And as the Catholic Bishops said, "REPENT, REPENT,  I wonder what they meant?"
Secrecy is what allowed this horrible soul murdering scandal to progress all over the world. It is so bad that many will never believe what a Bishop says again. Many of us quit giving to anything that the money goes to a bishop in any form. When my sister found out that her parish collections were in effect taxed by the Bishop, that was enough for her to give her money to better causes.   The RC leadership remains in shambles.


When it's a radical Islamic terrorist, the standard political response to to make vague condemnations of hatred and violence.


Obamacare was enacted against the unspoken rules of the US political game which require bipartisan support for major legislation. Therefore, a partisan repeal is not only reasonable but in order. So that Republicans do not make the same mistake as the Democrats did, either simultaneously or subsequently, a bipartisan bill can be negotiated. If this general analysis is correct, then Rand Paul sees more clearly than most or all the rest of the Republican party and is in fact leading, not going to war.


There is a huge disconnect between government and the working poor. The working poor need lower energy prices, lower housing prices, lower taxes, lower food bills etc. etc. The Trudeau Liberals and the Provincial Premiers are working in the opposite direct. They want higher taxes (eg. a new %50 a ton GHG tax), higher housing prices, higher energy prices, higher food prices, higher, higher everything. They are rich yuppies who live in a dream world other Canadians will never arrive at.  The other day the PM and the Premiers had a chance to lower world energy prices by approving all the pipelines that were approved by the NEB.. They failed us and the rest of the world miserably, miserably, miserably..


Were you watching when Bush tanked the economy and America started hemorrhaging jobs? You think that was an easy fix?  What did you do to help? What did the GOP do to help fix the disaster into which they led this country?  Snarky sound bites are cute, but useless.


Brett, I believe the law to require one movie showing per week to be close captioned was set to expire this year. Any idea if the bill to extend it is still alive at the Leg?


All of whom will become Liberal voters until the day they die.
Theses people should be put at the front of the line for determination as to the validity of the claim to be a refugee and then sent back to Haiti.


Sanctuary cities are illegal. I used to live in a "sanctuary county" and couldn't get many jobs because I didn't speak fluent Spanish. I ended up in accounting, because you didn't need to speak much just work on a computer... Anyway, it got so bad, the illegals outnumbered the legal citizens. We were about 90% illegal alien in our town by 2010 and the value of my home shrunk until it was "underwater".  Only a few "whites" were left in our neighborhood... We finally short-sold our home and got out of there. I didn't like accounting that much so now I just take care of my mom and quit trying to work a job. I didn't want to try to compete with all the Spanish-speakers out there again. So it is in America today... What ever happened to the American Dream? That's been gone a long time ago...


I'd bet the Denver D is licking it's chops right about now...


Schillings have now been "put on notice"....... He, he, he, he!

Lying for money: Mngxitama has reached the top level in that endeavour with that white dude Carl Niehaus. Slimeballery, it seems, is colourless, slippery and semi-transparent.


believing evidence points in way or the other is not a lie, nor is it the truth, It is just as belief.


Also, while affordable access to spay/neuter is a powerful tool in combatting pet overpopulation, it has not been effective for eradication of feral cats. There *are* low cost options in most large communities in Alaska now and while it has reduced the numbers of animals dumped in shelters and shelter euthanasia rates, it has not had an impact on feral cat populations. The only communities that I know of that have been able to end their feral problem have been small, isolated communities that have (borderline illegally) practiced a version of TNR.


It's not "horrifying" because the "masses" haven't voted. The gears of democracy will turn this media circus into a reality this fall when Trump's "you're fired" bully persona is stripped down in debate.


I hope the new 'diverse' staff understands that they still need to be out of the Boulder city limits by sundown.


Katie Brown and Lucy  Vinus  as well as the City Manager Jim "RUIN" Ritz, and the  City Councilors need to be "REPLACED".

Read the Sign:  REPLACED.......................


There you go. That's another issue. They're actually getting worse at lying.


Bears are good climbers..


I found my thrill...
Sorry, wrong hill.


All you need do to refute my call is provide a (credible) source for your contention that "a good portion of the public had concluded that on 99% of the issues there was no difference between the elite in the two parties."  You even have the wiggle room of how much is "a good portion."

I could easily be wrong on this, and that's fine. Go.

You wrote:

<<The article in the Washington Post simply notes that the net immigration is negative, not that the border was "secured".>>

You appear to abide by the standard reductio ad absurdum offered by the INS agent that not until not one person breaches the border can the border be considered secured.

I urge people to listen to the NPR broadcast and the series of concessions Steve Inskeep cornered border patrol agent Brandon Judd into making on Trump's mighty wall: "This whole debate has been about a couple of hundred miles of fence?"


Adding highway lanes is a political feel-good thing.  Most people are pretty ignorant about a lot of things, and their eyes light up when they hear that more highway lanes are going to be added.  They aren't smart enough to know that doing so just induces more traffic.

I like the idea of congestion pricing.  Make it expensive enough during peak times and it will force people to make some better choices.


Blah, blah, blah ... your property taxes are being raised.  No surprise with the Begich 2.0 administration.


I work under the assumption that my employer wants to pay me as little as possible and still retain my services. There's no "men who control the economy" who are setting wages based on the gender % of the workers. Truck drivers get paid more than early childhood educators because driving a truck is a lousy job that is vital to the survival any company that employs them- ECE, not so much. It's supply and demand. There's no conspiracy going on where a group of men are deciding which jobs are going to get paid more. It's not happening. And while there may have been cases where women were being paid less than a male counterpart for the same job that's just anecdotal and not reflective of our economy as a whole.


I respect your opinion Outsider77. But 90%? Give me something from a credible sources that backs up your statement. There are a lot of  good columnist out there that are anything but "lefties". Among them, George Will, Johnah Goldberg, David Brooks, and Charles Krauthhammer, all who regularly appear in the RG. At times, all of them have been critical of Trump (and critical of  Sanders, Clinton, and Obama). Maybe that should tell us something about Trump as opposed to their supposed liberal "bias".
I don't agree with you that newspapers, TV news, etc. are supposed to reflect, on average, the political leanings of the country. What I want when I read a newspaper and listen to the news is, as best as possible, objective reporting. Or if it is an opinion piece, why they've reached the view point that they have. Just because someone says or reports something that runs contrary to what I'd like to hear, doesn't necessarily mean that that reporter is biased.


But it certainly does not exclude  them so my comment stands.  Competent is better than both.


Really Islandsun? And all of the homeless families living on the street is just a figment of our imagination... Illegal vacation rentals are not the sole cause of our current housing crisis, but they are definitely contributing to the problem.  Other cities around the world are facing the same issue. New York, Los Angeles, Paris and San Francisco are all recognizing  that allowing vacation rentals in residential zoning reduces the housing supply for residents and raises housing costs. The purpose of residential zoning is to provide housing for residents, not hotel rooms for tourists.


I was hoping  for more from this article.  I am not sure it tells me that we learned anything other than the fact that its a good idea to  finance a social safety net with  a progressive tax system. Gee, what an eye opener. Does history teach us anything about the following -

Is the system of credits and deductions too complex and beneficial to the highest income earners? Should we lower the highest marginal tax rate (53% or so) and eliminate tax perks which benefit those with access to expertise and mask the real tax rate paid?   Does it make sense to tax capital gains less than income?  Is a value added tax such as HST better than income tax? What are the biggest tax gaffes in history and why?  What were the best ideas and why?  Is it a good idea to tax corporations at a lower rate than individuals? Why?

In short, can we have an article with some meat?


Bud, you continue to ignore the lying and corruption of the BCLibs. How do you face your kids and friends if you just let that go?


One small difference between an RRSP withdrawal and an RRIF: The RRSP withdrawal is subject  to withdrawal fees by  most institutions, and the RRIF is not, according to one of my advisors.


I'm not suggesting anything but quoting from a left wing media outlet called CNN.

You could make the assumption that CNN sees that happening however...


Though it could have come sooner, I applaud the Government of Canada for taking this position.


Does that mean Melania will never serve in the U.S. Military?


Is is sad when anyone suffers cancer, including John McCain.

But, the revisionist history of McCain being a "HERO" is simply wrong. McCain has been a screw off ('maverick") his entire life. McCain was saved from dismissal from the Naval Academy by his Navy Admiral father and grandfather, finishing 3rd from the bottom of his graduating class. McCain was saved from flunking out of Naval flight training by his Navy Admiral father and grandfather. McCain survived a disastrous fire on board the U.S.S. Forestall, made worse when one of the LIVE BOMBS from his aircraft was fired, making the fire much worse, killing many sailors attempting to save others.  Where was "hero" McCain in the aftermath? Hiding below decks - doing NOTHING to assist any rescue efforts. McCain was shot down over North Vietnam, a heroic act?  Sad, yes, just not heroic! McCain was a POW where he suffered, along with MANY OTHERS, not heroic. Before returning, he capitulated and aided the enemy!  A SCREW OFF, NOT A HERO!


Sad but true. However there are far worse places to live.

I felt bad turning left on a yellow light. Only to be surprised by regularly having two to three tail gaters going through a red light behind me.


so when exactly do we start hiring more white players? isn't it their time too?


If he's promoting his position and experience at CU to get a job, I'd say it's fair game.


How utterly disgusting.    Yes, our governments ensure it is 'legal' because they are in bed with the people demanding it be so.

From Thomas Walkom today,
"Tax avoidance by the wealthy is the most visible sign of a larger phenomenon. That phenomenon is globalization or, to be more precise, global capitalism. It is a system designed to produce maximum profits from around the world and concentrate them in the hands of a few."

Trudeau you need to go and fast and Scheer you should never get a chance because let's face it you support this elitism as well.


FYI the "band" was not a marching band but a four person pop band.


It looks like the censors are out in force this morning.


