Oh my! "Walter," I'd say, in the vernacular, you nailed it! :)

A series of life lessons led me to finally take the step out the door of "the church."

But just yesterday day, a friend asked if I felt any resentment toward the church of my youth and my cloistered upbringing. I replied with an emphatic "No!"

I quoted a life coach I employed for a number of years. (For the record, his reply was much saltier than my paraphrase quoted here.) This fine gentleman and I had worked on a number of issues in my life, including a nearly debilitating need for approval AND a pathological need to be right.

As I whined one more time about my "upbringing" (which mirrored yours in many ways) he said, "Oh for blankety-blanks sake, shut the blank up! All that stuff (not the word he used) good and bad is what made you the man you are today!"

He did not use the paraphrased expletives lightly so he got my attention! And he was completely right!

Thanks for great article!


Anchorage, at least, has an indoor smoking ban. I guess if you limit consumption to edibles you could have cafes. Otherwise expect a lawsuit for not allowing smoking bars.


You should pay attention to what Liz Lee said in her comments: "It is disheartening to attend an action summit and go around the table to find out that you are the only one who has a genuine stake in the neighborhood (something at risk - a business, say), then move to another table to find that you are one of 3 people at that table.

"Businesses are speaking up. Hopefully someone is listening."

The deck is stacked. The administration sends its lackeys and friends to attend these events so the administration's viewpoints are forced through.


Insurance scam?  Lawsuit against the fair scam?  Can't believe vials of snake oil are worth $100K.  Fishy.


I don't know who he supports.  Just commenting on who he is beginning to imitate.   Focus on the alleged character flaws vs. policies.


Cheaper to rent...


Yes and historically the Jews kept slaves in their golden years in Palestine before Christ.  Europeans did the same, Americans, Africans etc etc.  So I am sure you have a weak point to make here so finish your thought conveyor.


As a Victoria resident, a Liberal and an environmentalist I understand that this was a very difficult decision for the government.  I understand there are environmental risks that must be mitigated by strong oversight and regulation and I strongly support the government.  It is the right decision.


I agree that's another reason. But I hope the Halifax licensing authorities have the discretion to withhold a licence in certain circumstances. If they don't have the discretion to withhold a licence from a cab driver who has a trial pending on a charge of sexually assaulting a passenger, they should have.


The collection seems to have consisted of works that were more propaganda than art.


You've got an exaggerated sense of your self worth Maracas. Here's a quote that sums up a more peaceful approach to life:

"We need another and a wiser and perhaps a more mystical concept of animals. Remote from universal nature and living by complicated artifice, man in civilization surveys the creature through the glass of his knowledge and sees thereby a feather magnified and the whole image in distortion. We patronize them for their incompleteness, for their tragic fate of having taken form so far below ourselves. And therein we err, and greatly err. For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear. They are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time, fellow prisoners of the splendor and travail of the earth."

 - Henry Beston


As usual, the "wink wink's" and "haha's" punctuated by an LOL from wavemaker makes me want to grab a juice box and play LEGOS with her in the sandbox. I suppose that's going high in her book...


We could have our next generation of 'Muskoka Five' in the works.


How many times have you needed to use a gun ST?  How many guns do you have?

I have no guns and have never needed one.  So why do you need one?


Why doesn't our feckless Governor and AG sue the City and County over the Rail Project that will not only sink the City but the state as well.  Spending taxpayer money over useless lawsuits against the President and then go to his administration (FTA) to beg for funding of the Rail.


Surely fascism or totalitarianism with Trump is the answer.


Whoever the employee is, he/she should get an award for slowing, at least for eleven minutes, America's falling status that comes with every Trump Tweet.


So what do we know, based on the G&M articles:
- he made the comment
- the students launched a protest, with several "demands"
- Massey acted or began action on three of the four of those demands
- there is no indication that Massey took *any* action on the fourth demand, that the Fellow's relationship with the college be ended
- the Fellow apologized swiftly or immediately, & then resigned, but protested a lack of due process

What we *don't* KNOW is the Fellow's intent, or what due process he felt was lacking.

I think those are all the facts.

So all the hysteria that follows in these Comments about communism or political correctness or whatever, are, to say the least, uninformed & knee-jerk. Chill, folks.

What we *do* know, in addition to the above, is that these times, & this climate, are even less appropriate than they ever were for "humour" about racial history, or any other history of bigotry, discrimination, & violence against population groups.


Since when is it OK for someone to get fired for expressing his viewpoints? Violating a Code of Conduct? Sounds like North Korea or Russia under Stalin. I may not agree with him, but I certainly support his right to express his views. He should set up a gofundme page, he'll get lots of support from those of us that must remain silent in this era of intellectual facism.


Ah yes the LIBERAL LATTE crowd comes out of hiding.


John A ,the dirty bugger even hid the whiskey from the Irish rail workers too


This school just a couple of years ago had another case of a 53-year-old male teacher having relations with a 15-year-old student.  Is Admin keeping an eye on the classrooms and teachers?  Do they educate students on what to do in these situations?


Because pretty much every provincial NDP government has spent money like drunken sailors and run up huge deficits. A political party cannot rely on  one fantastic policy 50 years ago.


Thank you - one other piece of historical information.  O'Malley and other historians have identified a pattern subsequent to church councils.  Simply, it takes roughly 50 years before a council's directions begin to impact the church - during that 50 years you have delays, resistance; push back, arguments, etc.  Suggest that with Francis (the first VII pope- ordained after VII) and the end of Benny's delays and rationalizations, the church may actually begin to implement, live, and further develop the insights of VII.


Freedom of speech is one of the basic tenets of a democracy. With universities abdicating responsibility for defending that right when intelligent speakers like Dr. Jordan Peterson and Ms. Robitaille are attempting to exercise that right and make us all a little more informed, it is time for alumni to cut funding to the universities.  I have attended three universities in southern Ontario in the course of pursuing my degrees, and have been asked for funding from all three.  I will not be sending them a penny. Instead I am funding Dr. Peterson's Patreon account to support free speech :

https://www.patreon.com/jordanbpeterson/posts

Money well spent!


Actually, the crimes for which I denounce Clinton are somewhat more serious than his getting a knob-job in the Oval Office.  With implementing NAFTA and bombing Iraq being at the top of a rather long list.  You shouldn't even have to ask that, Larry, as I've repeatedly made my non-partisan position clear in these forums.  Or was it that you thought you saw an opportunity for deflection and just couldn't pass it up?


Makes me wish we little people could still moniter the scanner traffic.
Encrypted public safety information is an elitist abomination, or worse...

I too am wondering about a bad batch of heroin hitting the streets.

Heroin is a chemical tragedy, a wave of suffering. And the U. S. government policy is to facilitate opium production by Afghani crime lords.

Opium poppy production increases under the dope bosses there every year, while intravenous drug abuse in the U.S. has more than doubled in that same time interval.

Proper medical intervention in this national epidemic should be of utmost priority.
This is a mass human medical emergency.


...and we need to -- we MUST -- do better.
As the man said, Bernie Sanders is the first time I can vote for a Presidential candidate that is someone other than the less of two evils.


Billy Ray Powers is welcome to pay my taxes that aren't taxes, or something.


Cost per hour in the air is the key. A Porsche is expensive...but operational costs are much lower
than a Range Rover. Over the lifetime of a plane, the key is cost per hour.

The f 35 can survive the first day of war in a peer environment. The Super 18 cannot. the Super 18  can be used as a flying  arsenal by F 22s and F 35s until the enemies' defences are eroded.  So the choice defines the RCAF role.

I think we should avoid the first day, buy the Super 18 and have a solid 2 engined aircraft for arctic sovereignty and ground support.


Wouldn't it wonderful if the greatest problem in the world, or even in the local community, was determining whether or not to "officially" name Kesey Square....Kesey Square.. officially naming it for Ken Kesey won't suddenly attract those "druggies" some associate with Mr. Kesey.  Naming it "Broadway Plaza" or "Abstention Place" won't drive them away.

How about naming it for Mr Kesey and, in the dedication speech, mentioning it's in recognition of his writing, not his drug use.....since that, in fact, is the motivation for the support of naming it for Kesey.  Then, who knows, the Council might find some issues of more importance to address....Gary Crum


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Here's a link that's easily as relevant as any other here on this page.

http://media.vanityfair.com/photos/57c86084775bd9ad4e788f06/master/h_590,c_limit/donald-trump-alison-jackson-ss01.jpg


If Kaepernick and anyone else feels so strongly about the issue make a contribution toward ending it. He has the resources and the recognition to actually make a difference. Instead his "protest" is no more helpful than all those people that put the colors of France over their Facebook profile pictures after the terrorist attacks.

His and other athletes "protests" are half-hearted at the least given their current status in society.


Virginia voters deserve what they get. This guy used his girl friends death to advance his career. Demo rats have no shame.


lovely writing.  i connect with him, read easily along, drink it in, feel it.  good one, sir!


Nice little partisan barb in the final sentence.  Trump will be a glass of cool water compared to the former occupant.

Barack Hussein Obama was a very giving president.  He gave us over $9 trillion in new debt which divides down to about $75,000 per American taxpayer.  He gave himself and his family $85 million of taxpayer money for eight opulent Hawaiian vacations.  And we should all thank Mr Obama for his most generous gift to America, President Donald J. Trump.

  We should also thank Vladimir Putin and the Russians for their kindness of exposing the cancerous graft and corruption in the Democratic Party and in the crooked Hillary Clinton campaign.   Finally, I’d like to thank Bill and Hillary Clinton for leading that tired old sway-backed (D)onkey out to pasture for the last time.   R.I.P. Donkey.


Wow Doug, 7 years later and you finally woke up to the fact that 'Ford Nation' was more than angry white men and was well rooted in the city's ethnically and racially diverse suburbs of the economically excluded. Better late than never I guess.

But a few clarifications: “'Despite his personal wealth, he gave the impression that he spoke the language of the marginalized.' Sound familiar?"

