ‘orders’ surveillance. And by statute, it is the Justice department, not the White House, that represents the government in proceedings before the FISA court. So, the issue is not whether Obama or some member of his White House staff “ordered” surveillance of Trump and his associates. The issues are (a) whether the Obama Justice Department sought such surveillance authorization from the FISA court, and (b) whether, if the Justice Department did that, the White House was aware of or complicit in the decision to do so.


So you are a genocide denier?  Deny the Holocaust?  Think massive murder by governments against their own citizens is perfectly acceptable?  As we have seen demonstrated continually, no total concentration of power in a single group of humans as ever worked out well for other humans.


The family of baby Kamiko who are here in Hawaii will likely read these comments. I want them to know that many of us have deep feelings of sympathy at this time.


It is also true that what is inside us makes us holy. And, I suspect it is what is outside-of-us that causes the inward holiness to blossom.

The Mass should be that outside-of-us factor.

If the inner-holiness is not being fed, no matter the reason, there is no reason to hang around.

And it is not for you nor I to decide what reason is valid or invalid.


Has the CRTC figured out that the fact they allow Canadian networks to substitute Canadian ads on US programs actually encourages networks like CTV to show as much American programming as possible rather than focusing on perfecting Canadian programs.


You may have to change your name to get an actual job! Oh yeah, and finish growing up. Sad way to end a pro sports career.


Until you understand that protection from abortion, like protection from any crime, is a positive right demanding legilsation, in this case federal legislation, then you will be seeking the wrong thing and misleading others. What I am saying is not apologetics. You are furiously defending your right to wrong in your legal interpretation. That does nothing for the unborn. The best legislatve option is not the impossible task of bringing police power to the first trimester of pregnancy in a way that does not touch miscarriages or ignore equal protection principles (which the courts will not allow anyway) but to bow to Pius XI and Marx about living family wages and pass a huge tax credit for children. My kid gets such a payment from Social Security because I am disabled and because I made good money its a good payment. I don't need such a tax credit, but most families with children deserve one, regardless of the likelihood of abortion.


If they do that once it will happen again and again and again.


the proper question to ask is: who paid for the two bands' court cases, where did they get their money, and, more interesting is who is paying for Carl Sampson's appeal. Check out who works at that law firm.


Blame the Beatles

If you drive a car, I'll tax the street
If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat
If you get too cold I'll tax the heat
If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet


Funding the current Legislative agenda is NOT funding the needs of the state, it is propping up a declining industry. When you ask the residents to put " skin in the game ", what do you tell the person that can no longer drink the water from his well due to sulfolane contamination, and has watched his,or her, home value plummet. When you ask the citizen to give up part of the PFD ,after giving the declining oil industry a 5 billion dollar gift, to continue operating in the same manner, you have lost the trust and confidence of the citizens.

    The oil companies are being propped up by the savings that the Republican ,gerrymandered, legislature has every intention of pouring into that very declining industry until the PFD is completely gone.

     The ONLY reason we are in such bad shape are the people that are STILL making the same bad decisions hoping for a profitable outcome for themselves.


You appear to be unaware of significant facts, PierreT3.


Like a Liberal, TDM can't bother to wait for a trial before shelling out.


Isn't it refreshing to have a President who puts America's interests FIRST: with the backbone to actually DO something instead of giving lip service?


You would know now, wouldn't you.


Capital punishment is premeditated murder


PS - Would be interesting and enlightening to know who sponsored M. Rousseau's report..........


The noose tightens around Trump's plump neck.


Yes, let's go after the Red Cross, Salvation Army, Boy Scouts(the have the nice camp), oh, Girls Scouts. Then we can go after non- profit shelters, oh and yes the churches. Yup let's just tax the heck out of them.


Actual enforcement is needed.  If people faced consequences they would learn.


You're evasive. The example I gave was but one that I could bring forward of your bias. Tellingly, you don't even deny that you're biased against Camp. Which would be pretty tough to sustain given the example I gave, and the other examples I could. So, you attack my credibility instead. It's a common enough tactic, but it doesn't change the reality of your bias. And given that you can't see your own bias when it's pointed out to you, you're not going to see it in the tribunal's decisions either.

You might want to consider the frank and open way that Brenda Cossman admits her own bias. She freely acknowledges that her opinion is based on the bias that education is better than punishment. I share her view. On this case however, the bias of the tribunal was that punishment is better than education.

Having a bias is normal. Unfortunately, so is refusing to admit it. Unless you're willing to acknowledge at least your own, I think we're done here.


Trump and his gang create problems, for themselves and others.

His supporters conveniently leave out the root cause for all the investigations. They like to deflect by blaming the messenger. That is the strategy they take, continuously.

Simple enough for you?


University is a time of huge transition and pressures.  When I attended back in the day, so many students I knew experienced depression and anxiety.  Sadly, there were few support services out there for them.  This was such an important piece to read.  Many thanks to Michael Wilson and Santa Ono for providing another point of view.


The wrong name was chosen: it should have been called 'Green roof sanctuary', and he would have offered millions of taxpayer dollars.


good idea. I'm for it.


The bad news is that Canadians are getting the govt they deserve.... cause they voted them in... Be careful what you wish for!!!


Twice? How did he get away with it the first time.


Maybe you should get slightly smaller partisan blinders so you can see at least a little reality. If you are being honest about your business background I am very concerned about the future of that business. I would like to know what it is so I won't invest in it. There is not one of the Tory candidates that is as qualified as Trudeau. I might go along with Chong but the rest would be bad for Canada.  But I will make a even bet with you right now. I pick Trudeau and you can have all 14.


PM - It is a spending problem; our state government is bloated with too many workers with Cadillac pay and benefits - we need to cut, cut again and then cut some more until we get down to a reasonable and sustainable level.


Yip. Not to mention this scenario: "Sir, we don't like what you said the other day regarding ABC/XYZ, and you know we've got the M-1033 thing in effect now so, we are 'freezing' you until we think you are a better human being." Enjoy.


If we judge Christopher Columbus on the standards of his day, he should probably remain characterized as a prisoner for barbaric acts of torture on the natives of Hispaniola. But I am with Allen, we absolutely should not start an Indigenous Peoples Day. We should rather create a pantheon for all of the people similar to Christopher Columbus on a single day, similar to what we do with Presidents Day ... but for bad guys." All on the same day, we could honor Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin Gingus Khan, ... Columbus. Maybe, we could call it Evil-Doers Day. But even as an evil-doer, Columbus shouldn't be given the full spot light. I have some Italian blood and like to think of Columbus as a bad mutation that should be recognized if/when a similar mutation enters our society. I think that an annual Holiday for individuals like Christopher Columbus would be just the type of recognition to keep our minds in tune.


men pay 66% of taxes so hey why not redistribute that revenue so we can ensure long term political longevity for ourselves says the Liberal brain trust


Hmm... I wonder if this will spur the nations in Europe to interfere in US elections as well.
Trump is doing a great job with foreign policy.  The one domain where the Executive has the most power.


Lol no, I don't know him. Intuitively though it seems like a strange bet. I still don't understand your reasoning, but whatever, it hardly matters.


Representative Chris Lee?  Really? He of the carefully unshaven visage and shameless self-promotion?

Oh well, who better to haunt the end of this vitriolic, deplorable, venomous, propaganda saturated, deceitful, election spectacle than the local caricature of a public servant.


An insult to all kindergarteners!


When Transnet Officials say 'internal investigation' they actually mean ' internal obfuscation'.

When will we learn what happened to the TTT - Too Tall Trains??


Did the article actually describe the real problems?  The only problems I could find was that the author shells out too much money and her provider doesn't make enough.   So, is the author alluding to more government subsidies?

To use her own words, the article " ... launched into a meandering stream ... without landing on any solid details ..."


Perhaps we should take you there.

The world would be a much better place, BELIEVE me, BELIEVE me...


Ahhh dude .... you were doing so well until you veered wildly into the ditch with a massive non sequitur wherein you take a swipe at "myopic locals".  You have no empirical evidence that those who so-called "demonized " Tulsi were primarily "locals".

How can anyone not love Tulsi anyway ? She certainly has got CB in a twist.


Really? Between 2008 and 2013, China’s fledgling solar-electric panel industry dropped world prices by 80 percent, a stunning achievement in a fiercely competitive high-tech market. China had leapfrogged from nursing a tiny, rural-oriented solar program in the 1990s to become the globe’s leader in what may soon be the world’s largest renewable energy source.
“They fundamentally changed the economics of solar all over the world,” said Amit Ronen, director of the Solar Institute of George Washington University, one of many scholars following the intense competition in the emerging $100 billion industry that supports the world’s growing solar energy demands.