Because HE is, as well


No bias on this. Common sense. The long days of caring for that farm and the energy and determination to do it right is probably the reason John said younger. This is not a hobby or job for the older folks or someone who is a city person. Its hard physical work. Also take into the fact of severe Interior winter weather and daily feeding of animals, hauling supplies and feed in -50 temps for nine months, chasing off predators. But, the biggest problem is making it work to support a living. It could become a money pit.  Its no fun and games. You have to love the lifestyle. Hope some drug lord doesn't get it for his cartel manufacturing. Wish I had had a chance at something like this when I came here 40 years ago. It would be a bit of heaven.


You mean real, non-liberal, right stuff Americans like John Glenn, right Nicky?


Shut down Walkers  LNG pipeline fantasy!
Stop wasting Alaska funds!
Now we have to deal with nepotism?
How many people do these pipeline people think they can sell their product to?
Where is the plan?


Thank you.

Question: has there ever been a time in Church history when "forbidden works" by theologians or others did not signal a forthcoming appropriate challenge to authority?

Does not the creation of forbidden works, enemies lists, unacceptable teachers, banned speakers,  etc represent so well an organization already in trouble with its members?


Deity, Lamont, deity, please.


And maybe your head is somewhere where the sun doesn't shine.


So, perhaps the United States ought begin threatening to attack Russia with nuclear weapons and say it's caused by Russia's recent flights close to the Alaskan coast and near-misses with our military aircraft.  Let  us see how "prudent" Russia is with a few weeks of repeated threats of nuclear annihilation from the U.S.  I'd bet they sing a different tune.


mandi, seems like you are trying to censor me. What happened to your support for all free speech? LOL.

BTW, the irony of making a personal attack on me while complaining I am making personal attacks - did you understand that?


Ny times?

The leader of fake news?
You here too?
No 2 on leaderboard of fake news

You need better get better sources Lamont. Maybe Breitbart?
The shadow knows.


Just like her vote that gave us Obamacare?


Curtis Kropar, that's so shallow and predictable. And racist.


Wow well put. My take--You don't have to agree with something a loved one does but you support the ones you love. Who hasn't disliked a friend or family members girlfriend/boyfriend/husband or wife does that mean I can't go to dinner, over their house or whatever because I don't believe in their relationship!


Apparently the Satanists don't appreciate the comparison.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/04/satanists-are-furious-that-boehner-compared-ted-cruz-to-the-dark-lord/


I'll never deny the possibility of being wrong.  Inshaa Allah (God Willing) I retain enough of a conscience to refrain from sliding into the 'evil' category.

But I still maintain that Mr. Pitts (with whom I disagree as often as not), wasn't taking the position in his article that you've ascribed to him, per your above post.  I believe he was arguing that those who decry injustice usually serve "truth, justice and the American way" better than those who denounce them for doing so.  I agree with that.

There are too many knee-jerk attempts to drown-out dissenting voices by reviling rather than refuting said voices' arguments.  Such as shrieking "RACIST!" when someone has the temerity to question police-actions against black folks OR express criticism of a particular political leader 'of color', "ANTI-SEMITE!" when someone criticizes "Israel's" mistreatment of Palestinians (who are Semites, BTW) or "HOMOPHOBE!" when mentioning that some gay-rights activists' claims lack scientific basis.


"No no no. If you write something (other than libel or slander) and someone doesn't like it, tough."

From one perspective, I get it. It's my art.

From another perspective ... why wouldn't I incorporate critique, suggestions, etc. into my work to make it stronger where I'm currently weak? How is telling me that my Asian characters are a little stereotypical any worse for me or my writing than my editor telling me I overuse a repetitive sentence structure?

If my goal is to become a better writer over time, I'd best be open to learning, no?


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Representative Buck:  You describe the "old" Republican Party in a manner that probably 80% of the Nation could get behind.  If those values are truly important -- and I agree they are -- why doesn't the Republican Party embrace them and ditch the climate change denials, social and family value issues, anti-LGTB, Bible-thumping, etc.   In other words, get on-board with the issues that truly imperil our nation, and leave to state and local governments, churches and nonprofits the remaining "culture war" issues.   Probably too late for the Republican Party, but the new political party that replaces it could really take off if it left the culture war to play out among the people and stuck with the one thing that government does best:   governing.


Simply, that when any "non-profit" amasses enough property to impact a local real-estate market, it's time to discern whether the organization's stated goals are being adhered to.


Bush/Cheney didn't tell them to do it. The CIA happily produced that report on their own.  They had "evidence" according to them.  And then the Fake News sold it.  Similar to what's happening now.


Still trying to pass off rigged polls as truth, unbelievable. Then again not really, this is Canada after all. Where that exact dishonest rigged strategy worked, in getting the clown Justin Trudeau elected here as PM. Harper may have had some warts, but after just one year of Trudeau as PM, Harper looks like a god !

 No G&M, Canadian's do not hate or feel bad about Trump being elected president. On the contrary, we are hoping for are own Donald Trump.


A quick note for you, Caiside2.....the use of <> doesn't work on the comments now.  None of the old emphasis does.  I am hoping that Civil Comments finds a way of restoring them at some point.  It is good to see you here.


Seriously Paul, any woman that appears to be attracted to Trump could only be attracted to his fame and money. Let's face it the guy is beyond hideous and even when he was younger his personality alone would had to have made any normal women's skin crawl.
Have you seen the pic of Don puckering up to Olivia Culpo, Ms. Universe 2012? Her turned head is a cry for help, most definitely.
No Donny's a grotesque lecher and only a woman who is either an ass-kisser, a prostitute, or a resolute gold digger with a cast iron stomach, could get near the guy without puking or attempting to kill him, or both.


So what did Hillary propose?  More or less liberal or something populist like Bernie Sanders and Trump? Remember 3 Million more people voted for Hillary-- she is about as liberal as Obama. Trump and Sanders campaigned strongly as populists offering the same thing-- more jobs, more benefits for the working class protect pensions-- universal health insurance like Canada for everyone regardless of whether they could afford it or not; More jobs and no favors for big companies taking jobs overseas; America First and no more globalist wars putting the "world first"-- stay out of Syria he told Obama "do not bomb Syria. Trump is increasing troops and weapons in Yemen, Somalia and Djibouti, Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan-- not fewer wars than Obama, but more wars than Obama. Trump so far has not delivered on his promises and it is confusing because he is changing positions all the time-- Is he really the populist people wanted or is he more like a combination of Hillary mixed with Obama?


So the other branch of the government doesn't do what the other wants, we're going to call another extended session, waste more tax dollars.... Brilliant gov walker, brilliant. Maybe we can waste more money on say a gas line that no one really wants while your at it.

Elected officials doing what they do best... Wasting time, wasting money, and complaining about the other group! Keep it up one term governor keep it up!


no, we should call it babbling deluded stupidity. You live in a home made from wood, and yet in staggering hypocrisy seek to deny others what you enjoy, You spin yourself stupid, one minute lecturing how we must turn to renewable natural resources to save us from global warming and extinction, to then demonize harvesting a renewable natural resource Stop being a liberal sheep.


We'll know soon. It has been reported yesterday that the Feds are looking over HART's books.


He was photographed with Harper -who knows he could have been at  Conservatives fundraisers as well. not that the authors of this article would care about that as it doesn't;t fit their agenda..


I had to read about genetics, chromosomes, etc., in physiology & embryology courses.

Have you completed any courses in these areas, so as to give advice to others?


My son was rejected by scholarship providers because he wasn't 'dark enough' or poor enough. Even though we have Cherokee roots, he knows not to rely on the world to give him anything. He will still be successful because we have taught him not to have a 'you owe me attitude.' He excelled in academics, club leadership, and athletics. He is in a private college today and continues to excel.Yes it will take all of us to change the 'culture of blame'. Start with your own families. Teach respect and love one another. Teach personal responsibility, a strong work ethic, caring for your family and make sure you give back to your community.
Enjoy each others' company during Thanksgiving and thank God for all of your many blessings.


NBT:  au contraire....I have met with about ten different individuals from this site...some with whom I share much agreement, some with whom I disagree on most every issue. I invite persons to join me in civil conversation regarding issues.  It's amazing how much more civil people are "face-to-face" instead of hiding behind "screen names."  I have extended my invitation to Agirl and my comment above was just a little humor.  May I again extend my invitation to her....Hey, Agirl, how about a cup of coffee and a visit.  I also extend the same invitation to you.  I'm in the phone book...Gary Crum  Junction City.  Give me a call.  I'd guess we would have a lively discussion.  BTW: my invitation is an "open" invitation to anyone who might be interested.  I really enjoy discussing issues with folks.  I'm retired, I've got the time, I'm willing to drive into Eugene and I've got just enough money for a cup of coffee or even, lunch. (that's my lunch, not yours) ....give me that call.  Gary Crum


Jawing on internet discussion boards will change the world.  If you wish to elevate concepts like justice and solidarity to divinity and then appeal to them, that is your right, here in the West, but as for me, I will make my appeal to Heaven!


Well, relentless attacks devoid of logic worked out well for Trump. Maybe they'll work out well for Scheer.


One-Term-Walker hid behind a little girl to announce he stole Alaskans' PFDs. Too funny.


I still think the money was put up by Soros to pay for it. It has his style of under back stabbing feel to it.


Whatever happened to their we always take the high road? And free speech so she wants to buy out Twitter and silence our president lol well good luck with that one Alice, wonderland is just around the corner!  And the left wonders why we voted for Trump!!  Ha!
It's because of people like her!!!


"I've got to say to whoever pushed this out on the street," Synan told WCPO, "this was the wrong thing to do."
So is he saying that pushing heroin is OK just not that stuff mixed in. Heroin is acceptable now? Crazy world!


The Umpqua, especially the North Fork, is a man's River - challenging to drift, nasty to wade, and I sure won't swim it.
Inflatable jackets are easy to wear, not bulky or movement-limiting, dependable if worn, and will set you back about a hundred bucks.
I wear mine when on that River,  and most other Waters. Good condition PFDs save lives, especially kids' lives.
You can safely bet six bits on what Nevada man would like a second chance at. I feel sorry for him.
You won't look like a sissy, honest.
My river-rat wife got in that Water when her raft capsized, she got trapped under the craft, and had a few tight moments.
Even prepared, life is risky in that Water. No human being is stronger.


