That's just one tree in the forest and Utah doesn't strike me as being Trump country regardless of Romney.  He's still 41-43 percent in the polls. The Donald is not my first choice, I just think people are wishful thinking that his mouth is getting him in trouble.


What a loon


So what is wrong with having "the rich" pay extra - voluntarily - and thereby enhancing the overall resources in the Canadian system ?!


I have a 89 year old uncle in a "home". He just looks out the window all day, all day. He is basically in storage until he dies.

The Eskimos had it right.


One is left to wonder whose side Obama is on. He certain don't seem to be on America's side.


If their former employment/association is relevant to the charge it is news.  If it isn't it is not news.  All I would like to see is consistency.  If you have a journalistic guideline, apply it fairely.


Which means that they should be more carefull in how these events are organized . At the end of the events is there no accounting, matching amounts with the number of people ?  Surely somebody within the Liberal Party would have picked this up long before somebody came forward.


I'm not a trapper by any stretch of the imagination. But I do ride a horse on horse designated trails and have had off leash dogs come running out of the woods Willy nilly barking furiously at us.  You ever been on a horse that is spooked by an unleashed dog on a trail where there are signs stating dogs are supposed to be leashed? Excuse me but I have the right to ride on a designated horse trail without being attacked by loose dogs.  You and your dogs are no more important than me and my horse, plus I'm not the one breaking the leash law. Get over yourself.


Way to go Toronto! About time too. Next, zoos and wildlife traders, petting zoos, rodeos, circuses and all and every wild animal exploitation.
Wild animals belong in the wild, or in sanctuaries for rehab.
Protect habitat.


I almost fell for this response until I read the last few words..."we should support...".
Liability insurance = New Bill = Personal (Lifeguard!) /County exposure to liability = more money to attorneys...who are paying the lobbyist!


How so? Do you expect police to follow ever car and every person every minute of every day to make sure things like this don't happen or are immediately resolved if they do? As for identifying the victim, if they didn't have any ID on them, how are the police supposed to know who they are? Maybe we should all tattoo our names and next of kin on our bodies just in case something like this happens to us.


Every time I go to the post office for any service whatsoever, I cannot help wondering how they would handle grants payments. Though it makes sense to give the job to the post office, we should not fool ourselves to assume it will be done cheaper and efficiently. We need to know which other local companies submitted bids, what their capabilities are as well as their experience and prices they quoted. I however agree 100% that CPS must go like last year.


Jesus Christ, what is the media pushing this jerk. He won't ante up the 100 grand to be an official candidate, he's never held office even as a dogcatcher and he doesn't speak French. He is a loser, and liar, con artist. and like Trump was broke and a failure, television gave him salary when he needed it most.  The one truly intelligent conversation he could have had on the matter of politics and economics was with the brilliant highly respected journalist Chris Hedges...instead, because O'Leary's ignorance about anything that doesn't come out of his own mouth, O'Leary went after Hedges like a juvenile in a school yard and in turn Chris Hedges stomped O'Leary's proverbial ass kick down the halls of CBC and out into the parking lot. It was an embarrassing moment, in the Broadcaster's history. If you wish to know the true story of this jerk's business savvy read the link provided.

http://www.nationalobserver.com/2016/01/26/news/real-and-shocking-story-kevin-olearys-business-career


And I boycott "thumpers" and businesses run by them, so now the world is a balanced place.  Cheers!


yea earl!  he looks like or part  terrier - tough little buggers.  i am so glad he is mobile and enjoying life.  once again, god bless the officer that adopted him. i'll bet EARL brings more joy and laughter to those kids than 20 storybooks.   lve a happy outcome.


Want to understand the establishment and 'Deep State", read,
"None dare Call It Conspiracy"


All this science about global warming is so stoopid. Stoopid doctors and there stoopid PHD's don't want to make Merica great again!


Wynne will tell GM they should switch to energy efficient light bulbs and to move production time to after peak hours.


Sometimes employers overreact, too.  The firing of Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich for donating $1000 to Proposition 8 - the anti-gay marriage proposition - is a clear example.  CEOs are still citizens, and have all the rights of citizens, too.

I would argue that the termination of Shawn Simoes, the Hydro One cheerleader of the famous "f*** her right in the pus**" comment also probably counts.  The courts thought so.  Hydro One was forced to rehire him.  Reality is it is hard to fire employees for being jerks while they are not working.


So what you suggest is that on the international front, major countries act under the terms of the "Law of the Jungle". That is, the strongest who wins sets the rules after the fact.  Guess that's explains why the World is as screwed up as it is and has been since WW2.


And I would go further - those who are here should be stripped of citizenship and removed. In my opinion, unless you are born in this country Canadian citizenship is a privilege and not a right. For those who are born here the penalty should be incarceration.


There it is.

1) it is and interesting graph, but have to note it stayed flat for a while after.  Is there something else involved too (rhetorical question)?

2) have spent 90 days in LA County's finest accommodations, so yes I know, its a dangerous place.

But again, you aren't going to see a bunch of push back from me, I'm not lobbying for banning hand guns.


From the link by DR 586:  "The City and Borough of Juneau also offered to endow the education program with a $1 million contribution. A letter to Johnsen and the Board of Regents from Juneau city manager Rorie Watt said the $1 million contribution could be managed by the Juneau Community Foundation and would support a school of education centered at UAS.

Watt said in an email Wednesday that the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly gave him authorization to offer the $1 million, and at Assembly meetings in January the local government would go through the appropriations and public process of making the contribution. He said the money would likely come from the municipal savings account and he anticipated that citizens and businesses might also choose to donate."
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Not sure what this 'endowment' will be used for. . . student scholarships?  travel funds for practicums?  Bringing in speakers?  But, we'll see. . .

Seems to me a win-win-win for CBJ, UA, and the students.


Seriously, right?  why write a story if you redact most of it, leave it off until you get the full story.  Most of the stories like these are credited 'Star Advertiser Staff'  must be the janitor's.


As I read all these thoughts about trump or his ideas being hateful,angry,a pschotic lier etc.You people should be smart enough to realize trump is not a politician. Nor does he espouse  any particular idealogy.He is a  pragmatist who seeks solutions based on reality. I have respect for any transgender persons .But the military is not a good place to take his or her gender confusion.They cannot be defending this country while having sex change operations.


@franco
The series of CBC should simply be taken off the air and replaced by one that was already produced in 2001 (a 5-Star serie)
See some clips & infos on Google= Canada: A People's History
(a 17-episode, 32-hour documentary television series on the history of Canada.
It first aired on CBC Television from October 2000 to November 2001)


I would think there are bigger fish to fry than going after the average government employee. The misinformation and misunderstanding here is a sad commentary on the state of the country. I can see the need for change in some areas such as retention based on performance but going too far will could result in lower productivity, longer waiting periods and arbitrations leading to lengthy and costly litigation; the cost of government will go up, not down. Finally, does this election mean the end of veterans preference and an end to the Merit System Protection Board?


Regarding the picture associated with the article:
1. Are there no pictures in the NCR archive of communion or communion wafers, forcing them to go to the public domain?
2. Why did they choose, of all of the images on Pixabay, one with the wafers in a cereal bowl?
3. The image itself seems, to me, to be at odds with the content of the article.


I'd wondered what happened to Allie, after that outstanding x-country season. I wish her the best.  Might even get a chance to watch her race!


Dan, thanks for your thoughtful and compassionate suggestions. I agree with you that we can do better, and also, that the problem is in part mental illness and substance abuse. I think doing better means first dealing way better with those who really do need help. We are a wealthy nation and we have the resources for that.

And then, after having helped those who need it, we might be able to revise the options we offer to those who are homeless by choice, who don't have to be. I'd like to see us offer respectable public sector work for decent pay (cleaning up parks, etc.) to help them get back on their feet.

And, for those who choose not to work, offer them decent clean campgrounds, with facilities; and at the same time insist that choosing homeless is not a license to camp in public parks or streets when decent sites are available.

We can be compassionate for those in need and still regulate sleeping in parks and public squares.


The little local Trump Club is a bit late today, a bit quieter...


Roy, you are (purposely?) missing the point.

What part of "there is NO OTHER local sources of (print) news than the ADN" do you not grasp?  That being a fact, one MUST read the ADN if one wants to read local news.  There is NO OTHER source, so there is NO OTHER choice --- other than forgoing reading local news altogether.


What a stupid thing to say. You must be another communist crybaby. YOU LOST. Deal.


Source?
Please educate us- and let us know the police force involved. I will certainly contact them and press the case.


So I am going to help you out by giving the dollar amount of the those CEO retirement benefits state workers receive when they retire, it is zero, zilch nothing. There is no longer a fixed retirement benefit for any state worker, city worker, or public teacher in Alaska. Some long term employees will receive benefits by virtue of being grandfathered in. However employees hired within the the last 10 years or so, have no fixed retirement benefits.


Raitt was a Harper cabinet minister and supported his offenses throughout.


The funny thing is that if someone did something like this to Ben when he was Governor, he's be extremely angry and would have looked for revenge.


...or scrapperbagger......


Midterms in 2 years....


"At the end of the day there is VERY little a politician can do to help the economy. For the most part the best thing they can do is get out of the way."

I'll be happy if he just stops actively hurting the Canadian economy.


Beaver is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 84. Contents.


All it will take, is one mega, natural or "man made disaster."

Sounds exactly like rail to me.


The Department of Education needs a change.   Someone willing to build and improve the public school system.


You need to say more to justify your claim. The Democrats are not going to stop it once it's going assuming that they do regain Congress.


What concerns me  is a number not provided: the number of federal judicial vacancies.  Only 56 appointed  in over 18 months sounds low in  a time of critical trial delays.  How many vacancies remain?


remorse is an extremely hard thing to gauge.  I don't know if you've ever seen a dog die violently but it's not pretty, and I can see reasons someone might want to get their 3-yr-old out of there and home---But I really know nothing of the situation beyond what's reported here.

