Let's work our way up. If I admire Trump, why did I start my comments talking about his inadequacies. You never criticized Obama, ever. The Alt-Right resembles the left if you break down its methods and ideology and don't just believe what you read. Obama would have used autocrats if he could have. About the only thing you got right is that Trump is his own worse enemy. You are right ,duh, that Democrats are the minority party, that's why I mentioned the Republicans who are breaking ranks.


Then there is the Afghanistan mission quickly set up by the Chretien government in an effort to hide the fact that, publicly, we did not wish to be in Iraq - and just how well did the Afghan mission go for our young Canadian men and women, thanks Mr. Chretien.


You apparently think you are the moderator with everything concerning coach Ganot??


The fraud case has yet to go to trial, so it hasn't been dropped.  The rape charges were dismissed over a filing error, not lack of evidence.  Neither case has yet been properly heard.

My point, Chug, and it's difficult for partisans on either side to accept, is that regardless of which of these two wins the election next week, they will enter office under criminal investigation.  Rather than argue over whose the worst while pretending that the other is somehow clean as a whistle, I find myself appalled that our nation has reached this point.  The two party system has failed.  Try putting your country above your partisan blinders and you'll see what I mean.

Also try posting under your real name.  It's what the grownups do.


and if my aunt had a set...she would be my uncle


She couldn't have pursued legal citizen ship anytime in the last TEN to FIFTEEN years?


This just in, US mail misses 50% of deliveries because community picks strange name.  Utqiagvik.  OMG


Great story!


This article has proven that the Civil Beat comment control system (or whatever they call it) has failed to ensure civility and foster intelligent conversation.  This thread is nearly all right-wing trolling and name calling.  It's perhaps the least intelligent thread I've read since first reading the site.


But these two topics have less than nothing to do with each other ! One is corruption, illegal and terrible (and nobody said otherwise). The other is perfectly legal behaviour - just very evil.

There is no doubt the NATS were seriously corrupt and DID steal a fortune from the state coffers - especially in the final dying days of their rule - and if you wanted to compare THAT to ANC corruption you'd be having a legitimate debate.
But this isn't about that - it's about perfectly legal donations to the party - and who made them, and what it says about those people that this was the target of their largesse. Nothing more.

I don't know if appartheid corruption was similar, greater or lesser than ANC corruption - frankly nobody knows because THAT was not an open society with a free press, most corruption never came to light. You can't measure an unknown.
But that is a completely seperate topic. The question is rubbish because it's silly.  And "you do worse" is NEVER a defense anyway.


Self Centeredness is not caring about what we are doing to the immensely diverse forest and ocean ecosystems that took really long periods of time to get to where they are..or were.. and that we are very lucky to have at this point. Why accelerate their destruction? Just in my lifetime, I have seen many changes human have created. Before that, the Natives were here for around 13,000 years and barely changed anything. In 400 years that others have been here, they have changed most forests and rivers, destroyed fisheries and are working on the oceans. It's hard to experience the negative feelings that come with realizing what we are doing, so must people want to deny them.


" I stand for America, not a bunch of rich owners and players that think football is the place to air their dirty laundry."  CarpaDM
We're glad you finally changed your mind.  Something good, even if illogical, did come from Jerry's action(s).


Be fair now - Stephen Harper's failure to support Khadr's Charter rights.


Hell Yah: Just put it on the tax payer tab. The liberals are promising a balanced budget by 2050, what could go wrong??


Lets move on to the regular families that own condominiums because we're larger in numbers than the rich folk.
     The 2017 legislature introduced over 100 bills. The largest number of bills EVER. This is the first time I've been thru a legislative session and very impressed with the process of how a bill becomes a law. Its a tough job because every one has an opinion. However, I believe that the condo laws written lack the teeth for accountability.
     I believe the teeth should start with individually licensing of the property manager who is is the first line of expert opinion that advises the board directors. How do you measure an expert opinion? You license them.
     However, a law can go south by differences of interpretation as reported by Ian Lind: Why Condo Associations are Sweating After a Judges's Ruling. Civil Beat.
     It is my hope that HB832 passes into law without being watered down. HB832 will help us to help ourselves thru participation.


Amazing how all of these people who never bothered to listen to one of Bernie's speeches or understand his message are now experts on him and his motivations.


I was surprised to see the recommendation that pot be sold online. Must have been the Amazon lobby hard at work!


One wishes that those who support
"Anti-Muslim hatred has no place in my Canada"

also support and speak up
"Anti-CHRISTIAN and JEWISH  hatred has no place in my MIDDLE EAST"

just to be fair


Since God is infinite, perhaps the Catholics and the Lutherans are both right.


John, basically your claim is that the Catholic Church is homophobic, that orthodox Jews are homophobic, and that Muslims are homophobic.

That seems to support a couple of conclusions:  you're intolerant, you're a heterophobe.

If the shoe fits, wear it.


The size and quality of pensions in America is a joke. Who would you blame that on, the liberal media?


Actually it's Ontario and Quebec.


How true.  Only  real and honest Conservative Republicans can change the direction of the State of Hawaii from it's Liberal Left direction.  For certain, the RINO's are in Liberal Left clothes and we are a  one political party State.


As I said, anyone who has studied philosophy...

Sleep well.


The crux of the problem is that Palestine is sitting illegally on Jewish land, which Jewish people were evicted from centuries ago.  Palestinians are illegal settlers, and they should move to surrounding Arab countries.
Obama has an Arab connection.


Sure, we'll fund a mission to go slam into an asteroid which approaches to within 10 million miles of Earth every hundred years or so, and "attempt to knock it off course" even though "scientists barely know anything about Didymoon's shape or composition"---What could go wrong?


So boots ridiculous comments, name calling are left in here
But when someone pushes back....those comments, mine, a redacted.
Journalism in its lowest firm. Censor those that disagree with the "opinion" of the paper?   And you all are up about us Not Trusting the press like it's some all knowing, altruistic, deity, never pushing its writers agenda.  Fake news doesn't exist?   Well read this papers attempts to push the agenda
Sad.


I think if you love your country so much you should capitalize Americans... I'm sure the Trump Regime or your friends at the next friend of Nazi Party meeting will let you slide on that one though..


Too bad Morgan didn't work for Halliburton . He would have made 10 x that amount at least and easily gotten away with it


Would someone please explain the Globe's obsession with Trump?

Considering the wasted resources this newspaper puts into writing these pieces day in day out the effort would be better  spent on real investigative journalism.

Why not set up a simple monkey operated computer programme that regularly spits out anti Trump diatribes. It would be cheaper and just as persuasive.


Thanks for ruining another great Eagle River hiking trail. Symphony Lakes, the previously untouched trail ADN exposed 2 years ago, is now a zoo with no parking.. We don't need anymore flat top/baldy hikes.


"The chance to make real change is drawing volunteers to Alaska"

AmeriCorps = Paid Volunteers that receive 6k for more college, stipend, and some resume building that puts them in good ranking for a government job.

I do not see how being paid by AmeriCorps (the Federal Government) can be considered being a volunteer.


"Breweries that want to win a coveted Great American Beer Festival award may need to give their names and labels a second thought." and "if you’re going to name something that’s offensive and alienating to people, you’re going to get some backlash."

The way I see it, if your beer has a bad name it is not going to sell very well. The market has a way of correcting these things out naturally. Same is true if your beer has poor taste. If enough people don't like it, the product goes away.


I honestly doubt Trump sees the disconnect. I think he lives entirely in the moment and molds himself to the values of whoever his audience is. He's 'Christian' when he's at Liberty University, but once the hatch is closed on Air Force One, he's back to being his usual narcissistic, vicious self.


This is something I learned from a respected Kupuna:  Not all Kupuna are deserving of such reverence and respect. Some are simply just young, bad people who became old bad people.  This man has a history  of violence and threats. He shot the victim in front of his daughters AND ran him over.  The suspect gets no sympathy nor compassion from me. Fry his old azz.


I have pointed out a series of errors that you made across your posts and presented the correct information which an immigration attorney would have known.  This from your post...

"Some of my clients are refugees who file for permanent residence. I am intimately familiar with the process and the problems caused by the EO.
Also, a federal judge recently ordered a stay on parts of that Order, and the 5th Circuit refused to lift that stay.
Asylum is an immigration benefit. I regularly work with people seeking asylum. Many people who are considered by some to be coming for purely economic reasons are coming here because they fear some sort of persecution." from Alexandra1 post..


Tiger's absence makes it so much better. The media can focus on relevant players


So this is the message of care, thoughts and prayer you want me to send the victims of a mass murderer in Las Vegas?

Sent with 'love' from Coloradans?

Okay.

Will do.


Why are more mental people moving to the state? That my friends is the big question. The PFD perhaps?


And no mention of the pending NAFTA renegotiations?  Once the negotiations are realized to be more of a fine-tuning modernization, the TSX will get off the mat.


How else do we get the more than 1/2 of Alaskans that wouldn't pay any State income tax to pitch in?... Or do you expect to continue the free ride off the backs of hard working, responsible Alaskans?...


New Owner, New Rules. There ISN'T a Law for Motel/Apartment Owners to be NICE or caring about other human beings. Matter of fact...there isn't ANY Law that requires 1 person to care about others. P.S. "Archie Bunker" isn't a real person, it's a Character from tv. lol


This isn't just about a particular neighborhood. The letter mentions specifically the trail system all the way up to East high school, which is well outside of the neighborhood. There have been repeated assaults and crimes along this section of the trail. It is a public thoroughfare used heavily. I have been using it almost daily for two years and I have never seen a police officer on it. Honestly, if I were looking to commit a crime, it's the place to go.


Under DACA and the proposed but never passed Dream act it covered this subset of individuals.  Those who arrived prior to 2007 were under a certain age and had been vetted for criminal records, etc.  Somebody being brought here by their parents today is not covered since they would not have been here prior to 2007 and been here for 5 years.  Does that work for you?