She threatened the President of the United States of America with death by this image. She should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law and put in prison. Of course, that won't happen, so at the very least I hope her career is dead and that she never has another "gig" as long as she lives. Let her go work at McDonald's...


He was born in Montreal...he better speaks French....otherwise he is a goof!


In terms of avoidable fatalities, tobacco is America's most deadly "terrorism" threat... a corporate scourge that kills a half million Americans every year. The medical cost of supporting tobacco's victims is huge, one we all bear.

I've witnessed three friends pass away with lung cancer. Their end game was painful and expensive. All three started smoking when they were teenagers.  Raising the purchase age won't take away a young person's liberty as much as it may help them resist the peer pressure to use tobacco.

Of course there'll be those who'll say if young men are old enough to be drafted, they should be old enough to buy smokes. But, having been drafted long ago myself, I'd say today's draft is far less likely to kill someone than tobacco.


i smell what you're cookin'.  and such a place, although not in AK, does exist.  schoops hamburgers.


Interesting.   Smacks of exploiting information discrepancies,...in a number of ways.

Best to watch out for the potential for lawsuits.


Racist aspersions against Atlantic salmon; elitist at best.
Atlantic salmon has a fattier sub-skin; it self-bastes when broiled and the flesh stays nice and moist

Just coat lightly with smoked paprika, and it tastes like it's wrapped in bacon

And the oil in Atlantic salmon is about the healthiest digestible fat know to man


Nation to nation communication is different.  WMD made it different.  Why did our President choose to conduct a punitive strike while w/ the Chinese?  Also to send a message.  He can chew gum and walk at the same time.  That was the message.  Unlike the former president who started the war in Libya and doesn't get a mention in the news.  So your contention is that the Navy missed?  I don't know.  Firing a missile out on the ocean moving in space in four dimensions, then the rockets have to actually fire, then the uplink to the satellite for the inertial nav system to kick in, then the failsafe recall ping back to the rocking boat, then travel over water (can you say propagation problems?) w/ no distinguishing features to correct course, then go over land stealthily so it doesn't get shot down (they don't fly supersonic, you see), terrain match their course so they fly in the right direction,  (cont.)


Give the 4J District Office a call and ask for the person that does enrollment projections.  My guess is that their data shows that houses in this price range result in few new elementary school age kids.


dome:  You are describing a he/she or she/he or Trans something.


I've recognized the difference between "your" (a possessive pronoun) and "you're" ( a contraction of "you are") since the third grade, and my education is the result of public schools. It's a common error resulting from ignorance that a spell checker can't pick up, since either spelling is correct in context and spell checkers don't recognize context to choose the correct homophone.

I see why you call yourself "always there". You are an obsessive troll who picks someone to hate (without even knowing the person) and focuses all your misdirected anger on that person. My post was two days ago. I could keep replying to you as long as this thread is up, and you would continue to blast me with your stupid pointless tirades. You can't help it. Here's what you can do: when you see my actual name (not some cowardly alias behind which you can be a complete jerk), don't read it. You can pick out someone else to hate, it's all the same to you.


Saw Inge at a BON dance recently .  He was quite good and knew all of the moves.  Unfortunately  as governor he is stumbling. Suggest he becomes a BON  dancer and leave  the governing to others.    tony lo


Your right. Best give up and do nothing.  Now where is that rolling eyes emoji?


HALLELUJAH . . . Hawaii will shut down volcanic activity  . . . to the pleasure of the earth's creator.


I may have misread your use of examples of judges making law, as if that's a good thing, so I apologize for the sarcasm.

Still, you seem to want them to make law in THIS case by ignoring the letter of the law and deciding what legislators meant despite some specific definitions.  It seems that even if they looked at the history and discussion of the law, per your own assertion that Congress didn't believe retailers/creditors use deceptive practice, they would have determined that it was considered to make the law apply to creditors as well as third party debt collectors, & consciously chose not to.

Slight correction - charging P&L is not what drops the available recovery to the creditor.  Charging to P&L coincides with turning collection over to a debt collector & that action is what reduces the recovery to whatever the contract is with the debt collector.  It does not change the fact that the original company is still the defined creditor, & can sell the debt to another creditor


And your point is?


Almost 30 films have been made about the Rwanda genocide, fictional and documentary. The vast majority were made outside the US and did not debut there.

Which is undoubtedly why you didn't know about them.


Inevitable policy incoherence resulting from nanny state regulations


Knowing where this is probably going to go (which indont agree with), I'd rather see a State lottery opened up as a probable funding source for this (and Education) rather than an extension of the excise tax.


The meringue was usually covered with a flammable alcohol and set on fire........not torched or broiled. It was done at the table and was amazing.


junior pays people (that cannot afford to have children) to have as many as they can bear.


If the Whitaker is any indication increasing bums correlates with soaring property values!


Will Rosemary Barton discuss this on P&P with the same vigour and  vinegar she did in her interview with a former Conservative Party minister over the strategically staged photo of a dead Syrian child?

And what will the fiery, know-it-all Justin Trudeau apologist, Amanda Alvaro have to say about her idol's behaviour in this case?

Did someone say don't hold your breath?


Teens brains are still developing and smoking cannabis has many long term negative effects on brain development.  One example - heavy usage can result in a pretty major drop in IQ; equal to that caused by lead exposure.  It's not a non-issue we can ignore.


De-colonize the public school system? What does that even mean?


So, the most hated company in Canada partners with the most hated company in the US, what an amazing deal. The stories of Comcast incompetence are legendary, only matched by their callous disregard to their customers needs, it is truly a match made in heaven.


And it is s AFRICAN AMERICAN JUDGE who is sending them to criminal court.  Your obsession with race is pathetic.


Sunday's trip marked the president's 13th trip to a golf course since taking office.

He has made a trip to a Trump-owned property eight weekends in a row since the inauguration.

Remember that weekend he said he had lined up for 'big' meetings on Veteran's issues?

He announced those plans with his VA head sitting next to him, Trump turned and asked the VA head if he wasn't heading down to the Trump property for the weekend and the VA head said, no.  First he heard of it.

Here's a picture of Trump at the VA meeting, wearing his Trump special 'VA issue' glove.

http://thehill.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumb_small_article/public/blogs/trump.golf_.glove_.jpg?itok=jtU3Hxqu

VA meeting?  No, that's the CEO of NewsMax and a has been Romney aide.

Sorry Veterans, Trump has more pressing things to do than address Veteran's issues.


This would be the finishing touch on a plan that was initiated during the Reagan years. During his two terms in office, we began to see Jerry Falwell at the White House and on Capitol Hill with increased frequency. The legitimate media learned that Falwell was beginning to sit in and, later on, participate in cabinet meetings and meetings with members of both Houses. This was a red flag that the neo cons managed to dismiss in the name of "spiritual guidance". Now, president Trump has forged an Unholy alliance with the Faux Christians and is ready to part the Red Sea (pun intended) to pave the way for their dream of a Christian caliphate. Muslim "extremists" will be the least of our worries.


Time to resign. Mr. Spicer is being paid to help communicate the President's ideas, and he is far from doing his job.


Seems like a play to stay in the race industry. You should try and make a living based on your character not your blackness.


Jesus would have disagreed with a whole lot of the types of policy positions that were promoted by both Democrats and Republicans over the last while....I usually find that those who use Jesus in a reference imagine Jesus as a kind of " go with the flow" kind of guy, rather than the " I forgive you, but now go and sin no more " type he is written to have actually been


Corker is wrong.  There's nothing adult about it.


I actually don't care who the majority are now, or in 80 years from now. Canada is a great place to live, and will always attract people looking for a better life.

My family can trace their time here from the late 1600's, they sure didn't come hoping for a worse life, and they were members of an immigrant minority. They built the country we now live in, and future generations of immigrants will continue to build the country, as the old immigrants did.

A society constantly changes, are you crying over the fact that Aboriginals in Canada are a minority?

I went out and asked my Muslim co-workers how many children they have, the number ranges from zero to two, seems pretty typical for 2017 to me.


With positive voter ID not required, no study can be inherently accurate enough to determine anything, either way. That's a big problem.


Wump Gorsley

Nice speech concerning what YOU think the Constitution SHOULD mean. NO yelling allowed - got it. But I ask again -  What part of the Constitution is he violating? Yeah, that's what I thought


Well... University of Alabama, who (apparently) has a mildly successful football team is the fastest growing state flagship university in the country.

They saw a 58% increase in enrollment between 2006 and 2016. The students choosing to attend also got better: Their average GPA was 3.66 vs. 3.4. The top quarter scored a 31 or better on the ACT, up from 27. Only 43% of students are from in state.

Also, the football team was pretty good during that decade.

No, most athletic programs are not self-supporting, but Oregon's is. And, like Alabama, Oregon's athletes draw students to the school.

NY Times story on Alabama: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/06/education/edlife/survival-strategies-for-public-universities.html?_r=0


It is now pretty well documented that the last thing Alzheimer's is able to take from people is their musical memory.  For example, someone with a CD of songs of the 40s visited a seniors facility and played some of the old songs of that era.  A resident in his 80s who had not spoken in a couple of years suddenly started to sing along with the recording.

As for Glen, one of the major pluses of the business he was in (although he was all about the music not the business) is that he will live if not forever at least as long as people still listen to English language popular songs.


Spot on NT... thanks for your comment.


Yes, and the Women's March was backed by Soros-linked organizations. I don't see why that matters. The Tea Party, like the Women's March, represents a certain view that many voters agree with. Money is a necessary component, but by no means the only necessary component, of a successful political movement.

I'm just curious if the Women's March will follow the Tea Party's example and challenge Democratic office-holders in the 2018 primaries.  My guess is no, because the march's most prominent sponsors are mainstream, establishment progressive organizations.


Are you saying the left doesn't want a living wage?


Clinton is too crooked...


The ONLY way to sort this out is to vote ANC out of power!!!