Forgiveness, on the other hand, is as much or more for one's own benefit, and the benefit of community, than it is a particular benison on, say, someone who just killed your dog, though that actually helps too.  The lack of it is a very heavy burden on the soul---Carrying around hatred and resentment is like drinking poison every day and hoping the other person suffers for it.

Forgiveness also unlocks unexpected doors, builds bridges across divides, broadens our awareness, and acts as a healing on the community itself; and does more to validate a life, in passing, than the kind of raw hostility I'm seeing surrounding this event.

I know-easy for me to say; just felt the need to say something.


Now that the government has an Irish party in it, the Irish border situation has moved up in priority. The easiest way could have continued free movement within the main island of Ireland. Otherwise the EU might have to build a border and get the UK to pay for it (otherwise no free trade deal).


First he denied it happened complete with fake details.
Then he apologized for doing it the next day.
One could be concerned about electing a violent liar. But not the Republican Party or their Trump Brand supporters it seems.
And it's NOT "the media".
It's the voice of democracy asking a question.
The candidate was 'victimized' by a legitimate question on the eve of an election?
Talk about an "overweening sense of entitlement".
What's your position on road rage?


And that's just the politicians.
Wait til you add the homeless into that mix.


No, just a plane and stupid ideas. Quebec
will never get a grid like that. We in the
west have supported Quebec for to long.
Now the West should separate from the
East. We will look after ourselves and
they can feed themselves.


Is the Pope running things, or is Seinfeld?


Too bad eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth isn't the law of the land.  I sure hope karma catches up with this punk.


Oh if a Government could live within it's means and not rely on a volatile Commodity and Fed money to survive... That'll be the day. PFD first, then State Tax, then VAT tax, then hike up your property tax. When do the people storm the castle in Juneau and burn it down.


Perhaps a nation is defined by its borders. How exactly does language or culture defined a nation?


Regarding your info on the Roma of Hungary. The article fails to mention that the bulk of Roma refugee claims from Hungary were done by three lawyers who have been convicted of misconduct by the Law Society of Upper Canada. The conduct of these lawyers meant that many Roma from Hungary never had a fair chance. The Law Society and other groups are now attempting to address this injustice, an injustice that Jason Kenney was well aware of


"Big difference is that they paid taxes already on the money before it went into the family trust."

bull-poo.


Franciscan? It's neither this nor that. A mahatma is a mahatma.


"new Senate bill will be bipartisan and target costs"  Sort them like a hard drive and tackle the biggest ones first.  It's a target rich environment - Drug costs and obesity impacts are tightly bound together for starts. Address obesity and many billions are shed in costs relating to heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and kidney failure.  There are more dialysis centers than gyms in my area of town!


actually thought our defense couldn't get any worse after watching chow's interpretation of what a football defense is.

wrong again.  *sigh*


Evidently it was not about programming or ginances, but something else. Kudos to Bob for digging on this at the Eugene Weekly. Apparently some bizarre trumped up racial angle involved between Halls and a pal of his in the singing soloist crew. UO seems to have gone berzerk. Let us hear an alternate explanation from UO.


Your common sense did. Again. Its consistency is the one truly admirable characteristic of your posts.


Something helpful to all Americans that Trump just did:
President Donald Trump met with leaders in the pharmaceutical industry Tuesday to push for lower prices and increased U.S. production. He also vowed to speed up approval times for new medicines and appoint a new Food and Drug Administration leader soon.

Trump told those in the meeting that price increases in the industry were “astronomical


What would be nice is a person with pristine credit ripping you off by not paying rent. Who's fault would it be that this occurred? Well, it would be your fault, as you could have rented to someone with a low score, i.e., someone who would have paid his rent.


Trump will simply accuse the media of attacking him in order to once again deflect any reasonable questions about ethics.
We've truly entered an era where truth, facts,  and even ethics have no place in government.
And the basket of deplorables cheers.


I am Cheyenne Keller grandma, I am Michael's mother and I wanted to let everyone know she was such a wonderful granddaughter, she touched so many lives and especially mine grandma loves you so much and I was so blessed to be your grandma I will miss you forever


If businesses have to pay workers more, the businesses will hire fewer people or let some workers go or give part time workers fewer hours or increase prices to cover their costs or do some of all that.

If businesses increase prices, will the government increase pensions so the elderly can still afford to buy goods and services?

Wouldn't it be better if the government were to leave the minimum wage where it is and if the government were to lower to some taxes or provide Ontario residents with subsidies so they would have more money to buy goods and services to help businesses survive?


hahahaha, I love a good April Fool's joke.  Also, a little relieved.  Thanks, Teresa


Palestinians are doing what any other people would do: resist occupation.


"Humans, being who we are, would immediately start ganging up up others who "deserved it."

That's pretty rich, given your comment to me earlier in this thread stating that I deserved it.


I heartily recommend the book "One Second After", by William R. Forstchen


"Violent anti-Semitism" Where is this occurring today in America?
Are you referring to these pathetic recent gatherings of a handful of white nationalists?


I suppose its not worthwhile to sell cheap low cost throw-away goods on-line.


So the answer is to emulate Trump and ALWAYS lie about the issue in question.  This should make for some very interesting, very confusing times ahead.


I was talking about an accountant.

You don't need to have a union to have an employment contract. A contract under the law is an agreement, it need not even be written down. He offered a job with certain pay and benefits and the employee accepted by taking the job on those stated terms. He violated that contract by not abiding by the agreed upon pay. That's actionable, no union needed.

All unions do nowadays is require the employee to pay them for something the employee can do for themselves. Closed shops and mandatory payroll deductions prevent workers from operating in their own best interest. If unions really had something valuable to offer they wouldn't need government to extract their dues and run their protection rackets for them, employees would voluntarily pay for the "benefits" they bring.


I'm sure she will be celebrating Halloween, Christmas and New Years.
Wait, these are all those racist white celebrations that need to be changed.
Sorry, The Holidays maybe that wont offend her.


Yes, I was born there, and have been back several times, including visits to the Deltaworks, and have observed the drainage system, windmills, the Afsluitdijk, locks, et cetera. That's why I reacted to the statement that seawalls are of no help with rainfall.  It does appear that the Ike Dike might not have helped much in this particular storm as it is more of a breakwater than an actual seawall.  But the general idea that the coastal cities of the southern USA are not doing enough, as the writer asserts, seems correct.


Californians?


@ $3 million a week!


Why grow a crop that is effortless & practically input free when grown outside, in hyper secure and patrolled walled plant "prisons"? Why? To make vast and obscene profits for well connected insiders of course!

As a past legal grower of Canadian cannabis, I was able to sell the herb for $600.00 a metric TONNE and still make a very decent profit - i.e. SIXTY CENTS A KILO. Our yield was about three tonnes per acre on sixty acres As a crop it was better than corn, grains or oil seeds. Over three or four years we found that cannabis was a really easy crop - especially when compared to the ones I mentioned above.

This "legalisation" process is simply exchanging one set of gangsters for another. Only this time the gangsters are backed by taxpayer funded paramilitaries (i.e. the police & RCMP). It's no coincidence that Bill "G20" Blair is the Liberal in charge of this file.


And all your research and mine  is irrelevant because the actual weapon used was a Sig-Sauer SIG MCX, not an AR-15.  That's a fact, not speculation.

The civilian version is still a single-shot weapon with 30 round magazine(s).

The pistol was a Glock 17, 17 being its magazine capacity.


Why is it that whenever privatized medicine is discussed you are only able to come up with the US as an example.  How about Germany, Austria, France and dozens of other countries that have a cheaper and better health service than Canada AND allow a privatized health service along side the government  one.


I'm confused, too.  Those numbers were in a tweet from the president reported by @RangerMC.  I'm not sure what they refer to.  Originally they were 109 and 325K, not 109K and 325K.


Do your job Mayor Caldwell.  Fulfill your PROMISE to build rail "on time and on budget."

How many times has he said he has a handle on rail expenses and how long did his worthless promises and costs last before being exposed as the lies they are?


Absolutely if you are a client or prospective client it would be a fair question to ask.

But the fact that they follow a particular investment approach doesn't automatically make the point suspect.  The facts still have to stand on their own.  And unlike the Catou School of Finance the authors have actually used verifiable evidence to support their conclusions.

A conclusion that most people with any amount of financial literacy would agree with irrespective of their specific investment strategies or specific investments held.

Those who claim to be capable of timing the market with any reasonable degree of consistency are the ones holding "surprise goody bags".

How many months are we at now since you called a market peak?  36, 48, 60?


Shouldn't moms demand action in the arena of other moms not raising gang bangers and hoodlums?   That would actually reduce violence (of all sorts).  Instead you worry about one of the tools they use to commit their violence.


That is the entire Democrat platform in a nutshell. More and more government handouts. Disgusting!


DET Krusey.My name is Peter D Carr. My son Peter J Carr was falsely convicted and you testified at trial.I would
Like to let you know that due to your lack of investigation (3 phone calls from your desk)and PO Bassage testimony at trial my innocent SON is now serving a LIFE sentence. he is not or ever been a child molester.


The Russian troll farms have cooked up the appropriate line of propaganda for their bots to reintroduce and echo.
And Bitebart was first in line to start the ball rolling again.
The line of propaganda is crafted to appeal to those who have no view grounded in reality, those who are easily led to believe the exact opposite of any evident reality.
Trump/Putin can tell their followers up is down and they'll all chime in that anything else is fake news.
Truly wondrous, …the extent of the indoctrination.
Trump can murder America in the street, (…and he's hard at it.), and yet his followers won't lift an eyebrow.
They're too busy listening to Sebastion Gorka, or Alex Jones or some other equally crazy loon.


The FBI director said she lied, was careless and negligent, but didn't have criminal intent, so couldn't be charged.  It isn't a crime to be careless, negligent and incompetent.  It just isn't what most people are looking for in a President.


