AK:  You do realize that the Flint Hills site was contaminated long before Koch Industries bought it, don't you?  You should be glad they closed it if you really care about the contamination.


Cluelessness on steroids.  Bombardier is in the government graft business.  Planes and trains are just vehicles, literally and constructively.


The outcome of the Nixon affair, in which he agreed to resign in exchange for a pardon is probably why Obama didn't pardon Hillary.  Ford's pardon of Nixon cost the GOP the election when Carter defeated Ford.  Obama could have pardoned Hillary right up to his last day in office, but he didn't.  She's still vulnerable to prosecution without the protection of Lynch and Obama.


Sometimes a fifteen-foot train is only a fifteen-foot train.

Or do you think he is compensating for something?


I think that he's already convinced himself to run.

All that posturing about carbon tax is positioning himself to enter the race as the anti-environment candidate.

And by waiting he, like O'Leary, can dodge most of the debates, particularly the forth-coming French-language debate wherein he would have been humiliated.

He wants out of SK as the excrement is hitting the economy fan there and he doesn't want it to get all over him as the people of SK might clue in to how clueless he really is.

Hence the timely exit to the federal job.


" By remaining mum, Mr. Trudeau and his global counterparts are normalizing this man’s behaviour. "

Trudeau is fearful and terrified of Trump and is the world leader who has been most silent. Merkel , Hollande and others have been vocal. Only Trudeau who has the responsibility to resist misogynists and racists  says nothing. This is not surprising as Trudeau demonstrates this frequently in Canada. For example,  Trudeau endorses misogyny and irrational dogma when he visits gender segregated, superstitious fundamentalist places worshiping Islam when he's peddling for votes.


From the article...

"From the shotgun, Brady took the snap and immediately looked for White on an option route. He threw. Marshall refused to be beaten. The pass fell incomplete."

You can't kneel and cover at the same time.


Wait........you just did it, too.


Three questions:
- Did this Denver rally have a permit? Granted through the standard process?
- I've often seen the names of groups listed for the white supremacy side of the VA riot. What groups were represented in the anti-protest side?
- I have yet to see any creditable report about who started the violence in VA.


I agree that most public radio and TV reporting and analysis skews left, and thus appeals to more liberals than conservatives.  But EVERY government-funded program has some degree of similar biased appeal: just contrast the supporters of the military vs. social welfare.  And I suspect the $500 million spent on the CPB is about the same as federal spending on programs that support hunting.  Probably not too much overlap in those user groups, but maybe some equity in spending.

If we defunded everything with some degree of political bias, we could probably cut the federal budget by 99%.  But we would no longer have a functional country, at least not for long.


He doesn't want you to meet his fantasy online girlfriend Tomi!


You disgust me.


We sure could use some of that global warming in the next week to ten days in Fairbanks.


He's the president for crying out loud! Obama got worse, much worse, including racial slurs directed at his wife and children, yet he didn't lower himself to engage in name calling and resorting to baseless, demeaning personal insults, like Trump. Trump has tarnished the office of the president.


Hoffman isn't being sent down as punishment for a bad start. I would look at it more like a DL stint in which the Rockies can pitch him if they want to or rest him if they want to, whereas they don't have that luxury if he's on the 25-man roster.

Ottavino is definitely the weakest link in the bullpen right now. I'm not a fan of Oberg, but I guess I would even prefer to see him get the ball than Otto.


Get out of the tub Joe.  Your brain is getting waterlogged.  Your fascists lefty buddies in black masks are not Republican nor Christian.  I haven't seen anyone beating up people with a cross lately.   Republicans respect private property and don't throw burning trash cans through windows.


Randall--I appreciate your 5/15/16 commentary.  The Republicans in Congress are not interested in fixing rising health care costs.  If they were, it would have been done long ago with a willing administration.  Of course, we can work on getting things fixed with a good outcome in November.  Senators and Congressmen have excellent health care, paid for by the taxpayers.  We never seem to hear them suggest that the government provide similar health care for the taxpayers.  Maybe that can change.


Avanti:
"...just side stepping and walking softly around the problem".
Yep. Obama did the same thing! It's a Liberal thing... Their "dyed in the wool" ideology prevents Logical and Reasonable solutions - they are literally incapacitated by it!


Have you even spent any time in Washington politics or any time in the C-suite? This isn't even Hawaiian style, this happens daily across the board. I have spent time in both of the above and drunken rants are par for the course at everything ranging from political fundraisers, lobbyist events and at deal closing parties for pretty much every large deal closing / acquisition. Don't get me started on the executive retreats.

The level of shock you have that this type of activity occurs shows a complete lack of experience in power or alternatively you were in similar positions but no one invited you to the real after party because they knew you were a buzzkill.

Further, a white man using Hawaiian pidgin in a mocking tone, mocking the sophistication of the speaker is highly analogous to a white man using in an ebonic dialect to insult the sophistication a black man. Far more people would be willing to put you under the hose for leveling such an insult against an entire group of people.


Good satire is a wonderful counterpoint to heavy-handed, lummox-headed politicians of every stripe, and Trump certainly fits that bill.

I tried to watch Bee. I really did. I even tried to like her. But, frankly, she's just not very good. Her humour is as heavy-handed and lummox-headed as the politicians she's trying to satirize.

Was Christopher Hitchens was right? Is it simply that women aren't funny?

http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2007/01/hitchens200701


I was just trying to point out to you the difference between the usage of English pronouns to convey different context. It's a subtle form of propaganda you might want to watch out for. If you cut and pasted your post from a media source I recommend you watch them more closely. There's a chance they're lying to you about other things as well.


Meanwhile, North Korea has just tested its biggest nuclear bomb and the Republican boy leaders are dinking around with Hillary emails.


Yes, this story in its' entirety is about the former government. .  Apparently the prestigious G&M missed your numbers semantics in spite of this being on the front page for weeks.  Deflection duly noted


"It's counterproductive when Republicans are battling amongst themselves"

No, it's not, Mr. Cruz. The battle is not amongst Republicans but between those who have actual values - democratic and personal - they treasure and those who are willing to sacrifice everything for power. Trump is poison for America and too many in the US are just gulping it down.


Today, “Mission Call” society-wide is for “Reformation of Conscience”.
The turmoil in our time, in religion as well as in politics (culture), is expressive of a global crisis of conscience: the truth that authentic conscience (love for other as for self) alone can bring clarity in conflict, whether Christian, Islamic or other should be obvious to all.
Successor to the Church Militant role played by Knights Templar in the Crusades against Islam was the Society of Jesus in the Counter-Reformation and spread of global Colonialism.
It is right for the Society of Jesus in our time to assume the Mission of being the peaceful, conscionable arm of the Church Repentant, specifically, in the person of Pope Francis.
The fitting proclamation in our time, respecting global peoples facing existential crises, is the Divine Gospel of 'Word Unlimited, divinely maternal', first proclaimed by the “Mater Evangelii Praeconum” (Mother of the Heralds of the Gospel).


I am perplexed as to why you planted a question mark at the end of the headline to this article.


I wish this were four years from now, and we were all reading this from the safe perspective of it all being history. Going forward, well, many of us  lived through the Vietnam years, the years where leader after leader of ours was murdered, and not knowing what tomorrow would bring was pretty damn stressful.
I at least trusted Barack Obama.
Thanks, Republicans, you could have found a way to get a decent person through your primary process, but no, you handed us Trump, and fought for him mightily in the Presidential election. Well, you and Putin and Comey fought for him.
I wonder what civics classes look like today in High School. If teachers cannot express misgivings or side with one side or another, that must make for some funny assignments..."now, read tomorrow's online NYTimes and pick pick out some of the more intelligent things your government is doing", or, write on the draft and whether you think it is what America needs".

Hugh Massengill, Eugene Oregon


These companies highly indebted, going to market for more dough amidst an uncertain market where one the US can outproduce us at a drop of a hat with lighter cleaner oil, and two there is a wide shift away from gasoline fueled transport.  They are saying in 15 years the electric car is going to crush the internal combustion engine.  Caveat Emptor anyone buying into these companies.


The modern western imperialistic mantra is "constant ongoing turmoil".
When you have won completely and absolutely any change is to your detriment.
Chaos is a much better way than having to pay a fair amount for resources.
Skip that darn social contribution cost.
Arab spring was a way to have your cake and eat it too. No US casualties...well almost; cost Hillary an election.


Bootsy, Someone steals your gun, car, money, knife, beer, vodka, television, etc., do you want to be responsible for the actions of the thief?


LOL...talk about a clueless administration.  Every single day they and their leader provide more proof they have zero idea what they're doing.  Scaramucci is the latest addition and a perfect fit for this circus.


You are mistaken mrsincere. What needs to get out of our health care is the insurance industry.
Republicans often complain about the government rationing our heal care. This is 100% BS. The government has never rationed health care. Insurance companies ration our health care and they've been doing it for decades.

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/compensation-issues/20-highest-paid-healthcare-ceos-in-2015.html
http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/health-insurance-ceo-pay-at-big-five-tops-out-at-17-3m-2015


Just say no to deep ecology madness.


Bring back the Turbo!


In an effort to prove just how stupid they can be, US citizens are still traveling to North Korea.  Why not just parachute into Iran with a backpack full of Bibles...?


"USDA has denied every request, saying that selectively banning certain foods would be unfair to food stamp users and create too much red tape."

Soda pop isn't food, just the same as beer isn't food. Why is a program that is in existence to provide sustenance and good health for the poor, being used to purchase a product that is shown to have serious health effects? And then we have to subsidize their health care through the affordable care act. What is wrong with this picture?


...I want to hear about the 'Marxists and leftists' in the U of T business school, or their faculty of engineering....


But will the Leafs win?


Good game Aces. Play that way tonight too!


This man is  a true leader well spoken and definitely need and calls for respect. he doggone well better get it.....He is one of the BEST FOR AMERICA!!!!