I think there are few people in the world who don't know that, kaganovitch.

All his life he would have been treated as black by most people meeting him for the first time, so yes, in time he came to see himself that way, too.

Still don't see what your point is, but now you can tell us why you focused on 'Jewish' donors.


Awful, true, but none of those things cause cancer


Another sole sold today.


Gary66.  It's time for legitimate white Republicans to separate themselves from the racist, anti Muslim pu##y grabbers. Legit Republicans made a great beginning by opposing Trump and Ryan on Affordable Care this week. The country wants and needs more.


Zero Level Classes?  WTH?!  Isn't that like pre-classes for the pre-classes taken to come up to speed for basic college life?

I'm not sure what shocks me more:  That kids out there are so incompetent, they need high school level stuff all over again, or that UAA has hit upon another goldmine to bilk $$$ out these kids who should never have been accepted in the first place.


RD is regretting that bigotry is deemed unacceptable.


I admire Tebow.  Inspite of all the ridicule he gets from the press he continues to pursue his dream.  His character is beyond reproach.  He is a physical specimen and his involvement in the community is admirable.  I wish more athletes would follow his lead.  Not sure if he has the skill level to succeed at the highest level but I admire him for his effort.


"genetics load the gun"

there's a movie script in there somewhere


@Beans:  We are out there beyond your circle and there are more of us than you think.  Maybe it is because most of us just don't show it.


Fall Kabib: What "young lady" are you talking about?


Is the illustration supposed to show that boomers can all afford Mercedes AMG roadsters if they just keep working forever?!


Let Russia develop their own oilfields.  Their turn.  Let's move on.  Evolve to a more thoughtful, ecologically clean and environmentally safe world.  Alaska can help lead the way.  Thank you Obama.


Joni Kamiya, The onus is on GMO advocates to demonstrate that GMO's are safe.  Thousands of studies have been done on GMOs.  If GMOs were safe, you'd think that at least one study would show that GMOs are safe.  However, not a single scientific study concludes that any GMO is safe for humans to consume on a long term basis.


Yesterday, a Toronto condo corporation essentially turned itself into a hotel with their new deal with Airbnb.  No pesky zoning regulations, safety standards, commercial taxation or concern for the poor slobs who bought into the place thinking this was a residence not a hotel.

The city of Toronto and everywhere else where housing is in short supply needs to stop diddling and get on with meaningful legislation to crackdown on Airbnb style abuses.


Has anyone spoken to the administration that was in place when these assaults were reported?  A big part of the story is missing.  Where are they now?  Where were they then?  When did they leave the university and why?


Perhaps some history will help you here. The Pride parades for the LGBTQ community were born out of protest- namely the protest at Stonewall Inn in 1969 after police came in and arrested, beat up, and otherwise accosted patrons there for the "illegal" activity they were engaged in. Maybe consider how much of a privilege it is that you don't have a Pride Parade, because you never faced the oppression that our community has faced (both historically and today).


If CM represents Taliban Catholicism, what does NCR represent? Dhimmi Catholicism?


Let me see.  "The incoming Senate president, Fairbanks Sen. Pete Kelly, is a fiscal- and social-conservative Republican who warns the state is drifting toward socialism, and who last year vowed to stay away from the "tax business."  So, is the permanent fund some sort of religious "manna from Heaven"? He doesn't think a PFD check is the "ultimate" socialistic grant ? Yet he is against decreasing this "socialistic" largesse to easily solve this calamity...   Just one of many illogical and duplicitous examples from OUR fiscal and social-conservative scoundrels in Juneau.


There is only one way to give your children advantages (conferring actual wealth aside, obviously), and even in today's up-is-down society, there is no shortcut. Spending time with your children, caring for and teaching them. That's it.

Notice how a lot of non-white cultures get that better than anyone. Teaching children that whoever whines the most can overcome this is damaging to them, but I have some faith that kids are smarter than that.


Marv, I agree with you.  I believe this showboating and disrespect is a carry over from the U of O football team.


It's a cabinet position. Here's some reading.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_the_Interior


This is even worse than Iditarod race marshall Mark Nordman DQing Brent Saas for a digital device Saas didn't know he could use to communicate with.  These events need new blood in the race marshall department.

Next year I want Todd Palin to win.  I plan on jumping the spectator barriers every time a team is on the starting line and touch the back of their sleds.  That will DQ them all, but I won't do this to Todd's team, and he will win with no competition.  Hey, rules are rules!


Ms. Went, I watch the news.
Monarch butterflies used to be plentiful along the roads in Québec in the 80s and 90s.
I hope for their plentiful return.


They have no intention to buy BBD, until they change their mind. After all, BBD and its key influencers (i.e. Quebec vested interests and government) did such a whiz bang job on the last negotiation (where they extracted exactly $0 from Airbus for half of BBD's only growth business), why wouldn't Airbus go back for another serving?


Most satisfying column of the day.

The trouble with this country is the left has been making all the rules for fifty years and the right are cowards.


Is Gattis aware her district, and constituents, are part of the State of Alaska?  Does she have any concept of her duty to govern for the benefit of the State as a whole?  Or is it always a matter of "gotta get mine, the rest is someone else's problem"?


Then there will just be more break-ins and thefts.  And "more" is the operative word, as many addicts already steal, deal, or sell themselves to get drugs. The amount they receive on welfare does not even come close to lasting the whole month.


These posts are so unsupportive of our PM. We are dealing with a reckless, thoughtless, greedy and intrinsically mean American president. Our country is dependent on the decisions coming out of this meeting and future ones. For god's sake, at least pretend to be supportive. Most of you sound like your rooting for Trudeau's failure. It's discouraging and does not reflect well on you.


The letter box in question was a family heirloom used for generations as a receptacle for gratuities from family friends.  The Kealohas believe that it confers wealth and influence upon its owner.  The theft was an affront to Da Chief and a blatant attempt to steal his Mojo.


Mori, I understand the message but to say this to the families and friends?  These victims have names now and it just does not seem right to call them "lowlifes" and "bad rubbish".


I hope I am wrong but it looks like this guy also radicalized. Another worry is he is preparing a platform to get free 10M from the government like his exbro in law.


That's Pete and Kathleen Looney Zuyus.....thank you very much.  Poor Homer.


Interestingly, if Van Arkel had claimed the sex was consensual, they wouldn't have caught him lying that there was no contact. But since the case involved a minor, he needed to make the stronger claim that nothing had happened, so then when proof was found that made him vulnerable to prosecution. Tangled webs indeed!


Its BS like this that make me want to not read the denver post.   You can take out transgender daughter and add any thing; race, sex, economic status. And you get a whiny, blame everyone but themselves, letter writer.  My life is so hard waa waa  the judge is part of the white male priveledge class so I can refuse to do it and whine tell I get my way.  Frankly this womans letter did not help her "daughter" in any way.  She thinks her "daughter" has it hard now wait tell she has a crying game moment


I wonder how many of the complainers know that the show was created by a woman.


Vigilante justice is simply not acceptable. The actions of  Vukovich were all his decisions that laws do not apply to him.  Sorry, he does not get to create his own justice system.


OK, fair enough.


What about not being in the public housing business at all?


Thank you.  "What's wrong with white supremacy?", indeed.  I see your point.


This sounds like a  legionnaires of Christ  story. They are great at talking little old ladies out of their money...like mrs. Mee in Rhode Island whose family tried to get their money back after their aunt gave it all away to the legion. Does any one know if this priest was a former legionary. Many left to become diocesean priests.


You might want to added all races in your story as slave owners! Other wise I disagree with you!


This is why you don't hang your fortunes on religious folks. They are not to be trusted to exercise logical thought.


“In fact when I decided to just do it, I said to myself, I said you know, this Russia thing with Trump and Russia is a made-up story, it’s an excuse by the Democrats for having lost an election that they should have won.”

Is this not Trump basically admitting that he did something underhanded to thwart the will of the US electorate?


Unfortunately most unions place individual privacy (drug testing) over public safety.

Years ago I reported the driver of a loaded semi trailer. When the driver arrived at my place of employment & left the cab of his truck he had difficulty walking & talking while smelling of alcohol.

Lots of jobs across Canada have employees who pose danger to the public due to their substance addictions.


See, this is why the government has no place in the health care world, other than removing ALL geographic restrictions and allowing risk pools for so-called pre-existing conditions !!


Disgraceful traitor!


I'm an Iraq War veteran, and I'm for Bernie. He stood up against the war in Iraq, and he was right. He was right about Vietnam, too.


I believe they would serve themselves and our country better by sorting out how they might best serve as the official opposition, and choosing the best leader for that.

They are doing nothing to persuade people that they have a vision for the country, and their loyal posters seem content with trying to demean Prime Minister Trudeau with high school name calling.


You might have abetter time over at the Trump and Germs article?


These meetings tend to attract cranks with time on their hands who do not represent community viewpoints. In fact, most local residents have only one serious regret about these projects, namely, that a building is not being built on the northwest-corner, a drug and crime hangout that plagues the neighbourhood.

Toronto must not listen to the cranks or cut back on these developments. The future will need different legal structures than these, but citizens have yet to wake up to these much better possibilities. But most everyone agrees right now that the future will need these buildings and many more like them.


"...saying any talks with Rybicki and Ghattas might interfere with the investigation of special counsel Robert Mueller"

The constitution prioritizes Congress getting the info it wants over prosecuting someone for criminal activity. The DOJ has it completely backwards. That is why the constitution allows Congress to call and subpoena witnesses and to compel them to testify, although the compelled testimony cannot be used in a court of law. This is because CONGRESS getting information is more important that the prosecution of crimes.


You are badly misguided.  Morneau made it clear long ago he "would have to put his assets" in trust. His own caucus members said they "were in trust".  Morneau "forgot" about his french villa as an asset?  Even Morneau's own company thought the assets were in trust.   Liberals may be hiding their heads in the sand but Canadians who fell for their selfie-obsessed poster boy are not.