Where does the money a government worker pays his taxes with come from?

From the taxpayers who work outside of government.

As a county and Federal taxpayer, I get taxed to pay a county worker.  He pays His taxes with part of the money I give him.  He keeps the rest.

Every dime of his money started out in my pocket.


ACH:  Considering that you cannot produce the tweet that you claimed exists that makes your claim untruthful, dishonest and nothing but more fake news.


This should surprise absolutely no one.

Did everyone see how the politicos at Drumpf's inauguration (Democrats and Republicans) were having the times of their lives on the public dime ?

The only one who showed the slightest bit of embarrassment was Michelle Obama.

Establishment Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum neoliberals have always been the same party.

Abandon all hope ye who expect anything to change in Canada.

Canadian politicians are amoral by their very nature.


These are often the same people that think (or use the accusation as a weapon)  stating opinions that they don't like is being violent towards them, that mere words - absent of any kind of  incitement  is the same as getting punched in the face.


The anger on the left, fanned by Rachel, Bill Maher, most CNN reporters, comedians, faculty members, this despicable play in NYC needs to stop, etc.

This Bernie supporter apparently was a big Rachel fan.

I've seen comparable facebook posts to this fellow's among my left leaning friends on facebook.  Anger, insinuating violence.

I used to think we should do our utmost to befriend all people.

Now I think we need to shun them hard.   Cut them out of our social network.

They protest about the slightest thing.  They're uncharitable and downright irritating to be around.

I think NCR has done more than its share of stoking the fire among liberals.

The editors should do some soul searching.

Just look at some of the comments they let slide about Trump..."racist, idiot, and worse".


You can leave a message with his answering service


So we are all supposed to applaude the Cons for not being who they truly are until they win and election....? Wow! Machea....maceave...machiavell.... AHH...you know what I mean.


There is no point in putting a band-aid on a deeply infected wound.

First, people should try to figure out what is wrong with the law school, as the reaction there was incomprehensibly out of proportion to even the perceived offense.

Then, people should try to understand why the UO administration reacted in such a heavy-handed and disproportionate manner. Way, way over the top!

Stephen J. Remington


Racism is like pornography.  Sometimes you just know it when you see it...


Many years to Father Sosa!  I had hoped that Pope Francis would have been elected.  Then we would have had the black pope and white pope in the same person!  (For whoever got my previous incarnation of this joke suppressed as in appropriate. You obviously are unaware of the old nickname for the General of the Jesuits was the "black pope", referring to his black cassock and the power that the Jesuits used to wield in the days before JPII.  Of course the white pope was the occupier of the seat of Peter.)


Well move closer to your job.

Downtown neighbourhood streets aren’t there just so life is easy for you.

I see all you drivers racing down quiet city streets because you want your nice big home.


Macron's win is testament to France's secular values and Its strict laws on secularism. These have prevented the far-right exploiting cultural anxiety about Islam. Same in the Holland, Austria elections. The far right is suppressed when you have strict laws about secularism. Multiculturalism can't work without strict rules on secularism. That's what's becoming more and more apparent.


and you sat there with your arms crossed, saying no, but wait until election time and your seat kisses you good bye!!!


Damn, someone who actually knows history and religion! Kudos..


WaPo republishes hearsay. That's the WaPo being fickle, and we have no proof the alleged hearsay is even valid. Try to keep up.


Further demonstrating President Trump's casual relationship with truth.

Now, about those tax returns?


Was going from Peck to Zappa to Duben to go around the construction this morning at 530 AM and had a jerk in dark clothes fly off of Grand Larry onto Duben in front of me. Saw him on Peck just doing whatever he wanted, so I was on a look out, If someone else had been coming down Duben the city would have been better off with out this idiot.   Even walkers late at night and in the morning wear dark clothes. Tired of it, make bikers register,test, and buy insurance. Hell every driver and person that uses the roads need to be put through the same grind truck drivers go through, they get in more accidents than the truckers. If I hadn't seen this jerk one street over riding like a new born and expected him to pull in front of me I would have been held responsible for some reason even though it was his fault. No BS, he went from Grand Larry into the middle of Duben before even looking left and shrugged. Berky talks big, fix this BS.


.
"What happened to respectful debate in Canada?

Tea Party/Trump/Harper's Reformers.....

That's "what".
.


Dear Gareth Wheeler
unfortunately I am older
Marie Antoinette never reached my age
those revolutionaries (sort of socialists) took her head off
Long live Marxist Socialism
sarcasm


Thinking the unthinkable?


And?


Carmen.....What Trudeau  is doing is little more than common sense. A big exporter of oil, Canada is suffering a slump in investment thanks to low oil prices. Its economy needs a boost and, at a time of extraordinarily cheap credit, the government is borrowing more in order to support growth. Since the financial crisis, developed economies have insisted on running tight fiscal policy to reduce debt while relying on very low interest rates to stimulate demand. That strategy has been a failure...... Growth has been moderate and demand has not picked up sufficiently to lift interest rates from the floor. Canada is in a better position than almost any other rich country to take advantage of low rates......it didn't suffer a big downturn after the financial crisis,...thanks to Martin et al.....and it has a history of fiscal restraint.


Nice rant, bub. As much as I dislike Margaret Atwood I look forward to her rebuttal.


Now that's really getting sad.


You forgot the/s tag -though I suppose the screen name and icon pretty much makes that redundant.


The only way democrats can hope to win elections going forward is to "rub the bellies" of illegals until they can find a way to make them voters.


The main concern I have living in rural Mat Su Borough with what is happening in the pot industry is the message being sent to kids that smoking or eating pot is ok.
This pot in today's market is not grandpas pot from the 60's and 70's, the weed in today's world is much stronger.
Where and who is going to enforce the laws  in the cannabis industry in rural areas?
The Troopers can not cover rural areas now.
Nor can Alcohol Beverage Control patrol all the rural areas.
It appears no matter what, the "black market" for cannabis will continue to thrive in the Mat Su with the message to kids pot is ok.


Thank You for your honorable service, Gary.

I like your resilience, but when you fight with a skunk, all you get is smelly.


Sounds like a natural Alaskan sleaze-bag politician, trolling for votes in low places, and demonstrating his street-cred to his fellow "conservatives."   He seems to be doing his best to stand out.


Addiction is often an unexpected affliction. The person addicted doesn't realize the drug he is taking is an opiate until its too late. We are supposed to be able to trust our doctors, and our government. Drs who ask if you have ever smoked marijuana know you are susceptible to opiate addiction (that is why dope is notoriously known as a gateway drug).  Right now organized crime runs things. A boy with a broken leg becomes the next homeless man in the street.


Miller will have a bust in Canton. Whether or not you realize that now is irrelevant. I think the world sees this. You just happen to be blind.


But we have "the best healthcare system in the world"! Could the fact that private enterprise is banned and there is no competition for public healthcare dollars have anything to do with bad results?


Perhaps we should enact laws against idiocy!


Buddhists and Catholics collaborating for the common good. Go beyond rhetoric, I hope; go beyond pietistic platitudes. Get your act(s) together and focus: contemplation and discernment. We have so much in common. Contemplation without discernment is self-illusory; discernment without contemplation leads to ideology.


Mylan's new motto: "Stick it to them, but only half way.


The tone deaf, echo chamber LEO go-to defense phrase: "mmmddduh, sure, there may be a few 'bad apples'... mmmddduuuuuh"

But when you complete that phrase and use it in context: "A few bad apples ~ spoil the bunch".
It makes LEO's cherry-picked use of that phrase even more disgusting ...and ironic.

"These lawsuits undermine the respect for police officers and create an impression that the entire department is not doing their work consistent with fidelity to law and fairness..."

- yeah, Jeff, lawsuits are not the cause of the loss of respect for police officers. LEO responses like "mmmddduh, sure, there may be a few 'bad apples'... mmmddduuuuuh" comments like that and FOP footing the legal defense bill for straight up lying murderers, that is what causes a lack of respect. moron!


And George Will's preferred establishment candidates could barely get 10% apiece in that poll.

And to date, Trump has 395 delegates, Cruz 295, Rubio 123, Kasich 34, and Carson 8.

 The anti-GOP establishment 690,  Everybody else, 165 (although Carson has now dropped out).

It's not George Will's GOP anymore.  He and the fat cats have ignored everyone but the party elites for too long.


There goes another 21 million............


I feel perfectly fine writing in Bernie Sanders for President come November! I will also vote down ballot of BernieCrats ONLY. Happy Blue/Green Oregon!


Good article. Austerity is dead. All politicians understand this or are defeated. The problem is that if government spending cuts are counter productive what is the alternative. Higher taxes. If you have any doubts just look at Kansas versus California. Which one of these states has tackled the deficit monster while maintaining growth? I suspect that a lot of people support the Kansas model (we all know California is wrong, right?) but it is Kansas that has failed. Dogma blinds; there is none so blind as those who can not see.


One who cares about his Country more than anything else.


One of the meanings of profound is extreme depth or far reaching in insight.  It is a profound truth that you do not live on bread alone, but it's cheaper and more expeditious as is shown in this country.


It is called kicking the can over to the governor. No leadership in the legislative majority to correct a broken fiscal mess that they created. It is time for a change this November and start the process of turning the ship of state in the direction of promoting Alaskans and Alaska First economic development policies.


When did 'nervous' become such an overused word? Especially, when describing international relations?
I can see the Uki's problems, because they overthrew a legitimate government, split the country into two and are technically, economically and mentally bankrupt. Their concern should not be Russia, but the West, because the money spigot will be shut off pretty soon.

As for the other - Latvia has no economy to speak of, no natural resources and such a small land mass, that in any conflict it isn't worth occupying, let alone holding.

But here is an idea: instead of being 'nervous' why don't they treat their Russian-speaking minority with respect and give them equal rights? I'm sure that would take care of their 'nervousness' real fast.