The comparison between Ford and Trump is weak. Trump grew up in a privileged world and lived much of his life above others in Trump Tower. Rob Ford, although from a wealthy family, lived just blocks away from the towers of the inner suburbs. He continued to live in the area. He went to public school in the area. He socialized with kids from the towers (and continued to socialize with them). Ford spoke their language because, wealth aside, he was one of them. It is why he smoke some crack in a bungalow basement. It was not just an impression, he was the real deal.


As a taxpayer I am disappointed in the results ASD produces.


The buyers have moved on to Victoria, Montreal, and to a smaller extent parts of the Maritimes.


all we need is more syrians, more "free" trade with china - LOL.  justin is as stupid as they come. the syrians have no jobs but somehow get a handout ahead of the Albertans


If he had entered the US during Trump's watch, no doubt there would be plenty of people like you on here blaming Trump.
Carry on.


blah blah blah all I hear is more conservative (small) minded BS.  Yet again trying to dictate what people choose to do even though it has no affect on them whatsoever. Looking forward to the Repub party imploding.


Um, no, actually, it isn't irrelevant.

Marriage is not between one man and one woman because the Church says so.  The Church teaches that marriage is between one man and one woman, because, marriage, by definition, by it's very nature, is a commitment between one man and one woman.  The Church teaches what manifestly IS.  The Church does not create reality with her teaching, church teaching is based on the nature of reality.  Gay marriage, is, by definition, an oxymoron.

The Constitution, so far as I am aware (and I admit I am no elitist lawyer with a fancy degree from an elitist school) does not grant any of the three branches of government the power to redefine reality based on the whims of pop-culture. Can you show me where the Constitution grants any of the three branches of government the power to altar reality based on cultural whims, trends, fads, fashions and the like?


Well then pax et bonum to you as well.


"You're assuming the 19 varsity players were good enough to warrant a D1 college scholie offer."  - plaba

No I'm not.  I'm saying that the system has made the playing of high school football an $80,000 - $300,000 brass ring.

And, just like those playing EVERY SINGLE HAND OF BLACKJACK ever played, there are those, regardless of the odds, who believe they can grab that brass ring.  Who believe their child is perhaps a better football player than they actually are, or who merely get caught up in the hype.

Here's the problem:  REALISTIC OR NOT, if a parent believe their kid has a shot at the $80,000-$300,000 brass ring, they're going to dream, endeavor and yes, FIGHT, to try to preserve or enhance the chances.

That's what the schools are contending with.  They shouldn't, I believe, but they are.

And, since that is the unfortunate reality, the schools have to take measures that address the type of insanity the dangling of $80,000-$300,000 brass rings give rise to.

That's all.


The hard reality is that Mr. Pearson doesn't owe anything to 'those priced out of the market completely'. He had nothing to do with the forces that created the market value of his home. The City is simply trying to force Mr. Pearson to subsidize 'affordable' housing by using heritage as a ploy to reduce the current market value of his property. Mr. Pearson didn't allow the capital that inflated the market to flow into Canada, so why should he be thrown under the bus for a problem he didn't create?


Why would Canadian politicians care?  Spectra was a Houston, Texas based company. Undoubtedly most of the job losses are American positions.

But hey, don't let facts cloud your biases.


Go Beavs!


There should no public housing in high cost cities

What there should be are ticket booths.

'You want public housing? Here is a free ticket to Timmons, and a voucher for a public housing unit'


Yes, us evil landlords who require that that tenants mow the beautiful backyard need to be taught a lesson. For one, I learned how to rid a house of dozens of voles in a matter of days because because my tenants got in a pissing contest over whose turn it was to take the trash out. I found my house with all the doors, closet doors, and flooring (brand new) removed. Disappeared. Gone. Broken down school buses parked on the front lawn. People live like animals by choice. Then they sue me to get their deposit back.


He makes Gordon Gecko look like a saint. Gordon Gecko might have cleaned out a few wallets but this guy caused innocent people to die/suffer immensely from the inability to buy life saving drugs! This is beyond greed when he marks up critical life saving drugs 5,000%+


"U.S. military officials told Reuters that Trump approved his first covert counterterrorism operation without sufficient intelligence, ground support or adequate backup preparations. As a result, three officials said, the attacking SEAL team found itself dropping onto a reinforced al-Qaida base defended by landmines, snipers, and a larger than expected contingent of heavily armed Islamist extremists."
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https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2017/02/01/u-s-military-probing-more-possible-civilian-deaths-in-yemen-raid/


3 years is a little long. Too bad the people calling for the town hall are the angry left.


Stick to the facts Hillary is not the President it's Trump so blame him.  Why doesn't Trump deport the shooter instead of the respectable hard working immigrants.  Man, when you folks are caught in a bind Hillary's name comes out all the time to distract from the real issues.  No med care, Hillary is blocking the votes.  No wall, Hillary was having coffee on the border.  No DACA, Hillary was on vacation with her family.  No tax reform, Bill was playing golf.  I'll let Bill have that one.


it demonstrates his abject need to maintain his employment as a Legislator......who would employ such a tone deaf pedantic buffoon?


Perfect example why the Nei is so far behind the mainland, "Joey Manahan isn’t sure how DOT officials can prevent people from returning."
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Joey's big mistake is looking inward for answers. Needs to look mainland where these problems have already been solved.
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Cities have had success in eliminating homeless around/under road structures by placing rip wrap, large boulders with sharp edges, up to the top of the overhead structure, randomly under the structure to take up space, prevent large homeless structures from being built.   http://voiceofoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Nelson-riverbed-project-1-1170x659.jpg
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Cities have also installed large diameter steel poles, 6" or so, into concrete and going straight up to the top or side of the overhead road.
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Also large diameter concrete piping, may be filled with concrete.
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Both steel and concrete set too close together for anyone to squeeze through.
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Ok Joe. Now you know what to do.


For another the so called “computer models” the Ultra-Religious Left priests rely on cannot even predict the weather TOMORROW with any great reliability thanks to the astonishing number of variables in play that are still not well understood. And yet devout practitioners like Ansak credulously accept the notion these “models” can predict ocean temperature a decade or century hence to the nearest degree Celsius.

Anyone who has written code to create or execute a model knows how easy it is to tweak a few lines of that code to generate any “scientific” result desired.

Phineas T. [“there’s a sucker born every minute”] Barnum must be spinning like a lathe in his grave to realize he was born a century too soon:  The explosive growth in the number of credulous bumpkins who find thinking a nuisance but LOVE all manner of conspiratorial balderdash is the hallmark of our new gilded age.

We are in danger of becoming a nation of credulous marks waiting to be played by grifters.


From Business Insider:
Thus, the national debt under Obama will have grown by about $9 trillion, or an increase of 86%
http://www.businessinsider.com/national-debt-deficit-added-under-president-barack-obama-2017-1
And yep; Bush contributed some to that increase, but under Barry's regime, the biggest debt "generation" occurred. And what did Obammer do about it? $10 Trillion to almost $20 Trillion -- "it's a fact" !!


One (and maybe there are others) problem.  Given that the existing legislation would have to be amended by passing and enacting a bill, and given that the speaker should not cast the deciding vote on legislation; how would the amendment you suggest come into force in the current sitting of the legislature?


A new low, even for the Globe; it didn't mention the religion which produces radicals to be countered.  How about the CBC or the Toronto Star?  Will they also fail to mention the religion?


I think you mean proximate, not extant. Be that as it may, it was only a matter of time because the business was being run so poorly. The OSC didn't cause the run, the company did that by making itself measurably unhealthy. The most that can be said is that the OSC's actions likely precipitated the specific timing of the run. The question is, was there a better way for them to handle what they discovered? That is a very complicated question that is beyond answering here.


It seems obvious that Iran hasn't kept up their end of the bargain and have those missiles ready to fire on a short notice.  Is anyone surprised?


Home to fashioning a god in YOUR own image and likeness?


Ah correct, thanks Montague. Coffee before math, I should know better.


And that, folks, is your compassionate comment.


I believe this ALCOHOLIC has had plenty of chances.  He has exceeded the cats 9 lives term.   I believe he should NEVER be allowed to drive again or own any vehicles EVER.

Why do you think he moved here from the state of Washington?   Because he is aware of LAME County's catch  and release mentality.

Let him DIE in prison BEFORE he KILLS someone................


I could have told you without a study that dead people cost significantly less  to care for than living patients.

What ever happened to common sense?


Yeah, I want to upchuck every time I hear or look at him. LOL don't do either anymore


No he wasn't


It's the government's fault with all their illegal parking spaces. Parking fines are nothing but a hwy robbery by the State. People have a problem the state should not create more of problem for them, they should help to solve it.
There should be no parking on major street what so ever. Traffic is too congested in the GTA just creates stress and pedestrians come out from between parked cars and drivers can not see them.
There should be free parking on side streets to allow people to park. Toronto is too congested because of corrupt city planners. One-ways streets blocking out entire neighbourhoods is another problem.


Other than my lazy brother in law...who's apparently holding out for someone to offer him a management role.


I I know Tim and I have taught an on line class, in the early days of trying it as a platform.  He's great and I'm sure his class is, too.


In small business it is all about 2 factors, the first is the cost. Mastercard and Visa can be processed for as little as 1.2% whereas square, Paypal and most of the online providers charge as much as 5%. The second is the speed the money flows to the company's bank account. Visa and Mastercard transfer daily, Paypal is fairly quick but you need to initiate the transfer. As for Square and other online I have never used them due to higher fees.


I don't think they blocked it because  he's black. I do think they blocked it because he's a Dem.


Unfortunately, as the old saying goes, you can't fix stupid.
All we can do here is lead by example.


Always good to AVOID handing over money directly to government not funneling it directly from the Fund/PFD for spending. No transparency in spending. That's what got us into overspending to this day, funneling 75% (plus) of oil money into govt. No accountability! I have heard from past lawmakers that there were times they couldn't spend the money fast enough, so that forced them a few times to put money into savings. Saving more was needed...the Fund has not grown enough to be a dependable source of govt financing. Tax back the dividend if there is a proven need (not a deceptive "emergency") that residents agree with and services they choose to pay for. The Fund must not be changed without public consent. A huge part of the success of the Fund's growth is the protection provided by the PFD.  The Permanent Fund system is a phenomenal success and example around the world. Elect leaders in 2018 who understand and defend the Permanent Fund and Alaska shareholders rights and decisions.