The CFTA represents the art-of-the-possible at its best in politics.  Trying in one swoop to go as far as the authors of this article would have wished would only have placed the focus on details that are the most politically sensitive (i.e. made Provinces reluctant to sign on and create strong negative reactions by interest groups in the various Provinces once the details were widely publicized) rather than on the broad principle on which there is wide support.

This is how progress is made in a democracy.


If you’re lucky enough to have billionaire friends who invite you to spend a vacation with them, it shouldn’t matter to the rest of us. What does matter is the hypocrisy of one of them trying to score political points, while doing exactly the same thing as he is doing.


Don't believe infidelity or divorce was the problem with Billy Boy.Lying under oath was Clinton's offense. He lied to me. He lied to you. His behavior was his business. But his lying under oath showing disrespect to our justice system is an entirely different thing to me. You, you pay your money and you take your pick.


If you can't afford insurance under a government subsidized program, how are you going to afford it when you have to pay the entire bill?


In reality most people have never even heard of this Bannon dude and there certainly is not enough of a 'Bannon caucus' to elect anyone.  He's a James Carville on the right and regardless of politics, who does not love Carville, the guy is a hoot.  I doubt this Bannon guy is as entertaining as Carville, seems like a behind the scene brainiac but to imply your 'one reason and we know what that is' is lame attempt and an old strategy that will no longer work.


Graco SnugRide Ready2Grow Classic Connect LX Stroller is innovation that grows with your family. http://www.doublestrollerinfantandtoddler.com/product/graco-snugride-35-travel-system-gotham-lx-stroller-2015


He's a smart guy who has some good ideas on reforming our tax laws and getting rid of supply management.


I wanted to add that in the 70s I wrote to Stephen King about his Dark Towers series  as I had missed the opportunity to purchase his first one.  Mr. King responded, something he had to stop doing as he became more & more pooular, and authorized a second printing of that book by his publisher in Rhode Island, Donald M. Grant.  I still have the letter, framed, and a prized possession.


Point one - but wasn't all the regulation brought in via Dodd Frank etc not supposed to prevent 2008 from reoccurring?
Point two - How do we know that he isn't talking his book and where is the G&M in not discussing this issue when reporting on what one 'guru' or another has to say.


Thanks.

Private homeowners are doing a good job.  Municipalities are doing a pretty good job, and being diligent.  The real problem is crown land within a municipality, where the Provincial government has abdicated it's responsibility.


Spot on as usual!


another one of the obama administration regulations to supposedly "save the world".  just like his opposition to the keystone pipeline.  the trump administration can't come soon enough.  does anyone here want to try to justify this stupidity?


Why shou/d people who cannot afford $600 a month rent be subsidising people who can afford million dollar plus homes?


While this survey was severely flawed and obviously designed to deflect participants away from endorsing anything like proportional representation (the question was never even asked directly), the results actually seem to indicate that Canadians do want a change in that direction. First, only 17% are truly satisfied with the current system. Secondly, most people want parties to collaborate together, even if that means that it takes longer to make a decision. Given the nature of the survey and its leading questions, this is a surprisingly strong endorsement of proportional representation.


Most of these "cuts" are really a slow down in increased funding. Most programs will be getting more money next year than they did last year. Instead of 20% increase it could be 10% as an example.


People, easy now. . . take a deep breath. Let the process work.  The word is out and folks will be looking in making things right.
It might be your son or daughter in a late night wreck who needs many pints of blood. Or, it may be that homeless guy who you never met that needs the blood.  Look at all the bombings going on.  One mega event in Anchorage and the blood bank will be stressed.
I have donated twice since the new building opened.  Both times, it was a new person and it felt like I was getting a garden hose shoved in my vien.   And ya know what, I will go again next time I am in Anchorage.  Three weeks ago I did a unscheduled drop in and in a hurry for my flight, they got me in.  The staff was very polite.
I am in law enforcement and too many of you are being judge and jury.  Don't worry however, as your kid or that homeless guy is bleeding out, they can have my blood.
This will get fixed.  I have no ties to this place.   If my blood is needed in CA, who gives a rats ass


With the kind of MONEY that Uncle Phil and others like him have,   its impossible to stop anything that they want to do.  Its very Unfortunate that people like this can throw their MONEY around and control anything and everything.  I have NEVER had any Respect for Uncle Phil and NEVER will because of his overseas SLAVE Labor, and numerous other reasons as well.   What is he paying now, .28 cents/day/person??????


Use good judgement during pregnancy?  In other breaking health news the AK health department advises Alaskans to breathe IN to inhale and to breathe OUT to exhale.


Wolfie...you actually check "like" on your own commentary????


Site C is not necessary for future hydro needs.   BC  knows that it is not necessary.  Christie Clark appointed her friend to be  CEO of BC Hydro, and both were thoroughly unqualified to do anything but look pretty and smile.  The voters have spoken and told the ChristyCabbagePatchDoll -- to beat it.  Get out.  Thank heavens.   The BCUC must now do their job properly.


Vaccinations are critical to public health.


There are plenty of systems other than those two. Most of the others have been better than either when tried. A few were worse. And quite a lot of the very worst of the worst were utterly indistinguishable from libertarian capitalism in all but name. Feudalism, for one.
The thing is libertarianism doesn't even work in theory. If you really think about it, and think further than you are led, and consider empirical fact then the inevitable conclusion is that it can only lead to feudalism... If you think just a little further you realize that was the intent all along.

There are far too many logical contradictions, flagrant fallacies and blatant impossibilities in it for that many people to have all failed to notice. Praxeology is not real logic it's what you use when you want to make bovine manure look like a reasonable facsimile of logic.
Honest  philosophies use formal logic to protect against fuzzy thinking.


Yet another individual who has no credentials to be Secretary of State.  He maybe good on oil pipelines, and natural gas but what does he know about dealing with China, Iran, South American etc, etc etc.  Nothing is the answer.


Richard Rhyner I concur.  I can't believe the ADN had the audacity to run an article about the 3,800 rape kits that have yet to be examined.  Rape "schmape" Richard you and I both know that law enforcement can't be worrying about "who's raping who" when there are people out there right now as I type smoking marijuana.  Stay vigilant Richard.


There are many parents and guardians struggling with teens and inappropriate conduct. Good parents; bad parents; parents new to sobriety struggling with their own issues while they genuinely want to make positive change; parents who don't want to be parents. Wealthy lifestyles and trailer park, every socioeconomic group. Not uncommon for teens to be running away from an unhealthy home life and unintentionally finding themselves in risky situations instead of rescue, getting caught up in bad stuff without meaning to.
There are few resources. Where does one go? What does one do? What's the safety net? For a parent AND a teen. Particularly with 15-17 yo teens -- not old enough to access services independently (like Covenant House) but not young enough to be a priority for law enforcement and Child Protective Services.
Family counseling costs money and there are a ton of barriers. Even when parents try, you can't make a teen go. What do we do? How do we address this?


Who is arguing for citizens to have automatic weapons? No one.


This will be more of the same.  A do nothing government. Vote them out. Let give our country a chance


Fascinating and deeply incriminating! Amazing that Trillian can bill Eskom, and get paid, nearly R31 million when there were only two employees, none of whom had billable hours!

Amazing too that Ms Goodson waited so long given these last months since the Gupta e-mails and so much on Trillian, McKinsey and Eskom..... I think maybe she thought, better now than to be called later... maybe as a witness and possibly involved with corruption, albeit as a bystander!


Gollum.


Excuse me? Harper coined Ceta and Trudeau is the current PM - all contracts can be cancelled if they are bankrupting Canadians in order to subsidize foreign programs. Trudeau wanted the TPP correct? while Canadians do not, correct?


All housing is "affordable." It's priced what someone is willing to pay, or in other words what they can "afford." That's true of any commodity or product.

Some folks can "afford" $3,000 a month to buy or rent a home, some $2,000, some less than that. As long as someone pays it, they logically can "afford" it. Therefore, the property is "affordable."


Qui bono?
This "cut" is a huge bonus for the oligarchy, meanwhile everyone else loses.

Get this fact into your head, they don't care about you, freedom, or anything but screwing you over. That is how it works. If you have anyone signing your paycheck you are worth nothing beyond whatever work you can be exploited for, you are never going to be wealthy and you'll never feel the pain of the top tax bracket.