The gov't has failed on almost every file so far. They have likely lost many votes in western Canada, the maritimes and with small business across the country.  Trudeau is desperate as can be seen by his comments in public and in question period.  They are incompetent and if all goes well they will be crushed in 2019. What could salvage this mess?  Marc Garneau as finance minister, that's what.


On this particular file he's got my vote. China cares not for human rights. China cares not for our environment. Just look at Nexen Energy. Just look at what they're done to their own air, water and soil.


Obongo has cornered the market on worthless, toothless, dishonest  proclamations.
No one listens to this freeloading ahole


Obviously you have no idea what a Patriot is and stands for in America. Do some research other then CNN


But demonizing those with whom you disagree is much easier than actually noticing or acknowledging that there might be a bit of truth on the other side of your opinion.

If they are demons, everything they say, without exception, is false and to be fought tooth and nail.

"Truth, Justice and/or the American Way!"


Education can and should be improved in the communities and involve the families, so that it benefits the children and the community, instead of sending them away to "a place they can learn" make every thing and place around them a place they can get excited about learning about science, math, reading, history and so on and how they can apply that learning to their everyday life....


Conoco is not leaving Canada - contrary to what this article says - they will retain and operate the Surmont facility - one of the largest SAGD facilities. They also retain key unconventional assets in the Blueberry / Montney. It's a win-win that meets both corporate long term objectives.

Lewis should know better than this - this type of writing is why his credibility is much diminished in the West. But then don't let the facts get in the way. Jointly owned with Total - it produces about 140 MBOED.


Can you print anything at all positive about our new President? Anything at all?
Is ADN going to continue this propaganda that does not help America at all for the next 8 years?
You have been beaten, accept it and move on or continue to see your paper going down the drain.
Any Madona article by chance? No....no adn would never print that news eh?


What tax breaks and subsidies are we talking about?

Here is the mining license tax website. There is a exploration incentive.

http://tax.alaska.gov/programs/programs/index.aspx?60610

Mining Production Royalty have no breaks. 3% net income after mining tax.

http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/factsht/mine_fs/producti.pdf


When I saw the grim, stoney faces of the panel making the Cannabis Act announcement, the only thing missing to complete the utter sense of joylessness was a slow, grinding rendition of Chopin's Funeral March as the accompanying background music.

Ninety-four years, of abuse and harm caused by cannabis prohibition, and now the majority of Canadians want cannabis legalized.  Why on earth can't we allow this monumental event be a happy one?  It should be.

In 1923 Cannabis was made illegal when someone in the government, on their own volition, without any debate, inserted 'cannabis' into the final version of the legislation to ban Opium and Cocaine.  Cannabis was added without discussion.  And with this pen stroke a million Canadians have been affected.  Some jailed.  All impacted negatively, and for no good reason.

Legalization should be a cause for celebration.  It's time to recognize we've been wrong, to move on, forgive, grant amnesty, and be a little bit happy about a good thing.


Unless conservatives do it and then it does become a 'hate crime' according to the left.


Another liberal trust fund brat, with no experience in any business (she was a "writer") and even less qualified to hold office than JT.

She and the rest of his cabinet will destroy the country, but like Ignatieff, will be rewarded with the Order of Canada 3 years after laving  office.


Flunkee, hate, pimped  ( last one your frequently used word of choice) - and then there's all those dots and caps - you're very angry and loud.  Seriously, chill.


I think Tulsi received 80percent of the vote in the last election.  I suspect her approval ratings are consistently in that range.


In this fantasy book of the She-Beast's excuses, does she mention NOT Campaigning in Wisconsin and Michigan as to 'What Happened'. Though I guess those could be listed under;  'What DIDN'T Happen'. (rotfl)


They can also be a risk to pedestrians on the sidewalks. It is only a matter of time before there are some serious injures


Building THREE rail stations next to one another on farmland shows how totally corrupt and needlessly EXPENSIVE this project is. The Ho'opili EIS even says that very FEW passengers for rail are expected for their California urban sprawl sub division- so WHY is HART spending Millions for a rail station there when there will be TWO MORE down the street?
.
In addition HART is spending Millions for artwork for stations not even built and paying $18,000 to $25,000 A MONTH for HART PR "consultants" - a vast waste of public money that Caldwell could care less about. Caldwell is doing NOTHING to contain rail costs.


"And if you like your gun, you can keep it".  The history of mandated insurance in this country is not a good one.  Gun incident insurance would be incredibly expensive if it was even available.  And bad guys are not likely to purchase it.  But it is good that you and Patricia decided that it is too dangerous to have a gun in your home and chose to give them up.  Many people are not able to safely keep a gun in their home for a variety of reasons, such as anger issues, alcohol or drug abuse, depression or other mental health issues.  I absolutely agree they should make that choice.  Mental health care can help alleviate suicides, and training and awareness can help alleviate accidents.  As for defensive use of a firearm, studies have shown there are 500,000 to 3,000,000 defensive uses of firearms each year in the U.S.  Good article on defensive use of firearms here http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/cdc-study-use-firearms-self-defense-important-crime-deterrent


Again a comment of mine pointing out to a 'progressive' poster taken in by Kurgan that he was lampooning orthodox Catholicism has been deleted as 'uncivil'. Unfortunately I did not copy my comment as I thought it was completely innocuous, however, I will copy every comment I make in future and take it up with Civil Comments. They are very much on the ball and the complaint I made regarding a post deemed uncivil yesterday they upheld and offered to republish it.
It seems that I am being targeted by posters who do not like my comments. Apparently if two posters vote one's comment 'uncivil' it is deleted immediately without notification so it could disappear completely.
I am going to copy all my posts and e-mail Civil Comments every time they are deleted as uncivil. Presumably Civil Comments will eventually identify posters who are trying to drive people off this forum.
I'll address the rest of your comment in another post as I am near the word limit and I must go to bed. Goodnight.


Pardon me that is a stupid comment


If I invited you to my church this Sunday would you come ? I am sure you would not find any "Christian Taliban" lurking in the pews.


The Founders made use of the right you say doesn't exist. Not only that, but our founding document, the Declaration of Independence, says that it is more more than a right, it is a duty, to alter or abolish a government that has become despotic and tyrannical. It states quite clearly that the people have the right to alter or abolish their present government and establish a new one they feel will provide greater security and happiness.  Have you never read the document? It's the only reason I can conceive of that explains your irrational posts.


HPW:  Oh don't be so sure about that.  I heard it through the grapevine.


It is appalling that drsfreud and G S would find stories about such predators, the first with male victims and the second with female victims, to be funny. Shameful.


Sorry, Wyatt --- I was not challenging you, merely asking a rhetorical question.


This Trudeau Government is dangerous.  It cares more about it's relations with China than our national security.


Let me think... spying on ordinary citizens, spying on our allies in Europe, spying on allied leaders, spying on trade negotiations in order to cheat. Demanding exploitable backdoors in computer software, publishing lists of exploitable flaws, developing tools for exploiting all if that and putting everyone at risk by not guarding them. Espionage against everyone running against Ms. Clinton and attempting to rig an election. Denying the voters an actual choice...which should have been Bernie Sanders. James Clapper headed up, oversaw, all of that and more. Mr. Clapper, quite simply, is a criminal and needs to stand trial. The most dangerous men and women on the planet, the gravest threat ever faced by humanity, work for DHS, CIA, FBI, and their 10,000 or so contractors.


Yeah, it's like how they went "backwards" to sign Gary Kubiak as their head coach in 2015... and won the Super Bowl.


dilly.....and you're a paid industry stooge, just posting fake news and sowing doubt about truth


If you were in any way familiar with the current DA, you would know about all of the work she has done to try and keep people out of prison.  This includes working on mental health issues and lobbying to keep the State Hospital in Junction City open, and the establishment of Drug Court that emphasizes treatment.  The statistics of those who complete drug court are readily avaiable.


The problem lies in the fact that nobody knows when he is being literal, or serious.

That is, until Spicer has to go to the podium to explain.


Profit is THE motivator in business.  It's what drives progress.  TVs havdn't gotten so much better over the years because manufacturers want us to have a better viewing experience.  They do it because they want to sell more units than the other guy.

Remove the profit incentive and businesses will tread water. Competition and profit are positive.

P.S. When I start hearing about how profit is such a bad thing, assuming the writer is a liberal is a logical assumption.


Well Chris Vance is right! Murray is VERY much part of the establishment and is very corrupt and MUST BE VOTED OUT!
After 23 yrs in D.C is is TIME FOR MURRAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Also I am so sick of this bs that state candidates worry about trump!
We have got to take this state and federal govt back from Murray and the other tyrants in DC!
ALL dems And REPUBS must be voted out!
they are ONE PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!


Don't forget your own party--and need I say that there is no proof that any Clinton supporter did anything. Nor is there any proof that this isn't just another scam super-edited video from  that paragon of virtue who has been caught editing videos to misrepresent what is actually occurring. Only a sucker would believe it.


The ratio of deputies to miles of road is very different in the County.  You'd need to increase staffing a hundredfold to achieve the result you envision.


Re Bishop Oster's diocesan guidelines -- The priest does not come to the conclusion for the couple about whether or not to receive the sacrament.  THE COUPLE DOES, guided and aided by the priest or parish minister.  Neither does the priest come to any judgment about the couple's situation.


Hilarious! Activist dairy farm workers marching to make ice cream via something called milk with dignity?  I envision cows, after a nice cow massage, being milked by hand by virgin waifs dressed in white. These people are marching on a company known for its progressive views and actions. Literally almost any activity is more productive than this.  It's ice cream, not a clean water, air or food! I can't imagine even allowing your name to be associated with something this dumb.


Well said Mr. Friedman.


