Freeland has know chosen to join the Russian anti ban wagon of the disgraced Democrats, why am I not surprised.!!!!

Perhaps she should explain why Obuma blocked Key Stone from being built, was it to appease his largest contributor WARREN BUFFET? a man who owns a rail monopoly that carts oil from Alberta to refineries in Texas?

Truly the woman needs to get a grip,

Want to see her in all her making a fool of herself curtsy of the CANADIAN tax payer???
View her  on the Bill Mayor show?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeaVBNHf--c


Yes. This is a known, incontrovertible, unassailable fact. It was established well before the election. The worst part about it is, it resulted in the election of an incompetent, narcissistic, dottering fool who is now the most dangerous president in American history. Can we move on, and get back to business, which is the removal of this buffoon, before he starts WW III?


I am sure that most environmentalists, including Suzuki, would condemn the short life cycle of many modern consumer products. There is no reason why we cannot make things that are both more energy efficient and more durable, except perhaps for corporate greed. Perhaps we need to set standards requiring companies to guarantee their products for longer periods and to recycle the materials used at the end of the life cycle. Proper design from the start can ensure that products can be easily repaired and recycled.


Not gonna happen- law enforcement leaders across the country are advising citizens to arm themselves.


Good but what about approval from Nebreska?  That's the one that matters.  We knew Trump would approve, but it's my understanding it could take well over a year to get approval Nebraska, and it's far from certain to get it as there's alot of local opposition.


Find it interesting that Walker is even wasting the Time and Money to run.  It will be a cold day in Fairbanks that he will ever get reelected....  3 Million a month that he should be paying back to Alaska for a Pipe Dram that was DOA, PFD,  and on .......


Agree with Linda. With the amount of air traffic we have now, we do need a second airport. In time we may even need more than two.


At least you are staying true to your "Gun owners are bad!!" mantra.

Do you blame rape victims too?


No one was take that literally....


It looked to me like a season ender when it happened. Finding out it was worse than expected is tough news for Winn and the team. Sending hope and strength to Billy for a speedy and complete recovery. Hang tough big guy!


Source??


Yes, that's right.  Thank you for the clarification.  My bad.


Hmmm...lets see Huggins is bugging out no big deal he has a lot to explain anyway this election cycle so he ducks it. Gattis is tipped off and runs over and files leaving sorta an open road. (Remember Gattis needs 5 years to get that coveted retirement at the end of current term she only has four. She hasn't earned it anyway). Let's not forget the bucks she took from the borough tax payers for an easement she couldn't sell and then refused to give back the $65,232. Collene Sullivan-Leonard, Mayor Dan's sis, now gets her life long dream and blows into the state house. Mark Neumann is left out of the loop, Charlie doesn't like him so he isn't moving up. So, how do you like "these Repub's now" Mat-Su. Not a lot of integrity. Just shifty moves.


Haven't we been hearing this for years?


Would be good if an article was written about that scumbag president of Angola.


NO quarter for head-chopping, slave-trading terrorist war-criminals holding civilians as shields.


The question is whether or not the information is accurate or not, not whether the leaker had an agenda.  If the Clinton campaign really did try to create a "Catholic spring" to try and force the Church to change its doctrine then that is a serious problem even if it was exposed by Trump himself.


_"We don’t punish people whose opinions differ, and yes, we do realize that different people have different ideas of what’s acceptable—it’s interesting to see how it shakes out in different communities!"_

_"However, in a forum dedicated to open and honest debate, there’s no place for personal attacks, name-calling, threats, hate speech, or spam."_ -- christa_m of Civil Comments

Oh please, Christa -- take you insufferable "nanny" attitudes, your amateur "algorithms" and your poor quality software and go home.

Oh, and by the way ... the proven best way to produce "civil comments" is to require posters to use their full identity ... unlike you -- how uncivil!

-- Paul


Ha!  Really? amazing.
Bigot.
big·ot
/ˈbiɡət/
noun: bigot; plural noun: bigots
a person who is intolerant toward those holding different opinions.


Evidently not.


Thank you Gary. I have been  a real estate agent for over 18 years in Toronto and I have never seen anything like this. I am worried for my buyer clients as prices are rising so fast that they are getting priced out of the market almost before they start searching. Most agents know foreign investment in residential homes is creating a big problem for Toronto and surrounding areas and  are not happy about it at all. We are worried. Yes, our sellers are making good money when they do sell, but it is very difficult for existing home owners to move up to that next home. The data that is being reported on foreign buyers is flawed as it depends on the agents who deal with foreign buyers self reporting and that will not happen. The Vancouver 15% tax has just moved the problem to Toronto.


Which country will sign anything with US after this? Seriously.

The damage is done.


If people knew how to pay attention to what their doing in the first place, and be responsible for their actions, this would even be necessary.


AT:  wow.....one the central themes of the two discussions involves "secret" photos.....photos taken w/o the subject's permission or knowledge.  If you don't understand that it explains why your posts are so confused.  Gary Crum


you forgot Keith Boag, the guy who goes on and on yet really doesn't say anything of substance. He and Mansbridge were the one-two team covering the American election, highly embarrassing and cringe worthy.


My expertise comes from dealing with thousands and thousands of muslims and observing their behaviour in private and in public.  Been to muslim majority countries including the hotbed of terrorism such as Pakistan.  Not a scientific study by any means but enough to form an informed opinion.  Now do you have an expert opinion to share.


You need to bone up on your archeology and history.


Alaska USA was originally established for military members and families. Marijuana is still illegal for military personnel or to have on a military installation. It is because of changes in the law that allowed credit unions to open to a wider population, however, many of them remember where their roots are.


Wisdom and temperance, thoughtful discourse and measured words are not Trumps strong suite.  We can pretty much count on the President to respond the way the old guy at the end of the bar does when watching the evening news- screaming, pounding his fist and saying whatever thing comes in to his head. Sad


Currency manipulator????  Give me a break.  If you really think one individual can "manipulate" a market the size of the sterling market, then you are truly an idiot.


It depends if CRV has "effect on THE WORLD economy"


These psychologists ought to examine one another. There is no "clericalism" problem; the real issue is too many seminaries are run by the pedophiles in the lavender mafia.


You are making an argument that has nothing to do with the subject. Gender dysphoria is a mental disorder. Trans people commit suicide at a 40% clip. Bradley Manning ring a bell........


I don't get that either.  You would think that the "Make America Great Again" crowd would be as anxious as any of us to understand the dynamics of a foreign interference in our election.  That they aren't really is a puzzlement.


Rationing is when there are not enough dollars to go around - so you ration the services to match the dollars - and it's politicians who decide how many dollars are expended. Hence - political rationing. But to answer your question - it's not an all government - or an all private solution - that's just a useless Bogeyman argument that goes nowhere. It's the intelligent mixing of government and private services - like many European countries have successfully (at least to a better degree than Canada) implemented.


If you're going to blame the Pharm companies for the opioid crisis, then you most assuredly have to blame the manufacturers of firearms in American for all the gun deaths in this country, right?

So if its time the state take action against this scourge company that has created and perpetuated the opioid crisis, its also time the state take action against these scourge gun companies too, right?


It's a damn good thing we have Trudeau working on our behalf. He's a fighter.


The unfortunate problem is that liberal polices have taken most of the parental rights away from them.  In fact most are afraid to discipline their children at all for fear of being arrested.


If you or I did it we'd be locked up in Joyceville right now.


Well, United Healthcare, Humana and Aetna all say their decisions are based on loss of money.

NBC News  August 16
Reuters

"Aetna, the No. 3 U.S. health insurer, on Monday said that due to persistent financial losses on Obamacare plans, it will sell individual insurance on the government-run online marketplaces in only four states next year, down from the current 15 states.

Aetna's decision follows similar moves from UnitedHealth and Humana, which have cited similar concerns about financial losses on these exchanges created under President Barack Obama's national healthcare reform law."

"Only about 11 million people have signed up through the exchanges, about half as many as expected."

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/aetna-pulls-back-obamacare-health-insurance-plans-2017-n631656


The report doesn't make any policy recommendations. Congress's mandate in 1990 was to investigate climate change and the impacts, not to formulate policy.


and the system we have invested millions of dollars, wasted millions of years of human life on, is working? no, SE, it is you and the system that is delusional. or the pat explanation for insanity, you know, doing over and over the thing that doesn't ever ever work.


Be very careful about the financial planners recommending to take CPP early. They may be more concerned about their pay cheque than your pension income. Remember, most of them get paid on the balances in your registered accounts.


Clinton’s presence aboard Jeffrey Epstein’s Boeing 727 on 11 occasions has been reported, but flight logs show the number is more than double that, and trips between 2001 and 2003 included extended junkets around the world with Epstein and fellow passengers identified on manifests by their initials. Bill even apparently ditched his Secret Service detail for at least five of the flights, according to records. Bill Clinton has been long friends with Trump and Jeffery. Birds of a feather sure do flock together....btw Clinton does have rape allegations against him. Three women in particular drew national attention when they accused of Clinton of aggressively pursuing or forcing sexual activity without consent. Both Trump and Bill need to be in jail...along with Hillary.


Ah the apology.  I made the mistake of watching it on video, and while the transcript sounded less than sincere, the 2 eyerolls on the video didn't help.


If we could only enact a rational immigration law!  Updating the registry date and getting rid of the 3 and 10-yr bars would be a good start.


Nobody said anything about destroying them, in fact after reading the article, I was left wondering what DID happen to those mushrooms? I would certainly hope that even if they're not allowed to sell the mushrooms and apply the funds towards the park, at least the forest service and park employees were able to (legally or illegally) take the mushrooms home themselves!


I am feeling really bad for Drouin, first Radulov is gone and now Markov. Who is next to leave, surely there are others who are true benefits to the Habs? Maybe Gallagher, Galchenyuk, Pacioretty and/or Shea  Weber?


Let's hear ideas and plans then. That would at least inform us all so there's no guessing.