This fantasy of Ayn Rand's world being some grand civilization is the root of the fascist party. Greed and selfishness are not virtues.


If politicians came out and denounced the likes of Ms. Balkinsson, we might have some chance at moderation winning the day over extremism.


So in all this tit-for-tat going on has anyone ever explored how to align our stumpage fees with the U.S. market? Ours are fixed, theirs variable if I understand the concept. I recognize that as a sovereign nation we have the right to our processes and the U.S. should not force theirs on us. But hasn't anyone looked at ways to synchronize the systems so as to avoid repeated trade wars?


You don't explain but emote what's unfair?
The lack of prioritizing the plight of immigrants?


Poorly thought out comment. Despite their tough talk, and Ted Cruz forcing a government shutdown over the refusal to balance the national budget, the GOP has capitulated to Obama on virtually every issue. Don't believe me? Check the record.


You must have a particularly rainy microclimate; this is more than triple the amount of rain at Eugene airport since 1/1/17 (about 23").


I think was meant to say $900 million, per the link Jon Murray provided. $900 billion does seem absurd for a city budget.


Basically you have the top military brass getting their way, and ignoring the thousands of Vets who need a lot help/support. The kept in a closet stuff sucks big time. 2 billion almost in ghost bonus money....yet, we have nuclear subs that can launch missiles from offshore of North Korea in a millisecond and eliminate the whole country if called for? An the Navy brass just about to take control of the newest aircraft carrier that cost around 12 billion (alone) and like this article said....corporate welfare at the top end of Pork Barrel projects.


Anecdotal is what idiots use to reason.


His supporters are all being decimated and so will you. It's just matter of time before KABOOM!


i am sure this woman is sane and intelligent, she simply enjoys doing stupid things.  Just for the record, there is nothing new about this, nor are same sex couples, common law or anything else you might want to add.  Same old, same old just change the name.  So don't tell that the antiquated image of family structure is not the prevaling structure.  It is and will remain so for a while to come.


Most of you are missing the point of carrying dogs in the trailer. It's not just sick or tired dogs being carried. And the trailer is the least dangerous place to carry dogs.
They often carry totally healthy dogs in the trailer when they don't need full power on easy trail. So they can rotate all the dogs into the resting mode.
They also carry dogs to reduce the power of the team for better control on bad trail. Put their strongest two in the trailer and they can slow down the rest more easily.
The dogs are less safe in the forward part of the sled which takes the brunt of collisions.
And they will have more collisions and roll-overs if they haul dogs in the front of the sled since it puts too much weight in front and greatly reduces the ability to steer.
I think the Board's concern is exactly what they said...the inability of the musher to constantly see the carried dogs behind them. But the benefits of carrying them in the trailer out weighs the risk.


Either is Afghanistan, Syria, or Niger. Have you voiced your complaint to your federal representatives about money being spent in those places? For the money the feds spend in Afghanistan in one day we could buy every Alaskan threatened by rising waters a new condo on Maui.


"I have to say that while not surprised, I'm disheartened by many of the comments here today."
Wow... that sounds like a preconception at work. Tsk!


Trump taking a page out of the Trudeau playbook would be a huuge improvement ................. but it was not


This article was kind of embarrassing. I still have no idea who Darren Doty is, and while the article says 'opinion,' that shouldn't be an excuse to publish something that sounds like it came straight from a high school yearbook. Why were funds withheld? What was the disagreement about? Why did the volunteers bring an attorney? I mean, come on. Way too many questions have gone unanswered, especially for the general public who have no idea this has been going on. As our city newspaper, you need to do better.


Dead horse, meet broom...


Trump's Presidency economic  impact's  will blow all you your predictions to the wind.   Add in the French and German elections to the mix, your crystal ball is good as the next shaman's story.


How about hiring more Government workers, forming new labor unions, offering incentives to protest groups of various stripes - environmental, animal, sacred grounds etc, invreasing the pay of teachers, cops, TTC drivers so that every Government employee can make sunshine list. Oh, also implement new alternative eneery projects so that energy costs can become unaffordable to consumers and industries alike, increase personal and corporate taxes, introduce new regulations on top of the mountains of existing regulations already in place, increase minimum wage so that nobody will dream of opening any new business. Now that the OAS eligibility has been rolled back to 65, consider reducing it even further..how about 55? At least that bring the rest of the country into same retirement group as the teachers, cops and firemen.
We will the become a truly progressive liberal nation - kind of reverse of the trickle down economy - we can pioneer the trickle down poverty concept.


Brought to you by more of the same, do as I say, not as a I do mentality.  The view in that Ivory Tower must be great, but the smell from all the garbage spewed must make it smell horrible.


One reason to take CPP early that the article doesn't mention is having spent too many years not contributing to CPP. If you lose your job at, say, 55, you should consider taking CPP early because if you take it at 65 or later, you'll be penalized for not making contributions for the full complement of years.


Good piece but this part is perplexing about the burning of UCT art:

"Since then, this single wildcat incident has been unashamedly mascotted as the edge of an axe of censorship, an ostensible indicator of UCT’s attack on art."

Surely he knows that there were numerous acts of arson by the so-called protesters on campus in 2015 and 2016? This included burning the Jammie Shuttle, lighting a petrol bomb on Jameson Plaza and blowing up the other vehicles? A concerted attempt to burn down the Geology Building as well. Dumping sh#t and burning things is literally the way "protesters" operate on campus. Hardly a "wildcat" phenomenon.


Rest In Peace. Your art is a legacy that will be long remembered and admired.


It's 2017 - time to abolish "religious" school instruction. Do it in your homes, your places of worship - do it in the evenings and on weekends. It's not like you're going to have segregated workplace people!


The real question that should be asked is why any responsible man would take his wife into a war zone in the first place.


Hard job indeed.


Bombardier cheated and got caught. The Quebec and Canadian governments were partners in this cheating. Now they are in the penalty box. Thanks Justin! Just not ready!


"she managed to lose what should have been a very easy victory" because Bernie bros swallowed false conspiracy theories and sat home on election night. 5 million Obama voters were missing. The lesson on the 2016 election is all about unity and what happens when liberals do not unite.


The bus was northbound, and you come down a straight stretch with a long view when you cross the Klutina River bridge there. A lot of folks under load have their foot in it to make the hill on the north side. If the bus driver was indeed signalling, he 'should've' started about the time s/he was on the bridge deck. If the signal was made after crossing the bridge, it's about 2-300 ft, which is pretty tight in terms of it being 65 mph through there. RV guy should've seen that coming, or it didn't register. I've had a couple instances where southbound travelers have jumped into my northbound lane there to avoid hitting the bus turning right for the hotel. No left turn bay for northbound, nor deceleration lane for southbound; the turn is made straight off the lanes.


"The Ontario government is planning to replace the powerful Ontario Municipal Board with a weaker tribunal as part of a series of major changes to the system that resolves disputes between developers, residents and municipalities in the province."

So the Ontario Government, a Kathleen Wynne Liberal Government I might add, is going to emasculate / dismantle the existing OMB and replace it with something less onerous.

It will be very interesting to see how much of the existing bureaucracy is retained and how much is sent to pasture. Likewise how many Liberal appointees to the OMB will be retained under the new mantle. Perish the thought that Wynne would make any agency more efficient by letting voters (oops employees) go.

My guess is that very little will change - much like the hydro debt retirement being given a new name so that Liberal mouth pieces can say there is no more hydro debt retirement change.


It's a distraction.

You have the germaphobes.
You have the "no I have a cold today" types.
You have the soft wet-fish-handed men who look like they want to ask your phone number.
You have the inappropriately dressed busty women spilling out at eye level to your 11 year old sons...etc. etc.

It's a mess.


If T-rump's returns were released they'd likely show he has financial ties to Russia, either through loans (which no one else would give him) or through oil & gas deals (hence the explanation for appointing Tillerson as Sec'o'state.) Every other presidential candidate for the last 40 years has released their tax returns to show any conflict of interest. Trumpty Dumpty is going to take a big fall (hopefully a long one on a short rope) if we ever learn what he's been profiting from (and still is).


When you vote and govern emotionally, unable to make tough rational decisions on spending and promising the moon to everyone, fiscal disaster is only a matter of time.

Few will speak the truth, but the welfare state we have created in unsustainable in long term. Our healthcare costs are insane and completely unsustainable with an aging population who will use more services and a dwindling numbers of workers that can be taxed to support it. Couple that with environmental legislation and carbon taxes that stifle our oil and gas industry and we are lumbering towards financial disaster. We will become Europe.