The vast majority of counter protestors were peaceful.  There were some antifa protestors who were prepared to fight

All of the nazis were hoping for violence - that's their creed that they will help Trump "take America back".

Notice it's the peaceful protestors who were the ones killed by the nazi hero in his dodge challenger.


There we have it. A Trump style argument. Don't like the result so clearly it's BS.

In fact, the court does have authority, the Chinese have chosen to disregard it as International Courts have no real enforcement mechanism. Had they ruled in China's favour, Beijing would be waving the result at every opportunity.

Assuming you're Canadian you should be aware that your elected government, past and present disagrees with you.  As a middle power with broad economic interests we rely on rules-based international conduct.  Naked intimidation and Gunboat Diplomacy in the south China Sea is not legal and not in our national interest.


The only thing worse than Leftist's is a Leftist with a pocket full of other people's money!! Don't let them spend them Permanent FUND!! If it takes stone throwing so be it DO NOT LET THEM SPEND THE PERMANENT FUND!! Daniel Seaton will have to go back to figuring out the budget cuts to be made, as certainly as he was asleep for years while the downturn in North Slope production developed as it did not develope overnight!!


"The majority of the country has been outraged about Obamacare for 8 years. And now over the failure to get a replacement."
Let's hear the outrage when some of those citizens lose insurance entirely. Let's hear your outrage when your representative is up for reelection.


A JAY IS NOT MY NATIONAL BIRD !!!!!

All Loons to the lakes for loud protest and sedge burnings ! (well, in June maybe)


In the real world he is called a communist dictator!

Amazing how the left wing media always whitewashes these dictators!


Don't worry in 2 decades the Left will have a chance again.


Burning the US flag has been protected under their Constitution for over 25 years.  A minimally-informed American political figure would know that.


Too funny. In one two day stretch a few months back, Globe headlines and editorials contained more than 10 uses of the word, and I wrote a typically brilliant comment on this hilarious phenomenon.

However, perhaps next year's word will "trump" even this year's - perhaps "xenoxenophobia"  - fear of becoming a pompous poseur through overuse of the word xenophobia


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NEyMcrtemc
Australia loves immigrants.


Welll, "nbrooks" : I am sorry you feel that way. I had written a kind, thoughtful response to you touching on the points you have made, and in the midst of the "Edit clock countdown," it was deemed "uncivil", when it clearly was not. I regret not having the forum to help you with your problems.


Locally, service seems to be back at about 2:15pm.  Impossible to reach GCI by phone up to now....but their recording seems to expect us to believe our calls are important to them.


Too soon. Not so now.


Fox news is included in  the mainstream media as well. this kind of thing has no bounds, yet tinsel-town carries the most shame.  Hollywood is at the very heart of big money, sex, glamour, power and liberal politics.  They are anything but conservative. They mock values and traditions that made America  a beacon to the whole world. Hollywood has  replaced that  beacon  with a 'red light'  that advertises  a message of depravity, replacing the ideals of freedom and liberty with 'money, sex and power'  We have, by and large, been co-opted by Hollywood and liberal politics
President Trump is not a 'known' sex harasser. Every single woman who came forth last fall, as if on 'cue', backed off when they could see it wasn't working.  Weinstein, on the other hand admits to it and has a tape with him engaging in it.  Like the 'blue dress' in Monika's closet, it can't be refuted.  "Allegations" must be proven. Not one has been proven in Donald Trump's case.  Please stop slandering the President.


David,
May I suggest you go to www.fda.gov and read the definitions of food and drug.  Then go to the FD&C Act and read the definitions.  Then go to our state laws 69.41.020
(10) "Drug" means:
(a) Substances recognized as drugs in the official United States pharmacopoeia, official homeopathic pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official national formulary, or any supplement to any of them;
(b) Substances intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in human beings or animals;
(c) Substances (other than food, minerals or vitamins) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of human beings or animals; and
(d) Substances intended for use as a component of any article specified in (a), (b), or (c) of this subsection. It does not include devices or their components, parts, or accessories."
Fluoride is recognized as a drug in each of USP, OHP, ONF of (a).


BHOOPER:  ......."some of the women claiming involuntary,....." .... ... " ...Clintons have also been covering up the cover ups..."  ... ..."    also been rumors about Hillary and other women, though nobody has come forward to confirm." "IT IS THE LYING THAT REALLY GETS ME" (CAPs r my choice)

    for something to be a lie  it has to be based on fact.  covering up the cover-ups...what is your source for clinton cover up efforts?  what are they covering up? please no radical publications from either side...
    rumors about Hillary and other women,.. who cares? but for the sake of reality, go ahead and  cite a non partisan source   ...."
   though nobody has come forward to confirm" oh - so your whole post is speculation but it's the LYING that really gets you. when is not proven speculation a lie?   often... TOO often.


What an odd question!!

All police.

And are you concerned with just black lives?  Are they all that matter??


And yet many liberals think jailing people is a bad idea....


You are correct.

Unfortunately, most of the readers are emotionally driven. Here is a link to Tectoria job board: http://www.viatec.ca/jobs?current_page=1&sort_type=featured_recent&filter=%7B%7D&display_type=default

There are dozens of high paying jobs posted. When an experienced DB developer, let's say Oracle certified, comes, he is easily looking at significant six figure salary plus bonus and benefits. I know quite a few of these gurus paying seven figures for homes in Victoria.

Some of these guys come from San Francisco. Victoria housing is dirt cheap compared to there.

Victoria is not Vancouver. Other factors in play are affecting the housing market more so than Vancouver people.


What would be the relevance of a Clinton/Weinstein comment here to begin with?  Find an article about Weinstein and have a blast.


Do you have any investments, Ship? You know, shares in corporations, maybe save something for your golden years? Or do you just live handout to handout? These resources fund social programs for Canadians at the provincial and federal level. These pipelines pay taxes, a lot of taxes. They also pay dividends to ordinary Canadians trying to get ahead, not the "obscenely rich foreign oil executives " of your imagination.


These are, of course, the ONLY checks this forger forged, correct?  He has a job, right?  He has always worked, correct? And allow me to query, 'what amount  would the DP think an appropriate number of dollars to warrant a long sentence?' $8800.00 (that they found) isn't enough, is $1,000,000.00?  This is nonsense, more 'no one should face consequence for their bad behaviors'


Regarding “fear of religion”....my fear is of the religious true believers who now , increasingly, have their fingers on the nuclear button...each of the three main members of the Abrahamic tradition have an aplocalyptic belief, of the final clash between the forces of good and evil, of an Armageddon (  whatever name each gives it) , of a final judgement, with the good going to heaven and the bad to hell.

The Iranian Shi’a , in particular, believe that their 12 th. Imam , the Mahdi, is hiding until the day of judgement ....and that it is the responsibility of the Iranian government to prepare the country for that day of his return....they evidently believe that Israel is an obstruction to the arrival of that day...remove Israel and the problem is resolved.


I think what Pope Francis is really trying to teach us is that a well-formed conscience trumps doctrine and that mercy calms fear.  Too bad the cardinals don't "get it".


Eugene is just too small in population and too removed from major cities to support a large art community.   The market is simply too small.  Plus, we really don't have any nationally, much less internationally, renown artists.  We don't have anything remotely matching the excellence of the Ashland Shakespeare Festival.  Our local art scene is mediocre at best.

The city has already done more than its fair share of supporting the arts with the Hult Center and the Cuthbert.  While I support the Hult and Cuthbert, investing further tax dollars into the Arts would be a bad choice, and yield very little benefit.

What the city badly needs is economic development.   And the Arts are not going to give you that.


enough with all the posturing allready !


I`m a true believer in cleaning the air kids breathe in the Interior all winter. I`m a true believer that natural gas is the bridge fuel to the future of renewables fifty or a hundred years from now, if we are allowed to get there and not blocked by luddites. http://www.stltoday.com/business/national-and-international/correction-alaska-railroad-natural-gas-story/article_18430ab4-370c-56fd-b102-9cd1630128a7.html


Good stuff, thanks ADN


Johnny Kobbassa who 10 hrs ago wrote, "I really don't care as to who the CBC chooses to read the news. I don't watch CBC news, too partisan. Most of the time it seems like an extension of the Liberal party. Time to stop funding the CBC. This is one trough that has got to go."

Johnny now offers us 9 hrs later, "The USA does fund PBS and NPR but believe it or not the funding is less than what the CBC receives annually. Additionally, both do not run ads on air which the CBC does."

Extrapolating from Johnny's facts, does this mean he would support reduced funding of a new Canadian Public Broadcasting Corporation (CPBC) and instead of the ads, tolerate frequent fund raising campaigns from its Toronto/Buffalo Station while playing reruns of the Canadian Tenors from Ralph Williams Stadium?

And if that CPBC model fails...perhaps call it the Christian Populist Broadcasting Corporation and start sending the viewers prayer cloths and anointed Love Canal discharge for a small weekly tithe?


The Democrats cannot impeach the Gilded Toad because they are in the minority.


There is plenty of marginal non ALRT land on the north shore of the Fraser for vast tracts of modular factory build homes on serviced lots at $50K for a new 1000  sq foot 3 bdrm, along with a nice LRT line to bring the folks into town. Mandatory telecommuting and 3 day work weeks throughout the province would solve all transportation needs.

Urban family housing is easily resolved with the replacement of a east van blocks with factory built 6 story  wood frame apartments at $70K per pop - see China's broad group for a how to.

The $10B presently totally wasted on the Site C dam would finance all the accommodation needed, which unlike the dead loss of Site C, would pay for itself with rentals and rent to own.

Lots of single family homes would be left for Chinese investors, eager to return all the $trillions we sent their way with our Walmart purchase. A hefty tax on sales over $1 million would help finance our new public housing.