Richard,
Most of the pilots who fly year around here are excellent pilots.
The summer time flyers who come up to make money flying in Alaska need to be better trained regarding flying in Alaska.
Bad pilots don't last too long up here.
The two recent air taxi crashes in SE Alaska were both pilots from out of State.
The one crash the report really tears into the greedy companies who encourage pilots to fly in  bad weather.
I am proud that my favorite company (Taquan Air) canceled their flights that day. They participated in the safety program and are the only company in town that has completed it and follows it. They make sure not only their pilots are trained but the flight operations manager has completed the training and has worked at the company for twenty-one years.
They stood up to the shore exs who were trying to badger them into flying.
The two pilots over a 44 year history I knew that crashed and died, did it so on flights after they had dropped off their passengers.


UC"  I'm glad you're content with your faith.  I have no problem with that.  It's your business.

"Select your own destiny?"  You are really warning me and every other "non-Christian", "believe as I do or be damned to eternal hell."  i.e....my way or the highway ...with apologies to AC/DC...the highway to hell.

There are far more non-Christians in this world.  As with Chirstians, some are wonderful people, some are creeps.  Your belief, as presented, is simple. if you're a Christian-creep, you go to heaven; if a good person, even a really good person and have done nothing but good in your life, BUT you're a non-Christian, you will go to hell.  Sorry, I'm not sure there's a god, but, if there is I'd certainly hope he/she/it has a bit more compassion than that.

Yes, "I'll select my own destiny."  If there's a god and a Judgment Day, I'd rather be in Hell with good non-Christians than in Heaven with Christian-creeps...and, believe me, there are plenty of both.  Gary Crum


LOL .. no need to engage with fools..


Encarnacion goes 3 for 4 with a home run and 4 RBIs.

Dirty Sanchez going back on the DL with another bwister ?


If Google Maps is correct: 11108 Old Seward Hwy, Anchorage, AK 99515.
Just look for my blue 2008 F150, and follow me!  I can hardly wait to get there.


There are no additives in vaccines.
There is no autism growth due to vaccine; it is due to older and older parents - particularly the men.

Fake news comment, I observe.


These tests do NOT measure teacher ability, school excellence. They were not designed for that so most comments are wrong. The tests were developed to test INDIVIDUAL student performance, but many professionals doubt these are effective or efficient ways to do so. "By any measure, NCLB (No Child Left Behind, the previous national testing failure) was a dismal failure in both raising academic performance and narrowing gaps in opportunity and outcomes. But by very publicly measuring the test results against benchmarks no real schools have ever met, NCLB did succeed in creating a narrative of failure that shaped a decade of attempts to “fix” schools while blaming those who work in them. By the time the first decade of NCLB was over, more than half the schools in the nation were on the lists of “failing schools” and the rest were poised to follow." http://www.rethinkingschools.org/archive/27_04/edit274.shtml
Entrepreneurs and consultants developed these tests: surprised at the outcomes?


You can disagree and laugh all you want. It's still a fact. Decriminalization lowers crime and usage rates. There's evidence in countries that have done just that.

The same thing applies to prostitution.


where on earth do you do your reading - no other investment vehicle on planet earth is more popular than the almighty index tracking investment right now. Everyone loves them...what could go wrong...


As long as you don't offer us New York.  That would be like having 2 Toronto's and we'd be stuck with Liberals forever.


I am not talking about the only democracy in the Middle East ...only the 'head chopper' states surrounding Israel! If you are a dual citizen then you are not a mercenary. Anyway, Israel gets a free pass for preserving peace in the Middle East and acting as a buffer against the idiotic policies and immigration policies practised by Uncle Tom and our local shiny pony!


Sure there might of been some papers somewhere, but slavery was never an issue for those fighting the war. Very, very few people had the 'luxury' of slaves like the British Monarchy had, and most plantations were already under control of Banksters in NY City. it was about the right to live lives free of Federal control, that is what the Confederate Flag stood for and still stands for today. No Purple Supremacist race card hissy fit will make the Electorate cave into Globalism. Federal control is the first step into Globalism.


I am retired and own  my own condo.  I want out of this social living experiment so badly and have designed, copied, Pinterested, Facebooked etc.. etc..  several container homes.  I'm sending this guy the designs and see what he says.  He's willing to build, we are willing to give him a chance.  I hope he succeeds and will devotedly follow his website.  Sign. Me. Up.


I will take that into consideration, Motley. I have already been thinking about it, as have millions of Democrats.


You must be pretty bitter about your lower station in life.


Historical revisionism, yet another "charming feature" of the SJW industry...


Watching some video. Trump looks uncomfortable with Justin's preening.


I'm sure that minority-elect "President" Trump will look spectacular wearing the Gold Star of the "Герой Российской Федерации" ("Hero of the Russian Federation").

It's offered for those who have done extraordinary service to the Russian state.

Bravo! How does it feel to be the first American Head of State to be so honored?


How much tip did the homeless people leave to the refuse workers for cleaning services.  20%?


Yes they are. And "It takes a village" to do the indoctrination.


Wonderful fantasy, if It was a world leader in terms of literacy where was the Kingdom's library?  Can you provide a list of the great literary works of the Hawaiian nation?

Finally, gay rights in 1890's...really?


Thank you, ADN for opening a door on this discussion ... Here is my thought on the matter.  Emotional abuse doesn't always have to be done by a husband ... it can be done by a wife.  Many of us can have or had healthy relationships but receive some kind of emotional abuse by a sibling or a parent.  I'm intellectual thinking thinker, so when I come in contact with a emotional thinking feeler person - they can overwhelm me with their emotional drama.  I'm related to a person who doesn't work and I have 2 jobs sometimes 3 - and this person sleeps all day when others are working -- then, is wide awake to keep me or anyone else awake during the late to early morning hours tending to their needs only.  Now, that I shared my story ... here is the solution ... just TALK about it. Emotional abusers want you to keep the abuse hidden and will use your faults or mistakes to keep you quiet. Keep your Mind healthy and your emotions in check by doing what is best for you ... and take care~


Most posting here live in Toronto and believe what the press publishes, a mistake.  The reality is that the protesters are quiet, hold signs and offer literature.  They in no way impede access or yell and scream like radical environmentalists.  This is definitely a free speech and assembly issue.

I'm pro choice but I'm more freedom of expression


They are definitely hypocrites. No one remembers why the ACA was established. The system at that time was on very shaky legs because tens of millions of people were getting their healthcare at the emergency room. Who was paying for this? Well we all were. If the ACA is gutted, just for the sake of gutting. Where will people get their healthcare? The ER. It is amazing how uneducated these people are. We will pay one way or the other. Make the ACA better for all. But that would mean that the Congress would actually have to work together for the betterment of all.


I seriously doubt he even saw anybody draw their weapon as he wasn’t in the store that long. But hey, don’t let the facts cloud your agenda...


Thank you, yes.  I need to get through the next 340 days .....
Yes, the Church is in a sad state, and much of it is self-inflicted.  There was so much energy and hope for positive change after Vatican 2, and then ....
It could all have been so much different and better.


UCLA toyed with the UH.  Rolo was exposed.  We have an expensive minor league team.  IT is what it is.  Stop promoting this team around town as if it is real.


Or Mexico.


Hope and pray that this person hit  recovers and goes forward. Prayers for the Life of the id think traumatized driver. 19, I cant imagine 19 and going through this. wrong choice. Every life matters. and we can all change, or the world cannot change.


Duncan is a crook, he always has been.


Where is this strike out of 10 on the " stupid meter " ..... 16 ?


Love the article. Perhaps we could take billboard-size photos of the cityscape along the proposed Rail route and hang them along both sides of Pearlridge Mall's tram track for an even better virtual ride. Only $1 each way, and it technically goes from one shopping center (Uptown) to another (Downtown) just like the Rail.


The American left needs a good bloody nose and I hope they get it in Cleveland.


You may want to compare apples to apples. Staying in place after visa expiration is NOT the intent of my comment. Those storming across the southern border have zero intention of acquiring any documentation whatsoever. 42k overstays vs. 11M total illegals - you do the math.

BTW - illegal is illegal. You don't think Canadians will eventually be caught in the dragnet?


As long as there are middle men (insurance companies), rampant healthcare provider fraud and greedy big pharm at work, it is never going to be possible to keep the costs in check. Universal Health Care may not be perfect  but it is the only answer. One shopper, one buyer, one price negotiator.  This is what we pay for an MRI-period ! This is what a hip replacement surgery costs-period! This is what we pay for BP Diabetes and Statin drugs-period!


Please try to keep up with the current events there.   You don't even make an attempt to argue what is actually happening?


McVeigh was 30 years ago.  Since that all you have to go on for domestic terrorism, we are indeed blessed with peaceable citizens.


Not upset, just pointing out that NCR is pushing ITS agenda.


No, he won't be casting his ballot for Trump. Good description though.


Along with twelve others, I feel very lucky to have traversed the icefield from Tustumena Lake to Exit Glacier in July, 1988. Only 8 days and when we got to the bottom of the trail as our exit point, we were pretty smelly. A busload of retired teachers from New Jersey had a plethora of questions. We explained that even a short two-hour excursion up the trail would make an experience they would never forget. I don't think any of them had the chance to go.


I wonder how severe the 1962 break was. Could one combine the 1957 - 1962 and the 1962 - 1966 runs?


Since HART has already implemented the Auditors suggestions there is no need for further audit because the new management procedures will prevent misconduct.


No. I. responded. to. the. original. poster. trying. to. enforce. the. Trumpian. use. of. 'fake. news.'

Got it yet?


LOL - no doctor will end up in the poor house even if they make "just" 200K.


A day after he told a reporter that his whereabouts were "none of your business,


Don't confuse doctrinal/moral confusion (PF) with a more universal translation.

What you were "used to" was a poor translation to begin with...and departed in meaning from what other Catholics around the world were saying at Mass.

And some of the translation was just "cheaper" and more superficial.

Take the introductory greeting....previously ending with "...and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit".

That was a cheap superficial version.  Fellowship is lighter.

To instead say..."and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all."

says much more than mere "fellowship".   It instead means intimate union and deeper exchange of persons (i.e., what happens in every Mass).