I couldn't see anything moving forward without having a large fleet of buses available for transporting people up and down I-70. The ski train is another potential option. Questions would have to be answered, sure, but I'm willing to listen.

Rio had to build from scratch, and didn't have a good plan going forward from there. Same with Athens. Sochi was an awful choice, for many reasons. Lake Placid seems to have turned out alright, and the '84 LA games were a success. Atlanta was okay. And Salt Lake doesn't seem worse off.

If Salt Lake can pull it off... we should hear plans on whether or not Colorado could. The resorts already host X games and World Cup events.


Good for you!  Glad you are not a jealous type.  It is destructive.  My dad was immoral and untrustworthy in his marriage. I hated that part of him.  I had to learn to trust my husband and have peace anyhow no matter what.  He is very friendly to people and women love him. My mother loved him and she was supposed to be “mine”.  I did not encourage her to come live with us because of that but I very much allowed her in our lives.  She was innocent.  He was too.  His relationship with his mom is healthy but sometimes kinda freaks me out. But I put my insecurities away.


"Nacchio's account, which places the NSA proposal at a meeting on Feb. 27, 2001, suggests that the Bush administration was seeking to enlist telecomm firms in programs without court oversight before the terrorist attacks... Sept. 11 ... cited by the government as the main impetus for its warrantless surveillance efforts... In the court filings disclosed this week, Nacchio suggests that Qwest's refusal to take part in that program led the government to cancel a separate, lucrative contract with the NSA in retribution. Former CEO Joseph P. Nacchio, convicted in April of 19 counts of insider trading, said the NSA approached Qwest more than six months before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, according to court documents unsealed in Denver this week. Nacchio was convicted for selling shares of Qwest stock in early 2001... " ( http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/12/AR2007101202485.html )

The circumstances preceding the Federal tax prosecution are extraordinary.


I agree... money shouldn't have been sent to Government Motors either. They make a terrible product and have not had to answer for that. At least Bombardier planes are quality... however no one in management is accountable there either.


Thank god for that. RF dragged the city of Toronto through the mud without a moments hesitation just for some romper room antics. Plus his many known substance abuse issues make him more than unsuitable. Imagine the message that would have sent to the kids. Hey kids, go out break the law, bully people, shout scream until you get your way and you just might get a stadium named after you. Sheesh.


"So, when will be the ‘right time?"
Short answer: Never.
Longer answer: When a high power particle projector is available in a miniaturized, easily carried and concealed, handgun-like model becomes available and affordable to the general public.


You continue to flaunt your ignorance and prejudice regarding this issue, Lynn.

"you can't ban us from public spaces just because our appearance makes you nervous."

The issue is not appearance, the issue is behavior. How do you feel about the woman who reported that she was surrounded by young men with pit bulls who were harassing her? How do you feel about the guy who shoved a woman's head through a window at Davis? Why do you think it's OK for people to sleep on the doorstep of a business?


Is Willie another one and done coach?  Well, ducklings, maybe next year.  Or is 2040 more likely?  Woof, Woof.   Roasted Duckling tastes good.


<<If you want to shut up the Archbishop, please don't forget everyone else. No one should have to suffer through a political speech in Church.>>

Assuming you mean partisan politicking -- advocating for or against specific candidates, I agree wholeheartedly.  However, the preacher/homilist cannot entirely avoid the issues of the day, nor should s/he try to avoid them.  The maxim that the preacher "must hold the Bible in one hand and the morning newspaper in the other" has been attributed to Karl Barth.   The maxim contains more than a grain of truth, and implicit in it is an expression of how difficult the task of the preacher is.


You could be right, but these things do fail and the taxpayers often pick up the bill.

Case in point: John Musumeci, the swindler who started this exact, particular fiasco, left behind a long string of bankruptcies.

After, of course, convincing the unbelievably gullible people on the Eugene City Council and Lane Country Board of Commissioners, that they would be literally be raking in the property taxes when all was done and finished.

Are you a developer by chance?

Stephen J. Remington


CSU hasn’t played in the WAC in 20 years. Haha, when was the last time you actually watched a college football game? You’d be surprised to hear the Big 8 expanded to the Big 12, and now CU plays in the PAC! Here’s something else that’ll blow your mind: the Big 12 only has 10 teams, and the Big 10 has 12! Maryland and Nebraska play in the Big 10. Missouri is in the SEC with TAMU. Donald Trump is the President!! Welcome to 2017.


Oh please!..around the corner from me  homes are being built by the hundreds and starting in he low $2 million. Not everyone is a kid who likes car sharing sitting at a coffee shop nursing a cafe for free internet or afraid to get a real job. Minimum wage people will not cut it going forward.

We see these rates as still very very cheap. They need to be tweaked a bit so people don't buy who need to make comment so I'm,e elbow where they need to cut. That kind of thinking will break the people who paid the way long ago.

Until you pay 26% rates you have not seen nothing to complain about.  Hope they go higher so they can sort giving some ....Interest on savings


"If the Royal Suite Apartments had sprinklers, Hill said, "we probably would not have had the injuries and fatalities that we had."

It is time to review fire safety codes for rentals in Anchorage; lives are more important than excessive profits.  Are Anchorage nursing homes in older buildings required to have sprinklers?  When I lived in Brooklyn, NY the apartment building I lived in, a walk-up, was required to have sprinklers - it was built in 1890.
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Thank you for this update ADN!


Trudumer.  Not a politician.  Just an uneducated, spoiled puttzz trading on Daddy's name


Another reason: Jar Jar Binks is the best character of cinema history.


Your writing is always to the point, and raises the conciousness of those fortunate to not have to go through the situation in Ontario (plus other provinces). Absolutely abyssmal and I, with a  long-standing clinical pharmacy background, can feel justified blaming, in part, the drugs a) available to feed hcp's addictions and b) given to patients so that even if able, cannot fight back. Minimally, that aspect of this horrendous situation needs oversight attention.


5 minutes X 50,000 vehicles per day. Let's say the average person values 5 minutes of their time at $1, and let's assume there is only 1 person per vehicle. If built, you would add 5 X 50,000 X $1 = $250,000 of value per day. Over 1 year you will add $91,250,000 of value to Anchorage drivers. 5 minutes of extra time in everyone's day is 5 minutes of extra economic productivity.


War is coming to America...the Israelis are still warning us they are still our allies against all enemies foreign and domestic.


Many folks who work hard to serve kids receive unfair treatment in forums like this.


If it's about love - and Christ commands all of us to love one another regardless of sex - why do they focus only on people of the same sex loving one another?  Because it's a parade about sexual behavior not love.


Did HPD do a background check, we need citizenship confirmation


The only ANC -MP who has the balls and intellect to lead SA out of the mess that Zuma and the Gupta's created. She has stepped up to the plate and shown her moral fiber and leadership is head and shoulders above the rest. I think we will see more of her and that can only be for the good of the country.


Go ahead and post pics of your tatas.


Jim term limits are needed for all public offices. We the voters need to vote them out during the primary elections. Theres a reason they don't want mail in balloting. Many of these flat tires would not get reelected.


At some point our republican congress will tell Trump, you have two choices. You can stay and run again in 2020. If you lose, and you will, the democrats will let you go to jail. OR, resign now and President Pence will pardon you, Ivanka, Jared, Donnie Jr., Eric,Tiffany and Melania. Maybe even Barron for good measure. I'm betting on him resigning within 8 months.


Birds of a feather. I recall several occasions where establishments have battled for months and years to get the ANC to settle their debts.


The popes had little to do with eradicating Arianism. The eastern emperors had far more to do with its rise and fall. In Athanasius's day, it was the Byzantine emperors who really ran religion in the eastern empire.

Name ONE bishop who says that Christ "is only on a par with Mahatma Ghandi and Nelson Mandela". With quotes and source, of course.


Another Opinionista's fine drivel.

The GB editors are high-fiving their strategy  - just look at the traffic.

Hear, hear.. to more drivel.

To all the Tabathas, Balkinssoons ( and the one from St. Louis) - the future is bright.


good luck with that...let s see, hydroelectricity oil and eventually the most precious of all...water...


Angry comments from the Antifa/alt left Marxists proves that we have the right President in place.


Suspension, definitely without pay, should be the minimum penalty. This is the Canadian Senate!


Not very insightful Roy. Let's talk about the real issues. Life isn't as black and white as you'd like it to be. Trump isn't perfect, but he tells it like it is. Elite corporate globalists will be the death of this country.


I'm sorry but I don't know what Remnant TV is or CIC...


Luckily we have the huge ocean to dilute our crappo without anyone noticing.


Canada needs Canadians; enough of using us for mineral/oil extraction and as a piggy bank for the IMF. We have a housing crisis unfolding, and that needs to be fixed and temporary foreign workers need to be sent home.


Allan, you could go on forever, but just for you I'll give you an example of intolerance

 https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/10/opinion/nicholas-kristof-religious-freedom-in-peril.html?ref=opinion&_r=0

If you'd like some more examples of Islamic intolerance  just ask.


Quote defence lawyer: "Then we have anarchy".  Anarchy, well we certainly can't have that - it could lead to murder!


The public style hearing were the Democrat town halls that give rise to the Tea Party. How much of what the Democrats heard at those town halls, swayed what the Democrat were going to do? The conference-style hearings were for show, again Democrats were going to do what they were going to do, regardless, because Republican didn't have the votes to stop them.

What Republican amendments are in OBAMAcare?


Spewing hate is not helpful from any quarter.   However, I hope you don't think it hateful just that I disagree with your emphasis.   I have roots in the South and have great affection for my dead relatives who fought for the Confederacy.   However, I also despise the cause they fought for and the institution of slavery itself.

Most of the statues came along as the white supremacists (used to be southern Democrats now Republicans) wanted to cancel the progress of Reconstruction and enforce Jim Crow.  They rewrote a lot of our history to make sure that fair minded whites knew they would be violently accosted in the South (if they didn't keep quiet) and that blacks would keep their place or be assaulted, killed, or prevented from working or getting credit.