I don't think so. I was unconvinced Trudeau would have the gravitas and wisdom to be a good PM butt he's proving himself capable – surprising, even. He may look a little too cute to be taken seriously but there's a strong will under the pretty exterior.


If the GOP raises money, Trump will use it to repay his loans first. He is for himself first, money second, and the people and US interests last.


BCLiberals just pulled ahead in the polls today .. 2013 deja vu all over again.  I love it.  check the CBC poll tracker.  Though the poll tracker also reveals potential of a minority government, lending a lot more power to Weaver.


I like that he is willing to come to the U.S. as a citizen in order to make changes; unlike others who have been on the VIEW and have disappointingly stayed in the U.S.A. after they said they would leave. I think those who have said they will leave should be forced to leave. I do not think about political parties here but if you are going to run away from the problems please just go.


If Republicans knew then what they know now - Trump would be at home in the Trump Towers, not paying taxes and gropping women without all the bothersome media troubling him.
There is no way decent minded, tax paying patriotic Republicans would vote for Trump to lead their party if the nomination process began over today.


There are some federal programs for utility assistance, primarily electricity. Those housing vouchers are all over the country, the recent lottery was to just get placed on a list that is probably years long. Little low income housing was built for decades. Anchorage adding 30-40 units is not even going to put a dent in the homeless situation.


You're right. We don't need a president. Please gather your friends to ask Trump to step down. He was working on health care? How did that turn out, by the way? It seems he worked for six months and has nothing to show for it. How many jobs allow that?


These are the Obama EPA folks.. If the know it all Borough believes these "enforcements" will last they are just as crazy as the hold overs.. Just like the Borough though.. betting on a horse that isn't even in the race is par..


Their targets are meaningless and the world knows it ...next.


1. You are misinterpreting what is being said about the link between cyclones (and hang nails) and warming. That's on you.
2. Warming is bad because it results in serious, even life-threatening consequences. It will also come with a hefty price tag. I have no idea what your "correlation" bit is about.
3. I don't know what "meaningless comments" you are referring to. And are you accusing me of being "spiteful"? My comments are typically pretty innocuous.
4. Your opinion about global warming does not change the fact that global warming exists. I don't have a favorable opinion of hummus, and yet it remains.

Did you look at the link that I referenced? Did you understand it? If not, use one of your double secret probation-busting posts to ask. Have a good evening.


Congratulations on the appointment....A person with the background in working with the more down trodden in society brings a balance.


And 2 scoops of ice-cream!!!


Shhhhh.


This wasn't news a year ago when Trudeau was green-lighting this sale of "urban pacification" vehicles in the face of activists' clear statements that Saudi "police" were using military resources on their own population. The only news is, why are we not talking about militarized police in Canada?


You are a bully.


"How can one benefit from voters outside their district?"

Posturing for a future higher office maybe? Based on her prior record I certainly wouldn't trust her.


Great, an armed militia in our back yard.  Send them out to Waianae for a few days and then to Kuhio Park Terrace and every other place that needs a badly belated  tune up for those who taunt our police and disrespect the law of our land.   And then on to Syria.


As opposed to HTA mismanaging the money?


This brings back memories of the Saturday Night Massacre, when men of integrity stood up to a corrupt and unethical president.


Welcome to the bigs, son. That was just a little brush back. Next one’s off your chin.


The difference is that there are not thousands of people dis-placed, murdered, tortured and dis-membered by present day evangelicals.  When is the last time evangelicals tossed gay people en masse off of a building, stoned or publically flogged a woman for adultery or cut the hands off of a thief?  Or ordered the mass rape and abduction of school girls?  Or routinely used female circumcision as a means of keeping their daughters "pure" for so-called "marriages",  usually forced? YOU have a poor understanding of Sharia law.  It is a horrible, regressive ideology.  "Conservative groups known as Daesh"?  You would compare conservatism with Daesh?  I would respectfully ask that you educate yourself to the horrors of Sharia law.  I would also challenge you to name ANY country that has Sharia law that is not repressive to women, religious minorities, or LGTB people....because there isn't one. As I said previously, read "Infidel".  It will give you broader perspective, if your mind is open...


When Trump attacks women, he constantly makes a reference to blood. Trump has some serious issues.
He's 70, but there are eight-year-old boys with more maturity regarding females.
We have the First Amendment, and it applies to government officials including the POTUS, but I seriously think someone in the White House needs to alter the official White House social media accounts and the #realdonaldtrump accounts, so that they need secondary authorization before a tweet or a post or any other message can be sent.
Unless the tweet storms, etc., are meant to hide the fact that this emperor has no clothes, that with Trump, there is no "there" there.


Type "EV charging stations" in your search engine.
Another hint: they're a lot smaller than a gas station.


True and he ignores the fact that you don't have to lay people off to reduce numbers. What the state has been doing is not filling positions as people retire or bail for a better job. People are now doing the work of 2 or 3 people. Numbers have most definitely gone down. The Troopers feel lucky to keep a trooper 5 years now. Thanks to the new 401K type retirement they are leaving as soon as they are vested and they move down to the lower 48 where departments still have far better retirement plans and benefits.


<<" ... imposing financial secondary measures following prosecution of the mother does not follow the compassion and forgiveness required by the pro-life philosophy or the church's preferential option for the poor. ">>

There's no one more vulnerable than a child in the womb and more deserving of protection.

<<"Although completely decriminalizing abortion would never serve as a pro-life legal solution, women must be offered immunity, protection, compassion, healing and forgiveness.">>

Agreed, but surely procuring an abortion should still be recognised as a crime and subject to some penalty as well.

<<"The pro-life movement has long considered women to be the second victims of abortion and would never promote a measure that would place post-abortive women in prison.">>

Is the solution then to target those who encourage, facilitate and provide abortions and subject them to harsher criminal sanctions.


Agree they did better than expected under the circumstances and it points towards Coach Ganot.  Now, they need some muscle in the form of a true center who can rebound, block shots, and control the paint.


You mean DERP?


Obama always seemed to learn of important things from the media. And he was a genius remember.


To be fair...I've never had a negative experience with line TSA personnel at airports. In my experience they've been polite and not overbearing. Of course your mileage may vary.


Even for a paid troll that's unreal. You get what you give in this world. Deal with it.


We need to put a stop to this crap.  Build that wall, already!  /s


Caustic is sometimes apposite. I think I'd rather sort the wheat from the chaff for myself. What criteria the moderators were using before is a mystery to me, so apart from wasting time, the new system won't be much worse from a so-called moderation point of view. It probably boils down to a kind of popularity contest. The ability to see and reply to posts in all publications using the Disquis system was useful, not just The Post. I don't think my opinion on this is going to make any difference, any way.


Whilst Cyril may be worried about the SACC findings, the rest of the nation are a lot more worried about State Capture and the siphoning of 'our' taxpayers money.  Instead of moaning about what the SACC and everyone else is saying, he should be forcing a proper enquiry into state capture.

It is quite obvious that the ANC have lost their moral compass and should no longer be in this position of power.  2019 cannot come soon enough.


And in addition to that, the "winner take all" rules.  A person could win a state by a handful of votes, yet all the electoral votes go to that person, essentially leaving 49.99% of the people's votes as irrelevant.  I've thought for a long time it would help the system be more representative of the people if electoral votes were divided by the percentage of votes cast for each candidate.

And maybe people of one party, who live in a state where the majority are the other party, would become more involved, feel they were equally part of the process, if they knew their vote would matter in the electoral system.


Ampersand from the Latin symbol "et"


If we the people give up so much of our dividend and pay a 15% income tax then  it is only fair that the oil industry loses it's billions of dollars in subsidies to do work they would be doing anyway and pay a 15% higher production tax no matter how much a barrel of oil is worth on the world market. Until the oil industry gives up an amount equal to what the citizens of this state are expected to give up then any proposal is just a non-starter. If we the people are expected to give up dividends then oil industry shareholders must be expected to reciprocate by receiving smaller dividends.


That flaming hate rhetoric would never survive here in the comments section.  And if someone submitted a letter to the RG with similar hate speech against Hillary, it would be heavily edited if not utterly rejected as uncivil.

One need not be uncivil to  peg Hillary Clinton as the worst possible candidate for POTUS.   Here's one reason.....

Hillary Clinton’s campaign has cashed more checks from America’s CEOs and corporate presidents than every other presidential candidate combined.   She's selling out to corporate interests and big banks like a common hooker.    http://freebeacon.com/politics/hillary-clinton-collects-more-from-presidents-ceos-than-all-candidates-combined/

But millions of low info voters like Mr Huffman will hold their nose and vote for her anyway, all the while hating Donald Trump for his corporate interests.


The matter is only being put on a back burner. It has not been settled. One of the benefits of  FPTP  is that from time to time there is a complete cleaning  out of party politics in Parliament with just small shifts of votes.  No party can get complacent  regardless of what they promise voters.   That's why Liberals hate it so much: they want to dominate Parliament even if they have to rig the electoral system to do it


I'm confused..one would think a transgendered person would not want attention drawn to their new sexual identity. With the ACLU tampering with their Rights regarding bathroom use and bringing attention to what one would think a private issue would seem more problematic. What's wrong with.."don't ask, don't tell"?  Just use the bathroom that fits your trans gender...no one will know and why should they, unless you want them to and why would you?

 To bring attention to this topic in the early grades would be most difficult. Taking natural biology and standing it on it's head to "become" the opposite sex is a big order to embrace for preadolescents and yet the ACLU in some cases is pushing for special education and bathroom policies in the early grades.


The San Bernardino Massacre  happened because the Muslim's co-workers, including the Jewish  ones , were planning a staff Christmas party. Yet, Obama scolded such people as the co-workers of being insensitive to the religious concerns  of the minority in question


I was going to respond until I saw that you had given yourself a Like vote.  Sorry, I can't offer the kind of psychological help that you appear to need.