Good data.
Farm work is quite dangerous, especially with everything powered from PTO shaft: exposed chain drives, gears, belts, cuting bars ...... never mind the tractor itself or material handling conveyors, silos ....
Grew up in a farming community - every year two or tree kids in my high school had serious accidents - one with his leg caught in a PTO shaft .... crippled for life ... Never mind the regular minor scrapes with machinery.
By comparison "gun" related issues are trivial but get the urban termites inflamed ....


That is correct ACP just like the way Obama fixed the numbers but not the problem with unemployment...inflation...he also reinvented an redefined the word deportation so that he would appear to be tough on illegal aliens and illegal immigration while at the same time flooding this country with as many hostile criminal illegal aliens as he possibly could. As far as I'm concerned that I reason #2 for why he will be remembered as the worst POTUS ever...right after the 10 trillion dollars he added to the national debt


"There will be many new facts that emerge ..."

Well Tim....not really new....this was originally reported on Mar 8 of this year. Nearly 6 months ago. The same time the DOJ started their investigation of the FBI agents. -  http://www.oregonlive.com/oregon-standoff/2016/03/oregon_standoff_fbi_lie_uncove.html#incart_maj-story-1 .

And was really incidental to Finicums death.  Finicum was shot and killed, as he reached for the gun in his pocket, by a Oregon State Trooper.


"The Bible says that we are to obey the laws of the land FYI."
I imagine many folks at Nuremberg tried that exact same defence.


The GOP's billionaire donors need more money.


Come on Clinton supporters, defend their actions with facts. You can't.


Trevor's success this season will be directly proportional to how good the O-line & running game plays.   He's good enough to get it done (AFC West & playoffs) if he doesn't have to do it all himself. (Duh!)

I honestly feel bad for PL, but from what I've seen, Paxton is a borderline bust (so far)
... especially if you consider Lynch has pocketed $7 million + so far ($5mill signing bonus, $7.8 million guaranteed)  and look at the results.

I even have doubts PL can out-perform Kyle Sloter in the next 2 weeks.   Kyle looks like a natural, while Paxton seems overwhelmed.

If I was gm (lucky for the Broncos I'm not)
I'd be dangling Paxton as bait in front of some dingbat owner/gm
("paging Jerry Jones!")   to see what I could get.

The money's gone so it might be time to salvage whatever is possible in trade at other positions or even future draft picks.   We once got a guy named Terrell Davis in the sixth round, proof that some times there actually ARE "ponies in the poop."


Always the child eh stewart...always the child.


Wasn't me.  Lots of mine get kicked to da curb.  It's just comments.  No boddah me.  So someone else is trying to sow dissension among the dissension sowers and are laughing at both of us now.  Maybe it was Notch.


That would be even better.


I find the GIF funny, but it is not something that Donald should be proud of. It's more of a stab at the idiot that he is, than an acknowledgement of his civility.
"Hey look at me attack a defenseless woman loser! Aren't I just great!? I hate losers. Believe me!"


Disgusting.


When you say "take it or leave it," you better be ready to accept either one. JT's view of collaboration looks a little bit different than what you voted for.


Indeed, can't wait for the parade of scoundrels in their orange jump suits and shackles boarding the white bus with the bars.


Let's stop clouding the problem with BS for the sake of the White Man. Anyone breaking a dry village's law should be jailed AND fined.  After a few times experiencing  longer jail sentences and larger fines, the Fire Water won't look as such a nice dance partner.  STOP coddling the drunks or drop the laws!


Dai, I agree, he didn't answer the question.  In my opinion, he tried to quickly dodge the question and hedged his answer that "he knew of no one who had contact."  Further, he claimed not to have any contact.  Beware of those who protest too much to hide their guilt.


And shorts covering positions.  Fun to throw a little money in on, but not a long-term play.


One of the most worrisome things is the Administration response and posture on the revelations.  To me, if you've done nothing wrong, you open your books, provide every shred of paper, and answer every question. Substantively.  Not with invective or even the appearance of avoidance.  That only appeals to the most partisan, ignorant or intellectually dishonest.   Confidence, trust and a perception of integrity are so important to effective leadership of this nation, not to mention the world.  Do we have those things?  If you don't honestly think so, ask yourself why?


How about if he got caught using the IRS to punish his political opponents?


The research paper is available online with a description of the methodology.  It only looks at CCPCs, so it appropriately excludes sole proprietors, to answer your question.
There are two limitations that skew the data in opposite ways:
(1) It only identifies income splitting if the participants share the same address, which would cut out some where adult children live on their own b/c they can't track it with the data they have.  This minimizes the potential impact.
(2) It assumes that all the dividends are for income splitting.  So included in the 1/8 might be businesses where the family member works there, and their tax is not affected by this rule.  So the 1/8 might be too high b/c of this.

I'm not surprised the impact is low, and skews to high earners.  The tax benefit is bigger when you have family members in different tax brackets (and the bigger the difference, the better the tax benefit), which isn't as common anymore.


Please Phil.
Attempting to credit government for the benefits created by self-regulated professions is a bit rich.
Governments here spend money to secure voting blocks and financial support for the ruling party.  If you are one of the happy people they pay, your misunderstanding of the role played by government is not unusual.


Lets ban everything.  Do you really think the potheads are going to follow that law?


It is a wonderful idea but fruit trees do not grow here.


You are very accurate.  But yet, the wording is key.  "...Research to Reduce the Threat..."; meaning, it hasn't been completed, there are no end state results, and only focuses on the "threat".  That "threat" exists today in spite of the hand wringing.  That "threat" existed way before any and all "comprehensive" or "common sense" efforts re: this issue.  The statistics you cited in your comment did nothing to stop the dickhead that shot people.  And it won't stop any criminal from committing a crime in the future.  The initiative you support will make our communities less safe.  The inherent right to protect oneself through the use of defensive tools (not just firearms) "shall not be infringed".

If a nation or a state does not keep accurate records of how people died, then all the statistical analysis re: # of gun related deaths is inaccurate.  The statistic you cite relies on data provided.  Did the DRC submit accurate info to whoever does this research?  I doubt it.  Did Yemen?


Prohibition and the draconian "reefer madness" attitude towards marijuana is a big reason why there is a dearth of peer-reviewed research.

I assume you are aware that that the DEA decided to keep marijuana classified as a Schedule 1 drug last year, meaning that the major restrictions on marijuana research will remain right? You do know that it is marijuana's status as a Schedule 1 drug that has prevented research right?

Maybe you should ask yourself why the DEA is so in favour of restricting research.


When will the carpetbaggers learn you cannot drive on ice without studs, or chains?


You are so right . Look what happened to Hudak when he spoke  about the cost of the civil service .


Nope.  The problematical circumstance of senile drivers on the road does not make the current regulations liberal.  Individual privacy and privileges are wholistic.  So, more articulately, there is simply an area of regulation that is wanting with respect to senile drivers.


Lynn Gattis perfectly represents the moral rot at the heart of the modern republican party.


It is surprising that under Vision Vancouver, developers can turn anything into high rise condo for the wealthy: the last couple gas stations in downtown, the Molson factory, Dunsmuir Viaduct, the Landmark Hotel, the Westin Bayshore, to name a few. The greed doesn't stop here. Since they have run out of land, they are colluding on wiping out the entire Chinatown to make more room.


No, I want him to focus on this item of national security like he says he will.  He seems too busy going to fund raisers and conservative conventions instead of showing up to town hall meetings and discussing maters with his constituents. And I think we should be focusing on the now instead of past administration in-activity.  Shoulda coulda woulda is not going to change history. Present action and learning from past mistakes will effect the future.  I hope Mr Gardner does focus on this agenda to its fullest.


How is may responsible for a building catching fire ? How is she responsible for the inspections, the refurbishing, the fire department etc. When Fort MacMurray almost burned to the ground ,I don't remember anyone pointing the finger at the feds. When you use words like arrogant and elitist keep in mind who the PM\s father was, and what characteristics he inherited.


Tim, you don't know what you are talking about.  You are making wild charges about Lane without any historical evidence.  Yes, he made some terrific mistakes in  his sympathy for the South and slavery but he was not a traitor.
And your use of such phrases as "I wonder why you snowflakes get your panties in a wad" suggests you are looking for a fight rather than a dialogue.
BTW- I wonder where you picked up your nonsense about Lane-- I hope it wasn't a class at the UO! (I doubt it  was a history class.)
Time for you to get back to real issues and drop  these red herrings.


At least this mornings piece is from Reuters and not the NYT or Washington compost....so it may have some real news value...and be close to what is really happening...I have no idea how these new appointee's will do their new jobs but they have to be a great improvement to what is there now..!!!The moving trucks cannot arrive soon enough for me to haul this existing bunch to the dust ben of History...


Sure there's a mandate . Trump will sign all those laws Obama dumped in the trash can the last 8 years . He will eliminate all those orders Obama signed. Obamacare is done like dinner.  Reality for democrats is about to set in.  Trump will have the power and votes to do what his supporters want him to do. The new day starts in three weeks .  It doesn't matter in the least if liberals accept him as their president or not---real change is about to happen. You can take that to the bank.


Geez, get a danged education. We are NOT A DEMOCRACY WE ARE A REPUBLIC!! Our forefathers purposely kept out any mention of a democracy as a democracy is always a failure in history! America was founded on Judeo/Christian philosophies, get over it. If you don't believe there is a God what's the issue, just leave that part out. The words,"under God" are not in violation of God's word, God says not to take his name in vain, confessing our nation is one under God shows we are nothing without him.


There's no such thing as a Jewish, Christian or Islamic terrorist.  There is, however, no shortage psychotic killers using the name of these faith communities in a feeble attempt to justify their love affair with violence.  They don't fool anybody who knows anything about Judaism, Christianity or Islam, but they do fool the hard of thinking who are ignorant of what these three faith communities who all worship the God of Abraham stand for.