Rather than face these facts and tighten our belts, we kick the can down the road.


I though gay marriage was going to control population growth.  I guess I was wrong.


Sorry, bud, but if said 'citizen' is making a mockery of the laws of the country of her birth, she deserved what she got.


implied not inferred


One knows times are getting dire when pishers, scammers and crooks start sending nondescript invoices per e-mail, basically begging cash, to everybody to make up for their shortfalls.
So far its only the regular lazy Wily Coyotes, wait till the crap hits the drain vortex again, then one will flooded by these get rich quick with other people money schemers....


I agree that the location is difficult to use for recycling, it was designed to collect garbage, smoosh it and haul it away. What about routing the garage directly to short mountain and make the Glenwood transfer station just for recycling? The pit could be filled with dumpsters for sorting different materials, so the public could still enjoy the act of throwing sh*t.
Exploring options for banned materials, (nursery pots is my complaint) could help reduce the flow of garbage. Your statement about American is "oh so true" and should be the by-line for the waste management people...


I know it's difficult for you to comprehend, but let me explain it in simple terms. The anti-government groups in Idlib province are known to have used poison gas weapons in the past. (This is according to the UN.) It's also a fact that a priority target for an airstrike would be a weapons cache. So the Syrian government targets a weapon cache, which just happens to contain chemical weapons, which then disperse and kill civilians. Rather than admit they had the chemical weapons, the terrorists claim that the Syrian government dropped them.

Plausible? Of course. In war you believe none of what you hear and only half of what you see with your own eyes.


Dear Vincente,
Fortunately, Theology is not dogmatic catechesis.  Dogmatism is indeed the problem for it portends that finite men can Infallibly Know the great "Mind of God."  Indeed those that believe they know God's mind  are toying with their own idolatry.  They are becoming their own self-golden calf...


With Trump as President and his threats his only weapon, it will take a foreign Country, such as China, to reach a diplomatic solution. Problem right now is that there is very little for China to gain, except one upping Trump, to force a diplomatic solution.


i'm not arguing with anybody, dude- just replying to the guy's question.  they should get all the help they need, no questions asked.


You set the bar for twisted logic, your pals Bush and Cheney committed the largest theft from the treasury ever. Afghanistan's  vice president caught at the airport with 500,000 in brand new US 100 dollar bills. At one point 18 billion dollars was unaccounted for, I would not ever vote for a republican, much less a tv reality character.


Apparently some parents chose to have children for the purpose of a tax deduction?

I found children  expensive personally but never had a moments regret for having two wonderful daughters.  My DINK friends made out much better financially.    I'd still take my children.


Cry baby.


In other livestock news:

"Three Islamic State militants setting up an ambush in a bitterly contested area of northern Iraq were killed by a herd of stampeding boars, local leaders say."

Sheikh Anwar al-Assi, a chief of the local Ubaid tribe and supervisor of anti-ISIS forces, told The Times of London the militants were hiding on the edge of a field about 50 miles southwest of Kirkuk when the boars overwhelmed them Sunday.

Five other militants were injured, al-Assi said. He said the group was poised to attack a band of local tribesmen who had fled to nearby mountains since militants seized the town of Hawija three years ago.

"Al-Assi said the militants had summarily executed 25 people attempting to flee the militant's would-be caliphate in the three days before the boars attacked."

Since the pig is an unclean animal according to both Sunni and Shi'a  Islam, this is clearly a rejection of the Islamic State by Allah!


Umm... because humans are from Africa? No humans evolved in North America and are a recent addition in the grand scheme of human history. And you can still find Africans that look Asian with the signature epicanthic fold.


Briener's comment about the Kealohas being "lifelong residents" is irrelevant - if they're avoiding being served (which is easily accomplished even on an island), then publication is the only way.


"An explosion inside Cairo’s Coptic cathedral killed at least 25 people, most of them women, and injured 49, Egypt’s state television said.

Security sources told Reuters that at least six children were among the dead. "

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Our Civil Society:
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UNICEF
Oxfam
World vision
CARE International
Save the Children
Red Cross
Feed the Children
Shriners
Christian Children's Fund
Doctors Without Borders
The United Way
Habitat for Humanity
Girl Guides
The Sally Ann
Lions Club
St Johns Ambulance
4 H Club

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Theirs:
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ISIS/ISIL
al-Qaeda
Islamic Jihad
Hezbollah
al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades
Taliban
Hamas
Muslim Brotherhood
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades
Chechen terrorist bombers
Boko Haram
Al-Shabaab
Haqqani network
Abdullah Azzam Brigades
Jabhat al-Nusra
Ansar Dine
Jemaah Islamiya
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Hussein Bin Ali cell
Abu Sayyaf


Not only have they failed to respond to the loss of revenue with some degree of fiscal discipline they have gone entirely in the other direction.
I hope they've enjoyed their one term in office, they won't be back for a generation at this rate.


So says the former $128,000/year Muni garbage truck driver.


That maybe true but there are reams of evidence to support that prohibition of anything does not work. It's one of those feel-good measures that politicians can pat themselves on the back for and point to for their  constituents as proof that they are doing something, but has no practical value whatsoever.  Education is absolutely essential for sure but I submit that getting people to switch to something safer, safer not safe,  is another good approach.  Sweden has done this and they now have the lowest smoking rate in the Western world.  The problem is in America the old guard will not tolerate anything that appears to condone a vice.   Just like they wouldn't let the government distribute hypodermic needles to stop the spread of AIDS because it "condones heroin use" they won't let the government promote smokeless tobacco or Vapour  because it promotes a vice.


I'm glad you know enough to understand that the First Amendment doesn't includes the right to beat people.  Good for you!

White nationalists - like the Klan - publish their agendas.  Have you taken the time to educate yourself by reading what those groups write about themselves?


OK wise guy.  What is your plan to replace disappearing oil revenue once it runs out?  What do you propose to keep filling the Perm Fund kitty?  If there's no money  going into the Perm Fund, the state still needs to pay its bills.  There was never any real intent of making the Perm Fund "permanent."  PFD spenders are going to get a cold wakeup call when there's no more PFD, and it won't be because Govern Walker put a cap on it.  Take notice voters.  The Republican majority recently spent $11 million on a rundown LIO building.  That was $11 million that could have gone toward a dozen other far more needy projects and services.


The face value of a single Leafs vs Montreal, Platinum seat at the ACC, with access to the Platinum Lounge, is $432.00. Maybe Wynne Power should start with the outrageous face values of some tickets!


100% correct dchap. I am one that was actually considering Wynns government due to seveal reasons, and now I have one less reason to vote.  She has nailed the final nail into the coffin.


The best, most Catholic response? Resist this garbage, vocally and prayerfully. Fight that urge to obey that has been bred deeply in each of us. Act as Jesus would.


Safeguards' limits
Rebecca Wigand
Our governments, both federal ad provincial must not use UNDRIP for our regulations or law.
This must be a made in Canada solution.
And the federal Liberals must work hard to establish our own guidelines, using our Constitution, CRF and enact our own legislation; that will ensure Indigenous peoples and all Canadians best interests are served.


RangerMC, That is a racist comment.


It is, because it's the wrong picture. The majority of Hawaii's fish is consumed locally, supplemented by imports to fill in lower priced sectors of the market. Some Hawaii fish is shipped to the mainland. Not much is exported to foreign markets.


I am not a member of PETA, but I have been aware of the cruelty involved in the Iditarod for over 40 years.  Help Sled Dogs has amassed a lot of documentation in recent years.

When you're in a corner, and you don't have a valid argument to defend the breeding, culling, chaining, driving dogs beyond their natural enduracne for prizes, money, and ego gratification, then point the finger elsewhere, anywhere!! - at a logo, at PETA, at horse racing (which many individuals and organizations, including PETA, ARE exposing), etc.    It's called deflection.


I grew up in Montreal in the 50s and 60s in two different neighbourhoods and never even experienced that kind of mild, childish verbal jousting.  We just lived parallel lives that rarely  intersected, except for a few bilingual francophones going back and forth between groups. That was real "biculturalism", and it was not a good thing.

But no one ever heard of ethnically-based gangs with real violence involving knives, guns, etc.

There were different ethnicities, who spoke different languages at home, went to different religious places of worship, and ate different foods, but those were minor differences, everyone shared a basic common culture which we would now would call Judeo- Christian.