Bill and Hillary Clinton gave 100 times more money to charity in 2015 than Donald Trump had given in the last seven years.


It is heretical to believe that women are not made in the image and likeness of God.  If they are, then why should they be denied ordination, at least to the deaconate?

There is enough evidence and research to sink a battleship, proving that women did legitimately carry on the duties of the priesthood and even the episcopacy.  But the Vatican needs to take its blinders off and examine it, and recognize that it is the historic truth.  And Jesus did not just have TWELVE followers.  Scripture has the women from Galilee following Jesus down to Jerusalem.  Jesus had women disciples, permitted to sit at his feet to learn, just a male followers were permitted to learn from their teacher [rabbi].


The way things are going with   Canada and Russia when will Ottawa sever
Diplomatic relations.

It will be ironic if President Trump does eventually  improve relations with Russia  and Canada will be left out in the cold.


So what is the plan/fix proposed by our lawmakers that you feel have done such an outstanding job? Do they have one? Is it secret?


Unethical does come into play here.

 One standard the city Ethics Board must uphold is for their members to not act in an inflammatory fashion.

Guzman wrote this letter to the local newspaper, publically taking the council candidate's words out of context -- meaningfully intending to inflame.

Her words are not the words of an ethcal, calm, cool, collected and professional city representative who is committed to upholding her obligations as per the Langley Municipal Code Ethics Code.

Preamble :
Item A.  "We are obligated to make decisions and implement policies free of coercive or other improper influences."

And, item F.  "We do not treat any citizen preferentially. To perpetuate public trust we avoid even the appearance of impropriety."

This letter was meant to influence the public, and cause damage to this candidate.  It apparently was written heatedly.


Another common sense opinion piece we can add to the many Luke has written.


Lie to us some more Richard...


I thought "Pink" was already spoken for?

Within a couple of years there should be enough causes in Canada that we can set up a Ministerial Agency to assign RGB numbers. Of course we'll need a Registry for it too


Money well spent. Not many nations survive to their 150th birthday anymore so it's time to make Canada shine and get noticed.


so it was missing a comma. No big deal.


The Republican Mandate:  "You Can't Fix Stupid. And Why Would You Want To? Proudly Ignorant For No More Than 6000 Years, Tops."


Most excellent.


There are not enough builders to meet housing demand because too many young people are choosing to get into other fields such as IT and nursing.  I recently tried to recruit a young man for my work crew, but he's rather be a Starbucks barrister than make twice as much at a construction site.  Apparently millennials are not interested in too much physical labor.


Actually, the term most often used is "person".

I don't care what color you or your parents are, but the presidents lineage seems to be of great concern to you.


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Yes, openwater2010, I understand the reason for three branches of government.

I was speaking to the idea of a President under investigation nominating a Supreme Court Justice. If this investigation were to unearth evidence, for instance, that called into question Trump's conduct, whether post Jan 20th or en route to his becoming POTUS, surely those findings would reverberate down the line, possibly with implications for his actions while in office (executive orders, nominations, etc.).

While I'm not well versed on the legal arguments, it seems to me that the Gorsuch nomination could, in the above scenario, be construed as a kind of fruit of the poisonous tree. I’d be interested to hear more about precedent on this.

Hence, the idea of postponement.


The current excessive number of 14 persons offering themselves for leadership of the national Conservatives shows how impossible it would be if there was not a party structure at the riding level -- every candidate an "Independent" is pie in the sky, though very attractive pie!.


Ironically back in the day, Mumps was a rite of passage. Once you had it, you were immune for life.
Unfortunately this is not the case for some vaccines.  The problem especially with the multiple
vaccines like the MMR vaccine are the adjuvants they contain such as MSG, Aluminum, methyl mercury
(thimerosal) and other substances which may damage your immune system.  The problem this presents
is  a serious threat to one's health specifically to infants and young children who on average now
receive 20 vaccines by the age of six as their immune system is not fully developed and to the sick and elderly whose immune system may have been compromised yet  are encouraged to take the flu
vaccines  and other vaccines.  This is great for the medicos and big Pharma to the tune of
billions each year.  Everyone should weigh very carefully the pros and cons related to these vaccines.


I don't look at the national anthem as being synonymous with the military, thus I don't consider his dissing of the national anthem a dissing of the military per se.  Although there's certainly a lot of indirect overlap with the national anthem, patriotism, the flag, and the military.  Including our regular inclusion of the military in such ceremonies.  So I can see how some might extend it to that.

But I don't extend it that far.  Kaepernick flat-out disrespected the national anthem, over and over. And spawned a handful of others that did the same.  Whether their cause was worthy or not is irrelevant, IMO.  There's ample opportunities for NFL stars to leverage their fame and their built-in media coverage to protest a cause if they want, WITHOUT dissing the national anthem and all that it stands for.  He made a terrible choice, and he's paying the price for it.  And rightfully so, IMO.


It is a standard sophist techniques to distort your opponents position and then refute the distortion. This author has tried to do that; she fails because the distortion is so glaringly obvious.


"There’s a benefit for white-nationalist groups who are anti-Islam to align with this group of Hindus – having non-white allies can soften their image. On the flip side, Hindu nationalists may be able to push their own agendas more effectively when they find common cause with other groups, Professor Subramanian says."

The white nationalist scene is more nuanced than has been portrayed by Subramanian. Read a few books on the KKK and hate groups like Stormfront. The vast majority of them supposedly believe in "the enemy of my enemy is my friend." The white nationalist groups antagonize Israel and Jews. They grudgingly support Islam, under the belief that Islam is the enemy of all Jews.

At the same time, white nationalist groups would love to support Hindu nationalists, especially those who live by the caste system. The normalization of caste based division is something the white nationalists love, and that such a theme can be found in contemporary Hinduism is a boon for them.


We have a real estate person guessing on the locations? Why did I read this "article"...


Just need to add a minimum number of voters in order to get a seat or a rule like the party must run in all ridings, etc.  We can do it smarter.  The bigger problem is that Trudeau obviously didn't know what he was talking about when he made the promise or he was late to do the math.  He is so incompetent.


How about every time she opens her mouth about her email situation and the Clinton Foundation mess?


Think hard, I'm sure you will eventually get it.


Finally doing what the American people sent you to DC to do. You have the house, the senate, and the presidency. Deliver on your promise!


That is partially my point - the home is where the rubber meets the road, many parents are checked out, and while I believe we as a society need to put our best foot forward, we also have to realize not everyone is going to go to college, and it the parents are not going to engage their kids, you cannot expect the school system to do it for them.


http://www.businessinsider.com/countries-most-entitlement-spending-2011-4
Sorry diver, but "entitlements" vary by discussion. As indicated, we're 9th overall, including both earned and unearned, yet so far ahead of everyone else in military spending it's difficult to even see second place.
Cut SS or medicare, and you hurt real people. Federal pensions, same result. Maintain the world's most professional defensive force only, and you force others to pick up the slack.


Yes, we want Republicans who are for secure borders, lower taxes, growth in the economy against Obamacare (Begich was thrown out of office for this) and conservative supreme court justices


The question was not about the people.  It was about the government's real motives.


LOL! Many of these economic migrants have been in the US for years. The kicker is that Canada was always their second choice. Their first choice was the US. I hope Canadians will enjoy providing free medical, dental, legal, housing, free money to people who consider Canada  a distant second choice.


From the UK Telegraph, very pro-Brexit, anti-Scottish Independence, but this illustrates how *most* of the Anglo press and population have reacted to the thuggery in Spain:

[Tom Harris: If UK had treated Scotland like Spain treats Catalonia, even I might have voted Yes ]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/02/david-cameron-had-treated-scotland-like-spain-treats-catalonia/

Perhaps it's difficult for many Canadians, especially Anglo ones, to understand the gravity of what's just occurred in Spain.

Not to mention that Gibraltar won't be returned to Spain any time soon, since the the UK, with all her colonial baggage, has the sense to respect the will of the region, and will insist it be by vote.

Good luck to Madrid on that one...


There was considerably more response. If he had come out publicly with this information during the election, what do you suppose Replicans would have said?


My bad..too focused on the Sens home opener..where, too often the "Go Leafs Go" chant drowns out the Sens fans.  They're everywhere.


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Has the NYT and its ilk really been taken in all along rather than complicit? The one impugns their honesty, the other their intelligence. In either case there is clearly no reason to take anything in such outlets as dispositive. They are lies of one party or another. But those of ONE Party.


Can you cite your reference? You seem to be inventing what was said back then. Clinton was critical of Comey then and denied any wrongdoing, but did not demand his resignation.


Like most drunk drivers, he is probably an habitual drunk driver. Therefore, it's likely more than the cost of one taxi; he would need to pay for many taxis in order to avoid the possibility of being caught driving drunk.


With the debt upwards of USD 20 trillion and counting, the press and the public are focusing on trivia, and missing out on the big picture. That is the fact that the Federal Reserve is buying the bonds, which means increasing the money supply, and this is not going to end well. Mr. Trump did not create this situation; previous administrations did. In some cases, such as George W. Bush, taxes were reduced whilst a war in Iraq was started, but George got re-elected because the public like the tax cuts. Clinton had balanced the budget before George took over. Obama couldn't stop the outflow of cash expended on medicare and medicaid programs, and then set up an onerous health care system which Trump will revise, but the costs of free drugs to the 65 and over cannot be supported and will lead to the government expenditure exceeding the GNP. Trump's big test will be on the economics file, not on Ivanka's line of nice clothes and dumb judges.


Every 5000km, or 3 months, whichever comes first.  PERIOD.  Doesn't matter what it says on the oil bottle, there are no motor oils that can prevent condensation in your engine, and condensation is water, water is not a lubricant.  I have been an automotive technician for over 30 years, and the number one reason for engine failure is infrequent oil changes.  Pay me a little now, or a whole lot later.  You decide.