It is good to know Huggins will be gone.  I testified this session against the "guns in college classrooms" bill.  In testimony, Huggins said that it made him angry that he could not carry a loaded gun on a plane.   What an idiot.  And, of course, he has no problem with having you be intimidated during a Calculus exam by other students carrying handguns.  The people in Wasilla have be be knuckle draggers to have continued to elect a guy like Huggins.


"It's too late baby now it's too late." Kinda like trying to re-play a game after a loss isn't it guys? It doesn't work. American's work entirely too hard to scrimp and save to pay cable to watch a game or go to one and pay outrageously for parking, tickets and a beer. You cannot treat your fans this way and expect to keep them. You should have picked a better forum to express your dissent. We don't like getting spit in our faces when our flag is raised and our anthem is being played.


It didn't by the author or the RG. When I think of Ken Kesey, I recall a local man who authored best sellers. He worked hard, was a family man, and read books to children and adults at the library. When I think of attorney's, I see visions of greedy, sniveling, bottom feeders who love to see those laws piled up like repeated stall clean outs.


Are those the same Pilgrims who slaughtered their Native benefactors, 3 years after their Native benefactors saved the Pilgrims from starvation? How about that thank you? Let's have a hand for the Pilgrims!


It existed since 1928 as a work of a secular priest in Spain...limited to small part of Spain, eventually spreading and then advancing in recognition by Rome and it became in 1940something? 7?   something call a Secular Institute of Pontifical Right.


'
..spoken by someone who obviously slept through civics class.
.


When I read this, my first thought was "oh that idiot."  But on reflection, I realized that his supporters will pick up this refrain, without evidence, without question.  Trump's not an idiot, but he depends on idiots.

And there will be people here crying that just saying such a thing is what caused people to vote for Trump.  Again, see end of last paragraph.


Except when it's socialism for the oil industry--then it's OK.


I did not write "******". This automated censorship goes exactly to the point of slippery slope fascistic control of people's thoughts and what we are permitted to believe. I wrote [spelled here phonetically to circumvent the censorship software] in-eye-gee-gee-ee-are. Black people call each other that name, with both malice and affection. They don't get sanctioned, which is just. Intent does matter, and if the UO wants to concern itself with what profs do in the privacy of their own homes, and impute to the prof whatever the UO finds to be politically expedient, then the UO is the offender.


When young people find out there is an older Mass, it usually piques their interest, and their elders try to steer them away. Many young people find the only Mass they know boring, I don't think my opinions on EF v. OF will affect them.


I stand corrected.

 In their first year, they receive monthly payments from the federal government of up to $25,000 per year that is not called welfare. It is called simply a monthly allowance from the federal government of up to $25,000 per year. ($580/month for each household member, capped at $25,000)

The articles you linked did not include the child benefit which they receive in addition to the monthly allowance from the federal government that is not called welfare. The child benefit is $6400 for children under 6 and $5400 for children ages 6-17.

A large family could bring in $60,000 per year in their first year, tax free, with only one rent, heating, hydro,insurance, telephone, cable etc to pay for the entire family. out of this amount, whereas the pensioner would have to make all these payments from the $17,000.


Shatshow do you have any concept of what real wealth is?
It provides the power to collect all the politicians in your pocket to dance like puppets.
Excessive inherited wealth and corporate and bankster welfare money has inflated all assets and small business costs to the point that most young entrepreneurs have not got a chance. The economic starting line for the race to wealth has been moved back miles for most of the younger generation.
Shatshow, unless you are in that magical world of hocus-pocus finance and derivatives you do not have "real wealth". You have no idea much you are manipulated by greedy think tanks (greedy, not right wing...Real right wing contributes).


Participating in democracy is a fine way to spend a Saturday. And if Mr. Walsh is so busy with economic development, he should not have 5 minutes to spare on attempting to take away the rights of women to a full complement of reproductive health care services.


I love the article and you will find this band top notch. There are 3 others sharing the stage Sat. night. Billy McCoy   Tatiamo  and Cowboy Cadillac which rounds it off to be a heck of a great show. Come join us, Oh there is not a dance floor but if you want to dance there is lots of room by the doors in and you can hear the music well.


Sanction 1 - Putin must eat dinner with Trump at least 2 times per week.

Sanction 2 - Putin must say he loves Trump and thinks he has been the best President of ever.

Sanction 3 - Putin must saying these things with a straight face and not laughing out loadl


What part of "Shall Not Be Infringed" is so difficult for you folks to understand?

What part of "Due Process" is so difficult for you folks to understand?


How many coal driven vehicles were there rescuing the residents of Houston?


Lap dances will be preformed at the end of the march.


THEY ARE A BUNCH OF LOSER SNOWFLAKES!!!
This is not about racism, this is about our country.  The angry left is trying to start race-riots.  Good luck with that!


Let me get this straight.  The PM is accusing the Opposition of engaging in personal attack on those who would enrich themselves while in governance.  By logical extension, the PM is also accusing the fourth estate, and in particular the Globe and Mail, of the same behaviour.  Trudeau chooses to deflect and attack the Opposition and the media, pillars of our democracy, to cover up greed and grift of his government.  Goodness knows what he thinks of Canadians who are concerned about his government's conduct.


Excellent analysis and critique of the prime minister's superficial embrace of feminism. Perhaps this is the beginning of more such commentary from this writer.


Many coal miners in West Virginia demand mining jobs be preserved so their way of life may continue.  Many Native Alaskans living in a wildlife refuge demand the oil and gas industry be allowed to drill so they may collect fees to support their way of life.  Hawaii is another place where a segment of the population is depending on an extractive, unsustainable practice as their way of life.  If the issue is the price of certain fish rising or jobs lost, from what I understand most of our fish is shipped here frozen, and no job is too sacred to face valid criticism.  The key issue here is protecting biodiversity and ensuring sustainable marine ecosystems for generations to come.  Government can also ease the transition for longliners in any number of ways, because a win for our environment doesn't have to be a loss for anyone.  In any case, we should not be fooled by arguments that suggest life in Hawaii will be radically changed by an expansion of the PMNM.


Yeah, because that won't fail. No one will be allowed to build the needed apartments with our NIMBY attitude in this city.


Strange, my earlier response has disappeared. Oh well. Try reading the progressive icons and intellectuals of the 30's and early 40's to understand where fascism is located as an ideology. Not the progressive version of a rewritten history to again make progressives/liberals appear to be something they are not. Fascism was much admired and respected by the progressives of the time, even FDR used fascist programs as models for many of his New Deal policies, especially those of Mussolini. By the way, Fascism is a term that was created by Mussolini and his faction in Italy in the 30's. Progressives did not ascribe fascism to the right until after the ovens were discovered in Poland and Germany. These are facts that I realize are not very complimentary to the progressive/liberal ideology but which is factual. Stalin, Pol Pot and others were also members of a left wing ideology. They also conducted themselves in ways that were not complimentary of left wing ideology. Those are the facts.


They should be punished and THEN deported.


Wynne was an excellent, intelligent, responsive school-board member (I used to live in her district), but something has happened to her since she took provincial office:  She has turned from a reform-minded, forward-thinking woman into the most craven of careerist politicians.  I'm, frankly, tired of defending her.  What a disappointment she has turned out to be.

There's an article in "The Turning of Kathleen".


And people wonder why I became a sedevacantist. There is literally no way that this is an actual Catholic site....no way. The Jesuits need to be abolished. Adulterers are mortal sinners....how in the world is that so hard for so many "Catholics" to understand (including apparently Jesuit "priests" who write articles for the ncr)  Oh thats right, its 2016 and God is no longer JUST and hell doesnt exist anymore. This site is surely of the devil.

There is a schism in the Catholic Church "Fr" Reese....it happened in 1965 you.


In other news, several cows were killed at the Meat packing plant. Micky Ds was decried as a murderer, and John Tepton said all white people are bad.


That's an amazing description of the event by the sheriff, revealing details we never would have guessed.


I threw-up a little in my mouth.


It occurred to me that if the Milwaukee Brewers were still in the AL, they would own the 2nd WC slot, and quite possibly by a greater margin than their current record.

Jays have 21 games remaining with Red Sox, Orioles and Yankees, including 9 with Red Sox. They've held their own with the Yankees, but the Yankees have motivation now. Doesn't look like the Jays will make .500.


You didn't have a mortgage while Lying Brian was in power, did you?


The sign says: "Do not enter the pool if you have diarrhea".

You've got to have tons of self-confidence if you're going swimming with the runs!


I somehow doubt I would get a response, any more than I did from my letter to him regarding his opinion piece https://www.facebook.com/ned.hickson/posts/10154697836768348

I've had to be very careful about leaving politics out of my election run in order to remain neutral as an editor. No rallies, yard signs, editorials, etc. But in the event I'm not elected, trust me that your reccomendation is on my to-do list.

Many thanks for the comment and suggestion.


Is good to see a Republican admitting that a Clinton win will likely lead to violence by disappointed Trump voters. That is called domestic terrorism and is a more immediate threat to the  country than Islam.


Entitlement mixed with liquor and guns. Hope the employee heals quickly.


I've personally witnessed an Oregon Taxi driver acting so oddly (he appeared to be yelling and angry for an extended period of time) that I called Oregon Taxi out of concern that his emotions could be a hazard on the road.

I think we can agree that the rules could be updated for modern times (perhaps such as more flexibility on cab markings and application based pricing) but stand firm on the licensing requirement. IMO "trust me we're doing it" is not sufficient oversight on commercial insurance and background checks.


Well we have two examples of third parties moving into the mainstream (Republican in 1860) or becoming so powerful that the duopoly co-opted their issues (Progressive Party in 1912).  You and the Libertarian Party are thinking along the same lines with Libertarians running for offices throughout the political spectrum.  You wouldn't happen to be a closet Libertarian would you?