What is Mnuchin saying what Trump will or will not do?  Isn't this a matter for Trump himself to decide (and on which he has already made statements/promises e.g. that he'll release them after the audits)?  Whether Trump releases his tax returns is not within the purview of Mnuchin's duties.  This is all just one rich guy protecting another rich guy.


This column is incorrect about Trump not having a strategy for negotiation with NK.

His strategy is quite clear:

"My way or the suicide highway for you Rocket Man!"

Today Pence seconded the demand that NK thermonuclear ICBMs will not be tolerated.

Trump said last Tuesday:

"denuclearization is NK's only acceptable option."

NK has tested 2 ICBMs and a H-bomb.  Some experts contend that NK has miniaturized nuclear warheads for ICBMs.

NK will not give up their nukes.  Soon they will cross the red line of having thermonuclear ICBM capability.

Now add to this witches' brew the possibility that the Iran nuclear deal is going to collapse and the strong probability that Netanyahu convinced Trump that Iran's nuclear program could be destroyed just as Iraq's and Syria's were by military force.

This is rapidly become a lose-lose nightmare scenario of various nuclear powers going to war on different fronts.

We should be afraid of the possibility of these conflicts turning into WW III.


So  : "Roughly two-thirds of gun deaths are suicides ...",
and : "Overall, the firearm death rate rose to 12 deaths per 100,000 ..."

So, that should equate to 'roughly' 4 deaths per 100,000 being homicides.
Meanwhile: "drug overdoses, which hit 20 per 100,000"
And : deaths by vehicular accidents - 10.9 deaths per 100,000 (2015).
{sar}
By all means, let's rewrite the Constitution and stop this scourge ...  {/sar}


Actually, you only have to fool 39% of the people all of the time.


If you honestly believe that protest is  de facto riot and filled with nasty people, you are deliberately turning away from the truth. I am willing to call myself a "nasty woman," however, based on Trump's use of this phrase as an insult in a debate (who does that?). Property destruction. etc. in some locations has been well-documented and it is not being done by those convening the resistance to policies that are an affront to decency. Bonhoeffer was a man of God and martyred for standing up. If I, my family, my friends, my neighbors gather to speak out with our handmade signs that are showing signs of wear these days, we would be honored to do so in his name. And if our efforts show signs of planning (horrors) or if we get printed signs, that should simply show you that we are not going away.


Oh my, I'm not even going to read this rant. You falsely assume a lot of things. You need to stop using the Observer as your "objective news source," given that it's owned by Jared Kushner.


"Under Xi Jinping, China is increasingly silencing sources of dissent"

Tell us something we don't already know Darth Nathan.  Don't you have any original stories to write except rehash the same old themes every two months to get the g&m's deplorables all worked up into a frothing frenzy?

Here is what a real reporter for a world class newspaper does:

"China, Not Silicon Valley, Is Cutting Edge in Mobile Tech"

“Quite frankly, the trope that China copies the U.S. hasn’t been true for years, and in mobile it’s the opposite: The U.S. often copies China,” said Ben Thompson, the founder of the tech research firm Stratechery. “For the Facebook Messenger app, for example, the best way to understand their road map is to look at WeChat.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/03/technology/china-mobile-tech-innovation-silicon-valley.html


Maybe, maybe not. Washington won't let me have a look at their books. LOL. But..millions of people from the  baby boomers and older paid IRS because it was a requirement to pay it forward. When Washington passed SS they subtracted from every paycheck. I wasn't asked and being young it didn't matter but I worked and paid in because Pres. Johnson told us that it would be there drawing interest to be an aid in our old age. Interest would be a buffer for low input. Would have worked if interest was left in tact. But, it was a good plan to pull in trillions. New revenue to use untill each person retired. Back then you had to pay in to get any payout. Now you don't so goes  the mess. But we did our part. Now we don't matter to government. Time to raid the principal. Sort of like the PFD restructuring. It's doomed.


Donald Trump is starting to look a lot like the American Robert Mugabe.
Let's see how much damage he can do to his country.


It is so sad you would like the government to decide, based on your religion, to remove the right of a women to decide what is best for her and her body!


The first amendment does not say anything about extending those rights to corporations. If you want to side with Citizens United and say that corporations are people, you can go ahead - it is ridiculous on the surface. But either way, you're way out of touch. There are of course always going to be limits on freedom of speech and of the press - obscenity laws, libel laws, hate crimes, etc. Being part of a democratic society means we get to decide on some of these gray areas, and the OVERWHELMING majority of Americans are done with money in politics. They are willing to give up that inaccessible freedom-to-pay-for-thousand-dollar-ads for the greater good of democratic society. Unfortunately, because of this system we have corporatist politicians and corporatist judges, and democracy + the will of the American people is being hindered by it! http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/money-has-too-much-influence-politics-say-americans


no oil no resources ,,but we have a carbon tax 50 cents do;;ar


Our government has a history of poisoning drugs.  We did it with Alcohol during prohibition.  We did it with cocaine fields in Columbia.  We did it in the 70s with Mexico.  These drugs are used as weapons to control the masses.  They use vices against citizens.  To control us.  After all, look at lower income neighborhoods.  They're riddled with endless amounts of drugs.  Those people don't have submarines sneaking that stuff in.  It's let in.  To control the masses.  To create revenue.  Meanwhile, everyone's snitching/ratting out users.... one great big circle of snakes.  Drug addicts are even used to pump drugs onto the streets, just to catch more drug users/dealers.  Beware legalization of marijuana.  We aren't as "free" as we think.  Registered users are on a shadow government watch list.  Just to see what other drugs they partake in.


A friend of mine was doing some geological work in Mexico
and arrived at the camp site one morning to find freshly cut rare trees
littered around the area  ... interesting especially since they didn't
grow there or at that altitude ... they came from 150 km away


But isn't Mt View the poster child of diversity? A shining light to all against illegal immigrant deportation?


I am deeply disturbed by the actions and the activities of doing an end run around the GC by the NAD.

It is not only the NAD but the PUC and other conferences that are doing the END RUN.

Even the Florida Conference pressuring a local church to cancel an event by Doug Batchelor after it was already approved by the local pastor and church. Thank heavens there were other churches in Michigan to agreed to host the event.

For those who think that their local church or local conferences are not going to affected, be careful and speak out through social media and through e mails to your local and union conference leadership.

Let them know about the examples of what their disregard for authority or leadership may threaten their own positions should local churches disregard their leadership or authority due to their examples.


India's previous Prime Minister wore a blue turban.

And he was a lot smarter than Harper. He had a PhD in Economics from Oxford, the best university of his time. Harper couldn't hack it in U of T, and had to flee to U of C which was a lot less competitive back then.


My guess is he was drunk and/or shoplifted on a dare and then fled.


At that time the government also wanted to take half off the top and give us the rest , not fair then and not fair now... And BTW we will end up with way less than half of the value under this plan, this plan gives us 3K over 3 years and then a % of oil revenue year by year while government gets to work on spending the principle.. Oil revenue has had very little to do with the growth of the PF for many years.


In delusional Justin Trudeau’s Canada there will definitely not be any more asphalt-paved streets and highways, no more shingles for you roof. No more DVDs, flash drives, inexpensive acrylic or polyester clothing, no more keyboards, cables, power bars, inexpensive carpets, furniture, draperies, toys, baby carriages, microwaves, shower curtains, blankets, foam pillows….

There are no less that 6,000 by-products of petroleum refining that we use on a regular basis, including the aspirin to cure your headache.

All gone, because Justin Trudeau hates fossil fuel.


Putin's president Donald Trump doesn't like fake news, or should we say, when it's about him.


Mr. Huffman is just pissed because he's a rat on a sinking ship.


Try using a little civility in your posts.


McCain was not drafted.
I believe he graduated from the Naval Academy in 1958.


AGAIN, 5AAC7t.005 does not trump the US Constitution.....even if you say it twice.


The only thing the public needs to know about Chance is that he was thrown out of Juneau after putting the screws to state workers.  Chance left with no friends to speak of.  Now south Anchorage has him as a neighbor.  My condolences to south Anchorage.


If Derek Burney is Canada's most experienced trade negotiator (and he certainly seems to be) why hasn't PMT hired him as part of our team!


A tax free $ 250 a day.


You can’t teach what you don’t know.


Automation works too. We could potentially automate far more jobs than we currently do, thereby reducing our semi skilled labour requirements. Look at Japan.


The people of Crimea have zero interest in being thrust back under the thumb of the nutters and neos bashing on in Kiev.