Good heavens! Have you been to Quebec Province recently? Nothing is "gone with the wind," as you say. The Church in Quebec does quite well, especially since parishes aren't closed but restored and renovated as part of the religious heritage of Quebec. About 10 years ago the Province entered into a partnership with the church in financing these religious sites. And though various reasons or meanings are given to Quebec "regularity" and "practice," still more than 82% of the population self-identifies as Catholic there (only Mexico has a higher percentage in North America). Finally, they tend not to color or shade every form of participation or belief with a class or moral category of identity: good Catholic/bad one; weekly/seasonal; cultural/ observant, etc. They are tolerant of all fellow Catholics in that regard (but could be a little more tolerant of Muslim women). The CC there is quite different from the way it was 60 years ago, but not by a long shot is it "gone with the wind."


IRT Senior_Researcher, if you consider the State Constitution allowing for the Public Sector employees to organize to collectively bargain with the State and Counties, you are correct.  Actually, the pension and healthcare benefits is agree to through collective bargaining and the process is in the HRS (Hawaii Revised Statutes), law adopted by the Legislature and signed by the Governor.  The Legislature could change the whole process of Public Sector employee collective bargaining.  But, chances they would not.


Vanka was not elected by Trump supporters, she is a liberal who wants more welfare (free child care) and is a government can solve all problems which conservatives know they can't.  Go back to New York Vank and take Jerry with you.


Bizarre.


I am a Vietnam veteran and I support Trump.  I detest what the idiot who wrote this article and many on the left are trying to do.  The article says "Even as other voters abandon Trump, veterans remain among his most loyal supporters, an unlikely connection forged by the widening gulf they feel from other Americans."  The widening gulf theme is repeated several times.  This idiot misses the point that we were/are veterans to protect the ones that stayed at home (the other Americans).  This is one more attempt to divide our country.  Unfortunately, the politics and yes, political correctness, is brewing divisevness where none existed before.  So, to Nicholas Confessore, get your head out of your derriere and stop trying to separate me from my fellow Americans!


I'll give you $10,000 if those are factual, context-correct quotes. Why is it that you far right wingers constantly resort to making things up rather than finding and using factual information?


I like wearing fur and i honestly dont care who hates me for it.


If he would just stop lying that should stop the scrutinizing. Everyone should be very concerned why he can't. Klastri knows why and everyone should seriously consider his diagnosis. I feel the same way that Klastri does.


The Constitution is in tact...we have our borders, Muslim Immigrants are being deported, gun sales are on the rise and so are Jobs with factories making a comeback in American Manufacturing. America is looking strong again!


You're asking for too much from many in this crowd.  Most of the same bunch putting the onus on this kid for doing something every ONE of them have done as kids at one time or another without being killed for it are the VERY same ones who wanted Alexandra Ellis to get off easy for drunk-driving/hit-and-run because "she was a young kid who made poor choices."  Three guesses what difference causes the different attitudes.  If these folks had any insight or understanding that others have the same hopes and fears as they do, and deserve the same respect, they wouldn't presume to place blame so easily.  But they don't.


Son:  Thinking of you! Nice to see the photos here. I trust you'll do your job well and work with your crew to stay safe! Look forward to seeing you soon...after a real shower! <3


drugs, corruption, oil. It subverts everyone.


Indeed, "You shall not commit murder" was authored by the Author of us all.

Catechism of the Catholic Church 2270: Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person - among which is the inviolable right of every innocent being to life.

    Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you. - Jeremiah 1:5; cf. Job 10:8-12; Psalm 22:10-11

    My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately wrought in the depths of the earth. -  Psalm 139:15.


Alberta should just separate, and see how she goes.


Sounds like you've got it all covered, squeaky clean. However, you get your "HIGH everyday..." but other folks can't? Judging others is well covered in the bible book I assume you follow, or not.


What good is gold if you were starving ??
You would sell it for food I suppose...

My interest in gold is to sell it (NUGT) to a more anxious person than me at some future date.
I have no idea where it is going but lately its up for many reasons that make sense to me.
Rising rates,falling $US,Trump,possible inflation (!) etc
I do not see that "the sky is falling"....but I do see dark clouds....that is enough to run it up :)

sent from my Ark


Former MARINE CORPS officer; that's an important distinction.  Indeed, the Marine Corps is part of the Department of the Navy.  However, Marine Corps officers are not the same as Navy officers.  Please note this for follow-on articles.  Mahalo


Nope, read the SCC ruling 2010.

That is, if facts matter to you.


It started before midnight, and stretched into the wee hours of the morning - it was long!


me/you:  here's the definition which I googled.  It represents what I feel/believe.  I don't want to get involved in a great debate over formal definitions and parsing of meaning.  I simply DO NOT KNOW.  here's that definition:  ag·nos·tic
aɡˈnästik/
noun
noun: agnostic; plural noun: agnostics

    1.
    a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena; a person who claims neither faith nor disbelief in God.'

If they need a "poster child" for this definition, I've already applied.  regards, Gary Crum


Clearly, all the so-called "big bats"are well past their "best before" dates.  Tulo, Martin and Bautista are all on a career down slope at the plate; Donaldson may well be embarking on the same downslide.  As for the rest of the roster of hitters, they are pretty ordinary, with the exception of Devon Travis.

Where's the youth?  Where's the vision?  This team remains as awe-inspiring and exciting as an all-expense-paid weekend junket in Cleveland, including Shapiro as your tour guide.


Zoo's? How about we lock you up in a zoo, fools.

Kill the goats, kill the wolves, nice!


"Ladbrokes, a British gambling company, offers a market for bets that the president will resign or be impeached before the end of his first term. On Sunday, that market implied that the chance of such an outcome was 55 percent.

At Paddy Power, an Irish competitor running hundreds of markets related to the Trump presidency, the implied probability of impeachment was 40 percent."


Good point.

Defense witnesses are chosen by defendants' attorneys for their ability to "sell" alternative theories of the charges. They may not be accurate at all, but if the prosecution isn't prepared to counter their presentations, jurors might easily be misled.

I don't know if this was the case in this trial, but if the prosecution relied entirely on the expertise of state investigators, who may have done a competent job, as seems from trial coverage, rather than looking at the histories of those experts on the defense list, and challenging prior insufficiencies, this was a very expensive mistake.

I've seen one former public defender, Nelson Traverso of Fairbanks, get an honest judgment in a false confession case via a stellar witness. Even he couldn't save the guilty "Shaffer" Cox, however.

Prosecutors also may rely on faked forensic testimony. Check this case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Krone It cost Ray 11 years, and Phoenix/Maricopa county and Arizona over $5 million.


Just go to Davos Mr. Trudeau. No point hanging around here to 'connect' with Canadians. All you speak are talking points and glib generalities that we're all tired of hearing anyway.


I am struggling to understand how you connected this article to breaking up unions. 4J administrators do not belong to unions. Where do school structures and mandates come from? The Federal government, state governments, and school boards- already all people with negligible experience working in a classroom. I think we agree that status quo is not working.


The US's next move will probably be another flyby, hoping they push the fat kid with the bad haircut into taking the first shot. If he does then China becomes a non-issue.


NORAD defends Canada. It defended Canadian airspace from the Russians.

I guess we don't need NATO either. I mean, who is going to invade us? If it is the Americans, NATO won't count. Nobody else can reach this far.


"Where has US military force been effective" ?

Nowhere within most people's lifetime...

Firing a bunch of cruise missiles from a safe distance without Congressional approval will not actually accomplish anything other than perhaps aide in ISIS's future recruitment drives.

Will President Trump now be committing US ground troops to fight in Syria  ?


Which has nothing to do with the situation at hand.


Maybe he'll buy a gun and find his way to some shopping mall or school next.  Just saying....


The invisible hand of the freemarket is helpless in the face of evil government regulations.
Those flames on the road and backed up traffic represents FREEDOM!


Partly, but more so interference by non-elected bodies


I think "Star-Advertiser staff" writers are composed of high school students.


Trump is not against trade as is the constant accusation against him. He is against unfair trade. America has been killing its own industrial base and related jobs by shipping production to third world countries. But Americans are still  expected to buy the products back from those countries as if nothing changed.  Those armies of fry cooks, and check out clerks at Walmart could have had  better lives producing those goods if not for 50 years of unfair trade with Japan, Korea  and China. America's standard of living is falling.


You do know, don't you, that some of the world's most infamous leaders were also stuck on various forms of ideological/doctrinal purity?  Pope Francis recognizes the dangers of this penchant for rigid, dominion theology, instead choosing to focus on Jesus' more compassionate teachings. He would really like for you to "get on board" with this, but of course one's sincere conscience must ultimately prevail.


Benedict Arnold, Aldrich Ames, Robert Hanssen, Timothy McVeigh, and Charles Manson are part of our history too.


He got elected.  Nothing succeeds like success.


Supply is totally the issue.  Either bulldoze the green belt or start land filling Lake Ontario.


The truth does hurt.  This is why Clinton will never be vetted by the public media concerning the following:
1.  Abortion of innocent babies
2.  Sexual Deviance Supporter
3.  Globalist even when it removes our freedoms for the pursuit of wealth.
4.  Liar (should not be trusted with a security clearance).

Enough said.  She does not even qualify to be president. End of story.  However, the liberal public media will never cover these issues.  The liberal media was bright, smiley and cheerful when they covered the democratic convention.  The liberal media was sarcastic, disrespectful and interrupting Trumps speech with commercials when he would talk about big issues with Hillary.  However, the country is primed to have a socialist society without God where emotion reigns (do what feels right) and they will fail in the long term.  Once the experiment is over they will scratch their heads wondering why they drank that koolaid.


trudeau is treating this as some kumbaya camp out, we need a serious leader not this immaturity.


If course the liberal socialist democrats voted for a progressive tax system. What a surprise
DOA in the senate where the adults are.


No, this is what global warming looks like.