‘Sajjan is a decorated soldier, veteran, and hero of this country.’ Hmmm, wonder what else he fabricated in order to get ahead.


At least this lot in government is making a start.


RG:  "Kerns said at the time that a police vehicle equipped with an in-car video system captured audio of the shooting, and that it was his understanding that police “can be heard shouting professionally” for Rodriguez to drop his weapon before any shots were fired."   -  where's the video.  even dark, it should be there.  i think considering the time of night, lights and sirens would not be used.  i would also think after serving in the military , mr rodriguez would know to not have a weapon on him when the police arrived - cops are trained to go to another level when a weapon is present - as is the military.  but regardless, he sure shouldn't have gotten shot. in no way and am glad he is a young man and healed as well as he has.  i'm sure his mental state is not  healed.  were the cops just shooting into the dark while not being able to see into it?
    cops sure shoot a lot of innocent people.  they must detest the cameras they wear as everything they do is open to second guessing


Great analysis Margaret. Ms Clinton like some politicians (her husband, Tony Blair, and perhaps Mr. Obama - too soon to tell) just never want to go away. It's in their character that their entire self-worth is tied up in that celebrity public persona. The fawning of the audience is a difficult drug to give up for some. They'll tell you it's about the causes they believe in when in fact it's all about them and their egos. Mr. Trump is accused of a giant ego (which is true) and many other things (also true) but he's just not very good at disguising it as these others. Unfortunately it's a symptom of the celebrity times we live in.


perhaps you missed their point by what you said. You say you disagree, ok fair enough, but you also said they CHOSE a lifestyle which they DID NOT! that is the ignorance and the way you said it which definitely implies the hate not disagreement. If you really had an open mind and think, why would anyone CHOOSE and subject oneself to all the hate? would you choose something to be hated and persecuted? I think not! As for the kids, they will grow up and be who they are, gay or straight. Being around a gay person isn't going to 'make them gay'. if they are gay they will know and hopefully enjoy life free from hate and persecution. but alas I don't think you will ever get it as I believe you are too closed minded and can't see the forest for the trees!


Artificial sweeteners, like Rumsfeld's aspartame, are often carcinogenic so if this is done as a public health measure it's foolish. Better to encourage kids to eat fresh fruit whole. Plastic bottles, e.g. bpa & bps, are endocrine disrupters too, causing early onset puberty in girls and male breast development. Tell that to parents and kids and they might make better choices.

Stevia is s'posed to be a better sugar alternative, if you can find it in sodas but the plastic bottle concern remains. Beet sugar is most all GMO, too, so loaded with pesticide residue. Lots of reasons to encourage kids to eat fruit. Maybe subsidizing used popsicle trikes to run through poor neighborhoods and play music to get kids to chase them down to get an apple would help get them off sugar. Diabetes and obesity induced heart attacks probably kill nearly as many as cancer does.


It is sad that there are so few.


Hi Paul,

Christa from Civil here. We need to work this into the FAQ, I think!

The reason for the word count is that in testing we found that people simply weren't reading the entire comment if it was longer than about 1k characters. We suggest the "continued" method of posting (that is, creating a comment and then replying to yourself) in order to break up the thought and make sure that others actually read it.

It turns out to be pretty convenient, too, because people can more easily comment on a specific part of your complete thought when it's separated in this way.


Great review. But I'm afraid that folks with anti-vax views are very much like creationists. They've made up their minds, and they simply reject anything that doesn't support what they believe. And they adore anything, no matter how contrived, that supports their worldview.


Lord, save us from the gullible..........
In the 1990s al-Harith travelled to the Sudan with a close associate of OBL. I'm sure you feel this is just coincidence.

His cousin, Trevor Fiddler says that even his family doesn't believe a word he says:
“We never thought he should have been in America in the first place. We all believed him and thought he was telling the truth to us. But now we think he must have been lying and must have been training the whole time for this. It was all a lie.
........We’ve no idea what he did with the money – I mean most of us didn’t even know about it. We think he lied and now we will have to come to terms with what he has done.”

A neighbour  said Harith had been an arrogant man who did not speak to neighbours. Asked how he spent his £1m compensation from the government, the neighbour said: “It doesn’t seem like the family saw a penny of it."

I've done plenty of reading about this man. He wasn't a victim. He was a terrorist.


Understand that ghg is 70% CO2 , 20% nitrous oxide, rest methane etc. I am interested in the cost of eliminating  nitrous oxide. So I went to US government EPA site. Their document cannot be correct....it stated a cost of $400 to $3500 per ton.That just does not make any sense to me.


It's not just Trump.  The toxicity has been growing since Mitchell openly stated that the primary goal of the Republicans was to ensure that Obama would be a one-term president.  Then came the rise of the so-called Tea Party....
It often seems to me that those who want to "tell it like it is" are merely looking for an excuse to be (at the very least) rude, or to demean and disparage others who, for one reason or another are not the "right kind" of people.  One problem with this is that any one of us can become the "wrong kind", depending on the circumstances.


So, at best he would have ended up with an OED tattoo?

(Recoil's more bearable than standing in the next lane over....)


Over capacity, poor condition road. But hey, who needs and alternative route to and from Anchorage?


Looking at the design and decor and price point, seems to me that this property is targeting the Waikiki vacation rental competition.


There it is! If you don't agree with the Liberals completely, then you are a "mindless bigot".
Don't you understand why it's so important to define what they mean by "islamophobia"? Good grief!!
Free speech is truly under threat by the Liberal Party of Canada if most of its supporters are like you.


Your comment is a prime example of the "bunker theology" that prevailed in Catholic circles prior to Vatican II, and still rears its head in some quarters.  You should realize that your analysis here does NOT reflect the actual ecumenical practices and aims of the Roman Catholic church or its hierarchy.  You're trying to fight, here and elsewhere on this site, the very same battles that the Council of Trent fought, unsuccessfully.  The official Catholic church has moved well past your line of demarcation.  Today's right-wing Catholics  should at least take careful note, and consider moving onward as well.


Sorry Floy, but you're wrong. You're showing your typical left-wing brainwashing...


The lobbyist Kinsella seemed to have done the same and was fined.. also involved in the BC rail scandal and your comments remind me of that style of extortion, just an FYI


Liberia, to speak on women's rights, seriously? He couldn't send someone from his 'gender balanced cabinet'? Well, one must admire this Butts-inspired tactic to keep the shiny PM from the spotlight as the odour from cash-for-access wafts across the land.


Seems like a rather simplistic assessment, that only you could see the solution and no one else could. Shoehorning two extra lanes(assume you'd want one in each direction) on that bridge doesn't look very viable to me(I'm not a traffic engineer), and you'd need massive interchange work to boot. I'm sure if there's anything to what you say, some reporter will sniff it out.


While you're quick to throw out a demand for facts from others, you've been light on facts yourself. Based on the condescension (and yes, smug arrogance inherently present), I find you irrelevant. You must have missed the whole "moving on" comment so I'll explain it. Based on your comments, notably the delivery, you don't appear to be interested in discussion or discourse, merely a monologue in which you point out what you view as the "facts" and talk down to everyone who doesn't view the world through your eyes. Hence, irrelevant (to me, and only in my opinion because I'm sure you're very relevant to someone, somewhere). So again, have a great day, moving on...


Immigrants do not come into the country illegally.


The real question here is why creation of a website is news. We can assume there will be the usual silliness and blowhard-ness in the leadership race.


No...if she said the moon was made of green cheese, you'd believe it.


Poor Cora! Why not rub her with bug dope? Or use Stinkweed while it's still white. Works great.  I've met with the swarms of blackflies on many a Moose hunt. They will make you want to give up.


None of this matters, as long as they are a "sanctuary" campus.


Disrespectful to Jay Hammond and tackily and dismissively sexist too.
And hust who is this "us" to whom you refer? Is that like the royal "we"?


Why do they want to destroy possible farm land  or living area and heat up the area?


Well, they also know not to be having an affair with a young subordinate in the office after hours but...


In 2000, David Johnston's first full year as President of the University of Waterloo, he received $281,820.22 in salary and benefits.

Johnston's predecessor, James Downey, received $212,210.07 for doing the same job in 1998.

In 2010, the year Johnston was appointed Governor General, he received $1,056,813.56 in salary and benefits from the University of Waterloo.

In 2011, the year after Johnston was appointed Governor General, he received another $610,506.04 in salary and benefits from the University of Waterloo despite the fact that the university paid Johnston's successor $506,083.26 to do Johnston's old job that year.

In all, Johnston received $5,575,658.55 in salary and benefits for his time at UW.

All I see in Johnston is a greedy man who got wealthy off taxpayers and students, many who had to take on debt and/or work low-wage jobs for the privilege of attending university.


You don't have a problem with his First Amendment rights?  You compared his speech to yelling "Fire!" in a theater.  To one who understands the First Amendment, it's an inapt comparison.


Are you substantiating his salary figures?  No?  Oh I see.... just more fake news.


BBC reports that the buses in Foua were believed set ablaze by Jabhat Fath al Sham, formerly Al Nusra, the Syrian arm of Al Qaida  Al Nusra was designated a terrorist group by the US, Russia Iran, and eight other countries, so not western supported (officially). But that is not where I rest my argument. JFS has a large arsenal of modern US weapons including TOW anti-tank missiles. How did they acquire and maintain this arsenal? According to the BBC  JFS "remains dominant in Idlib in the north-west of Syria" and that is where most of the anti-Assad forces are concentrated. They are regarded as the most combat effective fighters among the rebel ranks. There is a border between Idlib and Turkey. Weapons have been flowing across aided by the Turks. Qatar has sent supplies to JFS and other Gulf states are suspected. These countries are Western allies and we ship weapons to them. Does that constitute western support for JFS? If not officially, as a matter of practical reality, it does.