Those who wish to keep some of the statues as history could position a slave cabin next to the statue and have a historical marker explaining secession, treason, the institution of slavery, etc.


CE I think that these people have lost touch with reality. I will bet you that they think that common people are just fine and have no problem with putting more of our income in to there pockets. It looks like that they have revived a 25-35 % increase in pay in 4 years( never liked  math so don't quote me). My pay has been the same to the $. As for retirement savings, gone to taxes and fees! The cost of living increase/decrease would seem to be set up by judges . WTF

Peace V.


All Toronto daily papers are in danger of shutting down

except the Toronto Sun, which has the lowest price and the most ads


Comments from what's her name are irrelevant.


I've had a very successful life with out one minute of white privilege to help me. You on the other hand don't know what you have earned and what you were given for just showing up white and male. You don't seem to know much about American  history. Your ignorance about your own history is another white privilege. You get to pretend to be only an individual, as if you don't live in a  society shaped by history.


Hi, Rifleman.  Got me curious.  Tell us more about that high infrastructure spending:

On what specific projects. Actual starts?  Progress report, pls.  How many employed? Reviews and views by provinces?  Money spent so far and money left?

Unfair perhaps to demand the info from you, but you did bring it up.

See, we're not getting this from the government, either, to my knowledge.


An example from Verizon of why net neutrality is important (to prevent anti-competitive behavior):

https://arstechnica.com/business/2016/02/verizons-mobile-video-wont-count-against-data-caps-but-netflix-will/


THIS is how thugs in Anchorage need to be taken care of EVERY TIME.  I am so sick and tired of the crime that has taken over this area since that wimpy mayor Berko took over and they changed the penalties for theft and started releasing thugs on the street to keep the prison population down.  A dead thug is a thug that won't bother us any more - this was a great start.  Much respect for our police officers, and my prayers for a speedy recovery to the injured officer.  Thank you for what you do to keep us safe!!!


Reported, Dems are mad at Trump, his Russian chiding wasn't enough.

Democrats = War Mongers! I never imagined this.  Don't push the Loose Cannon, Loony, Crazy, Derranged Donald to the edge, you may regret what you wished fer.


I fail to see the connection between my comment and yours. I'm aware that people die; I have no objection to enough immigration to keep the population stable or slowly declining; I think a reasonable target would be population shrinkage of about 0.1% per year.


Explosives and alcohol what could possibly go wrong.
The police need and deserve our support.
The city of Kent is in a deep financial hole due to overspending and mismanagement of funds.
Cut the budget for giving away money to community service which attract more crime and spend instead on police.
The give away of the park and the golf course could fund 850 officers for a year instead it went to the the city council and outgoing mayors pockets and pennies on the dollar.
Kent needs help


Alaskans are not going to tolerate an income tax, it's that simple, walker needs to get over it and move on.  The tax on pot has been a boon, keep encouraging industry and buisness with MODEST tax and things will grow.

Oh and property taxes are totally out of hand, I don't know how anyone makes very much money with all the taxes.


Your comment made me laugh out loud! We have at last come to a point where a Henry VIII can be exposed. Ailes is, and always was, a vile man.


All his life he has been misread. A persecuted victim of the subhuman OTHERS. He is only understood by his old white tribe who can't cop with the modern world.


Stupid AND dishonest. He's ambidextrous.


A beautiful man and an even better human being.


No response, did I "TRUMP" you.


AS the weather warms illegal border crossings across Canada have increased to record numbers. But, to protect the Liberals, our media won't report it.  Immigration officials are swamped with people and paper work with no end in sight.  Many refugees claims will have to be granted Canadian citizenship by the courts simply because their application takes so long.


I think a debate/dialogue/conversation between Fr Martin and Joseph Sciambria would be interesting to watch.


Enforce laws or remove them? So you favor ticketing everyone who exceeds the speed limit by one MPH? Fining or imprisoning everyone who neglects to report profits from some little home business to the IRS? Look out, kids with lemonade stands and old ladies who sell crocheted doilies on Etsy.

Be honest. What you favor is selective enforcement of laws, specifically enforcement against certain people.


This article is bullshit, People will go to all lent to make excuses for TS. How is DT suppose to do his job when TS can't get him the ball consistently or all the receivers for that matter. Every team stack the box forcing broncos to throw the ball the author of this article says CJ inferior stats comparatively speaking saying 4.4 average is bad how stupid. How guys like the have these jobs are beyond me.


Thanks a ton !

I'm believing that decent food deliver nutritional value for your body of a human. By just keeping away from cooking junk, you make it possible for your whole body to be restored. Reestablishing metabolism must be primary objective while we are unable to shed unwanted weight.

I found a treatment program that gets tons of attention among health experts. www.shapingrecipes.com/metabolic-cooking/ . However it's best to give it a try and see the effects for yourself.


Wow, that's the most activity I've seen from Mazie in a decade!  They must've given the interns access to her Twitter account.


Of course it's not fair. It's not a savings plan. It's a pension plan. If you drop dead at 64, you get nothing but $2500. You can also live to 104 and take out far more than you ever put in. It's a payroll tax and it spreads out across the whole population.

Honestly, I wish people got a bill each year explaining how much they'd cost the government in healtcare costs. People would soon realize how much better off we are than our American cousins. When everything is pay as you go, the average person is soon broke.


Are people seriously still voting for Don Young? This is getting ridiculous. If you want someone who will actually help Alaska vote for Steve Lindbeck.


YOu forget tto mention how Harbaugh, the coach who had success with Colin said he neede to become a pocket passer before he was let go by the 49ers. YOu forgot to mention how he was beaten out by Blaine Gabbert last year & the players actually wanted a rookie to start until he was injured. YOu forgot to mention he can NOT read defenses. He relies on a one read option. Oh wait why let actual facts get in the way of your faux outrage. Lastly, your entire article reads like a petulant rant from a spoiled child.


No. I know LGBTs who have been chased out of the Church. It was made abundantly clear to these "intrinsically disordered" people that they are neither wanted not welcome in the Catholic Church.


It's too bad some people can't just accept good information, and turn it into a gripe. It is something pretty cool that it's happening that we have a record, 2 black head coaches in an opener. Somethikng to celebrate. Why spoil that with RW talking point?


You wrote:

<<Bannon is a devotee of the nationalistic movement, but he doesn't run it.>>

Who "runs" the nationalistic movement?


It's not safe to look too much like a woman when your homeless. Makes you more susceptible to violence.


The experts are telling us at this point that Trudeau's carbon tax plan will do nothing to reduce GHG's.

Google "national-carbon-price-poses-fundamental-dilemma-for-environment-ministers"

SFU's energy guru Mark Jaccard tells us we'd need 7 times the tax Trudeau is proposing or $200 a ton 50 cents a litre to make any difference. No kidding - in 2014, the Saudi's introduced a $200/ton reduction in carbon tax taking oil from $100 a bbl to $43. It resulted in a 2% increase in consumption in the US normalized to GDP growth.

Trudeau's proposed $40B over 10 years would work as it would at least replace Canadian coal if it was spent on Canada's best in the world Terrestrial Energy, penny a kwh, AGW stomping, "thorium" nuke, brewing zero net carbon synthetic diesel at 25 cents a litre, proudly joining the US as its DOE looks to send $1.2B in cash its way.

Google "terrestrial-energy-applying-for-800m-to.html"

Unfortunately the word "nuclear" has not once slipped past Trudeau's lips.


Earlier in the week I told 300Paul and some of the others here that "mottoes and t-shirts" are the tools of a loser.  Tonight was proof positive.


Cryptic Dick, I think Frank Sinatra did a song about  sending clowns.  I like that song.  Isn't it rich, Isn't it queer. Don't you approve.  Staring around wondering why can't you move. So sure of myself.  No one was there, sorry my dear.  Send in the clowns. Don't bother they are already here  People seem confident but not me.  No problems in sight....venture into the night.  I am a person without currency, No papers.  Where am I?  Is this America. Somebody, somewhere told me about Waikiki.  No, no, not for me I am on land but I am still at sea.  I can smell freedom.  I see people and touch the dock but I am still at sea.  What if I died here. Would they just call me Al.  I  can call you Betty you can call me Al.  The rest of my life is so hard. Far away from my well-lit door.  I need a photo-opportunity.  If you be my body guard I can be you long lost pal.  Where is my wife and family.   Along, along, there were incidents and accidents.  Hints and allegations. Is it real.  No.


I just love the story about her partner showing her the bridge plans and her warning him away from the clam and oyster beds. If they were to build the bridge now it would go across the least expensive path no matter what or who was in the way and still finish way over budget.


His current term expires in 2020.


Your Leafs, again, they are a bubble team.  If things break their way, they get in; if they don't, no playoffs.  Doubt they are this bad as they've shown lately, nor were they as good as their quick start indicated, just as it did not for Les Glorieux last season.

Heard the presser with His Niblets and several Your Leafs after the game, man, what a sad state of affairs reporting is now.  Gotta hear these questions, they are dreadful, lapdogs, brownnosers, designed to please MLSE.  Not surprising given the close relationship between several media companies and certain teams.


This, and other similar problems is what I wish our candidates for president would be talking about during this election cycle.  But they won't.


When you look at the English we are treated to on this website, I agree with you whole-heartedly. 😎


Just because Republicans under Trump now have the power to turn the USA into a desert/strip mall doesn't mean we must do the same in Canada: "More land for caribou, less land for poisonous and destructive resource development."


In our Catholic (and other) biblical scholarship, the various sections of the Bible use all sorts of "literary forms". The Creation stories are written as a "myth" form. Many sections are Legends. Jonah and Job etc. are short stories. Psalms, of course, are poetry.

And, of course, metaphor forms are also used. Some is even intended to record "history" though usually with a "spiritual" slant. Not often "history" as we understand it today.

It seems that the various legends and stories were written down over the course of time, and then were finally collected and re-written in what became "The Bible" Sacred Scrolls during the time of Exile in Babylon. Lacking other identity, the Jewish people became the "People of The Book" remembering their traditions and ancestry.