The US bureaucracy is a behemoth and could stand a major pruning, especially in defence and security but please don't draw parallels with the Canadian government, if that is what you're trying to do. It doesn't hurt us to provide free health care to refugees - it's called compassion as is taking them in in the first place.


http://jonathanpelto.com/category/christina-kishimoto/

http://westieconnect.com/archives/tag/christina-kishimoto


“liking” your own comment is pretty pathetic


The AG should appoint a special prosecutor to look into Hillary Clinton's association with Harvey Weinstein. It's a good thing she didn't get elected. All this stuff would come out in the wash. Dirty panties?


Is a slander law suit out of the question?


That joke is wearing very thin and has become stale. Try to come up with some new material.


That would be CDC estimates of gang-related violence as a percentage, the King County ER study of gunshot victims, Andrew Papachristos research in violence networks in Chicago, Boston et al, CDC violence network study in Wilmington, MD, and innumerable datasets from various municipal law enforcement agencies. This is not really controversial. Maybe you should do some research prior to spouting off?


Fare thee well on your next adventure, Men. Fair winds and following seas.


So many seem to have jumped right in, head first.  Good to see you 12th.


With two mad men and simpletons, Trump and Kim the third, have their fingers on the nuclear launch, the Doomday Clock indeed ticks closer to midnight.  For the North Korean, they have no choice.  For the American who voted for Trump, especially those ignored all the warning signs or thought it was just his campaign rhetoric and Trump wasn't that crazy and now looked at what he is obsessed with during his first week as President (the crowd size of the inauguration, rating!), what are your excuses?


Still, no answer. That's because you have none.


Bill Davis, really? Please don't let the "way-back" machine just stop there, let go back to Sir John A.


How much you like bet the TMT gets built?


To reply briefly to the points in your synopsis, 'orientstar':-
1) No he wasn't.
2) No he didn't.
3) He interpreted his obedience in line with the Order's constitution (which please see).
4) Yes, he had connections in the Vatican. Obviously.
5) The alleged 'opaque financial dealings' are counterbalanced by allegations of equally 'opaque' dealings by Festing. Unseemliness on both sides.
As for the 'end result':-
6) Yes and No.
7) Unproven. Time will tell.
8) The whole 'sovereignty' thing has been interesting, hasn't it? While the Order may have this sovereignty, even in international law, the fact of the matter is that the Order was created and has always existed in order to serve the Church, and in obedience (loyalty) to the Pope. See also yesterday's 'Declaration'.
9) BTW, it is not 'the Vatican' which has sovereignty. Wheels within wheels.
Mercy indeed.


UPCOMING BC BUDGET SHOULD CONTAIN BOLD POLICY-COMMITMENTS FOR METRO VANCOUVER'S "SOUTH OF FRASER" AREA!!

Provincial govt ACTIONS to remediate "South of Fraser" cities’ years of neglect, needed:

Such as 2, fully constructed "legitimate"* rapid transit rail routes**

** 1) From Scott Road Station in North Surrey- along Fraser Highway- to Langley;

2) From King George Station in North Surrey- along King George Hwy- to "mid Surrey's" Newton Bus Exchange; & if, possible-

3) From Scott Road Station in North Surrey- West and then South along 120th Street- to Scottsdale Bus Exchange in North West Surrey;

… by the 2021 provincial elections.

* "LEGITIMATE" rapid transit rail routes, IE: routes that use: separated-from-roadway
(elevated); & computer-driven (automated) technologies (similar to city of Vancouver's Expo, Millennium & Canada Lines);

Canada Line's Hyundai trains are preferred by public over Bombardier's- & shd be eligible for SOF rapid transit...

http://skytrainforsurrey.org


"The combustion of high fluoride-content coal as an energy resource for heating, cooking, and food drying is a major exhaust emission source of suspended particulate matter and fluoride. High concentrations of these pollutants have been observed in indoor air of coal-burning families in some rural areas in China."

---Health effects of indoor fluoride pollution from coal burning in China.
Ando M., et al.
Environ Health Perspect. 1998 May;106(5):239-44.

Steven D. Slott, DDS


I wonder if Leitch will try to ride the same "biased, leftist media" nonsense Trump ran with, and whether it will include turning crowds at rallies to stare menacingly at reporters doing their job.  Sadly, it worked for Trump.  Let's hope it doesn't happen here.


No one even knows yet, that's the point. You have a whole bunch of media types who have picked sides and fans who don't know what the coaches are seeing. Before the first pre season game people are calling...something. Does that make sense to you?


Ollie: as a transplanted Torontonian some time ago,   I  can identify with your concern, however the Big Smoke and the GTA, good and bad,  despite all the ongoing nonsense, (including sports teams), is actually a great place.  I share your angst about many of our dysfunctional institutions however, it still remains the Greatest City in our wonderful country. The  Buds, nor the Globe and not even The Star constitute the city's magnificent status.


What does increased returns mean?. The key word now is "investing" not "spending". When I "invest" I want to know what the returns will be and when will I get my money back or save in the future. Maybe you can enlighten us,Trudeua obviously can't as what the "returns" will be


I'd laugh at this story if it weren't so PATHETIC and INDICATIVE of the type of "leadership" we have in this state.


During the remnants of my generation, there were some children, who were born at home.

Midwives and Registered Nurses, were still making emergency house calls.

Older birth certificates were signed by doctors, midwives, and nurses.

Everyone had to work, and husbands visited their wives, after they finished working.

Hospitals were used, for problem births.


UH needs to operate their own on-campus football stadium.


No, I'm offering to buy them a bus ticket to the nearest ICE location so that the ICE agents can properly record their crimes and send them back to the country in which they are a legal citizens.
I am very much different than those I criticize.
I don't encourage people to come here illegally, like the pro illegal immigrant supporters do, only to ignore them, offer no support (other than vocal)..leaving them to fend for themselves. Instead these pro-illegal immigrant supporters want other people to support the mess caused by illegal immigration that these pro-illegal immigrant supporters have encouraged and in part created.
The "lets get someone else to foot the bill" approach is typical of the left.


Not if Boy-George-Soros has anything to bray about it!


I guess we should all aspire to the urban sprawl and rapid paving of farmland that solves all the problems in conservative states, correct?


Just one more example of how Trudeau is out of touch with reality.


God bless their efforts to bring peace and safety to some of the neighborhoods suffering the effects of poverty and racism in Chi town. "If you want peace, work for justice."


I am certain that if a UK mosque had "sent terrorism straight to the US", Scotland Yard, Interpol, and MI6 would have unveiled the plot. As usual, your extreme language and greatly stretched suppositions have made you seem a malicious fool.


Cashiers will soon be a non-existent job. Where other $15/hr. jobs can be replaced by machine, it will happen. I agree, restaurants too will find a way and in Canada, Nandos chicken restaurants does in fact bring the reduced server model to Canada.

This is a sad movement as young teens will lose even more of the major opportunities they once had to take on business responsibilities.


It sounds like he’s going to have A LOT of spare time. Maybe he could let people take selfies with him and sell autographs for a little extra income for the college.


I know a woman  who left the church (went Episcopalian) after one of the recent child rape scandals.  Raised catholic, catholic education through high school.  Yes, Tommy got it right about faith.  She lost faith in an institution that claims the Eucharist is sacred while protecting child raping priests who perform that ritual.  She lost faith in liars like Tommy, JPII, Francis, etc., who put the reputation of the church and their own careers ahead of protecting the flock.  Yes, it's about faith, Tom, and you and your cohorts forfeited any claim to the faithful by your disgusting, slavish obedience to the institution, which you elevated over God and the people you allegedly care so much about, your smug arrogance and your lack of virtue.  You'd best take some time to examine your own conscience, Tommy, because if there is justice in the afterlife, Hell is going to be crowded with bishops, priests and popes, while heaven may contain a surprising number of "faithless."


They lie on the floor, not on the seats, unless there is room and the flight crew is cool.


Is the term Islamophobia really obscure or tendentious?  A phobia is an extreme and irrational fear or aversion to something.  I am opposed to an irrational fear of or aversion to Islam because its, well, irrational.  To the extent that the Bill condemns an irrational fear of Islam, I support it, as should any rational person.  I  concede the term is relatively new.  The term  "dude" is also something of a neologism... its been around about as long as Islamophobia... This is no reason to oppose the use of  either  term.


Did you read the article?  If you did, perhaps you missed the following statement quoted from the article:

“A tsunami 300 years ago, or even just 60 years ago, would not have created as much marine debris that became a vehicle for moving species across the Pacific Ocean that could become invasive,” Chan said. “What makes these major tsunami-driven events different in modern times is the substantial human industrial infrastructure that we have built along the Pacific coast.”


OHHH did we lose Ocra? At least she followed through. Another benefit to having President Trump.Yes, so many just out right lied I guess. Tells was kind of a person they are.


I was a Bernie Sanders supporter and am disgusted by the clearly unfair treatment he received from the DNC.  I'm presuming that treatment will lead to a major "revisiting" of the nominating process in the Democratic Party.  It "sure as hell" should.

That said, a Presidential Election is an entirely different process.  It is so decentralized and there are so many systems of accountability with bi-partisan involvement that "voter fraud" at the polls or in the tabulation of votes is virtually non-existant.  I would posit that voter suppression is a far, far more serious issue.  However, this campaign has been so "wacko" that the issue of voter suppression hasn't really be addressed.

The exception, of course, is Trump's call for "poll watchers" to flood the polling places to prevent "massive voter fraud."  This is an invitation to voter intimidation at polling places across the country.  Hopefully those polls will be well staffed and policed to thwart such efforts.


People who don't care about climate change or the environment should not be able to talk about the "elephant in the room". If you saw an elephant in the room you would probably shoot it or something.