Only corrupt politicians stand in the way.


The description of the meeting outcome, already was drafted by the liberal honchos, days ago.
 They will be saying the meeting was mutually satisfying and proceed to add- Trudeau looked into his eyes, was valiant, expressed  he will not take no for an answer, was able to shake hands vigorously with the manly President, at one point he elbowed Donald in the chest, finally the reunion of  this two political 'giants' was completed with an invitation by the young Trudeau for both leaders to attend the next Pride Parade.
39% of canadians of known political leanings will rejoice at the already prepared  'news' of their leader amazing capabilities.


Quite possibly one of the best baseball games ever.


Auditing & accountability - both are lacking throughout State gubmut operations. Most glaring - the audits of BigOil are 6 years behind the calendar --& this is allowed.  Baloney!  Lower than average competence, no accountability, higher than private industry wages & benefits - the whole mess needs to be cleaned out, revamped and reduced in manpower, but increased in efficiency.


"Trump's daughter and son-in-law are Jewish"

yet he continues to side with Nazi's...hmmm..


Burnsie:

As much as I agree, you are going to deny me my hometown Buds and or Oilers?  Oh well Habs and Pens look good to make it, so there is something to smile about.


How did JT "wash his hands". He made this statement following the news.

"Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday that it was likely Hall had been executed: "It is with deep sadness that I have reason to believe that a Canadian citizen, Robert Hall, held hostage in the Philippines since September 21, 2015, has been killed by his captors," Trudeau said in a statement, adding that officials were working to officially confirm his death.
"The vicious and brutal actions of the hostage-takers have led to a needless death. Canada holds the terrorist group who took him hostage fully responsible for this cold-blooded and senseless murder," Trudeau said."

Paying ransom is something no government on earth would do. It would just set a dangerous precedent and sow the seeds for others to be kidnapped.

Saying that incident and Khadr's have anything in common is ridiculous.


You do remember that France is why we won the revolutionary war, right?  They paved the way for democracy too.  And  TRump really was that crass and that should certainly make the truth news since it is the embarrassing reality of your, not my, president.


what rubbish, we dont get a fraction of it back


The salvation army in Winnipeg has been sheltering many of them, which makes me wonder how they cannot just walk out the doors and disappear.


Doh, Your sexist androphobia is working overtime.


Another example of "take no responsibility" for my actions, and people growing older without growing up.


I never said the country at its founding lived up to it's principle of Democracy. "The country was founded on a select group of men making decisions by electing other men to act on their behalf."  (Don't you mean it was founded "by" a select group of men?)
For the time, the notion that the power to govern resides in more of the general populace was literally revolutionary.
As E.B White said, "Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.
Given your penchant to level an insult  ("..as usual, you don’t know what you’re talking about.) it's not surprising that you offer another chance to self-stimulate your itching ego.


As long as the foolishness that goes on in the Big Smoke doesn't get to him, he will be fine!


The information that the Mueller probe has so far made public represents just the tip of the iceberg. Many other individuals in Trump's inner circle had close contact with the Russians despite their denials of a year ago.


Trump said it himself in his tweet: "James Comey better hope that there are no ‘tapes' of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!". I have a question for you: If you and I were bitter rivals and I served you tea and before you drink it I say "you better hope there is no poison in that tea" do you, a) drink the tea anyway because I didn't actually say I put poison in it, or b) don't drink the tea?....


I wish all the best to the fine folks that have spent years providing a local shopping experience. I will miss all of you.


Ok, whoever is feeding this clown the lead paint chips, knock it off, it's not funny anymore, you are causing severe brain damage.


Thank you Stuart McLean for your warm, touching and always funny stories.  Thank you for introducing me to new musical artists and for taking me with you across Canada with your show.

Rest in peace.


I am standing firm with my assertion that firearms are a tool for killing. I will concede that a subset of firearms have been optimized for punching holes in paper.


Hillary whining about rigged election.................

 NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2002 -- At a private fund-raiser in Los Angeles  for Democratic Sen. Jean Carnahan of Missouri, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton  told the crowd that President Bush merely had been "selected" president, not  elected, Newsweek reports.

...... "Bush's machine has raised far more to  try to ruin the reputations of our candidates or, if they can't, to depress
 the turnout" by making campaigns unpalatably nasty. "But, you know, you have  got to hand it to them," Clinton said with what sounded like a rueful  appreciation. "These people are ruthless and they are relentless."

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!


Take the extra moment to live in the moment and our unconscious habits of selfishness reveal themselves to us. That gives us the ability to alter our course, and be who we want to be.
Thanks Margaret, who I don't always agree with: it is possible to improve ourselves, not to be less attentive to the world but to be more so.
Mindfulness is anything but instant gratification: it makes the instant meaningful in itself and meditation, as you noted IS work.


I bought some flowers from a homeless lady on the street corner this morning. She told me that SHE was actually the First Lady! I'm so confused about who is really the first lady. I'm going to call it a tossup between the homeless lady selling flowers on the street corner and Natalya, the Russian prostitute who was involved in Trump's golden shower party.


On January 20, 2009 the Dow was at 7,949.  Today, May 21, 2016 after 7.5 years of the Obama presidency, it is sitting at 17,500.  That is well more than double.  Please turn of Fox News and learn something for a change, Mr. Davis.


What? Where did you read that Kate?


I am not running from anything.  Faith is gift free to all who will accept it.
Mark 16:16 "He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.
John 20:31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.
Mark 1:15 "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel."
Revelation 22:17 And the Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" And let him who thirsts come. Whoever desires, let him take the water of life freely.
Matthew 11:28 "Come to Me, all [you] who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."
All of these speak of choices being made.   In the last two, Whoever and all, do not seem very selective.   This last one clearly shows that will plays a part.  Capitalization is mine
John 5:40 "But you are not WILLING to come to Me that you may have life."


One of the most important agendas for the incoming presidential team and political party is planning on how to get reelected.

Eastern GOP politicians trying to recriminalize pot, already legal and increasingly profitable in 5 western states with perhaps 100 electoral votes, may not see this as not being politically prudent.


Love it when this government manages anything.  What could go wrong?


Its a tough call, Chris.  But lets compare the qualifications of, say, Lisa Raitt with those of Trudeau when he was running for Liberal leader.  (One can do the same thing with Bernier or O'Toole or Alexander or Scheer vs Trudeau).

Raitt has a BSc and an MSc.  Trudeau dropped out of two BSc degree programs.

Raitt has a law degree from Osgood Hall.  Trudeau has a BA in English and a teacher's certificate.

Raitt was general counsel, then harbourmaster and then CEO of the Toronto Ports Authority.  Trudeau was a bouncer, snowboard instructor, and on call teacher.

Raitt was an MP for 9 years, minister of natural resources, then labour, then transport, then CPC finance critic.  Trudeau was a celebrity MP with a famous name for 5 years.

Raitt was a volunteer and fund raiser for numerous worthwhile charities.  Trudeau made thousands of dollars for himself reading speeches at charity events.

Raitt is a self made success story, Trudeau is a selfie-made success story.

Tough call indeed.


You have some good points, however, I must add that decades ago(as far back as Mayor Fasi) there was effort and allot of money put toward the
"Second City". To this day it has/was never developed like a true design(Think DisneyWorld) where people lived worked,shopped etc. in the same place.If you moved UH etc. now, you'd still have massive traffic because the majority of students, Faculty live "in town" and would then commute west! PS.also, unlike High schools etc. students in CCs are not bound to their district school. Everyone loves KCC and commute, even from Waianae, EWA, Kaneohe etc to go there. Hence a max6K campus often has 10K+ students while district CCs have only 2K.


This is a denunciation of Erdogan, not of Turkey, not of Turkish citizens, not of Muslims. It's not all one and the same.


We cannot solve the problem with runaway healthcare cost without real tort reform.  The trail lawyers takes over a third of all the money spent on healthcare today.


The lack of understanding is on your part, not mine. A "free press" means having media that is free from government manipulation, be the manipulation overt or covert. Your idea of freedom- switching from one corrupted media outlet to another corrupted media outlet- is without value.


What a disgusting state of affairs. It's just stupidity amplified.


"Giving examples of 'extreme savers' like this is just discouraging to normal people ..."  Well, there's an objective statement, I DON'T think!  Hilarious.  Hey, Kew: what if HE is normal, and the rest...well, kinda abnormal?  All jesting aside...

Seems he's had the best of both worlds: university degree AND big savings.  Yes, that is rare...but can be done.

"regular people with regular lives"?  Got one for you.  She didn't go to university and bury herself with mounds of student loan debt.  She took two years, and her bursaries and scholarship (five I think) and studied to be an X-ray technician.  Another driver totalled her older car. Oh woe!  However, she saw opportunity.  Insurance bucks paid off her modest student debt.  Used mass transit, sometimes drove her boyfriend's car. Post-secondary: 2 full-time years, a few months part-time ultra-sound courses.  Great career. Earns close to $80,000 yr. today.

She's my daughter.


Marie was a devout Lutheran - her mother Eva Alice was of Swedish descent and a distant relative of Stonewall Jackson. Marie invariably detested being referred to as "a saint" - in fact, since sufficient funds were recently raised to provide her a fitting memorial in the family plot in South Carolina, her epitaph could well read, "I am no Goddamned Saint!".

This was an expression she often used, such was her great humility. Marie much preferred to be known as "A Courageous Fool" - hence the title of her recently-published biography.


When I was a teacher, I last taught at Aiea HS for about ten years. A significant percentage of our population was from Halawa Housing (and they were some of the sweetest kids I've ever met) I saw no overt racism directed against caucasians. (I did however witness some against filipino kids)


“We ultimately will be judged by only one factor: if insurance premiums come down”.

By placing the Almighty Dollar as the highest priority, are we not indulging in nothing less than Idolatry.

By making these choices on this basis, what are we really saying?

Is this "Acting justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with God"?