Good point about learning from the Jewish interpretation and Scholars.

The problems about homoseuality pre-date Humanae Vitae, of course. P. Paul 6 just felt obliged to repeat what what already taught, unfortunately.


Green Party, make sure the house prices drop at least 50% or more from current market price.  Don't let Liberal sell off Canadians' roof for living, and make sure Canadians take the houses back from speculators and foreign homeowners.


As a lifelong gun owner and target shooting enthusiast, I'd be happy to get a licence to operate my guns, just like I need one to operate my car, drive a semi, use dangerous explosives, spray toxic chemicals, fly airplanes, practice medicine, open a restaurant, dispose of waste or other such activities.

Here's my proposal:
1) Operator applies for license / passes test and background check. Felony / domestic violence etc. on your rap sheet? Too bad, no guns, no bullets.
2) An operator's licence is required to purchase firearms, ammo or carry / operate a gun.
3) Impose the death penalty for carrying, operating, buying, selling without said license or committing any crime with a firearm.
4) Use licence fees to fund police, target black market weapon sales, provide education and fund other such initiatives to target the criminals.

Problem solved. Law abiding citizens can maintain their guns, criminals and crazies get the shaft


Fredie: I love Gino when he is on, but he does fight like a girl. The bear hug with PK was just silly.


The license says, Texas, but according to the news (CNN, Fox, MSNBC etc.) he had a home in Mesquite, Nevada.  There are a number of towns named Mesquite (one of then in New Mexico and one in Colorado, too) so it's possible it's different guy with same name living in a town with the same name but different state.  As far as it being "critical information"  I suppose it would help track down more information about the man who did the shooting. I saw on MSNBC a "interview" ( the guy came half way out of his front door) a man who says he is his brother. Claims his "brother" was a "well to do" guy who had no real politics, religion, or mental condition that could account for why he did this.
If it really was him hunting or fishing (Salmon Falls Resort is a VERY expensive place) the guy must have money because it isn't cheap !
Why does this all matter ? I suppose some forensic profiler or forensic psychiatrist will want to know to try to figure what made him tick and why he did it.


I am not quite sure what this article was actually getting at. What was your point exactly Poplak?


Cherry, there is no "homeless industry", except in your imagination. Our poverty problem, locally and nationally, is due to jobs that pay too little, if you can even get one, and rents that are too high.


With all the small jet boats coming out, I hope the ADFG sets some limits on intrusion on upper watershed salmon spawning grounds.


the russians are coming! the russians are coming! how many votes did the russians cast in this election..? nutting..lets move on and make america great again! improve health care finish the rail (right) take care of the homeless
hawaii imua!
no live in the past imua!


So you're saying that people would work for $5 an hour when you get more by being on welfare and not working?  Your argument makes no sense.


Any property tax exemption would have expired some time ago.  And just because a business is in a city doesn't mean that they have to expose all of their internal information to their competitors through that city.  There is this legal doctrine called 'trade secrets'.  That's why the Eugene Swanson/EWEB contract is still secret even though it is with a governmental organization.

If you are a private corporation or individual and  are losing money, you have to cut back. They have no choice.  And 20 years is a pretty good run for a high tech company.

Governments just make the taxes higher and spend more money, taken under threat of either jail or house foreclosure, if the taxpayers fail to pay.  Real people and corporations can't do that.


Non-liberal GOPee'ers seem to think SB 91 invented crime in Alaska.  They certainly can't be bothered with historical data or facts.  One of my favorites is how law enforcement is struggling with all the criminals laughing at them and chanting they can't be arrested.

Listening to the House committee hearings, I'd say Representative Millet is struggling with re-election and willing to ignore facts in exchange for hype and votes.


Use of force leads only to more force. Unless we are ready to go to war in Syria, we shouldn't commit acts of war. I don't want a war I Syria.


So an ethnic serb who gre up in a majority croatian speaking village in an empire that in 1911 had 11 official-regionakl languages, who had free 6 years of schooling in said languages, was allowed to continue in German at highschool and University, again in a city full of intellectuals (Graz), then worked in PAris and all over Europe for edison,  is akin to Somalia, a failed state!? What is your example showing? The USA has not STOPPED immigration!


CNN Breaking News - A series of completely unrelated incidents involving fireworks, rice cookers and Cuisinart cutlery has occurred in America. There are many muslims among the victims. What we know so far: Accidents not ruled out however,right wing tea baggers are suspected. No known links to islamic terrorists and there is no known motive at this time. Families say that they're stunned and that the killer(s) were friendly and peaceful™. Police chief says definitely not terrorist related. President Obama says we must do everything possible to stop guns and pressure cookers. While this has nothing to do with islam (and is more likely to be right wing extremism), the greatest fear is a backlash against muslims.


Assumptions are an interesting topic.. We live our lives based on assumptions.  We assume the food we buy is not poisoned.  We assume when our light is "green", the cross traffics' is "red".....the list goes one and on.  Without assumptions we'd be helpless and unable to function.  And yes, when someone flys the Confederate Flag, I assume they realize it's a symbol of racism and are, therefore, supporting racism.

Let's use an interesting "flip-side" case for illustration.  You remember Professor Nancy Shurtz and the "blackface" incident.  She failed to recognize that "blackface" is a racial insult and, thereby, made the assumption that wearing it to honor Dr. Tweedy was not a problem.  She certainly found out different.  I personally feel she was naive and clueless and meant no harm.  If I see a pick-up driving around flying the Confederate flag, I would not be so generous.  Those who fly it, especially in such a fashion, virtually w/o exception know what they're doing.....Gary


Toronto wants to position itself as a 'world class city". Guess what folks....real estate in Toronto is still a BARGAIN compared to NYC, London etc.  That's why foreign (China, Iran) investors are flocking here by the thousands. Trust fund baby Morneau clamped down on first time homebuyers with his mortgage qualification rule changes........simply put, the government should stay out of the housing market. We live in a capitalistic system for a reason. Let the bubble burst....market corrections will punish speculators and foreign investor way more than regular Canadian homeowners. Just like a forest fire...necessary every few decades to promote new growth.


Pull yourself back from the edge...I beg you...


Actually Kerry mentioned the threat Hamas poses multiple times. You might want to check the transcript or watch the speech again. And it's the Whole World - including Israel itself, that has come to the realization that a Two State solution is the only solution to the Palestinian vs Israel conflict.
If you actually listened to the speech instead of repeating Fox or Netanyahu talking points you would of heard Kerry explain why democracy would be in tatters if Israel absorbs the West Bank. It's because Israel would never give the Palestinians in the West Bank equal status. An apartheid nation is not a democracy.


You're right, Nate, my apologies to the Corps...Semper Fi, Mac......regards, Gary


Why not just fix the fountain once and for all so it works?  Then the vagrants and loiterers won't have that spot to hang out.


I view his wearing of a three piece suit as cultural appropriation.


Cry me a river about rationality and morality, ye disordered.


Countries may have "thriving cultural industries," but the men and women that work in them may not be thriving at all. My hunch: many scrape by; take other part-time jobs to fill the fridge and gas-tank.


chrome & windows10


Lol.


Try to keep up. Over a year ago, SCOTUS laid down conditions for blood draws, which don't include implied consent. In this case, the driver was not even suspected of any offense.

Looks like your law degree came from Trump U.


But Trump was elected on the basis of not being a politician. He doesn't have a political bone in his body! This wasn't "politics" - it was an insecure old man, in way over his head, blurting out something that he thought would get him a moment's approval.

That is the reality that you do not acknowledge.


You calling Prudhoe Bay the bush? Lol!!!


I wonder why the leaks are so bad nowadays.


Animals are often upset when you keep them away from the trough


Wow!  I must admit that I am not an opera fan.  Still, this sounds interesting.


Unfortunately, Civil Comments do not equal intelligent comments.


You're talking personality and I'm talking politics.  Have you read River of Doubt?  You'll see trump isn't half the man of Teddy.
Imagine trump trying to lock up developable land into a Nation Park today.  Laughable.


Honolulu long overdue for Major Disaster and FEMA is going broke. Honolulu lied about the project not being in a future major disaster zone in order to collect the $1.5 Billion from FTA.

An audit by the Department of Homeland Security said that without better controls, NFIP funds “may be at risk for fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement.” The GAO  has labeled the program “high risk”
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/business-of-disaste

HART Rail Building A Disaster: Can FEMA’s Flood Insurance Program Afford Another Disaster?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/can-femas-flood-insurance-program-afford-another-disaster/

90% of all disasters in this country involve flooding. Government Accountability Office


Thanks for the link, Ailina! ... Name calling, like this, really doesn't further the conversation. Rubin is an editorial writer (opinion columnist), so this is her opinion, but I think this particular clip is not a fair way to represent the people involved. Once you start calling people names, everyone stops listening and starts fighting. ...


While looking for a wheelchair accesible parking spot in the Valley at a school, I noticed each Valley Legislator have all the "front door" parking spaces.  Big signs "Reserved for XXXX" but in two years I have yet to see one car parked there.  How many offices do they have in the Valley?


I'm sure that you voting for Miller doesn't surprise anyone.


or if you prefer May 17, 1954


Saying John Lewis is "all talk, no action"?  I don't know what else to call it...at least that I'll be allowed to post.


That's some weak stuff, there snowflake, and doesn't minimize or lessen the fact that corporate welfare is killing this state and the Republicans are leading the attack on Alaskans.


Draining the Swamp, baby!

Excellent work, President Trump.


Did people miss this line. "But the Alaska Supreme Court agreed with Francis' common-law wife, Dolores Hunter, that the verdict went against the weight of the evidence. The court agreed to give the family another chance." The jury ruled once in favor of the Phillip Morris, but the courts didn't agree so do it over? Sorry for your loss, but the man made bad decisions and paid the ultimate price.


Party before country right Roy?  Ridiculous!


Sure, the protestors against naziism were just begging to be rammed from behind by a white supremacist behind the wheel of a dodge challenger.