In addition, Justin Trudeau is an international embarrassment to all of Canada, just like his father Pierre Elliot Trudeau. Unmitigated Gall.


The control over the "news" in Honolulu is incredible. Going back 10-15 years reveals how very different coverage was and that investigative reporters actually were allowed. Nick Grube in small bites at the corrupt City Police Department and Prosecutors Office is one of the few examples today of investigative journalism.


I thought the plan was to phase out coal. Where is this coal going?  AND IN BC of all places. Won't they have to chop down some trees?


Seems the world trend at the moment is falling back to authoritarian leadership.    Things happen for a reason, maybe we've got to take a look at just what Democracy does well, or does badly.

I will throw out an idea.  When democracy turns to populism, rational choices for complex problems, turns to popularity contest with dumbed down partisan ideology.

We get a lot of dolts in Congress by way of a nice smile, a fluffy campaign promise, identity politics, personal wealth, campaign fund size,  .......  It's prom elections for gown ups.

 IMO Partisanship has become the enemy of democracy.    When so many appointments, from staff to chairmanship of key congressional committee's are strictly the choice of the majority party, we lose rational decision making in favor of partisan  support without informed consent by anybody but Party leadership.**

*Do people know that the Speaker of the House does not have to be an elected representative or, a member of The Party


Good news/bad news. Sounds about right.


swagger>  Your personal concern for survival is understood, but in a case such as the one we're talking about, not very  good odds for survival.  If you should so happen to survive, now you'll have to protect your stockpile of goodies from those that didn't prepare as you suggested.  Your worries have been renewed, huh????


When Bishop Morlino  took charge of the Madison diocese he wasted little time in writing in the Catholic Herald that the city of Madison existed below a "moral minimum" and had "virtually no public morality" specifically mentioning that the local lesbian and gay community theatre was evidence of the utter depravity to which the city had sunk.  Obviously,    Bishop Morlino has  a   talent  for ferreting out the evil in communities.  He  should be transferred to Las Vegas


During Katrina,  thousands of  beach front homes of white people   were  washed out and destroyed just like  the small homes of poor black people were.  Some of the rich white folks lost everything they owned  But we don't have to give them a second for their losses because they were  1)white and  2) rich.


Didn't take you long to get personal, did it. Can't see why. I said nothing to insult you, although I may have overstated my case a bit. Just for the record, I've supported a family that ultimately became six for over forty years and counting. Is that "accomplishment" enough for you? I've got more, but don't want to brag.


Idiot...


Always great to see an Alaskan kid make good.


So, why would I care that some Marxist group from Montana is doing what they do best, creating a lie.


Bannon had no qualifications to warm that chair anyway, so I'm sure his indifference and quick departure is no loss to the Committee. Not exactly the biggest news story today though...


but there is a cost to society and more specifically, my own kids and grandkids, for burning fossil fuels that the current logic and your post/response simply ignores.


Agreed. But leftists in this country (Trudeau and his disgusting ilk) care only about this facade of multiculturalism.
I feel for these folks and feel they must assimilate to prevent what we are seeing in Europe.


I am pretty sure that all this will all come out at the inquiry that will terminate the careers of the ship's captain, the officer of the deck and the conn officer. With seven dead seamen in their hands, they will be lucky enough to resign from their commission. The cargo ship captain and bridge officers may also lose their certificates and licensing as well.


Tom, it never works out for low-information Republicans. News flash: overstaying a visa is not a crime ("they are criminal illegal aliens"), even though it's against the law. I know I'm confusing you, but it can't be helped.


No fear. A real understanding of the damage unchecked ILLEGAL immigration causes. We are importing poverty, importing labor, at the same time that the left is decrying the exporting of jobs.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with LEGAL immigration letting immigrants into this country for OUR benefit primarily and the benefit of the immigrant secondarily.

Unchecked illegal immigration is depressing our wages, expanding the welfare state and increasing our debt


yeah...probably because you are in here all day long which keeps you from having a job!  Get to work girl!  We need those taxes for rail!!


Obama was elected twice by large margins (popular and electoral votes) and left office with very high approval ratings.  The fact that you don't like him is just your tough luck.  Changing the subject always works for you, right?

No apology needed.


Rebel Media is up and running right now. It has been explained that Rebel's internet service provider (ISP) pulled the plug because of a violation of the ISP's terms of service. This is the same as if an individual got caught using their internet account for illicit or illegal purposes. It may be that in Levant's case his "journalist" Goldy's loony rant about Charlottesville was the cause, or maybe not.
There are hate laws in Canada, and Levant has certainly run afoul of them in the past. Here's an example of his rant about Roma people:
https://amp.reddit.com/r/CanadaPolitics/comments/1ckecm/the_jew_vs_the_gypsies_full_text_of_ezra_levants/


You seem to be an intelligent and fair-minded person.  Do you see this essay as bringing us together or driving us further apart?  This is not an olive branch  to people who may see things differently - it is clearly a declaration of war designed to demonize and marginalize a large segment of the American Catholic population.


One can only wonder why the rabid, radical, Republican right is so obsessed with taking access to health care away from so many millions of Americans.


A+ for the Supreme Court decision!
Old manHalford, and ambitious man Wielechhowsi need to not obstruct Alaskans' necessary change. The PFD is a loser magnet- time to fund government through the  PFD rather than maintain a handout to welfare dependent losers who do not work nor contribute to Alaska! We are the highest unemployed state in all 50 states right now!

Thank you Supreme Court justices who made the right ruling to support and sustain Alaskans! All you "gimme my debidund" whiners should move to California. California governor and liberal legislature would rather bankrupt their state with freebies for all, just like Halford and Wiegohowski in this stupid lawsuit, thank you for throwing it out, Alaska Supreme Court justices!!! Halford and Wojohowsi hey- move to California!


Please try to convey your points without the name-calling and insults.


All wheel drive and 4 great winter tires sure helps one make it through snowy driving conditions and if other vehicles on the road are similarly equipped, then that helps everyone make it to their destination safely.  The best thing one can do, regardless of one's vehicle is if you don't have to go out, stay off the roads and let the road crews do their job of plowing and salting.


"far/alt right"?

No, I'd say that average, everyday Infidel-Canadians are afraid of Motion 103 and the real long-term aspirations behind it.


I know I'm a bit late on this reply, but I don't find DiLorenzo's moral equivalency the least bit surprising.  The German and Austrian bishops made very similar comments about the Nazi Brown Shirts and their mostly one sided brawls with socialists and communists.  I say one sided because law enforcement supported the armed Brown Shirts. And the fact is in Germany their was no real opposition to the Nazi's from 'good Catholics and Lutherans'.  It was the true leftists that stood up in the streets against Nazi racism.  At least the US seems to have learned enough from Germany that the resistance is cross cultural and massive if Boston is any indication of the future.  Antifa is a drop in the bucket.


Great news,hope it never passes.


Give time to time, the saga has just started....


'
There's going to be a lot of Americans in the streets Friday, February 17th,
.
…Americans will be standing together against Trump,
.
...showing our disgust with the treasonous and the traitors in the White House.

.


I, too, am a 5th generation descendant of settlers to Canada, which means that, like you, my family and I have enjoyed the benefits and privileges of land taken from Indigenous peoples as well as legal, economic, and political rights denied them, even to rights of cultural expression. I'm curious how you can talk about mutual cultural sharing in the same breath as you dismiss what this author (and many other smart, articulate Indigenous artists and scholars) is saying.


that is already happening


Hmm.  Potentially a great thing, such an agreement, but I suspect so dependent on the personalities involved (considering the entities involved) that today's agreement between people willing to talk and work on it together could hit a brick wall tomorrow should less flexible, more authoritarian leaders take over.


I found that comment interesting as well.  My Aunt worked for Hamilton during WWII to her retirement as an aeronautical engineer.  A pioneer for aviation and female engineering.  Hamilton and Sikorsky had some connections.


Always good to hear from you Eloisa.


As declawing katz is the equivalent of gun control for humans:

You can have my claws/guns after you pry them from my cold dead paws/hands......


Chin is not loved?  Would love to see your source for that?  Perhaps Fox news?

Your basic statement is just wrong.  No one is saying that more mass murderers should be let in.  People should realize that imigrants only become terrorists after years of living here.  So the question should be on why and how do people get converted into extremists.  Ignore this and it won't matter how many bans you have.  They just won't work.


I would argue many have gotten on with their lives.