Some in the GOP will hang in with "repeal and replace" and fail to get that it did not make it into law because the GOP's in Congress are divided in their own party, they have no control. They rarely look at what a mess their party has become but lay blame on anyone they can. The White House is in daily Chaos. The day of the crucial vote, Trump was on twitter on a non-stop attack on his Justice Department pick, Jeff Sessions instead of on the media saying how this GOP bill is better than sliced bread and why. The bill was not popular among the Senators because they did not know what was in it the last few hours.  The GOP during the creation of the ACA insisted loudly ad non-stop that the bill has to be scored for the costs and that the money had to come from some where. The GOP lost that ideal from the start of this process. The deal maker Trump chose to make short tweets on their bill and all were sound bytes from conservative media. Trump, not a deep thinker.


Works for me as long as the states with the highest percentage Clinton votes is required to reimburse the taxpayers the Twenty trillion dollar debt accumulated by the current administration.


For retireefinally anything he doesn't like is "lefty". That includes the driver of the silver Hyundai that cut him off last week, the trees out back that scrape his roof, and his long suffering wife.

But don't expect anything involving political theory or logical reasoning.


So river turbines have never been tried but you're convinced they'll not only provide clean, renewable energy but also preserve the river and its flora and fauna? But this has never been shown?

That sounds an awful lot like a "religion" to me.


If by 40 you are still unemployed, you are likely one of Trump's "poorly educated"........


The generation of astronauts who took the Moon missions represent the best of Americans. Educated in science, engineering or aeronautics, they were courageous explorers who knew their lives could end in a split second. They accomplished the 'impossible'.

RIP esteem Commander Gene Cernan. You set fine example for future explorers.

The next generation of Moon manned mission explorers and lander will be Chinese. It will happen before this decade is out. Congratulations China. Good to see your country return to global leadership after 3 centuries of painful absence.


Nice that these guys can engage in a little glib banter together. But this business of setting up the mother lode of money for the next feeding frenzy is no joke.


I take ALL comments and articles written by the wapo, as nonsense.  They believe in 'global warming' human caused, they believe in 'open borders', they believe in 'solar and wind' power, (what nonsense)  They believe polar bears are drowning, they believe the oceans will rise and consume Miami and LA, they also believe Obama was a good man, for that alone, I have no use for any of their 'thoughts'.


A while ago there was a feeble joke that went... "doesn't matter who shot John, John be dead".
When Trump brings out maps of his electoral college wins in the middle of joint press conference with China... he looks as ridiculous as wasting time replaying the election. It is a distraction to the clear and present danger in the moment. Our children will die in the next war... manufactured in a twitter tantrum.


Ok, lets cut to the chase, who does he know where is the one going!


I'm Ok with doing both of those things, I fact I fully support the idea.


Perhaps, but my intuition would suggest most of the public sessions and presentations were tipped towards large public union involvement.  This is a vote getting strategy and an effort to re enlist the various financial supporters back into the fold before the next election.


Yeah, yeah, dream on. And maybe look up some actual projections for fossil fuel use in the upcoming decades from sources like the IEA (World Energy Outlook 2016 report). Global oil demand is expected to keep growing until 2040.  Just because they have created marginally useful electric cars for urban use, doesn't mean the ICE is going anywhere soon. This will take decades to transition away from (and even then, natural gas used to fuel the electricity demand will grow greatly). Also, due to low oil prices lately, there has been a lack of investment in exploration and development of new oil fields, and there is likely to be tight supply coming up in a few years.


sell the land and make more money . That's how it seems to be .


Just remember this is a piece by Shannyn M......er, I meant......Charles Wohlforth. What did you expect? As for the Republican party itself, not overly impressed right now. This should have been the perfect opportunity to replace a very mediocre leader (but media star!) with someone more equipped for the job, but somehow Donald Trump has gummed up the works. God help us.


alcohol was involved too!


Hamas is celebrating - these people are sick. No hope of peace - ever


HEY! That’s a nice alley! And that’s imported gravel!


I'll give you that, Trump certainly isn't a career politician.  But he is a career philanderer, womanizer, misogynist, liar, and narcissist extraordinaire.  (By the way, it is VERY evident by now that having some political experience would have served him well as he has no idea how the legislative process works...)


After it took Obama 48 hours to make America a laughing stock and an an object of humiliating ridicule.


The amount of $$ sloshing around the pharmaceutical arm of the "Health Care System" (cough cough)....courtesy of the Pharmaceutical industry is truly staggering.
Maybe not as much or as covert as 15 years ago...but by how much less ?
MD's at lectures now seem to list 5-6 "conflicts" (with Rx companies)
That was never the case prior...
What sort of/how much ($$) conflict ??
Unknown.
Was it only 10 years ago that we found out that for ? 20 years they had been  bribing pharmacies (nationwide) to selectively prescribe certain (generic) drugs over other companies brands...substituting generic for Brand Rx...
etc etc
You could probably write 10 books here,but why bother...??
Easier to just join the Canadian gravy train....run a Shoppers,work for Health Canada or Smith Kline etc.


It would be difficult to disagree that the accused is most definitely an idiot. The real concern here is how such an idiot got a security clearance in the first place. It points to just one of many weaknesses in the government's system for classifying documents and keeping them confidential. Because our government allows our elected officials and military brass and a slew of government executives  to "classify" pretty much anything, especially documents that might even hint at their frequent misuse of government resources and lack of discretion, they have created a system that is massive, unmanageable and that lacks public confidence. The public no longer sees the classification system as being in the interest of our country. Neither do federal employees. An idiot got clearance because to many idiots have to have clearance so they can access utterly benign documents to do their jobs. She is just one splinter in the tree.


The blind leading the blind.


If legal weed stores were it, he'd be in different cities.


Based on the price:earnings ratio, the detached houses in Toronto are overvalued bubbles.
https://youtu.be/WLnGk2-4Ckc


Learned well from Robert Mugaby, by the way, South Africa, another Zimbabwe in the making.


"To make America part of Russia!"  Come on guys wake up and stop this nonsense.  Our democracy is in danger.


I'm glad you don't go then.  I have a hard time understanding the waste of money and time and fascination with religion; but I don't generally comment on it.  Again, I'm glad you don't go.


Maybe she's saying, "be careful what you wish for".


We've built another housing bubble. Not as much due to price increases but the huge number of people buying with no or less than 10% down payments.  We've learned nothing from the last housing bubble that resulted in 13 million foreclosures.  A job loss or just people seeing a big value drop will result in another round of walk away owners because in the latter scenario so many people don't care about defaulting on a mortgage because only the house is collateral.  Banks and taxpayers take the hit.


Don't worry about the sky falling just yet. It's a 2 game losing streak in a park they historically don't do well in after a 7 game win streak! I think Desmond will be just fine...he hasn't really had consistent ABs because Reynolds and Parra have been so good...chill :-)


You couldn't define communism if you had an encyclopedia in front of you.


To repeat: RD, in his typically arrogant way, assumes that the founding fathers agreed with him.

As usual, he is both wrong and does not do anything to disprove what I wrote. Hint: Don't just say "Read Locke", QUOTE Locke to support your point. Oh, and the Ad Hominem remains a logical fallacy, no matter how many times he uses it.


Seems as if the flight wasn't really overbooked, just that they wanted seats for their own employees.  Not likely they were paying for the flight, rather they were getting home, or ready for another flight.


No people like you are the reason why America is in the state it is now! I'm so sick of you liberal people, trying to shove your agenda down my throat, and so are other people. That's why Trump won. Republican politicians can't even go out with their families, without being harrassed by so called open minded people.Trump supporters are being beaten on the streets, but the media wants to flip it, like it's liberals being bullied. Bullcrap! I really don't give two cents what you think of me! Parents are abusing their kids and filming it, just because their kids voted Trump in a mock election at school, but my kind is what's wrong with America! Good one.


It's about time somebody stood up to that madman, but calling him a dotard is hitting below the belt.


Tell you what,I will sell you my BCE for $57.30....probably a bargain for one of us.

Personally,based on this latest/lamest of comments, I think maybe it just drives you a bit crazy that someone can make a decent return,long term,and not have to follow ANY of these ridiculous RoB strategies...just take some $$ here and there and trade week to week in any given market environment :):)
That,combined with talking up your dividend holdings 24/7


Foreign buyer comes into subdivision, buys nice modern detached house to rent out as an investment, not an ideal rental property, puts a side door in for a basement apartment, windows not big enough to escape, definately not up to fire code. Next the house either sits empty for a couple of years or they get a less than ideal group of tenants that will bring down the neigborhood. There are millions of these foreign millionaires waiting to come over, if the government let's this continue only millionaires and foreigners will be able to own single family homes, the white Canadians that the government throws to the curb can pay rent to live in fire trap housing owned by dual citizen foreign landlords.
SHAME LIBERALS, SHAME!!!!!!


Let's use our limited military to protect our own borders....including extreme vetting of any and all that enter.


The GG could have delivered this message using a more positive tone.  Disappointing.


Totally agree - please please please boycott Hawaii.  Do not move here - stay where you are.  We are an island with limited resources.  We also need to limit the number of visitors.


Don't you wish you lived in Texas?


Price played quite well.  Weber certainly snoozed from time to time, and Beaulieu was often just plain lost.  It would be interesting to know which defenders were on the ice.


The first five paragraphs paint a picture of Canadian cops in Canadian cities being a bunch of armed Canadian racist barbarians slaughtering Canadian black folks willy-nilly.

But the the remaining paragraphs talk about a research study that used, as its data for analysis, the track records of, um, thousands of Americans living in the United States of America, the country to our south.

Wow.

That is some strained acrobatics in the field of journalistic gymnastics. I hope the reporters and editors didn't pull their backs out of alignment in executing that stretched triple-flip.


Don't give up hope, Leafs fans. Sure, your hopes for 'next year', 'next decade', 'next century' and 'next millennium' haven't panned out.  But I remain hopeful that Punch Imlach's great-great-great-great-great-great grandson will lead the team to victory sometime during the next ice age.  That depends, of course, on Toe Blake's great-great-great-great-great-great grandson having an especially bad season coaching the Habs.


A large portion of our country is Christian and any form of contraception is a non starter with them. Are you suggesting we just trample their religious freedoms?