Mr. or Ms. Rochdale 68. Your post seems a tad reactionary. Almost like the subject you reply to doesn't matter, you're just looking to dump on a government you don't like and use the one size fits all catchphrase 'left winger' to do so in response to any post that tickles your fancy. Well that's your business I suppose. But your screen name is named after one of the bastions of the English Socialist movement - Rochdale - where the co-operative in its modern form was invented. Possibly you're aware of this in which case your taunts of 'left winger' take on a very high degree of sophistication - like Leninists versus Trotskyites or something like that denouncing each other for not being left wing enough. Either way a bit too heavy for a quiet Sunday morning.


Case workers in Lane County, (the only ones I know), are carrying twice their recomended case load.   It's brutal and there is a fair amount of turnover.  Apparently 'overpaid government workers',  faced with 24hr on call, and facing volitile and harsh conflict with domestic issues, can 'break' just like the rest of us..

It's a tough problem.   I'm not always one to think that Feds or State have to be the solution for what is basically a failed family.
But, if in your work you saw some of the home situations, it's hard to believe these children live in America, let alone in Lane County.  To know a situation like this and not do something is unacceptable IMO.  Good people, Good people, are trying.  Did I say Good People?


he’s a bigot and a racist.  Blinded by hate?  You won’t see me marching around in KKK gear, but I agree with you and trump there are some “fine people”  in that group too, lol


The attempt by the government to lower the voting age to 16 was tantamount to an attempt to stuff the ballot box.


Poor reporting....why is the gun man injured? Was he shot? Did he shoot himself? Did an concealed carry permit holder shoot him? Did the police shoot him?


Civil Comments - here's a feature many of us would like to see:  The ability to block out trolls like this one-line-wonder so I don't have to see her posts.  That was one positive thing the old Facebook system allowed.

I'm not advocating that you take away her ability to comment, only that we be given the ability to unclutter the comments we wade through by blocking out the useless noise coming from the likes of this one (and a few others that most readers can name).


"I attempt to have rational, reasonable discussions relating to issues." garycrum has told me and others to point out his lies, and there's one right there.


Ending rail at Middle St or AMC makes  no difference to the commuter:  most commuters still have to catch  another bus to their final destinations.  Ala Moana Center is not a transit station, nor is it capable of moving riders where they want to go efficiently. Get over it as the end point.

The first 10 miles ends at Aloha Stadium.  The practical and best option is to convert the rail guide way to a 2-lane HOV(2) Reversible  freeway from Kapolei to Aloha Stadium for less than $4 Billion already collected via GET.  The two-lane reversible can be used for single passenger vehicles during non-peak hours.  Express buses can proceed beyond Aloha Stadium via H-1, Dillingham and Nimitz zipper to downtown, Waikiki, UH, Windward Oahu  and beyond with ease.

Tampa has built a Reversible Express Lane for $42 million per mile in year 2006, see   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkM-MC3N-oY.  The Tampa elevated structure is built similar to the Oahu Rail guide  way.


Proportional Representation is a human right. First Past The Post is in violation of those rights; a discriminatory system which directly leads to government disregarding the will of the people and making decisions in their own best interest, not in ours. They take our money and dictate our general future, and yet, they do not work for us. I don't ask for my vote to count for more than it should; I don't ask for more power than my vote deserves. I only ask for equality.


So what 'progressives' and MSH sources have been praising Erdogan? Can't wait to see your links since I have seen nothing but criticism.

But I have seen this: "Trump stresses 'close' relationship with Turkey in first call with Erdogan"
http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/08/politics/trump-erdogan-call/

or this
HABERMAN: How closely did you watch last week as events were unfolding in Turkey with the coup? Is there anything you would have done differently in how it was handled?

TRUMP: The coup never took place — the coup was not successful, and based on the fact, and I give great credit to him for being able to turn that around.

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/us/politics/donald-trump-foreign-policy-interview.html?_r=0


You gotta love this company.
Meanwhile its almost time to hedge production at $1100.....right before it skyrockets to $1800...


I'm going to sound misogynistic but maybe find a boyfriend who is currently working for an NGO and use his contacts to find a starting position. Problem with these kind of jobs is that they're so popular with idealistic young people that inevitably you're going to hit a wall of demand outstretching supply.


girlatsea: Maybe you and I have the strength of character and the firm judgement NOT to do something like that no matter how drunk we are. However, it's a valid argument to stress that alcohol _does_ erode judgement. More in some people than others. Bless you for _your_ restraint, but when you're around something else who is drunk, keep your powder dry.


Giving back and changing lives is pretty high on my list of why we are here


I'm worried about:
1. Teachers and management at private schools being vulnerable to inappropriate meddling by wealthy parents.
2. Due process being brushed aside by opportunistic policitians.
3. A punitive approach to racists, who need re-education in the spirit of Nation Building, rather than isolation and rejection.
4. Second class education, especially maths education, that's still dished up to black children by the Gauteng Education department which is far more damaging to black advancement than racist language or ideation by a very small minority of teachers, and which doesn't get anywhere near the same attention by the social and formal media.


With FBI finally admitting they have been surveilling candidate trump and his family for over 2 years, and now this, Trump must be feeling really proud about the platform he is laying down for the American people.


his handlers won't let him answer any questions that require thought and intelligence there fore no answers.


Unless_their_brains_are_hardwired_for_homosexual_attraction.


DLNR's war on feral cats and houseless people goes on with tax dollars that aren't going to basic state park upkeep.  They'd rather declare war on the most vulnerable among us.  A reminder that Hawai'i isn't the bastion of aloha that it should be.


I'm a millennial and we learned about the Trail of Tears and briefly touched on Japanese internment camps.


relax


But what do they know about construction and rail? Are they going to figure out how to do public private partnerships with rail stations? I just don't like bean-counters who can't contribute much to solving problems with this project.


I find it difficult to believe that President Trump, a man widely lauded for his compassion and empathy, as well as his great care and moderation in speech and tweets, could possibly have been insensitive in this instance.


Does anyone know what institution Danger Ranger is housed in? I'd like to send him a box of See's candies some Marvel comics, and my old 'Burn Notice' DVD's.


Dick is such a snowflake.


Walkerton was a case of criminal negligence - operators drunk on the job and faking test results. There was never any restriction on lab testing implemented by Harris. But the union screamed otherwise .....


"I don't think God has any problem with self-realization"

I am glad you have direct access to God's mind.

As for the rest of your reply, please read again what I wrote.

BTW, I did not put "=" between contraception and selfishness. You did. :))


Will Trustin hold true to his commitment to equality and insure that 50% of the military are women?


These days, they call that "good Republican policy".


10 years, no parole for all of them.


Oh gee and big/small oil gets profits under SB21...


I was thinking the same thing. If you had to go into a private room in a 3rd world country to establish your sex, would you request a male, female or X immigration officer?


It's refreshing to see this opinion columnist out looking somewhere other than up his own anus.


That has to be the stupidest post I have ever read.


From the article you linked to above:

2. No, we did not have any terror attack recently
"Some people in social media even thinks that because of what Trump said, there have been a terror attack in Sweden. There have not been any such event in several years. It have happened once, but that was six years ago and nobody, except of the terrorist himself, got killed."

Oooops!

LOL! LOL! LOL!

Thanks TJLYOM, you've made my day!


That's all he done.  Barry is a lot smarter as well.


Pretty easily?


Or while funding the porky Juneau and Ambler roads or while subsidizing "sacred" fossil fuel industry..


Perspective, my dear, perspective.


Coming soon to the Slope, 3 more jackboots to purcell or doyon security who act like they are still law enforcement.


When I want the other side's view point, I read Leonard Pitts.  I do this honestly to challenge my thinking and views.  But I am bothered by the stereotyping in this opinion piece and the lack of mention of what the poor response has been by the liberal - Democrats over the election results.  So every Trump supporter is a white privileged hater?  Name calling and labeling is something the liberal- Democrat side has been opposed to, yet they do it when it suits their needs.  Who is "hating" today as the protest go on?  Leonard asserts that the white privileged majority is worried they will lose their place and it is not about the economy.   That's a sad and a disappointing assertion.  That needs some support, and yes, I know this is an opinion piece and doesn't require any real data.  It is sad that some want to label America as a racist nation.


Alexander Litvinenko, lets start there.


I'll believe it when I see it.


This is not a new problem, it's a chronic issue.


The Ivy League colleges are open to anyone regardless of race,color, creed or nationality and I doubt they are funded by the working taxpayer. This does not apply when it comes to the taxpayer funded native college. Huge difference, surprised you did not know this wavemaker.


So would have risking a riot of over 1000 people waiting 7 hours for a fireworks show. Not an easy decision to make.


"experts".

Lots of "experts" said he didn't stand a chance against the 17 others, much less Hillary.

I think the brighter types learned something this election; the ones less bright continue to fawn about experts.

If someone can't understand the necessary and contingent relationship among our basic rights, and how that hierarchy or ordering of rights can be used by the intellect to sort through seemingly conflicting moral questions, I really have no time for them.


Pandora, I am so glad you asked.  Three Republicans have raised the possibility of impeachment. Republican congressmen Carlos Curbelo of Florida, Justin Amash of Michigan and Walter Jones of North Carolina have admitted that Trump's firing of Comey for investigating his ties to Putin may lead to Trump's impeachment.  When Republican congressmen start saying the "I word,"  Trump's in big trouble.


Yeah, right.  Jack didn't make that up.  I also read the comments he is referring to that you made!!  Your comments confirmed you think Toyota drivers drive 10 year old+ vehicles because they are poor and rich people don't drive decade old vehicles.


“An uptick in new listings for both single-family homes and condos is welcome news for prospective homeowners; however, demand continues to outpace available inventory,” Scott Higashi, CEO of Locations, said in the report.

And this means continual rise in prices.


The important thing is, articles such as this inspire discussion, hopefully enough to keep the scientists digging deeper!


The DP conveniently left out this part.

Sex attacks plagued Swedish music festivals last year as many men often described as having a “foreign origin,” molested and raped girls who were often underage.


Shut up allie.


Crony capitalism in action!