And it will continue to plague our kids long after dishonest deniers are dead and gone.


Interesting piece. The idea the strikes me as very important is the role of skepticism or more specifically not accepting evidence until it is proven to the best level we are capable of today.

Some of the heros of science were skeptics. Galileo had the misfortune of clueing into the fact the Earth revolves around the sun and not the other way around. For this he was imprisoned. Today we accept his contribution to our knowledge base without doubt.

So if people want to be skeptical about this new-fangled idea of man created massive atmospheric effects perhaps it no different than Galileo's reception to his proposal causing us to rethink ancient beliefs. Human's do fundamentally hate to change their beliefs or behavior. But at some point the preponderance of evidence does have to be considered and only a jury willing to really study it will be able to make that call. So go out, invent a telescope, make endless observations, produce undeniable results and get back to us on this "hoax"...


He's simply pointing out left-wing phoniness and hypocrisy. The left should stop trying to push the idea that it is the champion of women's rights and only people on the political right are misogynists. When push comes to shove, the left couldn't care less about women's rights.


Why are businesses not spending more?
 Lets see, is it possible that soaring electricity prices, future Carbon Taxes, soaring property taxes, NIMBYism, regulatory delays and regulatory uncertainty may affect business decisions to spend capital in Canada?
Companies have too many risks and added expenses to spend capital in Canada.


My parents were always "within reach" - but it never occurred to us to run for help .-)
That would mean we were either too stupid to look after ourselves, or too whimpy. Only a near death experience would have us heading for home or a neighbour !
And our mother ( God rest her soul ) used to say that as long as she could hear us screaming ( from pain or whatever ) she knew we were OK...


Craigslist should be lively the next few weeks....


So Canada increases the cost of doing business (everybody will be paying the carbon tax) and expects to compete with the U.S.?  Good luck with that kind of thinking.


How is a vote for Trump against narcissism? He'll tell you himself, he invented it.


For whatever reason, a Neil Young favorite of mine is "Only Love Can Break a Heart", and the Doors are great, but I always like "Shaman's Blues". Young's song looks beyond himself, Morrison's song looks within himself.


Huh?
What gobbledygook.


the Numbers don't lie. as in "Ball don't lie"...
His drafts are terrible. He passed Dak Prescott and Russel Wilson. He brought in camp arms that turned out better than his vaunted picks. Go Fish.,
Harris was not a draft pick and the defense is hardly any of his  draft picks either,,,and he let one good one go..Malik Jackson... BRILLIANT


I am sure it is very useful for those on a fixed income. Unfortunately it perpetuates a cycle of dependency that is unhealthy.


DECADES IN PRISON . WHAT A CANARD !!


I was just going to say the same thing!


Our understanding of truth has to be progressive or we would never grow or learn. That is a big problem to many in comprehending the writings of our pioneers and founders when they  talk about their world as it was then. This has to be progressive as the ways of evangelizing must be. But too often we are stuck in the past century.
 Now Truth as it is in Jesus doesn't change but  we come to understand Him better as we grow spiritually and this must include prayer and study as spiritual disciplines. We must choose what we feed our minds to grow in the spirit.


That's not how background checks work. He could have done all the background checks in the world, and not found this because he wasn't charged with any wrongdoing until today.

Background checks aren't magic thought-crime detectors.


Your lack of understanding of local history must mean you're from the mainland.


Snowden revealed the NSA's bulk surveillance programs which have since been deemed ILLEGAL by a US federal appeals court.


Clearly the apple didn't fall far from the tree.  By the way, I was trying to cut you some slack for the sake of my old friend's memory.  Glad to hear you're not related to him.  Were he still with us, I don't doubt he'd feel the same.


We understand witnesses and Senator doing the questioning. It is the absence of manners and respect in these hearings. She has been a regular offender in attacking witnesses as though they were criminals and not Senior Executives, Cabinet picks, and even the A>G and Director of the FBI. Harris is just trying to make a name for herself. Male Senators who routinely act this way are also jerks if they believe this is appropriate. All it brings is the witnesses that follow taking the 5th, not appearing, or being hostile.


She's a skank, as is her fathers current wife. They are both as dirty as he is.


In my opinion, it is totally personal choice what one will wear and not. If anyone feel comfortable with loose clothing or skin tight wearing, its completely the person's individual preference. There are also many people who love to go around without any clothing and there are also many culture where people wear full clothing without showing even any body part. While practicing Yoga, the practitioners need to wear comfortable dresses and some find the loose dresses comfortable though I think some leggings and t-shirts or tang top is more comfortable. The main thing should be focused on comfort.

Nara
http://www.anamayaresort.com


How many fingers do chickens have?


If you want homes to come to their real value in Canada in relation to its population, then there is only one way to do it. Only allowed primary residencies, with one vacation home. (per person/couple based on marital status) This will destroy all current value, stop any speculative investors and strip all foreign money from the price. This will make it easy to go out and buy a proper home, but what is the down side? High level? Angry investors and unlikely developers.... ( I would play a violin or them)


You are special, but I just answered your paranoid question. Cest la vou Denial ain't just a river in Egypt, Cleo.


The reason Hawaii imports around 85 percent of the food consumed in the state is that it's cheaper to grow on the mainland and ship it here than to grow it here.  Lack of farm land is not the problem.


if you look up the word "fool"  you'll see trumps picture


Surprised no one pointed it out to you before now. Sorry your terminal enjoy what time you have left.


Is Trump and his ilk afraid of a girl?  WTF!!  Our powerful slovenly slob of a President.  As is the case he making charges with no proof.  What an embarrassment.


Since Canadians didn't vote we'll never know, personally,  if the  DNC/Podesta Wikileaks stuff actually influenced voters, particularly in Florida, NC, Penn, Mich, Ohio and Wisconsin.  Did the drip drip of negative email news influence those voters? Cast a bit more doubt against HRC that lingered up to the ballot box?


Hi Clayton,

Thank you for your very kind words.  I will pass them along to my Dad.


Dear Cab companies you do NOT have a right to a monopoly, you do not have a right to a rigged system where there is virtually no competition. You suck at providing a basic service therefor you have brought this on your selves. Your model is antiquated and is being artificially preserved by unjust  laws and rules. I like may Anchorage residents am ready for UBER, LYFT and Sidecar. RIP.


Totally agree with the decision.  This guy should be banned from all court rooms.  Period.


What a laugh riot.  A post by the guy quoted in the story did not meet civility standards.  What next?  Photo Shopping pictures to remove people that are unpopular that day based on Tweets?


Even more sick of people such as yourself that upvote their own posts and hurl insults. Come up with something new, at least ma'am!


It is really sad that republicans didn't have a real viable plan to replace Obama care. They should have followed their leader, the Donald and push for single pay health care.  Instead they came up with worse crap than the democrats.  Just sad and pathetic.


St. Paul in 1 Corinthiaans invented the 'Pauline Priviledge' for marriiages between a Christiaan and a non-believer who did not want to remain 'peaceably' married. He advised divorce on grounds that "God does not call us to live in discord".
In 1 Corinthians it is unclear as to whether he alloowed for re-mrriage. It's just no discussed.

In my own ministry I have asisted a few couples obtain a 'Pauline Priviledge'. It's granted for married people who want to 'make everything right' with Church requirements.


Which part exactly do you think is just theoretical?


YES, I KNOW THAT, you assert that if you simply take care of your self you will not need health care, thats silly. No one to include you takes care of them self that is what insurance is.


So why not just fly during cooler periods like evenings or nights?


The odds of being in the 1% are, by definition, one in a hundred.


It's not about the GUNS ADN, it's about the lack of enforcment and this lame duck mayor.  I am more concerned about car thefts in the 300-400 range than hyped up GUN events.  Knock off the propaganda, it's woefully transparent and unmoving.


Methinks both, plus a few others.


ah what the hell, he's got 6 months.


Oil consumption is growing by 3%per year.  It is becoming more important.


Really?  Why are they not outrageous?  You think take it or leave it is just a tactic?  And what is the US willing to give up?  Appears to be zilch at this point


A 2 million dollar stock portfolio heavy on dividend stocks can easily generate 80k a year in income.  It's true a home wouldn't generate income but if it's paid off the expenses won't be that high either.


Actually, the Canadian industry already was at a serious competitive disadvantage, courtesy of the Obama administration.

While pressuring Canada to implement new regulations on methane release, Obama conveniently overlooked the unregulated and unmeasured flaring and venting of billions of cubic feet of natural gas, every day, from the Bakken fields in North Dakota.

Also, Trudeau was too stupid to point out that Alberta was already a world leader in flare gas (so called waste gas) reduction, and had been for over  decade.

Even if Clinton had been elected, there would have been exemptions and delayed timetables for implementation by Americans, who, along with the rest of the oil and gas producing world, have played Canada for suckers.

As pointed out in a Fortune article, the fact that Obama waited until after Trudeau killed Northern Gateway to stop Keystone was no coincidence: it kept Canadian oil hostage and gave Obama great optics.

And, Junior got a State Dinner for his trouble.


I'm from western canada, change your username because I doubt you represent 51% of us.


Sad - dissenter does not mean heresy - you need to educate yourself.  At one time, the bishop of Paris judged Thomas Aquinas to be a dissenter; I could cite many other examples including most of the leading theologians at VII - Congar, etc.


Fake punt?


I'll be closing my side business at the end of this year.  Not working the extra hours anymore for >50% tax (including Trudeau's higher payroll tax) plus accounting fees.

Additional tax revenue for Team Trudeau: $0.

Unintended consequence??


Thanks. Most from in or near I-5 corridor, north of Lane County, the greater Salem/Portland metro area, except for Hood River and Bend.
Interesting how Uber keeps pushing its agenda, even though revenues fall way short of actually making it viable; seems to be kept alive by continuing Silicon Valley subsidies...but why?