The US has demonized the Chinese government for their one child policy for decades. I couldn't imagine the public reaction to a forced contraception/sterilization campaign.

Would you propose a new big government agency administer this program?


As soon as Mueller finishes his report.


Love it, once a month is not enough, Caleb!


So true Richard. This debacle brings up an inconvenient truth: Those who question things that don't seem right are attacked and ostracized until they dare not open their mouth anymore. And others see what happened, and will then think twice about speaking up when they feel something isn't right because they'll be under the same attack. In all these cases of mass murder in our country there were ample warning signs in advance but people are too politically correct and afraid of being called "bigot", "racist", and so on to say anything... that's why attacks on innocent people will continue to occur because the political correctness is just getting worse.


Read the book 'House of Saud '. This is bullying tactics over the ' Devil's Blood ' -
which is what Arabs refer as OIL!


He should have said the liberal disease. That would be spot on!!


Over 3000, really....evidence please?


Ontario will not be able to take another recession because of the debt and structural deficit.  Just like the latter days of Bob Rae's time.


Why this sniping? Can't we just be the change we wish to see, (as MG said)?


"Thomas Gunton"
Wasn't that the author of Glen Clark's infamous "Fudge It Budget" under BC NDP Premier Mike Harcourt?

The Premier Stupid / Harcourt government created the so called Forest Accord, between the IWA and the Forest Gigagcorps about how fast to liquidate the remaining old growth forest. Natives and Environmentalists were beyond the NDP's horizon and treated as of no consequence. Then they took the campaign to consumers in Europe and the USA, delivering a clue by four to the BC NDP administration. No point cutting trees if you can't sell the wood and paper.

The NDP was so anti-environment / pro fossil fuel that the BC Liberal Party had to lead the political campaign against the USA proposal to build a gas turbine generating station in Sumas, just south of the border. The NDP dreamed of peddling it natural gas to balance their fudged budget with gas royalties.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/bc-mayor-savours-victory-over-us-power-giant/article1128817/


Islam is not a race.  Neither is the EU.


I am no fan of Trump, but its not fair to turn a positive into a negative. Give the guy credit for doing the right thing here.

On the other hand, SirJohnSirJohnS, ...."Trump Always does the right thing"?   I just do not understand  this blind acceptance of whatever  Trump says -  sometimes things which are clearly inaccurate. As for the MSM, some skepticism is always healthy, but its equally wrong to suggest that they  always lie.   And, by the way, to paraphrase your post, they did "fool" the voters but not the electoral college...


i think there is no doubt that trump is not qualified to be our president.  he's shown himself to be delusional, unorganized, a meglomaniac and a menace.  even one of his current business partners, a saudi prince, says trump is not qualified to lead a nation.  there are enough crazy world leaders  -s. korea and russia come to mind.  we really need a calm , savvy , steady hand at the helm. and that is not trump.


You forget personalized jet packs (The Jetsons) and transporters (Star Trek)....


I try my best to always speak and write the truth. The one who needs help is you, Pandora. You regularly show a level of immaturity that would shame most six-year-olds. You are very cavalier about the truth, and you will defend homophobia -- when it is preached by conservative bishops. You claim to be honest and not homophobic, but your posts do not support this claim.


Clinton keeps us at about the same rate of decline as the previous few administrations.  Trump drives us off a cliff.  Elect Clinton then toss her out in four years for a positive change agent.


Eastman was profiled by HuffPost.

Here:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/political-permafrost-eastmans-alaska-is-trumps-america_us_59167b49e4b00ccaae9ea2ff

Excerpt:

The subtext to most Trump comments is simple: “I create my own reality and I don’t ever let anyone else come between me and my lie.” It is also what Trump had taught the fledgling liar, Eastman.

Trump gave him the confidence to lie with impunity, to lie without the pressure of having to sound credible.

To Trump, lies are a matter of personal choice, like what tie you choose.

If you like the lie you’re wearing, keep it, insist on it, flaunt it with honor.

After all, you never know if some old retro lie will be back in style tomorrow.

There's more.
Read the whole thing.


Anyone who says them might lose their home if they can't rent out rooms to B&B/Vacation rental. Never should have bought such a big house in the first place? How did they get along all these years?
Not the city's problem if they can't manage their finances, properly use funds available to pay bills. Just a bunch of whiners.
Let them do legal long term rental on the room. Deal with it.


Since neither of those are used in official government paperwork, that's basically irrelevant, isn't it? *sigh*


As a firefighter myself, I have to say this is one structure fire I would NOT want to be involved with. Buildings this size - and age - are crazy dangerous for firefighters. Good luck to all crews working this incident. Stay safe.


Right....as if a doctor would be willing to lose their hard-earned medical license that gives them six figures a year -- throw away eight years of college plus four years of internship --  just to give one bogus prescription in exchange for a $200 fee. You must be stoned if you really think that.


This is a really creepy and scary story.  Did they know each other?  WTH is someone doing dressed like It with deadly claws?


I watched the Congressional hearing/interview on CSPAN. No commentators. No spin. Nothing there to impugn the integrity of Pres. DJT!
The Washington Post is bought and owned by Jeff Bezos, owner of Amazon, a major Democrat contributor and socialist.  Big socialists get access to cheap foreign labor, and get zealous younger naive people to buy into the liberal rhetoric. Skip Washington Post stories! Americans are smart enough to hear and decide if Comey is credible, and what Comey has to say! Go to CSPAN direct, watch, hear, and then people can see/hear facts. On Your Own. You go, Pres DJT, thank you for your service! God bless and protect you and your family!


To clarify my earlier post, Obergruppenfuhrer Smith did not play Alexander Hamilton.  Sewell, the actor, plays both the part of Smith and Hamilton.


Since I posted this, Joe Dick has posted several comments elsewhere, but chosen not to take up the invitation to defend his original comment here.  Huh.


Their capture and prosecution is waiting on the LEO to determine the last names of the criminals and to see if it is OK to charge them.


Okay, so Inouye helped secure annual funding to develop and maintain the former Honolulu International Airport. If that justifies changing the airport name to his name, we need to change the state’s name to “Inouye” because he brought in millions of dollars for just about everything imaginable.


Would that be the TFSA that Trudeau gutted?


Planned Parenthood doesn't provide services that are otherwise unavailable - I don't know why this lie keeps getting told. Do they think it will become true if it is said enough? What Planned Parenthood does is make an incredible amount of money off of abortions every year, and their goal is always to do more and more abortions to increase their profit. Read 'Unplanned' by Abby Johnson for more insider information about what Planned Parenthood is really concerned with.


You must have been looking at Obama's crowds.  Or Bush's.  Or the pics Trump's press secretary was displaying.


Good column but I want to go further. It is us, the citizens, who are to blame for what we have allowed from our politicians. So many, from both sides of the aisle,  do not really bother to do their own research. Oh I know, most of you will say "well I do" but the problem with that is research needs to be done outside of just reading or listening to biased sites or talking heads. Look right here on this papers site, if someone shares an opinion from a source not slanted towards one side  the other side attacks the source without critically thinking about the point being made.


You may be right.  Social media skills, fawning interviews by US magazines are far more important to many voters than boring old economics.  Time for people of ambition to get out of this country.  It is lost.


Public Protector is right by stating that SARB needs transformation, as for The Governor he must make his mandate clear, that's all.


It was Harper who had his own 24 hour taxpayer funded  video team follow him around to show him in the most flattering light as he avoided press conferences with actual reporters.

Good old Harper and his  24/7 show. Only no one watched it,alas.Just like Sun News run by his close aide Kory Tenyeckey and starring who else but the Rebels very own Ezra Levant.


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Yep

Need to invest more towards education elsewhere too.

Maybe more so than in the inner cities.
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It is disliked by resident owners who see the risk of too much of a transient population in their building.  We have banned it in our building and owners were pleased with one exception only.


I know randy for years and they let people get away with alot of things and never charge the third parties I am sick to  my stomach on how much they let alot of people get away with things so I wish randy would have got the help he needed and not just keep letting this happen. things need to change for sure


The issue is hypocrites like yourself who are obsessed with blaming everything on the evil tar sands while not looking in your own back yard at the polluting of the Great Lakes, the pollution in your large urban areas,  the pollution caused by manufacturing, and the pollution made by using the products made in Ontario.  It takes cars the burn fuel.......see how you in Ontario are not innocent, and rather annoying?


I think you're looking for, "...boys will be boys!"


I always wonder why these PR spokespersons always say stuff like in this case,  "safety is a core value at UPS".
How about voicing some concern about the injured worker instead.  This kind of statement is pretty much
self serving and aimed at protecting the corporate image.  You see this kind of stuff all the time.


It says a lot about the shallowness of the republicans that they're tolerating him.  Maybe as time shows what an utterly corrupt, incompetent failure he is, they'll walk away.  Certainly as election season approaches they will.


The data related to (unlimited) Able bodied seamen qualifications supplied by the USCG and a maritime training facility seem to disagree with your grasp of the facts... There are restricted ratings for lessor qualification and experience but they do not work in the deep sea industry for lack of qualification. Seafarers with lessor qualifications are not commercially valued or sought after by employers...
http://www.seaschool.com/course_details.php?cid=ab
http://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/NMC/pdfs/checklists/mcp_fm_nmc5_53_web.pdf
https://sealiftcommand.com/now-hiring/deck/


Article goes into detail on how hemp/weed are classified by the DEA and is exhaustedly over regulated while we have a nation wide epidemic of opioid abuse/over dose.
Energy, time and $ spent on regulating the wrong drug.


Always good when you are WRONG stating the Blown Jays are one LOUSY TEAM.


NK is taking advantage of the political instability in the USA. . Trump has already stated China  and the new SK leader are responsible for cooling down the situation in NK but that doesn't seem to be happening.  The western media is more preoccupied with Trump bashing every day. Things could go very wrong in Korea very quickly. Trumps fault of course.


Breaking news. Politician thumbs nose at political machine. Puts people ahead of politics.