This story tells us why the cost of commercial marijuana is so absurdly high. Growing under artificial lights is economically ridiculous. Marijuana should be grown under sunlight, either in fields or in greenhouses. Further, the "security" requirements are ridiculous; there's no good reason why marijuana growers need any more security than tobacco growers.

A few simple steps like these could bring the cost of marijuana down to the same level as other agricultural products, with prices in dollars per kilogram instead of the current dollars per gram.


Geez buddy, the guy wanted dog-friendly, reliable, ease of exit and entry. I'll give you the reliable part but the other two - hardly


IMO bad performance reviews at her past jobs is not necessarily a "good sign of change."  I would read it as it is that she did not perform to expectations in boards that are likely have some sort of accountability system, unlike ours.


Go eat some brownies, hungry person.


It would probably be more accurate to say.
She's a Chinese citizen living in China who also has a Canadian Passport!


You think using gray water is a bad idea? They've been doing it in Europe for decades. That we use potable water to flush toilets is ridiculous. Still, my dog drinks from the toilet, so perhaps that's not a bad thing.  ;)


That is a small burn compared to what is coming with these electrobuggies.


Meanwhile in the real world :

Trump is not yet guilty of an impeachable offence.....not yet.
Sessions should resign as AG
Trump should fire Sessions if he does not resign
Trump could own this ongoing mess and resign.
The way it's thrown about, "treason" could be jaywalking in the nation's capital

So, relax and consider the possibilities and the probabilities.


Boy, you can sure tell the red rag doesn't like Trump being elected.  Let at least 4 years more Trump bashing begin!


Trump is encouraging violence? Don't make me laugh. The left has shot congressmen, made numerous statements about assassination, paraded around a decapitated head and has been nothing but personally insulting to Trump's wife and children.  And its only been 6 months.


That's what the Trumpsters love about their guy - yet hate about JT.   Go figure....


The land owner does Mark. So in Texas, owning the land is key. This is why the Koch brothers are so rich...from oil royalties on their land. For Alaska, the people are the land owner as in 1976 they realized the state should not be the only beneficiary of the royalties...hence why Alaskans receive about 10% of the surplus. Had the PFD not been constructed, the state would have had all that money and our economy would have been ruined like Africa or Brazil.


This is just another sick WP person calling herself a "reporter".  In reality she is just another psychologically very disturbed progressive.  If she was not restrained, you would here her yelling at the top of her lungs, just like rabid leftist on social media and at Trump rallies.  Her extreme discontent that a normal majority member of America might win has her screaming inside, holding in filthy cuss words, foaming at the mouth with vile that must be put into verbiage and mere words that she would rather fire as a bullet from the barrel of a hated gun, if she was able.


Ah, Maciel's great enabler wins honors for "a lifetime of work in defending the gospel of life."

<<Harvard Law Professor and former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican Mary Ann Glendon taught at Regina Apostolorum Athenaeum, the Legion's university in Rome, and advised in the planning that led to the order's first university in America, University of Sacramento, Calif. In a 2002 letter for the Legion Web site she scoffed at the allegations against him and praised Maciel's "radiant holiness" and "the success of Regnum Christi [the order's lay wing] and the Legionaries of Christ in advancing the New Evangelization.">>

https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/money-paved-way-maciels-influence-vatican


You seem to have a pretty low bar for being amused. I am happy for you about that.


Bill O'Reilly?
Another right wing sex fiend...odd how they defend each other  ;-)


Mathew: ( "Have I ever been stalked by a Cougar").  Not that I was ever aware of.   I spent 15 seasons out in the deep woods bow hunting deer and elk.  I saw plenty of Cougar, Bear.  There were numerous  times I heard movement in the thick brush and timber, but could not see because it was so thick., but that could be a number of any animals, birds, etc.    I am sure there were  Cougar's   watching me and I could not see them because they are total Stealth.  If you  know what  you are doing  and move around in the forest correctly listening and watching,  it is amazing how many Cougar you will see in the daytime.   There were many times I would camp overnight 2, 3, 4  nights in a row,  and in the morning I would see Deer, and  Elk tracks all around my camp and where you see those tracks you also see Cougar tracks.    No problem.   In 15 years of hunting I saw approx. 50-60 Cougar.   Everytime I saw a Cougar in the daytime as soon as it saw me, it would take off.


That's precisely what I do.  I don't know where you're getting this crazy idea that I've been the Typo Police.  I'm the one here that's regularly CALLING OUT the petty Typo Police.


Terminal stupidity - an act of stupidity so beyond the bounds of Common sense that it is likely to kill someone.  This is a prime example.


Yes.  That is why they attack his appearance, career or blindly accept the accusations he is in the "KKK".   Far too often they don't address the issues.  Or what he is actually talking about.

He will give people a microphone and let them speak.  As I recall, one event the only thing is opponents could says was "Who's campus?  Our Campus!" over and over again like robots programmed to hate.


Wasn't it the previous Liberal government that LOWERED the capital gains rate to 50%

Maybe Justin should ask Paul Martin what are the consequences of raising the rate.

More proof that this government is desperate for cash and will punish anyone with a job to get it.


If we're going to be talking about “cult,” the most dangerous cult is the Roman Catholic Church. If you want to know why, look at the movie "Spotlight" (true story) about how bishops, cardinals and other "gurus" of the Catholic church sexually molested thousands of boys and girls. These horrendous acts have been and covered up from the top Roman Catholic guru (the Pope) all the way down to the parish priest.

In my view, the real reason why some people in and out of the media carry out witch-hunts against smaller non-Christian religious organizations is to take the spotlight off those powerful religious organizations like the Catholic Church.


You are right. That is why cases are referred to as the Queen vs John Doe. Otherwise we would have the Hatfields and McCoys. Blood feud does still exist in many parts of the world however where the rule of law is mostly a fiction. But for our system  to work as it has for hundred of years victims must trust that justice will be done and seen to be done.
Many years ago we were the victims of a crime, ie a theft of over $5000 by a hired temporary caregiver. When the theft was discovered police were duly called and arrived to take a statement including the name of the perpetrator. And that was it. Never heard from them again. Not quite justice. The system certainly did not nurture any victim interest in criminal proceedings. Of course I don't know if there were any criminal proceedings. Not being wrongheaded we didn't pursue the matter.


Trudeau is an idiot. I'm shamed to be  Canadian


So the NDP will delay or cancel the project. Work will start to mothball it, which will cost many millions. Then they'll get voted out in the next year or two when their minority "government" implodes. Then the Liberals will re-start the project, costing more money.

Usually mega-projects that are approved by a government and are underway are completed, no matter what a new government thinks about them. But the NDP's arrogance (especially since they didn't win the election) and their ability to waste taxpayer money knows no bounds.

Do they think that electricity demand will be the same as it is today 20 years from now when the population will be much larger, and with EVs - where will they get the electricity? It won't come cheap, no matter what. And hydro has proven to be a great, reliable power source for BC for many decades. Stupidity.


We won't recognize Canada when Trudeau is done. In fact, it is almost unrecognizable now.


For the non-violent crime offenders, a community service type  probation could be benefit to them and society as whole. As an example, since we have  budget cuts coming, use these people convicted of crimes for community service projects on the weekend. We get to keep our State maintained and they get to stay out of jail. Some communities even make them pay for being able to do that.  It's still the carrot and the stick - as it's either do that or just stay in jail.


I think it's about a year too soon to close the book on each one of those.

Meanwhile, the 2016 draft has already produced some very nice "hits" in Simmons, Parks, McGovern, Janovich, and Dixon.


No, the word reverend is like the word doctor or professor, and can be used alone or in front of someone's name.


Actually, the Wilderness Society writer is correct, as TAPS doesn't need the oil.  Her problem is that all Alaskans need the oil , the jobs it creates, the payrolls it funds, and the revenue it brings into the state.  She continues to punish we here in Alaska for the environmental sins of those in the Lower 48.

Finally, we can and are drilling our way to energy independence.  It is what fracking is all about.  Perhaps she missed the last decade in the oil patch.  We have about crushed OPEC and Russia in a tsunami of low cost American natural gas and oil produced in the most environmentally friendly way currently possible.  Bring Chukchi, Beaufort, ANWR 1002, and NPR-A online and we can get flow thru TAPS back to a respectable level.  Combine it with GTL / CTL off the Slope and we can generate some serious jobs, payroll and revenue for decades to centuries.  And the caribou, salmon, greyling, char, and mosquitoes will all do just fine.  Cheers -


There are reasons to keep it and reasons to remove it. The main problem I have with the law is the punishment. Why doe our government always use the  punishment of dollars to force the idea of anything the government wants ?


If Trump was not the president, his MO would still be the same; LIAR,LIAR, pants on FIRE.


The strongest clans and families (high-casts) voted them there.  Assimilation or tradition, you choose which you want forever!


I can not believe how everyone is missing the big news with buses. It is all about ELECTRIC!!!

Scandinavian Firm Buying Up To 4,500 Battery Systems For Electric Buses By 2023 From AKASOL

The Germany-based lithium-ion battery manufacturer AKASOL has signed a new supply contract with an unnamed Scandinavian commercial vehicle manufacturer that operates internationally, according to recent reports. The lithium-ion battery supply contract relates to the delivery of up to 4,500 battery systems for electric buses to the unnamed manufacturer through the year 2023 (to cover the needs of the manufacturer’s entire electric bus fleet during this time, apparently).

And on the American side:


I don't think taking a pill is going to resolve this problem. Taking out a pill might though.


Ken Green, You are spot on. We need a balance and there sure isn't one now. The BOG is only representing a small portion of the hunting and trapping Alaskans.


Lynch also said they talked about GOLF.  Her explanation for the meeting and it's content are simply incredulous.  In his physical condition - quadruple bypass surgery in 2004 - and an additional procedure in 2010, he shouldn't be playing golf and she is simply physically unfit to play any sport.