It's the famous bait and switch game by HART. One day the costs include interest and debt costs. The next day they don't. Here's a fact: believe nothing the city or HART tells you about rail. Nothing. The shibai has been in from the start.


Our local Force Recon Marines, Reserve unit, were doing their annual "summer camps" and "addition duty", in the southern Philippines, in the early 1990s.  I help set them up to "field test" a then-new USAF all-in-one "survival radio".  A really great communications device.


Hi,
I'm familiar with the project.  It is an adjustment that would leave your patio as is.  The southern 2000 square feet only contains the old Rogue patio.  The paper misprinted the name of the patio.  Your patio and access will remain the same.


Looks fair enough, maybe he didn't want this published as it only shows middling-rich wealth and not real Croesus-level earnings like the big boys.  But there is another "DJT Inc" private corporation he uses for business that may or may not be included here.  The $9 million interest means what, $100 million in banks and term, deposits?  The big Capital Gains shows he was selling old property.  And, the two, three page summary is about all Hillary and Sanders revealed also, not every detail or Schedule that makes up a Return.


Well, it's about time the U.S. saw the light and saw the Israeli's initiative for what it is, an illegal grab of land and resources.
Still think a two-state solution is possible, but only if Israel stops illegal settlements and unwinds the wall.


Where is the responsibility of the victim. If she was beaten over 200 times, isn't the first step to contact the police. She is not a student at CU and is not even living in the state of Colorado. This all began in Michigan. Her first notification should not have been a coaches wife. This was totally mishandled by Miss X. This not a University issue, but an issue for the police departments where the crimes happened. Starting in Michigan...  I hope she gets the help she needs.


Do you have some sort of alternate facts that you rely on? He was 15, he was a child.


So are jou saying now: the "rooi gevaar" - the communist threat was real and valid?


Well, if there is an up note with this batch of money is that it is at least staying in Canada, instead of being given away , with no accountability to anywhere but here.


Here is a funny little tune to poke holes in the leftist miasma of our PC times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ur07OFbHs9c


I'm good with terminating Mr. Doucet's position as executive director of the Security Intelligence Review Committee Mr. Goodale.

In fact, the sooner the better.  Remarks like this show a bias that does not lend itself to a security review committee.


Ah yes, Ed Case. Whose greatest contribution to Hawaii was helping to initiate a fish sanctuary in the NW territories of Hawaii.


I think this tax  is the final straw that  may break the back of Vision's political future in Vancouver. This tax could be the final in a series of collision of liberal/left/progressive theory with common sense that is tolerable to a majority of Vancouver's voters.


Start with them useless teachers. Lazy and demanding as they come.


"Legitimate media must stand with communities"
What does that mean?  I thought the job of legitimate media was to report the facts.
And I suggest that the statement "Violence against women is disgusting" means violence against men is fine.  Well, it is in Ontario where the Wynne government refuses to pay for any support for men who have been abused by their spouses.


The how and why is how do they get out of admitting they are incompetent and why shouldn't they be fined $100,000's of thousands of dollars.


Hope you and Gary have a nice meal. Don't forget about happy hour at the hi-fi.
Medusa, however, is no "dude."
"Write yourself. Your body must be heard."
Hélène Cixous


We don't need to look for it.
Its so yesterday.

Only bagholders are left.


Both did not denounce Trump until after many letters and opinion stories from liberals demanded  they do so.  Trumps words from years ago didn't stop voters who saw him as the much better choice than Clinton who was beyond any doubt to most dishonest and untrustworthy major party person to ever run for president .  If they continue to disrespect him as Alaska liberals want them to do , it will hurt our state.   It's time for liberals to face the fact that they ran a poor quality candidate and lost. Just as Alaska liberals do every two years against Don Young and can't figure out for the life of them why they lose. At least Trump wants to bring American's together , unlike Obama who worked to divide us based on color and how much we earn. Under Trump the sky is the limit and American's will come first .


Walked from Africa like everybody else on the planet.


Indubitably.  Credibility is key in the courtroom.


"carping about one cardinal’s clothing,"

I said Ray Burke wears clothing that would make Liberace blush.  What part of that statement is untrue?


7 years of heavy industrial traffic up a narrow 2 lane canyon. Thanks to Hickenlooper, the road was never fully repaired following the 2013 floods. I am sceptical we have been told the true impact this will have on our canyon. Between this and allowing  redevelopment in Rocky Flats, Hicks legacy is clear. "Big Business first, environment be damned"


Because of this comment I predict right here and now that Kenney will be premiere in 2019 and that the left is going to be in such a world of hurt that you will wish Nenshi had lost last night just to take the wind out of the sails of the UCP.  Such arrogance.  How many of the Antifa losers down in the states who are currently freaking out and throwing urine balloons at Trump supporters said the same thing as you back in 2012 when Obama got re-elected?


After the last eight years I think Obama has developed alligator armor.  How did Obama convince his kids that yes he's black (when he's only half black), that he was born in Hawaii at Kapiolani Childrens Hospital, and is legitimately qualified to be president when birther lies were being aggressively repeated?  I would think this much tougher than a couple protesters or the likes of Bronson and Richard.


Well, would you like to talk about that? You're being so oblique that I'm not even sure what you mean. Are we still talking about 'football?' God knows, I'm a provocateur, but it's mostly to draw out topical discussions. I think of it as an antidote to midwest polite dysfunction, wherein everyone sits around feeling generally cross but not dealing with it constructively, and instead just feeling resentful.


Not sure about you, but I am not a big fan of keeping my balaclava on when I step in from the cold anyway.


I can't agree with the idea that diplomaccy will do anything positive. We know what type of character Kim has shown himself to be. He is ruthless, a killer of kin and friends. He can't be trusted to act with Judeo-Christian, or western values. To negotiate with him simply gives him legitimacy in his eyes, a trump card that the west is weak. It would only embolden him to carry on as he has been, likely with even more impunity. He wants power internationally just as he has exerted within his country.

A man will not change his ways unless he experiences a severe traumatic event. That event is not likely to come from within his country. That leaves only externally sourced events. That event won't come until Kim oversteps internationlly based boundaries, and he's moving toward conflict at a measured pace. The time will come and the world can expect it. I suspect Putin gave N.K. weapons technology. Kim may be Putin's puppet, emboldening him even more. Putin will push NK when Putin is ready.


The house should impeach Koskinen.


Yup, and if most people took a little time to research the job he did as govoner of NM, and learn about his stances... They would likely support him over drumpf or steallary.


First of all, Thank You  Konrad Yakabuski  for yet again writing an article without once mentioning the boring  topic of Donald Trump. That fact alone makes this piece highly readable.

Secondly,  it is wonderfully entertaining  and  deftly  lampoons  the creator, CBC, over its objectives and motives  -  casually  revising history using emphasis or not; for example,what about the settlements in Nova Scotia ? Also, I was disappointed in the depiction of Champlain, who in my view was a giant in our history, although  to give credit he was at least included. A cameo appearance by  the PM was a bit much.

Anyway, Mr .Yakabuski has succeeded brilliantly in setting  the Fox amongst the  PC chickens and
I am going to enjoy the fallout, which I expect will have more legs and laughs than a barrel of monkeys.


Ya that was my analogy you all suck olives.


We didn't have to because we already knew it.


Anything coming out of this spoiled, indulged living high and mighty actress means absolutely nothing to me.  Let her keep her "intelligent" comments in the USA where her now soon gone President Obama has built pipelines all along.  I will never forget her stand against the Vietnam war when her fellow young American soldiers lost their lives, came home maimed whilst she sat on a North Vietnamese tank to protest.
I do not hear or see her protesting against oil coming from Saudi Arabia, the plight of the females for that matter.  She is simply an old botoxed, wrinkle lifted "has been"


So let me get this straight, you think by the new rules, they are unfair because the rates haven't been there for years.  How to explain to borrowers:  interest rates are inflation plus a rate of return of 4, an inflation target is 2.  So the proper realistic interest rate for a mortgage rate is 6, and that is where we are going to eventually get, sooner then later.  Better for the homeowner to prepare for this eventuality.  Also, the price of a home is overvalued by say 300,000 on a million dollar home, what sense does it make to loan 700,000? People don't buy houses lenders buy houses.   Where is it seem right that at today's prices homes are 13 times household income, when it should be closer to 3 to 4 times income. I see these new rules as a safe guard to the taxpayer who backs the banks!


Gievn the number of Canadians taking up US citizenship every year, I am surprised there is no piece like "I struggled for 30 years  and  I decided to take up US citizenship. "   In fact Canadian becoming a US citizenship is quite a norm and there is nothing to write about.


Well.. I was with him until the end. Everybody has the right to make demeaning, sexist remarks... they just can't always expect to get away with it.


Nope, more like this:
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=tt%2bwc18o&id=055572B62691BD0CD78A1BC9FE06E7868CB0C44A&thid=OIP.tt-wc18odSDYyFbKVqH2bgEMDo&q=soldiers+spit+on&simid=607997560795890157&selectedIndex=7&qpvt=soldiers+spit+on
Is that you doing the spitting?


Time to clutch the pearls.


Still its quite the slap in the face of responsible law abiding citizens at any blood alcohol level when we have legally impaired drivers like Margaret Trudeau getting DUI charges dropped via a pricey lawyer who uses the Charter rights crafted by her husband to get her off Scott free.


My condolences to the family.  I cannot imagine how you feel right now, but I know how it feels to love a son so dearly.


PMJT, Gerald Butts and Katie Telford will be working the phones for the next 6 weeks to help top up the Trudeau Foundation before Parliament returns 30 Jan 17.  Trudeau has to save himself from his current stand on cash for access, pay for play or he is doomed.


Old news - ban lifted.


None of that matters in terms of the role of the federal government.  All of the parties that you cite are subservient to the crown.


How will HART and the City cover the losses after the rail is completed?  Please don't raise the cap and stop throwing good money after bad.