Anyone who believes that the Sound Transit light rail spine between Everett and Tacoma is the way to ease I-5 congestion is apparently unaware that the PSRC in 2004 concluded the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel limited ridership to 8880 riders per hour in each direction, a tiny fraction of what's needed.


Black lives do matter.....but in my humble opinion the platform for this movement has shifted away from it's intended purpose and the resulting violence is counterproductive. Why are the black leaders absent from the dialog? Innocent lives are being disrupted by street thugs who do not give a rip about the rule of law. All lives matter.....as well as All lies matter.


Not Russian trolls at all, just people telling the truth.  . Freeland needs to be let go.


"I don't accept that building a toll road means you can't also build anything else."

Well I don't "accept" that notion either, but it's exactly what's happening in this area, whether I accept it or not. The inadequate roads people need to use every day continue to be inadequate, and it won't change one iota if and when the parkway is built.


LOL Chinese are actively thinking a navy base in Mexico right now.


Ah, Lizzy... Reading your stories is like sitting through Thanksgiving dinner with my sincere niece back from her sophomore year at college; she having just read Howard Zinn for the first time and just finished her first Woman's Studies class. You go, girl!


I'm not talking about primary and secondary education.  Higher education covers state colleges and universities.


If the article read extend session to keep bond ratings above water, I'd say ok. I posted before, the real danger is the rating agencies that were relying on a revenue resource with bondholders names on it. There may be a cascade effect in the budget if our ratings slip. Of course, it's good to note Puerto Rico got a bail out. Great. We're all safe then.


O Baal:  don't mute me!!!  I may have to slit my wrists and wear a hairshirt and cilice!


Why? Why is that terrible? Because the congresswoman from Florida who never served a day in her life thinks it'll hurt her feelings? The chiming in of lifelong civilians on stories like this drives me crazy.


"But the mistake also produced the loudest and most awkward symbol of the transfer of power from old Hollywood to an industry that must reflect a more diverse America as the white guys were literally forced to hand over their prizes."

So population replacement is real after all!


Brilliant Jay!


Remember that the Bushes endorsed Hillary, just as Bernie finally did. That's all your team!


Did Giuliani get out his Gatling Gun?


Make no mistake... Trump knows the fossil fuel industry is on its way out... but he is damned sure to get every single dollar he can for his product and for the people of America... while he still can.

Meanwhile, Canada will export it's engineers, geologists, technicians, tradespersons and numerous other well paying professions to the US to take advantage of the last petro boom.

Alberta will be left with a carbon tax, a PST and  unemployment but we can comfort ourselves with a feel good sentiment that we are the best environmentalists around!


Thanks for putting things in perspective Kathleen. Taking away access to affordable care from 21 million Americans would be like going back to the stone age. Trump supporters need to understand that this not an option, unless they are ready for an incredible blowback.


Yes, we frequently take the train to Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal. It is a much pleasanter trip than fighting the traffic as much as an hour outside the city. However, we live in Cobourg. If we would always have to change in Kingston when going to two of the three we would be less enthusiastic.


You reap what you sow. Voting has consequences as so aptly said by the clown in the white house a fellow smoker of illicit weed and harder stuff. However I hope you are one of the smokers who will not feel the urge to get to the next place after
"But I only smoked a few joints and the cookies weren't
 all that strong crowd".  Your defensive driving needs honing should you meet a fellow smoker coming the other direction at the same 60 mph you are approaching him. Try combined speeds in a frontal to change your mind. Are you really that good behind the wheel? I hope so for the sake of you loving family.


It is also hard to believe Republicans openly support corporate welfare,  given how uncaring they are about humans who need assistance.


You may want to check your words on the bottom. Fun didn't come out as fun!


"Keep the money flowing"

Exactly.

When  faced with a messy and potentially scandalous situation that could damage reputations and cost $$$, leaders will always be tempted to take the path of least resistance and "kill the messenger", sweep the problem under the rug, and preserve a problem-free public image. This is how groups operate,  and it happens all the time. The deeper these threatening "family secrets" go,  the more intense will be the denials, defensiveness and retaliation.

The defensive statements of Hawaii Behavioral Health officials ("DOE would never allow that to happen", "we would never hire someone if there was conflict of interest", "we would never allow abuse, ever.") suggest a closed mindset.

Many of these contractors are run by folks who were in the right place at the right time, with no experience supervising scores of employees, some who are family and friends, and totally dependent on keeping the state contract. Exposing internal misconduct terrifies them.


I think it pretty much doesn't matter if the dossier is false at this point.  If it proves to be fabricated, then this is just the same kind of garbage the Republicans pulled on Obama for 8 years,  think of it as payback for 8 long years of lies and fabrications about Obama.  If it proves to be true or even partially true enough to kick off the investigations, then so be it.  Either way, no problem with it.


The police are ALSO members of this community.

Yet, these two groups want to exclude these officers at a time when they themselves are struggling  for inclusion.

Don't think I want to support such hypocrites.


"If 100,000 motorists in Lane County paid $30 we'd raise $300 million overnight!"

Add a couple of zeros onto $30 and your there. Or better yet, just ask Uncle Phil to kick in the 300 mil out of petty cash.


We've been through this, Mr. Ryan. Fasi was founder, Anderson iced the idea, and Harris and Hannemann resurrected it. Unless you have proof that Djou solely produced the politically fallacious estimated costs, you should reconsider this position you insist on espousing.


You lose sleep in your white man bed, your head on a white man pillow, under your white man sheets, in your white man house, where you eat white man food, and keep your white man computer, and your white man clothing and white man toilet. Oh how you suffer.


Earlier I questioned your sanity..... this latest response of yours is indicative! ... 'Trump only won because of white supremacists and Nazis!!!'.... and a 'scientific fact'!!!

It's only Australia, if I recall, that has compulsory voting registration and voting at elections.... otherwise, in a democratic countries, it is up to the individual to register and cast his / her vote for whomever.


"Deep State" here appears to be clickbait, since the article is largely about the press.


"the driver suffered minor injuries" I doubt that. Her four-year-old daughter is dead.


When Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet, "Denmark is a prison [if you have ambition]," that was over 400 years ago.  There is nothing new under the sun.


Parroting something that's already been known for about the PAST 10 years. >pfft<


Let me "womansplain" - cotton kills - plain, simple and easy to remember. A good pair of silkies next to your skin followed by wool or fleece, topped by a water repellent layer takes the the cake and keeps you warm and cozy. Oh, and for the hands: liner gloves inside big ole water repellent mittens!  For the feet - Sorels with felt liners unless you plan to go wading but we're talking COLD here so let's avoid the overflow and wait for breakup to deal with that. Oh, for the record a happy camper is a pretty camper especially a smiling face framed by fur. Some nice wolverine keeps the fur from freezing to those rosy cheeks!


UPCOMING BC BUDGET SHOULD CONTAIN REMEDIES FOR:

the long-standing perception among owners of businesses in- residents of- Metro Vancouver's SOF area that this area- especially cities of Surrey & Langley- are the neglected step children of the 21-city Metro Vancouver family

...with the (44 square mile) city of Vancouver, & other "North of the Fraser" cities for-many-decades provided with unwarranted, & prejudicially high levels of provincial govt funding & attention...

For over 10-years, the Metro Vancouver region- & BC generally- have needed the prov govt to demonstrate bold, ambitious leadership by setting out a concise, multi-year policy and spending road-map for the SOF area.

... intended to bring SOF up to city of Vancouver public transport, bridge, tunnel- & schools standards

http://skytrainforsurrey.org/

Surrey/Langley's bridges/tunnels' toll charges should be pro-rated based on individual family's annual net income- with rebates provided to low/moderate income families!!


My comment is to Masoli, Lyerla, Wallace and the countless other punks who squander their opportunity, their talent and ability, by engaging in criminal or other untoward activity. Domestic assault, sexual assault - low end punks with no future once they get kicked off the team.


How would you know about university students?
As for the rest of your post: it is baloney.


I'm guessing that you'll be giving your house back as well?


If this had happened out here, he'd've been given an assault 2, which would have been quietly dropped to assault 3 and been handed 3 years with 2 suspended and with time-served would be out by spring.


Just playing the odds.  :)
I think it is a good idea btw.


Trump is a bully in a hurry. Just wait and see what happens if the US doesn't wait and see. There are far worse options.


LMAO. Wow insurmounting college debt. A generation unable to afford to purchase a house and a moron who is undoubtably destroying global trade for the United States and the future of energy independence. Not to mention the whole world is laughing at how dumb America’s are. The rich are getting richer and are stealing money from public schools. Wow. Thank leader🤣😂😅


The writer is correct, in general. However, responsible leaders need to tread carefully and take care not to gratuitously offend Trump and make their countries a target. Resistance to Trump will stiffen and coalesce and an "I am Spartacus" moment will undoubtedly arise. Until then, patience is warranted, if only to give Trump the space to undermine his own credibility with his lunatic pronouncements.


...don't know how a win can be ugly; a loss, maybe.


And Russia is in total control of the American government....


And, it is not as if Boeing isn't indirectly subsidized by the US military paying ridiculously high prices for their Boeing-supplied armaments.


"She is loyal and kind, and has always been there for me."

You re going to miss that when it's not around.  But my guess would be that if there was ever a crisis, she would still be there for you, no matter how you treat her.  Some people are just wired that way.


Well, then, let me just say that I OPPOSE Donald Trump because I’m against conservatives' opposition to the many freedoms that truly "make America great" (speech, press, religion, truth, etc.)


North America is screwed up with incompetent leaders as the USA has Trump and Canada has Trudeau, I think that says it all!


You work in the industry?  Gallop said Hillery was going to win also


It is a sad day when something like a library  requires security and a police presence.


And no bathrobes...never bathrobes!


I am a gay conservative and I wish the PM would apologize for taking money out my pocket each and every paycheck to support a liberal agenda that wants us to be dependent on the government.  Don't bother about apologizing for who I sleep with.  Apologize for spending my money on your liberal agenda.