" ... Republicans want war with North Korea ...." This is such an outrageous statement it's hardly worth the effort to comment. Just keep In mind that in the last presidential election Quinnipiac, along with most other pollsters,  proved how unreliable they are after having predicted a landslide Clinton victory. Quinnipiac's credibility is second only to, say, Harvey Weinstein's.


Last year I paid a lot of money for NFL network. NEVER AGAIN ! Now I am watching NFL online via NFLHQTV .COM . Probably you already know but I want to remind you that NFLHQTV .COM has NFL games in their price. It's only $29/yearly so I suggest to go to NFLHQTV.COM and buy subscription there.


The upside of all this is that you can go abroad for your health care, get better care, and pay for your vacation abroad all at the same time!

Stephen J. Remington


Has Lou Trotter never heard of auto-wreckers?  All kinds of cars get into wrecks and are parted out to people who need replacement parts.  Why pay $10,400 for a repair when you can probably buy a used transmission with a guarantee for about $2000.  Repair the car and then sell it.  I've noticed that very few repair shops are inclined to recommend auto-wrecker parts unless the customer requests the option.  I've replaced engines and transmissions with auto-wrecker parts and have never had a problem.  All kinds of parts are available and just a couple of years ago I needed a mass airflow sensor and the cheapest new one I could find was $300.  I bought one at the auto-wrecker for $20 and they told me to try it and keep coming back for another one if needed.  I installed it and haven't had a problem since.


It's one thing to refuse to be confrontational out of respect, it's another to let a charlatan use your own reputation as a journalist as a platform to peddle her facile propaganda. Why are the Hawks and the NPA sitting on their hands in the face of the overwhelming evidence provided by the Gupta emails if they aren't under the complete control of the Zupta entity?


Driving that much per year in discomfort with a half battery, half gas car is ridiculous.
I wear shorts all year in Calgary though to keep my legs tan, as I want to look good at the beach and I don't worry about the weather here.
Fashion over function every day.


Seems your expectations of our president is ...as long as King Salmon shakes his hand. Whoopie!
Trumps' "home run" is not something he will determine. It's what happens next with all these countries and what kind of support we will have from them.


Komrade Kon
What branch of the service was Dick (Five Deferments) Cheney in?  Which of his children signed up for military service?

How about W, who used his daddy's connections to avoid Vietnam by landing a coveted slot in the Texas National Guard--and then didn't even show up for that? Did his daughters sign up for military service?

You Kons and your double standards. Tsk, tsk...


And...AGAIN...slander and 'free-speech' are not the same.  That's why there's a law against the former, and not the latter.  And you can't get into the 'Shari'a Club' without becoming Muslim, as it doesn't apply to non-Muslims.  I suppose you could argue that's a form of 'discrimination', if you wanted to look really, really foolish.  Eh.  Too late--you already do.

And I sit down to take a whiz.  Keeps it off my legs and feet.  Try is sometime.


Look. Tell Boeing to take a hike. Contact Sweden and get Saab to open a factory complex with Bombardier and build the new, super efficient and very effective Saab Gripen, here. For the price that we were going to pay Boeing for a bunch of turkey's we could have 250 Saab Gripens, that can actually carry EVERY MISSILE SYSTEM MADE, including the new British Meteor.


There are no "supremists".  The word that you are looking for is "supremacists".  It was used a number of times in the article.  Feminist/Quebec/Jewish/Chinese supremacists?  You're funny.


Political culture explains the election, especially where it has to do with race.  If Corey Booker had been on the ticket those infrequent voters who only show up with Obama on the ticket would have made the difference in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. The whites who flocked to Trump would not have picked Clinton. Sanders? Maybe, but probably not. This was a backlash election. The last hurrah for the old white people and those who follow their lead.


With all due respect Mr Rozenthal, you know better than that.

Nations do not have friends, they have interests. Where those interests find commonality and mutual benefit, deals can be made.

Considering just Canada and Mexico, please make the case for each nation.

What does Canada need Mexico for? What does Mexico need Canada for?

You speak of advantages that could be lost - what are they?

A few months back, the CBC interviewed a family owner of Hammond Manufacturing, a long time Ontario manufacturer of electrical equipment. They were in the midst of shifting ALL manufacturing to Mexico. Cheaper, and improving quality.

I recently worked on a project where Hammond components were specified.

Congratulations. For Mexico. But for Canada? What do we get in the bargain, except for long term erosion of living standards?


First off, presidents have long used executive orders. It did not start with President Obama. W issued silghtly more (291 vs. 276). Healthy people are healthy until they are not. Then they discover their bare bones coverage, the one they saved so much on, doesn't cover jack. You are one lousy doctor's visit or a traffic accident from needing full coverage. You also seem to like the fact that with active sabotage, Trump is making sure that the ACA doesn't work. That is a large part of the reason that rates go up.

You apparently are not clear on how insurance works. The whole purpose is to guarantee the largest possible risk pool. Insurance, if things are going well, is a waste of money - as it should be. It's when the unexpected happens that it becomes clear it was a good idea.


Wow....was that ever helpful.  No wonder we are all sprinting to ETFs!!!!


I'm not sure what Eric is referring to when he says 'solid state' batteries but assuming it means that Dyson is working on a new type of battery that is probably where they are expecting to get the advantage over Tesla and other e-car manufacturers.

Batteries are currently the cost and performance limitations on e-cars so a technical breakthrough could be a major advantage.


HAH - I just pressed the mute button, if you think you are going to get enough people to impeach Trump you are smoking crack...MUTE IS ON


Working families must not vote for the trickle-down economics pushed by republicans.


Conversely, there is a long list of other medical conditions that can disqualify you for military service.

http://www.military.com/join-armed-forces/disqualifiers-medical-conditions.html

Where is the liberal angst over discriminating against people with these conditions too?


The Christian hysteria in Salem was just 325 years ago.

http://www.history.com/topics/salem-witch-trials

Reading the court testimony with a modern eye claims that women used satanic magic to transport themselves into god fearing men's beds at night to have relations with them has a much simpler explanation.

The sexually repressed Christian men were having erotic dreams, and any blame should fall on them for including the women in their dreams, not on the women who were unknowing involved in the men's nocturnal fantasies.


Nonsense.  It's not a matter of numbers.  The Republic of South Africa and the Zionist entity were and in the case of the latter still are minority-controlled, "race"-based societies.  And the best description of both is "apartheid", but the term white supremacist could be just as accurately applied to both--since its inception the Zionist entity's Ashkenazi ruling class has oppressed even Sephardic and Falasha Jews.  The same, for that matter, applies to Mississippi--from antebellum times right down to fifteen minutes ago.


No, the article says that "quite a few" have a gov't pension. It does not state welfare.


It was null two years ago, even with oil under 50 bucks.  Apparently the waste is that bad.


White Catholics are, after all, WHITE Catholics.  Religion isn't the major factor in their voting decisions.  Even back in the good old days of the large ethnic Catholic Democrat majority, Catholic was in last place to ethnicity and skin color.


It's delightful to see the embittered in full retreat as they figure out that their "reality" is collapsing around them. "Oh gawd. . . . " as one of them wittily wrote.


Suggested reading is "Cool It" by Bjorn Lomborg.


Barbara Kay IS an hysterical bigot.


Perhaps if predominantly male leaders would stop going to war so unnecessarily, there wouldn't be so many wounded and killed servicemen.


Seems more of ideology than safety to me. Those badges won't change anything, not really. So, what's your game? "Papers, please" conditioned in at an early age?


In conversations with people who complain about the number of new immigrants Canada has planned, if they are negative, I ask them about their heritage.  Usually they are first or second generation Canadian.  I ask them if their family should have been allowed to immigrate.  Somehow that is completely different.


The experience of purchasing our last vehicle was so awful that we not only vowed never to purchase there again, we refused to service the car there as well.

The whole "consulting my manager shtick" was demeaning. The sales rep would tell us "shouldn't be a problem" only to retract or revise after "consulting" his manager. The attitude was, they were doing us a favour.

If Amazon can make this sales model go away, all the better. Lousy car dealerships will only have themselves to blame.


You mean Justin's blasphemy law. 2017: the year pc killed free speech.


The loud minority rule this "civil comments" forum.


James Reeves - Still no proof presented.

You also get the tobacco "example" wrong.  Unlike fluoridation, there was never any scientific consensus that suggested smoking was beneficial to health.  The actual scientific evidence, once data was collected, immediately began demonstrating the potential harm of smoking.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nri300CcCuE                                         Is Islamophobia a real phobia or is it a rational fear?