Geez JH, that must be the officer corps to pull off 6 figures. And yes, the rest of us who do NOT pay taxes on our active and retirement pay, our state taxes as they apply, and pay premiums for our Tricare, Delta Dental, and Vision.

I'll be 'civil' and not rip on your ass about the folks who have service-connected disabilities and PTSD, although I will say if anything is being exploited, it would be disability, and not by the OEF/OIF generation.


It's the only one on the ballot.


wrapped in the Globe no less


Roots of WWII repeated unfortunately; the world is not flat.


What garbage.  Silent majority do you fly , drive or cash your PFD?


Ok ,  and millions  will not  watch  ESPN  while  they  employ  this  racist  hater  of  whites.


"He was said to be generally dirty in appearance and appeared shaky and agitated as though he may have been under the influence of drugs."
Sure, open your door to those who look that way?  (smh)   Actually, soon after I moved to Eugene, I chatted with these two, friendly, young, attractive women at my door.  A few weeks later, I saw their faces on the local news.  I was incredibly lucky.  Since then, I don't bother answering or just speak through the glass.      https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Two+Springfield+women+jailed+as+assault+suspects.-a0127822375


So what?  It's still ILLEGAL.  That's the whole point.  Not allowed is still NOT ALLOWED.  Otherwise why even have laws at all?


In a perfect world I would agree.

In practice giving a GAI sufficiently high to cover all reasonable needs would be no guarantee that they would be met.  The mentally ill, including the addicted, would not be protected by a GAI.  Neither would the poorly educated who have difficulty distinguishing between needs and wants particularly when confronted with aggressive marketing.

If the private sector were to provide all needs their profit would inflate costs and they would be inclined to take advantage of the naive.  Education, housing and health care if provided by the private sector for low income families and individuals would also further deteriorate.


Like the flag uniforms.  They ought to sell jersey's to the fans.  They may make some good quid that way for program costs.


For people who don't know why Trump supporters don't base their opinions on facts, remember that Trump has convinced them that all news media except Fox, Brietbart, and Drudge only give fake news. The followers are not allowed to read or watch or especially  believe any other news.  It's a cult of ignorance. And it works.


Well, I would hope that people are brighter than that and that people actually educate themselves. I commented on kids voting. If you want to think Americans vote based on gender, sound bites etc., go ahead. I would like to think that Americans are smarter than that.


I am not sure what BR05 thinks, but I would say "yes", my input and voice is as important.


Why not just appoint a scientist as the Science Minister in the first place.

That way you only have to pay one huge federal salary, for the Minister, instead of two, one for the Minister and one for the Science advisor.

Oh wait, I forgot, Justin Trudeau is used to spending large amounts of other peoples' money, so money is no concern to him...


The Headline says the whales are moving north to Alaska, where as the article says the whales are migrating to Baja Mexico...which is it?


About the same odds as when the next Conservative gov't sacks them all and puts their own carpetbaggers in. Any difference?


it better be or we are the fools when he releases his nerve agents on some part of the world...you need to man up and smell the ginseng buddy.


Not all Republicans are racists. However, they are all collaborators with racists. They are like the "good Germans" that never asked, where did the Jews disappear to? Today, they never question why cops kill so many unarmed black  people, including children.


Males respond emotionally to these cues, that is true, but it is the responsibility of those males to not act inappropriately to them when it is encountered.


The city of Edmonton did exactly the same thing just a few years ago.  There was only one city councillor who opposed public funds for the corporate welfare deal, which benefited the Edmonton Oiler's owner Daryl Katz, a Canadian billionaire.  That city councillor received no support from other councillors and did not bother running for reelection in the next municipal election.  All others who supported the corporate welfare ran again were successfully reelected.

This is the behavior by voters in a city that is consider left of centre by Alberta political standards.

There is no doubt that Calgarians will end up donating plenty of tax payers dollars to the private entertainment corporation owns the Flames.  They will be sold a fictional deal based on economic  projections by so-called experts who's track record on even short term estimates/prediction is laughable.  But hey, this is the sad state democracy is in these days.


The city of Houston had to back off not long ago, when it tried something similar against a pastor there.  There are issues of what is and what is not allowed (to be preached from the pulpit--i.e., no politicking) to retain the church's tax-exempt status, but that wasn't the issue in Georgia, and I'm not sure if it was in Texas.

I've heard more than one person who grew up in Nazi Germany express concerns about trends in this country.  They are usually called "alarmists."  Maybe we should pay more attention to them.

"Long live Big Brother!"


Let's just say I'm not surprised this happened in these states.  And I'll leave it at that.


ineffective reactions....


More like a little over one day if the batteries are totally depleted.


Marie Collins is our Wounded  Healer Henri Nouwin spoke of a few years ago.  She is the prophet of our day.  By standing toe toe, item by item, with Cardinal Mueller she is telling the power that they are here to serve.  It is trust and hope that she wishes to restore in the souls of the survivors. Her response to the Cardinal's denial of any obfuscation to the work of the Pontifical Commission.
Her letter is also a call to all ordained and laity. If you wish this scandal to recede into history you must first understand the egregiousnesss of the physical act but also the second prong of the scandal, I.e. the obstruction of the hierarchy and especially the CDF.
To deny this truth, to remain silent, to remain complacent, to want someone else to take care of these unseemly issues is no longer an option!!!


Bishops are irrelevant and there’s a 36% group of voters (many catholic) who are racist, sexist zenophobic, et al and “feed” on Trumps divisiveness and hatred. They hunger for his ‘red meat’ they support him vociferously at rally’s and report their joy to pollsters!

And that’s tragic...I’m not sure it’s fixable and the US Church hierarchy is plenty guilty in my mind for not inculcating Francis’s/God’s agenda in its members....but rather sinking into a culture war swamp in the name of God.


"Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who never fought in Vietnam when he said for years he had (major lie)"
Pot meet Kettle.
However on big difference between Blumenthal and Trump.  Blumenthal's words about his meeting with Gorsuch is corroborated.  It's kind of the nice thing about not trying to keep all the information to yourself because that means your words can be verified by indepedent uninterested sources.  But I doubt Trump could understand that as he doesn't understand the value of truth.  Probably because he spent far too long running from it like rarely using emails because they can be used against you in court.


I was referring more to the policy and practices of our health industry...it's basically sell get-fixed-quick miracle drugs to people who will roll over and take them just because they're too lazy to maintain a healthy lifestyle.  That's inclusive of the pharmaceutical industry, the doctors, and even health insurance, as they make money through the prescription drug approach.


This is going to be interesting. Trump's reckless, impossible promises about healthcare ("who knew it could be so complicated") are coming back to bite him. Either he can leave millions of his supporters without healthcare or he can infuriate the angry, noisy, tea-party elements in the Republican Party. Or he'll make the best compromise he can and infuriate both sides. Either way he's going to lose.


That is the issue: being a good campaigner is not the same as being a good leader.
Kathy Wynne proved this point.

Not to mention that silver-spooned empty suit, Junior Trudeau.


I'm a white guy who did this work for nearly 10 years...the young men today are soft and weak...


Having recently driven this stretch of highway, I can say that the lanes have been narrowed so much that trucks do not have sufficient room. Perhaps one, somewhat wider, lane should be designated for trucks on the far right and they should be required by law to stay in that lane - at least until construction is complete.

Overall, we need to divert more heavy freight to rail and put far more restrictions on trucks driving on 400-series highways. One step might be to ban the transport of flammable substances and dangerous chemicals on these highways altogether.


Legal robbery, plain and simple.


How do you know if she's the best person for the job?  Who else was interviewed?


Trump administration lacks political experience, and it is beginning to show.  The question has been asked, It has been asked several times if a businessman would make a good President?  Does not look that way.


Outsider:  Not exactly a thoughtful response......


Matthew,
These personal antidotes might hold up in the halls of the Capitol, but they don't hold up in court. My remembrance is Schaffer Cox carried onto campus and was neither harassed nor trespassed. Unlike a personal antidote here is a newspaper article on Schaffer Cox "packing" on campus with no issues.

http://www.uafsunstar.com/group-challenges-ua-firearms-policy/


"Alyeska does not believe the liner is compromised, said Michelle Egan, Alyeska's director of corporate communications."

Sleep tight Valdez.


Truth hurts, doesn't it?


No woman should be alone in Trumpland.


I will disagree with your comment because I know way too many people who voted for Bush the second time not because they liked him but because they felt he should clean up the mess he started.  They didn't believe me when I said that the damage was so severe that it would take several terms to clean it up.  I underestimated that several by man several terms.


Fight back was under Tony Leon, remember.

The procurement legislation was laid down by the national parliament. I don't think she wants to circumvent the procurement legislation. A way will have to be found to procure new, innovative technologies without having to go to tender. Under the current legislation, it is impossible. Emergency purchases have often been used by the parastatals like Eskom to circumvent the procurement system. The trick will be to change the legislation in such a way that in cannot be exploited for nefarious purposes.

How does an opposition party seek consensus with the current ANC? They can't be trusted. To this day, central government has not declared the drought an emergency in any province. Some aid to "emerging" farmers was channeled through water affairs, agriculture and land affairs. It is now emerging that even in providing emergency aid, they managed to steal. The inability to co-operate cuts both ways. There is real hatred for the DA in the ANC.


If by your claim that the Russians did in fact affect the outcome of the election then Comey really affected the outcome of the election with his reopening of the Clinton emails investigation, so perhaps he should be thoroughly investigated as he may have been colluding with the Russians.


MSW, this is not tongue-in-cheek. While I don't always agree with you, thanks for your incredibly good contribution here to this necessary debate. The biggest losers in this campaign, surprise surprise, were not the Dems! but the US "mainstream"  media and the academics. We all know that academics live in super-insulated ivory towers - but in this election, the "mainstream"media joined them in their ivory tower for bagels & chardonnay.

I am reliably informed that Australia's Antony Green (of the govt-owned ABC media & Australia's non-partisan election-guru) called the result a full hour before his American free-enterprise counterparts - and the (Australian) ABC gave continuous, live national coverage for 20 hours from 19:00h GMT Tues. Two of Australia's private commercial networks also gave live coverage - ditto there. While almost all of the Australian media were cheering for Hillary, they were sufficiently intellectually honest to tell it as it was.