No, people preferred Trolleys to being stuck in commuter traffic, but when they retired the Trolleys and paved the over for freeways (LA for example) taking the Trolley was no longer an option.


Anyone who disagrees with Steve's comment should be embarrassed to call themselves Canadian.
----
As Trudeau and his ilk (eg. one panelist on a CBC discussion) would say
-
Even an embarrassed Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian


KB – I think we could find some agreement – but not much.
Senator Dunleavy saw the senate leadership jumping off a cliff, by taking the PFD from ordinary Alaskans and giving it to fund a state government budget and those who benefit from it.  He did not want to jump off that cliff  with the senate leadership and did the stand up thing, held a presser and explained his position, and left the senate leadership that was jumping off that cliff.  Clearly an opinion shared by the majority of ordinary Alaskans.


Next up: The ACLU will advocate for the perp and say his "civil rights" were violated.  That's why we have drunks, pimps, and thugs taking over Anchorage's parks, sidewalks, and greenbelts. It's time law abiding citizens turn the tables and start annoying the heck out of the do-gooder crowd who never have to deal with these scumbags in their neighborhoods.  How about nightly flash mobs out in front of  American Communist Libtards United (ACLU) president Joshua Decker's house? Anyone?


the markets clearly have soared since and because of trumps election! ,, and now it will come down to the budgets on taxes and regulations to keep it going. Lets not forget all the jobs already saved or being created and returned to the usa thanks to trump! now if we could get rid of our ontario libs and do the same for ontario with a NO WYNNE BUMP


Then what? What was you said to my thoughtful words? I'll tell you: "Whatever"...


At this point, it sounds like Microsoft should be facing a massive class action suit for being so untrustworthy and unreliable and producing such a terribly vulnerable Operating System.

The US NSA is a disorganized crime syndicate that attacks their own people,the founding fathers of America would be heart-broken to see the monster that they created today. Incompetent, Reckless, Criminal and Unaccountable are descriptors that come to mind about the NSA.


It's time for Denver and other Colo. communities to embrace an economy with diverse industries and not just sell our Colo. soul to big tech! Amazon is the new Exxon!


Greater temperature -> Greater energy in the atmosphere -> greater variability in our weather patterns. I mean, we've had the first law of thermodynamics since about 1860, what is taking you so long to catch up?


The World Health Organization ranks the US 37th out of 190, not "state of the art" in my book.  More like slightly better than mediocre.  Here's the list:
http://thepatientfactor.com/canadian-health-care-information/world-health-organizations-ranking-of-the-worlds-health-systems/
I see a lot of single payer countries like Canada, UK, etc, listed about the US.


Dawn, you do realize that these Nazi's are not the same Nazi's from WWII correct? None of them were there or involved. These are fools from a couple of trailer parks who watch too many U Tube Videos and like to spout their hate, but will fold when actually confronted. They are numbered in the low thousands, not in the millions.

BLM and Antifa on the other hand have been responsible for tens of millions in damage and a couple of police officer deaths.

They are the same as they are hate groups out for violence and to terrorize others.


Morneau doesn't have any credibility.


Where have we gotten so many negative people in Alaska today?


Huh?  Stop paying your hydro bill and you'll be off the grid soon enough!


And where exactly would the money to pay for that legally-binding contract come from?

There is no magic money tree; all their money comes from either rate payers or taxpayers.

This is like PERS.

Today's ratepayers are stuck with paying for the stupid/ignorant decisions of prior EWEB Boards and managers.


This is ridiculous! I feel sorry for the men who feel they have to rise to these heights and spend that kind of money to propose.  I feel sorry for (and a little angry at) the women who are expecting these kinds of proposals as a sign of love. Good for the business people who can earn a living fulfilling the fantasies though! Maybe I'm just a curmudgeon.


When have Liberal governments not found new ways to tax Canadians?


New Zealand uses evidence based medicine to evaluate the performance of pharmaceuticals and structures their formulary accordingly.

There are few breakthrough drugs being discovered; most are just "me too" drugs with no added benefit other than to extend patent benefit.


Avi Lewis and Naomi Klein are from Alberta?

Your LEAP of logic is quite frankly, ludicrous.

PS - your fans are censoring my replies, how NDP'ish


One of the fundamental challenges in the child care world is supply. The supply is increasing so slowly that waiting lists get longer and longer.

The Quebec and proposed BC models go some way to making existing child care more affordable. They do NOTHING to resolve the supply issues.


Gruhn, With tax credits the state is not entering or competing with the private sector. What the state is doing with tax credits is adjusting the tax structure. The state taxes virtually all private sector endeavors. It is completely different than the state, for example, entering the oil production business in competition with the private sector as Paul Young at the beginning of this thread advocated.


If you are walking along 2nd and a drunk vomits in front of you, you can never get that stench out of your mind. I know I can't.


IMHO they are not worse than Sinnott and his ilk.


Another missed problem with the FBI: Comey said while letting HRC off the hook in July 2016 for placing classified material on dozens of personal devices (many unaccounted for) and exposing it to people without security clearances, that he was not surprised to find zero evidence of penetration on her infamous server because "sophisticated adversaries" get in and out of systems without leaving a trace.  Fast forward six months and neither he, nor any of the other Obama alphabet agencies were surprised to see Russian fingerprints all over the DNC server and the Pedesta hack.  Of course none actually examined it.  They took the word of Democrat hired private IT people (who took the fifth during congressional testimony).  My guess is that the Trump-Russia collusion story, which disclosed emails confirming what everyone already knew...mainly Bernie was cheated), was intended to make it appear that Russia preferred Trump.  And the Obama administration assisted in that effort.


See the area here. https://tours.fishviews.com/tour.html?id=elwha-river#793


Consider the source.


Of all the stupidities that the Liberals have committed, the tweet to invite all refugees to come to Canada to get fed and housed takes the cake.


I'm not very surprised that O'Leary is dropping out of this race. We hadn't heard from him in recent days and I was wondering myself what he was going to say or do. Maybe he was in the running just for the fun of it, but I also don't think he thought it through very well.  Bernier now has a stronger advantage, but his taking of the Conservative is not at all guaranteed.


Sure they are working Cael.  They are working to appease their nameless base so they get re elected.  I don't mean those nameless with personal problems with the VA or anything like that. I'm pretty sure they have office staff to deal with those kinds of issues and they get enough anecdotal stories to seem like they do it well and really care.  When it comes to the impact of national legislation that will effect millions of nameless nobodies, they don't care.  They care about the not nameless mega donors who fund their campaigns.

I keep waiting for someone in the two percent to come out and say they don't want their tax cut to come at the expense of the thousands of medicaid recipients it's going to take to give just a few of them their tax break.  Instead there is dead silence, even from the so called Catholic bunch in those tax brackets.


Yeah, well a lot of guys don't go to Church either; couldn't care less.  That's unfortunate for them, and unfortunate for the Church, because the women and the homosexual priests aren't doing much to defend the Church's position on the topic .


I was born into poverty, I made poor choices as a young adult and spent a little time "put away". Then I had a kid and decided I wasn't going to raise them in that world. Being a high school drop out I had limited options, but I kept at it. Working where I could, building up my job skills and continuing to try and find better employment. I'm happy to say that while I'm by no means a rich man I do make close to 100k a year and nobody handed me a thing, it took about 10 straight years of hard work. People don't need the world to change for them, they need to change for the world. If I could do it so could they.


I'll bet at least half the people RD is whinging about are conservatives.


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I'll say it again for you,
…they, meaning hotel owners, which is the subject being discussed, can't effectively prohibit what's legal.
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And simple possession of small amounts of pot is legal.

They can post a sign saying zero tolerance, but it carries no weight in regards to simple possession of small legal amounts of pot.

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And, though you might have questions, it's pretty clear to pot smokers that a hotel is not a school,

...and no one here was talking about open carry in a courthouse or anywhere else.
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How to resist Trump, …something for everybody,  …practical actions everyone can join in on.

Complete and comprehensive manual available here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DzOz3Y6D8g_MNXHNMJYAz1b41_cn535aU5UsN7Lj8X8/preview#

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I surprised they did not say 130,000, any number will do, since no way to verify or confirm it.


Wow, Layla4, people on Twitter did NOT change the decision. They simply expressed an opinion.


You raised a good point: there is the allegation of overall human engineered climate change which seems hard to prove considering the warming-cooling-warming cycles which have been on going for thousands of years.
Then there is the fact of pollution and poisoning our environment. As you wrote, "using hundreds of millions of litres of fresh water to create tailings ponds larger than PEI, killing untold numbers of wildlife, not to mention burning natural gas to create DIRTY OIL."
The latter is not debatable and is worth all our effort; when people can't breathe in their own city and the environment is being destroyed.
Problem is the politicians look at the mess as another chance to create a new tax instead of actually trying to find the most cost effective measures and policies to deal with pollution.


Ko coerner......keep in mind, this is how the democrats lie to sway uneducated people down the wrong path. Such ignorant and foolish children they are and, display it very well. Phony people and phony accusations. One lie after another. Sad, our country has gone that way.


James Green, You are correct that correlation does not mean causation.  However, if there is a correlation, that is a reason to investigate to determine whether there is causation or not.

The increase in cancer is correlated with an increase in the usage of glyphosate and atrazine.  Glyphosate is the most widespread pesticide used in the world.  The World Health Organization recently declared glyphosate to be probably carcinogenic.  Atrazine is in nearly 90% of drinking water in the US.   It has been linked with ovarian cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, hairy-cell leukemia, and thyroid cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, liver cancer, esophageal cancers, and childhood cancers.

Studies are now being conducted to determine whether glyphosate and atrazine are causing cancer.  Studies should be conducted in Hawaii to determine whether the use of restricted use pesticides by agricultural entities are harming Hawaii residents.


Yes it was a four runner it was my husband's . We had just traded vehicles the week before the accident. Jeff was a very close friend , loved him to no end. I'm gonna miss his sweet face and company very much .. see you on the other side honey! Love ya..RIP


Interesting column.  Suggested reading is The Art of the Sale where the author does address this topic.