I don't think it's the term "indian" that's being objected to, but rather the cartoon image of Chief Wahoo. Although I think you'll find "indians" only use the term amongst themselves and prefer others only to use it in conjunction with a tribe, as in Cree Indian.

And no, you'll find FN in Canada and the USA object to Redskins, Braves, Squaws and other derogatory names. And, yes, Indians is not appreciated by most FN people if used improperly.


No, No Way.  Gambling with Education is sending the wrong message.  You play the Market if you afford to lose, any money manger, pro will tell you that up front.  Education is lacking funds and you want to gamble?


Hey, you know what else is a "sad testimony to the aloha spirit"?  Taxing struggling families' food, rent, clothing, shoes, and medicine to pay for a wasteful, out of control mess of a project whose proponents  consistently lie and make false promises to keep the gravy flowing.

Do you think $100,000 month rent for luxury high rise office space and a staff who were hired a decade too early makes sense while children sleep on sidewalks?


Get ready for rents to SKYROCKET if this goes through.  Business 101:  Costs get passed on to the consumer.  Even though our property tax is the lowest in the nation (They just raised mine by roughly 25% so that will change things) our cost of living is at or near the top.  Increasing taxes will only exacerbate the problem.  They probably will accomplish getting their class sizes down though but not for the reason they state.


I'm sure there will be a well-publicized list of doctors who will write scripts for anyone who wants one. That was the assumption going in, that it would be a backdoor to legalization.  "Hey Doc, I feel like I'm coming down with a case of glaucoma this afternoon . . ." No problem, weed cards for everyone!


I have always held out the belief ( perhaps veiled hope) that Trump will not complete the term. Of course his exit will be voluntary and populated with comments about the fake news, msm, leakers, and losers as his reasoning for departure. I truly think the entire campaign was an ego satiating exercise and padding for his self held belief of his greatness and his ability to win at all he does. We all know he has claimed supremacy when he has lost battles, legal and otherwise - and becoming POTUS is just another feather in his visor - after all he has played more rounds of golf since winning than his critical analysis of his predecessors times on the links annually.
He will quit, under a cloud of quasi criminal accusations and truths but will do so upon the winners podium he has self erected.


Sucks when lifetime politicians don't HONOR promises, eh?


Since Puerto Rico is not a State, its citizens (who also are not white) are 2nd-class.


Student support for UAA exists. You clearly have never spent any time on campus, where there are tons of events, fairs, and students hanging out, not to mention the basketball games at the Alaska Airlines center normally have a lot of students. We just don't want to go halfway across to town to support a mediocre team that our school throws too much money at.


I guess it was when HRC began harassing women, when she herself was quite young, with sexual innuendo and then actual physical imposition.  And why she supports women's rights, just so she can be close to them and put her hands on them.  Yeah - that's how much Hillary has done the same things as Trump.  P.S.  Was that poster serious?


If the State wants to keep its 10% cut, then the excise tax surcharge should be assessed on the three neighbor island counties as well, so that this 10% ($30 million / yr.) doesn't just come from the City & County of Honolulu.


Why? Because if in "Area's of Change" which suppose to encourage mix income/use development, such as around the Perry Street Light Rail Station, Espinoza voted against the development site there too!
http://denver.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=180&clip_id=10532

https://www.northdenvertribune.com/2016/11/28/landmark-status-denied-hoyt-house/


Thank you for your letter.


The killing was justified, anybody who saw the tape can have no other conclusion.


"This is a rare attempt to bolster the sense of community and livability without having to move out to the fringes and needing more gas to get to the fun stuff."

That's interesting. I seem to remember they said the same thing about Capstone.


It would also help if RD weren't saying. "I don't want to help Puerto Rico because I disapprove of the local politics".


I thought Mr. Harper was going to fix all this.
Especially the patronage and gold plated pensions.
I guess they felt entitled to their entitlements too.
I'll take this topic more seriously (partisan finger pointing) when we start to examine the undemocratic aspects of Partisan Politics by ALL Parties.
Then there's all those tax free Think Tanks influencing political discussions.
Cast the beam from your eye before complaining about the mote in other's.


I agree with you Dennis. This conclusion will need to be verified by the ridership analysis, but I think it will be substantiated.

I disagree with PNW Mike some what. "I doubt that tourists will use it very much".
Honolulu gets 8-9? mill tourist per year. A lot of travelers use BART in the bay area.
Even with a surcharged $9 fare into the city, but is has to travel to people's distination. I have to concede, the price competition from the waikiki airport shuttle is difficult.
"Ala Moana is “bricks and mortar” retail. Online retailers, like Amazon, will gradually kill it. Besides, why would tourists buy stuff there, unless there’s a currency exchange advantage? "
Ala Moana has been there for years and seems to be doing well (expanding). It is a major destination for tourists. It will adjust to what sells better online or locally, but shipping costs to HI often kills buying "online".


I don't know . . . honoring St. Mychal Judge and Companions, Martyrs of Charity, on Sept. 11, might be very fitting.


She'a absolutely right, at least somebody had the guts to call out this charade. She's a champion of democracy.


"especially convenient to downtown?" It is about three miles east of Cap Hill on a busy, slow moving street.


"the majority could be if the mentally ill and those with violent records were not allowed to obtain guns,"  Those laws already exist both nationally and in the State of Oregon.

Enforcement is what is lacking.  Hundreds are denied firearms daily but prosecutions for trying to obtain the weapons illegally are in the dozens nationwide.


Hardly.  The US is adding 200,000 jobs per month and is now at full employment.  Contrast that to our dreadful jobs report yesterday.  No Sunny Days here.


I don't really agree with many of Lee's columns, but "Spray with disinfectant and hana hou" had me laughing pretty hard!


Enough of Trump ..lay out what Trudeau has done in 400 days.. ...Nothing  to help middle class.
Globe is deflecting horrible performance of Liberal party of Canada


But the church's teachngs have changed  over time. As have the sacraments. Only seven since Trent.


"Trump has maybe mastered a third grade vocabulary"
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It meshes nicely with his ability to hold up his signed executive orders like a kindergartner holding up his first macaroni art piece. (Also fits in well with his fifth grade level taunts)


hmm.. not "confused" about the rape of Tibet or that they continue to reject final ruling by Permanent Court of Arbitration at the International Court of Justice against their 9-Dash fantasy island map. Challenge the media to take extra step now and begin to seriously focus on Canadian deal with Japan - like EU - a large, friendly, valuable G7 partner.. @_@
http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/04/news/economy/japan-eu-trade-deal-summit/index.html


Two weeks ago, a violent criminal, inflicting..." repeated serious injuries"....was arrested and later somehow released. Anchorage. A criminals paradise. He put a knife in two people.  Easiest justification  for justified shooting  I've seen.  Anybody disagree ? No? Then let me throw raise out. How about we even up the murders of the innocents last year. Let's stop wasting taxpayers money with trails, public defenders, housing prisoners for years and years so  ADN can print this headline next year....HEADLINE....  " Fourty five murders in 2017...over half, twenty five, we're shootings of criminals in the act of committing a violent crime".....Would it still be a criminals paradise ?


"Sometimes, chief of staff Dr. Ellen Mangione said, veterans would rather wait for a familiar face at the VA than be seen more immediately by a doctor outside the system, even when given the choice to do so."

Really, a familiar face. A friend of mine has seen 3 different doctor's on his last three appointments with the VA who were not the physicians he was scheduled to see.

The "21.6 days" wait to see a surgeon is an improvement considering in 2014 this same friend had to wait 65 days to see a surgeon, only to be told the surgery could be done in 8 months.

If Congress, their families and staff had to use the VA things would be different. Unfortunately the VA is a glaring example of a program run by incompetent bureaucrats, a program where people actually die as the result of their incompetence.


Great question, and a good proof that our media is US based, and totally propaganda.  No better than CNN.


More common than you think...


Or she might go out with a black man some night and a right wing white goober will gun them both down. Whats your point? Do you wan to start naming names? You'll loose that one starting with Mcviegh


This socialism/communist idea is a disaster. We need to go the other way.
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The other way is to strengthen PROPERTY RIGHTS for Canadians.
This means no more foreign ownership what so ever and existing properties must be sold or face huge taxes.
It also means landlords have much less regulations not more. Nobody can tell you what to do with your property. They have to respect contacts and human rights but to force more rules on LL is a disaster. In fact this is the problem now that nobody wants to be a LL because it is too risky.
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The only solution is the FREE MARKET system and to deflate the governments meddling. Most of the land is owned by the Queen of England in Canada, lol! We can take this crown land and sell it then pay off our national debt and everyone will have land and opportunity again. Is is actually very simple.


both are scarier clowns than pennywise.


Feminist defiance?  Even if they're silicone implants?  Bwahahahaha.


8% for a six-year deal averages out to 1.33% per year, which is less than the rate of inflation.  Do you find this particularly egregious?

I'm more concerned about JT paying his friend 74% above the going rate for a Trade Envoy position in San Francisco.


Richard Johnson Esq., You are one of the few people who "like" their own comments.  Can you say abnormal?

The Wikipedia excerpts are about different people.  That's why they are different.

The accuracy of Wikipedia is incidental in this case.  Kapolei Joe used Wikipedia to make a point, and I used the same source to undermine it.


Man, isn't this the truth ...


So you (and Ms. Dumbitchski) get to accuse others of what you think they MIGHT do?  Does that mean I can accuse you of burning a cross on my lawn or throw a brick through my window because I think you MIGHT do that?

Please explain.  I'll try to keep a straight face.


And tomorrow, a story about how the Red Cross is blood thirsty. This is another one-sided Wente hatchet job. How about a quote from Greenpeace? In the struggle to stand up to our relentless environmental destruction — yes, destruction — the world needs more Greenpeace. Greenpeace has an incredible record of raising awareness.

The hyperbole of Greenpeace is nothing compared to the systematic disinformation campaigns of the corporate denialists. The corporations get to deduct the cost of lobbying for their special interests from their taxes, unlike citizens, who have to support Greenpeace with after-tax dollars.