"When Jesus interpreted the Mosaic Law, he refused to get lost in juridical minutiae but went to the heart of the matter. Fulfillment of the law is simply a question of love."

Exactly, the Baroque era clad canon lawyers obsess over the minutia of canon law and forget Christ's message of love.


What nationwide peanut ban?

"The move is a major departure from the company’s (McDonald's Canada) longstanding policy of serving nuts in sealed packages"

But hey, I understand. A great chance for you to yell about something even if you seem to lack even a basic awareness of the article content. It is so much easier to complain without reading and thinking.


What kind of maniacs follow a religion with that kind of hate at its core?
http://www.biblestudytools.com/leviticus/20-13-compare.html


This is how you become Chicago, Detroit, Hartford or any of the other Democratic led cities that are staving off bankruptcy. In boom times instead of setting aside funds for a rainy day you have leadership that keeps borrowing and expanding bottomless pit social programs. The Hancock Administration seems to announce a new billion dollar spending plan weekly. Tear down the performing Arts Center and rebuild it with condos. Sink miles of I-70 underground. Turn the City Park golf course into a storm run-off pond. Line streets with bike lanes instead of parking. Renovate a perfectly fine airport terminal into a shopping mall. Build more dormitories for the homeless.

Don't worry Mayor - between the parking ticket patrols, the odds of getting shot by gang bangers and the army of homeless beggars Denver is already taking steps to reduce traffic into the city. Within ten years the millennials who have been flooding into downtown will be fleeing to the suburbs - or more affordable cities.


Another sociopath with a badge.


Nice try.

There is no extremism! This is the real islam!

islam needs to completely change from the stone-age to the modern world!


So much winning!


I read ADN online and don't pay anything for it so I don't understand the comment. Plus, I would not consider the readership of the print version of ADN as a worthy charity.


You are right on the money.  It's the Trump train to Americas only viable future.  Without a vote for the only non-politician in recent or past history, we go the way of Rome.  If you don't vote Trump, you don't vote American, it is that simple!  His rallies are overflowing 20 to 40 thousand strong with lines that stretch forever.  The vile simp anti-American media will not show camera shots of the Huge crowds.  IT's a party, a party for you and me, a party for your kids, a party to return America to greatness after 40 years of progressive sick destruction.


You have to wonder how people can still defend Putin as a victim of the West and a great leader.


I am willing to pay a fair price for a service. It is becoming increasingly clear that the City of Springfield and the Police Department in particular are becoming fat and happy at the taxpayers expense. When was the last time they cut their bloated budgets? Perhaps you are related to someone in the police department or city government?


We played poorly is several areas, but no detection of quitting or backing down.   Coach Taggart keeping his team together and working with effort may be the most rational hope for this young team for now.

I'm tempted to say 'throw the ball, how it could it be worse!", but it could have been worse.     Mr Burmeister is a just out of HS and has lots to learn on running the option, it may not be reasonable to throw more split second decision on him for the passing game.
Either way I trust coach Taggart and his staff, (all with incredible records in winning programs), are far smarter about preparing young men for a very high stress game, mentally, physically and emotional than anybody I know.

It's fun to speculate, it is sports after all, but I support this Ducks football team, every last one of them, win or lose.


Democrats void of substance? Maybe. But that isn't always what wins elections. With Trump, Republicans won't have a chance. And the Democrats will win despite the fact that they weren't up to much re "substance."


While most ideas here are very sound, the truth is that people are living longer with more chronic illnesses on more medications and with more needs and very little social support.
With demographic changes, not sure much will change!


When your just a talking Puppet,  the front man so to speak, put the blame where is belongs, Gerald Butts and Katy Telford.


Thanks. The article shows the NY Times does do negative news on Clinton. They did a lot of this during the campaign for the nomination and the election and it dealt with the foundation and the private server investigation as well as Benghazi. Associated Press was especially hard on Clinton and she had a feud with the head of AP over this. A lot of Russian money went to the Clinton Foundation and some to her campaign— makes you wonder why the Russians chose to back Trump over Clinton. Putin hates Clinton. Clinton’s image was never good because of this kind of news and the many investigations she went through-- was never a fan of hers.


We are spending 20% of our federal budget on defense. 22% if you include VA. We have not spent 55% on defense since 1960 or so. With no changes to current spending projections it will be about 11-12% by 2024- Congressional Budget office. I know folks on the left like to believe you don't count Medicare/Medicaid and Social security as part of federal spending- but as it turns out they are the number 1 and 2 budget items totaling 52% in 2015 and are rapidly growing. One can argue that the 20% for defense is still too much- but one should argue from a factual basis.


I take it that you were present at those dates and can verify the accuracy of the various arrivals.  Please send pictures.


Why did you bring up race? I didn't. Is race a concern for you? What or who are you afraid of? You are not brave enough to even share your name. I would love a merit based society for all. What do you want? Could you even survive in a merit based society? The world is not kind to the "poorly educated". BTW, even your life matters to me. All lives matter.


In an August 10, 2016 NCR article, Phyllis Zagano announced she had been named to the Vatican's commission on women deacons. It has been six months. Has there been even one meeting? What a strategy. Form a commission. Get a lot of favorable press. Keep on saying opening the diaconate to women is a 'possibility.' Never hold a meeting. At least not in this century. Did I miss something?


lots of market fraud and politicians that made the panama papers and trying to changes laws/acts and even bully CRA to not be held accountable for their personal involvements and conflict of interest that is at the level of treason (and yes we do have treason laws, too). We need a clean flush.


So the same plan that has been in place since roughly October 2001.
The Soviets had better success with creating stability in Afghanistan - including increasing women's rights.

At least Trump didn't prattle about little girls going to school.  Bu the same tiresome terrorist message - as though al Qaeda and ISIS couldn't build bases there because of US  power; it's Afghans who will invite them in or keep them out.


I don't understand why people are so unwilling to have their voting record made public. I'm glad Trump knows I didn't vote for him.


Incorrect. First of all, the hotel is called Trump Tower so the headline is technically correct. Secondly, the Ritz Carlton, Shangra-La and Fairmount are all doing very well nearby. Toronto has had several good years for tourism dollars in a row, but these tourists clearly are not willing to stay at the Trump Tower. Third, conference business is doing well at other downtown hotels, but companies don't want to take the risk of having some employees or guests objecting to the Trump brand. It is less risky to use another hotel chain. Lastly, any casual observer of Toronto would notice it has a booming condo market, but apparently half the condos in Trump Tower Toronto are unsold. I would say it is the Trump brand that is toxic, not "disinterest in the Toronto market".


Black people were also civilized long before your ancestors were.


Trump would claim the evidence was fake.
Their "god" can do no wrong.


My mistake. My only defence is that when I asked two RNs about mandatory CE, they said there is none. I should have gone to the CNO site to confirm.


Every week we have two or three of these head-on collisions locally, with a smattering of other crashes where motorists simply drive off the road. Why do so many motorists find it so difficult to control their vehicles? Perhaps part of the answer lies in what happened after the head-on here: two obviously speeding motorists ran smack into things that were right in front of them.

Basic speed law folks: go no faster than is safe for conditions. That means that no matter what is posted on the speed limit sign, you are speeding if you cannot stop before hitting things that are stopped in the road, even around "blind" corners. It means you are speeding if you can't stay in your lane around curves. It means you're speeding if you can't figure out how to slow down and wait for an opportunity to safely pass cyclists and pedestrians (pro-tip: you must give them room to fall in your direction without being struck; sometimes you'll have to wait for clear road to accomplish that).


Nor is it necessarily accurate. Political leanings, business interests and economic philosophies aren't the same thing.


I thought Hollis French was running for Governor?
Can he save Alaska's smaller oil companies, will he price everyone out and give the majors more power like SB 21 did, is he for a big oil monopoly.
Hollis French has a long record how can he save Alaska from it's decline?


Private Fund raising needs tobe added to the equation. Living on Maui I do not want to pay for something I will never use and will only reduce traffic congestion on Oahu by 2%.. Money put caldwell in office it can also rescue his project.


"How do you address a former president of the United States?
The president should be addressed as President Obama or Mr. President. (One day in the future, when we have a female president, she will be addressed as Madame President). All U.S. presidents retain their title for life, so all former presidents are referred to as Mr. President or President [last name].Jan 1, 2013"
So yes, it IS President Obama's birthday, he has the title for life despite the efforts of current resident in WH (that dump) to wipe Obama's presidency from history.


Don't let the screen door hit you in the ass when you leave.


The same fact occured to me...especially Saudi Arabia...whose Wahabi beliefs give rise to much Islamist extremism.


I'm not sure about the UK - I see it a bit differently,...however, I agree that Europe is fundamentally more capitalist (in the original sense of capitalism as espoused in the 18th century by Smith and others) in a lot of ways than North America.


Global warming - now referred to as Climate change is a complete scam and all thinking people who are not on the take  know it.. Trudeau is not known for his intelligence - just ums and ars as he tries to articulate simple words. Trudeau is led by the nose ring  via Butts and his Eco-terrorists who endlessly  funnel money to their elitist ilk with full support of bias media.
There are two types of scientists, those who tell the truth and those who economically benefit from man made climate change. hysteria. The former are drowned out by the money rich latter. Trudeau (the boy silver spoon king and ski instructor with a trust fund) telling Trump what to do is completely  laughable and very dangerous for our economic prosperity.
Yes Freeland is showing up too rescue the day, she can explain to Trump  how adding punitive taxes solve everything and will motivate his base.
What a joke.!!!!
How I miss Harper.


Billy boy just deflected that very issue with CTV by saying the Libs spent less on advertising than the Conservatives did. But about that pricey cover Bill? Maybe its imbedded with sunscreen 35 for the Southern French Weather.


Pants on fire.  Actual number of state employees laid-off: 70. That's  according State Budget Director Pat Pitney.
Between 2006 to 2016, with inflation of 20%, state operating budget increased 109%. Walker/Mallot took half of your PFD before making any meaningful attempt to reign-in our bloated state government to a reasonable level.