To understand the "logic" of this appointment made by Francis on May 21, 2017, you must read the sermon Francis delivered four years earlier on May 21, 2013.  There, he said that, according to the "logic of the world", a "promotion" is when someone is given more power or a cushy job, but that the Church must reject the temptation to look at authority in that way.  Authority in the Church is not about what dicastery you get to lord over or how many years you will get to serve in your new plum assignment.  Authority in the Church is about service, and if it means serving as the number two in your third world archdiocese, as long as you are faithfully serving the Lord and the poor, there is no greater glory.


Difficult to tell who really needs help and who is just smiling the system


You could be right, but if the majority of Americans are opposed, that means that a greater cohort of those opposed did not vote, which detracts from the legitimacy of their opposition. Voters decide elections.


I wasn't talking about Obama.  I was talking about you.  Go to China.


"Only the dead have seen the end of war "   Plato

Nuclear war must remain the last option and even then a decision must made as to whether defeat would be better than winning due to the high probably of mutual distruction.


You refuse to accept the DOGMATIC Constitution Lumen Gentium. This places you in schism with the Roman Catholic Church.

Teachings change. To say otherwise is to deny historical fact. You can bleat "heresy" all you like, but the FACT remains that teachings change. You don't like this. Too bad.


The inaugural speech will be the first of many high bars for the Donald. Lets hope he doesn't stub his toe.


Let's ask a question.   Imagine if when Obama was running against McCain and Palin (are you old enough to remember that) and it was found out that, well, let's pick Michelle Obama because Sasha and Malia were too young at the time, so let's say Michelle Obama was found to have set up a meeting with Iran people close to the government of Iran to get the dirt on McCain.  Would you consider that opposition research?  How about the idea that American citizens would be meeting with members of foreign governments to obtain information to harm America either directly or indirectly.  In my day, we called that being a traitor to one's country.  But, yeah, I guess I can see now how one's person's treason is another person's patriotism.


The majority of serial killers are white males, last I knew.


I - DO - NOT - KNOW - ONE - PERSON voting for Clinton. I have lived here 60 Years am retired have family and many friends here. The only Clinton supporters I'm aware of are the handful on these threads and the left wing media. After all, who would vote for a candidate that tells her supporters to vote more than once? Maybe that's her winning strategy. We'll see. http://projectveritas.com/2016/10/11/hidden-camera-nyc-democratic-election-commissioner-they-bus-people-around-to-vote/


Absolutely correct, thank God he's not Hillary.  Keep complaining about Trump but one day you will have to finally acknowledge that all it would have taken to prevent him from being President was not nominating such a flawed candidate.


I didn't call you selfish, but perhaps I could have been more clear.  My apologies.  I was really continuing to reply to US American and his/her posts certainly came across that way.  He/she was advocating the elimination of a progressive tax for a flat tax.  I see that you weren't and I didn't mean to suggest otherwise.

US American was actually talking  of having three homes, a wine cellar, private schools and private health care (US based) and making more than $2 million a year.  The way it was presented came across as selfish and mean spirited, even if it wasn't meant as such.  Most people would be pretty much fine with paying $1 million in taxes if they had more than $1 million in take home cash.

BTW, I'm not really for taxing the rich more on their income, and I'm not sure  how much is most "fair".  I think that in theory a flat tax with VATs make the most sense in terms of fairness, but there are many potential problems that could arise if it is not managed properly.


For the voter then it is just a question of who increases debt slower or faster at any given time?  At some point we will run out of other people's money to spend.  But until then, let's party!  Just pick your poison.


we all saw how he got the persona of  being a Stallion.
Don't care if Barry's name is associated with ACA although Rep.'s/theDonald may want none of it.
JUST get it fixed!
This is another example of "giving" and not being able to take back off the Middle Class backs!


What a man!


Ditto.  All good wishes and many blessings, John.   (Edit:  happy to see your correction; sending you blessings and good wishes all the same.  You are valued here for your contributions and for yourself.)


Seems to me that Kiszla hasn't watched any baseball games, recently Most of the games I've seen have plenty of small ball.


Yes, just like Taxes.


All the attacks in Europe are also war crimes.


The media has been really pressing the same point that you've made. I do see it differently. Notice he isn't out golfing with his "buddies". In fact, he seems to be working continuously, which is sort of refreshing. Compare how many dozens of business executives the President has met with since he took office. When the press reports from Fl, he seems to be working quite a bit, either with visitors or staff.  I doubt you'll ever see Trump "milking" the Presidency. He did give up his salary. that must count a little. Do you believe Hillary would have given up her salary? I doubt it. She made 225k speaking at UNLV (despite a 17% increase in tuition approved that year), and 300k from UCLA.  Of course, the Clintons are only worth over a 100 million, so she needed the money, right. In fact, what happened to the "spread the wealth" mantra. Aren't you concerned that Trump spent a lot of money on his own campaign, whereas Hillary took a much different approach. Now she's very well off, right?


Ah, "no one seemed to notice the conflict with the Consititution.." is total fabrication.
The public meetings and debate for D2 lands alone took nearly a decade.

The state had so much time to work with ANILICA before it was passed that it was obscene.

This has everything to do with the state being against Subsistence and the state being out of compliance with USA congressional law. Which by the way we, as a state, belong to. It is called STATEHOOD.

Don't try to minimize the importance of Subsistence and  the state of Alaskas non compliance with Sec 8  ANILICA.


LOL petty personal attacks are the only reason people post here noob.


Whilst the name Trump does not appear in the article it is obvious he is the one referenced. In so far as respect is concerned one can respect the office of the presidency but not necessarily the holder of that office. As a general rule the holder of the office has to command respect by virtue of his conduct. Donald Trump thinks he can demand respect. He is wrong.


I'm talking about the nearly 3 million more voters that voted for 45's opposition. I'm also talking about 45 being the least popular incoming president in the history of the country at a paltry 32% approval rating and falling, while outgoing President Obama on the very same day enjoyed a 60% approval rating, among the highest of any outgoing president ever.


Why do conservatives always put Canada down and say how small we are?  Canada is not small.

Canada is the 10th richest country in the world and a far higher population and GDP than Belgium does.  It is not small.


...And name calling is the last stop for those who have run out of logical arguments.  I have not called anyone here a "denier" and I'll assume you'll never call anyone a "leftist."

The frustration felt from those who have accepted the scientific consensus stems from their feeling that the planet is headed in an unprecedented direction (due to human causes) and yet there are still many who balk about doing anything about it.  The world is not about to end, they feel, but the human habitability of it "may" be ending.  At the very least it definitely headed toward uncharted territory for us.

So when people claim they think nothing is happening, or we couldn't have possibly caused it (what a joke!), it is alarming that they are not accepting of the very same science that brought you computers, cars, energy production, modern medicine, etc.  What is the downside to pushing for cleaner energy?
Heaven forbid we actually clean up our bedroom, so to speak.


Fake News


i have some difficulty with the choice of words by the Globe’s journalists. Isn’t it arrogant rather than ‘’bold’’ of Erdogan to claim that Nazism is alive in the West ? I would qualify as bold the Netherlands reaction. How ambiguous have we become in the West when we consider ‘’bold’’ a dictator whose repressive regime arrests journalists and teachers who oppose his authoritarian government ? It is this ambiguity which contributes to the rise of extreme right and populist movements. Let us not forget how the Nazis took power, when in 1937, during the Munich agreement, the free world’s ambiguity and laissez-faire contributed directly to Hitler’s invasion of Europe
So there is nothing ‘’unusual’’, to quote the Globe’s journalists, in the Dutch’s Prime Minister actions in preventing Erdogan’s ministers from campaigning in the Netherlands.

victorteboul.com


So Salem voters defeat a tax to spend more money on transit, and Courtney then thinks its a good idea to raise taxes anyway? Listen to the Salem voters! Listen to us! At the risk of being uncivil, let me say that the TriMet lobbyist needs to take some miralax for his funding stool and flush it down the toilet.


It sounds like trump,was not under investigation back at that time, it can be inferred he is likely under investigation now. Maybe Jared should get some more private Russia communication devices, because that is completely normal. If trump can disclose his family finances, it can clear everything up, but I'm sure he would not want to do that for the same reasons he praises Putin.


Amazing, Duke posted that without even a recognizing a hint of the irony his post so richly contains.


"The people familiar with the plans, both outside the White House, spoke on condition of anonymity because discussions are ongoing."

What that basically means is the article writer can claim anything without verification.