Have you been dead for the last year? You seriously think the media never covered the uranium one Story?

You people are so gullible. You believe anything, it's pathetic. This story has been debunked for over a year.

Jade helm!


I'm certainly not "dissing" literature, and if that was what the library was being used for, I'd have no complaint. But kids should not be "growing up" in the library; they should be "growing up" at home and in their neighborhoods. The taxpayers should not be funding a hang-out for kids or a winter shelter for homeless, and we shouldn't be funding internet gaming and social media. You have no Constitutional or human right to internet access.


I'd guess it will be hard to reach a certain conclusion unless someone confesses.  He probably had created bad feelings across a wide spectrum, and this might be a simple personal affair.


A weak council is the problem. If they direct Ruiz, he has to obey. Period. I'm giving Vinis the benefit of the doubt, but her decision on City Hall already is stinking up her term.


Wah!!!!! This job is haaaarrrd!  I want my mommy!


The nazis lost, the confederates lost...and both are going to lose again.


Can't believe you are on the side of these murdering thug terrorists.  Let's see how you feel when one of his relatives throws a real bomb at you in the name of the prophet.  I'm sure you will want to fork over lots of cash then.  This is a pure travesty.  No matter what age he was he knew what he was doing and what country he was a citizen of.  Based on our laws he was commuting a crime period.


And what is the political affiliation of the two just indicted.


To be fair, we have a school system that sneers at those who don't want to head straight to college.  Vocational classes have dwindled, & those interested in the trades have a difficult time finding information & training available, along with the stigma of not wanting to move into a dorm and run up college loans.  So those who might have been excellent candidates to become the craftsmen & laborers you need struggle through high school & either pursues a college degree they don't want, or go to work in low paying service industry jobs.  This problem you speak of has been building for at least a couple of decades, & was masked by lax immigration enforcement, which provided labor but allowed it to drive down wages, making the jobs less attractive.  A new law to require schools to explain options in the trades and the military alongside the college recruiters might help, if schools take it seriously, and the training/apprenticeship options are expanded.


ah yes.....Taxes will stop pollution.

The Cons are wrong on this issue but so are the Libs and NDP....if you want to reduce emissions than put forth a policy that states if you want to run a factory, produce a car in this country or anything that causes pollution then you cannot exceed this amount of carbon.  Point. Period.  No paying for breaking limits, no trading with others for breaking limits...you just cannot operate in Canada....this is nothing more than creating a market for Carbon that only big corporations can be in....


The oil companies are trying to protect their carpet bagging out of state workers (over 50% of the slope workers). The carpet baggers fly into and out of AK spending a couple of bucks at the "sleepy time" bar upstairs while sleeping waiting for their flights home or to the slope in nice recliner type chairs. To top it off, close to 50% of the out of state workers still get to claim residency so they get to dipnet, moose hunt etc. like they live here


No, you do not. Read the Constitution.


You will not be able to live in these places the rest of your life.  Lose your licence you are toast.  People don't backpack forever.  Body parts fail and the medical care is abysmal once you leave the larger centres.  You currently live in one of the only places in Canada where you can walk to everything, have decent transit and lots of stimulation.  So give it up to look at snow and shop in the local strip mall.  It makes zero sense and smacks of age denial.  Your body will fail you before you know it and backpacking won't be possible.   Once you move out of the GTA it's going to be very hard to buy back in.


Thank you, Phil North. Sorry you have become a target.


Wow!  Hairstylist goofed big time. Weird.  I would tell the manager and ask fo a different stylist.


"Exaggerators, overreactors, alarmists, wolf criers. They make up the ascendant, paranoid"

He sounds like he is describing himself, colleagues and employer.  Just look at the headlines on the News page.


Who will anchor....who still watches? You can watch a never ending portrayal of faux outrage and victims on a soap opera or television show.


Why do scenes from the movie "Dr. Strangelove" keep going through my mind?  Slim Pickens at the controls?  Yikes!


I make way more than that. I really didn't notice the ACA impact (increase) on my taxes, it was inconsequential. I doubt I will notice the impact of the GOP plan on my taxes either. The .01% though, whoooboy!


It was a military court which is a legal court.  There was no hue and cry in the U.S. about the legality of this verdict.  Only in this country from  a pocket of vocal appeasers.  A political settlement that is backfiring.


It won't be known who will be the next President until next Tuesday, but the loser will be the USA.


When I was still teaching, I had a student named Katrina.  Let's just say the days leading up to that hurricane and weeks later was not a pleasant period for her.  Thankfully, she had a rather thick skin and just rolled with it, at least on the outside, but a student without her resolve might not have taken it so well.  Agree with you, just give them numbers:  Pacific 1, Atlantic 2, Gulf 3, etc.


"abandoning people of color, Muslims or immigrants"

 The inclusion of Muslims as a specific group bothers me.  Wasn't this country founded on the concept of the separation of church (insert any religious building, e.g. mosque) and state?  Is not a Muslim like a Christian (or any other religious person) a person of color (includes "whites") or a possible immigrant?  I think democrats are playing with fire.


The underlying problem is the State places incompetent people in high places. Why? Because that's how they max out their high three. These are often nice people with solid backgrounds but for things other than the job they were appointed to. I know of several people who were in this position. The primary goal of government employees is to finish with a comfortable retirement and the system is set up to do that. Doesn't matter that it often leads to bad results that the taxpayers end up paying for. Remember, the goal is retirement.


When Schill came to UO, I was happy expecting someone of his background and experience at good schools to do UO proud.  I was devastated at the reality of his shallowness.

He starts this letter with the cop out that it is the Provost who is responsible for complaints against faculty - but it was his letter of condemnation that set the tone.  He should never have chimed in since it is not his responsibility.

The title of the condemning Washington Post article “At the University of Oregon, no more free speech for professors on subjects such as race, religion, sexual orientation.” is to the point and well considered.


Please don't tell people they don't know what Bankruptcy Court is that is insulting but of course you are led by Lord Trump who is seeking the kingship of the land. Yeah, I pay a lot in IRS taxes and we are proud to support this great nation and Trump skips out and states that is because he is smart. The truth is that Trump is not smart but his high paid team of tax accountants are so he skips out but it is his utter disdain for the system of keeping this nation going financially and the people who work like us who do the heavy lifting of paying income tax each paycheck taking on  that financial burden most without complaint makes me realize how much I really detest the man.


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It is still the #1 cable news channel, hands down


A few decades ago my 3rd year philosophy professor asked our class to think deeply about the kind of society we would want to live in. I took him seriously.  Isn't the real question a Kantian categorical imperative? To paraphrase "act only in such a way that you would wish everyone else act by the same rules." What is the end result if we turn everything into a commodity?  When every part of our society is monetized and goes to whomever can pay the highest price, we might as well revert to the Roman forum.  For me, that is what seems to be happening.  And I don't prefer to be a part of that.  I have nothing against making a profit, but it seems as if we are at at point where too many are willing to kill civil society in order to maximize personal profit.  I guess I'm just an old school old fool and would rather be part of civil civic society than sit on a big fat profit.  Big fat dinosaur am I.


Correction:
"HIS" name is Bradely Manning
"He" is a highly confused individual.


Re:   Widow of soldier seeks freeze to Khadr settlement

Odd to think that an American soldier invading another country would have the right to sue whoever fought back.


Charlottesville Mayor: Blame Lies At The Doorstep Of The White House


alphmale

Speaking of syncophants


Anyone who decides to shoot up a bunch of people is nuts, no matter what their religion.


Surely it is the cost of the total pay package which is important. Benefits without a decent salary are a poor exchange for a reasonable salary.


“Single studies like this need to be interpreted with great caution. Risk does not mean an inevitable outcome. Furthermore, an association does not necessarily mean cause. An association may reflect a causal link between autism and severe depression or the association may reflect a causal link between the medication and autism.

The global evidence is increasingly showing that the risk of untreated depression or anxiety perinatally on the foetus and infant, are likely to outweigh the risks of antidepressants on offspring outcomes. Balancing the risks is an important part of the decision to treat with antidepressants or not. This decision needs to be individualized and made collaboratively, as part of the consultation between the woman and her practitioner.” Dr Simone Honikman, Perinatal Mental Health Project (PMHP)


I guess you were not around Nick when 138,000 Alaskans voted
 to build our own gasline if the cartel kept dragging it`s feet and demanding more concessions...


Get a life. Lock her Up  is the meme of the day , If it was being said of Harper or   Ford you would think it is clever.


I think Chelsea Lyons Kent should flip all her stupid small minded critics too - maybe many of her travel donors feel their investment made a bigger and better difference than expected.

We paid for Bernie all the way through a dirty rigged DNC owned by Wall Street. From the out-set, we know the bs and odds against the establishment, media and cheats but we pitch in to make a stand and a difference - and we take this opportunity too to show the DNC and RNC up for what they are.

We know the suffering, oppression and genocide that comes with liars and war mungers pre-ordained to continue more of the same with a pathway to the WH.

The finger flip is nothing in the scheme of things - e.g.: not one iota to children in Syria.

I'm glad Chelsea hasn't apologized - its free speech and I hope she walked out of the DNC.

Why don't you critics busy yourselves with posts about corruption in the DNC and bigotry in the RNC.

VOTE GREEN


With the NDP is charge, you know any alternative will come with the copious shredding of tax-dollars.


It was Cruzin' Coffee, not Dutch Brothers.


For murder it should be "one cap, then a nap" instead of "3 hots and a cot."


get a life please


"It's" not tough to read at all, nor is it tough for me to write, as long as I have my coffee.  ;)  It looks like you're correct about the sloppiness and you have to do a little more digging into each and every link to get the correct timeline.  It was much easier to follow Cracktus' link.

My thought on global climate change is this:  With 7 billion people living all over the world, I would find it very difficult to believe that we don't have an impact on it.  I'd also bet most of it is negative.  Having said that, I still think Alaska needs a means to make revenue.  I'd like to think we could do so while trying to minimize any negative impacts.