My point is it's an estimate. It's not like real facts like how many people are killed in traffic accidents or how many people are killed by guns. They are questionable at best. I did read them.


are their new jeweled crowns and fur lined robes on the way to the commissioners?  this measure would virtually kill the checks and balances thing...


Sadly, that is how come we have so much fake news from the far right. They do not care about facts, but about BSing their way.


Of course, but thats because of my own, personal experience dealing with FOX TV over the last 30 years as a local arborist.  Oh my, the stories I could tell.


and forever it goes: mr m is rude and nasty whenever one disagrees with him... oh ya, insulting to boot.


Nuts works..lock'er'up, build the wall...they liked to yell. I really think the point of the meetings was to listen to rock and scream. They seem to leave after 30-45 minutes and hang out outside with like 'minded' people...see minded is an assumption too...have to be careful. And the whole 'pity-party' of his supporters screams for a response. The paying for the wall was complete BS from the beginning and the record from the phone call also shown a light on the political gamesmanship. And I'm fond of border security...and actually solving problems with solutions...the wall does nothing, nada, zilch to solve any immigration problem...and it's screws over folks who live along the border.


"The Catholic Church, in general, has been slow to combat racism."
This may indeed be the case in US. When we were in South Africa in the late 70s-early 80s, when apartheid was fully functioning, the Catholic and Anglican bishops (and most of the clergy) spoke out strongly against the racism intrinsic to the apartheid lawsto the extent that the government warned the people "Romse gewaar, Engels gewaar!" (Beware of the Romans, beware of the English!). They had a real problem when the Reformed Church in Holland declared the teaching (and practice) of apartheid a heresy. None-the-less, everyone knew where ordinary folk, black and white, could get actual support in their stand against racism. The Catholic bishops were equally strong when they stood against the systemic and institutional injustices of dictatorship in Malawi in the 80s (not racism but none-the-less good leadership against injustice and corruption).

The Bishops do quite often do the right thing, and speak out against evil.


Yes, Go Lisa Go!  Protect and work for your corporate donors and sponsors, and pass that TPP already and gut American jobs and lives further!


The 'journalists' just grind out what they are told to.
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What we need to ask is why the editors are nurturing this repetitious nonsense.
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In the Globe's case, they seem to have made a maketing analysis, abandoned the low-information right-wingers as their main target and switched to going after low-information mushy urbanist naifs.


Once dispensaries open....could be a long time from now.


Jared Kushner is not like his father
he is a good clean boy next door kind of guy
the real thing
unlike Justin who is like Pierre


look up the "whiskey rebellion"


Mr. Hurwit, some see the situation in Syria differently than you.  The form of Syria's government is not our concern.  For decades, the Assad family ruled Syria autocratically but functionally.  A stable country with productive citizens having homes and professions.  A few years ago, certain countries decided that Assad should go so as to create a puppet government willing to due the bidding of Israel and the US.  Arms flowed in to "killer rebels" that the US media called freedom fighters.  Absent the external support, the killer rebels would have been quickly dispatched without massive disruptions to the citizens of Syria.  But arms continued to flow, innocent civilians were displaced and suffered.  All in the name of establishing a western puppet government.  The US, as much or more than Assad, is responsible for the suffering.  Acting in the interests of Syria's people, the Russians are finally helping to restore order.


While there are many reasons for the improvement, including determination by the city council, finance committee and others, the credit should go squarely to Sonja Springer and her good staff. Springer runs a very clean and straightforward operation and has a reputation for award winning and clean financials.  Credit should also go to Mayor Nicola Smith for the clever hire of Springer away from Mountlake Terrace. Smith has made other great hires and her mayoral leadership from top to bottom has really helped the culture at Lynnwood. Many years of institutional chaos kept Lynnwood in the dark. Mayor Smith and Sonja Springer have Lynnwood out of the dark and "back in the black."  BTW., without Mayor Smith's leadership, there wouldn't be a consolidation with the Lynnwood Fire and FD1. This alone has the potential to save the tax payers plenty of bank.


Maybe we can add them to the tourist & student count!

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2017/03/16/starnes-maybe-trump-should-send-all-refugees-to-hawaii.html

Now you know he's serious if he invokes Don Ho!


N"C"R commenters thrilled to see churches -- especially Catholic -- closed and used for something else.

Why am I not surprised?


"For all the years we have been debating the F35, those jets have been flying all over the world on all sorts of mission and duties"

What?  "On 2 August 2016 the U.S. Air Force declared the F-35A basic combat ready". That is, "basic". These things have not flown missions or performed any other duties other than training or testing. The B models, on the other hand, were "declared initial operational capability with about 50 F-35s running interim block 2B software on 31 July 2015". And in turn, the C models are still in training and testing mode with VFA-101 which is a Fleet Replacement Squadron, not a carrier-based operational unit.

All quotes from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II)


Thomas your response is utterly disgraceful. You, your family, your friends, and your employer should be ashamed to be associated with you.


Get over it & get into the 21st century.

People can pull all sorts of pretend data out of their rear ends about pollution statistics. But the fact is, would you rather be suck choking on fumes in traffic behind a dirty diesel, or a gas guzzling pickup truck burning oil (the blue smoke), or would you rather be behind a Nissan Leaf in that same traffic?

If prices and range are same as they look to be on par within next 3 years, why would anyone waste their time with outdated technology.

Let's put it this way, would you want to use an accessory for your smart phone or laptop, that creates charging power for it by burning stuff, like cole or wood or whatever?
Gasoline engines are over 130 years old now, yet people are clinging to the mentality as if it' the only thing that exists as a mean of propulsion.

If we dumped all the Billions of dollars that went into oil extraction & refinement including their idiotic subsidies, we would be driving futuristic hover crafts by now.


I don't know but it would have to be an improvement over a guaranteed government bailout which is the current case. There are other alternatives to CMHC mortgage insurance so let's get the government out of that business. And if you are worried about bailouts then increase the ratio of asset to risk that the banks must carry (sorry can't remember the proper term for that right now).


If I saw him I would give home an extra long rev while riding my Harley with non-stock but perfectly legal for street use straight pipes.

I didn't even know that Sequim and PA had motorcycle rally's. Also, I didn't know that just because I own a bike I am a bully and a thug. Pretty sure these are the same people that shook my hand and thanked me for my service.

Are you sure that these pipes are really breaking the law or are you just not happy because you can hear them period? Do you also protest people in cars with loud exhausts? Have any of you taken the time to talk to these bully's and thugs abort their ear death machines?

I'm with the pepto dude. I believe it should be a different color. Like purple. Dimatap already killed that color so it would work well.


Western educators often denounce the "rote" learning which takes place in Asian countries, but what many of these teachers don't realize (at least with regards to math education) is that a high degree of rote learning is absolutely necessary to achieve proficiency in the subject. This repetition trains the brain in a particular way, which builds both speed and confidence in calculation, hence the apparent mastery of mathematics that many Asian students display in Canadian classrooms. They come from a system which does it right (or from supplemental programs such as Kumon). What we have in Canada are provincial half baked curriculums, where kids are neither exercising "creativity", nor are they truly learning what they need to know.


The Handmaid's Tale is the living reality of many women in Islamic cultures and even Muslim women here in Canada. Many Muslim women, who wanted to be free and refused to wear the hijab, have been murdered by their husbands and fathers. It is the left wing news media, socialist intelligentsia and progressive political leaders who pander for Muslim votes whip refuse to acknowledge it and pretend its not real. Where is Atwood herself to defend those women?


Emil Notti only made $1,200 a month for 5 years?  $1,200.00 in 1971 had the same buying power as $7,131.41 in 2016.  That would be over $87,000 a year.  Where do I sign up?


That's right.
Education, technology, wealth and comfort were supposed to make life easier, creating happier, more compassionate , more generous people. But the opposite has happened. Gross inequality and it's consequences are a matter of character.
  We need a spiritual transformation - new and better folks to go with the new and better technology.


i have a problem with governments being in a business that is not a necessity to anyone, raping consumers with skyrocket mark ups etc,, to think its the job of government to provide high wage jobs is one of the problems we have in ontario.,. its NOT the job of government


"about 5-foot-8 and weighing about 190 pounds"

Maybe she had a sumo suit to go with the other Halloween leftover.


your hearder as a typo: "haleaka-i-a" ? Or did you mean to write "haleaka-L-a" and the copy editor missed it ?


You missed the


There comes a point where removing someone from the rest of society is the best solution for that society...and sometimes, even for them.


Looks like the authoritarians and the anti-freedom no-smoke thugs are out in full force in Denver. Sad to see it. 2nd smoke in an open area has never hurt anyone. Smoking will always be safer than authoritarianism and liberalism.


"Deplorables."
The undoing of Hillary.


If we start paying income and sales taxes, would there be a social safety net for people like her?

She's incredibly lucky her friends are willing to do this.  Most people aren't willing to care for someone so sick.   Alaska's population of baby boomers isn't getting any younger.  If this doesn't happen every single time, the system will not be able to handle it.


Ontario will elect Wynne no matter what.  This is called Stockholm syndrome.


I didn't mention student housing, per say.  (BTW - Capstone will rent to anybody, including nonstudents)  What I asked was what ever happened to the public refinement process (call it what you want) that the city has agreed to?


Your assessment of the situation is 180 degrees off course.

It is Notley and Wynne who are on their way out of office.

The Church of Climate Blame is about to be dealt a death blow.


"If there is one consolation, it is that, for once, the Americans have been beaten at their own game. Once hip U.S. chains such as the Gap and J. Crew have been outplayed by Inditex, Swedish-based H&M and Uniqlo. There is an upside to everything, I guess."

Mr. Yakabuski, the champagne socialist (whenever I visit Paris or Madrid) who is supposedly a "progressive" who believes ALL should be treated equally and with respect obviously takes joy is seeing Americans suffer and lose prestige.
Hypocrisy much Mr. Yakabuski?


Heffy Landmine, 2016,  more of the same from the republican party.


Yes. That's really something, isn't it.