These are the same academics who promote the concept of white privilege.
All measures of opportunity based on training and skills and even just plain circumstance, i.e. being in the right place at the right time are ALL displaced by these academics in favor of the plain racial concept of white privilege.


I personally think there is nothing wrong with dressing up as an adult on Halloween...but Ask Amy is right about cultural appropriation. Think about how that other person feels when they see you dressed as a parody or generalization of themselves and their culture. That's a crappy way to treat others. Be respectful. Dress up as a vampire or zombie or something else instead.


The fact that ICE agents are indiscriminately arresting undocumented immigrants suggests that they are doing a mass deportation rather than focusing on felons.  The young lady in question wasn't wanted for any crimes so why would they be going after her?  Generally, they know who these felons are; she wasn't one of them.  The only thing that I could think of is that they are arresting all immigrants without papers regardless of their status and picked this woman up because she was publicly speaking out.

What is happening is agents of the federal government being allowed to freelance as brownshirt bullies and arrest who they want 'cause.  It is just mean and awful and I am glad that Cupich is saying NO.


In the good old days most people were sufficiently enlightened when they graduated from high school.  Now many of the graduates are basically illiterate and innumerate, and many of them still go on to post-secondary.


The article "Hawaii should consider seceding from US" is nothing more than talk irrelevant and meaningless as to How and Who will grant independence to Hawaii.


Well, I guess we can look forward to at least four years of the same success and prosperity as Trump Steaks, Trump University, Trump Vodka, Trump Airlines, Trump Mortgages, GoTrump.com, Trump Magazine, Trump bottled water, The Trump Network, Trump on the Ocean, The New Jersey Generals, and Trump talk radio all had.


LOL

Right. Be thankful he didn't tell you to pay 3%.
Then again Trump didn't set the NATO figure at 2% and no one put a gun to Canada's head and force it to commit to 2%.


The State does not have an icome problem it has a spendinig problem messing with the PFD or adding an income tax will do Nothing to solve that problem....


So tell us what works Yakopatz. Tell us how to fix the system.  Yes, I know cops don't release criminals directly, they do it indirectly by making baseless arrests.  Evidence.  If there is none, they are rightly released.


Let me get this straight...now we take money out of the FUND and give it to the oil companies?


Sister referred to paraphrase Rev. Jesse Jackson:

"The cautionary tale is a timely one. It reminds us, as the Rev. Jesse Jackson once pointed out, that it is very easy to go along to get along."

I unfortunately could not find any other source even to that quote through searching the web. Only the National Catholic Reporter article had that. I’m guessing for her, the sentiment of knowing much about Jesse Jackson is common knowledge of who he is and what he has said in the past that could be summarized as “very easy to go along to get along.” But that is just a guess based on the cultural attitude and norm of his own point of view. Other than that, there’s not an actual quote listed/sourced in her article.


What a beautiful morning


Engaging in lazeethink again...


I wondered/hoped that the reporter's use of the phase "dog paddled" was intentional to indicate the relatively close proximity to the dog park. Was it that area just North of the weir maybe, that clutch of trees in the water? The water moves quickly there, though "island" is a bit of a stretch.


The auditor's, incl auditor-general's, role is to examine annual financial statements and report if it's free from material misstatement. Essentially, they're consultants and the most they can do is make recommendations. The AG is not a prosecuting judge, and while giving the office more powers is an admirable intention, most lay people, ie non-accountants, misunderstand the role of auditors. The PFMA, MFMA, Treasury regulations and other laws contain sufficient guidelines and safeguards to ensure state entities maintain proper financial systems, procedures and records - remember, a couple weeks ago Helen Zille complained about the stringent purchasing procedures. The failures we're seeing are with management, boards and the lack of political oversight to ensure accounting compliance and the will to remedy it, and systemic incompetence and corruption. If anything, sanction in the various laws guiding financial management of state entities must be made more stringent and enforced.


In my 63years I've noticed if a WHITE MAN in America is treated with no respect it's because he's EARNED no respect.


Trump's EPA pick Scott Pruitt could care less about the local people.  His interests are mining period.  If mining kills the fishery, that is tough shit, per Pruitt.  If you voted for Trump, you voted for Pruitt's EPA,  Trump told everyone what he was going to do, just like Hitler broadcast what he was going to do prior to his coming to power.   And yet Alaskans went for Trump and many seem unaware of what they voted for and against.  You voted for Pebble Mine and against Alaskan salmon.  And note that the Pebble profits will go to a Canadian company.  So much for the "America First" crap that Trump sold to the rubes, marks, fools, suckers, and Trump's Chumps.

Frontline just did a show on Pruitt.  Too bad for Alaska.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/war-on-the-epa/


Going forward, and for good reason, the case of Air Miles should be a business school study in how NOT to treat customers.  Shameful and embarrassing.

I know that companies are technically their direct customers, but without the support of us (aka the end consumers) the program is worthless to businesses (like Sobeys, Metro, etc).

Air Miles can likely turn things around, but they are going to need to work pretty hard and key to that will be avoiding any future missteps.


Exactly!  And he has surrounded himself with likeminded ruthless business people who know little to nothing about political science and compromise much less compassion!


Yes, this (white-collar) criminal should be seriously dealt with.
When most Americans talk about the "crime problem", they envision images of the violent murders, rapes, assaults, and robberies.   The public's fears are not unwarranted.
The problem is that these (blood splatter on wall) concerns can eclipse our understanding of other kinds of crime---particularly white-collar offenses that are in many ways much more harmful to society as a whole.


First of all, have you read the Budapest memorandum? No. Secondly, this was Crimea's choice, not Ukraine, nor Russias' nor Washingtons. BUT HEY, why don't you go to Crimea and tell 'em that their wishes are not going to be considered because of what Ukraine wants. Let me know how that goes. Thirdly, Crimea requested for Russian troops (even BBC reported on this, no "Russian propaganda" here, sorry to anyone who is reading this) as they received threats from Right Sector that Crimea will be attacked. Not only that, 1.5 years after annexiation, Americans and Germans both surveyed Crimeans and deduced that only 1-2% were against annexation after all that time. And finally, Russia attacked eastern Ukraine? According to whom? The country that is making all the money from draining Ukraine, or according to OSCE and UN where both are saying that there are NO Russian troops in Ukraine. Srsly, if Russia would be at war with Ukraine, there'd be no Ukraine.....


I feel like his pace will slow down after initial onslaught.

also because he has congress and the senate. Obama only had congress for half a term so he had to do many (some say undemocratic) executive orders.


100% on the money! the liberals added over 350,000 to the greater public sector, yes its been trimmed back a hick up but still over 1 million, Billions a year and long term costs that are the reason we can not afford such things


As soon as you say "the alt right" it is clear your prejudice as is as bad or worse than those you accuse of racism.
Trump's ban has nothing to do with the gibberish spouted by these two women.  It has everything to do with the fact that one of the countries mentioned supports international terrorism and the others have no functioning central governments that can provide honest and reliable information on its citizens attempting to travel to the US.
I see this whole column is nothing more than the usual leftist nonsense in that they are telling use what Trump thinks.  They are clueless.


it explains his love of the british royals as well


Terrible injustice to Tokuda.  What I cannot understand is that those two do not live here yet they feel they have the right to dictate to Honolulu taxpayers what should be done with rail - a project that will not solve our traffic problems.  There must be another underlying reason.  Hopefully we will find out.


Here is a less biased explanation;
http://money.cnn.com/2017/11/02/news/economy/house-tax-reform-bill-individuals/index.html
It's obvious that it would help most middle-class taxpayers. Especially the shift in the lower tax brackets, and doubling the standard deductions.


Wow Leonard! One person called him a marty! I guess that shows me how wrong I am! (Oh, that's sarcasm, if you missed it) oh, and for all of you who comment thinking that black lives matter means black lives matter more than anybody else's, no! It just means that black lives matter TOO, which is evidently very very difficult for some people to grasp.


This just in from Wayne LaPierre at the NRA. "Young Jaxon was merely exercising his 2nd amendment rights."


Ouch Chris, you're hurting my feelings. Can I share your safe space with you?


As long as Trump and his supporters are in power Canada should take a new path. The days where physical proximity meant everything are long gone.


LORETTA: crying

JUDITH: Here! I-- I've got an idea. Suppose you agree that he can't actually have babies, not having a womb, which is nobody's fault, not even the Romans', but that he can have the right to have babies.

FRANCIS: Good idea, Judith. We shall fight the oppressors for your right to have babies, brother. Sister. Sorry.

REG: What's the point?

FRANCIS: What?

REG: What's the point of fighting for his right to have babies when he can't have babies?!

FRANCIS: It is symbolic of our struggle against oppression.


"The only thing that SHOULD count is merit."


I have advocated no vision.


Sorry, we got side tracked. I hope you understand removing a rifle, it's not an assault rifle, off the street will not stop violence.


Too many people seem to think that because some place is designated a "park" that it's not dangerous, and that fences and signs warning about danger are merely decorative.


Just nonsense reply, eh?


"If at that point people are unhappy with (the industry), they'll have a way to deal with it," Ostlind said.

Well by that logic, perhaps we should collect signatures to ban the oil business from Alaska!


Its good enough for me.  Infact its excellent.  Bring back Steve and Preston.


So true of scumbags who cause such accidents!


This guy is simply arguing that the state should have more tax money to dole out to schools, PERS, or whatever.  Well that is up to the people whether they wish to give up more of their income for the state.  Cohen does not seriously dispute that prices will be increased by companies to offset the taxes.  So the people of Oregon will pay one way or another.  So people, understand that we will be paying.  We need to make up our minds based on the need for more states services vs the need of Oregon citizens to keep the money they earn.  Mega-Corps will write the checks and yes the tax will barely dent their profits because they will increase the prices we pay for goods and services.  Corporations do not print dollars.  Their income comes from the difference between costs and sales.  To maintain profit, they must raise prices (or become more efficient by reducing their workforces).