If our Defense remains its terrific self (run stopping like it did with Malik is a requirement for that to happen) and our Offense finishes in the top half of the league, we will be hard to beat.  We won't know anything until pre-season games and even then we'll probably know a lot more after the first four regular season games.  Right now it's just  bunch of fans pontificating on OTAs as if they were the POs.


I won't buy food, clothes, or cars over the `net. Makes no sense to me, we pick out our own food, clothes and yes I've found vehicles on the net but bought them in person


Lashing out at the defense attorney is wrong. Period.


My vote is for his Twitter alter-ego, Sean Spicier.


Yeah, funny eh, 'Alceste'. You're ignorance and arrogance is there for all to see now.


Anything to circumvent the legal will of the people because it can't happen at the ballot box.


Hundreds and murdered by Muslims every month, but Don doesn't believe it's a problem.

He believes pointing out terrorism is an act of "hate," and all who do so should be silenced.

Oh,  progressive Catholics.


Here comes the greed and waste.  Budget shortfalls and meaningless spending are now a thing of the past with this news.  Who would ever consider cuts when you been told you 'may' get a raise in the near future. This State only knows how to spend, baby, spend!


That post means to elicit responses like yours.  Dontcha see?


Google it. There's a wikipedia article on Greek austerity measures.

The third austerity package in May 2010 included selling off 4000 state owned companies, raising the VAT to 23%, and massive layoffs of government workers.

The article mentions pension haircuts and raising the retirement age to 67. The Greek VAT is now 24%.

The reality is that none of this is going to help. You can't pay ever increasing debt with ever declining revenue.

They worried about a catastrophe if they went the Grexit route. But they got one anyway. How much worse can it possibly get? And practically, at some point the Germans have to admit they are never getting their money back. Greece just need to pull out of the Euro, default, and start rebuilding.


Abortion, whether one thinks it is right or wrong, has always occurred and always will occur. It is not going away. If returned to back alley clinics, women are going to die, children are going to be orphaned, men are going to be single parents, and angry youth are going to roam the streets.

Because abortion always has and always will occur, I think it a greater sin to enact policies that will allow unregulated, unsanitary “clinics” to rear their ugly heads again.


"maybe if the Trudeau government hadn’t settled, a judge would have awarded even more."
Why?

These judges are very "Liberal" with taxpayers money.


And you should use your real name....The South Wind....


A meaningless shinny tournament. Where are all the "Team North America" stars now? LOL!


How when state is bankrupt enough to take dividend and raise taxes? Put back dividend and let survivors get it till remarried and children 18 or finish college.


Simple answer:  none of your business.


He can talk about it, but the House and Senate need to be able to write legislation, something that so far, they can't seem to manage.  I agree that this seems like a distraction from the Comey testimony, but if they can do something worthwhile, I would support it.  Not holding my breath.


I think the economics of dairy and egg production are not often discussed in the same conversation as supply management and that it would be nice to hear more from reporters about the relationships between costs, prices, and the leading edge of the humane treatment of animals.

Does increased competition and do lower prices correlate to less than optimal conditions for cows and chickens? Does paying a little more for milk or eggs equate to better living conditions for the animals that make the food that we consider essential for our happiness?

I believe it's possible to have low prices and high priorities for animal welfare on both sides of the border but I am very concerned that competent Canadian dairy farmers will experience a form of dumping by American milk factory farms. And that ultimately cheaper milk and eggs will be subsidized by less humane treatment of our animal friends.


Actually the majority of Alaskan do want Obamacare scrapped. It cost Begich his job and is costing working families thousands of dollars a year more than they paid before Obama lied about it. They do want it replaced with somthing better though. Just sayin.....


Wrong, we were calling for impeachment immediately after the election.


"western-backed rebels burned buses"?

Really? There are a lot o rebel groups, including ISIS. Just which rebel group are you claiming burned the busses?


If the Islamic State splinters, Trudeau will probably invite the "moderate" faction to settle in Canada.


This study is only an  "initial quality study"
Nothing more.


P17,
I liked Trumps speech. He was more presidential-like. He was also sounding less loose and less Republican only. IN fact if he tries some of his ideas the GOP will stomp all over him.
E.G, Trump ginned up hatred for NAFTA and TPP. THat was good. BUT he blamed them on the Dems. IN fact they were almost entirely due to the GOP -- Alan Greenspan and other GOP economists and large business types were the ones that were totally behind them. The GOP did not do these to hurt workers but only to make greater profits so their CEOs could make greater profits for their stockholders and more money for the CEOs.
Of course the end effect is that they did the GOP thing of "business Efficiency" and all the while abandoning America and the American worker and his family. Neither the Right nor the Religious Right care anything about that. IN fact keeping people down is endemic to both.
The GOP and it's worship of business have never shown any loyalty to the worker and his family.


From the article:  Gizmodo [...] called it an “anti-diversity screed,” and all hell broke loose. Mainstream media – CNN, the BBC, NBC and others – used similar language to characterize the memo, the gist of which, they said, was that women aren’t biologically suited for tech jobs.

Those headlines are an important reminder that the MSM has a vested interest in manufacturing outrage and uninformed opinion, and they are rarely called to account.  The avalanche of ignorant commentary from people and pundits who had not actually read the piece was breathtaking, but it started with the misinformation from supposedly respectable media outlets.


Dear Groggy Broth, this is hate speech designed like a target. I flagged it and changed your name in this reply so I don't puke every time I see it.


Looking at the restrictions for bank mortgages on premanufactured trailer homes, I am not surprised that potential owners of converted shipping crates have difficulty securing a mortgage.
Perhaps dropping one of these units in a trailer park would give you a legal place to reside and therefore get funding, but if you are going to do that, why not just buy a traditional trailer? And if you are going to put one of these on a cottage lot, why not just build a small cottage on a foundation with its traditional mortgage, and its more guaranteed resale potential?
I honestly don't see the point of this business model, and if it isn't succeeding, maybe rethinking it is the best thing. Just because you can do it, doesn't guarantee buyers want it.


Coates is excellent if mired in the politics of despair.


Have you ever noticed how that's one of the few signs around town that never gets stolen?  I wonder why.


I was part of the death of the Winnipeg Jets...over yup an arena...now in Calgary...dejavu. Mr.King is doing what he is paid to do...and the mayor and him have the two biggestd egos in this debate.
I say give all $555 million..heck make it an even $600 million...to Amazon...see yah Flames ...we now need the land for our longshot bid for Amazon HQ2,  and a few more jobs that would come with it vs. what the Flames bring to this city.  When we come second to a U.S. city we will revisit the arena issue..until then the Flames need to focus on the upcoming season and getting out of the first round in playoffs...if we make it! Go Jets!!


You know we are in trouble when a whaling captain tells us on TV how important the PFD is to his people , then begs the listener to support taking half it from every man , woman, and child in this state.   It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know Walker needs billions for his dream gas line and democrats need tons of state spending to keep their supporters happy .  There are still tons of state cuts to make .   Everyone knows once the governor and legislators get their hands on new income tax money and our PFD---they will never stop taking that money . Even after oil prices go back up , as they most certainly will.


The main problem for tourists is that they don't feel safe.... terrorism is the issue!


"stop loss" means that you are kept over past your term on enlistment. He was 36 yo and a Staff Sergeant (E6) which means he probably had about 15 years in so he wasn't kept in past his time. You don't need to experience combat to be a wife/cop killer.


Very well said and so very true👍 It is very sad that liberals don't understand this truth, but then again if they did they would not be liberals !


What I am saying is that people who have squandered the respect they were given had better not try and demand it anyway with their "because I said so" answers.


Based on the time-line for the last two attempted (not successful, just attempted) Impeachments and Removal, you don't have time.

You need a viable candidate.

Whining and crying and predicting the end of the world isn't going to do it before 2020.

And I don't think another '60's era hippy or any other septuagenarian is going to do it.

A positive program instead of just "I hate Trump!' might be helpful, too.  One that might get Independent or even (gasp!) Republican support.


Yawn,

Yet another pathetic and puerile attempt at moral equivalency between a sovereign nation removing illegal migrants and the Holocaust.

BTW, here’s one more:
“And when they came for the illegal migrants, there was much rejoicing.”…


susan, which one do you belong to, the legality as it pertains to the poor or the legality as it pertains to the rich? pls keep us posted. if all the Hawaiian entities got together and bought every property posted on craigslist, every day, in two or three short years hawaiians would control the hawaiian kingdom. deoccupation would surely follow. of course, you will you need a strong king, willing to kill to keep the peace.


You wrote your oily minority caucus` excuses for not doing your jobs very well Representative.
If you`d done your job Rep. Eastman, there wouldn`t have been a need for four special sessions.  And if, your so "cost-conscious", answer this;
Did you and your caucus put in for the high fed perdium rate of three hundred tax-free a day as you milked all those special sessions?? or the lower state one?


True on-line trolling (in the proper sense) is very much serious antisocial conduct.


A few of the questionnaires have gotten awfully lengthy, but anyone who says that there currently are too many to answer because they use up too much time is probably making excuses.  Most answer the ones from groups they think will support them and don't answer ones from groups they think will oppose them - why waste time ginning up your opposition.

Seems counterproductive to not answer the media's questionnaires because it's free publicity.  I see plenty of voters bringing their little StarAdvertiser insert/cheat sheet to the polls.


Unless you propose a department of political correctness to police language, language tends to morph and change.

And even if you were to try to enact that here via authoritarians like Trump, it still wouldn't matter on the world stage, or for the longer view.

Words like "gay" will be repurposed with or without your permission. It was likely this way since the dawn of languages.

You would do well to get over it. The cons do a great job of reframing things - like trying to  make the real meaning of "fake news" go down Orwell's memory hole. But they don't own the language and normal people will push back on their nonsense.


Throw him in jail with other "tough" guys.