In the 60's American was in crisis, it was not the President, who fixed it, it was the People.  The 60's was when the youth questioned the "Elders", their authority and their decisions.  They were not accepting, they questioned, the 60's was a time of change, but the change was what the people did not the President.  Mr. Trump problem is "He is in charge and people do as he saids",  President Lincoln put it best about our Government, "Of the People, For the People, By the People".  Suggest Mr. Trump go back to school and learn what he did not learn the first time around, how we became the Great Country that we are Today.


As a die hard Conservative that really doesn't like Liberal policies, I thought that Justin made the best of a sensitive situation today.

What I dislike is Liberals that use every opportunity to try to bolster their egos by attempting to belittle others with different views.  Just because I have different views than the left, it doesn't make me a 'hater'. It just means that people like this poster have very closed minds.


It's like reading North Korean statement. Did American pay Kim Jong-un the patent fee?


People generally do favor the most promoted systems, that is MMP and FPTP. MMP is is the NDP and Greens must-have present. It would give them more seats. It is also two wrong systems, FPTP and party lists, that don't make a right. The public are not election method specialists, so their opinion only measures that lack of awareness. It took the BC Citizens Assembly a year to shake off the conventional wisdom, for the genuinely democratic and scientific method of elections: Single Transferable Vote.
Google: ERRE>Work>Electoral Reform>Briefs) namely,  BC Citizens Assembly on Electoral Reform (September 23).
Richard Lung.
Website: Democracy Science; with links to 3 free e-books on election method: Peace-making Power-sharing; Scientific Method of Elections; Science is Ethics as Electics.


Our school visited yesterday; she commands a stage courageously! It was a treat for the students and Warden's storytelling was a neat component. I commend her for taking such a freeform possibility and making it her own.


AIDS, the sex abuse scandal (in which 4 out of 5 victims were boys), and a cultural crusade to lead children  into embracing same sex urges, including mutilating their bodies.

Go do what you want, but don't tell me you're a some kind of public servant because you're not a breeder.


Now i am wondering if this cld be the same woman who did this to my kid elsewhere? The abuse is so similar.


He's drinking 24/7 you know.


Better late than never.

The only concern I have is "Ms. Wynne ... said her government’s pledges on making free tuition available to more students" and what this entails.  Will there be strings attached to this promise as it is only available for those that apply for OSAP?  Will it be available to Canadians only?  Will it be for those solely interested in CS?  What exactly are the details of this promise considering the provincial Liberals are looking at third party status come next election?

We need leadership and action.  Not photo ops.


Gotta hand it to George H.  He may be old but he ain't dead.


Royal Gorge is a private park, that's why you pay so much.


Mrs Speer is the Widow (and mother of two)of Christopher Speer the special operator Khadr is accused of Killing . Click the Funny emoji now Liberal sheep.


I didn't see a list of the contents of the baby box, I'm curious about how much baby formula is sent home with each family, and their box if any. This is fabulous! I am looking forward to this nation catching up with the world. Encouraging families to choose breastfeeding over prepared formulas for their babies will make a huge impact. Perhaps saving the life of three-quarters of a million babies beautiful


Public sector collective bargaining should be abolished.


Just several days ago, the Denver Post reported the "average sale price of a single family home in Colorado" was around $446,000.  This article supposes that hardly anybody has a house worth that much. In my East Denver neighborhood, they ALL are valued over $500,000.

This provision will ding the resale value of my very middle class Denver home, tossed carelessly on the scale by Republican legislators DESPERATE to keep the campaign contributions flowing from their stable of psychopathic, greedy 1% donors. Other tidbits tossed on the scale include National Park admission fees, and the real estate and sales taxes we contribute to our communities.

If you're wondering who's going to get their Trumpuppence in this Ponzi scheme concocted by the richest in the land, don't bother.  They're coming for ALL of us.


It is obvious that the majority of old stock Canadians have had enough of this refugee nonsense. As has been pointed out by a number of posters a lot of these so called refugees aren't refugees at all. Then there is that head case McCallum who has brought over 65,000 of them and the majority have turned into provincial welfare cases. Enough is enough and it is time to:
1. Close the door
2. Send those back whose countries have stabilized
3. No more handouts, card carrying liberals can support them
4. Any involvement in criminal activity - deportation


So true.. until we acknowledge these sports as  barbaric and reminiscent of the roman arenas, we will continue to be a primitive society.

There can be no argument that the object in boxing and some other full contact sports, is to for 2 people to physically pummel each other till one sustains enough damage, they cannot continue (typically because of the brain damage that has been sustained.)

People pay and cheer to see it.  The fact that people will pay to see it, is the driving force behind it all.  What does that tell you about us?   It fuels the very nature of violence we have struggled to teach OUT of our children and future generations.

Being competitive.. demonstrating skill and endurance.. can be done and appreciated, without being brutal.


I haven't read the comments, but can easily predict what many will focus on: individual personalities...err...people (that's you, Raitt, O"Leary, Leitch).  Instead, let's concentrate on the party itself...and whatever it's platform is/will be.

So, in that spirit, the headline is out of focus.  It's not "Who" are you, but "what" are you that is important to Canadians...and should be, to Conservative members.

But, what do I know (and--at this time--what do party organizers care) I'm not a member.  But I sure as heck will be a voter three years from now...


When I was four years old my mother took me to art museums and swimming lessons and hobby classes at the local community centre.

I do not remember her making use of me at age four as a pawn to support a political agenda, or, for that matter, at age fourteen or age forty.

Maybe she did not see me as a resource to exploit? Is that the difference?


sad that shills for the liberals like bob there can only blame trump when he should be screaming to our leaders to be just like trump and stand up for our own country first and get tough with companies who are leaving and end nafta nonsense with 3rd world labour countries etc.. never mind go after provinces like ontario that have done much of the damage too with such policies of destruction, No children like him want to pass  the buck as usual


They are part of a new sewer line being installed at that intersection.


I am such a nice guy, I'm also willing to spoon-feed you what I think you need to know to begin to "unwash" your own brain.  First, look up iconic neo-classical and unfettered "laizzez faire" free market advocates, and Nobel Prize-winning 20th century neo-classical economists, Friedrich Hayek and Milton Friedman.

Then search for their views about how and why they were supportive of providing some form/s of guaranteed basic income to ALL citizens, based on just that--their citizenship--rather than only some increasingly inadequate and backward-looking combination of wages, welfare, and/or charity alone.

Then come back and share what you learned with everyone else, which could be truly useful when compared to whatever "thought" first comes to mind, without any thought.


1.] Trump is by no way among the political partisan party elitist Washington insiders as Hillary is.

2.] Trump as with Hillary have employed using the same laws available to every business in the country in seeking those subsidies.


They were probably afraid to say anything about the actions of those young black men beating their women and children for fear of being accused of all of that white privilege.  People have forgotten to hate their government and love their country. The United States flag is not our government or the police, please feel free to move to another country and disrespect its flag, but please respect ours. The American flag represents your right to express your opinion here in this pretend news publication.


Snow flakes in May. Who would have thought.


Bass ackwards of you.  Most scripture on these topics were the natural law writings of their day, with Mosaic authority attached.


I guess this is what Trudeau meant by budgets will balance themselves....

Another broken promise....

Tell me, are you still happy you voted for the Liberals?


Agree with Lawrence on this one, but she would be almost 3 years late in doing them the favour.

They lost because Hillary personified dated Capitol Hill policies and attitudes to a T.  They needed a disruptor and what they fielded was a fuddy-duddy.

Sanders would have had a better shot, and the slate of potential candidates Martin instanced (with the glaring exception of Michelle) could also pound Pence/Trump next time around.


The drop in the price of oil caused lower tax revenues.  The liberals responded to this by, wait for it, increasing spending.

When you make less money and spend more money you get bigger deficits and more  debt.  Simple.


Do I feel empathy for all less fortunate people from foreign countries who want to come to America and enjoy the prosperity and safety, that American citizens enjoy?.  YES.
Do I feel its the U.S. citizens obligation to give free education, welfare, housing, medical care to people who are not U.S.citizens, through more taxes on me, by state and federal tax sources?. ABSOLUTELY NOT!
Gov. Brown just signed away a large health care package that will force taxpayers to pay for illegals health care, FREE.
welfare in oregon is not allowed to ask a persons immigration status when they go get a trail card.. FREE.
office of refugee resettlement has a budget of 20 billion dollars to help illegals when they enter country, get free money up front help them find local sources of free food, medical, medicaid, social security,and housing, which is billed back from states to the federal level.
As a nation we cannot just keep printing money without consequences.  The U.S. cannot save the world.


Public employees are the convenient "whipping boy" for the disgruntled.. Gary Crum


It's up to the Senators to refuse to confirm appointees who have yet to complete the screening process. Unfortunately, the Republicans are ethically challenged as a whole.


and a left wing nut easterner spews the usual stupidity


That's the first smart thing anybody said here. Everywhere I go I see no public restroom signs in windows. Why can't we have public bathrooms like other places.


The new Bernier fancies himself a "Libertarian", yet his actions while his party was in Govt suggest that he's willing to sit silently while the so called "Conservatives" managed corporate mergers, railed against the legalization of marijauana, introduced measures that would have allowed the Govt to spy on its own citizens without warrant, etc, etc.

His greatest accomplishment after 10 years in Govt was putting Julie Couillard's photo on our front pages.


The streets were built using property taxes, which all citizens pay. I don't remember reading about toiling motorists wielding shovels and pickaxes in my history classes.


NOT SO again! Where do you socialists come from? Once again if you wish to fund the government so they can waste your (money-property) donate yours when you receive it..Other then that join KON CERNED on a trip back to Europe and the dark ages with your minions. I read the briefs also..and lived the time it was all created..


"A total Con-Man this guy is."

And there, folks, is the dimmest post of the day.  Musk is an achiever.  Musk is a champion capitalist.  Darn near heroic, in my view, as a global business person.  So, Oskar, what have YOU accomplished lately?  Huh?


Watch for the Trump administration to privatize the Grand Canyon.