I agree with what you are saying.  I know that this aquarium ban is also based upon bad/no science and is being driven by mis-guided emotion.  I wish everyone in support of this ban would watch the film "Chasing Coral".  The film is a muiti-year study conducted by real scientists and includes Hawaii.  The real problem is temperature change causing a mass bleaching of coral on a global scale which directly impact all fish populations.  In the mean time we waste resources on a silly ban that will have no impact while the coral continues to die.


Very glad the father reported it. I also hope this kid was given the proper punishment.  I can't justify killing anything in this manner. Hunting and trapping are part of life here. Brutally running a vehicle into a pack sounds like this kid just enjoyed killing something.


Donald won the only thing that counts the electoral college votes. Movements to change the system for electing their President have never gone anywhere. Would it be fair if the three populous states Texas, California and New York determined the outcome of the elections? Americans if you don't like the electoral system change it!


Sure.  Just like police and fire protection.  If you're too poor, too old, too young...to pay taxes, too bad.


What is there to hurray for? Pulling out of the Paris Agreement? Trying to take away health insurance of 20 million Americans? Banning transgender people from serving in the military?


I was raised in an Okie town until 10 years old.  My folks were Okies.  My Dad used the words Wetbacks for illegal Mexicans, Wops for Italians and Dagos for a lot of others.  He was actually from Missouri before moving to California during the Great Depression in the 30's.  I guess he would call me a Squaw Man if he were still alive.  But I never heard him use the N word.  But we didn't have any Black people or Asians in our small sawmill town in California.  When I saw the movie Grapes of Wrath it was like seeing the story of my folks when they first moved to California from the Missouri and Arkansas.  Grapes of Wrath was all about Arkies and Okies leaving the Midwest and moving to California.  Actually changing our language like Obama is doing takes a lot of color out of how we can express things.  Like N-heads; we now have to call them grass tussocks.  N-heads had character.  Hemingway, Mark Twain, and Steinbeck would have a tough time writing today.


...MAYBE AS SOON AS OUR TOP LOCAL PLAYERS STOP BEING SCARED TO PLAY FOR HAWAII, WE CAN FIELD A BETTER TEAM.


Sadie this is incorrect. The USFWS adopts nearly all state rules for hunting. But they cannot adopt hunting rules that violate the purposes of the refuge. National wildlife refuges were created by Congress to protect wildlife in its natural diversity, yet the state treats federal refuges the same as general state land. If anything, this is State Overreach.


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NO, Citizens have free speech.


... there is already plenty of human made TRASH in space ... just launch into sun and let us all have a laugh when the flame turns green and blue.


THatcher, the Last Truthbender, offers classic responses when caught.

Like I say, I love the new comment system. Everything is revealed.


Maybe these low skilled fellas who choose not to work ought to go Texas. Seems like there are some job openings there.
Small Business Owners Say There Aren't Enough Mexicans in the U.S., Not Too Many

http://fortune.com/2016/11/25/us-economy-mexico-immigrants/

Nelson Braddy Jr., the owner of King of Texas Roofing, told the WSJ, “Without Mexican labor our industry is at a standstill.”

Braddy, who said his firm has had to turn down $20 million worth of projects due to labor shortages, said that he would bring on 60 new workers in a snap—if only they were available. “It’s the worst I have seen in my career,” he added.

And he’s not alone. The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that there were 700,000 vacant positions across the combined restaurant and accommodations sector in May.


Why would the commenter take advice from a troll...


Not actually concerned at all,

…just concern trolling.


Citizens aren't interested in protecting buggy whip corporations just to advance the interests of the investors in such enterprises.


No but it is their fault that they receive a diploma and still cannot perform the work.  If the kids are now going to college, they must have put some effort/desire into learning. If they needed extra help, it should have been given in high school before they had to pay for it in college.


Are you cheering at what some Seattle "leaders" are trying to pull:

Disguised tax on the rich makes it easy to take everyone’s income
http://www.usobserver.com/disguised-tax-on-rich


Fox News? LOL


More fake climate predictions (i.e. guess).  Let's look at some facts.
Increases in atmospheric CO2 occur after increases in atmospheric temperatures.
Global temperatures have been increasing at a rate of 0.6 Degree C per century since the end of the little Ice Age in the 19th Century, and that rate has not varied substantially, 19 of the last 20 years has seen no statistical increases in global temperatures.
CO2 is a trace gas and one of the smallest greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
Water vapor is the largest greenhouse gas and accounts for 95% of the warming effect of greenhouse gases.
Man made CO2 accounts for less than 2% of the total CO2 in the atmosphere with nature providing the rest (termites produce 12 times more CO2 than humans.)

Various CO2 concentrations
Atmospheric levels - 400 ppm
Greenhouses - 1200 - 1500 ppm in their operations to increase plant growth
Humans exhale CO2 at 4000 ppm
Soda Pop bottling operations - 5000 ppm (carbonated bubbles in your drink)


Is Pam Palmater still just an associate professor? I wonder why they never promote her.


JZ, I give to EFF regularly - everybody should.  However, and I think the EFF folks would agree, laws should be in place that limit both private and public parties from accessing our communications and information created in the course of our use of The Internet.  Net neutrality is not a security issue - it's an access issue.  VIMP, but not directly related to privacy.


He was held for years and tortured.This was a supreme court decision.


The problem in Saskatchewan was the Public School Board initiating a lawsuit against the Separate (Catholic) School System and the Gov. of Saskatchewan because they lost some mostly elementary students, who were not baptized catholic  when the Separate School System opened a school in a small town to avoid a 45 minute bus ride each way (Sask deals with large distances). The Public School Board as aggressor started that lawsuit 14 years ago and has spent over $6 million dollars doing so. I'm disgusted with their lousy stewardship of taxpayer's money and putting the children and parents behind their political ambitions. As they have stated: " lower enrolment means fewer dollars for their Public School Board".  It's a sick way of that Board to spend public money.......


Given that Mr. Comey and the Obama DOJ had colluded in the destruction of evidence, allowed sweetheart immunity deals,  required agents to sign unprecedented non-disclosure agreements, obstructed justice in the Clinton national security violation investigation, asnd then closed it down even though the Uranium One quid pro quo payments from the Russians to the Clintons were revealed a month earlier in the NYT, it is no wonder that young Trump did not contact a politically compromised FBI when offered  evidence of Clinton/DNC collusion with and payme by a from the Russians.
Investigators should followed the money if they want to uncover collusion. No wonder the Clinton campaign and DNC were phished and hacked considering the number of email contacts with Russians had occured previously.


Your definition of "ordinary" includes being tortured for a decade, for a crime that was not in the statutes at the time?


How does one accidentally get hit by a train? Hard to believe how much this happens.


Yes, yes they are. Ask my of the displaced Palestinians about that? Forced out homes and villages where they had lived from time immemorial, houses and crops destroyed, women children and elderly arbitrarily murdered.  I can rember seeing Greek vestments on ebay that were listed as having come from a looted Palestinian Church.   The Israeli government's hands are no cleaner than any other Middle Eastern ruler.  But like the Saudi government, they are out "friend", so they are given a pass.


So in keeping with Political Correctness :) Speaking only for myself of course, Merry Christmas has always worked for me as it is a part of who I am to those who wish the same. To all others it's bah humbug because I want to be respectful to those who wish the same.

Merry Christmas!.....to those who wish the same.
misery bah humbug!....to those who wish the same.

Good now everybody is covered and I'm glad no one can say they were left out.


A criminal or a communist, very respectable!


Closer the door on china, its not rocket science.  We are bing economically colonized by a country of over 1.3 billion people and our leaders are letting it happen and thats a disgrace.


we are all for the farming but the workers have no regard for the local people who have lives in the valley here for years. With all the bad air quality and smoke in the air they have no regards for how much more dust they are putting in the air to make breathing even harder for sensitive people here in the Snohomish valley. Why is it they can keep causing air quality issues to be worse then they are?


This only works for us because Trump has absolutely no political views, or a policy he's married. to. It's all about the perception of winning, and less so about winning itself or pushing some agenda. Agreed that if we play our cards right, and ignore Trump the bully, sexist, racist, egotist, conspiracy theorist, pathological liar Trump (not easy to do) we can come out of this OK.


There's one born everyday in the USA.


Your comment is  not even in context, mh. Not unusual for you, of course. Maybe take a nap?


VERY DISAPPOINTED with Trudeau over this about-face. Not impressed.


Let's face it. The country elected a mentally ill man as President.  We are in deep trouble if he is not removed from office soon.   The new health care plan and budget are both draconian and will hurt all in America except the very rich.  Welcome to the Banana Republic.


For once, I agree with Wynne.  Road tolls are ok but the infrastructure and operating costs are too expensive.  In addition, the time to set that all up was going to take a couple of years.   Toronto residents need to pay higher property taxes.  I understand that higher density should be less tax because the costs are shared.  I also understand that there are those who can't afford higher taxes, especially the low income and elderly who no longer have an income.  However,  what we've seen is that all the services, infrastructure repairs, and upgrades cost a lot more money than was ever expected.  The materials and labour costs have gone through the roof.  The costs are just too high.   Residents in other municipalities pay more taxes, and don't get nearly as many services as Toronto residents.


I strongly disagree that Canada's recent treatment of Indigenous people has been "both racist and and colonialist" whatever negative meaning may apply to those terms. If anything is to blame for the disadvantages Indigenous people perceive they experience, it is their Romantic view of their pre- arrival of Europeans way of life.


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


It isn't just a "religious" thing - you would probably consider me to be "religious" even if I don't, as a Christian - I don't care if anyone uses birth control and used it for many years, before I got a more permanent birth control solution, as I didn't want kids in my 40's and beyond... Abortion on the other hand, seems to me to be barbaric.

I recommend that you watch Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life" and pay attention to the musical number early on "Every Sperm is Sacred." I don't know if that will lend some perspective, but it will probably make you laugh.


Since Ontario is joining Quebec in a system headed by California, Wente is by extension attacking them as well.


Same old denial from Joe.


Harper was the self declared Emporer of Canada and he hated being in the same room with average Canadians.  By the end, he didn't even hide his disdain of having to deal with the proletariat.  Good riddance!


Excellent Rudy!