Our country has the largest prison population in the world. And some other pretty horrible statistics. Our prisoners do pay, by just being in prison. Such horrific things go on, that it is unimaginable. And it is hidden, never reported and like this ( only much worse crimes against prisoner) they go unresolved , no responsibility is taken. Besides horrible crimes, prisoners are human beings too. If prison staff are breaking laws-‘ IF YOU CAN’t DO THE TIME ,DON’T DO THE CRIME!” Works both ways, no matter how u rationalize it!


That's actually false. Huma, Cheryl Mills et al  were employed by the foundation and the State Dept. Chelsea has a fat foundation salary. All had free first class travel paid for by the foundation world wide. Foreign foundation donations were pay to play for Hillary as SOS. Clinton family members did very well. Trump never sold access to the US govt.


What else can he do but bear that stupid smile. Was it not his own party in government that willfully and deliberately destroyed the economy of their own country?


They said the planes would be ready in 2024 so that aligns with Trump saying not to build them for him....


It's not just the animals that are patient and forgiving.  Dan and Tammy are good people.  The horses are beautiful.


This story implies that this family has visas. I understood that all cancelled visas were reinstated. Therefore there should be no problem for this family to enter the US as refugees provided they travel immediately. What am I missing here?

Although the timeframe here for approval and travel may sound excessive, I suggest on the basis of the experience of many Canadian parishes, that such timeframes are not unreasonable. Despite expedited program by the Canadian government to bring in 40K refugees (the proportionate equivalent of 400K to the US) on an emergency basis, many parishes here found themselves ready and waiting for similar periods.


It's an interesting dilemna.  I abhor censorship, but there is a pattern I've witnessed repeatedly.

A *lie* is posted by a Leftist with an axe to grind. The lie is refuted, the facts demolish all credibility of the lie and the liar. The following day, the lie is *REPOSTED* in twelve different threads, and the liar complains to the board's moderators that the refutation of the lies is harassment.

Truth be told, I DO NOT KNOW what the appropriate cure for the above problem is.  What I do know (from personal experience) is that after several rounds of the above, the reputation of the poster who has the truth to fall back upon (me),  tends to result in one of two typical outcomes: 1) When the mods are honest and the forum is impartial, the liars tend to get banned, until they assume new monikers.  2) The mods ignore the lies, (maybe) ask the abusers to stop the duplicate posts, or freeze the threads with the lies in place and the rebuttals frozen out.


DUH....the TSX is the only exchange that has not gone up in the last two years. We used to be within 1000 points of the DOW...they are now 7000 points above the TSX. Think about what that says about the Canadian economy. And for those of you who say so what....guess what your pension funds and govt social programs depend on to keep afloat. And if you think that the top 1% will come to your rescue via higher taxes....they have massive mobility now...there are lots of other countries as options.  LIBS will shortly need to advise Canadians that the debt increase is greater than they anticipated...suspect much greater.


Trump hater?
Dont think I ever seen a Lefty SJW at an Aldean show.


And how is the wildly popular Medicare funded?


Go through Govt records....?? (even with a computer) ??
Crazy idea...
That would need three times the staff at Stats Canada...maybe 20,000 employee's
They are too busy estimating the 2019 "Weed Tax" income as a percentage of HST eligible land transfer tax
etc etc


May I point out that signs on French roads say "STOP".  Respectfully suggest that Quebec stop with the "ARRÊT" signs.  The French will tell you that it is "lousy" French.  No language, except Mandarin Chinese" is "pure".

Montreal is so bi-lingual that hearing two languages in a sentence is almost a given sometimes.  Had a flat tire in the Eastern Townships, oops I mean Les Cantons-de-l’Est, and found one of the last English speaking  farms in the area.  My Swiss/French language skills are sometimes useless.


“Take this simple example: Based on our experience with past technologies like the steam and internal combustion engines, computerization was supposed to eliminate paper, reduce person-hours, and create a surplus of leisure time. Anyone still want to sign up for any of those assumptions?”

Person-hours HAVE been reduced, and leisure time HAS been increased. Unfortunately, this is reflected in unemployment, underemployment, and jobless youth, as the benefits go to the top rather than being distributed to those whose jobs have been automated.


What a useless article... The team is stumbling all over itself,  ready to choke up a playoff spot that they have held since April and this is the best storyline available?

Cmon Kiz, an article like this should be posted after the team has accomplished a goal not when it's on the verge of collapsing. At that point who cares who's an MVP for a team which no achievements.


Owning and operating a business is also high risk and stressful, much more so than being an employee with benefits and legal protections, and especially so if you also need to support a family with your variable and uncertain earnings.

This article laid out very clear how these reforms, though they may hit some wealthy people, will cause a LOT of collateral damage to not-so-rich business owners, many of whom work far harder than an average employee ever would.

It's dangerous when people like you are willing to take down so many other people and cause devastating unintended consequences in the name of your hunt to target and hurt the "rich", which you're apparently now defining as families earning over $80K.

You have to ask yourself - is sticking it to a few people, who you've zealously convinced yourself are all "taking advantage" of "loopholes," really worth hurting so many others?


it is quite amazing how right jenkins is, and the sheer number of people who have an apparent zero understanding of the citizens decision. educate yourself , please.


As i understand your thought process on why you were a soldier, at the same time i fully disagree with Khadr receiving this money.  Canadian soldiers as well as American soldiers were in Afghanistan fighting the Khadrs' for the same civil liberties and freedom's that we have here in Canada.  Khadr killed and hurt American soldiers and the fact that Canada rewarded him $10.5 million dollars for this is nauseating to me.


Wrong!  They traded with the Muslims or it was a war prize.  You didn't even read the article.  What they found means nothing.  The Vikings were not Muslim.  Just more propaganda by the Communists on the left so they can tear apart the "white mans" culture.


You are a bit unclear.  Do you mean documented immigrants or undocumented immigrants or all immigrants?


Indeed.  And whether true or not, constant repetition of the  mantra that it was all Bush's fault for eight years did not result in favorable results for Obama or the Republicans in Congress.

Hence my argument is that Trump would be foolish to follow his example.

To get change, you have to actually Do Something; not just "Hope" for "Change".  Obama couldn't lower himself to negotiate with the Congress even if they had been willing to do so.

He preferred the intellectual Olympian Heights of his own perfection and knowledge.

Trump is "Doing Something".

First off, killing everything Obama did with his famous "stroke of a pen".

Trump's base is still hanging in there at 96% according to ABC/Pew polls.   The crowing by his opponents about his 'failures' in his first 100 days hasn't hurt him yet.

Trump will be unable to satisfy everyone; no candidate ever has or ever will.  But, so far, "Doing Something" even when opposed by his own party seems to be working.


It's most generally the case that the alleged aggrieved party can tell the story any way they want and the law enforcement agency has to keep quiet. As far as the original charges being dropped-it seems to be the standard, pretty common plea arrangement for 1st (or sometimes even 2nd) time offenders.


I agree with this editorial.


If you're trying to vote based solely on what you will use or what services your immediate neighborhood you're way too short sighted.  Lots of other light rail was built with that money.
Voting yes to increase taxes to build better infrastructure on the SE side of Denver should be done because it needs to be done.

I voted yes on that with no plans to ever use it.  I would vote yes to increase taxes, including my own, to help pay to redo 270 or 225 or build more light rail because even though I never use them just because it needs to happen for the good of the city.  I vote yes to help the people who use that out, they in turn vote yes to help out with things they don't use but I do.

So, if what you're saying is you won't vote to increase taxes because you personally won't see the dividends in your day to day life you're being selfish and you're a part of the reason we're at where we're at.


Did this letter to the editor get lost in the mail ten or so years ago?


Let the obfuscation begin!


Leave the music out because I love it so?


I'm answering this from a Catholic perspective, so my reasoning may sound foreign to you.


As I watched the house session last night, I couldn't help but notice the giant overstuffed leather recliners the representatives have while the gallery has hard seats on rigid gymnasium chairs.

If they weren't so darned comfortable, maybe they wouldn't be so content to stay there?


What do you think he was talking about when he threatened "fire and fury the likes of which the world has never seen"?


All that you say is true.   But let's not forget that for eight years Obama and the Democrats tried to do everything unilaterally, without Republican involvement.

All politicians, Democrats, and Republicans are the same, they care more about keeping their job than doing what is best for the country, as a result compromise is never considered.

We need term limits for Congress. Lets put an end to career politicians,  Have Senators and representatives who do not have to worry about getting re-elected and maybe they will make decisions that are best for the nation.


>>It's a good thing Saunders isn't a politician.

He is shilling for them. And the immigration industry.


Yeah just what I thought, you can't cite the law because your making things up again....poor thing you.....


It's about time the City starts spending all the money they have been taking from us all these years with their ridiculously high sewer fees.  They did save that money for what it's intended, didn't they?


Well, on the positive side, it's more practical than the Dodge Demon.

Wondering though, if the gushingly enthusiastic author could have been a little less technical?   "Expert" suspension system?     Do you need a PhD in Vehicle Dynamics to know what that means?


The AK "Justice system" perspective is reflected in the fact she is still incarcerated.
How many felons have guns, credit the AK "Justice System"
Why do people run from cops, they see killings and beatings every day.
Does the court system work for everyone, how about women, "minority women", children in state "care", people with another language, people with little money etc


Exactly.  Sick Kids hospital also has a huge atrium when you enter thru the main doors.  Not sure why this might be more important than having the proper amount of equipment, or sufficient staff on hand.


Because you imagined it...


pretty sure you were kicked off for more reasons than that


Millennial teachings are not necessarily a good source of wisdom or even law.  Sometimes in order to justice we must learn anew, then do differently!  Otherwise, we keep getting the same sad results, and are not assured always of justice when we follow tradition of any kind.  Even the So called "divinely revealed" tradition.  After all, you can't get away with blaming "progressives" for progress!


About time.