I agree. Rex Tillerson is the only adult in the Trump Administration. I had hopes that General Kelly would be able to keep the Tweetmeister under control but he seems to ave lost that battle - if he doesn't resign, he's complicit inthe craziness of Trumpland.


"The Daily 202: Firing FBI director Comey is already backfiring on Trump. It’s only going to get worse."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/05/10/daily-202-firing-fbi-director-comey-is-already-backfiring-on-trump-it-s-only-going-to-get-worse/5912635de9b69b209cf2b7fb/?utm_term=.a6cd6aa28fd7


Lee Donohue running a halfway house for naughty HPD non employables??


Such a tragic death for this young woman.


So where is that alleged $100,000 that was raised for the Jewish cemetery?  No one has seen it.  Where's the money?


Holy smokes, "liberals siding with North Korea" ? I sure hope not. Nobody should like or respect Kim Jong Un just because he happened to say something a lot of people already believe. He is still Kim Jong Un.


I did a quick google search, about 7 minutes total, and didn't find any articles about these 6 being anti-Trump. Could you provide me with what you used in your quick search?


With respect to the softwood lumber dispute,it seems to have been forgotten that our best chance supposedly was more then a year ago when Obama and Trudeau were best friends. It wasn't settled then, and so it was highly unlikely that the charm offensive with Trump was going to do any better. The fact that we win these disputes is little consolation, as the resolution to this will drag on fro years at a a cost of perhaps hundreds of jobs and damage to our economy.Those that argue for retaliation against the U.S with some other resource, oil is often mentioned, ignore the fact that we would hurt much more then the U.S. and pain that would be felt by all consumers. The States is just too large and we are just too small to inflict real damage in a trade war, except if our intention is to inflict it on ourselves. The best move now is to wait and see what happens, and events and positions in the U.S. are subject to change without notice.


This is a no win situation for both sides.  He committed a crime in North Korea, we can not state this was not a crime based on our system.  I'm not happy about the outcome, I do not nor does anyone else know the full story.  You visit foreign countries, you are under their law, to ask the U.S. to step in and save you, is foolish.  I've have lived overseas, let me state this, how many of you know that living on a military base overseas, that the base is foreign soil, not U.S., how many know you can get married on that base, but it is not legal, you must go to the foreign embassy which is U.S. soil to make the marriage legal.  Naval bases the only place that it is U.S. Soil is a Naval Ship and if your not of age to service aboard it will not help you.  So say all you want about these countries, your at fault if you do not know their laws.  How would you feel if they  broke our laws, you will feel they must serve the time.  So best you back off and look at this situation more closely.


On a slightly separate topic, it might have been prudent to just meet  Kim and talk to him. No big fanfare, no hoopla, few reporters and no expectations. Best way to start. Before this speech that might have been possible. Bring him to L.A or S.F. to watch a few NBA basketball games, he likes roundball, and have some casual conversations. Try to get native Korean speakers to squire him about. See the sights that interest him, then maybe visit him. After you get to know each other, let the diplomats responsible for that part of the world start talking amongst themselves. As the old Sufi expression goes, "take the least possible next step".


Or the headline could read "More minority's are being duped into college debt/loan scams while the smarter people opt out"


Glamorizing the tragedy of a murder/suicide... You must spend a lot of time reading some very creepy novels.


Why would a champion dog musher give his dogs a drug with possible side effects of drowsiness and weakness?


So why should those people trying to enter thr U.S. legally waste their time and money?  Maybe we should just let them all in as long as they keep their noses clean, get a S/S number (even if it's illegally) and contributes to Social Security, and pays taxes.  If not, then deport them (unless they're in a sanctuary city).  Or maybe make all cities sanctuary cities?


Cyril is a clever minded and knows everything but he wants president's post, not as deputy president.


Donald Trump is trying to run the US government like he ran his business which doesn't work. In business, a CEO or small business owner is the boss. You do what the boss wants within the law or else you're fired. In government, there is the Opposition, bureaucrats and other stakeholders.

Donald Trump seems genuinely puzzled that his executive orders can be blocked or overturned. This shows his lack of inexperience in how government actually works.

Trump also foolishly attacks the judiciary system. Judges may be independent but they also read the newspapers and watch TV. Annoyed judges will likely rule against Trump if he keeps attacking them.

Then there his tweets and comments about Muslims. There is talk about subpoenaing Trump and his associates to find out if his Immigration ban is really about keeping Muslims out. We might see Ivanka Trump and Steve Bannon being forced to testify as to what Trump said on what day.


Wonder if your employer knows you're wasting his or her time doing this kind of silliness on the job?


thank you


Thank you so much Elise, for this sober and adult commentary.  There are a few more adults in the state who understand that citizenship means taking some responsibility for this great state, and you are certainly one of them.  Perhaps even an income tax (shudder!!). Not really needing to shudder, just old enough to remember when we HAD one! The governor has my vote too for any future plans he might have politically.  I can't imagine any of the last five governors doing anything like he has had the courage and fortitude to do.
Do carry on!!


The "Christian Right",AKA,the Alaskan Chapter of the Texas KKK..He's lucky he didn't get burnt at the stake,I imagine if he would have been black,he would have..


and Clark wins re-election ....

There is about   8% of the population that are environmental cultists that  will vote Green.

There are  120,000 members of CUPE and 41,000 members of the BCTF  ... These unions are total self interest groups that are for public giving them more money and better benefits.   They are militantly aligned with the NDP... who would give them whatever they want.   They and their direct families count for at least 50% of the NDP vote.... about 20% of the BC vote.    The rest of the solid NDP vote is the beneficiaries of the welfare state, about 100,000 in BC

The  100,000 First nations voters  account for  another 5 %

The people that won't vote for Clark   8% Environment  20% union  5% social assistance, 5 % First nations= 38%

Clark potential voter pool 62%  ...  the behavior of the anti-Clark voter is so abhorrent that it drives the votes to Clark..... all but the youth/students :indoctrinated by the education system until they have to pay taxes.


A suicide rate of 40% is well documented, and there is no solid evidence that transitioning lowers the risk substantially. As for the argument that discrimination accounts for the high suicide rate, by that logic the suicide rate in the black community should be quite high. It is, in fact, lower than the white suicide rate. A demographic with a high suicide rate should be a concern.

Otherwise healthy people who take daily medication for ADHD or mild depression and function just fine with it are barred from enlisting in the military, despite the fact they want to serve their country. People with certain physical limitations or who will need surgery for some medical condition want to serve their country and are barred anyway. So why would someone who must take daily hormones or is wanting/planning reassignment surgery be allowed in when others on medications or who may need some kind of surgery are not?


Do we question why white judges in the South for years threw black men in  jail with no evidence or sense of equitable punishment?

I do AGREE that we all carry bias and that includes judges.   And if bias is inescapable, and it is, then maybe we just have to work from the assumption that bias is going to show up in human behavior regardless.

I also see positive bias (which matches mine of course  lol).  A bias to love children is not common to all.  A bias for financial safety is a reaction to our more primitive instinct for self preservation* *cavemen didn't build up IRA's.

In a diverse society that requires cooperation, is a bias to one's own tribe going to damage the social structure and potential strength of the community?

 If religious bias leads to charity, empathy, compassion, I'm OK.  If religious bias is toward killing non believers, I have a problem

Maybe the best we can do is recognize our bias consciously and deal with it.


He_thinks_they_won_the_war_by_electing_him._He_is_the_state,_until_Muller's_report.


How did Crofton House get publicized for math?! Does the writer know the school leaders personally? There is no reason whatsoever to single this private school out for such publicity.


Lanny, I agree it is tough to watch the emotions of losing the Gold medal game. However, it is also normal and okay for them to display their disappointment. Canadian hockey teams have always known the pressure to win and wouldn't want it any other way.

They will get over the disappointment and be better men for it.

I thought they played great and the game could easily gone the other way.


Clearly you haven't run your own numbers...  so I'll do the math for you at 5% and only the employee part.  It ends up like this at 65 years old:
Principal of $318,938.20
Interest only return on that amount is $15,456.70 a year.

Even dropping the 50% employer match leads to an interest only return that is still greater than the max CPP pays out.
Your comment on 20+ years further shows you need to do the math.  This $15,000 a year is unlimited - you NEVER touch the principal!

The point is to look for real alternatives - maybe like the Australian model where funds (employer and employee) are tracked to the specific individual rather than diluted through some government bureaucracy.

Just goes to show HOW BAD IT REALLY IS!


Suspicions of voter fraud have been floated for years, yet have remained only suspicions.
Now, Trump orders an investigation and the left goes wild with claims of "no facts" to support the allegation.
"No facts?"
Seems to me that that claim should be withheld until an investigation is completed and we then know what the "facts" actually are.


If OHA wanted got solve this they would buy the articles. They could pay for it by selling all their koa office furniture.


Toronto is doomed unless they can get their spending in order.  When land transfer taxes, the double dip they've been living on dries up, how will they be able to afford paying consultants and shady contractors $150,000 for a set of stairs (not a huge stair case by the way, at most 5 steps).  Granted they did 'lower' the cost to $10,000 but imagine the billions that have been stolen and looted, now that the cupboard is going to be soon be bare, it's time to go after these crooks and get our money back.  Sadly no one is that naive, it's too late, your taxes are going up, spending is going up, no savings or cost efficiencies will be implemented at any level of government.


You really don't have a life do you. Have you ever tried feeding a homeless person and not worry about all of the rediculous s....t you are constantly posting.


Agree, especially your suggestion that a majority of Syrian refugees will one day return to Syria -with a Canadian passport of course.  Much like Lebanon.  If it costs too much to live here, and jobs are scarce, why stay.


' Toronto needs to get over its hissy fit and raise its proprty tax rate' umm, no need to raise the mill rate since property values are rising, hence significantly higher assessments (thanks MPAC) hence higher taxes.  Furthermore, the provincial government had agreed to fully fund  Olivia Chow's surface transit plan before the Ford regime scrapped it in favour of expensive subways.