The ADN won the Pulitzer for an expose of the Teamsters Union, apparently, long before you were around as the Mat-Maid story was years later.  ADN is better than a majority of the newspapers online or in print throughout the nation as the corporate owners operate strictly for profit without any social conscience or journalistic ethics whatsoever.  Its Arctic environmental articles can be found nowhere else.  The inclusion of many Alaska-based writers and reporters provides home-grown content.  The resurrection of "We Alaskans" is worth it alone.  All of the things missing from the McClatchy era when corporate business gurus jettisoned the best aspects of the previous editions.  Name one better paper anywhere in the nation.


Meh. The dog wasn't even slightly a factor in this incident. Some dogs are crap, other dogs are fine. Blanket statements are pretty useless in such situations.


Pfft.

You call it earthquake, I call it a great way to shake your martini.


While I certainly understand the position of Bell on this matter ... and why it is fighting tooth-and-nail to see the decision reversed ... tough luck.  This is 2016 and in this digital information age, borders mean nothing.  Bring on the funny commercials.  I for one will not miss watching that clown from Canadian Tire.  And I will especially not miss adverts for upcoming horrendously mind-numbing reality shows that nobody with half a brain plans to watch anyway.


The biggest investors in these project are pension plans not wealthy individuals largely because the institutional investor dwarf any private investor.

The trillion dollars in pension plan money is looking for a place to get a return. They include the CPPIB and Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec along with the Teachers pension plan , HOOOP and OMERS public service pension plans here in Ontario.


Me thinks you should spend less time on here posting your lunacy and start spending it looking for the remedy for your extra chromosome.


rwl, again I understand your argument and it is a tough one.  Freedom of speech is regulated in various ways, and you'll need a license to assemble in many municipalities, to broadcast or publish or build a church; life, liberty or property can be taken with due process of law.  So there are examples of licensing certain constitutional rights.


Two thousand a week to discourage hikers from going up the stairs. Cheaper to remove the stairs completely. No stairs, no need for security.


"I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on here!"


"a real investigation"  You mean one that confirms democrats delusions.  Investigations have been going on since July of 2016....nothing!   The FBI, and Itel agencies knew of the interference and did nothing....so if there is anything to this...it's why the Obama Junta let it happen, playout during the election...could it be they expected the criminal clinton to win...and therefore said nothing?


Certainly we want the economy to be working, that's why we have to cut down on the bloated state government before we discourage work with a destructive state income tax.  Hopefully the State House Majority will get ahold of their faculties and forget about the state income tax and start cutting state spending.  Not all at once mind you, only 5% per year for ten years to provide a soft landing for the state economy.


...As opposed to the hard fascism of getting people riled up to lock up your political opponents, or use violence against the media...?

Hey, I saw that last Trump advertisement before the election:  I heard all the dog-whistles about elites and cosmopolitans.  This was a piece that could have been produced by Leni Riefenstahl.  If you didn't hear the anti-Semitic messages, you were deliberately not listening.


the funny thing is you're probably right on about that!


I need help...I don't care that we are low income..regardless  took my husband in for a cut index finger tip with a table saw...it all took 2 hours...I had a coffee , he had no stitches , he had an xray to confirm it did not go to the bone and it was cleaned out with anticeptic and we had a couple bandages...$2400......I received  a few bills re: xray  and something else...for $700 adn thought well that's expensive but we paid..then   the hospital  sent us a bill for over $1700.00.....this is wrong !!! it said the emergency dr was $1200.......this is wrong. Health care should be a universal right.


Thank you!  Keep giving me more proof of your harassment....it will be put to good use.


But NY Times etc...aim higher than that surely, seeing as they want to be seen as beacons in a dark time.


Father Arrupe wants to comment.


"From Dairy Queen to Academe." Nice.


Buser does this every year.  And this strategy has not been working for him.  So why does he keep doing it?  It's like the "rabbit" in a track race where a record is trying to be set.  The "rabbit" goes out fast, knowing he is sacrificing his chance to win.  You'd think Martin would be smarter than this by now.


"It is not possible" for the Trumpster's clusterf**k of an administration to speak with "perfect accuracy" to the American public, because the Trumpster is constantly changing his story. "For the sake of accuracy" maybe the Trumpster should try telling the truth to the American people, and sticking with it.


While Gabbard's interest in international issues is quite impressive, there should have been also consideration of  international laws and resolutions on Nagorny-Karabakh. Nagorny-Karabakh is illegally occupied territory of Azerbaijan, and taking stand for those who violates the international law doesn't give rep. Gabbard credit. Saying that she stands for American Armenians living in Hawaii doesn't make any sense-- How about representing all residents regardless of their race and ethnicity, or it's not  job of the government representatives anymore ? Also, Azerbaijan is not a part of Central Asia-- check map and history before posting news-- Thanks!


Unnatural? Lmfao. ok so here ya go..

Honesty? honesty is Richard Rhyner has been posting in ADN long enough that most of us know, when the man says "blacks" he means "negroes" period.  He isn't referring to a culture he isn't saying it "politely, respectfully etc"  he means what he's inferring.

(Sarcasm) I'm sorry If I make attempts to refer to folks as something other than a color in a crayon box.  (Eye roll)

No, you bigot not anyone who says "black, white, brown" is a racist.

Unless you're 9yrs old, you should know English well enough to pick up on the fact that the "way" a word is used gives you hints at the meaning behind it.  There are sometimes 5 and 6 different ways to use a word.  Each way can change the meaning behind it, so just pretend for a second, that you've been educated in the school system even slightly, (unless you're a foreign national) so you can fully absorb or at the minimum understand that concept. (Facepalm)


Hmm. Margaret Wente, privileged U of T graduate (BA and MA in English Literature), who sipped tea with Robertson Davies in his office in a cozy small graduate class, deciding that the University of Saskatchewan has managed to recruit enough professors of aboriginal background through the usual channels?

Interesting. But no doubt Ms. Wente conducted her usual exhaustive research ("3:30 already? I'm exhausted!") prior to firing off her column to her copy editor.


As one of those service businesses, I'm more than happy to pay an additional 1% in B&O tax for such benefits. I'm very pleased to see such a balanced set of funding sources for this proposal.


That's always been their position Brian but why was he still on the website in the middle of January as the National Director with contact info? He has been the go-to resource for the media for 30 years right? If he had stepped down as of Dec. 31, why wait until now to announce it? His leaving is a pretty big deal, so why wait until a lawsuit was filed? It just doesn't smell right Brian.


It's already been established that it's not;  incarceration just makes everything worse, starting day one. But hey, if you want to keep building more and more prisons and/or go back to sending prisoners out of state and paying private contractors hundreds of thousands of dollars to effectively worsen crime and recidivism in Alaska, go for it.


Coming from none other than Dan Rather - low praise indeed.


Perhaps we should ask DJT what he would call it? Or perhaps the people who closely follow him, what they think..


JS:  Actually I have done the math and there are several ways to create a sustainable budget without an income tax.  Democrats and liberals in general don't like that approach.  They want to "redistribute the wealth".  That may be OK with you but not so much with me.


Right wing radio just assumes no one will do any research on their own.

They prey on the ignorant and expect them to parrot talking points without thought or research...as if facts have no meaning.

I understand why people don't want to step back and see they have been lied to, that it's more fun to tell liberals "we won" ...but at some point these Republican followers will have to face reality or continue looking more foolish as time goes on.

The older generation of Republicans have already lost all respect from millenials as they destroy the Constitution and the natural world for their own benefit, not caring what they leave behind.

This is only going to escalate, and millenials will be the ones taking care of these older judgmental selfish people in their old age...good luck with that.


you know ???...when I stopped drinking and driving...speeding...parking  wherever I wanted to....reading and sending texts/cel calls...I found that I got no more tickets..no more fines...no more extra charges for licence nor insurance .....
Funny how that works.


Venice is doing okay , so I'm confident the good people of Manhattan will adjust.


So finally, you went to America, and put on a pair of American shoes ... no wonder you talk this way.

But Canada may well be the one taxed by Trump first, then lets see how much money you can collect from Canada to spend winter there.

This is the typical generation of Canadian who call themselves the only one with "moral". They collect Canadian pension, spend it in US, and label others "Canadian of convenience", LOL


No one gave a crap about the depression this prick and hi s political masters served up to all those involved in the Solid Gold scandal and subsequent cover up


Huh, that's the same problem with inner city schools: not enough money.  Except they have plenty of money and the outcomes are still horrendous.  The problem is that government is very good at bureaucracy (ever apply for a government contract?), but not very good at getting things done efficiently.  Throwing money at it is throwing good money after bad, corruption aside.


Do you recall Justin's statement at the death of Castro?
http://www.theloop.ca/justin-trudeau-is-getting-annihilated-on-twitter-over-his-fidel-castro-eulogy/
He made himself well known around the world, and not in a good way.

 Trudeau celebrates dictators – is he's becoming one?


Oh Dianne, it bad to show a joke about hillary but it's ok to show Trump's severed head. You are the one that is appalling and disgusting. We will be voting to send your ass home next elevtion.


The U.S. :
Has 900 military bases across the globe, bombed 7 countries in 2016. U.S. dropped an estimated 26,172 bombs in Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, Pakistan and Afghanistan  (https://www.cfr.org/blog/how-many-bombs-did-united-states-drop-2016.)
North Korea:
0 military bases across globe, bombed 0 countries in 2016
Also:
U.S. warships are off the Korean Peninsula, U.S. stealth aircraft and bombers are flying over the Korean Peninsula.
No Korean ships or aircraft are anywhere near the U.S.
Yet you see N. Korea as the threatening, belligerent party.
You need to check your glasses.


Dear Editors
Fourth Paragraph: "a French software form called" ... shouldn't it be "firm"?
Second typo i have found this morning (this is the 4th article i'm reading)... you guys are getting sloppy eh?


Haha... some things never change.


On objective numbers, Kathleen Wynne has outperformed every premier since John Robarts.  That's not too shabby.
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But the Conservatives aren't interested in objective facts.
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If you don't think it's true, take at look at the numbers going back to WWII.