Quo vadis American media?


I hate to break it to you, Arlene, but an isolated incident of racial intolerance is not tantamount to vast swaths of our country being "hateful," and sure as heck doesn't mean President Trump has anything to do with it.  But congratulations on doing exactly what the Leftist mainstream media wanted you to think by publishing this article. Do you know how many altercations happen in this country every day because of clashes over racial/cultural/sports team rivalries?  Now why do you think the Alaska Dispatch picked this one from a small part in Kansas?  You have to start thinking for yourself on this one. The 4th Estate doesn't control how you view our American society, Arlene- you do.


Good to see big state government overreach at work.

Or, put another way, Boss Dunleavy's work is a great example of the incompetent telling the unwilling to do the unnecessary.


Brah...do you KNOW where you live? YOUR contributions to the dysfunction?

Same place where the "on time on budget" white elefante choo choo you so heroically support will BANKRUPT this town.

Ever try to get one REAL JOB amongst us "plebs"???

Politics is narcissism for needy types. Look at "our" president. Now look in da kine mirror.


Absolutely....I agree with you 100%.  Why are we hearing nothing about this atrocious conflict of interest?!?!?


I recommend not doing a blind reach into any container, anywhere...I had to turn off my water at the street connection a while back, and found a discarded syringe in the water meter box!


C'mon, 99Bandit!  You're only as old as you feel.  Get up and get with it.  Don't let age stop you.  Pack yer bags now.


Protecting? They have trashed it way more than the pipeline people would have


Delays, delays, delays. Not just aircraft, but also rail. I saw a story that Bombardier has a sufficiently bad delay on a small contract for NYC's subway cars that they were not allowed to bid on the larger contract.


The City and Count has a million registered guns? I find that hard to believe. I believe its less than 10,000.But presumably the bad guys aren't the ones registering guns nor the ones turning them in in bremuda and England. So I still don't see your point. Very few Hawaii cops need guns - I say only SWAT and Vice should have them.


Sure, JJV. Were your ancestors* here before 1800?

Saying that person is a transplant from 2010 and that other person is a transplant from 1980 or 1920 isn't much different.

* there are certainly some indigenous folks who can claim this. And a lot of people who will say "I'm 1/64th [tribe]!".


As a first generation immigrant to Canada, who did know English and had no idea about Canadian or western values but embarked on successful professional career and rose quite high in corporation, I would label Australian values somewhat racist. I have been in Australia and know the history behind these "values". There are a lot of bright and hard working individuals out there who will learn English and immensely contribute to Canada as the generations of immigrants before. The criteria should be their employability, educational or trade training etc., not knowledge of language or knowing country "values" and I wonder what they are?


If Boks don't loose against a team like Japan again


In their own minds, but possibly they are counting each of their multiple personalities, like the persons we have here posting under several names.


Read up on royalties, the federal government collected about 6 Billion if royalties from energy production last year.  That is money that goes to the treasury and is spent by the government.

Thousands of private land owners collected revenue of their own, so there are plenty of people getting rich and plenty of oil royalties going to the treasury.


Republicans want control over the populace by whatever means they deem necessary. They got it with their gun culture mania.


"Give me your tired, your poor,/Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,/The wretched refuse of your teeming shore...''

  Has anybody noticed that America's amazing awesome time-honoured true blue values have reversed course from those young heady days of generous democracy?
    Now it's "Give me your educated, your middle class,/Your doctors, nurses, engineers yearning to be rich/ The best and brightest professionals of your teeming shore/So they can become taxi drivers and janitors/ Clashing with our American wretched refuse/On our own scheming shore..."
  Sowing chaos in the working class is what immigration has been doing for decades.
  So don't blame Trump so much. Blame that lying b**ch, The Statue of Liberty.


There are also people out there who, at 20, spend their days congregating on the sidewalks, raiding the food banks, draining resources, not for a moment considering getting a job.  A day becomes a year, then they are wandering aimlessly at 40. Not a care in the world. Someone else will provide for them. Eugene is really good at that.


Often injuries, in hindsight can appear to be "stupid" as it relates to how the coach was using the player.  I do not think that is the case here. A QB can get sacked, hit late after passing the ball, "nailed" after handing the ball off,  etc....many would argue a moving QB is less likely to get hurt than a stationary one.

If this happened in the 4th quarter and Oregon holding a 35-point lead...yeah, that is stupid.

Florida's starting QB Luke Del Rio suffered a season ending broken collarbone in a game yesterday  after "rolling out of the pocket, completing a pass and getting knocked down." So was the coach stupid for having him roll out and pass?

What I thought was stupid and inviting an injury was against Wyoming with Alie in the waning seconds  throwing a pass to the end zone versus taking a knee and getting off the field...injury to Alie, a WR, an OL...and I got ripped on here for suggesting  that thought!?!

Trying to win the game is different than piling on.


effective propaganda appeals “to the feelings of the public rather than to their reasoning ability”; relies on “stereotyped formulas,” repeated over and over again, to drum ideas into the minds of the masses; and uses simple “love or hate, right or wrong” formulations to assail the enemy while making “intentionally biased and one-sided” arguments.


She was Bush's personal attorney and the Judiciary Committee that met to discuss her found her to be grossly unqualified and persuaded Bush to withdraw her nomination so that Ms. Meyers would not be completely embarrassed in committee and on the floor of the US Senate. Yes Thornberry was given the traditionally accepted protocol meetings with Senators and the traditional hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee where the vote was not in favor of advancing him to an up or down vote on the Senate floor. In both instances the nominees were given the courtesy of meetings with Senators and hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee. In Garland's case all precedent has been denied because of rank Republican Party obstructionism. Lisa was for the traditional procedure for Judge Garland before she was against it then had to come up with four completely different excuses for her inability to do her job as a US Senator.


Time will tell. Many years ago my mother was a fervent fan of Nixon. She constantly defended him, and though he was the most misunderstood person.
I suspect time will reveal that Trump and his team really were in cahoots with the Russians, to profit from the subverting of the democratic process by criminal means. I am sure both of us will be paying attention. We all have an inner spirit, who we are. That is our soul. Not referring to any religions entity. If you don't think one's soul, or spirit, can be destroyed or lost or sold...you are lucky.
Hugh Massengill, Eugene Oregon


Seriously, Cal Thomas is still alive? Who knew....


I am retired with no company pension and I depend on dividends for income.  I do not own any income ETF's but I do own most of the stocks mentioned.  For my purposes owning stocks is better than owning an ETF.  The dividend increases come directly to me, I will never pay capital gains because I do not need to sell any stocks, and I benefit from the dividend tax credit.


I still do not understand how the former site of a sawmill, in a valley that had been completely logged out at one point, can be sacred ground and delicate grizzly habitat.

I also still do not understand why taxpayers are still paying for this never-ending frivolous resistance to from NIMBYs


Perhaps Mr Mason should explore the rampant and out of control racism in Toronto and Vancouver, with both of those cities having much larger non-white populations, percentage wise and in raw numbers,  while having white mayors.

Nenshi played the race card and he knows it, and now he has to continue to play the hand out. By playing the race card, he cowed the media into refusing to look into his record on taxes and spending, and neatly dodged issues such as questions regarding how a $1/2 Billion airport runway underpass to nowhere could be approved, after first calling it ridiculous (which by the way, it is).

A brilliant diversionary tactic, one that I have no doubt will soon be tried out on a larger political stage.

Well played Mr. Nenshi, well played.


Where is Arizona Avenue?


No surprise here.

China is run by a brutal, kleptocratic oligarchy of the Communist Party.

This is what brutal, kleptocratic oligarchies do.

Canada should stand up and be counted against this institutionalized terrorism.


A really beautiful coast.


Excellent post.


Kurtis Kropar, Just what would the 90 day ban allow the Trump administration to do?  It's not to improve national security because, as the federal judge said, the Trump administration provided "a dearth of evidence indicating a national security purpose."


I don't know John,  it seems here in the 'sauga there  is a whole ton of people sporting hijabs or speaking Chinese..i am still waiting for the diversity of immigrants to kick in...


Dewey defeats Truman.
Hillary leads Trump by 10 points the morning of election day.
Human mother gives birth to two billy goats.......


They're going to eat their own.

ALASKA

Rep. Don Young (R-AK-At Large): “I think this, (climate change), is the biggest scam since the Teapot Dome.”

[KTVA Interview, 2/18/10]


Where's waldo eh? I'd hide too, maybe in the Bahamas if I was destroying Canada's economy.


Your so called  'logic'  appears faulty.

If, according to you, they aren't from Alaska, how is it they could have a 'major stake' in the issue?

You're saying either or.

So you are saying an out of stater is fine by you,  if they have what you call, a major stake in the issue?

Care to define how that actually works ?

Out of state workers are like out of state oil workers, do you refuse to buy gasoline, ...because 'out of state workers'?

I doubt that.


Not even the best dogs run at a moderate speed of 8-9MPH from Willow to Yentna. Without both feet fully on the drag mat, it's really impossible to slow those excited dogs down. Many mushers will tell you their foot is on the break for at least a couple hundred miles, if not longer, of a 1,000 mile race. You absolutely can crash your own team. They will run 12-16 MPH in full lope unless you slow then down.


Pesticides and genetic modifications are modern ag technology. When are the gatekeepers going to grow out of their own limitations, citing that old model of master peasant with the master masterminding the peasant using PR schemes instead of just getting down to straightforward hands in the dirt gritty real solutions? "Master" Nainoa is not a native Hawaiian and is not on the same level as even the most common and ordinary actual native Hawaiian. They didn't have a PhD and didn't get subsidy from non profit corporations and charitable trusts - they simply had the wisdom to use their right to the land to propagate their own self interests. There was no state, city & county or haole conservationist to intervene in that right to protect their own self interests from it.


Did you read and understand Xavier's post?