Yeah I know right? I mean, no other English speaking countries consume US TV, movies, and music.

Globe columnist John Doyle didn't write a book that dealt in large part about the influence of American TV on Irish culture I guess eh?

Quebecois culture is just so fecund that one can see its influence worldwide to a much larger degree than US culture no doubt.

In fact Quebecois culture is so unparalleled that if given a choice between Quebec City or Paris I'm sure most tourists would chose Quebec City, amirite?


You can't make this up. Katherine Kealoha is the “team captain” of the career criminal unit. Gotta wonder is Da Chief the coach of the career criminals?  Is the HPD the all star criminal team?


The editors seem to be upset that James T. Hodgkinson, Northwest rioters in Seattle and Portland, and California anti-free speech hooligans were denounced at the same time as the neo-nazi's, skinheads, and other punk racists.

I have no tolerance for any of them.


This comment is bizarrely idiotic.


With two people on one bike, why not.
Also with two bike riders side by side.


me too!  At least he hasn't made the marines bow to him.  What I see, is  a 4F swollen ankled, ***** grabbin liar.  What an American hero and leader, lol


Do you live in North Pole?


Nowadays the buzz word for Sessions' ideology, much like Justice Gorsuch, is "originalism".

Livin' life like it was 1795!!


They have had a lot of these in Walla Walla Washington recently.  Hopefully this is just the responsibility of just one incompetent supervisor and not a reflection of the entire organization.

Not that any staff will receive anything but the mildest reprimand; the SEIU contract forbid holding a union member responsible for individual incompetence.


Saying that "The Donald" isn't under investigation is like busting the guy selling crack on the street corner and making a blanket statement about not investigating any other crack dealers.


Angry??? Thanks Parnell, state, federal politicians who give Koch brothers and any corporation, that gave huge donations to your career and promote your future, eminent domain  to domestic or foriegn companies over citizens rights and futures. To whom you have given gets tax credits/breaks and cash payments to rape resources, contaminate land, fill air with toxins, and poison the water tables, streams, rivers and oceans so that it can pay for multi-million dollar mansions, condos in Miami, yachts, and social engagements to thank politician's for there help. Leave the huge toxic dumps for taxpayers to pay for their progress. Then have your stooges convince the masses it's all in the trickle down effect. Trickle? Try strangling effect on  individuals  not in line for bailouts, CEO million dollar bonus and taxes on everybody else but rich corporations that rule the world economics with tax lawyers and accountants to keep their hard earned wealth.


If it were me, I'd rather give him a couple months more at my house than spend thousands of dollars setting him up in a new place. It was supposed to be situation where the homeowners would be getting a little extra money from the brother-in-law, not spending money on him, regardless of whether they can afford it.

He needs to get a roommate and find a place he can afford without the homeowners bending over backwards and/or spending their savings to make it happen.


Yes it does!
Cold
Snow
Broken infrastructure
etc


When is the Walker administration going to give us the decision points regarding this project?   Every project (except apparently this one) has distinct decision points and if conditions to proceed are not met, than the project is shelved.   Apparently the tactic with AKLNG  is to keep spending hoping for some glimmer of hope.. Now we see the latest "glimmer" with a possible Chinese version of yet another "Memorandum of Agreement/Understanding" like we saw under Parnell and Palin before that.  Absent project financing, these agreements mean nothing. So spare me the drama and false hope Governor. How about we focus on transitioning Alaska to the "post-oil" era where we deliver essential government services based on our known revenue sources.


This is very cool. I have the Cotopaxi Luzon backpack http://amzn.to/2xA9cF2 and I absolutely love it. The colors are amazing. Material is lightweight but well built.


Think so?  Well, sorry, but I live in Hawaii too.  Therefore I know the "deplorables" in both places.  Yep, shocker, huh!  Besides, tons of you will move to CA or Vegas eventually. So, get over yourself, you are not the King.  If you can't make it on one island, move to another one.  How many times you move so far?


So, if sea levels drop a third year in a row, or stay the same, is that notable?  How about 5 years without rising, is that still a "minor fluctuation"?


Mr/Ms/Dr Engineering, changing the subject a bit, I definitely see a sequel to Obama's (fake) golfing history:
"Trump -- Golfing Roughshod Through History"


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Teddyballgame 9writes:

"Based on your prior posts indicative of an advanced case of HDS, educating you on Mr. Harper's many achievements for this country would be like trying to grow grass on concrete.

But you are right that space limitations here make it almost as hard to comprehensively list Harper's successes "

--

Unable to meet my challenge to share his list of the "many accomplishments of Harper", Teddy is reduced instead to juvenile insults.

Thank you for conceding, Teddy.

The insults don't bother me.

They say a lot more about you than they do about me.

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OK.
I voted for Hillary.
I'm PROUD to say it.
Why are you ASHAMED to admit you voted for Trump?


Democrat politicians embarrassing our state again. How about working for Washington citizens for a change.


I want to see the so-called "new Aryan Nation- AmeriKKKans-  get out there in those fields and pick that lettuce- mow those yards- pick up those golf balls- work in those hot kitchens- make up those beds in those hotels- create new software- find a miracle cure- go to rural areas as immigrant physicians and take care of  the very poor and sick that Donald Trump is going to ignore, while we have some intelligent Americans the majority of Trump's voters would elect to take pick-and-shovel into the coal mines and succumb to black lung!


Coulter's cut from the same threadbare cloth as Trump, her hero. Both are pathetic.


"Trump Christians" don't read that verse.


We're big tough Republicans.  Federal government needs to downsize.  Less government overreach.  Time to balance the budget and reduce government spending!

Oh wait!  What! ... the feds want to give us less money?!  They can't do that!  The other guys need to take the cuts!  Not Alaska!


Not only do women never lie, they also never err.  So goes dogma.


Unfortunately as long as leaders do not step up appropriately and address this issue head on, it will perpetuate.  It was truly disappointing to see Andrew Scheer avoid responding in the House of Commons yesterday and had to be pushed very hard to provide an apology.  That guy's a real leader - NOT!!!


This editorial made for very good reading as a well written piece...

... right up until the last sentences where it needlessly slid into a ditch to make a fully un-needed comparison to Trump and America and White house spokesmen.

Yikes, it was like having a fine, well-planned meal followed by a dessert of moldy liver mousse littered with mouse droppings.


I know neighbourhoods in Vancouver where there was a house on every block that was vacant.  A few of those houses now have renters, so the vacant house tax does result in fewer vacant houses.


we mean like trying to arrange, with the russian ambassador, for the use of russian diplomatic facilities so that the clandestine communications could be conducted under the cloak of russian cryptographic technology and hidden from US intelligence.


Nothing about Susan Rice being the person that Unmasked the Trump Campaign, WaPoDN? Scared to publish the truth?


We've gone years waiting to get these larger dividends as the fund made money, and now that it has, the government wants to take it away from us and our children.


Certainly there is more than one word for things, which is why I said normally.  We used to call it dope in high school because that is what the police called it when they toured around to our school telling us not to do drugs.  The police used that word for a reason because it has such a negative connotation.  You're smoking dope because you look like a dope and you are a dope.  When I got out of high school and met people who knew their drugs I realized that to those who use, dope means heroin.

I would not advise asking for dope when you want weed.  You will look like a narc, or you will get heroin (neither of which is a good thing).


SO if mum and ex had each other as beneficiary, the ex wins because she died first. He can change the beneficiary of his policy to anyone he likes now - and it won't be the LW's spouse. Suggest this spouse speaks to the ex and comes to some kind of agreement.


Agree with a lot of this list except:

Forget cast-iron for a start-up kitchen.  Move into this later if you get the urge.  Too fussy, high maintenance and un-necessary for anything a college student is going to cook.  A good non-stick is far more useful.
Paring knives?  Meh... you could get these I guess if you have drawer space to fill up.
Get a good quality offset serrated knife for bread, citrus and tomatoes etc...
A quality box-grater is arguably more useful than a microplane and easier to handle.
The best tip in the article and the one that you will benefit the most from is a quality pair of kitchen shears.
Splurge and get the most functional peeler you can find.  Even a "luxury" one is still not going to be that expensive.  Shears and peeler - probably the two most useful things on this list.


Will "showing Zille the door" garner the popular vote for the DA?  No, it will win the Mampara of the Year vote, as a herd of old dinosaurs like me withdraw support for absolutely no gain from the masses.


Successful and stable you say?

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/12/25/commentary/japan-commentary/how-japans-economy-put-itself-out-to-pasture/#.V7803E0rJpg


If the glyphosate might taste bad, you may dilute it with a fruit drink or soft drink.  Now all of your objections have been answered.  The only reason remaining for you to refuse the challenge is that you question whether glyphosate is low risk or not.


Cut off ALL ties with Azerbaijan !


No secrets here.  Downstream (lower Willamette River) water quality requirements by DEQ and minimum fish flow mitigations from NMFS trump the tourism and recreation businesses associated with this man made lake.  With Hills Creek and Lookout Point already at low pools for Corps maintenance work the water to maintain those lower river flows have to come from somewhere.


His unpopularity doesn't excuse your language on this forum.


You are absolutely correct about the GDP. Missing of course perhaps by accident is the fact that Ontario has three times the population of Alberta. Missing as well is the fact that Ontario receives transfer payments from the revenues of the have provinces, Alberta being one of them. That same Alberta that has a lower GDP then Ontario.


I am tired of this nonsense encouraging the government to tax me to save me!!!!  Take car of yourself and your family.  THAT IS WHAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING!!!


Margaret Wente, quit romanticizing this empty ideal of "color blindness", as if everyone is magically on equal footing and that racism works the same for everyone (or more absurdly that it works in "reverse") -- Canadian society is structured to benefit Whiteness. Try to explain the over representation of non-white people in the prison system despite being minority populations -- it is not disproportionate criminality among these groups, it is white privilege. Your ideas are tired. Let go of the mic; your clueless, nonsensical bluster is clogging up the airwaves.